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Israel and Hamas at war after years of tension Kate Verity News Editor

On Oct. 7, members of the militant group Hamas invaded the state of Israel, killing over 1,400 Israelis and injuring at least 4,500.

Israeli civilians were overrun and caught off guard, resulting in a death toll larger than the last 15 years of aggres-

sion in the Israel-Palestine dispute combined.

Hamas, which has been classified as a Foreign Terrorist Organization by the United States since 1997, also killed at least 30 U.S. nationals in the assault. Additionally, 203 people were taken hostage and into Gaza.

That same day, Israel declared war on Hamas.

In response to the attacks, Israel rained air-

strikes down on the Gaza Strip, the territory to the south of Israel. Although Gaza is occupied by Israel, Hamas has held political control in the region for years. As of Oct. 19, Israel’s counter attacks have resulted in over 3,400 deaths and more than 12,000 injuries in the Palestinian territory.

The Israeli Defense Forces, or IDF, is the national military of Is-

rael. They called for the residents of northern Gaza to evacuate into the south. As of Oct. 21, the United Nations says that at least 1.4 million Gazan people have been displaced, and over 500,000 are in U.N. shelters. However, these airstrikes only preempt the ground invasion the IDF is preparing to mount.

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Destruction in Gaza

ALLIED ARTS CENTER OPENS HAUNTED MILLEDGEVILLE EXHIBIT Chance Curbow Staff Writer

Isabella McComis | Digital Media Editor

Cracked out on Celsius

Does Celsius have methamphetamine in it?

Drew Oldham Opinion Editor Earlier this month, a wave of horror and hysteria came upon the worldwide community of caffeine addicts. Mass panic upon caffeine consumers came when a few creators on TikTok posted videos of the wildly popular Celsius energy drink yielding positive urine test results for methamphetamines, cocaine and benzodiazepines.

This shocked, terrified and outraged people who regularly consume Celsius, as many of them feared greatly for their health upon seeing these videos. They felt deceived by the beloved brand, as when they be-

gan drinking Celsius,

already worked out for

they knew they signed

three hours straight.”

up for a potential caffeine

This video prompt-

addiction and some fun

ed other creators to

little

purchase urine drug

B-vitamins

and

chemical additives but had not even fathomed that this commercially available drink contained hard, illicit drugs.

Curiosity as to what exactly is in this popular drink was garnered when a video of a visibly distressed female creator, @Quensadilla,

began

to circulate on TikTok.

tests and pour some of a Celsius into the test vial. TikTok creator @ strawberryforrest

up-

loaded a video of her conducting a drug test on the Celsius drink and found that it tested positive for methamphetamines, and

cocaine

benzodiazepines.

“Has anyone ever tested the Celsius energy drink for methamphetamines,?”

Quensadilla

said “Because I drank one five hours ago, and I still feel like I am about to have a panic attack, and I

NEWS | PG. 3

UBER FACING MULTIPLE LAWSUITS

Uber faces multiple lawsuits over sexual assault. Should rideshare apps have better safety measures?

See CELSIUS| Page 10

Allied Arts is a local nonprofit organization seeking to share art and inspiration throughout the community of Milledgeville. Throughout the month of October, Allied Arts has been hosting its first annual Haunted Milledgeville exhibit.

The exhibit began on Thursday, Oct. 5, and will continue until Tuesday, Oct. 31 in the Allied Arts Center from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day until the exhibit is closed.

The Haunted Milledgeville exhibit boasts works from both professional and amateur artists, including stu-

dents and alumni from GC. It was brought together by program coordinator Kristin Allen and seeks to bring Halloween themed events to Milledgeville in time for the spooky season.

The event holds a mix of art and photography from Milledgeville’s most notoriously haunted locations.

“I want to display my art to hopefully help inspire any artist, young or old, to keep creating,” said Edward Lee Burnam, an artist involved in the exhibit. “This is my first time being involved. All the responses and compliments have made me want to continue to share my art with [Allied Arts] and our community.”

There are a wide variety of categories, including, but not limited to, Central State Hospital, GC’s Sanford Hall and Harrison House, the Governor’s Mansion, the Tate-Walker House, Memory Hill Cemetery, the Voodoo Murders of 1887 and the Georgia State Prison Farm.

Many locations around Milledgeville have deep and often chilling histories behind them. This exhibit showcases this history through works of art. Included with the displays in the exhibit are booklets that offer additional information about the history behind the art.

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Five sports added to the 2028 Olympic Games Drew Bogumill Staff Writer The LA28 Organizing Committee has proposed five additional sports for the Olympic Games in 2028. These sports are baseball and softball, cricket, flag football, lacrosse and squash.

Three of the five proposed sports have previously been sports contested at the Olympic Games. These include baseball and softball, cricket and lacrosse.

“Both baseball and softball would be awesome to see in an Olympic Game,” said Christian Davies, a junior management informa-

tion systems, or MIS, major. “It would be nice to be able to cheer for players that I know in a sport that I love to watch.”

Unlike its only previous appearance at the 1900 Paris Games, cricket will not be a two-innings-a-side competition.

Instead, the proposal calls for a limitedovers, 20-20 format for the event.

For lacrosse, the proposed format is Sixes Lacrosse. Lacrosse appeared in consecutive Games in the early 20th century, with Canada winning both gold medals awarded in the sport.

“I would love to see lacrosse in future Olympic Games,” said John

Nagy, a senior mass communication major.

“For one, it would definitely favor the U.S., but it would also be awesome to see a real contact sport being played between countries.”

Baseball and softball were most recently included in the 2020 Tokyo Games, where the host, Japan, took both gold medals.

Following its discussion of the LA28’s proposal, the International Olympic Committee’s, or IOC’s, Olympic Programme Commission will issue a recommendation to the IOC Executive Board.

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SPORTS | PG. 4

ARTS & LIFE | PG. 7

OPINION & MISC. | PG. 10

Will the basketball team jump back after last season?

The importance of spreading awareness and commemorating those fighting breast cancer.

Should the United States. be sending the Israeli government weapons?

GC BASKETBALL SEASON PREVIEW

BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH

THE UNITED STATES AND ISRAEL

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KATE VERITY, NEWS EDITOR SHADIMON SMITH, ASST. NEWS EDITOR

10.26.2023

NEWS

World Mental Health Awareness Day Carly Henderson Staff Writer World Mental Health Day was on Oct. 10. In 1992, The World Federation for Mental Health created this day to raise awareness for mental health and advocate against the social stigma toward mental health.

Additionally, October is National Depression and Mental Health Screening Month. This month serves as a conversation starter as to how to address issues with mental health, an important topic for college students.

College students today struggle with mental health issues more than previous generations of students have ever appeared to. College has always been difficult,

stressful and all around a lot of work, but surveys point to students today as having more significant mental struggles than what has been exhibited in the past.

According to a Healthy Minds survey of 96,000 students, 44% reported symptoms of depression, 37% said they experienced anxiety and 15% said they have seriously considered suicide.

These are the highest reported rates in 15 years.

This rise in mental health struggles raises the question as to why college students are suffering now more than ever. Students at GC have expressed their opinions on mental health struggles and why it is important to bring awareness to this topic.

“People struggle with

mental health because they are under extreme amounts of pressure coming into college and stress,” said Drew Hill, a sophomore mass communication major. “They don’t know how to han-

ness to the situation.”

Moving into an unfamiliar environment and not knowing what to expect can cause stress that negatively affects mental health. Not knowing how to deal

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dle it being away from home. It’s important to talk about your mental health because it lets other people around you know that they’re not alone and brings aware-

with these struggles can worsen the problem.

“Balancing school and mental health can be hard at times, and it takes time to figure out how to manage your

time,” said Noam Laks, a senior marketing major.

“Students struggle the most with these issues and have a hard time admitting that they are struggling. It is important to reach out to someone — anyone — before things take a heavy toll on you. I’m glad that Mental Health Awareness Day exists because it destigmatizes what a lot of people go through.”

Some believe that mental health struggles in college-aged students can stem from the increase in use and prevalence of social media.

“Social media has a huge influence on teenagers and young adults now,” Laks said. “With influencers setting incredibly unrealistic expectations of beauty, it causes teenage girls

and young women to be harder on themselves and lower their self-esteem. This leads to serious depression and mental health issues.”

Seeking help for mental health struggles has become less stigmatized within the last few years.

Students at GC have access to counseling services through the school.

“Mental illness has become easier to talk about, but it should be as easy as breathing,” said Caroline Hatcher, a sophomore psychology major. “I encourage anyone who is struggling to open up to someone they trust, journal their thoughts and go to therapy.”

If you or a friend is struggling with mental health issues, reach out to GC Counseling Services.

George Santos indicted for donor credit card fraud and more Jack McKinney Contributing Writer On Oct. 10, New York representative George Santos was indicted by a federal grand jury on 23 counts relating to embezzling, fraud, identity theft along with other charges.

Santos is being accused of stealing campaign donors’ identities, taking their money through banking information

and proceeding to spend it on personal expenses. Strikingly enough, these charges come in addition to many other existing federal offenses.

The Department of Justice’s Office of Public Affairs released a statement detailing the full extent of Santos’s charges.

“Santos was previously charged with an additional seven counts of wire fraud, three counts

Representative George Santos

of money laundering, one count of theft of public funds, and two counts of making materially false statements to the U.S. House of Representatives in the original indictment,” the Office of Public Affairs said.

The new charges became unique, nevertheless, through the scale of operations. Santos had nearly $8,000 in his personal bank account before the transactions occurred. After, over $500,000 had been accumulated in his account from an undisclosed loan that was — supposedly — to be paid off with his donor’s credit cards.

In a formal address to the court, Santos’ former treasurer Nancy Marks detailed how she helped Santos.

“I filed a first quarter 2022 report stating that $500,000 was

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loaned to the campaign by co-conspirator #1 and the money was not received at the time,” Marks said. “As campaign treasurer, I knew that the loan had not been made at the time.”

As a result, the Department of Justice suspects that at least $44,800 was taken and concealed from campaign donors to pay the loan, demonstrating disastrous financial effects. Yet, many are left questioning the political implications of Santos’s damaged reputation.

“Depending on the mood of the voters in New York’s Third Congressional District and the district’s jury pool, Congressman Santos’s political career may continue,” said Kevin Spann, a political science professor at GC. “That said, if Congress could manage to go a few years with-

out lurching from crisis to crisis and close call to close call regarding things like breaching the debt limit or government shutdowns, congressional leaders could aspire to Americans-once again-viewing the institution as boring but competent.”

However, Spann is not alone in this opinion; some GC students believe that the Santos situation is simply a matter of continuity in the political system, revealed through an open veil.

“It does not alter my view of Congress,” said Jayden Kypri, a freshman chemistry major. “I think Congress is corrupt because of their natural superiority, as they can get away with many things.”

Santos scandal is coming at a time of a lot of political turmoil. In the context of American

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politics with the past few weeks have been indicative of certain trends. For instance, Former President Donald Trump was indicted on 37 counts in federal court; Hunter Biden, son of current President Joe Biden, was charged with two counts of tax violations and one count of illegally possessing a firearm.

“It [George Santos] does not alter my view of Congress,” said Jayden Kypri, a freshman chemistry major. “I think Congress is corrupt because of their natural superiority, as they can get away with many things.”

Beyond question, the U.S. Congress is resultingly losing public support. In March 2021, the estimated approval rating of Congress was 31.2%; now, it is projected to be at 18.9%, according to ABC News.

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KATE VERITY, NEWS EDITOR SHADIMON SMITH, ASST. NEWS EDITOR

10.26.2023

NEWS ISRAEL

Gittinger

aggression against Pal-

in all of the historic Pal-

ed some insight into the

murder of so many Pal-

is an assistant profes-

estine, however, is com-

estinian lands. Hamas

history of Hamas’s gov-

estinian citizens in Gaza.

sor of religious studies

pletely unbalanced and

has long said that abol-

ernance in this region.

in the Department of

not proportionate. They

ishing the state of Israel

“The daily lives of ordi-

fully laid siege to the

Philosophy,

Religion

are evicting millions of

is necessary in order for

nary Palestinians in Gaza

Gaza Strip. This includes

moving from unilater-

and Liberal Studies at

Palestinians out of Gaza

this goal to be met but

have gotten increasingly

the import of food, med-

GC. She believes that

now. They’re fleeing to

has let up on that inva-

dire, and while Hamas

al support for most any

icine, fuel and fresh

Israel

Egypt;

sive rhetoric in recent

is trying to direct that

Continued from page 1 In addition, Israel has

Dr.

Juli

has

the

right

there’s an in-

water to the citizens of

spond; Hamas should be eliminated’ but now say-

Oct. 18, The United Na-

ing, ‘Don’t kill too many

tions Relief and Works

ordinary

Palestine

that can have long-term

East, or UNRWA, called

negative consequences.’”

the situation an “unprec-

On Oct. 19, GC held a

catastrophe.”

rael and Palestine to conflict. It is home to over 2 million Palestinians, but Israel has occupied the region since 1967. Being only about 140 square miles, it is one of the most densely populated regions in the world.

Palestinians

in the process because

Refugees in the Near

long been grounds for Is-

raelis wanted to carry

‘Israel has a right to re-

ian crisis has ensued. On

The Gaza Strip has

types of strikes that Is-

the message still that is,

supplies

dwindling, a humanitar-

edented

administration

civilians coupled with

begin with. With these

for

the

the toll on Palestinian

largely impoverished to

Agency

Biden

seen

out to cautions about

Gaza, who were already

life-sustaining

“You’ve

Destruction in Gaza

Woman mourning her relative at a hospital in Gaza

to strike back against

teresting Biblical irony

years. Nonetheless, that

anger at Israel, part of it

Hamas but is doing so

there, of course, since

has not stopped aggres-

is due to the policies that

in a manner resulting

the Jews left Egypt once

sive action from escalat-

Hamas is pursuing as the

in too much loss of life.

upon a time. It’s creating

ing in the region, now to

governing organization

“Although Hamas’s at-

a genocidal situation.”

the point of all-out war.

in Gaza,” Newsome said.

tack with the rockets was

In 2007, Hamas be-

Dr. Brian Newsome is

Newsome also com-

very effective, of course,

came the dominant po-

a professor of history and

mented on how the U.S.

Israel’s going to hammer

litical party in Gaza. It

the dean of the John Sall-

is working to support Is-

back threefold,” Gitting-

aims to establish an in-

strom Honors College

rael as its ally without en-

er said. “Their current

dependent Islamic state

here at GC. He provid-

dorsing the unnecessary

candlelight vigil around the

Central

Campus

fountain, hosted by GC Hillel Students. Some members of the organization

declined

to

comment at this time.

Even across the world, people are being directly affected by this war.

Uber faces multiple lawsuits over sexual assault Hannah Dunn

inadequately responded

if not all, drivers make

safety measures within

2022, an anonymous for-

drivers, passengers and

Staff Writer

to such incidents. They

me uneasy,” said Mak-

the ridesharing platform.

mer executive came for-

incidents from the com-

contend that Uber con-

enna Etheridge, a junior

de-

ward with accusations

puters confiscated by the

ducts

mediocre-level

criminal justice major.

spite the introduction

of malpractice towards

police. IT computers in

background checks on

“It’s almost a last resort

of a “Safe Rides Fee” in

passengers within the

drivers and often fails to

to use an Uber for me.”

Uber offices turn com-

2014, the fees collected

organization,

take appropriate action

Uber’s terms of use

have not been utilized

doubt on the compa-

pletely black, hindering

following filed allega-

explicitly disallow sex-

to enhance passenger

ny’s commitment to ad-

tions of sexual assault.

ual assault class action

safety. Uber claimed the

dress issues adequately.

lawsuits against the com-

fee would be put toward

This former executive,

anger stems from the

pany,

safety

absence

of

dashcam

each case be tried indi-

extensive

recorders

in

vehicles,

victims

Uber, the ridesharing giant, finds itself amid a legal battle, as hundreds of women nationwide have filed lawsuits claiming

insufficient

protection against sexual assault and harassment during rides. In a significant development, 80 of these cases have been consolidated in federal court, with Judge Charles Breyer of northern California presiding over the pre-trial

proceedings.

These cases, often referred to as “bellwether trials,” are seen as “test” cases that help attorneys understand how the succeeding cases will go. These trials carry the potential to shape the outcome of numerous similar lawsuits across various states. The legal process is expected to unfold over the next

Another

point

of

mandating

that

police

investigations.

The lawsuits against Uber

underscore

the

pressing need for ride-

who remains nameless,

background

highlighted that Uber

vidually. This policy has

checks. The absence of

has a “kill switch” that ac-

argue

been a subject of criti-

in-vehicle cameras, cur-

tivates when law enforce-

would enhance safety

cism and legal challenge.

sory background checks

ment is notified about

and accountability. Uber,

“The combining of

however, has so far re-

the cases has, historical-

for drivers and the in-

an issue within an Uber

frained from implement-

ly, been more impactful

ability for passengers to

vehicle, which has been

in terms of the Ameri-

criticized for delaying

folds, victims, families

ing this safety measure.

request drivers of a spe-

can legislative system,”

— or even preventing —

and other citizens are ea-

“I agree with having

cific gender have raised

said Amanda Respess,

information from being

ger to see how these cases

dashcams because if the

concerns about the com-

a senior mass commu-

sent to the police. This

will influence safety and

drivers knew they were

pany’s safety standards.

being

there

nication lecturer at GC.

Uber’s

switch is said to elimi-

accountability

would be less attempts

“As far as Uber making

gray legal history, in July

nate all data regarding

the ridesharing industry.

of sexual assault,” said

their services safer, there

Lennon Mitchell, a se-

is a lot of technology that

nior computer science

would enable that, but

major. “I also believe

it may result in people

the riders could record

having to give up their

on their own devices

privacy, given that they

as well for extra safety.”

may need to be tracked

which

watched,

Uber

spokesperson

or

recorded.

Adding

to

sharing platforms to prioritize consumer safety and respond effectively to allegations of sexual harassment and assault.

As the legal battle un-

within

Person-

Gabriela Condarco-Que-

ally, I would submit to

tention to the critical is-

sada acknowledged the

tracking or recording if

sue of safety within the

gravity of sexual assault

that ensured my safety.”

ridesharing

and

emphasized

education

casting

and

two years, drawing at-

industry.

Furthermore,

the

In a revealing statistic,

Allegations within the

company’s commitment

Uber’s safety report from

lawsuits range from in-

to addressing each alle-

2020 disclosed 9,805 sex-

cidents of groping and

gation seriously while

ual assault reports from

kidnapping to harrow-

prioritizing user safety.

2017 to 2020, includ-

ing cases of rape. Vic-

“I’ve used Uber a cou-

ing 852 reports of rape.

tims argue that Uber

ple times, and every time,

These figures highlight

possesses the ability to

I have been anxious to get

the urgency of the issue

make rides safer but has

in the car because most,

and the need for robust

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BRENNAN SCHMITZ, SPORTS EDITOR EMILY HENDERSON, ASST. SPORTS EDITOR

10.26.2023

SPORTS

Courtesy of GC Athletics

Courtesy of GC Athletics

GC men’s basketball season preview

Will GC Basketball bounce back from last year’s season?

Connor Blakley

University at 1:30 p.m.

ence as possible before

only one senior and five

with

schedules

Aquino said. “We want

Staff Writer

on Saturday, Nov. 11,

conference play starts

juniors are on the roster.

outside of basketball.”

to ensure that the team is

GC men’s basketball

and North Greenville

on Jan. 3 against Co-

Adrian Cohen,

a

A lot of work has been

physically and mentally

is nearing its return, as

University at 1:30 p.m.

lumbus State University.

senior

guard,

ex-

put in during the off-sea-

prepared for the season.

the 2023-2024 season

on Sunday, Nov. 12.

Freshman guard Co-

plained

his

for

son to prepare for the

You can see the guys are

starts Nov. 11 against

“I think preseason

nyer Smith talked about

year.

regular season outside of

eager to get out there and

upcoming

University.

tournaments are a real

his

from

“I see my role as a lead-

preseason tournaments.

play by the way they carry

GC looks to bounce

test for the team,” said

high school basketball

er for the younger guys,”

Many hours have been

themselves in the weight

back after a disappoint-

head coach Ryan Aquino.

to

basketball.

Cohen said. “Leading

put in to be ready for the

room

ing 9-18 record last year.

“We can implement dif-

“There is a pretty

by example is my focus,

beginning of the season.

The hungry GC men’s

In the 2022-2023 season,

ferent lineups and strat-

big difference between

whether it is through-

“Training and con-

basketball team is anx-

their offense was ranked

egies leading up to the

the two,” Smith said. “I

out practice, games or

ditioning is key when it

ious for their season

No. 9 in the Peach Belt

season ahead of us. It’s a

would say the most no-

even encouraging guys

comes to the off-season,”

to begin next month.

Conference, scoring 69.2

chance for our team to be

ticeable difference is the

points per game and a

able to build chemistry

intensity and speed of

total of 1,869 points for

on the road and embody

the game that I have had

the season. Their de-

who we are as a unit.”

to adjust to in practice.”

fense was ranked No. 8,

Preseason tourna-

GC is in for a big

as they allowed an av-

ments are especially im-

adjustment this year, as

erage of 74.5 points per

portant for this team, as

they lost four seniors

game and 2,012 points

the team is very young

due to them graduating.

throughout the season.

going into the 2023-

It is going to be a big test

GC looks to get some

2024 season. There are

for the younger guys to

preseason reps at a tour-

seven freshmen on the

step up and replace the

nament in Dahlonega,

roster, so the team is

production that these

Georgia, where they are

looking to get these

former players brought

set to face Limestone

players as much experi-

to the floor. This year,

OLYMPICS gender equality. Tokyo

When it comes to

to compete under IOC

ally cool to see NFL play-

players won’t get injured

2020, Paris 2024, and

sports like flag football,

rules, but it is unclear

ers get to represent their

playing a limited-con-

Milano-Cortina

many

wondering

whether teams would

country,” said Jackson

tact version of football.”

Limestone

Continued from page 1

If it gets approved, the

2026

transition

the

role

their

college

are

and

practice.”

Courtesy of GC Athletics

final event programme

have all included ad-

where they are going

allow their athletes to

Kiser, a junior business

A lot of people are

and number of athlete

ditional sports on the

to pull players from.

compete,

considering

major. “However, I think

getting excited about the

quotas in the addition-

Olympic

Programme

As of now, NFL play-

clauses in their contracts.

it will take a lot for NFL

thought of seeing players

al sports will be final-

under this framework.

ers would be allowed

“I think it would be re-

teams to trust that their

like Patrick Mahomes

ized in the near future.

and Justin Jefferson fly-

The framework that

ing around the field and

was set by the Olym-

beating

pic Agenda 2020, and

tries by large margins.

Rule 45 of the Olympic

The addition of these

Charter, gives flexibili-

sports to the Olympic

ty to review the Olym-

Games has the potential

pic Programme for each

to be very entertaining,

edition of the Games.

as spectators would get

This will be done in

to see events that are

order to try to introduce

not normally shown on

innovation and promote

2028 Olynpics logo

other

coun-

an international stage..

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BRENNAN SCHMITZ, SPORTS EDITOR EMILY HENDERSON, ASST. SPORTS EDITOR

10.26.2023

SPORTS

College football midseason update Drew Bogumill

gether something spe-

state Red River Rivalry.

Staff Writer

cial, so I hated to see

This season has seen

them lose like they did.”

cerned with how we

State and Ohio State at

four

looked through the first

the end of the season.

a lot of disappointments

teams in the country

couple of weeks,” said

Ohio State has also

surprising

for teams like Notre

are Georgia, Michigan,

Tucker Sutton, a senior

had a relatively easy

way through, and there

story so far this season

Dame, LSU, Clemson

Ohio State and Flori-

accounting major. “After

schedule so far, except

have been a lot of unex-

has been the Texas Long-

and

da

respectively.

we beat the brakes off

for

pected twists and turns.

horns. Texas shocked

Notre Dame has al-

Georgia’s only close

a good Kentucky team,

matchup against Notre

The story of the sea-

the nation in Week Two

ways been known to

game so far was against

I got a little faith back.”

Dame.

The

Buckeyes

son has been Deion

scored

a

touchdown

Sanders and the Colora-

with one second left in

do Buffaloes, who took

the game to win 17-14.

the country by storm in

Florida State opened

the first couple of games.

the season against No. 5

In the season opener,

LSU, who they defeated

Colorado defeated TCU,

45-24. They then went

who was ranked No. 17

on to beat Clemson as

The 2023 college football season is already half-

Another

even

Alabama.

As it stands right

now,

the

State,

top

at the time. Colorado, led

Week

Five

well in Week Four and

by Deion’s son Shedeur,

are

beat TCU 45-42 and

still

undefeated.

“I think this is the best

showed that all the hype

we have looked since the

was not for nothing.

Jimbo Fisher and Jam-

Colorado would go

eis Winston days,” said

on to win their next two

Colby Lau, a senior mar-

games as well and were

keting major. “I really

ranked No. 19. Unfortunately, the Cinderella

their

Julia Jensen| Art Director

believe this is our year

not

for the taking, and I can’t

In a back-and-forth bat-

allowed more than 10

wait for the playoffs.”

season has seen the op-

tle, Georgia just bare-

points

went on to beat Baylor

posite. Louisville tore up

ly avoided a big upset

they have played in this

half of the season yet

to go all the way,” said

and a ranked Kansas

their O-line, resulting in

— thanks to a 40-yard

season. This is mostly

to come, there are still

Toby Gaines, a senior

team. Their undefeated

five sacks of quartber-

touchdown

star

due to what has been a

a lot of teams that have

mass

communication

season came to an end

back Sam Hartman, eight

tight end Brock Bowers

very easy schedule for

a chance to make the

major. “Deion is a great

when Oklahoma beat

tackles for loss, and only

at the end of the game.

them so far, but they do

playoffs, and it will be

coach and really put to-

them 34-30 in the All-

44 net rushing yards.

“I was a little con-

have to face both Penn

very exciting to watch.

left with a statement.

ships, Young and Santoro

ward to seeing her team

Ashley

were the only remaining

compete

Bentz won three of her

players going into the

coming spring season.

look-

four matches in the B

fourth round of the tour-

“I was very proud of

The doubles match-

ing to bounce back in

flight. In the A flight,

nament in the singles

how we competed for

es at the Gridiron Clas-

the spring season and

juniors Chiara Santoro

draw. Both were seeded

both tournaments this

sic did not go their

get some more wins.”

and Jada Young both

eighth and dropped their

season,”

way, as they were only

The women’s team also

picked up two victories.

games in the round of 16.

“I’m very excited with

able to win three out

wrapped up their season

In the doubles por-

Senior Ashton Morri-

what is in store for this

Bobcats in the A flight.

of their 11 matches.

earlier this month. This

tion of the tournament,

son and Young were seed-

team in the spring, and I

In the B flight, Noé

In the Intercollegiate

season, they played in the

Young and sophomore

ed eighth in the doubles

can’t wait for it to come.”

Villen managed to cap-

Tennis Association, or

Mercer Tournament and

Laura Almagro domi-

draw. They won the sec-

After a very produc-

ture two victories —

ITA, Championships in

the ITA Championships.

nated, as they won all

ond round but eventually

tive season for the Bob-

along with two losses.

late September, the Bob-

In the Mercer Tour-

three of their doubles

lost to Anderson Univer-

cats, all eyes are now set

The C flight is where

cats played a very good

nament, at the end of

matches 8-4, 8-2 and 8-6.

sity in the third round.

on getting better and

tournament.

the season, the Bobcats

In the ITA Champion-

defeated

have a powerhouse of an

Auburn in Week Five.

No. 3 Alabama 34-24.

offensive line, but this

loes 42-6 in Week Four.

The Longhorns then

“I wanted Colorado

story came to end when Oregon routed the Buffa-

when

they

from

Michigan in

has any

game

With

the

second

GC MEN’S TENNIS: FALL SEASON RECAP Davis Camuso

nior

Staff Writer The fall season for the GC men’s tennis team wrapped up earlier this month. The last tournament of the season was the Gridiron

Classic,

which

took place in Macon.

It was a tough go around for junior standout Gabe Cizek. He lost in the A flight singles to four different schools. He made it close in all four matches but was not able to capture a victory for the

GC

shined,

as

se-

Jorge

Robinson

and Luka Suaer Jimenez

pulled out three vic-

both captured huge vic-

tories

tories in the tournament.

against

Middle

Georgia State, Flagler and

Alabama

State.

Sophomore Aurélien Arlot

earned

two

more

victories

him-

Junior

Sebastian

Nuñez remains hopeful

for

ing

the

upcom-

spring

season.

“We had a very pro-

self, as well as sopho-

ductive fall season and

more Braxton Wright,

were able to get better

who got a victory over

along the way,” Nuñez

Middle Georgia State.

said.

Robinson

“We’re

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Freshman

Young

looks

for-

in

the

Young

up-

said.

competing in the spring.

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10.26.2023

ARTS & LIFE

HAUNTED

Isabella McComis | Digital Media Editor

past and — potentially su-

by taking a class through

nity to celebrate them for

own eerie photographs,

pernatural — locations.

Continuing

Education

their impressive works.

specifically for the show.”

at

College.”

“My first art show

These artists becom-

alumni

in Milledgeville was at

ing and maintaining in-

knew I had some sea-

have worked with the

GCSU during a group

volvement in the Milled-

son-appropriate

art-

Allied Arts Center to re-

senior

said

geville art community is

Audrey

turn their talents to the

Paige Griffin, an artist

what Allied Arts is about.

Crumbley, an artist and

Milledgeville communi-

and GC alumni involved

The

ers to not only enjoy the

GC alumni involved in

ty. This allows the artist to

in the exhibit. “As a fan of

geville exhibit will return

art but learn more about

the exhibit. “I began wa-

show what they learned

spooky things, I became

next year as well to begin

Baldwin County’s darker

tercolor painting in 2015

at GC and the commu-

inspired to create my

what is planned to be-

Continued from page

Along with all these pieces are also general spooky and Halloween-themed works. It aims to encourage view-

“I was interested in participating because I

work,”

said

Georgia Many

GC

exhibit,”

Haunted

Milled-

come an annual event.

Students, staff and the community are encouraged to stop by and celebrate these local artists.

Allied Arts is located at 201 N Wayne St. and can be contacted

at

478-452-3950.

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ARTS & LIFE

The spooky season costume craze Delaney Derry Contributing Writer

With the excitement of

Halloween

right

around the corner, the topic of costume choices is captivating students’ conversations. The murmurs of this costume craze is spreading around GC like

wild-

fire, with popular culture as the fuel to the blaze.

When

asking

GC

students and professors what they think people will dress as this year,

fashion and makeup will

website

have people singing siren

es pop culture’s rela-

songs this Halloween as

tionship

they prepare their out-

een on its “How Has

fits to be these mythi-

Pop Culture Changed

cal creatures of the sea.

Halloween?”

“I think that Barbie will

dominate

contextualiz-

to

Hallow-

page.

“In the past, Hallow-

every-

een costumes were always

thing,” said Avery-Claire

inspired by traditional

Galloway, a junior en-

characters like witches,

glish major. “There are

ghosts, goblins, and vam-

so many different Bar-

pires,” the page said. “But

bie outfits that peo-

with the rise of pop cul-

ple

as.”

ture, costumes have be-

With Greta Gerwig’s

come more diverse and

could

“Barbie”

dress

recently

re-

leased in theaters this

reflect current trends.”

Popular

characters

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was Friday the 13th this year, there will be

year, it is no shock that

in things like movies,

there will be lots of Kens

TV shows or books can

and Barbies making their

impact people’s choices

appearance this Hallow-

when deciding what they

een. This popular film

want to dress as for Hal-

will have people dressing

loween. Iconic figures

in their most fashion-

or trends from the year

able and perfectly pink

can cause people to stray

Barbie styles. The influ-

from the more tradition-

and the scale make-

ence of this new movie

al costumes, like ghosts

up trends.” said Emma

in pop culture is likely to

and

Chambers, a sophomore

affect the decision mak-

culture has given Hal-

liberal

major.

ing process for people as

loween more diversity,

The iridescent scale

they are readying them-

so people are more like-

and films will inspire

makeup trend, as well

selves to trick-or-treat.

ly to dress as something

people to dress as these

have been around since

mov-

like their favorite char-

terrifying

characters.

the 1950s, and with the

The

influence

of

has been floating around

ie was a cultural phe-

acter from a TV show.

It is true too that “Bar-

new adaptation of the

these

movements

in

TikTok, has given people

nomenon,” said Jeffrey

“I think we will see

bie” has made a huge

movie, people of various

pop culture is what will

the idea of dressing as

MacLachlan,

En-

a lot of Barbies, super-

impact on our society’s

ages, races and genders

bring out the very best

sirens this year. The in-

glish professor at GC.

heroes of various per-

pop culture. Barbies have

are all coming together

of this year’s captivat-

fluence of pop culture’s

Nights of the Jack’s

suasions and since it

been

this Halloween to be var-

ing costume selections.

many had some insightful answers that helped to shine a light on how pop culture is affecting people’s choices when deciding on a costume.

“I think a lot of people will dress as sirens because of the wet hair

studies

“The

as the wet hair style that

Barbie

an

goblins.

Popular

a lot more horror villains,” MacLachlan said.

With events like Friday the 13th and various new horror movies released, like “Insidious: The Red Door,” it is likely that we will see lots of horror villains swarming the streets on Halloween night. The impact of these significant events

something

that

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ious versions of Barbie.

Breast Cancer Awareness Month Paige Blakemore

a

mammogram

can

not always result in can-

goes for exams, we’re

and

cer. Additional screen-

all always on edge be-

accessible.

ings and tests by doc-

cause we’re so worried it

The American Can-

tors and surgeons will

could possibly show up.”

cer Society recommends

be necessary in order to

Some awareness cam-

that women should be-

reach a definitive answer.

paigns have raised con-

gin annual breast cancer

“My grandmother had

cerns that breast cancer

screening mammograms

breast cancer,” said Del-

has

starting at 40 years old.

aney Derry, a sophomore

With slogans like “I love

Women over 55 can

English major. “She had

boobies” and “save sec-

choose to be screened

to go through radiation,

ond base,” many survi-

which was really tough on

vors feel as though they

her body, my family and

are

everybody emotionally.”

and equated to their

Derry’s grandmother

breasts, as reported by

A&L Editor

seem

October is National

not

Breast Cancer Awareness Month, also referred to as BCAM. The month commerates and spreads awareness of the heroic women battling breast cancer and those who have lost their lives to it. Throughout October, many wear pink ribbons to show their support, raise donations to pink-themed causes and participate in awareness campaigns.

According to the National

Breast

Cancer

Foundation, one out of eight women are diagnosed with breast cancer.

daunting easily

every two years or every year as long as they are

in

good

health.

During a mammogram, women stand in front of an X-ray machine while two plates

survived

breast

been

being

sexualized.

diminished

can-

Collective Shout, a wom-

cer, but the gene is still

en’s advocacy campaign

present

trying to combat this.

amongst

the

Julia Jensen | Art Director

across as exploitative.

At GC, sorority Zeta

While the sorority tabled

around

campus,

Tau Alpha’s philanthro-

they passed out cards

py is breast cancer ed-

that teach women how

ucation and awareness.

to do self-examinations

think

and the importance of

about it, if you put eight

breast cancer education.

is advised by the Center

of your friends in a

“Along with educating

for Disease Control, or

room, one of them will

women and spreading

have breast cancer one

awareness, we try to be

day,” said Greer Harper,

a big support system for

a member of Zeta Tau

other women,” Harper

Alpha at GC. “That’s so

said. “It’s a huge deal that

scary to think about.”

impacts so many people,

During October, the

so it’s very important to

flatten the breast in order to scan the tissue. It

the CDC, not to wear deodorants, lotions or

women in her family.

Although

the

in-

If you put eight of your friends in a room, one of them will have breast cancer one day.

“When

you

In 2023, it is estimat-

perfumes

ed that nearly 300,000

particles can sometimes

women and 3,000 men

transfer on the screening.

will be diagnosed with

Women typically receive

breast cancer in the

their results back with-

sorority made cards for

have that strong support

United

States

alone.

in 30 days of the scan.

survivors, held a breast

system, and people that

For

many

wom-

cancer survivors lunch

really

and hosted a 5K to raise

with you when you’re go-

money for breast cancer

ing through something

treatment and research.

as scary as breast cancer.”

since

Oftentimes,

these

breast

en, the process of get-

cancer screenings will

ting screened for breast

be pronounced abnor-

cancer and scheduling

mal. However, this does

- Greer Harper

“It’s something I think

tention

is

about a lot,” Derry said.

awareness,”

“Whenever

the

my

mom

to

“raise

many

messages

of

come

do

sympathize

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05.01.2023

ARTS & LIFE

Cale’s cinema corner: The modern horror movie hall of fame Cale Strickland

er or not “Black Swan”

Managing Editor

counts as horror depends

but

“Heredi-

Ironically, Julia Ducour-

Opinion

on what you find scary.

tary,” premiered at South

nau’s “Titane,” one of the

The film industry is

Some say it is a thriller;

by Southwest, he has

gnarliest films I have ever

others say it is psycho-

emerged as one of the

seen, is also one of my fa-

logical horror. But I will

most promising directors

vorites of the decade so

say, it still haunts me to

working in horror — and

far. Ducournau’s direc-

my core, which is why I

one of the most prom-

torial debut, “Raw,” made

have only seen it once.

ising filmmakers of his

me nauseous. And, after

(dir.

generation. His two fol-

hearing the early word on

Peele)

low-ups, “Midsommar”

“Titane,” I was not sure if

“Get Out” might be

and “Beau is Afraid,” are

I would be able to make it

the signature horror film

brightly lit and lengthy;

through it. But I did, and

of the 2010s, and Jordan

“Hereditary” is pitch-

I will say, it is worthy of

Peele might be the sig-

black and tight. And, un-

every bit of praise it has

Pearl grows restless —

synthetic world around

nature horror filmmaker

like Aster’s more recent

received — including

and goes on a bloody

them. Some can digest

of our time. A box-office

work, it is filled to the

the Palme d’Or, which it

rampage. You have to see

plastic; others, including

sensation released in the

brim with soul-shatter-

won at the Cannes Film

it to believe it. The end

Tenser, can “grow” new

wake of Donald Trump’s

ing supernatural. Toni

Festival. The less said

credits sequence might

organs. He, with the help

election with themes of

Collette gives one of my

about the film, the better.

be my favorite of all time.

of Caprice, of course,

contemporary race re-

favorite performances of

Go into it blind — and

lations, and seeming-

all time as Annie Gra-

with an empty stomach.

ly well-meaning white

ham, a mother whose

“Pearl” (dir. Ti West)

Americans’ role in them,

family spirals out of con-

it was able to tap into

always in flux. The popularity — and, by extension, producibility — of genres wax and wane with

time.

Romantic

and studio comedies, a mainstay of the late 20th century and 2000s, have fallen to the wayside.

But horror, year after year, remains relevant.

And with Halloween right around the corner, there is no better time to revisit the genre’s best.

Here are a handful of my

“Get

Out”

Jordan

Since Ari Aster’s defeature,

it through the first one.

“Black Swan” movie

of

the

removes these organs

Future”

(dir.

Da-

on stage and becomes a

vid

Cronenberg)

celebrity in a body mod-

Scares are the back-

David Cronenberg is

ification-obsessed soci-

trol after the death of her

bone of horror, but many

the king of body horror,

ety. It is an odd prem-

the cultural zeitgeist. In

own mother, the Graha-

of my favorites in the

and he has been since

ise, I know. Ironically,

under two hours, Peele

ms’ matriarch; it is one of

genre balance frighten-

he earned the title in the

it is every bit as funny

juggles

edge-of-your-

my favorite movies of all

ing, stomach-clenching

‘80s and ‘90s. His latest,

as it is gory — in large

seat terror, jaw-dropping

time. Aster has said he is

imagery with emotion-

“Crimes of the Future,”

part because of Kristen

plot twists and subtle yet

moving on from horror.

ally

humor.

may not be true-blue

Stewart’s nervy, oddball

thought-provoking cul-

If that is true, “Heredi-

Ti West’s “Pearl” is not

body horror, but it is as

performance as Timlin,

tural criticism. You can-

tary” serves as a remind-

funny; it is downright

visceral as anything I

a bureaucrat in charge of

not ask for much more

er of what we are going to

hilarious. The prequel to

have seen in the past five

the, wait for it, “Nation-

Natalie Portman, as she

from any film, let alone

lose: high-level, thought-

West’s adult-film slasher

years. The film stars Vig-

al Organ Registry.” Like

works her way up the

a low-budget genre film

ful genre filmmaking.

“X,” the film follows the

go Mortensen and Léa

“Black Swan,” I do not

ranks of a New York bal-

produced by Blumhouse

Ju-

titular Pearl, a poor farm

Seydoux as Saul Tenser

know if “Crimes of the

let company. Sayers, shy

Productions. And, it in-

Ducournau)

girl desperate for a big-

and Caprice, a pair of per-

Future” is a “horror mov-

and timid but ambitious

troduced me to Childish

I have a weak stomach;

ger, grander life. Her hus-

formers-turned-lovers in

ie.” But, if you are look-

and relentless, is hungry

Gambino’s

“Redbone.”

blood and gore are not

band, Howard, a soldier,

a dystopian future. En-

ing for something creepy

for success, and the film

“Get Out” is the defini-

my thing. My girlfriend

is overseas. Left to tend

vironmental apocalypse

and eerie to mix in with

showcases the lengths she

tion of a modern classic.

wanted to watch all the

to her family’s farm and

looms. Out of necessity,

your favorite Hallow-

will go to for recognition

“Hereditary”

“Saw”

before

her father, and endure

humans rapidly evolve to

een classics, it might

“Saw X”; I barely made

her menacing mother,

adapt to the increasingly

be right up your alley.

favorites from the 2010s — and the 2020s so far.

“Black Swan” (dir.

Darren Darren depictions

Aronofsky) Aronofsky’s of

anxiety

might be better than those of any other director working today. “Black Swan” is the cinematic equivalent of a two-hour panic attack. It follows Nina Sayers, played by

and validation. Wheth-

(dir.

Ari

Aster)

“Titane” lia

(dir.

movies

relieving

“Crimes

HBO’s “Savior Complex”: The dark side of altruism Ava Pendragon

which resulted in a law-

Contributing Writer

Ugandan

No White Saviors said.

State University. “There’s

porting

suit against Bach in 2020.

children without proper

“Unfortunately, she was

a colonial assumption

in need is a noble pur-

In a three-part doc-

Bach was accused of

medical training and cer-

able to flee the country

that westerners know

suit. In order to do so

umentary series, HBO’s

violating human rights

tification is a violation of

before authorities took

what other communi-

ethically, it is necessary

“Savior Complex” follows

by posing as a medical

the right to equality and

interest in the case.”

ties need, but when we

to be informed on the

professional and pro-

freedom from discrim-

In addition to the

don’t question how we’re

local needs of the com-

viding medical care to

ination on the ground

lawsuit,

docu-

helping, that’s when a lot

children in the country.

of race and social status,

series has further shed

of what’s done is more

understand

contrary to Article 21

light on the ethical di-

harmful

that mentality because I

of the [Ugandan] Con-

lemmas and dynamics

grew up surrounded by

stitution,” Kwagala said.

of power and race sur-

nity

rounding Western aid

with people who may

in

countries.

need help is an import-

the story of Renee Bach, an American missionary who, in 2010, followed God’s will and founded Serving His Children.

This Christian nonprofit was meant to be a nutrition center to treat malnourished

children

in Jinga, Uganda; however, a total of 105 children died in her care.

What 10-month

began

as

a

missionary

“I

can

it, but after watching the

“Treating

Some

organizations,

HBO’s

Building and

good.” commu-

connections

munity, not what a missionary or tourist group deems

appropriate.

As the lawsuit against Bach and HBO’s documentary continues to

documentary, I noticed

such as No White Sav-

how ignorant I had been

iors, a Ugandan advoca-

“It is a really pow-

ant step for genuine al-

about those issues,” said

cy campaign who com-

erful example of the

truism, and it can be

Emily Smith, a senior

mented on Bach’s actions

harms that can be done

done by listening to our

mass

communication.

in an Instagram post, are

by well-intended peo-

own local communities.

Primah Kwagala, a

on track to hold individ-

ple when they’re not re-

“If you do want to trav-

Ugandan civil and hu-

uals like her account-

flecting over dynamics

el, figure out what skills

providing assistance and

man

able for their actions.

of race and colonialism”

you have and listen to the

respecting local customs

rights

attorney,

African

than

communities

gain attention, discussions on the role of Western aid in international cultures persist. Finding the right balance between

trip in 2007 was the be-

explained

how

Bach’s

“Renee Bach com-

said Jenna N. Hanchey,

people asking [for help]

and expertise remains a

ginning of a five-year

actions

violated

the

mitted serious Human

an assistant professor

for what kind of skills

challenging and vital is-

operation of an unqual-

Ugandan

Rights

and

of rhetoric and cultur-

they need,” Hanchey said.

sue in the broader con-

ified

tion to The New Yorker.

should be in prison,”

al studies at Arizona

Volunteering and sup-

text of international aid.

medical

facility,

Constitu-

violations

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ARTS & LIFE

Kylie’s Disney Channel monstober episode ranking Kylie Rowe Asst. A&L Editor

Opinion Way back in my day, Disney Channel released some of the best and scariest episodes each year during what they called “Monstober.” With my expert knowledge of this topic, I ranked the 10 most memorable Halloween episodes.

However, this list does not coincide with the ranking of my favorite shows from this era.

10. “Shake It Up”: “Haunt It Up” (Season 3, Episode 19): The episode was broken into two storylines. First, Flynn, Deuce and Ty enter into a bet of who could last the longest in this haunted house that was basically a bunch of lame tricks and a 19-year-old dude screaming like a hungry infant, but that was not the worst of it.

CeCe and Rocky find out from a co-dancer that they are “too old for Halloween.” Their solution was to, of course, watch a really sad movie, pass out raisins and knit. The episode ends with a final scary prank from Flynn that involved his friend pretending to be dead.

This was entertaining, so that is why it is No. 10.

I LOVED “Shake It Up,” but watching this was just so painful and was a wake-up call for me.

9. “Hannah Mon-

tana”: “Torn Between Two Hannahs” (Season 1, Episode 17): In this episode, Miley’s insultingly Southern, evil cousin from Tennessee, Luann, comes to visit and then proceeds to try to steal Miley’s identity.

I wanted to like this episode so badly, but the Southern accents were so terrible that I could not believe they were actually from the South.

Luann hogties Miley in her closet and then tries to expose her Hannah secret at a Halloween party, all while trying to rizz up Oliver. Somehow, Miley gets loose and saves the day. It was not the worst thing I have ever seen, but the writers definitely did not do any member of the cast a single favor.

8. “Good Luck Charlie”: “Scary Had a Little Lamb” (Season 2, Episode 25): This episode got on the lower half of the ranking simply because it was somewhat boring. In this episode, Gabe had to clean Mrs. Dabney’s house, PJ briefly dressed goth and Teddy sought revenge on some guy that scared her younger sister, Charlie, by pretending to murder her best friend, Ivy. Overall, I do not have much to say about this episode, as it was strange and uninteresting.

7. “Gravity Falls”: “Summerween” (Season 1, Episode 12): As you know, if you have seen the

show, Dipper and Mabel are only at the Mystery Shack over the summer.

To be able to make a Halloween episode at the end of June, personally, I think should be celebrated. The majority of the plot was devoted to this murderous blob of a monster that required candy and Dipper’s crush on Wendy, once again, impairing his judgment.

The episode ended with them defeating the monster by Soos eating it? It was kind of strange, and compared to the others on this list, this plot was not my favorite, as it is one of the least scary episodes of this show.

6. “Jessie”: “The Whining” (Season 2, Episode 1): This episode references the movie “The Shining” with references to the creepy twins and the ending scene of the movie. I think the reason this one is at six for me is because there is little to no mystery.

Certain elements, such as the creepy twins, were on-theme for spooky season. However, the main plot, that Jessie turns into a murder nanny, was explained before it happened, with her starting the beginning of the episode by saying why she is angry and what her ideal punishment for the children is: limiting TV. All in all, not too bad of a watch, but certainly not the best.

5. “Kickin’ It”: “Wa-

The history of Halloween Olivia DeRosa

Contributing Writer Halloween is a favorite holiday among people of all ages, all around the world, with unique names and traditions, but the history of it started with a Celtic tradition.

Samhain is one of the most powerful Celtic pagan holidays, held from Oct. 31 to Nov. 1.

It was believed that the wall separating the living from the dead dissipated just long enough for one to converse with those who have passed on.

Sometimes, these celebrations could last up to three days, where tales of monsters and longpassed ancestors were swapped over feasts and mead. One of the most recounted stories of monsters was that of the Hero Nera, who encountered fairies and a corpse and was then lured into the Otherworld.

The ghouls and monsters were exchanged

for trick-or-treating and costumes during the Middle Ages. In Ireland and England, poor families went from house to house of richer families asking for food, money or ale, usually taking place on All Saints’ Day. This tradition morphed into children going from house to house asking for sweet treats from their neighbors.

The joy of carving jack-o’-lanterns did not have a fun, lighthearted start. In 1800s Scotland, there was a myth that began about “Stingy Jack,” who had tricked the devil and, as punishment, was forced to roam the earth with only a piece of coal in a turnip to light his way. People began carving their own versions of the turnip in various vegetables to ward off “Stingy Jack,” the devil and other evil spirits from visiting their homes.

Día de los Muertos, or “Day of the Dead,” is the holiday that most

Spanish-speaking countries celebrate in place of Halloween. The day acknowledges and pays respect to one’s ancestors and is a celebration of life and death. The sugar skull has become a popular symbol of this holiday.

“It’s the act of creating something dedicated to the memory of a person or even a pet, someone or something that you love and miss, that helps you revive their spirit,’’ said Michele Delgado, a sugar skull maker based out of Arizona.

Today, Halloween has evolved into a day where everyone of any age can be whoever they want, although nowadays, there are a lot more Barbies and Batmans going from house to house than in the Middle Ages.

Instead of warding off evil spirits, most people take it as an opportunity to spend the night with friends and family.

Most college students in America cel-

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zombie Warriors” (Season 2, Episode 17): This episode is not included in the Disney+ Halloween section. I am not sure if I totally made up this episode coming out during Halloween, but I am including it because I think that this episode was my first experience with horror. After I conquered a 20-minute episode about karate-fighting zombies, I could get through anything. I think Jack and Kim belong together since they are both so hot, and that is honestly why I love this episode so much. With the whole burping zombie plot, that is surprisingly scary, combined with the fact that there is Jack and Kim content, I think this episode is worth the watch.

4. “Phineas and Ferb”: “Terrifying TriState Trilogy of Terror” (Season 4, Episode 18): Unlike “Phineas and Ferb”-typical 10-minute half-episodes, this episode is a full 30-minute feature. The episode is focused around a narrator telling three scary tales. The first is about Candace wishing her stuffed animals to life.

Then, there is a story

about Doofenshmirtz making a wish on a giant baby head. The last, and my favorite, is about how pouring grape juice on a platypus creates an evil clone. After the kids get overrun with the evil platypi, they discover that soap is the key to defeating them. It is a great episode from a great show and definitely worth the rewatch.

3. “Wizards of Waverly Place”: “Halloween” (Season 3, Episode 2): After the Russos are told that the haunted house they were hosting was not scary, Alex is sent out to the wizard world to collect real ghosts. Alex comes back with some rather subdued ghosts at first, but then she brings one that used to haunt her brother, Justin. Comparatively, it made me cringe the least out of all of them, and this has always been my favorite Disney Channel show. I highly recommend you give this one a rewatch.

2. “A.N.T. Farm”: “MutANT” (Season 1, Episode 14): Although this show is not a favorite of mine, this episode includes all the elements that make a perfect Hal-

loween episode, such as a dance, switching perspectives between characters and all of the younger cast dressed as monsters. What truly puts this at No. 2 is the ultimate Halloween bop, “Calling All the Monsters,” that China Anne McClain blessed us all with in this episode.

1. “The Suite Life of Zack & Cody”: “The Ghost of Suite 613” (Season 1, Episode 19): Watching this episode was the first time that I enjoyed being scared. In this episode, the friends try to get revenge on Zack by telling him an exaggerated ghost story of a room in the hotel being haunted by a scorned woman. As the episode continues, it is revealed that this ghost is actually real. What I love about this episode is that it does not hurt the “real-life” aspect of the show while also not explaining away the spooky haunting of the room by blaming it on pranks. All in all, this is my favorite episode to get me in the Halloween spirit, and I absolutely recommend that you watch it too.

ebrate Halloween as if they were celebrating Samhain without even knowing it. The celebration usually lasts across the whole of Halloween weekend. Dubbed “Halloweekend,” it is a threeday party with friends, sharing good food and even better stories.

“On Friday, WGUR is having a Halloween concert with a band called Chief,” said Ethan Mollenauer, a junior mass communication student. “They are pleaying Beatles covers and dressing up like them.

I’m really looking forward to it. It’s just a good time to get out and show off your costumes and enjoy some music.”

For GC students, Halloweekend is an excuse to dress up however they want and have a party with their friends. One friend group on campus is planning on going as Statues of Liberty, while another is planning on going as different characters from the show “Breaking Bad.” “This year, I am dressing up as Cupid,” said Rose Wagner, a senior

mass communication major. “But, my favorite costume I have ever done was when I dressed up as Dani from Midsommer, and my friend Collin dressed up as the bear. It was a really fun costume.”

Halloween has evolved from a day of spirits, ghouls and monsters to a night of fun and fear. With great anticipation for the holiday, from young children to their grandparents, everyone can find something they love about the holiday.

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10

DREW OLDHAM, OPINION EDITOR

10.26.2023

OPINION

Should the U.S. be sending weapons to the Israeli government?

Drew Oldham

According to Netanya-

ance by the Israeli gov-

Opinion Editor

hu, the goal of this count-

ernment appears to have

er-attack is to “crush

been nothing more than

and eliminate” Hamas.

a formality. The Israeli

He advised the 1.1 mil-

military has bombed the

lion Palestinians living

southern region of Gaza

in the region to evacu-

despite advertising it as

ate the northern part of

a safe haven for Pales-

Gaza and flee to the city

tinian refugees. It has

of Rafah, in the South.

also deprived innocent

Soon after this warn-

civilians of the resources

ing was issued, Israel

they need to live and has

made efforts to stop food

even bombed the evac-

transport, cut off the wa-

uation route that Israel

ter supply and disrupt

told bystanders to take.

After many years of festering ethnic and religious tension in the region, full-blown war between Israel and neighboring Gaza began in the Middle East on Oct. 7.

This conflict began when Hamas, the illegal paramilitary

organization

that has been serving as the de facto government in Gaza since 2007, launched a surprise offensive on unsuspecting

the access to electricity that

Palestinian

Israel

has

been

a

resi-

long-standing and valu-

dents rely on to survive.

able ally of the United

It then commenced a

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raelis is a direct endorse-

terror, when dictators

li blockade, which is a

States since its endow-

ment of their actions,

don’t pay the price for

direct violation of the

bombing campaign that

ment as the Zionist

which I believe to be

their aggression, they

treatise in the Geneva

has reduced the major-

homeland in 1948. As

unethical and immoral.

cause more chaos and

Convention, which re-

ity of northern Gaza to

a result of this, the

The

absurdity

of

more death and more

quires a nation to en-

merely a heap of rubble.

U.S. has sent Israel ad-

America’s

reckless

fi-

destruction,” Biden said.

sure access to “essential

The prevention of ac-

vanced weaponry and

nancial involvement and

“They keep going, and

foodstuffs, clothing and

cess to resources that

military

irresponsible

provision

the costs and the threats

tonics” for children in ar-

both sides on one anoth-

are vital to life by the

gy for many decades.

of military technology

to America keep rising.”

eas that are under siege.

er. Both sides have virtu-

Israeli government has

U.S.-manufac-

for this war is demon-

This was just his sec-

We cannot possibly

ally limitless vitriolic ha-

quickly created a mas-

tured military technol-

strated in the fact that

ond Oval Office address

continue to endorse the

tred for one another, and

sive humanitarian crisis

ogy has been employed

U.S. missiles are being

in his stint as president.

Israeli’s violative and in-

this conflict has put this

in Gaza. One Al Jazeera

in the Israeli attacks

used against U.S. mis-

Israel’s continued use

considerate conduct in

hatred at center stage for

article reports that the

on Gaza and defense

siles. The U.S. gave Iran

of US military technol-

this war if we want to

the entire world to see.

restriction on resources

against Hamas. The U.S.

around $6 billion to re-

ogy in the killing of in-

consider our nation to

Israeli Prime Minister

in the region has caused

has sent munitions and

lease U.S. prisoners —

nocent Palestinians and

be the protector of hu-

Benjamin Netanyahu re-

hospitals

become

weapons and bolstered

money that is now being

in insidious efforts to

man rights and freedom

sponded with the utmost

overrun, painkillers to

the country’s highly ad-

used to finance Hamas.

deprive them of resourc-

everywhere, that we so

military aggression in re-

no longer be available

vanced Iron Dome de-

especially

es comes in violation of

often strive to be thought

sponse to the Hamas at-

to those injured by the

fense system with state

troubling is that Presi-

its obligations to protect

of as a country. If we

tacks, unleashing the full

conflict, extensive food

of the art interceptors.

dent Joe Biden is only

civilian persons in the

continue to send money

arsenal of Israeli artillery

scarcity and the shut-

U.S. weapons are being

doubling down on re-

time of war, as enumer-

and aid to Israel we are

and infantry into the war.

down of a water desali-

employed in the Israeli

questing money to send

ated in the Geneva Con-

condoning and abetting

According to The Guard-

nation plant that served

war effort, and this war

to Israel for the war. On

vention. The treatises

in the murder of these

ian Defense and Security

over a million people.

effort consists of directly

Oct. 19, a CNN broad-

of the convention have

Palestinian citizens by

Editor Dan Sabbagh, the

“Food is running out,

killing innocent civilians

cast

Biden’s

been in place since 1949,

supplying the weapons

Israeli Defense Force, or

warehouses are all emp-

and

killing

address to the public,

and outline the “rules of

that will dig their graves.

IDF, called upon 300,000

ty,”said Safwat Kahlout,

them by depriving them

where he detailed a plan

engagement” for how

As a result of this,

members of the reserves

an Al Jazeera journalist.

of access to resources

to request an additional

citizen’s of the country

I believe that the U.S.

to join 170,000 active-du-

“In the few supermarkets

they cannot live without.

$10 billion from Con-

you are fighting should

should

ty soldiers along Gaza’s

that are open, most of the

Blood is on American

gress to send to Israel.

be treated in war time.

cease sending money,

northern border to pre-

shelves are bare. There is

hands whether we like it

“History has taught

Children are being

military technology, and

pare for an invasion of

also a shortage of water.”

or not, and any contin-

us that when terrorists

deprived of food and

weaponry of any kind to

Gaza’s northern territory.

The evacuation issu-

ued aid we offer to the Is-

don’t pay a price for their

medicine by the Israe-

the Israeli Government.

CELSIUS

which provided a photo

or UTOX, which was

of a drug test in which

conducted by a cre-

well vetted, reliable, and

mon,

Red Bull tested positive

ator on TikTok who is

routinely employed in

can yield false positives

are close enough in

for

methamphetamine

an American Medical

almost every hospital

on drug tests, like Cel-

structure to yield a false

and the opioids oxyco-

Association-certified

and doctor’s office in

sius did. Molecules that

positive test result for an

done and Suboxone. It

doctor. UTOX screens

the country. The UTOX

are not the actual illicit

illicit substance. “There’s

also claimed that Bang

substances can be struc-

not amphetamine in the

tested positive for the rec-

turally similar enough

energy drink, but one of

immediately caught fire;

reational drug MDMA.

that the test is unable

these amino acids may

it received over 1.7 mil-

Despite these alarm-

to

them.

mimic

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testing

and so [the test] is just

But many were skepti-

my fellow caffeine ad-

for the actual drug,”

going to become posi-

cal of both the results

dicts. Each time you go

said Dr. Peter Chai, an

tive if it detects a simi-

and methodology of her

to the gas station and

emergency

medicine

lar structure,” Chai said.

layman science. This is

pick out your favor-

physician specializing in

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toxicology at Brigham

what you may hear on

energy drink has been

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and Women’s Hospital

social media, or what you

accused

contain-

consuming illicit drugs.

in Boston. “You’re test-

may think the next time

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are used to detect me-

screening results for Cel-

ing for a structure with-

a Celsius has you shaking

USA

against Celsius in these

tabolites for various il-

sius came back negative,

in the molecular com-

like a five-point Richter

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videos inspired a more

licit substances in one’s

indicating the illicit sub-

position of the drug.

scale earthquake, there is

were voiced in relation

rigorous examination of

body, including cocaine,

stances these creators

That’s how these tests

not methamphetamine,

to Red Bull and Bang in a

the drink via a hospital

amphetamines,

PCP,

claimed to be in them

commonly get fooled.”

cocaine or benzodiaze-

viral 2019 Facebook post,

urine toxology screen,

marijuana and opioids.

are not actually present.

The tests are often de-

pines in these beverages.

Israeli military outposts.

Since the formal declaration of war on Israel

by Hamas that followed the day after these attacks, vicious and deadly attacks and bombings have been launched by

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