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Immigration BATTLE Are our students CAUGHT in the middle?

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Smoking on campus: Our students weigh in

MAC ATTACK! GSC to get its first Mac lab

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Gainesville State College Gainesville, Georgia Gainesville, Georgia E d ito r L a u r e n B l a i s 9 2 4 2 0 3 7 5 2 @ g s c . e d u MANAGING EDITOR Daniel Dove 924154345gsc.edu LAYOUT EDITOR Kayla McGee 924204352@gsc.edu WEB EDITOR Andrew Smith 924217435@gsc.edu S ection e d ito r s N ews C a i t l i n B a r k e r 9 2 4 2 0 1 6 3 8 @ g s c . e d u campus li f e B r i d g e t E l l i o t t 9 2 4 2 0 0 8 3 8 @ g s c . e d u & Michael Mullins 924214355@gsc.edu FEATURES/OPINIONS Audrey Williams 924211578@gsc. edu COPY EDITING Matt Wentworth, Katie Keiger, Joe Beasley PAGE DESIGN Audrey Williams, Chelsea Clark, Mike Williams S T A FF Christen Robinson, Erin Tyre, Clark Hannahs, KM Stamey

A song to say good-bye This is the good-bye issue, for a number of reasons.

Our SGA prez for the past two years is heading for the west coast (page 12). Faculty member and SPS club adviser Tonna Harris-Bosselmann is leaving GSC after this semester (also page 4). Eleanor Crawford, the first person hired to work for GSC back when the college opened, recently died (page 4).

It’s also a good-bye issue for me, personally: I’m ending my two-year term as editor-in-chief of the Compass. I hastily scribbled out some tips for them before I take off (page 19). If you want to join the Compass. or are just wondering who it is taking over, check out our ad on page 18.

Wish I could’ve stuck around long enough for the Mac lab that’s coming (page 6), but oh well!

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GSC Students march in Atlanta to protest the pass of House Bill 87.

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Students protest state’s new immigration legislation Daniel Dove Managing Editor 924154345@gsc.edu

On March 24, students from GSC joined other students to protest new immigration legislation set to be passed by Georgia lawmakers.

The issue at hand is House Bill 87, recently signed into law, which many call a “copy-cat” of the legislation passed in Arizona. The bill is essentially an attempt to enact the E-Verify system, which was passed into law in 2006.

E-Verify is a system by which all Georgia businesses with more than four employees are required to supply employee information such as Social Security numbers in hopes of discouraging illegal immigrants from seeking work.

GSC student David Thompson was in the crowd to voice his concerns and protest what feels is an unjust law.

“I think we should focus on the root problems and not look for someone to blame,” Thompson said. “Bad laws are laws that affect a certain segment of the population.” layout of this page Compass Staff

“There’s no way you’re going to help the immigration issue by barring a certain group from a right to education.”

David Thompson, GSC student “The issue is supposed to be about immigration, and nobody denies that immigration is a problem. But what this law does is create racial tension and discriminates against a certain group of people,” Thompson said.

Thompson pointed out that immigration wasn’t on the forefront until the economy plummeted.

“Our capitalist system has affected the global economy. We’ve destroyed the economies of third world countries and now they have to come here to work, “ Thompson said. “Immigration isn’t the root of the problem of the economy, it’s the capitalist system.”

Thompson, a foreign language and general studies major at GSC, described how an October decision by the Board of Regents and state lawmakers is another step in the wrong direction when dealing with immigration issues.

“It’s also about the students. Recently, a law passed barring undocumented students from public higher education. These students are paying more than in-state tuition, and helping to boost the economy. Yet they are now being denied access to education,” Thompson said.

“There’s no way you’re going to help the immigration issue by barring a certain group from a right to education,” Thompson said.

A group from GSC including member of Students for a Progressive Society and faculty members joined thousands of others who hoped to have their voices heard by lawmakers.

“I think the injustice of a group of people, speaking of the immigrants, who come to this country to work hard, who contribute greatly, who basically do jobs that typical Americans

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DISTRACTIONS page 20 COVER DESIGN KAYLA McGEE PHOTO STUDENTS FOR A PROGRESSIVE SOCIETY GSC students and faculty gather at the capitol to protest House Bill 87.

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A farewell to Professor Tonna Harris-Bosselmann Daniel Dove Staff Writer 924154345@gsc.edu

A well-known and highly regarded instructor is leaving GSC after this semester. Tonna Harris-Bosselmann has announced that she will not return next year.

Harris-Bosselmann, who instructs ESL classes and splits the responsibility of adviser to the Students For a Progressive Society, sat down with the Compass to talk about her departure.

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Eleanor Crawford was GSC’s first employee, hired by the Board of Regents in 1965.

GSC’s first employee dies Matt Wentworth Copy editor 924206590@gsc.edu Eleanor Elizabeth Dobbs Crawford, Gainesville State College’s first employee, passed away on Tuesday, April 12.

Crawford was hired as assistant to the college’s first president, Hugh M. Mills, Jr., when the school was the known as Gainesville Junior College in 1965.

She worked at GSC until she retired in 1981.

In 1988, the Alumni Association presented Crawford with the Distinguished Service Award.

The following year, the Alumni Association established the “Eleanor Crawford Staff Recognition Award,” which is given to college staff members for display of loyalty, dedication and service to the college.

After retiring, Crawford worked for cartoonist Ed Dodd and his wife. She was also a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Gainesville and was involved with the Pilot Club International and the Women of Gainesville State College.

Crawford was 95.

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Compass: How long have you been at GSC? Harris-Bosselmann: Eight and half years. Before that I spent a year in Berlin. Prior to that, I taught at Georgia State.

Compass: What brought you to GSC? Harris-Bosselmann: I actually had a friend from grad school, Harriett Allison, who was, at the time the coordinator of the ESL program. I emailed her when I was coming back from Berlin just to see if she had any work for me. And she did.

I was thinking at the time that I would probably just be here a year or so because it was such a haul from (Atlanta) where I live.

But, as the time passed, I really grew to love the students I was working with. I became more active and embedded in the community. So, here I am, almost nine years later.

Compass: I know you’re very active both on and off campus. What is your motivation for taking on various issues?

Harris-Bosselmann: I’ve always been passionate about social justice and helping people who I feel like are disadvantaged or disenfranchised. I never really had the opportunity to be so active until I came here.

When I started teaching here in Gainesville, I met all these wonderful students who were very much a part of the community. I found out that many of them were undocumented.

As I got to know them and they got to trust me, some of them told me their stories. I realized that they’re in a very difficult situation. I felt compelled to help them in their plight.

Compass: I know you helped get SPS up and running. How long have you been the advisor to SPS? Harris-Bosselmann: It got started

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Tonna Harris-Bosslemann, ESL instructor and adviser for Students for a Progressive Society, says goodbye to GSC. about six years ago. It started with a few people coming together who were like-minded and really we just looked around and said, “Wow, this place is way too conservative. We need to provide some balance.”

It was just a few of us in the beginning, and it’s really grown. The original faculty advisor, Elizabeth Hancock, unfortunately passed away. And when she passed away, I took over advising the club.

SPS, as you know, has focused a lot on immigration issues, but basically whatever the students in the club are interested in, that’s what we do.

We have had panel discussions on gay rights, same-sex marriage, racial equality, the environment. We spearheaded the movement to get campuswide recycling. We have also responded to a lot of natural disasters that have taken place recently.

Compass: Tell me some of your favorite memories from your time here.

Harris-Bosselmann: As an educator, it’s really beautiful when you can watch your students progress.

Just to watch some of the students who know very little English starting out. I’ve watched them learn and really master the language, and then go on to be very academically successful. That makes me really proud.

I’m going to miss the students. I’m going to miss the college.

I’ve had so many emails and phone calls from faculty and students who wanted to tell me that I’ll be missed, or how much I’ve affected them. Everyone

has just been so supportive. It makes the decision bittersweet.

Compass: How do you feel about leaving SPS? Harris-Bosselmann: I feel good about the condition of the club. I feel good about leaving it in Eric Skipper’s hands. SPS will be fine. I feel good about the club’s energy.

Compass: How long have you been considering your departure?

Harris-Bosselmann: I’ve been considering it for about a year. I’ve just been weighing the options and trying to make a decision.

Compass: How exactly did you reach the decision to resign from GSC? Harris-Bosselmann: I’m really a very logical person. I weighed out the pros and cons, and even wrote them out.

I have two children, and my oldest, my 11-year-old, is autistic. He’s getting ready to start middle school, He’s getting to the point where he needs more support.

I have to prioritize for my family. I can always teach, but you only get one chance to raise your kids.

My husband has been very supportive. He wanted it to be my decision.

Compass: What are you plans for the future?

Harris-Bosselmann: I plan to stay politically active. I’m going to focus a lot on my family.

At some point, I’d like to teach parttime near home. I’m going to look into some Ph.D. Programs. I can’t really imagine myself outside the classroom. layout of this page Chelsea Clark

news Students learn to relax at stress seminar Eric Burton Staff Writer 924185119@gsc.edu Some 32 percent of college students report that stress impedes their academic performance, and 15 percent report that depression and anxiety are impediments to their academic performance.

On Wednesday, April 14, the Department of Psychology, Sociology, and Social Work and the School of Social Sciences at GSC held a seminar on Stress and Community Mental Illness in the Continuing Education auditorium.

The seminar, which lasted a little over three hours, consisted of four panels that focused on specific aspects of mental health and stress.

The first panel concentrated on defining stress as well as looking into factors that cause stress and mental illness, how it affects the community and family, and myths that surround stress.

Elizabeth Saigal and Cynthia Edins spoke on definitions, causes and myths.

“Stress is anything that causes bodily or mental attention,” Saigal said.

“Stress is the silent killer.”

Jerome Lawrence, special projects coordinator for the Georgia Mental Health Consumer Network, focused on stress and the community. Gigi Cautino, director of the Hall County National Alliance on Mental Illness, discussed mental illness and the family.

The second panel narrowed the scope of the discussion to stress among GSC students. Joy Evans and Barbara Arnold, personal wellness counselors here at GSC, talked about some of the services available on campus for students deal-

ing with stress on mental illness.

“In the Wellness Center, you can drop in between classes if you just need a break,” Arnold said.

Nicola Dovey discussed the Disablity Services here on campus and how they help incoming students and current students.

“There are approximately 41 students with a disability seeking accommodations at our office,” Dovey said, and out of those 41 students, “70 percent of the students are in good academic standing.”

“Accommodations are tailored very much for the individual,” Dovey said.

Richard Goodson, director of Public Safety, discussed how the officers on campus handle incidents that involve those afflicted with stress and or mental illness.

The third panel discussed the policies and procedures within the state of Georgia and Hall County’s law enforcement and judiciary system. Hall County Sheriff Steve Cronick, District Attorney for the Northeastern Judicial Circuit Lee Darragh, and Superior Court Judge Kathlene Gosselin spoke of how mental illness affects the legal system.

The last panel discussed interventions and treatments for mental illness. J. Reese Daniel, business manager at Laurelwood Rehabilitation Clinic, spoke about institutionalization of the mentally ill. Betty Guilfoile, executive director of Avita, spoke about the role of Avita and Yvette Sangster, director of Advocacy Education in Georgia, spoke about the role of the Advocacy Office.

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Shake off some stress in GSC’s wellness room Caitlin Barker News Editor 924201638@gsc.edu

Feeling stressed?

Try a visit to the Wellness Room in the Student Center.

The Counseling and Career Services Center offers the room for anyone who needs a break.

The room is designed for students to cope with stress by providing them with different tools for relief.

The room offers a massage chair, a chi balancing machine, a relaxation chair, a small trampoline, a vitamin D lamp and many other amenities.

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GSC student Rob Miller uses the wellness room chi balancing machine.

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when I went in.”

Joy Evans, director of Counseling and Career services, has been a psychologist at GSC since 1992.

“There are DVD’s, books, CD’s and computer games available in the room for GSC students to check out,” Evans said.

Counseling and Career Services provide short-term counseling and workshops for students who are experiencing problems.

They specialize in self exploration, interpersonal conflicts, sexuality issues, or addictive behaviors.

Counseling is free of charge and in a completely supportive and confidential atmosphere.

College survival counseling and workshops are also provided. Topics cover study skills, time manage-

ment, college transfers, communi cation skills, interviewing skills and resume writing skills.

To date, Counseling and Career Services have held over 400 counseling sessions at GSC. Their programs range from helping depression, eating disorders, assertiveness, grieving issues, stress management, relationships etc.

For more information, pamphlets are located in the wellness room that may provide help for any type of issue.

Office hours are MondayThursday, 8a.m.- 7 p.m. and Friday 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Summer hours are MondayThursday, 8 a.m.- 6 p.m. and Friday 8 a.m.- 1 p.m.

GSC student Emily Levy uses the trampoline to relieve stress before class.

Student Robert Miller takes advantage of the wellness room often.

“I am very thankful for the room, it’s the easiest way to relieve your troubles,” Miller said.

The wellness room is offered to any GSC student without an appointment.

Student Emily Levy left stress free after her first visit.

“I had only heard about the wellness room from other students and had to check it out for myself,” Levy said.

“They offered a lot of tools and afterwards I felt a ton better than

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MAC ATTACK: We’re getting a Mac lab w/ Acad. IV Chelsea Clark Staff Writer 924225411@gsc.edu The new building opening up this upcoming fall semester will provide students with a Mac lab.

The lab will be available to all media studies students.

Several other departments have expressed interest in wanting to use the lab.

There is a possibility that the lab will become available to some art and theater students.

The lab will hold 20 27-inch desktop Mac Pros.

Each computer will contain all of the latest Apple software, including: Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office, Final Cut Studio and Sony Vegas Studio.

Final Cut Studio and Sony Vegas Studio are both programs used in professional video editing.

Brandon Haag, chief information officer of Gainesville State College, said, “We are excited to be able to provide a standard reliable environment for students to work with in the Mac lab.”

The lab is also planning on have printers available to the students, one that prints black and white and another that prints color.

“There will be a learning curve for those who have never used a Mac,” Haag said.

The computers are arriving sometime this week. Once they arrive the Haag and his colleagues will begin setting up and get the lab ready to use by fall.

The entire staff involved is very ex-

Mac Facts Apple Inc. introduced their first personal computer, the Apple I, in 1976.

The first Apple logo was designed by Ron Wayne, co-founder of Apple Computer. It was rather a picture than a logo. It showed Sir Isaac Newton sitting beneath the famous Apple tree thinking about gravity.

Photo courtesy of Apple.com

The new mac lab will feature 20 27-inch desktop mac computers all equipped with the lastest software. cited for the program to open. With this program students will get an opportunity that is not offered by many other twoyear schools.

GSC in its broad expansion has had to grow along with its rising population.

The opportunity of a Mac lab just shows that GSC is growing above and beyond expectations, Haag said.

The ability to host a Mac lab is a big step for GSC. It shows that the school is

managing the success well.

As GSC is granted the ability to serve more and more four-year degrees the school must have the technology and education as a backing.

It would make sense that in order for the school to host a four-year degree in media studies that an outlet for the degree would be needed.

This is precisely what the Mac lab could promote for GSC.

On average, the cost to develop and support Windows applications is 50 percent higher per dollar of revenue than the cost to develop for Macintosh.

Mac facts courtesy of The Apple Museum

Dr. Al Panu named vice president for Academic Affairs Andrew Smith Staff Writer 924217435@gsc.edu

Al Panu was recently named GSC’s vice president of Academic Affairs.

Panu has been working at GSC since 2007.

“My new position relates to accreditation, faculty and staff, scheduling courses and the academic side of the institution,” Panu said.

Panu has been serving GSC as the interim vice president and looks forward to continuing to assist students.

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achieve their goals,” Panu said.

Panu believes that GSC will be a school of continuous improvements “I am excited to be working with the staff and students. The staff is dedicated to see students succeed,” Panu said.

Panu feels that the staff at GSC is committed to helping all students succeed in their college endeavors.

Panu won the Distinguished Teacher Award in 1998 at KSU for being an outstanding teacher.

Panu felt that teachers need to encourage students to reach their full potential.

“Teachers also have to empower students to pursue their goals,” Panu said

fast facts Panu has been working at GSC since 2007.

He received the Distinguished Teacher Award from Kennesaw State University in 1998.

Panu earned his Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Georgia.

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don’t want,” said Tonna Harris-Bosselmann, GSC instructor and advisor to SPS. “They’re contributing to the economy, they’re contributing to our society. Yet they don’t have full rights. And on the contrary, they’re criminalized. They’re looked at as criminals. That hypocrisy has always bothered me,” she said.

Harris-Bosselmann said Georgia depends on cheap labor for many of its industries, and because of that, this kind of law is hypocritical.

“We like our cheap chicken, we like our produce, we like to have construction work done on our homes for a good price. And yet we don’t want to give people the respect they are due,” Harris-Bosselman said.

Notable speakers and performers were in attendance to rally the crowd, including the music duo The Indigo Girls.

The Rev. Gregory Williams, president of

“Clearly changes have to be made, and soon. The open borders that lead into this great country are the very reason we are falling from grace,” D.A. King of the Dustin Inman Society said.

D.A. King of the Dustin Inman Society Atlantans Building Leadership for Empowerment (ABLE), delivered an impassioned speech to the crowd.

“We are not on the side of the injustice taking place here. It’s racial profiling, and it’s wrong,” Williams said. “This law is intended to disenfranchise an entire race of people.”

Those in support of the new legislation argue that the HB 87 isn’t a racial issue.

Rather, proponents argue that illegal immigrants are a drain on already strained resources like medical care and law enforcement.

Republican Representative Matt Ramsey from Peachtree City is one of the sponsors of HB 87.

“Our federal government has failed us, and our citizens in Georgia are suffering,” Ramsey said.

“Clearly changes have to be made, and soon. The open borders that lead into this great country are the very reason we are falling from grace,” D.A. King of the Dustin Inman Society said.

“These people are clearly anti-enforcement, anti-immigration and anti-sensibility,” King said. layout of this page Lauren Blais

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Since GSC has been tobacco free, the only place students, faculty and staff can smoke on campus is in their personal vehicles. Some students are advocating for a smoking area on campus.

Students petition for place to smoke on campus

Matthew Laraway Staff Writer 924164052@gsc.edu

Student Derrick Sabio started a petition in March to bring a designated smoking pit to the campus.

“I’ve been thinking about doing it since last semester,” Sabio said, “I got threatened with a fine for smoking on campus my third day of school.”

Gainesville State College became one of the first campuses in the country to become tobacco-free in 2003.

The only place students, faculty and staff may smoke or chew tobacco is in their personal vehicles.

In their policy, the college cites “health concerns for the students, faculty and staff ” as reasons for the ban.

“The administration makes the rules we just inforce them,” Gainesville police Chief Richard Goodson said. “If I see a student smoking out of their car I will most likely give them a warning but if it’ s a problem I will have to report them to the student development office where they will receive their punishment” Students aren’t the only ones who must abide by the tobacco ban.

“If I see a faculty member smoking I will have to report them to their advisors,” Goodson said

Sabio has a plan to talk to GSC President Martha Nesbitt about where a smoking area should be.

“All I want to see is one smoking pit outside of a high traffic area,” he said “I know North Georgia has four or five smokers’ pits on campus.”

Sabio thinks that having a smoking area on campus will benefit the school.

“It would benefit smokers not having to walk to their car after class on a 10-minute break,” he said. “That’s three hours without smoking. It would promote cleanliness where smokers can dispose of a cigarette butt, since people generally toss their cigarette butts out the window anyway.”

Before the tobacco ban, the college had three designated smoking areas, but smokers chose to smoke outside of these areas anyway, the policy states.

But the lack of a designated smoking area is not fair for smokers, Sabio said.

“I feel like people discriminate against smokers on campus.”

Sabio is looking for as many GSC signatures as he can get, whether the signers smoke or not.

“I’m not a smoker but I think it should happen,” student Stephanie Gauthier said. “People still smoke everywhere and it’s hard to find a good place to sit away from it. I think they

policy “The operational philosophy of GSC is to promote lifetime wellness. In keeping with that philosophy, the use of tobacco products is prohibited on any campus of the College.”

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should have a place where it won’t bother anybody.”

Not all students agree with relaxing the ban, though.

Student Jonathan Cane said, “smokers are just too lazy to walk to their car to smoke. If there is a smoking pit non-smokers who want to enjoy the nice weather won’t be able to because of the smoke clouds.”

If you are interested in learning more about this or signing the petition and you can contact Derrick Sabio on Facebook.

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Want to graduate faster? You’re going to have to sign up for summer classes Erin Tyre Staff Writer 924195530@gsc.edu

Some students will be lying out at the pool, but others will be spending their summer right here at GSC taking classes all day long.

There are a variety of different classes to take, but some will make you spend more time on campus than you would if you went in a fall or spring semester.

Students feel different ways about whether they enjoy taking summer classes or not.

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downside is that you spend your classes, she said "I definitely entire summer at school, but in prefer spring and fall semesters. I feel so overwhelmed all the end it will be worth it."

A Spanish 1001 class, for ex- summer. Even though it is over ample is a Monday, Wednesday quicker, I can not go to school and Friday class from 8 a.m. for three hours every day in the summer.” until 8:50 There a.m in the “I think summer spring seare many classes are awesome m e s t e r. different thoughts The same because you can on sumclass for finish a class in two mer classthe first months instead of gosession of es around ing through an entire the GSC summer fall or spring semescampus, classes ter.” but when is Monday thru I asked a Thursday large numAnthony Silvers ber of stufrom 8 dents, the a.m. unmajority til 10:50 a.m.. voted that summer I asked a GSC student Kristen Owens classes are the semester that what she thought about summer they enjoy the most.

DATES TO KNOW - April 28th - Summer tuition and fees due - May 11th - May session begins - June 1st - May session exams - June 6th - Summer registration ( full, June and July sessions) - June 30th - June session exams - July 5th - July sesion begins - July 28th - 29th - July session exams

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Another successful year for GSC’s literary magazine, The Chestatee Review Katie Keiger Staff Writer 924212379@gsc.edu

GSC’s literary magazine, The Chestatee Review, had its final and most anticipated event on April 14 — the Chestatee Review Premiere.

The Chestatee Review team worked all year on this event, going through the many stages necessary to get to the big event.

“The premiere is basically the same every year; we like to keep it traditional and formal,” said Leslie Worthington, Chestatee Review adviser and English and foreign languages department chair.

The class of the Ches“There were tatee Retables where view, forwe could eat mally called and listen to the M a g a z i n e readings of the Production winning plays, 1, creates the events short stories, essurrounding says and poetry. There is also GSC’s literary magaa jazz band. It’s zine. a pretty classy The stueventand more dents help get word formal than most events on out for the many events campus.” the Chestatee ReMadison Mos- view holds ley, GSC stu- throughout dent in the the year, inmagazine class cluding the magazine’s c o n t e s t which happens every fall.

After the class receives all the contestants’ entries for the contest, they are sent to be judged by professionals.

Once the judges send back which ones they picked to win first, second and third place, the class will edit them to make them fit for the magazine.

“The class must also work with the artwork and decide which art to go on the cover,” Worthington said, “They must design the cover, too.”

The winner’s plays, short stories, essays and poems are sent to the Southern Regional Festival Competition by Worthington before they are edited so the judges there can decide for themselves.

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ry, which won second place in the review and first place in regional, and Brad Jamison for his one-act play, which won third place for the review and first place in the regional.

Even after doing the magazine, the class must then prepare and get the news out about the premiere.

Finally, on April 14 all the hard work that went into The Chestatee Review paid off when the winners were recognized with awards, presentations Katie Keiger and most importantly for college students, Members of The Chestatee Review: (seated left to right) Taylor Grayson, Tandara free food.

Long and Andrew MacDonald; (standing left to right) Erin Tyre, Kristin Stamey, Dana “There were tables Moore, Madison Mosely, Sarah Madsen, Megan McCaffrey and Kayla McGee. where we could eat and listen to the readGloria Bennett, professor of English is to distribute the magazine across GSC ings of the winning plays, short stories, campus and make them available to the and Chestatee Review assistant managessays and poetry,” Madison Mosley, whole student body. er, will be the adviser of the GSC literary magazine class student, said.

“Abbey Diorio is really in charge of magazine next year.

“There is also a jazz band. It’s a pretTandra Long will be replaced as edity classy event and more formal than this event,” said Tandra Long, editor of the Chestatee Review.

As editor, Long tor and the scholarship will be given to most events on campus.” another student also.

After the premiere the only thing left was in charge of the premiere.

The Chestatee Review 2010 Writing Contest Winners Poetry

Informal Essay

First - “Beltane Night” by Sarah Madsen Second - “The Auroch” by Jessie Merriam Third - “The Amos” by David Butler

First - “This I Believe” by Charles Ryan Leveille Second - “Snow Covered Garbage” by Emmy Dixon Third - “Oh, To Be a Ramblin’ Man” by Grayson Taylor

Short Fiction First - “The Island” by Katherine Schinell Second - “Gone” by Tandra Long Third - “Jesus Was Wrong” by Abigail Diorio One-Act Play First - “Romeo and Rosaline” by Katie Keiger Second - “Stuck” by Kayla McGee Third - “The Run” by Brad Jamison

Formal Essay First - “Humanity: Killing is in Our Blood” by Jason Martin Second - “The Normalizing of Abherrant Behavior Through Television Talk Shows”

by Cheryl Mills Third - “Why Was School Desegregation So Explosive?” by Joyce Kinsey

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Going, going, gone: Graduating art students show off what they learned here Jennifer Clark Staff Writer 924105894@gsc.edu Each year the Roy C. Moore art gallery located in the Continuing Education Building, hosts an exhibit for the graduating class.

Maybe you've seen the flyers lying around campus featuring Andy Warhol and Bob Dylan. Look closely at this famous photo and you'll see some of the pieces from the current show in the background.

"They’re examining artwork like people will be doing in our exhibit," Lisa Crone, one of the flyer’s designers, said.

This year's showcase includes nine

artists and was organized by Beth Sale, the gallery's director.

"I send out an email to all students majoring in art who have enough credits to graduate in the year 2011, spring, summer or fall," Sale said.

"Students who are interested in participating come to a meeting, where they discuss exhibition titles, show cards and such."

The students then decide what to include in the show and work with gallery assistants to frame their work.

The inspiration for the student's art work varies. Some, like Krista Corley, are trying to alleviate boredom or translate dreams.

Others base their pieces on various

life experiences: observation, conversation and even topics of study.

Inspiration not only comes from their surroundings but from the teaching staff.

Lisa Crone was told she had a teacher's brain. This has encouraged her teaching aspirations.

"Words cannot express my gratitude for all they've done," Crone said.

Photography, charcoals and acrylics are among the preferred media in this show, though Krista Corley has a soft spot for found object art and even wears earrings she made from old flash drives.

The exhibit began March 29 and run through April 28.

A reception will be held in the Roy C. Moore Art Gallery at 5:30 p.m.

April 28TH

Lisa Crone Age: 21 Art Education Major Inspired by everyday experience Attending UGA in the Fall “Art is like a directional force in my life, I’ll follow wherever it leads.”

Age: 20

Krista Corley

Art Major

Age: 24

Inspired by life

Art Major

Attending Georgia Tech in the fall

Attending North Georgia in the fall

Going into Architecture or Engineering

Enjoys found object art

Emily Beck

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Rhoda Dye “Untitled” Mixed Media

Ashleigh Amrine “Broad Street” Acrylic

Ashleigh Amrine

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campus life Andrew Wilkinson, a native of Edinburgh, Scotland, came to Georgia on New Year’s Eve in 2005.

He’d taken a plane to Tennessee, then a Greyhound bus to Atlanta.

But he found himself on the wrong side of town, with two suitcases, $2,000 and a gun in his face.

“It was very first thing that happened to me when I got to Georgia,” Wilkinson said.

Little did he know at the time, years later he would draft a document unifying University System of Georgia schools against proposed legislation permitting guns to be carried on college campuses.

Wilkinson’s successes have not come easily: he has no family here, and no financial aid. He has never been able to buy any of his textbooks. He can’t drive, and he’s limited by his visa on how much he can work. The amount of money he makes only equates to half of what it would cost him to attend Gainesville State. Many folks have helped him along the way, especially at GSC. “I’m only here because there were people who believed in me,” he said.

Wilkinson became president of the Student Government Association in 2008. He is graduating in May and plans to move to California to pursue a degree in biochemistry.

Headin’ out west

Andrew Wilkinson, SGA’s prez, reflects on his past two years in office Interview and photos

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Compass: How were you like before you became president of Student Government Association?

Andrew Wilkinson: Naive, I was so naive. Yeah, I went into it like everyone else seems to be going into it, like, “I can fix the world in the first three weeks and I don’t know what I’m going to do with the rest of my time.”

And then I got into it and then I realized that there was a lot of things that you learn on the job with SGA...

You get people who are disillusioned with what student government is. They think that we run everything; they think that if there’s something that needs to get fixed on campus that SGA has the power to do it. And what they don’t understand is like the real government, there is more influence than actual direct power.

And the more people that have their say and there more people that have their input the more that it’s likely to happen.

One of the very first things I noticed when I took office is that our constitution had no amendment clause in it. So it’d been a

static document for years. And I thought, “OK, we have to fix this, there has to be something so that SGA can grow beyond the confines of what it is, and really help out the next administration.”

And it took over two years to pass, because we had to write a whole new constitution... and that took a lot of work.

Compass: What is your greatest accomplishment as SGA president?

Andrew Wilkinson has served as president of SGA since 2008 Wilkinson: It’s infrastructure, which isn’t the sexiest thing in the world. And I wish we would have had some really big sweeping reform that helped out the college in total; we had a lot of really great ideas like the Zimride thing that we wanted to bring to campus that was going to help parking, and then our proposal to reform food services... but each of those kept getting pushed back by our own administration... which really bummed me out, because a lot of people really worked hard on those things.

So what I decided to focus on is...make sure that SGA would be taken more seriously more future, that it would be dealt with as a peer organization... So to do that, we had to put more infrastructure on paper.

Compass: What’s something you wish you could have done in office?

Wilkinson: I really wanted to make Gainesville state, I wanted to give it that sense of school spirit. I wanted people to be proud of calling themselves a “goose.”

You know, people call themselves a “bulldog” or a “yellow jacket,” and they’re really proud of that. I really wanted to have that at Gainesville State...

What I wanted to do was cre-

ate this sort of volunteer army, at Gainesville State where people would go into the community and work on community project, and become so invested in that, that we would become known as a volunteer school, and that’s where our sense of school pride would come from. And people would recognize in themselves as Gainesville Geese.

Compass: What’s your most memorable moment?

Wilkinson: Every year we have the SAC conference, which is Student Advisory Council and it’s all the SGA presidents from all the USG schools, and GSC was lucky enough to host it one year... and one of the debates that were before us was talking about gun legislation that was going through the state legislature, they were talking about allowing guns on campus...

So we were bashering around ideas and arguing this way and that way, and I got fed up and I just started writing a position...And then we got 33 out of 35 schools to sign a statement from SAC saying that we oppose the gun legislation, that we don’t want guns on our campuses...

And it was really great to kind of see that I was able to bring around a group of people towards a common goal, that was really good for the state, because we’re talking like 300 thousand students...

On-campus something that I’m really proud of besides infrastructure... I’m proud of the work that I’ve done on HOPE and trying work with the Democrats to bring something that will help out our students for next year.

I’m proud of our blood drives, that’s a really great thing that we do. We bring in more blood to LifeSouth and the Red Cross than UGA. And we do that consistently, we’ve done it for the past five or six blood drives.

Compass: What advice would you care to leave behind for next SGA president, officers and members?

Wilkinson: I’m thinking about that question a lot these days...

The advice that I would give to them, would be pick one thing, that’s really important to you and will benefit students.

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GSC combats disability discrimination

Joe Beasley

Wheelchair-bound student Timothy Williams and Jessica Swords sit in the student center surrounded by other GSC students.

Joe Beasley thy Williams.

Sadly, many hearing impaired and deaf students are Staff Writer Priority registration is also very beneficial for stu- mainstreamed, meaning that they are put in classrooms 924212386@gsc.edu dents with disabilities so they are able to meet with with hearing students. counselors and administrators before the classes that “It would be like being in a sound proof box and then Americans with disabilities are among the most dis- are needed are filled up. having a class taught in Chinese,” said Penny Hollis, a criminated citizens in this country.

For students who are blind, some of the textbooks deaf student majoring in early childhood development.

Not only do they have to deal with the disability, are available. For math courses that use graphs, blind Twenty to 30 percent of hearing impaired and deaf they have to deal with their marginalization from the students can use Wikki Stix, which are waxy sticks that students are put in classrooms without interpreters, and general population. can either be shaped or the student can shape them to they must rely on their ability to read lips, missing for“Don’t be afraid to make a mistake—perhaps the feel them. ty to sixty percent of the information given. most hurtful mistake is acting as though the student Independence is a big factor in the feelings of self isn’t there,” Director of Disability Services Nicola esteem and self worth among the disabled community.

Dovey said in an email.

“If you can’t learn independence... if your parents “If you can’t learn indepenGSC is one of the most accommodating schools for and your teachers are saying ‘you can’t do this and you dence...if your parents and your students with disabilities. “I went through Young Harcan’t do that’ because you can’t hear that definitely has teachers are saying ‘you can’t ris’ Disability Services and they weren’t accommodatan effect (on their self esteem),” Hollis said. ing at all,” student Bridget Elliott said. “Here they meet On our campus, the FACE club (Freedom, Advodo this and you can’t do that’ with me at the beginning of the semester and they see cacy, Character Education) helps to serve as a club to because you can’t hear that how I’m doing. It’s like (GSC) actually cares. Without benefit for this purpose. Their mission is to “support definitely has an effect (on their out these amenities, I wouldn’t make it.” people with various disabilities as well as to educate “It’s about leveling the playing field...making it fair self esteem).” the campus population and the community about varifor all students,” Dovey said. ous disabilities and how they affect our world” as statSome of the accommodations offered at GSC ined in the brochure. clude: disability parking, extended time for tests, The main problem that disabled students face is beprivate testing environments, alternative media for Penny Hollis ing rude to if not completely ignored by the non-distextbooks, voice activated software, screen readers, abled community. sign-language interpreters, note-takers and priority Many of the non-disabled community have quesregistration among many others in a case by case situtions or don’t know how to interact with people with ation. disabilities, which is why many non disabled students “Having a disability frequently makes it difficult to Many American students with disabilities are not al- choose to not interact with disabled students. attend class every time so its nice to have someone tak- lowed these tools which makes it much more difficult “I’m a student just like everyone else, I just can’t ing notes for you when you can’t make it,” said Timo- if not impossible to succeed in their education. hear. I do everything that you do,” Hollis said. layout of this page Audrey Williams

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SIFE kicks butt at regionals (again!)

Students in Free Enterprise was recently named regional champions for the 17th year in a row.

The competition is just one in a series that allows SIFE to present the many community outreach projects it has been working on throughout the school year. The GSC club has been working on eight such projects.

In May the club will head to Minnesota to compete in 2011 SIFE USA National Exposition.

From staff reports Gainesville State College 2011 Students in Free Enterprise Regional Champions.

Left to right, first row, Katie Simmons, adviser; Diana Intsiful, Litany Koshy, John Hernandez, Efren and Oasis Chavez, Karen Llanes, Bart Foster.

Second row, Marco Hull, Matt Post, Jonathan Rajala, Anastasia Roberts, Shruti Patel, Terri Ziegler.

Third row, Seth Unger, Cyrus Akbari, Joseph Campodonico, Dominique Brown.

Fourth row, Garfield Anderson, adviser; Joseph Barr; and Kelly Manley, adviser

Photo courtesy of public relations

Politically Incorrect Club gets photo op with the gov The Politically Incorrect Cub got their picture standing next to State Representatives Doug Collins and Carl Rogers, Gov. Nathan Deal, and State Rep. James Mills.

Representatives Collins, Rogers, and Mills represent districts around and including GSC. Photo courtesy of the Politically Incorrect Club

Got club news?

Email compass@gsc.edu and we’ll try and get it in print for yah.

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features I’d hang with “Hanna”

Eddie Gonzalez Staff Writer 924214607@gsc.edu Ah, those pivotal first impressions.

Within the first 10 minutes of “Hanna,” we meet a girl who expertly handles a bow and arrow, swiftly sprints across a mile of tundra, calmly guts the reindeer she just killed, easily floors her father, obediently drags the deer back to her log-cabin, fluently speaks in four different languages, and takes pride in repeating verbatim what she’s memorized from the pages of a worn encyclopedia.

She does all of this before trying her hand at cooking dinner.

This is Hanna Heller (Saoirse Ronan): 16-year-old feral child of Finland.

When we first meet Hanna, she’s never been exposed to any sort of technology beyond her hunting equipment or any other human outside of her mentor and father, Erik Heller (Eric Bana), a renegade CIA operative whose mantra includes thinking on your feet “even while you’re sleeping.”

Why the training? Why the seclusion? This is steadily revealed in perfect proportions as Erik reluctantly allows a “ready” Hanna to make her journey into the real world.

And what a wondrous journey it is.

Because we are treated to the world through Hanna’s unique perspective, what follows as soon as she parts with her cabin is wonderfully bizarre.

It is an experience replete with intriguing visuals, spurts of Bourne-like action, a slew of humorous and intelligent dialogue and a hypnotic jukebox full of gritty and pulsating beats crafted by The Chemical Brother’s that easily rivals Daft Punk’s score in “Tron.”

Throughout her journey, Hanna uncovers the truth about her father and the nature of herself.

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Texan accent) has hired a vaguely effeminate henchman (Tom Hollander) to kill her and what connection Erik has with the CIA. Despite having to piece together Hanna’s past in this fashion, I found the task to be rather…simple. The characters had clear objectives and were rarely duplicitous.

It is an experience replete with intriguing visuals, spurts of Bourne-like action, a slew of humorous and intelligent dialogue and a hypnotic jukebox full of gritty and pulsating beats crafted

by The Chemical Brother’s that easily rivals Daft Punk’s score in “Tron.”

However, what “Hanna” lacks in story complexity, it makes up for with a unique and refreshing presentation.

The fight sequences in the movie are mostly shot with long takes. I had become so accustomed to viewing filmed hand-to-hand combat as a rapid series of fists and feet and questions

concerning who’s hitting who that I’d forgotten what a good fight looked like.

These long-takes combined with a bit of slow-motion blows on tempo with the background music made the fighting sequences in the subway, cargo-yard, German fun-house (which looked better than it sounds), and playground great.

There was one sequence I found to be overstylized, however. This was Hanna’s escape from a secret facility located in the middle of a Moroccan desert.

The audience is treated to shots of Hanna sprinting through a series ventilation shafts (which always make for a convenient escape) and tunnels while being chased by a band of bumbling guards.

For the entire escape, Hanna is surrounded by seizure-inducing strobe lights and sharp shadows.

We also watch her through a series of wild and whirling camera shots, which are intriguing at first, but, when combined with the lighting, quickly become disorienting and mildly sickening.

Once I got through this sequence, I found Hanna to be remarkably enticing.

Rarely do you find an action-movie with this kind of poetic depth. Rarely do you find a girl who decks boys that move too fast. I wouldn’t mind a second date.

Hanna stars Saoirse Ronan, Eric Bana and Cate Blanchett. The action-packed thriller was directed by Joe Wright, who also directed the 2007’s “Atonement.”

This movie was released April 8 and is rated PG-13.

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features WHERE CAN I SHOP FAIRLY TRADED GOODS? Now that you know the benefit of buying fairly traded items, here’s where you can find them.

Gaiam Emma Boswell

Fairly traded goods are produced using environementally safe procedures and minimizes the use of offshore labor and sub-contractors.

Cut out the middle man and help others with fair trade

Emma Boswell Staff Writer 924222729@gsc.edu

The answer comes from organizations that believe in fair trade tactics for buying and selling goods from other countries without all the middleIf you aren’t familiar with the role man’s added charges and fees. of a middleman in the business world, Fair trading is probably something look at it this way: After months of that you’re only familiar with seeing tending to your garden, you set up on the labels of organic dark chocoyour fruit stand and are open for busi- late or whole bean coffee bags. ness.

We see the certification or the Soon after, a man in a suit comes up words “traded fairly” and don’t think to you and says, “I’m sorry, but before much of it other than, that’s cool. you sell your products I have to buy all When you see those words, it of them for a fraction of your asking means that no forced child labor was price. I intend to used to make the sell them on your “Buying clothing and product, the corbehalf and give rect percentage crafts that have been you what small of retail price is made safely in an change I get for being given to environmentallythem.” the creator or You are forced farmer, and the aware atmosphere to believe that for can be more than just environment you no other the workers is a part of the cool choice. safe and clean.

The tall mysThese condigoing green trend.” tery man in this tions sound like a story represents given and though the middleman you might think that has a reputation for making the that this is how all factories and farms path between farms and our tables a are, sadly many are not. long one.

For a product or farm to be conWhen the food or good comes from sidered fair trade certified they must another country they make it possible be a member of a national or interfor us to get hold of it, so what’s wrong national fair trade organization such with them? as FairTrade Labeling Organizations

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International, World Fair Trade Organization or Fair Trade Action Network.

Why is it so beneficial to buy things that are traded fairly?

The makers of USDA organic and nationally certified fair trade loose leaf tea say, “Sustainable development protects against land loss by promoting environmentally friendly processes which in turn create a healthy working environment for producers and their families.”

This also promotes fair wages for workers, builds schools and hospitals, creates cultural centers, promotes gender equality and fights against child labor in their tea producing areas.

At this moment the best place to buy fairly traded products such as clothing, jewelry, shoes, and decorations is on the Internet.

This way you can see their certification, how long they have been certified and where your money is going.

Buying clothing and crafts that have been made safely in an environmentally aware atmosphere can be more than just a part of the cool going green trend.

It’s also a groovy way to better our economy, our planet and your closet. Good luck, fair shoppers.

This company buys according to the Fair Trade Federation for sustainable systems of production. They sell yoga and fitness products in Target and Barnes & Nobles as well as in their online store. http://www.gaiam.com/

American Apparel

American Apparel uses vertical integration to minimize the use of sub-contractors and offshore labor. http://www.americanapparel. net/

Recycle A Tee

Their motto is “to produce quality, affordable organic clothing and apparel with a minimal ecological footprint.”

When you buy one T-shirt, after you’ve worn it you can return it and get 25 percent off your next purchase. http://www.recycleatee.com/

Ten Thousand Villages

A great online source for fairly traded cultural artisan personal accesories, home decor, art, sculpture, jewelry, serveware inspirered by Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East. http://www.tenthousandvillages.com

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features Just around the river bend: Broad River kayaking Daniel Dove Managing Editor 924154345@gsc.edu

Madison County?

There are two established companies that offer kayak rentals for a day trip down the river.

With summer fast approach- Broad River Outpost and The ing, many of us have already be- Sandbar offer similar services gan to make grand plans for our for customers wanting to try allotted time off. some mild white-water kayakThe weather will be nice, ing. friends will be in town, and free “We have a pretty diverse custime will be abundant. tomer base. We have everything Ideally, we’d all like to take from Boy scouts, to Church extravagant vacations to far-off groups, to groups of fraternity destinations. But it’s not an ideal brothers,” said Ryan Hines, world. Most of can’t afford to UGA grad student and employee take time off work and travel. of the Broad River Outpost.

So, what can you do in this Hines pointed out that this stretch of the Broad River is great for people The Sandbar of any experiPrice: $15 weekdays/$20 weekends ence level.

Times: Monday-Thursday 10 a.m.-7 p.m.

“We offer a Friday and Weekends 9 a.m. - 8 p.m. Must be guided canoe signed up before 3:00 p.m. Open from April 1-Sep- and kayak tour tember for those who Address: Highway 172 West of Bowman, are new to mild on King Hall Mill Road. whitewater travelling,” Hines Phone: 706- 245-4163 said.

Website: http://www.thesandbarbroadriver.com Natalie Phillips, a manager Broad River Outpost at The Sandbar, Price: $15 weekdays/ $20 weekends expressed the Times: 10 a.m.-7 p.m. daily. 9 a.m.-7 a.m. summer same saying that everyone should weekends and holidays. be able to come No new rentals after 3:00 p.m. out and have a Address: 7911 Wildcat Bridge Road good time.

Danielsville, Ga. 30633 “It’s a good Phone: 706-795-3242 place to learn.

Website: http://www.broadriveroutpost.com I’ve seen kids as young as 8 or 9 area, in one day, and not spend go by themselves, and kids who a fortune? How about a kayak- are younger who will go down ing trip down the Broad River in with their parents,” Phillips said.

All photos are courtesy of Natalie Phillips, manager at The Sandbar

Steer clear of the staycation with budget trips Kris Stamey Staff Writer 924139719@gsc.edu

Trying to avoid the dreaded but seemingly inevitable “staycation” this summer?

I have good news for you: Vacations are still affordable if you take the time to do a little research, book ahead, and find extra ways to make your getaway more frugal.

If you cringe at the idea of filling up a few tanks’ worth of gas to get somewhere, just grab a group of friends and head up to the mountains to camp or layout of this page Audrey Williams

stay in cabins. You can bring your own groceries, games, and movies.

If you’d like to venture out a little, try taking a trip to historic towns like Savannah and Charleston where you can walk around town without having to pay for transportation.

These towns also feature several inexpensive forms of entertainment such as ghost walks, museums, reasonably priced restaurants, and there’s always the beach of course!

If you aren’t satisfied until you’ve really adventured out, try taking a trip to Las Vegas.

Because the summer weather is less

pleasant in Vegas, there is often a shortage of tourists during this time of year, which means you’ll pay less to get and stay there (though you’ll have to muster up the willpower to keep your money out of the casinos).

And what could be more of an adventure, and still reasonable compared to some trips, than going on a cruise?

Not only are all of your meals included in the cost, but you can often go on excursions for less than $100.

The best way to find the cheapest rates for a cruise is to look up the competing travel agents who are often trying to find the best price in order to get you

booked. Remember that it can sometimes be cheapest to book in advance while other times, you will find tickets are cheaper if you book within ninety days of the cruise since they might be trying to fill all of the spots on the boat.

This is also a great trip to take with a group of friends who can help split the costs of the cabins.

So, when hanging out at your local pool starts getting dull this summer, don’t forget that there are ways to travel that won’t break the bank. Don’t become a victim of the staycation; get out, play, explore, and have an awesome summer break! the compass, April 22, 2011

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the future is coming. join us.

We’ve got awesome new editors, and a new direction.

All we’re missing is you.

Sign up for JOUR 2000 this fall and join The Compass, student newspaper of the Gainesville campus.

Email mmorris@gsc.edu for info.

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Chloe Clark visited the GSC campus, including the Roy C. Moore Art Gallery, over her spring break.

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(Above) The staff of the Compass goofs off before getting down to do some layout. Standing, left to right, Andrew Smith, Kayla McGee (sort of sitting), Chelsea Clark, Alex Morris (holding Professor Archibald Mortimer Jigglesworth III, Ph.D department of Gynecology), Daniel Dove, Michael Mullins. On the couches, Mike Williams, Eric Burton, Audrey Williams, Caitlin Barker, Bridget Elliott, Matt Wentworth, Erin Tyer. On the floor, Jennifer Clark, Lauren Blais (holding Lady Red Ted). MIA, Clark Hannahs, Eddie Gonzalez. Not pictured, KM Stamey.

(Right) Joe Beasley holds one of our trusty Nikons. If you’re a Canon fan, we’ve got one of those, too.

The editor says bye, and then some.

It’s time to pass the pica.

Here’s my advice for the future Compass leaders: 1) Delegate. Let go of the reigns. You’ll never know what talented people you have at your disposal until you give them a chance.

2) Communicate. No one can read your mind.

3) You can’t fire staff, so focus on the positives. Reward those who do well, ignore the ones you can’t help.

4) I’m going to steal this one from Andrew Wilkinson: focus on one or two goals. Revamping the layout was my big thing.

And for the rest of you journalism junkies: 1) Act like you know what you’re doing, especially if you don’t.

2) Take photos of students. Put students on the cover.

3) If you forget everything else about layout and design, just remember that the pica is your best friend.

4) Don’t rely on email as a method of contact. Yes, GSC email is the official form of communication of Gainesville State College. But your excuse, “the professor/president/student never layout of this page Lauren Blais

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responded to my email,” ain’t gonna work on a deadline. If your contact has an office, find it, learn their hours.

5) Canceled has only ONE “L” in it. Please, share this with everyone you know.

6) No one has time to read big columns of gray text. The only reason you’re reading this is because it’s in list format. Box up your info! Create entry points in to your stories. If you aren’t reading your own paper, then some changes need to be made to the way you’re presenting the information.

7) On that note, criticism is good! Someone actually read your story!

8) Check an duoble check you’re storeys for speling, typo’s, and grammer issus. Seriuosly.

9) Most importantly, don’t be afraid to experiment and try something knew. Take risks; this is a college paper, have fun, make it your own!

Big heart, Lauren Blais Editor-in-chief

Middle school student finds GSC more welcoming than UGA It wasn’t what I expected. But sometimes what you don’t expect is better.

In my case it was.

Since I had previously been to University of Georgia, on a 4-H trip, I thought that Gainsville State College would be huge, with monstrous lecture halls and treacherously long hallways.

I was kind of intimidated at first but once I realized that is was nothing like that, I really liked GSC. I was able to sit in on newspaper practicum class,where the schools newspaper is written, and in acreative writing fiction class. They were interesting because I have always loved writing.

I also visited the Roy C. Moore art gallery where my mother, Jennifer Clark, was doing some research for her next article on the graduating students exhibit.

My favorite piece was entitled “Nail Bunny” by John Anderson I absolutely loved my experience at GSC. I can’t wait to attend myself.

2016, here I come.

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