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T

he GC men’s basketball team will tip off the regular season this upcoming weekend. The Bobcats fell one game short of making the Division II NCAA tournament a season ago. They will look to pick up right where they left off and take it a step further this season.

“Make the NCAA Tournament, that’s our

Left to right Jordan Thomas Christian Koneman Wesley Simpson Richard Crawford III Hunter Norman Photos courtesy of GC

Athletics

Hayden Flinn | Staff Writer

goal,” said head coach Mark Gainous. “That was our goal last year, and we fell short. The guys are motivated to make the NCAA tournament this year, and that’s our main goal.”

The Bobcats have high expectations after their impressive 10-3 campaign in the spring. The team returns most of its players from last year, including its two most prolific scorers, seniors Jordan Thom-

as and Wesley Simpson.

GC is also the only team in the PBC that has made the conference semifinals in each of the last two years.

Last year, the Bobcats saw several games cancelled and postponed due to COVID-19. As a normal season approaches with much less limitations in place, players are eager to get back out on the court.

“I can’t wait,” Simpson said. “Especially after a season last year where we couldn’t have fans, the season was shortened to 13 games, and we got snubbed from the NCAA tournament. We have a lot to look forward to this season, and we’re ready to go.”

Simpson was the third-leading scorer for the team a year ago. He averaged 12.8 points per game, 5.8 rebounds per

game, and shot 47 percent from the field. Despite only standing at 6’1”, Simpson served as the team’s second-best rebounder a year ago.

Kohl Roberts, the Bobcats’ leading rebounder in the spring, transferred to Flagler during the offseason. Roberts provided an important interior presence for the team during his GC playing career.

The Bobcats will now

have to adjust their gameplay to a more “small-ball” style of basketball. They will run a more perimeter-oriented offense, relying more on the threepoint shot, fast break buckets, and quick passing to make up for their absence of size in the paint.

“We decided we’re going to play a lot faster See BBALL | Page 4

The science behind procrastination Jaylon Brooks Staff Writer Procrastination is a common character trait among college students. Our lives are filled with an endless array of assignments, making any form of escape enticing. Whether you find yourself binge watching Netflix, scrolling through social media or deep cleaning your apartment, here’s the science behind why you can bring yourself anywhere but your desk.

“Some people will be more inclined to procrastinate when it comes to school obligations, where the timelines are in the future,” said Diana Young, associate professor of psychology. “They just keep giving themselves excuses to continually put off completing things,” Young continued.

Wanting to run away from things that make you feel uncomfortable is a human instinct, but it becomes a problem when avoiding responsibility becomes a habit.

According to Real Simple, a magazine on emotional well-being, procrastination can be broken down into a fight between the brain’s limbic system and prefrontal cortex. The limbic system controls

survival instincts, which naturally encourages immediate satisfaction over long-term reward. On the other hand, the prefrontal cortex regulates decision-making and planning. Unlike the limbic system, which is automatic, the prefrontal cortex must be activated.

“The prefrontal cortex deals

with exerting self-control, Procrastination is marked by a failure to self-regulate,” said Whitney Heppner, associate professor of psychology.

The human limbic system See SCIENCE | Page 7

WHEN YOU YOU REALIZE REALIZE PROCRASTINATING PROCRASTINATING WHEN

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NEWS | PG. 3

THE BOBCAT DEN IS ON THE MOVE The Bobcat Den will be moving from the bottom of the Magnolia Ballroom into the first floor of the Maxwell Student Union.

SPORTS | PG. 4

ARTS & LIFE | PG. 7

SOCCER COMES TO A CLOSE

SCORPIO SEASON

GC Soccer ended its season with a loss on Sunday, Nov. 7 with a 3-2 loss to Flagler.

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BAILEY BALLARD, NEWS EDITOR KATIE FUTCH, ASST. NEWS EDITOR

11.08.2021

NEWS

Homecoming 2022: What you need to know Rebecca Megahnni Contributing Writer

GC students prepare in excitement every spring to celebrate homecoming. GC hosts events that typically include student favorites like the basketball game, tent city, homecoming court, and a concert that students look forward to participating in.

However, due to COVID-19, GC was unable to host a traditional homecoming last spring.

Because of the previous limitations, GC still hosted a homecoming, but instead celebrated with nontraditional events like a drive-in movie theater.

While a few traditional events still occurred and it was still an exciting week, it was more difficult for students to enjoy

the festivities because of COVID-19 restrictions.

This year, GC plans to bring back a traditional homecoming. Last month, they sent out a survey to students asking which artist they would be most likely to come see in concert. However, the artists listed in the survey, Jason Derulo, Wiz Khalifa, Jack Harlow and Flo Rida, did not appeal to some students.

“I was indifferent to all the options because I know some of the songs from the artists but I’m not super familiar with the songs, so I just picked what my friends wanted to see,” said Carly Holman, a senior psychology major.

The homecoming committee said they work diligently to bring an artist that

students would enjoy.

“The survey is just to get a feel on what kind of artists students would be really excited to see,” said Grace Singletary, member of the homecoming committee. “It’s just artists that we have been in contact with a would be a possibility, but nothing is for sure yet and I can’t talk about specifics on that.”

The committee is still in the early planning stages for homecoming.

“As far as planning goes, we are still in the process of deciding on a theme,” says Hannah Draper, member of the homecoming committee. “We have a few from the committee members and are speaking with students in order to get their perspective as well.”

Regardless of plans not being finalized yet,

students say they are still excited to see the traditional homecoming return to GC, especially those who have not experienced it yet.

“We don’t ever get together for an event, so seeing everyone come together for one is something that’s really exciting for me,” said Lauren Sparks, a freshman marketing major.

Others feel similarly about their first homecoming.

“I think it’s a great event that GC is providing. Even if it was an artist I wasn’t super interested in, I would still come,” said Baylee Browning, a freshman biology major. “I’m excited for the spirit, the basketball game, hanging out with my friends and making memories.”

For upperclassmen, their experience got cut short because of COVID-19. They are experiencing their last homecoming this spring “I’m extremely sad about this being my last homecoming,” said Fatima Huerta, a senior biology major. “College just went by so fast, and I did not think it would go by this fast.”

Many GC students say they want to experience the traditional homecoming again, regardless of the artist who might come.

“I would probably pay to see the concert because I just want to go for fun,” said Holman, “I feel sad and nostalgic and that’s why I want to go because of the experience and to have fun with my friends.”

Though the artists included in the survey did not appeal as much to students, they stated that they would still be willing to pay around $15, but possibly more if it was an artist that they did enjoy.

“I have an open-minded music taste and I just love going to concerts so I would be happy with any of them,” said Singletary.

“I would be willing to spend a little more than $15, which is very reasonable. It honestly depends on who’s coming.

Just looking at how much concert tickets usually are, $15 right here in Milledgeville is a dream.”

Homecoming

gives

GC students a chance to come together and experience the festivities as a community.

Left to right: Jason Derulo, Wiz Khalifa, Jack Harlow and Flo Rida

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BAILEY BALLARD, NEWS EDITOR KATIE FUTCH, ASST. NEWS EDITOR

11.08.2021

NEWS

Bobcat Den relocating to MSU first floor Bailey Ballard

completed in two phases.

pet floors. This area will

“The thought behind

amenities. However, he

having this space to not

The first phase is to cre-

be a collaborative space

the use of carpet and

noted that conversations

only be a cool attraction

ate a communal area. The

for students with group

wood was to create some

about the project are still

for students but also as

second phase will be de-

seating that will be in the

variation

different

very fluid on what will be

a

ciding more on design

middle with some larg-

feel,” Discher said. “Where

moved into the new space.

Student Life will con-

and what will happen

er bench style tables.

you have the drop ceil-

The Give Center will

tinue to offer services such

with the Donahoo lounge

The tile floor by the

ing and the soft surface

relocate to the Bobcat

as free printing and is dis-

rently under construction.

on the first floor of the

door to the Bobcat Card

floor will feel a little more

Den’s

cussing the possibility of

“The thought was to

Maxwell Student Union.

Office and the carpet

private. As I said before,

The Student Activity

Discher,

area close to the mural

the area over here (by the

Center, Student Life and

in both the new location

manager,

will have cafe seating and

etched glass), will feel a

Fraternity and Sorority

and their old office space

Colonnade

some banquette seating

little cozier and calmer.”

Life will transition into the

in Magnolia Ballroom.

Maxwell

against the mural wall.

Most of the furniture

Maxwell Student Union.

The hope is to say

News Editor The Bobcat Den will move from the bottom of the Magnolia Ballroom and become part of the first-floor Maxwell Student Union lounge cur-

Maggie

have the student union in

current

location.

programming

offering

these

space.”

services

a more centralized loca-

the

tion where more students

walked

would be engaged with

through

the

it,” said Christopher New-

Student

Union

Phase

“All of the seating is

arrived on Nov. 8, com-

“We hope that with the

goodbye to the current

some, administrative co-

1 plan with some ear-

relatively lightweight so

pleting phase 1. How-

increased draw of both

Bobcat Den at the end

ordinator of student life.

ly renderings of what

that it’s easy enough to

ever, supply chain issues

areas going over there

of the semester and wel-

began

the space will look like.

rearrange it for group

have delayed some fur-

that more and more stu-

come the new lounge

in late 2019 as a way

Walking in from the

things,”

niture and other items.

dents will see that as their

in the beginning of the

to unify all of the stu-

door towards the Bob-

Towards the etched

space,”

said.

spring 2022 semester if

dent

spaces.

cat Office, there is a mu-

glass, there will be in-

some, the new lounge will

“One thing that we are re-

supply chain issues do

The project will be

ral to the left with car-

dividual

have all of the Bobcat Den’s

ally looking forward to is

not hinder construction.

The

project

union

project

and

the

said

Discher.

seating.

According

to

New-

Newsome

Courtesy of Maggie Dsicher

Early renderings of the new Maxwell Student Union lounge. The banquette seating to the right on the bottom rendering is where the newly built mural will be.

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11.08.2021

SPORTS BBALL

18.4 points per game and

Continued from page 1

3.8 rebounds per game,

this year,” Simpson

shooting 36.0 percent

said. “Having good depth

from the three-point line.

and making sure we’re

With the new offen-

in good shape is going

sive approach the Bob-

to be super important if

cats plan to follow this

we’re going to be push-

year, guards like Thom-

ing the ball up and down

as and Simpson should

the court and pressing

have huge seasons as

opponents on defense.”

the offense will primar-

Perhaps the biggest

ily run through them.

win for the Bobcats

“I’m feeling confident

during the offseason was

about my game,” Thomas

the return of Thomas.

said. “I think the biggest

A season ago, the star

thing for me this year is

combo guard averaged

just to facilitate more.

We have a lot to look forward to this season, and we’re ready to go.

-Wesley Simpson

Courtesy of Anjali Shenoy

The GC men’s basketball team huddles up during their scrimmage against Emmanuel Saturday Nov. 6.

played two scrimmages

the plays and what you

Tri-Conference

Chal-

come against Erskine

during the preseason to

like to do. It’s always

lenge, which they will be

on Saturday Nov. 13.

prepare them for the start

good playing teams that

hosting at the Centenni-

The team will look to

That’s one thing I’ve been

of the regular season.

you don’t know, but

al Center this weekend.

start their 2021-22 cam-

trying to focus on this

“We’ve been trying to

we’ve been just trying to

They will play two games

paign strong as they aim

offseason, just trying to

get our chemistry down,”

hit shots because we’re

over the weekend. The

to get over the hump and

be more of a complete

Simpson said. “It’s differ-

going to rely a lot on

GC season opener will

make the NCAA tour-

point guard by getting

ent when you’re playing

the three ball this year.”

pit them against Coker

nament they have been

other people involved.”

in practice against your

start

on Friday Nov. 12, and

so close to reaching over

their season off with the

their second game will

the past few seasons.

The

Bobcats

have

teammates who know

The

Bobcats

GC Soccer bows out of postseason with tough loss Bailey Clark

receiving the ball, the se-

The identical duo had

Contributing Writer

nior performed a 180-de-

an impressive four years

The GC soccer team

gree spin move to shoot

at GC, recording several

battled in the quarter-

with her dominant foot.

goals and assists during

finals of the PBC tour-

Once she got past her

their careers. Throughout

nament on the road at

defender, the only thing

her years in the program,

Flagler College Sunday

between the back net

Alexis notched six goals

Nov. 7. The Bobcats

and the ball was the goal-

and six assists, includ-

fought hard but ulti-

keeper, who was too slow

ing two game-winning

mately fell 3-2 in their

to save the shot attempt.

goals, one of which came

final match of the season.

The

exciting

play

this season at Tusculum.

Throughout the con-

marked the third time

test, the Bobcats rifled

in the career of the twins

scored 15 goals and post-

off eight shots, five of

that they have connect-

ed 11 assists in her time

which were on goal. Ev-

ed on a goal and assist.

as a Bobcat. With those

ery shot of the night

The previous connection

11 assists, she made her

came from the feet of

came in GC’s recent Se-

way into the GC soccer

senior twins Alexis and

nior Day match against

record book, tied for

Alyssa Bergamini. Alexis

Young Harris College.

fifth all-time in assists.

fired five shots, includ-

Heading into halftime,

“The plan was to get

ing the first goal of the

the scoreboard remained

the ball to Alexis,” Alyssa

match. Alyssa had three

the same before the two

said. “I knew I had a long

shots, all of them on

squads combined for four

throw, so I was trying to

goal, as well as the lone

goals in the second half.

get it to the box. I wanted

assist of the night that

“My confidence defi-

to get the ball into Cassie

nitely went up this sea-

for her to cross to Alex-

resulted in the first goal.

The

opening

score

came within the first

son,” Alexis said. “I wasn’t facing the goal, and I had

Meanwhile,

Alyssa

is, so she could shoot.”

Alyssa reflected on

Courtesy of GC Athletics

GC senior Alexis Bergamini plays her final match as a Bobcat against Flagler Sunday Nov. 7.

cause you don’t realize

“We weren’t gonna go

for matches played with

how fast things come

down without a fight,

83 total career contests.

and go,” Alyssa said.

and everyone on the

Five seniors played

The final GC goal came

team

fought

hard.”

off of an own-goal score

Balzano ended her

by Flagler. The own-goal

career at GC with 34

score was facilitated by

goals and 13 assists. She

Alyssa and fellow senior

made her way into the

Cassie Balzano. Balzano

record book three differ-

had control of the ball

ent times. Her 34 goals

and went to cross the

rank her third all-time

ball to Alyssa for a shot.

in career goals scored.

Her 13 assists also put

their soccer

final game

collegiate Sunday

night. They will graduate and exit the program following a hardfought finish to their careers. However, Alexis is staying another year

seven minutes to put the

the ball with my left foot,

Bobcats up 1-0. Alexis

so I turned to get the ball

cat after her team bowed

When Alyssa went for

received the ball from Al-

to my dominant foot and

out of the postseason.

the goal, she hit it off the

her third overall in that

yssa via a throw-in. Able

away from the defender.

take-

head of the Flagler de-

category. Finally, hav-

The GC soccer team

to secure the ball, Alexis

I was right in front of the

aways from this sea-

fender and into the goal.

ing opted into her fifth

finished the fall season

beat the opposing right

goal, so I knew I had to

son is that anything can

“We put up a great

year after COVID, Bal-

8-8. They will hold their

back to the goal. With

take my shot. I beat the

happen and not to take

fight against a great

zano now holds the top

heads high as they pre-

her back to the goal upon

defender, and it paid off.”

anything for granted be-

team,”

slot in program history

pare for the offseason.

her final season as a Bob-

“My

biggest

Balzano

said.

to compete for a Peach Belt

Conference

title.

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11.08.2021

SPORTS

GC runners reach fall finish line Sean King

Contributing Writer The GC men’s cross country team is wrapping up its first season since 2019. Despite missing out on a season last year due to COVID-19, the Bobcats have been running like they never stopped.

The Bobcats ran in the PBC Championship race Saturday Oct. 23 and placed third, matching the team’s best conference finish in over a decade. The time off from Covid may have been more of a blessing than a hardship for the team.

The Bobcats boasted two All-PBC runners for the first time since 2018: senior Quillian Holland, who placed 13th

in the championship race, and freshman Sam Hulsey, who placed 16th.

Hulsey surprised himself with his personal performance in the race. He explained that he did not believe he had been running at his best all season.

“I was surprised,” Hulsey said. “I hadn’t run as well as I thought I would the whole season, but the right things came together for this one. Everything just came together at the right time. I went out hard, stayed strong, and just tried to be competitive with it. Got a pretty good time and a pretty good place in the race.”

Being a part of the team has proved a big change for Hulsey. Coming to the team as a

freshman from a small high school in northern Georgia, he has had a lot to adjust to.

Nonetheless, he remains very happy he chose to run with the Bobcats.

“It’s been a bit of a culture shock,” Hulsey said.

“I came from a pretty small school in Dawson County. I’ve been used to being a ‘big dog’ on campus, and it’s humbling to be a freshman again.”

The Bobcats chose to opt out of the season last year, but they bounced back this fall, recently cracking the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Southeast Region Poll for the first time this year.GC took the 10th spot in the re-

gion after their showing at the championship race.

Senior Thomas Hall is really proud of how far the team has come along during his fouryear career. He explained how proud he is to be a part of the Bobcat squad “It was ultimately a good choice to not participate last season,” Hall said. “Coach Staton is always looking out for us and our wellbeing. We’ve worked hard, and we have a really good team.

I think that shows in our ranking. We’ve earned it.”

Last season, GC Athletic Director Wendell Staton took on the role of head coach of both the men’s and women’s cross country teams. Considering the teams did not compete last year, this

season has marked Staton’s first competitive season as head coach.

Staton explained how coaching the team has served as more of a gift than a challenge..

“It has just been fantastic,” Staton said. “It’s been the best professional experience of my life because as Athletic Director, I didn’t get to coach the teams anymore. Just to have that daily interaction again has been the most rewarding thing about it.

It brings you back to exactly why we all got into this business: to give them a great experience.

We have such an incredible group of people and an amazing culture. It really is the highlight of my day to get to go

to

practice everyday.”

This past weekend, the Bobcats came in 12th place at the NCAA Southeast Regional race Saturday Nov. 6. The race wrapped up the GC cross country season for

We have such an incredible group of people and an amazing culture.

-Wendell Staton

good. After a successful comeback campaign for both teams, the runners will look forward to another successful return in the fall of 2022.

Courtesy of GC Athletics

GC senior Quillian Holland runs in the PBC Championship race Saturday Oct. 23 on his way to a 13th-place individual finish and an All-PBC selection.

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RALEIGH HUTCHISON, A&L EDITOR LILYANA KOVACHEVA, ASST. A&L EDITOR

11.08.2021

ARTS & LIFE

The prologue to bobcats and their futures: Jobs and the tales that come with them Bridget Vuicich

with a unique experi-

“One time, 5 of my

was cleaning and do-

Kessler witnessed “mul-

and I set off an alarm

Staff Writer Lilyana Kovacheva Asst. Arts&Life Editor

ence to each employ-

kids all got sick at the

ing the dirty work,” says

tiple janitors get fired

going into a school. No

ee. GC senior Grace

same time all within the

Candler. “But I loved my

on different occasions.”

one was even there and

Cosby works at FireFly

span of 30 minutes” an

friends that I worked

“You wouldn’t think

the police never came.”

Boutique,

in

anonymous student stat-

with and it was a great

that crazy things would

The jobs students have

downtown Milledgville.

ed. “And sometimes we

job over the summer.”

happen at a job like

in college not only bring

“I have had to take

get the kids that are real-

Candler has also had

mine,” Kessler says. “My

them money but also var-

people’s shoes off before”,

ly misbehaved, that will

her share of unpleas-

friends and I did inven-

ious experiences and sto-

Cosby stated, “and anoth-

hit us, and their moms

ant experiences at work.

tory for all of Dekalb

ries. Studnets can pocket

er time a lady came out

will come in and get mad

“The craziest thing

country schools and we

many skills through these

of the dressing room and

at us for the way their kid

happened,”

says.

did the inventory for

learning

walked around the store

behaves like it’s my fault.”

“One of the lifeguards

the chrome books and

College is a time to

without her shirt on.”

Junior business man-

was on break, so he was

the amount of incidents

try new things and a

Syd-

playing with the kids

you see that you don’t

lot of times that means

Before students hit the real world as outside of GC, they get a taste of what it’s like through the journey that is being a full time student and working part time jobs.

From lawncare to retail, the job world is endless.

A recent question-

located

Retail, among many

agement

major,

she

experiences.

naire released to the

other jobs, come with

ney Candler, has also

on the slide, and with-

ever think you’d see …

taking advantage of the

bobcats

its fair share of inter-

had her fair share of

in the 10 minutes he

I don’t regret a thing

oppurtunites

students

esting stories and odd

work with kids. As a

was ok break he actu-

about that job but it was

available to you.

have worked in bou-

experiences. One GC

life guard her favorite

ally ended up breaking

all but a rollarcoaster.”

lege jobs are typically the

tiques, daycares, coun-

student, working at a

part of the job was be-

his foot on the slide.”

Kessler says, “One of

weird jobs students have

try clubs, and other po-

daycare,

encoun-

ing outside with chil-

Trouble can come in all

the craziest things that

to make some money be-

sitions in various fields.

tered a different kind

dren for the most time.

different sizes. Sophmore

happened while on the

fore they’re out of school

of customer: children.

“My least favorite part

marketing major, Miles

job was when my friends

and into the real world.

showed

Each

population that

job

comes

has

College Cooking 101: Fall Sweets

that

are Col-

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RALEIGH HUTCHISON, A&L EDITOR LILYANA KOVACHEVA, ASST. A&L EDITOR

11.08.2021

ARTS & LIFE SCIENCE

nation. A tip she explained is to set aside a personal reward,

Continued from page 1

is older and far more

like a sweet treat or an episode

dominant than the prefron-

of your favorite show and tell

tal cortex and wins most of

yourself that you can only

the time. The result is you

have it after finishing a task.

putting a task off for later.

“Suddenly that behavior

procrastinates,

that you don’t want to do in

procrastina-

the short-term is now paired

tors have it hardwired into

with something that you find

their brains as the default

very enjoyable,” Young said.

setting for handling tasks.

Students are more like-

College presents a particu-

ly to procrastinate in classes

lar challenge to chronic pro-

that don’t seem very enter-

crastinators. Living away from

taining or fun. One way to

home, where parents and care-

avoid this is to try and re-

givers may have kept them on

frame the task, putting a focus

Everyone but

chronic

track, these students become

Courtesy of Katie Dean

on what makes it rewarding

more likely to give into tempta-

under pressure and that is em-

When the human body is

ences: Theory & Practice, pro-

or interesting. For instance,

tions - like staying out all night

pirically untrue,” Heppner said.

under duress, it releases the

crastination can also be caused

choose to write a paper on

with friends, instead of start-

Experts prove that procras-

stress hormone cortisol, which

by a fear of failure. Some peo-

a topic you find intriguing.

tination is not a good strate-

is designed to help in fight-

ple tie their personal value to

Avoiding the undesirable

or-flight scenarios. Among

their successes and failures

is in our human design. But

other things, cortisol boosts

and often feel less of a person

through self-discipline, incen-

energy, raises heart rate, and

when they don’t perform well.

tives or perspective, chronic

increases a person’s alertness.

To protect themselves from

procrastinators can find a way

“Releasing cortisol is helpful

the prospect of failure, they

to live with less stress. As fi-

in the short-term, but contin-

avoid completing the assign-

nals approach, taking time and

ued release is bad for you, which

ment or task in question until

space for your work will en-

is one reason why chronic

the very last minute. Young

hance your performance over-

Understanding

stress can have physical effects

said that giving yourself an

all. For more specific tactics,

“Some students have tricked

this notion requires training

on the body,” Heppner said.

incentive to complete a bor-

reach out to experts, like Dr.

themselves into the thought

of the prefrontal cortex and

According to a study from

ing or undesirable task is one

Young and Dr. Heppner in the

that they do their best work

quieting of the limbic system.

the Journal of Education & Sci-

method for fighting procrasti-

GC psychology department.

ing on their research paper.

Students also find themselves procrastinating when work piles up from multiple classes. Others procrastinate because they’ve gotten

positive

this

behavior

results before

from and

believe that they perform better during crunch time.

gy; people naturally do better with tasks when they have more time and are under less stress. Even if this weren’t the case, choosing to use panic to finish assignments isn’t healthy or sustainable in the long-term.

Have you been crying lately? Happy Scorpio season Raleigh Hutchison A&L Editor On Oct. 23 the sun

nication, aggression and

roaring desire to start

survival mindset. Scor-

and heaven. This Scor-

on one symbol. The flu-

assertion. Scorpios may

something new. Imag-

pions often symbolize

pio season could bring a

idity and mystery of

struggle to communicate

ine the ocean rushing

destruction and toxici-

greater sense of intuition.

scorpio season proves

their honest thoughts or

over the past and cre-

ty. If you’re feeling hurt

Finally, the phoenix

that change is the only

communicate

ating a fertile soil for

or

new

manifestations.

destruction. Astrology-

Scorpios are known for

Cafe claims that through

their intensity. According

represents

the destructive nature

moved from Libra to Scorpio, bringing an in-

represents

thing we can count on.

month this may be why.

change and resurrection.

This energy will re-

The eagle archetype

If you’ve been struggling

main potent until Nov.

upleveling,

with the loss of someone

22. Staying afloat in

to cafeastrology, they’re

perspective and courage.

or a version of yourself;

Scorpio

of the planet, Pluto also

recognized for their will-

In a time of new begin-

Scorpio season is giv-

patience and reflection.

represents rebirth and

power like a river carv-

nings one identifying

ing you the opportuni-

With the sense of new

renewal. These planets

ing through the terrain.

with the eagle archetype

ty to become reborn.

beginnings, allow your-

joining to rule Scorpio

Scorpio is represent-

may be more likely to

Identifying with one

self to imagine where

everyone.

brings intense release, de-

ed by three archetypes:

feel empowered in start-

of these archetypes will

you want to be at the end

Mars and Pluto rule

struction and beginning.

the scorpion, eagle and

ing that new endeavour.

help

understand

of the semester. Create

the sign of Scorpio. As

Last week, Nov. 4, was

phoenix. The scorpion

In ancient Native Amer-

what your current reac-

your game plan to utilize

the planet of action and

a new moon in Scorpio.

represents

humanness

ican tradition the eagle is

tions and emotions are

the fluidity of Scorpio

desire, refinery29 claims

The double presence of

through their proximity

believed to be the mes-

telling you. But it won’t

season while remaining

that Mars affects commu-

this sign brings an up-

to the ground and the

senger between earth

be beneficial to bargain

grateful for the mystery.

tensely emotional energy to the world. As a water sign, Scorpios are like the ocean. Their depth makes Scorpios’ emotions rise and crash like waves.

While the sun is in Scorpio, sity

this

affects

inten-

overtly.

Pluto is the planet of

overthinking

this

archetype

you

season

takes