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Drive-by shooting US DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE: THE near GC’s dorms NEW INTERNET TROLLS
The new information gathering systems of the Pentagon raises concern that the Department of Defense is spying on individuals through social media.
Katherine Futch Editor in Chief
Lily Pruitt Asst. News Editor The U.S. military has apparently adopted a new national security strategy: internet trollShortly after midnight on Sept. 30, over 60 rounds were unloaded towards the Wray
ing.
Apparently,
the
Pentagon will be doing a review on this new
Homes/West End Projects, less than two miles
way of gaining infor-
from GC’s dormitory buildings. The four sus-
mation after these ac-
pects fled the drive-by shooting. It resulted in a high-speed chase through Bonner Park, directly across from The Depot and Foundation hall. Authorities have since arrested three of the four suspects. One suspect was found hiding in
counts were
supposedly removed
from
social media platforms for being suspected of being run by the Defense
Department.
As
contradictory
cial media companies.
platforms are becom-
an invasion of privacy.
“When you’re a pri-
ing a stgte actors and,
The U.S. government
vate institution, the first
in the future, could be
has no specific laws or
amendment doesn’t ap-
subject to the liabilities
regulations in place that
ply to you,” said Law pro-
of the first amendment.
are equivalent to the laws
fessor Adam Lamparello.
“That would change
in place protecting pri-
“So, they have the right
the
landscape
vate social media com-
to censor speech, to dis-
of what it could and
panies. The U.S. govern-
criminate against speech
could not regulate. In
ment is allowed to make
that they don’t like or
other words, it would
these
agree with and to oth-
have to allow a lot more
counts, just as many new
erwise regulate speech
speech than it currently
generations
that they would never
does,” Lamparello said.
generations are on social
entire
fraudulent are.
acNew
question
media quite often, doc-
that is raised during this
umenting their life and
controversial
is
updating their followers.
counts exist for harmless
whether the U.S. govern-
Some do have second
purposes, such as pro-
ment should be allowed
accounts mainly for a
moting democracy and
to create these accounts,
more personal place to
products. However, it
whether it is to gain more
share with close friends,
be allowed to do under
Another
the first amendment.” Many of these ac-
news
the bathrooms by the basketball courts at Bonner
as it is, it is complete-
Park. Another was found hiding in nearby bush-
ly legal on both sides.
still poses the question
information on U.S. citi-
but several have them
Even though the public
of whether these plat-
zens or foreign people.
for secretly seeing others’
thinks that social media
forms
remove
Many people are lean-
profiles. The U.S. govern-
companies should crack
all of these accounts
ing toward both sides;
ment is doing the same
down on fake accounts,
or just certain ones.
the government is not
exact thing, for what-
agrees
doing anything substan-
ever reasons they have.
run by it is completely
with many critics who
tial enough for it to be
up to these private so-
believe that social media
a problem versus it is
See DEFENSE | Page 3
es. Law enforcement tackled another suspect. They did not find the fourth subject, who is still at large. The GC community received an email early Sept. 30 about the event. In the email, the GCPD alerted students of the subject still at large, saying he was unable to be located and apprehended. They said that while they believed he was not still in the area, members of the campus community should be vigilant, Multiple law enforcement agencies, including a K-9 unit, participated in the search for the fourth suspect. GCSU police also reviewed footage from the incident from cameras near GC properties on Greene Street. In an interview with Baldwin 2k News, Milledgeville Police Chief Dray Swicord said that he “absolutely” believes this incident is gang-related. Swicord added that he is glad one of the suspects, Travis Simmons, is “off the streets.” “He’s responsible for probably 75-80 percent of the shootings and gun violence we’ve had lately,” Swicord said. “It’s safe to say that Travis Simmons will probably never see the light of day again.” Simmons was on bond this past weekend and had 40 years remaining on his sentence. Law enforcement brought nine aggravated assault charges against the three suspects, as well as four counts of third-degree child cruelty, reckless conduct, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime and unauthorized discharge of a firearm within 50 yards of a public highway. Anyone
with
any
information
on
the
fourth suspect, still at large, is asked to call
the
MPD
tip
line
at
478-414-4413.
no matter who it is
should
Lamparello
THE LITTLE MERMAID MAKES A SPLASH ON SOCIAL MEDIA Jennifer Crider A&L Editor The live-action The Little Mermaid remake is releasing in theaters on May 26, 2023. The main character Ariel will be played by Halle Bailey Daveed and Prince Eric will be played by Jonah Hauer-King. Typically, the main characters in Disney films are white, and minority characters often portray background characters. Even when there are minority characters in these movies, many of these characters are turned into animals or inanimate objects. For instance, in the movie The Princess and the Frog, Princess Tiana is a frog for the majority of the movie. Instances like this have been criticized for being performative and inauthentic. “The thing that is concerning is making
sure that you get the story right,” said Nadirah Mayweather, director of the GC cultural center. “There’s one thing about being able to see yourself in a film, but is that director or film company telling the story that is an accurate depiction of what your culture and heritage is? I think sometimes there is miles to go with that as well has making sure you do the research to make sure its representation and also not appropriation just to make money.” However, in recent years, Disney has been making inclusion a bigger priority by diversifying casts and producing films about other cultures. “Every child deserves to have the opportunity to see themselves represented,” Mayweather said. “There’s nothing wrong with someone having a Cinderella doll that might not look like them because the princess story is also import-
ant. But it is important to see a person who has the same features as them or has the same cultural upbringing so they can feel like their story is just as important. There is not a single story that is highlighted
as the right one or the one that should be publicized the most. When representation happens, it’s important because it shows that we all matter.” See ARIEL | Page 7
NEWS | PG. 2
SPORTS | PG. 4
ARTS & LIFE | PG. 7
OPINION & MISC. | PG. 9
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