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Hurricane Ian’s impact on GC Ridgley Fenters Contributing Writer

On Wednesday, Sept.28, Hurricane Ian made landfall in Florida around 3 p.m, carrying high winds across Cayo Costa, Fort Myers, and Cape Coral. Hurricane Ian left a wake of destruction in Florida, including mass flooding and power outages as sea levels rose, leaving thousands of people to brace the storm. Many in our GC community have family members in Florida that were in the storm’s path.

“My 92-year-old grandmother lives in a skilled nursing facility in Tampa,” said Dan Johnston, a GC grad student.

“Her 88-year-old sister

lives in a different assisted living facility in Tampa. Since both of their facilities are in mandatory evacuation zones, only six feet above sea level right on the waterfront, they were both evacuated to higher ground about 10 miles inland. Expecting a direct hit with storm surges of 10-12 feet, they were evacuated two days before Hurricane Ian actually made landfall in Fort Myers, about 100 miles south of Tampa.”

Thousands of people had to evacuate, most leaving behind their belongings,houses,and lives.

“My dad, stepmom, and 97-year-old grandmother were all under mandatory evacuation from our home,” said

Christina Riecke, junior biology major. “At first, they only traveled a little inland to a hotel near the Fort Myers airport. However, as the storm severity was so awful, the hotel lost power and water so everyone was evacuated.

My aunt and uncle live in Tampa, and because they got power back sooner than Cape Coral, my parents and grandma then stayed with them.”

Taylor Wirtz is a reporter for Wink news and reported about the storm from her hotel room. She got stuck in her room once the storm hit and surges flooded the surrounding area.

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Claire O’Neill | Art Director

THE DYING AGE OF PRINT NEWS Hannah Adams Asst. Opinion Editor

On Sept. 25, 1690, the first known print newspaper was released to the public in Boston, MA. Printed by Richard Pierce and edited by Benjamin Harris, the Publick Occurrences was intended to be released once a month with content that informed Bostonians of events in their city.

Only four days after publication, the newspaper was banned by the Governor and Council under

GC’S IMPACT AND IMPRESSIONS ON THE PEOPLE OF MILLEDGEVILLE Cale Strickland Staff Writer

GC is the whitest

1704 the Boston News-Letter was born. Bookseller

impact on Milledgeville.

rounding

where it is not attached

and Postmaster, John Campbell, acted as first edi-

to disdain, disrespect,

tor and the Boston News-Letter went down in his-

Stephanie

McClure,

In

large portion of the col-

lieves the demographics

is

community.”

her

opinion,

term

“mocal”

not

the

problem.

or fear,” McClure said.

of GC’s student pop-

“The word itself is

“It is not the word itself;

ulation make Milled-

fine. It is, colloquially,

it is the connotation

geville prone to inter-

kind of charming, right?

communal

conflicts.

I like ‘small’ for the

“The truth is, ‘town

mall. I think that is awe-

and gown’ conflicts like

some. It is a small mall,

this, are pervasive,” Mc-

so we call it the ‘small.’

you say, ‘This is what

Clure said. “They are

It is great, right? It fits.”

refer to locals as “mo-

we call Milledgeville’s

more extreme in uni-

However, she is con-

cals.” Despite GC stu-

versity

where

cerned about the term’s

dents’ acceptance of the

the composition of the

use and connotations in

word as commonplace,

student body is, de-

day-to-day conversation.

its pervasiveness raises

mographically,

from

middle-class

or

upper-middle-class families. Yet, Milledgeville is a racially and economically diverse city.

GC students often

Following suite of the Publick Occurrences, in

used in circumstances

the

come

death, but its impression on the public remained.

different from the sur-

sociology professor, be-

students

gard for authority. The newspaper had an untimely

concerns regarding GC’s

school in GA, and a

lege’s

claims that Pierce and Harris acted without re-

towns

very

“We rarely hear it

around the word, which we read less from what is printed on a page if

tory as America’s first continuously-published paper. According to paperage.com in an article titled, “The First Newspapers in America,” this pamphlet focused on news from London journals and important information concerning the European wars.

Citizens now had access to news of their country by simply picking up the most recent edition of the newspaper. It was the Boston News-Letter that led to the chain reaction of the formation of newspaper

locals,’ than what you

companies throughout the United States. Since this

hear when people use

point in history, Americans have had the privilege

it

to easily access news by way of buying the paper.

in

conversation.”

See MOCALS | Page 7

See PRINT NEWS | Page 9

NEWS | PG. 3

SPORTS | PG. 4

ARTS & LIFE | PG. 6

OPINION & MISC. | PG. 8

After a two-year hiatus, GC’s late night bus makes a return.

A look into the impact of Hurricane Ian on sports teams at GC. Multiple games were postponed.

Milledgeville is home to many historic homes, but many of these homes are haunted by past residents.

Our generation faces a new problem in the world of dating: how to effectively communicate without the presence of technology.

GC LATE NIGHT BUS COMES BACK

HURRICANE IAN CANCELS GAMES

IS MILLEDGEVILLE HAUNTED?

IS DATING DEAD?

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REBECCA MEGHANI, NEWS EDITOR LILY PRUITT, ASST. NEWS EDITOR

10.20.2022

NEWS Ian

Continued from page 1 “Taylor was put in a hotel in Naples, which was not expected to be as impacted by the storm as her home in Fort Myers,” said senior Political Science and Criminal Justice major, Grace Singletary. “However, Ian made landfall as a larger and stronger storm than expected. The first floor of the hotel flood-

ed, carrying away their company cars. Taylor was stuck in the hotel for almost two days, I believe. She used social media to share updates with viewers and continues to do so, as the community is far from back to normal, even more than two weeks later.”

Hurricane Ian caused mass destruction to the lives of people in Cayo Costa, Fort Myers, and Cape Coral, leaving many homes, businesses,

and streets in shambles after the intense storm, which was considered to be one of the most destructive hurricanes in decades. Hurricane Ian left families and communities traumatized by the events that took place in its path. Luckily a lot of these families living in affected areas were able to evacuate in time to brace for the storm, but many families weren’t able to.

“Even though my family was lucky to avoid

the full wrath of Hurricane Ian, my elderly grandmother and greataunt were still traumatized by the experience,” Johnston said. “Both of their nursing facilities lost power for two days, requiring them to stay in their temporary evacuation facilities for four days. They were both very uncomfortable in these facilities, squeezing three patients into a hotel room along with their oxygen machines

and other medical equipment. My grandmother was confused about where she was, and she, along with a friend, made a panicked call to my aunt, saying that she had been kidnapped and needed to be rescued.

When she returned to her nursing facility, the confusion continued because the facility was still on generator power, and her room had no light or air conditioning for the first day home.”

GC’s coed and diversification efforts Shadimon Smith

Contributing Writer GC was established in 1889 as an all-women’s college as the ‘Georgia Normal and Industrial College.’ It was built to provide education in many different areas including teaching and business. Some of the smaller classes that were taught were dressmaking, cooking, and industrial drawing.

The college administration for the school learned that more women found co-educational schools more appealing after the war started to slow down, and they were finally approved to make the transition, resulting in the name change to Georgia College and State University in 1967.

“GC started as a women’s only university, because there was no place else for women to get any education beyond 8th grade,” said digital archivist of special collections at GC, Holly Croft. “They began admitting male students in the spring of 1967. It was a necessary change because society was changing so much.”

There were several other factors that influenced the decision. With the school losing more enrolling students during this time, becoming coed

was a need for GC to remain open beyond 1996.

“In 1952, there were less than 600 students and GC almost vanished,” said History professor, Robert Wilson III. “Enrollment increased, but not enough.

The board threatened to shut the place down, and the main impulse was declining enrollment.”

Many people did not want to change the school from all-women’s to coed. Some felt that it was a necessary change for the school to stay open, while others felt betrayed.

“When it went coed, GC no longer served the whole state of Georgia. Most of the students came from middle Georgia, so it basically became a commuter school. In 1967, we became a suitcase college,” said Wilson.

The timing of this decision seems late to some GC students, because the state of Georgia had become coed decades before. At the time, the decision to change the school to coed should have been an easier decision.

“I feel like it was a little late, but I think it’s wonderful we did,” said senior Psychology major, Anna Boughton. “As a public institution and I think funding wise, it makes more sense to be open to every-

one, not just women.”

Some students believe that coeducation is the ideal match for GC, because of the goal that GC provides.

GC’s goal is to provide an education to all, regardless of background, gender, and sexuality.

“I think it is wild to think it was an all-women’s school at one time,” said junior Psychology major, Katie Whitworth.

“I think they try to strive for diversity, too, and I think that coed just makes sense for the vision and background of GC.” GC is known for its diversification with students coming from all around the world. In the beginning, it was not always inclusive of everyone, and many saw this difference with the arrival of the first female African American student. Cellestine Hill arrived at GC in 1964 and chose to study psychology, while working hard to clear a path for others like her to be able to get an education.

The change to a coed school, along with allowing African Americans into the school, allowed the doors to open for an abundance of people.

Some students at GC often find themselves thinking that an all-women’s school allowed equal opportunities.

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“I think it diversified the school to some extent,” said senior Exercise Science major, Lydia Palmer. “I think it might have been the right choice for GC because we were able to put more people in college.

Today, I think there are some instances where it

is okay for everything to just be for women. Today, it could even be beneficial for women to have the school to themselves, because we are not granted the same opportunities in life as men, especially women of color.”

GC’s mission was to provide an educational

This is the start of a new normal for hurricane season to come as hurricane season is still on the rise, showing high levels on the Atlantic, which many are saying that climate change may be the cause. Due to the rising temperatures and sea levels, hurricanes are seen to be impacted by these changes, with estimates of more severe weather to come for future hurricane seasons.

environment of no distractions, equality, and much needed diversity. These changes paved the way for GC to be the college it is today, and for the accomplishments students who have attained a degree here have accomplished.

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REBECCA MEGHANI, NEWS EDITOR LILY PRUITT, ASST. NEWS EDITOR

10.20.2022

NEWS

GC late night bus comes back after a two year hiatus

A student-created GroupMe has taken over late night transportation for GC students.

Anne Roper

now in their third year,

Staff Writer The GC late-night bus made its long-awaited return after two years of absence this semester.

The shuttle runs from 10:00 PM - 2:45 AM every Thursday, Friday and Saturday with the

ceased

narios as they attempt-

school to reimplement

dents providing rides to

has never experienced

operation of the late-

ed to find a way home.

the shuttle, emphasiz-

others and felt GC need-

the late-night bus due

night bus as well as

Women living in the

ing the safety concerns

ed something similar.

to its cancellation. Stu-

the golf cart transpor-

SLC felt the decision

many students shared. It

“I gathered my friends

dents have relied on

tation

service,

was

un-

went on to receive 743

and added a few people,”

walking or the GC Rides

when

the

COVID-19

fair to them, as living

signatures with no re-

said

GroupMe, created for

pandemic hit the coun-

at West Campus year is

sponse from the school.

eryone started sending

and by the students, for

try in March of 2021.

mandatory for all sopho-

In August 2021, af-

the link around in their

ter a year-long absence

sorority and fraternity

from the late-night bus,

group chats. The next

then-sophomore

ex-

day it had 800 people.”

major

However, the creation

Kate McKinley creat-

of the group chat sparked

ed a GroupMe group

other safety concerns.

chat titled ‘GCSU rides’.

Due to GCSU rides

Through GCSU rides,

being student-operated,

students looking to make

their reliability fluctu-

some extra cash could

ated and some students

offer rides to those look-

even worried their driv-

ing for transportation to

ers may not always be

and from Downtown.

sober as they claim.

Students flocked to

“I’ve had rides that

transportation

since

their first year at GC. “It’s

nice

to

see

The

school

With

SNAP,

particularly

ridesharing

more sorority members.

services such as Uber

Early last school year

and Lyft nonexistent in

a Peer Mentor for the

Milledgeville,

students

SLC launched a petition

exception of holidays. It

it

picks students up from

Claire Bousquet, a ju-

worried that the ab-

on the popular cam-

West Campus and drops

nior

major.

sence of the late-night

paign website Change.

them off at The Max.

“Even though we kind

bus would put night-go-

org titled “Late Night

The class of 2023,

of missed out on it.”

ers in dangerous sce-

GC Bus”. They urged the

back

now,”

nursing

said

ercise

science

have

within weeks it had over

the past so I’m wait-

2,000 members, nearly a

ing for up to an hour

third of the GC student

until someone can get

population. Rides were

me,” said Ella Anchors,

in such high demand

sophomore

that some students even

major. “I would much

began to consider it a

rather use the late bus

job, often making up-

because it’s reliable and

wards of three hundred

you know they’re taking

dollars in a weekend.

you to the right place.”

The GC shuttle to West Campus that is used for the late-night bus

said

she

ditched

“Ev-

join the group chat and

McKinley

Marissa Marcolina | Digital Media Editor

McKinley.

me

in

business

The group chat re-

took inspiration from

mains

active

Georgia Southern after

side

noticing they had a group

bus, now with close

chat dedicated to stu-

to

the 3000

alonglate-night

members.

GC becomes test optional

with mental disorders school only set one day a not gone over yet in is rooted in classism and other students are in Tiana Johnson class then you’re stuffed racism,” said Goode. “By agreeance that stanContributing Writer and mental disabilities. year to take the test.”

The importance that GA institutions once held standardized testing to, seems to be slowly slipping away as GC joins other GA universities along their journey to becoming test optional.

Before this change, GC was among the three GA universities that required standardized test scores, a title that was shared with the University of GA and GA Tech.

Now, GC has decided to join the other twenty-six universities and waive the testing option for potential first-year students who have obtained a minimum GPA of 3.2.

Due to low enrollment this year, waiving standardized testing can attract and encourage more college hopefuls to apply to GC and in turn, GC potentially could begin to see a peak in enrollment numbers and a rise in the student population. Going test-optional can combat the decline in student population due to retention issues and the current low enrollment numbers.

Mackenzie Pickle, a junior English major, felt that standardized testing is unfair to those

“Standardized testing is not an accurate

Pickle felt happy for upcoming high school

By making these tests optional for future students, you are knocking down barriers placed by the historic uplifting of a particular race.

-Kayla Goode

reflection of someone’s intelligence due to the fact that some students are naturally not good test takers even if they do not have a history of a mental disorder or disability,” Pickle said.

Pickle expresses the strain she felt when taking standardized tests and how the thought of bubbling in a wrong answer could negatively impact all the plans she had laid out for her future stayed in the back of her mind.

“The first time I took the SAT, I got into the testing room and cried because I felt so stressed and overwhelmed,” Pickle said. “Not to mention the lack of testing resources my school had available for us. We often had to travel further out to testing sites and my

juniors and seniors or those looking to gain entry into a college in general, who no longer had to shoulder the stress of having perfect test scores to get into their dream.

“I’m glad that other colleges are realizing that test scores aren’t a good way to measure how smart a person is or the potential they could bring to a school,” said Scarrlee Porter, a senior English major. “They are just unnecessary.”

Porter echoes the same sentiments as Pickle, emphasizing the stress standardized testing places on sixteen to eighteen-year-olds, while also adding points about the testing conditions.

“Some of the things you see on the SAT and ACT are things you have

in a room with proctors and students from other schools you haven’t met and they expect you to not get anxious and perform well,” said Porter. “Imagine how crazy that is. There are other ways to accurately reflect a student’s learning ability or their capacity to retain what they’ve learned in school.”

Kayla Goode, a senior English major offers a different view on what going test-optional can mean for future GC students.

“Standardized testing

making these tests optional for future students, you are knocking down barriers placed by the historic uplifting of a particular race as other races were being torn down and placed into boxes so they couldn’t be successful. You’re widening the field and giving minorities a fighting chance.”

Many students express positive thoughts towards the decision to make standardized tests optional for those students that meet the GPA requirements and

dardized testing should be done away with.

It appears that GC deciding to go test-optional may produce the positive results and increase in student admissions the university is hoping for.

Generational perspectives and methods to appeal to the upcoming age group tend to vary from generation to generation so this could be just the start of a new trend of changes to admission requirements to colleges and universities.

Claire O’Neill | Art Director

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HAYDEN FLINN, SPORTS EDITOR BRENNAN SCHMITZ, ASST. SPORTS EDITOR

10.20.2022

SPORTS

Hurricane Ian causes athletic delays Autumn Arnette

the weather. Postpone-

er. “It pushes you as an

Staff Writer

ments and cancellations

athlete, but consistency

The expected heavy

are very likely to be a

rainfall and wind from Hurricane Ian in the

postponements.

Carolina Pirates game

al-

Athletic programs af-

was relocated to the Flor-

in practices and tourna-

ready been intensified

fected by hurricane Ian

ida Atlantic University

part of any sports season.

ments is a key compo-

due to the rescheduling,”

include the University of

field and held on Oct.1st.

“I don’t expect the

nent to make it through

said freshman forward

Florida, the University

situations

that.”

Sarah Mason. “We have

of South Florida, Flori-

The GC soccer team

less time for prepara-

da State University and

prac-

tion for the conference

local universities with-

“Practices

have

and

Hurricane Ian forced

in

delay to change how we

many athletic delays, in-

play moving forward,”

cluding for the GC vol-

said freshman outside

also

hitter Camryn Carlton.

ticing

compensate

tournament, but we have

in the vicinity of hur-

“I do expect it to be chal-

for the game delays.

to be physically pre-

ricane Ian’s trajectory.

lenging. We will be play-

While the team was

pared long before that.”

ing four games in a week

able to reschedule the

Due to the extremity

tors-Eastern Washington

by the end of the season.”

game against the Pacers,

of Hurricane Ian’s pro-

Eagles game scheduled

Volleyball, being an

this could potentially af-

jected destruction, col-

to be in Gainesville, FL

regarding the reschedul-

indoor sport, provides

fect the team in weeks

leges northeast of Flor-

was postponed to Sun-

ing of games, resulting

more

to come as they get

ida also had a plethora

day, Oct.2nd , and the

in more potential prob-

practic-

ready for the postseason.

of athletic cancellations

South Florida Bulls-East

lems during the season.

ing and to reschedule

“The game had to be

games if weather condi-

rescheduled closer to the

tions permit traveling,

conference tournament,”

but with these benefi-

said

cial

accommodations,

Grace Phillips. “Now,

also comes the chance

instead of having a week

of Oct.1st to Oct. 19th.

of athletes overplaying.

to prepare for the game,

GC took precautions

“Makeup games by

we only have two days.”

regarding the possibility

the end of the season

The soccer team in-

of inclement weather for

can be extremely chal-

tends to continue prac-

the safety of all athletes.

lenging if we play mul-

ticing effectively now that

Coaches are ensured

tiple games,” said junior

they know what is expect-

to stay up to date with

right side Callie Mill-

ed of them in the near

southeast

resulted

leyball and soccer teams.

GC’s volleyball team planned to play a series of games against Flagler College on Sept. 30th and Oct. 1st. Hurricane Ian’s delays pushed these matches back to Oct. 29th and Oct. 30th.

The

soccer

team’s

homebound conference matchup with USC Aiken was postponed from its originally scheduled date

to

accommodations

continue

like

future of their season.

continued to

junior

The

Florida

Ga-

sports teams to make cancellations and postponements to dozens of events across the Jacksonville

location.

Collegiate faced

many

sports obstacles

defender

Courtesy of NOAA

The track of Hurricane Ian delayed collegiate sports games.

Hayden’s top four teams in college football Opinion

unteers have cement-

have done nothing to

I have Ohio State at

ness. Their best win of

Wolverines just came

Hayden Flinn

ed their spot in the top

make them drop a spot.

number two still. The

the season is still No-

off an impressive win

Sports Editor

four unless they lose.

Despite two bad games

Buckeyes haven’t done

tre Dame, which is why

over No. 10 Penn State,

A wild week seven of

The Georgia Bulldogs

in which they still won,

anything to drop a spot

they can’t leap up over

which they won 41-17.

college football shakes

remain at number one.

UGA

either. Despite the weak

Georgia at the moment.

Despite this top ten vic-

has

dominated

up my top four rankings

tory, this win over Penn

of who makes the Play-

State isn’t as impressive

off if the season ends

as Tennessee’s win over

today. No. 6 Tennesse

Alabama. Alabama is a

took down the always

far better opponent than

dominate No. 3 Alabama

Penn State is right now,

Crimson Tide in Knox-

therefore, I believe Ten-

ville, Tennessee for the

nessee jumps over Mich-

first time in 15 years.

igan in the rankings.

Tennessee slides up

These rankings aren’t

past Michigan and takes

set in stone with Geor-

the

spot

gia still having to play

where Alabama was in

Tennessee later in the

my new rankings. The

year and Michigan hav-

Volunteers proved that

ing to play Ohio State

they are ready to take

to end the season. I

their program to that

have Alabama dropping

third-place

next level and have put

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Hayden’s top four in college football.

and with these match-

together a tremendous domi-

The Bulldogs are coming

most of its opponents,

strength

nant wins over SEC foes

off a blowout win over

and that 49-3 victory over

OSU

and this statement win

SEC opponent Vander-

over the Tide, the Vol-

bilt 55-0. The Dawgs

season.

With

down to number six

of

schedule,

In the fourth spot

ups still to come, the

repeatedly

of my rankings, I have

Tide can find their way

Oregon to start the sea-

showed up every week

the Michigan Wolver-

back into the top four

son can’t be overlooked.

and taken care of busi-

ines once again. The

by the end of the season.

has

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HAYDEN FLINN, SPORTS EDITOR BRENNAN SCHMITZ, ASST. SPORTS EDITOR

10.20.2022

SPORTS

GC soccer comes up short on senior day to UNG Hayden Flinn Sports Editor GC soccer came up short in their senior day game versus conference rival North Georgia. The Bobcats lost 3-1 in a game they never had the lead.

The Bobcats started out strong offensively with an early shot on goal by redshirt-junior midfielder Ellie Watson that missed high. From that point on, the Bobcats were mainly on the defensive side for the remainder of the game.

It was a busy day for the defense as the offense had just eight more shots on goal after their first look early in the game.

The only goal the Bobcats tallied was a penalty kick scored by freshman forward Ava Martin in the 50th minute of the match.

Martin’s mental approach is a big contribu-

tion to her having success.

“I think you must have an attacking mindset, especially when we were trailing 2-0, and ultimately just work hard to find a way to create an opportunity for the team,” Martin said. “This allowed me to draw a foul in the box which allowed me to get in the scoring column on Saturday against UNG.” The Bobcats made a couple of mistakes on both sides of the ball.

They had a few offside penalties called on them throughout the game and committed more fouls than they were used to making.

“I think from this game I learned that every moment counts,” Martin said. “Personally, I found myself offside more than normal and picking up a lot more fouls which wasn’t helping the team.

I think just being more aware of those things going forward and how they really do affect the momentum of the game will be beneficial for my game as well as the team’s success in the future.”

Goalkeeper Kate Richardson saw a lot of action in the goal against UNG. Richardson had just one save in the first half but saw plenty of shots on goal from UNG. Richardson ended the game with three goals allowed and five saves on eight shot attempts.

UNG scored their first goal in the first half.

Maysoon El-Shami put one in the back of the net past Richardson in the 18th minute. UNG’s two other goals came later in the second half, one being scored in the 48th minute just after the half, and the other came in the 86th min-

Courtesy of Claire O’Neill

fourth seed in the Peach

there,” Martin said. “We

have

Belt Conference. They

all believe in ourselves

played a lot of tight

have a winning record in

and each other to be

games this season, they

conference play, but the

at the top, and I think

just haven’t been able to

Bobcats need to do more

it’s just about us exe-

finish in a few of them.

if they want to make it

cuting everything 100

The team is currently

deep into the postseason.

percent as a team when

5-6-2 and they sit as the

“I think we are right

it comes game time.

ute to cap the game off.

The

Bobcats

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JENNIFER CRIDER, A&L EDITOR WILLIAM VAN DE PLANQUE, ASST. A&L EDITOR

10.20.2022

ARTS & LIFE

Is Milledgeville haunted?

Historic houses highten supernatural suspicion.

Anjali Shenoy | Digital Media Editor

The allegedly haunted apartment complex, 201 N Jefferson St NE.

Ridgley Fenters Contributing Writer GA’s original capital holds within its streets the history of America as far back as the Revolutionary War. Milledgeville houses several historic sites and landmarks, such as the Governor’s Mansion, the former Baldwin County Courthouse, stretches the Trail of Tears, Memory Hill cemetery and Central State Hospital.

The buildings of GC’s main campus once acted as a penitentiary that burned down several times before reconstruction for the woman’s college in 1922. Survivors of Sherman’s March through the south, the homes that surround the campus are some of the oldest buildings in GA’s history.

With all of this history, it is no surprise that many people have experienced some elements of the supernatural here on our campus.

One of the most fa-

mous hauntings every freshman learns about when moving into the dorms is the story of ‘Cookie’ in Sanford Hall.

Many years ago, Cookie was a student living in Sanford Hall. She committed suicide in her third-floor room, and she is said to haunt the residents of Sanford. The third floor is now closed to the public and any future residences. However, the rest of the dormitory remains open for new GC students each year.

“There weren’t any specific experiences with the hauntings,” said Kayla Holmes, junior psychology major. “When I went through recruitment, only two of us lived there besides the CA’s, and that was crazy. The basement area had such a dark vibe to it and it made a lot of my friends feel anxious; same thing with the hallways. It was weird walking around at night. It felt like you weren’t supposed to be out of your room.”

Holmes’s family has a

unique connection to the dormitory of Stanford Hall, as her Grandmother lived there as well.

“My Grandmother lived in the room where Cookie died,” Holmes said. “She claimed that there wasn’t really any type of hauntings in the traditional sense. It was all just weird feelings you got in certain parts of the building.”

The pattern of these bad energies and feelings passed through two generations in Kayla’s family.

“I don’t know if the bad feelings came from ‘Cookie’ or something else,” Holmes said. “I’m not very superstitious, and I normally don’t really believe things about hauntings. However, I don’t know what or how to describe the energy and the vibe in there.”

Another famous building on campus known to History Majors and the Honors College is The Humber- White House. This building is known for its resident that never left, Katy.

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Students outside of Sanford residents hall

“Katy was a little girl, probably eight or nine when she died of tuberculosis that had been spreading throughout Milledgeville at the time,” said Claire Remley, senior history major. “Katy died in her bedroom which was Dr. Stephen Auerbach’s office. Although Dr. Auerbach never heard or saw anything, others had encounters with Katy.

Katy was a troublemaker and would enjoy scaring Amy Mimes by setting off the electronic paper towel dispenser. There was also a time where history majors were studying in the house, and they heard screaming coming from upstairs. The problem was no one was upstairs at the time. The house often had the air conditioning break, causing the house to be uncomfortable, too hot or cold. Yet you couldn’t help but feel a presence in the house.

History majors knew not to upset Katy because we didn’t want to upset her.

A little farther down the street off of the main campus residence is the Alpha Gamma Delta house. Many of its residents say they have experienced several hauntings from the previous inhabitants.

“One night, I had just gotten home from work and was sitting in the parking lot when I looked up and saw a tall shadowy figure on the back porch standing right by the kitchen door,” said Emma Thublin, senior psychology major. “I stared at it for a while until it saw me,

and then it just vanished.

My room was known to be the most haunted room in the house, but besides the tv randomly turning on in the middle of the night, I had never experienced anything in the room.

Thublins’ roommate also experienced a similar haunting while living in the home.

“My roommate would have things happen to her all the time,” Thublin said. “She watched her alarm clock slide across her desk and be knocked onto the floor.

She also used to hear knocking and tapping footsteps in our room late at night. She would get up to go see what was making the noise, and it would immediately stop. She also used to hear heavy breathing at the foot of her bed at night, but only on nights when she was the only person at the house.

One night she even heard it right by her ear.”

Before its reconstruction into the Alpha Gamma Delta House, it was considered to be one of the oldest houses in Milledgeville. Holding its original foundation and past residents’ history along with it.

“The house itself used to be a homestead, and I’m pretty sure our basement used to be the living quarters for the enslaved,” Thublin said.

“I think it also the people that used to live in the house that haunt it as well because girls see a woman in white in the garden walking around.

Once, one of my sisters saw her in the foyer. My

old room also has the most activity because a man jumped out of one of the windows after being chained to one of the beds for some sort of illness by the previous residents of the house.”

Even in light of all these hauntings, the girls of Alpha Gamma Delta have a unique bonding experience as sisters living in the house. They even gave the woman in white the nickname ‘Edith’ which is named after one of their founding members.

These are only a few of the hauntings here in our lovely Milledgeville. Some of these haunted places are open to the public every Halloween. For instance, in past years, Sanford Hall has opened its third hall for a tour if you donate a canned good.

However, there are other ways to see haunted sites here in Milledgeville. Every October, the Milledgeville Visitor Information Center does a special Ghost tour every Saturday at 10 am. Historians take you on a tour through the haunted history and historic sites telling of the spirits that remain.

Memory Hill is also a famous Cemetery here in Milledgeville as a final resting place of many of its residents and history throughout the years and is free to access throughout the day.

These are a few places around campus to be able to see the interesting history and haunted location of our college town just in time to get into the spirit of Halloween.

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JENNIFER CRIDER, A&L EDITOR WILLIAM VAN DE PLANQUE, ASST. A&L EDITOR

10.20.2022

ARTS & LIFE MOCALS

Continued from page 1 As long as one’s intentions are admirable, she believes it is possible to use the term appropriately.

“There are better and worse words,” McClure said. “The truth is, most people, as you are interacting with them, are going to hear your tone and your intent.

Their interpretation of your use of a vocabulary word is going to be shaped by what they understand to be your tone and your intent.

People are intelligent.”

The relationship between GC students and locals is poor and affects several of downtown Milledgeville’s bars and restaurants. It is common for businesses to ask customers for GC IDs because altercations and scuffles between the groups are common.

Mattie Thompson, senior art major, is accustomed to downtown

businesses’ ID policies.

However, she feels conflicted about the practice.

“I have only had to show my student ID once or twice, but I

Matthew Leverret, junior nursing major, has mixed feelings toward the practice.

“Yes, I have been asked for my school ID,”

Leverett said. “I do not mind it, since it gives me an opportunity to meet new people. I suppose I do not really mind, since it is the owner’s

decision, but it can ruin a local’s night if they do not go to school here.”

He believes both students and locals are responsible for repairing

“I think students attending

town

events

could be a step towards improvement,” Thompson said. “Milledgeville hosts a ‘First Friday’ festival downtown on the first Friday of every month, and I think that could be a great opportunity for campus organizations and students to participate.”

McClure sees public

discussion

crucial

step

as in

a im-

proving students’ attitudes

towards

locals.

“My solution is education,” McClure said.

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The line outside of Capital City in Downtown Milledgeville.

have seen this happen frequently downtown,” Thompson said. “I can see both sides to this. I think that it is important for college students to feel safe going out, but I also think that it is unfair that locals feel alienated in their own town.”

“That is why I picked this field. Talk about it. Say, ‘Hey, this is a thing that

the groups’ relationship.

“The relationship can only improve if both sides make an effort,” Leverett said.

Thompson views events across Milledgeville as opportunities for students to better the situation.

We rarely hear it used in circumstances where it is not attached to disdain, disrespect, or fear -Stephanie McClure

is happening. This is how it is perceived, and these are the consequences.’

Think critically about if you really want to communicate that. It says something about your character, how you see people who you perceive as different from you.”

LIFE-THREATNING ILLNESS GIVES GC STUDENT BRAXTON WALKER A UNIQUE OUTLOOK ON LIFE Drew Oldham

that operates in a way

front of his spine, very

throughout the entire

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Contributing Writer

that is counteractive to

close to his heart. They

process,” Walker said.

The tumor was showing

flicted by the things are

its attempt to maximize

feared that his life would

“Without them, I can

no signs of regenera-

not as lucky as Walker.

the health of a person.

be in imminent dan-

only imagine how trau-

tion, he could go home.

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ger without aggressive

matic the whole experi-

After 4 long months

worst part of being hospi-

see in someone with a

medical

intervention.

ence would have been.”

in the hospital, the or-

talized was when I would

functioning

Walker was hospital-

Support for Walker

deal that Braxton and

see other kids who had it

immune system, the im-

ized indefinitely while

was not just limited to

his family endured was

way worse than me and

mune cells (called his-

medical

professionals

his family. Walker recalls

largely over. Today, he

likely would not make it,”

tiocytes) in people with

devised a plan of attack

the “garbage bags” full

enjoys life with no major

Walker said. “It gave me

LCH respond to poten-

for his newly discovered

of get well soon cards

symptoms or setbacks

a very positive outlook

tially harmful foreign

LCH.

seemed

that came to him while

from LCH except for a

on life, and made me feel

agents that have managed

bleak for Walker and his

he was hospitalized. He

higher risk of spinal in-

like pessimism would be

to enter the body, but

family at the time, and he

felt extremely encour-

jury. However, this does

disrespectful to anyone

they also attack certain

was unable to participate

aged in this difficult

not stop him from pur-

like those kids who do

parts of one’s own body.

in physical activity which

time by the response of

suing his passions which

not have anything be-

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he felt was an import-

his family and friends to

include

surf-

sides hope to hold on to.

the body of an afflicted

ant release and coping

this unexpected setback.

ing, and wakeboarding.

I feel like I have been a

individual, as the body’s

mechanism for him that

With an outpour of

In retrospect, Walk-

much less anxious per-

most well equipped pro-

he could no longer take

fortuitous wishes from

er views this experience

son since then, and have

tector essentially tears

advantage of. His parents

the community around

positively, as it has giv-

learned to take advantage

the body down from its

were uncertain of what

him, Walker underwent

en him a perspective on

of any new experience

foundation. The destruc-

their son’s life would be

major surgery which in-

his life that he would

that offers itself to me.”

tion of the body of a per-

like from this point on,

cluded a biopsy where

not have gained other-

Walker looks to take

son diagnosed with LCH

and they spent every mo-

the tumor in his spine

wise. He says that this

this newfound perspec-

can come in a variety of

ment at his side at the

was

along

experience has escalat-

tive with him to gradua-

Braxton Walker, senior

environmental

science major, will be graduating from GC in December 2023. While any student graduating from GC is an incredible accomplishment and should be celebrated as such, the adversity that Walker faced to get to this point is both remarkable and inspirational.

When Walker was just nine years old, he was diagnosed with Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (LCH), a rare disorder which attacks tissue in every part of the body, and it can cause lesions to form in one or many areas of the body. These lesions, which are areas

normally

Things

removed

were

skating,

ways including a decline

hospital, even sleeping

with a dozen lymph

ed the level at which he

tion next Winter and be-

of the body that under-

in respiratory function,

there on a tiny couch.

nodes that were so swol-

appreciates his life and

yond. He and his friends

go

physio-

degradation of liver func-

Braxton highlights the

len they were rough-

inspired him to go out

started a Wakeboarding/

logical change to their

tioning and inflamma-

integral role his parents

ly the size of grapes.

of his comfort zone and

Ski Club at GC, and they

structure as a result of

tion in the bones which

had in helping him get

Upon the successful

attempt to experience

want to open their own

damage or injury, cause

can be fatal in children.

through this difficult time

completion of the sur-

life in its fullest form.

surf shop in the future.

disruptions in the func-

Upon his LCH diag-

in his life, both through

gery, Walker remained

Part of this remark-

His successful surgery

tion of any organ in the

nosis, Walker was im-

their physical presence at

in the hospital for a few

able change in perspec-

has given him an oppor-

body. This can at times

mediately transferred to

his side and the emotion-

more

getting

tive has resulted from a

tunity to display his skills

result in the death of

Texas Children’s Hospi-

al support they provided.

what he called “every

more intimate view of

and meet amazing people

the person diagnosed.

tal in Houston, Texas.

sure

check-up in the book”

some of the more morbid

which he acknowledges

Those who are diag-

Doctors discovered that

that I was as comfort-

which included blood

aspects of life with child-

would not have been pos-

nosed with this disorder

a large tumor-like le-

able as possible and felt

work, testing, and scans.

hood disease, including

sible without the success-

have an immune system

sion had formed on the

loved

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the disheartening fact

ful treatment of his LCH.

extensive

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made

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ABIGAYLE ALLEN, OPINION EDITOR HANNAH ADAMS, ASST. OPINION EDITOR

10.20.2022

OPINION

Is dating dead?

Abigayle Allen Opinion Editor The rules of dating are not quite defined, nor have there been exemplary standards set for our generation to base our relationships on.

As for me, I grew up in a household where my parents were high school sweethearts raising me on princess movies and the happily ever after Hallmark Christmas channel movies that we all “love”. Growing up with the impression of love at first sight, love based on the size of your shoe, and true love’s kiss meant that I had unrealistic expectations when I

decided to trade the movies out for the real thing.

Growing up with social media, I am sure we can all relate that many of our social interrelations happened behind a little blue screen and when it comes to faceto-face communication, we are all ignorant on how to correctly communicate with each other. Obviously, this sad reality applies to all forms of communication, much less communicating to find a mate.

With programs like snapchat, match.com, tender, hinge, etc taking over the scene of dating, it has allowed for individuals from many

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different walks of life to come into contact, but also what kind of connection exists behind the security blanket of no face-to-face encounters?

As a young woman, I have had my fair share of scrolling on dating apps, awkward set ups, and failed first date experiences. The one thing that most of these encounters have in common is that neither one of us knew how to effectively communicate without a phone in between the silence.

While this is not true for everyone, I am sure that the general population can relate to the aspect that dating, as we were taught to know, is few and far between. The loosey-goosey aspect of meeting your true love on a whim or falling in love and marrying your high school sweetheart has nearly gone extinct.

My friends and I in high school would take turns swapping selfies, doing each other’s makeup, and waiting for the special guy to choose us as their date to the prom. Not much has changed since coming to college, except instead of being a wall-

“Bros” movie review Abigayle Allen Opinion Editor Living in a culture devoted to raising awareness for diversifying groups, is there a line to the amount of information provided to the general public? The diversifying group in question comes from the LGBTQ+ new movie film ‘Bros’.

‘Bros’ has been labeled as the first Hollywood studio-backed rom-com featuring two men as the leads. Cowritten and starring Billy Eichner, star comedian and actor, this film piggybacks off some of the common rom-com movies giving nods to actors like Meg Ryan with many references. However, compelling this lead actor exhibits his story, in attempts to highlight the life of a cis gay man, this movie may have gone too far.

Lead Billy Eichner portrays the life of a gay man who owns his own podcast, 11th Brick, and works as the director for the first national LGBTQ+ history museum. Eichner’s character touts many times throughout this movie that he believes he is better alone and thrives within the hookup culture. However, his plans change when meeting Aaron, Luke Macfarlane (co-lead), as the two begin navigating their way

through a relationship.

Throughout this film, Eichner uses a dry delivery of humor in order to exhibit the most extreme side of dating while being a gay man. While this humor, in my opinion, was landing for many audience members including myself, I think that it would take a knowing perspective to perceive certain scenes correctly rather than extreme.

In order to state my opinion correctly, it is important that you understand the background perspective that allows me a platform to speak my opinion. Visiting my brother, a couple weekends ago, we decided to go to the premiere of the new rom com, ‘Bros’.

We both grew up in a “bible-belted” community and because of this, many of our perspectives were laced with knowledge formed around our upbringing. While this is true, my brother came out as gay during my freshman year of high school and over the past 7 years, he and I have grown in our perspectives and understandings of what the LGBTQ+ community entails.

While watching this new film, my brother and I found ourselves turning away from the screen and he even felt the need to cover my eyes during many of the more explic-

it scenes. I understand that as brother and sister it could be awkward to watch certain scenes together in the same room, however for a movie that touts itself as a “queer rom-com for straight people” according to The New Yorker, I think that this act alone was telling as to what the directors and writers of this movie were trying to tell the public.

I understand that the purpose, or mission if you will, of this movie is meant to complicate people’s understanding of the queer community and portray that relationships are not perfectly ideal or socially acceptable to some. In doing this, director’s casted 2 white cis gay men is a more ideal or acceptable type of relationship when speaking about the queer community. Directors also employed parodying these identities in the beginning by showing how a person belonging to the LGBTQ+ community may act on a regular basis.

In my humble opinion I think allowing the entire first half of this movie to be based around Eichner, the white cis gay leads, opinion about the entire community does not land well for the general public. I found myself struggling to find the motive or reason for the overabundance

flower at a school dance, we are now wallflowers waiting for some guy to take us home from a bar.

This endless cycle of one-night stands, physical connection without emotional connection, and the expectations to withstand another failed “talking” stage has tainted what was once painted as happily ever after to happily forever single.

In attempts to avoid the unattractive “woah is me, I’ll never find the one” mantra that many singles live by nowadays, I guess there has been some good to come out of the world of online dating. Instead of waiting for the one to find you during some unprecedented time, we now can find a date while sitting on the toilet. But when it comes to matters of the heart, are we really that callus to finding true romance?

In speaking to my elders; mom, dad, cousins, aunt, uncles, grandparents, I have found that many of us are forgetting three vidal steps that could make dating popular again: meeting prospect partners through relatives; early, upfront communi-

cation about goals and life aspirations; and delaying sexual intimacy.

This forces me to ask: is it time to court again?

In a more traditional model of dating, finding a match through a relative or friend means that at least one other person outside of the hopeful match can see a bright ending. It may ease the difficulties of approaching a potential partner by having a third party arrange the meeting. Plus, as anyone who’s been ghosted or harassed by a paramour can attest, there’s a benefit to the behavioral accountability a mediated match offers. It is my opinion, that you can’t treat a person met via a setup as “completely disposable” because you have a mutual connection it might get back to.

It is true that we, as a generation, may never return to the courtship practices there were of the past, when dating – at least among the American middle class – was highly regimented and scrutinized, nor do I endorse trying. But it may be worth accepting a certain level of restriction and dependence to get what we ultimately

want while avoiding un-

of information shared.

If this movie was trying to show the most extreme side of the gay, LGBTQ+ community, they hit the hammer on the nail. However, with this overabundance of knowledge have they managed to push the general public, not belonging to the LGBTQ+ community, farther from the truth? Have directors managed to stereotype the entire community as extremist or

will the general public understand the humor and enjoy this movie?

As for me, these questions have rolled around my mind since first viewing this movie. Because I come from a place of gained perspective and knowledge over the past decade of my life, I know that the entire community does not fit the mold portrayed in this movie. However, for the general public does the community now

face a larger problem?

The purpose of my bringing attention to this subject, really is more to prose questions in hopes for answers. It is my opinion that every person, regardless of background, gender, sexuality, cultural group, etc. has a place in society that should never be fought for.

However, I hope that in attempts to raise awareness, this group has not taken a step backward.

necessary pain. It may be worth forgoing the relative privacy and autonomy of an app to ask our friends for help, worth refraining from acting immediately on our sexual freedoms in order to give our relationships time to develop, worth losing out on an abundance of potential options in order to narrow the pool to those who might actually want to share a future with us.

Who am I to tell a generation how to date and what things we should or should not be doing?

No one. But as for me, I think our parents were right in some aspects that dating should be organic and should not be forced upon us from unrealistic standards and the success stories of other people. These are our lives, our relationships – they are ours to choose how to navigate. But maybe, just maybe our “elders” did something right. Maybe just maybe, dating is not dead. And maybe just maybe it’s okay to change the landscape of dating the way we know it.

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ABIGAYLE ALLEN, OPINION EDITOR HANNAH ADAMS, ASST. OPINION EDITOR

10.20.2022

OPINION Print news

Continued from page 1 As times have changed, so have the methods in which people receive their news.

While we once lived in a world where news was printed on paper and delivered to our front door, it is now as easy as an internet search. This can be seen in many folds, for some the need for tangible printed press is no more. But for those that love the craft of journalism, it cannot help but be heart wrenching to watch the downfall of such a legacy. To think that soon enough there may be a point where printed press is virtually nonexistent.

For many newspaper companies, financial struggles and even bankruptcy have become a tragic reality. In a New York Times article by Katie Robertson and Marc Tracy, titled “McClatchy, a Major U.S Newspaper Chain, Files for Bank-

ruptcy,” it is revealed the true decline in the interest of printed press.

“The state of the business is dismal. Roughly a quarter of the newspapers in the United States, most of them weeklies, have been shut down since 2004, and about 50 percent of newspaper jobs have been eliminated in that time. Daily weekday print circulation for newspapers nationwide has plummeted by about 50 million in the last 15 years.”

Print media is a rich experience that has been taken for granted since the early 2000’s and the evolution of digital media. Despite living in the age of technological advances, there is something grounding and authentic about walking down the street and stopping to pick up the weekly paper. The ability to physically hold a freshly printed paper hot off the press, to see the pictures, feel the textures and read the words of passionate

writers. When the paper is gone, we will have only the lights of phone screens to keep ourselves aware of the current times. Being published on the front page of the paper will no longer be a big deal, memorable newspaper clippings will no longer be saved. In a Routledge article titled, “The Future of Journalism: New Skills, Old Values,” it is explored how the legacy of early journalism should be preserved in modern-day.

“In this environment, professional journalism risks being traduced, swamped or taken for granted as a source of well-sourced, reliable and well-presented news.

It needs to cling to the principles and values of good journalistic practice that long predate the digital age, but whose relevance and worth remain undiminished. For all those internet users interested only in reinforcing their own prejudices, there are plenty

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of others seeking trusted guides to lead them through the chaotic information overload of the modern age. Journalism needs to offer that guidance, and to continue to expose wrongdoing and hold power to account.”

As journalists in the modern day, it is an important mission to keep alive the foundational aspects that began the craft. While the new times have prompted for a change in how often printed editions can

Cancel culture and celebrity mental health Hannah Adams

Asst. Opinion Editor Celebrities in modern day have more societal expectations than before the creation of social media. In today’s world they are expected to be expressive of their beliefs publicly and can even be canceled for failing to comment on certain situations. It can be an overwhelming amount of pressure that has driven some celebrities to avoid having social media all together. It would seem unfair that a person who makes their career in acting or music would be expected to comment on a political situation at all. It seems even more unfair that their career could be jeopardized for keeping their personal beliefs private.

I have always been a private person and generally keep things to myself or within my circle of friends. This is not for any reason other than just being an aspect of my personality. Me being an average person, this is not generally a problem to others. It is inconsequential to most people that I keep my personal opinions offline. I see no reason that celebrities should be held to a different standard than that. Assumptions about a person’s integrity based on their lack of posting to social media is not a fair judge of character. There is no way to know what that person may be doing behind the scenes to help the

cause in their own way.

As said before, many celebrities have avoided having a presence on social media due to the stress of being canceled for this reason. Others allow their management teams to run their accounts to ensure that this does not happen. In many situations involving can-

other celebrities do voice their opinions, they also receive flack. Social media in most cases is a loselose situation,” Arif said.

“Further, whether celebrities choose to speak up because they want to make a difference in the world, or simply because they don’t want to get canceled, is not some-

of their career. In a People Magazine article titled, “Celeb Confessions That’ll Make You Never Want to Be Famous,” by Lydia Price, a quote by Amanda Seyfried is cited. “’It feels like life or death. That’s what a panic attack is, really. Your body just goes into fight or flight. The endorphin

mous people acknowledge having struggled with intense anxiety and depression as well. There are many celebrities that completely avoid having platforms at all. Some of these include Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Daniel Radcliff, Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone. A primary

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celed culture, there no longer seems to be a right answer. Even choosing to say nothing at all can result in someone being canceled. In an article within The Gateway, titled “Celebrities are free to comment on politics, but at a price,” writer Malaika Arif further expresses the double standards of cancel culture.

“Celebrities who have chosen to remain silent on their political views have received a ton of flack for it, and when

thing we can figure out.”

It is a good point that we no longer can truly seem to tell the authenticity behind celebrity posts in many cases.

Celebrities now are in a constant state of trying to escape potential backlash and it is highly likely that in many cases they are only posting to stay in good graces. It is this sort of environment that has caused many celebrities to express the intense anxiety they have faced through the course

rush and the dump that happens after the panic attack is so extraordinary. You just feel so relieved, and your body is just kind of recovered in a way. It’s so bizarre because it’s physiological, but it starts in your head.’”

These were feelings that Seyfried expressed enduring throughout her journey as an actress. Countless celebrities have indulged in unhealthy coping mechanisms to try and ease the pressures. Many fa-

root to this decision is what society has dubbed as cancel culture. A few famous individuals have been bold enough to authentically state their feelings towards being canceled and the unhealthy environment it creates. In Movie Guide’s article “10 Surprising Celebs Who Have Rebuked Cancel Culture,” written by the Movie Guide Staff, a quote by Sharon Stone is stated.

“I think cancel culture is the stupidest thing I

happen, it is still a shame to be a contributing factor in the elimination of printed press altogether. Doing so shows a disregard of important roots that should be held to a higher regard by upcoming journalists.

have ever seen happen.

I think when people say things that they feel and mean, and it’s offensive to you, it’s a brilliant opportunity for everyone to learn and grow and understand each other. We all come from different ages, different cultures, different backgrounds, different things, and have had different experiences, different traumas, different upbringings, different parents, different religious backgrounds, different everything.

Give people an opportunity to discuss things before you wipe out their entire person over a statement or a comment or a misunderstanding.”

Personally, I agree with much of what Stone was saying here. In a way, people are too afraid to state their opinions in the world today which ultimately leads to them being afraid to speak at all. That silence causes a chain reaction of complacency as no one is learning because no one is saying anything.

I cannot imagine the stress I would feel if my career and reputation were treated simply because I did not post on my social media regarding a current event. Or for saying something and immediately being violently berated rather than given the chance to even explain. At the end of it all, it feels completely unproductive to society’s progression.