Discriminatory hiring practices

Paige Blakemore Staff Writer

Arthur Grand Technologies, an IT service firm based in Ashburn, Virginia, is under fire for a recent job listing posted on the hiring website Indeed.

The listing said only white applicants will be considered for the position but that this information was not to be shared with prospective employees.

“Only Born US Citizens [White] who are local within 60 miles from Dallas, TX [Don’t share with candidates],” the listing said.

Although the company did not immediately respond, Arthur Grand has since removed the job posting and released a statement on the issue via a follow-up LinkedIn post.

“At Arthur Grand, we do not condone or engage in any type of discrimination based on race, color or religion,” the company said. “We conducted an investigation and discovered that a new junior recruiter at our firm was responsible for the offending posting. We have taken imme- diate action and terminated their employment for violating our policy.”

The LinkedIn post was later removed and replaced with another explanation.

“A former employee took an existing posting and added discriminatory language, then repost- ed it through his own account,” the company said. “The moment this was brought to our attention, we worked with the job portal to remove this offensive job posting.”

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DRAG RETURNS TO MILLEDGEVILLE: GC’S PRIDE ALLIANCE HOLDS SEMI-ANNUAL SHOW AT BUFFINGTON’S

Jennifer Crider

A&L Editor

On April 13, the GC Pride Alliance hosted the semi-annual drag show at downtown Milledgeville restaurant Buffingtons.

“The energy was very good,” said Lily Murphy, junior mass communication major and Pride Alliance treasurer. “Everybody listened. It was a good crowd. It was a good tipping night, which I know, in the past, has been a problem.”

There were performances from five students, as well as performances from three professional drag queens from the Macon drag group The Tribe.

“This year, we actually had an even split between the drag queens and drag kings,” Murphy said.

“There was four student drag kings, and there were three professional drag queens, and one student drag queen, which, as far as I am aware of, that is the first time I’ve seen that happen.”

Caleb Rogers, freshman biology and Spanish double major, discovered his love for drag through participating in these shows.

“I was interested in drag in high school, but I had never done it before the show last semester,” Rogers said. “I was excited because I have performed on stage before with regular acting stuff. So, it was not super