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WORLD NEWS Zelensky accuses Russia of committing “war crimes.”

Gruesome

details

came about this weekend as a mass grave was found in the Ukrainian town, Bucha. Zelensky has criticized Russia, calling these acts destructive.

Zelensky

called for an end of these “war crimes.” He also added, “more conclusions are needed.

Not only about Russia, but also about the political behavior that actually allowed this evil to come to our land.”

Amazon warehouse workers vote to unionize Employees Staten

at

Island,

the New

York, facility voted in favor

of

unionizing

with the Amazon Labor Union (ALU.) This

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New Start is the only facility in town that can treat substance abuse with methadone and is located at 1211 N. Columbia Drive.

Andrew Oldham Contributing Writer Hope for those afflicted by opioid addiction in Milledgeville and surrounding areas has arrived in the form of a new outpatient methadone assisted treatment facility. New Start Milledgeville, which opened in July 2021, is currently rehabilitating 30 patients that qualify for treat-

ment based on requisites enacted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

While satisfied with recent growth in their client base, co-founders George Coley and Marlon Lloyd feel that there are more individuals in the Milledgeville area that are in need of this methadone based treatment. New Start is currently the only local

clinic that holds approval from medical governing bodies at both the federal and state level that permit them to administer this treatment.

Opportunities to publicize their clinic and its mission to aid the community have recently emerged. New Start was recently featured in an article and brief TV segment on CBS channel 13 which covers news and developments in Central

of US employees have union-

ized against Amazon in its 27-year history.

Shanghai

in

who are driving all the way down to Macon to get this treatment. We are now trying to get the word out to them and the community that you do not have to drive an hour away anymore to get this treatment.”

Lloyd feels that one of the main appeals of their newly established clinic is that it is in much closSee OPIATE | Page 3

Men’s basketball coach steps down

is the first time a group successfully

Georgia. This segment covered a commemorative opening ceremony for New Start on April 1st that was hosted in part by the Milledgeville-Baldwin County Chamber of Commerce.

“We are the only clinic in town that can treat substance abuse disorder with methadone,” said New Start Co-Founder, Marlon Lloyd. “There are a lot of patients in the Milledgeville area

lock-

down for skyrocketing COVID-19 cases Shanghai

extended

its lockdown after testing all 25 million residents for COVID-19.

The tests were done on Monday, which was supposed to be their last day of lockdown. After evaluating the positive results, they announced they

would

further

evaluate the situation in the weeks to come.

Senate votes in favor of a motion to proceed with Judge Jackson’s SCOTUS nomination Kentaji

Jackson’s

motion to proceed in the SCOTUS hearing passed with 53-47 vote.

51 votes were needed for the motion to succeed. Every Democratic senator and three Republicans voted in support

of

Jackson.

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How literature shapes lives Hannah Adams Staff Writer For those passionate about literature, the written world is a space of comfort and solace amid a persistently changing society. While life is evermoving forward, books remain frozen in time, some even centuries behind the world we know today. To many, these aspects make the literary universe so consoling. Most avid readers have certain works that stand out to them in significance and that they find to be helpful while navigating through life.

For those that choose to study or teach English in their adult lives, it is usually a love

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for books that weighs into this decision. Matthew Pangborn, Department of English chair and professor, shares some of his favorite works of literature and the ways that books have permanently shaped the course of his life.

“I didn’t know too many readers but one thing I always valued about reading literature was that it was like having a conversation with friends I hadn’t been aware I was missing,” Pangborn said.

“I’d find ideas and observations in my reading that were close to what I was thinking about already or offered a new See NOVELS | Page 7

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Coach Gainous prepares to substitue players in the game against Coker on Nov. 12.

Bailey Clark Senior Writer Mark Gainous, the GC men’s basketball head coach, has announced his retirement from GC. Gainous recently led the Bobcats to their first Division II March Madness tournament since the 2009-10 season. He also secured the PBC Coach of the Year honor this season, his second in eight years as head coach for the Bobcats.

Coach Gainous has been the head coach for GC since the 2014-15 season. Throughout his eight years in Milledgeville, he has accumulated 115 wins and two Conference Coach of the Year honors.

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Will Smith was banned from the Oscars for the next TENNIS FRESHMEN LEAD THE WAY 10 years. GC students share their thoughts and opin- GC freshmen Sofia Shing and Karol Malirz have led the men’s and womnen’s tennis teams as the number ions on the controversy between him and Rock. one singles options for the Bobcats this spring.

During his first season in Milledgeville, the team was 9-19, and in his final season, the squad finished with a 21-8 record. Gainous helped to lead the turnaround of the men’s basketball program, making them the most-watched sport at GC. Gainous picked up the 100th win of his GC career against No. 25 Miles College.

“This past season, I had the most fun I have ever had coaching in my 20-plus seasons as a coach,” Gainous said. “It was the closest team and the most unselfish group I have ever had the privilege to work with. Go Bobcats!”

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ARTS & LIFE | PG. 7 MORBIUS REVIEW Marvel’s newest movie showcases Jared Leto as the antihero “Morbius.” However, Marvel fans have generally panned it as a flop.

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KATIE FUTCH, NEWS EDITOR JAYLON BROOKS, ASST. NEWS EDITOR

04.12.22

NEWS

$365,000 grant goes to Writing for Success program Paul O’Neill Staff Writer GC has recently been given a nearly $400,000 grant to promote literacy and writing skills in Baldwin County K-12 schools. The funds will go towards the new Writing for Success program, that strives to aid students in developing skills to improve their academic performance and career readiness.

This program was funded through the Department of Education by way of the Lab o r- H H S - E d u c at i o n Appropriations Bill.

The bill was advocated for by Sen. Raphael Warnock and signed

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Continued from page 1 closer proximity to patients, which is a major advantage in the process of regular methadone treatment as the convenience greatly reduces travel time and increases the likelihood that the patient will stay on schedule for treatment reception.

Methadone treatment, which has been administered since the late 1960’s, is unique in the fact that it allows addicts to overcome the physical dependence they have developed to substance by minimizing unpleasant withdrawal symptoms to reduce the likelihood that a patient will relapse.

This methadone treatment is then paired with effective cognitive therapy tailored to each individual as part of a strategy known as medication assisted treatment. Coley holds this strategy in high

lieves this is important for the Andalusia institute as they are named after the homestead of famous writer Flannery O’ Connor, located in Baldwin County.

Dr Burgess said, “We are named after Flannery O’Connor’s home site and in some ways, we are called to see if we can find the next Flannery O’Conner or Alice Walker who called this place home.”

Writing for Success was also started in an effort to improve the college readiness Katie Dean | Art Director

into law by President Joe Biden in early 2021.

Dr. Costas Spirou, GC provost and vice president for academic affairs believes that this program is in line with GC’s mission.

“This program draws from our liberal arts mission to develop creative problem solvers, skilled communicators and engaged citizens,” said Dr. Spirou.

The main driving force behind this program was Dr. Irene Burgess, Executive director of the Anda-

lusia institute. Dr. Burgess was contacted by the Provost’s office to head this initiative last spring.

“The provost office had asked me to be the

one to start it off because with the Andalusia Institute, part of our mission is to support public humanities and arts,” said Dr. Burgess. She be-

regard, referring to it as the “golden standard” of addiction treatment.

Additionally, Coley believes that the employment of this treatment method greatly decreases a patient’s likelihood of an opioid overdose.

“It relates to overdoses, patients that are in medication assisted treatment reduces their chances of overdose by 60%,” Coley said.

This medication assisted treatment plays a crucial role in New Start’s seven phase program to fully rehabilitate users. The strategy has been well vetted as Coley and Lloyd own another methadone treatment clinic in McDonough, Georgia which has treated hundreds of patients dealing with substance abuse disorder with remarkable results.

As part of this program, New Start develops an individualized treatment program with an

ultimate goal of ensuring individuals can return to being productive members of society. Doing so allows reformed addicts to reestablish healthy familial relations, hold down a steady job, and repair damages to their personal lives as a result of irresponsible behavior motivated by addiction.

GC student counselor Pamela Jones provided additional commentary on the danger of irresponsible behavior that is often observed in drug seeking and drug addicted persons, with a focus on college students in particular.

“As an addict to pain pills you will inevitably face a period in which your supply runs out, when it does a doctor is not going to write you a prescription, as a result people will turn to street drugs such as heroin which are cheap and readily available and with a much higher likelihood

of overdose,” Jones said.

Jones feels that an addictive lifestyle is unsustainable and often results in a self-perpetuating cycle in which the increased prioritization of drug seeking in the individual’s life inevitably causes other key aspects of their health, social life, and academic performance to rapidly decline.

“It becomes like a vicious beast on your back, and there are real consequences to going down these paths,” Jones said.

This stark warning comes in the context of a perpetually increasing rate of overdose in Georgia, caused in part by a lack of access to walk-in rehabilitation facilities due to Covid-19 concerns, other aspects of the pandemic and an increased presence of drugs contaminated with fentanyl. As a result of this, a record 13,000 Georgians died from overdose in 2020 with

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of students. In Georgia, Baldwin County students typically score below average on the state college readiness index.

GC freshman Matthew Day believes that this collaboration between the university and local schools should happen more often.

“I think that a lot of students in schools around [Milledgeville] could benefit from working with GC,” said Day. “This community lets us stay here and live in this town while we are here at GC, so it makes sense to help students who aren’t doing well.”

Dr. Burgess agreed with Day saying, “Aside from just having a school here one of the things

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all projections predicting that these numbers will only continue to increase.

Despite the growing concern with the increase of statewide addiction and overdoses that come as a result of opioid addiction, it is inspiring to see that a growing demand for a convenient and readily available methadone treatment clinic in the area has been met. The addition of New Start Milledgeville to our community offers many families and communities that have been torn apart by substance abuse solace in knowing that there is a benevolent group work-

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ing to aid their community with this problem.

George

Coley

be-

lieves that as their facility becomes more well established

and

inti-

mately connected with the

community

their

treatment can bring radical positive change to the Milledgeville area.

“As you bring wholeness back to the patient and the individual, over time you bring wholeness back to the community,” Coley said. As this clinic grows and expands, hopefully positive change for Milledgeville will along with it.

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KATIE FUTCH, NEWS EDITOR JAYLON BROOKS, ASST. NEWS EDITOR

04.12.22

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Decades of different designation How GC’s name has evolved throughout the years Kate Verity Staff Writer GC has an extensive history of name changes. When the campus first opened in 1891, it was under the name “Georgia Normal and Industrial College.” It was the first public school in Georgia for girls beyond the eighth grade.

In 1924, the name was changed to Georgia State College for Women. The school began offering associate’s and bachelor’s degrees and wanted to distance itself from lower levels of education.

This name was kept in place until the 1960s.

There was a statewide push to integrate colleges that were still divided by gender. The school pushed back against this initiative originally and renamed itself the Women’s College of Georgia to reinforce this idea.

However, the college was unable to resist societal pressures for too long. In the spring of 1967, men came to campus and it was renamed Georgia College at Milledgeville. In 1972, the “at Milledgeville” was dropped and the school became Georgia College.

In the late 1990s, the Georgia Board of Regents decided that they wanted people to be able to easily differentiate between schools that were able to grant master’s and doctorate degrees and those that did not. This led to a push to make sure that certain schools had the phrase “State Uni-

versity” somewhere in their title instead of only being called a college.

Holly Croft, a Digital Archivist at GC explained the addition of “State University.” “In the late 1990s the Board of Regents got this idea that they were going to make sure you could differentiate the different types of schools within the system based on their name alone,” Croft said.

“So, all the ‘Four Years’ that had been granting doctoral degrees or master’s degrees could no longer be called ‘college’ because that did not indicate all the things that the school did.”

Since Georgia State University already existed in Atlanta, it became more difficult to rename Georgia College. In 1997, the current president and provost decided it was a good idea to rename the school entirely. It was called Atkinson State GC has many different names - all of which are on signs at different spots across campus University after Governor William Atkinson, the name. Because no nal that she wishes to ways of emphasizing the who was the governor of one wanted to lose the emphasize the “State university aspect of our Georgia when the school Georgia College iden- University” aspect of full name and develop first opened in 1891. tity, the phrase “and our name more often. ways we can visually repWhen these plans “I know there is a resent this when needed.

State University” got to rename the school much longer and nu- We’re not going to retacked onto the end. came to light, the alumanced history behind design our logo, but we Since 1997, Georgia ni pushed back. Even our name, and while I can be more intentional though it had undergone College and State Uni- certainly don’t want to about how we present several name changes, versity has been the legal unwind the progress we the full name of Georgia there was a history of name of the school. To- have made in expanding College and State Unikeeping the words “Geor- day, the school is formal- our brand equity across versity when opportunigia” and “College” in the ly referred to as Georgia the state of Georgia, I do ties present themselves.” name that many gradu- College and State Uni- feel there is an opportuniOmar Odeh is the Asates wished to maintain. versity, but it is more ty to emphasize the ‘Uni- sociate Vice President Eventually, the name commonly called Geor- versity’ aspect of our full for Strategic CommuAtkinson State Univer- gia College in passing. name for certain import- nications here at GC. President Cathy Cox ant uses,” Cox said in her He did not specify any sity fell through. USG was still pushing for the in her inaugural State address. “So, I asked our plans that may exist for words “State University” of the University Ad- team in University Com- future changes to our to appear somewhere in dress appeared to sig- munications to explore school’s name or oth-

Smith banned from Oscars for 10 years Jennifer Crider

Contributing Writer The world watched in shock as Will Smith slapped Chris Rock in response to a joke about Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, at the Academy Awards on March 27.

This incident has attracted a lot of media attention, and the public is left to decide if they

side with Smith or Rock.

“I am team Smith because someone disrespected his family, and he thought that’s what he needed to do,” said Mackenzie Reid, senior business management major.

Other GC students are torn on who they side with.

“I am on both sides because Smith knew his wife was insecure

about her hair which made him act irrationally,” said Chris Arnold, junior management information systems major. “It was an unprofessional reaction, but I can also see why the joke made Will so mad.”

Smith’s use of violence has generated conversations on if or when violence is justified.

“Even though Jada Pinkett Smith has alopecia, I think it escalated too far,” said Dani Mathis, junior early childhood education major. “They should’ve talked in private. He didn’t need to assault Chris Rock on television.”

Even people who support Smith’s actions disagree with the way he handled the situation afterwards.

“I dont think his speech afterwards was a good apology because he never apologized to Chris Rock. It wasn’t a real apology,” Reid said. “It wasn’t the worst thing that Will Smith could’ve done, but I think Chris deserved a private apology.”

Dr. Mikkel Christensen, a mass communication professor,

holds a doctorate degree in crisis communications and has an extensive background as an investigative reporter.

“I dont think his reaction as he won the award was effective,” Christensen said. “He tried to justify it by saying the person he portrayed in the movie ‘King Richard’ was a protector of his family. You don’t lead out with the justification.”

Many people on social media criticized Smith’s justification for his use of violence.

“He said ‘love makes us do crazy things’ in his speech which is another justification,” Christensen said. “This isn’t trustworthy, and it’s an excuse that abusers often use, so it wasn’t a powerful explanation.”

Christensen believes that there would have been better ways for Smith and his team to handle this incident.

“He should have admitted fault in his initial speech, but the instagram post afterwards was better because he apologized directly to Chris Rock,” Christensen said. “He explained that he did it because his

wife has a disease, but that took a smaller role compared to the speech.”

Providing an explanation in response to a crisis makes an apology look insincere, and it is more effective to immediately apologize.

“Generally, we root for people who admit fault and say they are sorry. People want to see someone who messed up and get back up,” Christensen said. “It helped that he resigned from the academy too because it shows he is ready to take consequences.”

When a shocking event that captures mass attention occurs, companies use these events in their advertising.

“Will Smith is so well known that of course it is a huge interest for the public. It happened on the biggest stage, and everyone knows Will Smith and a lot of people know Chris Rock,” Christensen said.

Companies such as SunnyD, MealPal, Fashion Nova, and many more have created memes of Smith assaulting Rock to advertise their products. A cryptocurrency investor, Ryan

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er major rebranding that could take place.

“In President Cox’s inaugural State of the University address, she signaled our intent to be more deliberate in using our full name to emphasize the word ‘university’ – particularly for certain audiences in areas that include post-graduate studies and international education,” Odeh wrote. “We are making slight adjustments to be more intentional by including our full name with this in mind.”

Watson, utilized this incident by making a cryptocurrency called “Will Smith Inu Coin” which generated more than $3 million dollars in a week.

“There’s a right way to use these high visibility situations in advertising. It’s problematic if you make light of or celebrate violence,” Christensen said. “Showing the violence could be traumatizing for certain people to see.”

Rock has also financially benefited from this incident. Directly following the Oscars, ticket sales for Rock’s upcoming comedy tour increased due to high demand. Although companies and Rock are profiting off of Smith’s actions, the attention on this subject has not helped Smith.

“If you have a niche product or purpose, it’s okay to be liked by only a minority of people. But Will makes money from his movies because nobody hates him,” Christensen said. “There’s a lot at stake. He has to win over the broad group that thinks that it’s unacceptable to slap someone.”

4 BEN GRUNERT, SPORTS EDITOR HAYDEN FLINN, ASST. SPORTS EDITOR

04.12.22

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Continued from page 1 Not only has Gainous developed the program as a whole, but he has developed players on an individual level. In his mainstay here at GC, he led more than 20 players to All-PBC honors.

He also coached GC star Jordan Thomas throughout his entire career where he broke the school’s scoring record and recorded over 2,000 points. This season, Thomas was named PBC Player of the Week and was named a member of the All-Region and All-District teams.

The star combo guard was also invited to the

It was the closest team and the most unselfish group I have ever had the privelege to coach.

- Mark Gainous

NABC All-Star Game.

Coach Gainous’ decision to step down was a family decision as they have recently moved to Perry, Georgia. Gainous has accepted a job as the head coach for the Perry High School boys basketball team.

GC is still searching for a head coach for the future.

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Head coach Mark Gainous calls for a press after a made basket Nov. 12 against Coker.

GC seniors prepare for final intramural season Rebecca Meghani

Asst. Arts & Life Editor As

graduation

ap-

proaches, a bittersweet ending begins for many seniors.

During

stu-

dents’ times at GC, they create many memories and friends that they hold close to them. Involvement in the school

playing a lot of them.”

Coming out of high school, students felt a lack of different aspects of high school sports that they could fulfill through

intramurals.

“Students

come

to

college and sports have been such a big part of their whole life and

and the experiences that

then you just don’t play

students have through

anymore,” said Joselyn

them become a big part

Reyes, a senior English

of their time in college.

major. “Intramurals are

While there are many

such a good opportuni-

ways to be involved on

ty to get to be another

campus, one of the most

version of your younger,

popular among students

high school self. I played

is

With

basketball here at GC

20 available intramural

my freshman year so it’s

sport variations and 90

fun to get to play a game

leagues, it is clear that

that I played my whole

many students are ac-

life and meant a lot to

tive participants in in-

me my whole life again.”

tramurals that become a

Students have found

part of their daily lives.

that intramurals have

Students have the op-

been a positive source

portunity to be involved

for them, similar to

in many different intra-

high school but act-

mural sports, and many

ing as a different role.

intramurals.

Courtesy of GC Wellness and Recreation

GC students play intramural rugby at the GCSU Intramural Fields.

with your neighbors.”

ing me to find a space to

I’ll still hold it against

polo for the first time this

For many students,

be active and it be fun,”

them to this day for

semester and it’s a close

intramurals hold many

Reyes said. “Like college

fun, cutting up about it.”

second,” Clark said. “My

happy

be-

students, all of us are so

cause of the people they

pro-

favorite memory from

busy and go, go, go all

vide a competitive en-

intramurals is probably

are around. Reyes has

the time that it gives me

vironment

stu-

learning how to play at

found that intramurals

the opportunity to be

dents enjoy and feel

the net in volleyball be-

have helped her meet

able to put something

like they benefit from.

active on my calendar

“I have won a few

cause my parents played

moments

new friends on campus.

“The community is my favorite part. You

have

get to play with all your

to be a part of multiple

always been a good

friends, and sometimes,

teams throughout their

source of exercise, com-

you get to play against

time at GC. Jack Law-

petitiveness and sports-

your friends, and it’s re-

rence, a senior psychol-

manship that I grew

ally silly and fun,” Reyes

ogy major, is currently

up with in high school

said. “You get to branch

participating in seven

playing

said

out of your normal group

different

Ashley Clark, a senior

of friends or within your

that have been built upon

environmental

science

organization or with-

since his sophomore year.

major. “The role they

in your circle and meet

“I didn’t really get as

have played has been

other people, then they

many as I am into now

the desire to stay healthy

become your friends.”

in my sophomore year,”

physically, relieve stress

With ongoing par-

Lawrence said. “Junior

and just have fun while

ticipation in intramu-

year, I played some more

competing. My favorite

and this year, I’m just

students

have

chosen

intramurals

“Intramurals

sports,”

Intramurals that

and it be a part of my

championships,”

day. It was something I

said. “Rough estimate,

would look forward to

I would say six. It was

and something that was

really fun to start some-

fun for me to do with

thing and then really

people that I really love.”

commit to trying to be

Along with a new

as good as I could at it

community and friends,

and then ultimately be-

students have experi-

ing rewarded with win-

enced many other posi-

ning

tives while playing their

championships.”

Because

there

are

never had the chance.

And I got to win my first intramural

champion-

ship last semester in coed frisbee and it was great!”

As these seniors are finishing up their final intramural season as a Bobcat, they have gained and experienced positive moments due to their

intramural

many intramural sports

sports that are attached to

at GC, students are able

their favorite memories.

to join sports that they

“It was the semi-fi-

have never played before,

nals for one of the sea-

but they can still enjoy

sons

ball,”

competing because of the

and physically, they also

rals, students have built

Lawrence said. “It was

ease of the environment.

impact students in differ-

part about intramurals is

a community in their

me and my friend, Nick

“My favorite intramu-

ent ways. Allowing stu-

going all out and join-

that it is competitive but

GC lives that gives them

Brooks, playing a game

ral sport has to be ulti-

dents to become friends

ing them all. I have a

you can be friends with

a space to let go when

against our friends, Ca-

mate (frisbee) just be-

with new people, learn a

couple friends that in-

so many people on your

surrounded

the

sey and Josh, and we

cause that’s what I love to

new sport, and find their

troduced me and I kind

team and that you play

stress of their daily lives.

played a best of five set.

play and have been play-

own GC community, in-

of fell in love with it

against, kind of like play-

“Intramurals definite-

We ended up beating

ing since I was in middle

tramurals have become

from there and started

ing

ly played a role in allow-

them three to two and

school, but I tried water

more than just a sport.

backyard

football

by

individual

Reyes

a lot growing up, but I

for

spike

time in intramural sports.

While intramurals provide a way for students to be active, on campus

5 BEN GRUNERT, SPORTS EDITOR HAYDEN FLINN, ASST. SPORTS EDITOR

04.12.22

SPORTS

GC tennis freshmen take on leadership roles Ty Peavy

I think that the leader-

Staff Writer

ship really stays with the

The GC men’s and women’s tennis teams have seen a pair of international

freshmen

lead the way at line one singles this spring.

Sofia Shing, who hails from New Zealand, has led the women’s team to a hot 13-4 overall record as a freshman with a singles record of 9-6.

Meanwhile,

Polish

freshman Karol Malirz has racked up six wins for the men’s team. Both freshmen have picked up big responsibilities in their first year, and they have both handled them exceptionally well.

seniors,” Shing said. “Everybody respects that.”

This

strong

senior

leadership has been very important to the women’s team as they have found a lot of success as of late.

Men’s

and

wom-

en’s head coach Steve Barsby is hoping that the

energy

behind

this hot start spreads to more of his teams in the coming years.

“Every one of these

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GC men’s tennis freshman Karol Malirz fires up his teammate Friday April 3 during a doubles match against Flagler College.

players comes from play-

“Line one has been

given the level of compe-

had to adjust to life in

ers, Sofia is more of a

ing number one singles in

very tough,” Malirz said.

tition he has faced. The

the US while balancing

quiet leader, while Kar-

high school,” Barsby said.

“Everyone is really solid

men’s team will be look-

school and sports on top

ol is a much more vo-

at one, and with our dif-

ing to turn their season

of that. They have both

cal leader, but they are

ficult schedule thus far,

around as they approach

handled the responsibil-

both already beginning

these teams’ top three

postseason play. They

ity very well, and they

to lead as freshmen.”

players have been some

recently picked up a big

have both contributed

of the best in the con-

win over conference op-

positively to their teams.

will be players to watch

ference. I feel like I have

ponent Young Harris to

Barsby is excited to see

out for in the future.

handled my own. I have

firmly place themselves

these freshmen contin-

had some good matches

in the driver’s seat for

ue to grow and develop

“It is very important to stress the importance of the team aspect of tennis when they get to college.”

Shing is the number

The men’s team had

one singles player as a

a very difficult open-

freshman for the wom-

ing schedule, and they

en’s team. While this role

currently hold a 6-8 re-

is a big responsibility for

cord. While the team

a freshman, the leader-

has endured tough op-

and some tough match-

postseason qualification.

as players and people.

ship remains with the

ponents

throughout

es, but it takes time ad-

Both freshman ten-

“They have done a

seniors, and they have

the

freshman

justing as a freshman.”

nis players have been

great job handling the

been a big help for Shing.

Karol Malirz has got-

Malirz has a 6-7 singles

extremely

responsibility,”

“Even though I am

ten off to an impressive

record, which is solid for

As rookies playing line

by said. “They are very

playing number 1 singles,

start for a freshman.

his first collegiate season,

one singles, they have

different types of lead-

spring,

impressive.

and

Malirz

They have done a great job handling the responsibility.

Bars-

Bobcats fall to #10 Flagler in shutout

-Steve Barsby

Ben Grunert

over to our win over

Sports Editor

Young Harris,” Nunez

Emily Schulte

said. “We have a solid chance of playing Flagler

Staff Writer

again in the first round

The GC men’s tennis

of the conference tour-

team took on Flagler Col-

nament, so we know

lege Friday April 3 as the

what to expect. They’re

Bobcats suffered an un-

a good team, but we are

fortunate 7-0 loss at their

getting better and bet-

home courts. The visit-

ter as more guys gain

ing Saints, who current-

confidence.

ly sit at #10 in the coun-

With three new fresh-

lived up to their rankBobcats currently have 6 wins and 8 losses overall.

Flagler kicked things off hot as they won the doubles point in the first and second slots. In the doubles matches, BobSebastian

Nunez

and Enzo Sergi played Flagler’s Oscar Del Gran-

Marissa Marcolina | Digital Media Editor

The GC men’s tennis team huddles up Friday April 3 prior to singles play against Flagler College.

set to graduate in May,

player Karol Malirz lost

enal effort in a match

With only a month

The results for the sin-

to Del Granado in a

that could have easily

left of the season, the

gles matches began in the

tough 6-2, 6-4 contest.

swung their way if a few

team’s goal is to reach the

sixth slot, where Nunez

Cizek also lost to Taty-

Bobcats had squeaked

Peach Belt tournament.

lost to Diego Amilibia

anin with close scores

out some opening sets.

Fortunately, the Bobcats

in routine fashion. The

of 7-5 and 6-4 in the

When asked about the

all but clinched a spot in

American

sophomore

second singles slot. Jap-

team’s performance at

the postseason with their

dealt with a back injury

anese transfer Masumi

the match against Flagler,

Senior Day win over

he had sustained during

Komada dropped anoth-

head coach Steve Barsby

conference foe Young

moving in a good direc-

Harris Friday April 8.

tion, and we have just got

er line for the Bobcats

commended his players

he fought until the very

at three singles, and the

for the way they battled.

loss for the GC pairing.

last point. GC sopho-

match ended with an in-

GC freshman Gabriel

more Jorge Robinson

Cizek and teammate Je-

lost in the fourth singles

sus Villamizar then lost

slot to Lemken in con-

against the Flagler duo of Nikita Tatyanin and

ken, resulting in a 6-3

men and just two seniors

Jagger Ong- Patzwald.

his doubles outing, but

do and Philipp Lem-

want

and we want revenge.”

II men’s tennis teams, ing during the win. The

We

Flagler in the first round,

try among all Division

cats

Shing

their side, and they will look to use it to their advantage as they look to bring more energy on and off the court.

“We are young,” Barsby said. “I think we are

acknowl-

to keep building on that.”

en-

edged a shift in the

The men’s tennis team

tense match from Villa-

ergy today, and that’s

team’s energy as they ap-

will play their next match

mizar, who fell 7-6, 6-4.

been one of our issues

proach the postseason.

on the road Friday April

en-

when playing a team

“We had much better

15 as they take on Lander,

vincing fashion as well.

dured a tough loss, the

that’s better than us

energy against Flagler,

who is currently ranked

Number one singles

team still gave a phenom-

on paper,” Barsby said.

and I think that carried

#12

Although

they

“We

brought

Nunez

the team has youth on

in

the

country.

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LILYANA KOVACHEVA, A&L EDITOR REBECCA MEGHANI, ASST. A&L EDITOR

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ARTS & LIFE NOVELS

Continued from page 1 spective on something I’d noticed or pondered over and every time it was just a moment of sheer joy. So, just about every work of literature I’ve read has shaped me

that it played a part in

bit,” Yeudall said. “Even

his decision to become

though it’s quite long, the

an

professor.

mass number of char-

“My love of books was

acters and their links

fundamental to my de-

to one another made it

cision to pursue a grad-

such an exciting read

uate degree and become

and it still is when I go

a professor,” Pangborn

back and read it today.”

said. “People have dif-

Yeudall then shared

English

ferent motivators that

her

get them through the

from the work and sum-

hard work of earning

marized the overall ef-

a Ph.D. Mine was that

fect this quote and the

it just always seemed

book had on her life.

the natural decision to

“‘All human wisdom

make, with the love I’ve

is contained in these two

always had for literature.”

words, wait and hope,’”

assumption

While Pangborn has

said Yeudall. “I’m not

that life has all sorts

long completed his En-

sure if it has affected

of details to it that are

glish degree and has

my behavior or life in a

worthy of much closer

moved on to become

great way but reading the

attention but Thoreau

an educator, there are

book back now makes

was very clear on the

many current English

point,” Pangborn said.

in a significant way.”

For

Pangborn,

it

was Henry David Thoreau’s book, Waldo, that had the most impact on him at a young age.

favorite

passage

Katie Dean | Art Director

nior biology major, uses

DeMontigny

pro-

me

understand

that

reading to detach from

ceeded to explain how

stress and reality. For

these

played

Literature is a form of

him, it was The Plague

into his life in the long

art that allows individu-

by Albert Camus that

term as well as a favor-

als to escape reality, open

impacted him greatly.

ite quote from the novel.

their minds and gain new

“Humanity is rare-

“‘I have no idea what’s

perspectives. It is these

ly united by the causes

awaiting me or what

aspects that cause read-

me think and under-

we choose to fight for

will happen when this

ing to be such a beloved

students at GC that share

stand some of its themes

“He managed to have

but we are united in the

all ends. For the mo-

pastime. The significance

the same love for litera-

much more deeply in

a life-defining adven-

pains and struggles that

ment I know this: there

a certain writing can

ture. For Ellen Yeudall,

comparison to my first

are sick people and they

ture just a few miles

are tied to existence,”

have on the course of a

senior English major, it

10th grade impression.”

need curing,’” DeMon-

person’s life is a remark-

from his family’s house

DeMontigny said. “Al-

was The Count of Mon-

While Yeudall decid-

though it may be im-

tigny said. “Ever since

able concept that will

and I thought that’s the

te Cristo by Alexandre

ed to factor her love of

possible to rid the world

I’ve read this book I’ve

continue indefinitely as

way to live: every mo-

Dumas that awakened

literature into her deci-

of these pains, we can’t

come to expect less of

books seem to always be

ment should have ad-

her passion for literature.

sion to study English at

just sit back and watch.

my individual actions.

written. Only time will

venture, every moment,

“I really loved the epic

GC, there are many avid

Camus portrays all of

Very rarely will we as

tell what is yet to come

throughout

book enthusiasts that

these ideas wonderfully

individuals

the

in the literary universe

the book and how the

choose to keep reading

in a story about a town

opportunity to change

but there will always be

by

structure is crafted to

as a favorite pastime.

that has been infected

the world with our own

books to read and lessons

literature, so much so

unravel the plot bit by

Wesley DeMontigny, se-

by a horrible Plague.”

work but Camus helped

to learn through them.

“Every writer works from

the

beauty and meaning.”

Pangborn was also highly

influenced

adventure

aspects

have

shouldn’t be our goal.”

Morbius: a vampire movie without much bite Ben Grunert Sports Editor

larly stand out within

ability to walk. He makes

the Marvel filmography.

it his mission to use arti-

Throughout their extensive history in film, vampire

movies

have

divided audiences time and time again. I have personally enjoyed many vampire flicks, from old black-and-white like

“Nosferatu”

films and

“Dracula” to 1980s clas-

pacing

ficial blood that he creat-

inconsistent

ed in an attempt to cure

as some stretches of

his disease, but when he

the movie dragged on

combines the blood with

while other sequences

the blood of vampire

felt rushed. The chop-

bats, his experiment goes

py editing of the fight

awry and leads to his

scenes worked at times,

vampiric transformation.

but the frequent use

Matt Smith gives the

The proved

film’s

shots

performance of the film

within these sequenc-

as Loxias, the main vil-

es felt a bit excessive.

lain and Morbius’ child-

On the other hand,

hood friend. Loxias has

the lead actors deliv-

the same blood disease as

ered solid performances,

the protagonist and trag-

making the interactions

ically becomes vengeful

and dialogue between

when given the chance to

characters enjoyable for

cure himself while tak-

explores a Marvel char-

the most part. Jared Leto

ing on the unstable side

acter never before por-

delivers a solid perfor-

effects of Morbius’ se-

trayed on the big screen.

mance as Dr. Michael

rum. Adria Arjona plays

Unfortunately, the anti-

Morbius, a doctor who is

Morbius’ love interest,

hero’s first film appear-

extremely ill with a blood

while Jared Harris tops

average writing rush the

but even that sequence

til it hits streaming ser-

ance does not particu-

disease that inhibits his

off a well-rounded cast

character

felt forced and rushed.

vices to give it a watch.

sics like “Fright Night” and “The Lost Kids.”

Occasional

flops

like

“Twilight” have also hit the big screen in recent years.

“Morbius”

fell

somewhere in between.

Directed by Daniel Espinosa,

“Morbius”

of

slow-motion

Artwork by Adihitya Maheswara.

as Dr. Emil Nicholas.

While

the

actors

themselves did a great job delivering their lines and actions, the film’s lackluster pacing and

development

throughout. The mov-

As a generally formu-

ie ended with a cameo

laic film, “Morbius” was

from Vulture, a villain portrayed by Michael Keaton in “Spider-Man: Homecoming” in an after-credits

sequence,

not the worst film I have seen in theaters, but it was far from the best. I recommend waiting un-