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Cathy Cox and GC’s community Lily Pruitt
13 was GC’s annual eth-
values of our community.
GC is committed to
involvement on campus,
ty-three schools in Geor-
Asst. News Editor
ics awareness week. GC
“We place a very high
the highest ethical and
and staff that wants more
gia have a baselinethat
For most presidents of
hosted events planned by
value
professional
success
Sarah Whatley and Jen
both as a student body
of conduct. As a campus,
said senior criminal jus-
Yearwood to build upon
and faculty and staff,”
GC demands integrity,
tice major Matt Wilson.
shared core values of
said Cox. “Community
good judgment, and ded-
GC is one of the three
integrity, excellence, ac-
is about being tuned to
ication to public service
selective
in
decided we needed a
countability, and respect.
each other and helping
from all members. How-
Georgia, besides Geor-
school like this, dedicat-
The idea behind ethics
each other out and car-
ever, GC is more than
gia Tech and UGA. This
awareness week is to
ing about each other.
a learning community.
means that these three
students to impact the
bring awareness to eth-
Anything that helps us
“I think a healthy
schools get to set high
future of our university.
ics, reinforce principles
build that value of com-
university should have
admission
November 7 through
and promote the shared
munity is very helpful.”
good professors, student
whereas the other twen-
universities, every week is ethics week. Cathy Cox came to GC with the idea of making our campus better. She’s finding new ways to incorporate more
on
community,
standards
than
failure,”
systems
standards,
students just have to meet to be accepted. “The board of regents
ed to liberal arts and not what we teach, but how we teach it,” said Cox. See ETHICS | Page 2
RAPPER REQUIEM RECOURSE: IS THERE HOPE FOR A HEALTHIER HIP-HOP? Cale Strickland Staff Writer It is an understatement to say gun violence is pervasive within the hip-hop community. Kirshnik Khari Ball, one-third of Atlanta-based hip-hop trio Migos and known professionally as “Takeoff,” was shot and killed on November 1. In an article published after Takeoff ’s murder, “XXL” recounted 91 murders of hip-hop artists over the past 35 years. Many were the result of gun violence, and many remain unsolved. Dr. Eryn Viscarra, a sociology professor, stud-
ied hip-hop and rap music for her master’s thesis. She believes Raewyn Connell’s theory on masculinity offers a possible explanation for the continuous gun violence in the world of hip-hop. According to Connell’s theory, society’s dominant form of masculinity, hegemonic masculinity, sees men as physically strong, aggressive, domineering leaders whose goal is to acquire wealth to increase sexual desire among women. “All of these characteristics are important, but money is especially important because it is almost like keeping score — where the more money you have,
the more of a ‘man’ you are,” Viscarra said. Connell’s concept of hegemonic masculinity is often applied to middle-class and upper-class white men. However, a large portion of hip-hop artists are Black men from low-income households. According to Viscarra, the group falls under Connell’s definition of marginalized masculinity. “These men still want to prove that they’re masculine men, so they overemphasize other parts of the dominant view of masculinity since they can’t point to their bank accounts,” Viscarra said. “These men tend to appear as overly aggressive
2022 World Cup kicks off
and tough in order to prove that they’re men.” She thinks marginalized masculinity may lead hip-hop art-
ists to turn to violence. “Therefore, they’re more likely to resort to violence and other types of aggressive behavior
to prove their ‘manhood’,”
Viscarra
said.
See HIP-HOP| Page 7
Takeoff is the most recent artist within the rap community to be murdered as a result of gun violence.
Brennan Schmitz
petition begins on Nov.
ter instead in an attempt
competition has raised
ty exhibited by the first
Asst. Sports Editor
20 and will continue
to avoid the heat of Qatar,
questions from people
Middle Eastern nation
until Dec. 15. Although
the host of this year’s cup.
all over the world regard-
to host a World Cup.
World
ing the discrimination
There have also been
summer, this year it is
Cup has been surround-
towards women and the
accusations that migrant
being played in the win-
ed by controversy. The
LGBTQ+
communi-
workers who were hired
See WORLD CUP | Page 4
women be involved on my behalf in the policies and decisions that will affect my life. I think it is right that socially, I am afforded the same respect as men. But sadly, I can say that there is no country in the world where all women can expect to see these rights.” It really is a humble ask, to be treated with the same respect as male counterparts or coworkers. Yet, as a woman, I
can say that even at the early age of twenty-one I have felt disadvantaged for being a woman. I have been told even by those closest to me that a man is best suited for a leadership position. That women are too emotional to effectively work in tough environments. It even goes so far as to acknowledge the disrespect women receive in social settings. Even when I was a minor, going out
in public just myself or with other females was uncomfortable. The unwanted stares of strange older men, the times when they are bold enough to say something, being followed around at a distance or even being manhandled non consensually are all just a few of the common experiences young women go through on a regular basis.
The anxiously awaited 2022 World Cup is fastly approaching. The com-
normally played in the
This
year’s
Feminism is important Hannah Adams
Asst. Opinion Editor Being a feminist was not a choice that I truly understood until entering adulthood and coming to college. Growing up in a primarily conservative town, the idea of feminism typically carried a negative connotation with those around me. It was not until leaving for college that I began searching outside
of the information I had been imparted in my youth to develop my own beliefs on the matter. Being a feminist is simple, but it often gets taken out of proportion by those that want to see it fail. Those against it try to press it as loud, invasive and aggressive. It is a simple construct; it is a fight for equality for all. My definition of feminism and the ideals that I follow as a feminist
came from that of Emma Watson’s 2014 HeForShe Campaign Speech. Watson has always been a celebrity that I look up to and hearing her words on the subject was highly enlightening to me. During this speech, even at a young age, Emma revolutionized the negative stigma behind feminism and provided insight into what the belief truly means. “I think it is right that
to help get the facilities ready for the events were treated poorly, and that up to 6500 of the workers have died in the process.
See FEMINISM | Page 8
NEWS | PG. 3
SPORTS | PG. 5
ARTS & LIFE | PG. 7
OPINION & MISC. | PG. 9
Students and alums thoughts on how frat culture contributes to participating in toxic culture.
The GC women’s basketball team have a strong start to the season both offensively and deffensively.
Read your horoscope for the Sagittarius new moon on Nov. 23.
Both sales are infamous for their “dealbusters.” But which one comes out on top?
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GC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL STARTS 4-0
HOROSCOPE FOR THE NEW MOON
BLACK FRIDAY VS. CYBER MONDAY