Issue 8 | Volume 100

THE 13TH AMENDMENT IS CHANGING

Several states are voting in the next election to amend their state constitutions regarding prison management

Drew Oldham Contributing Writer

This election cycle, voters in Alabama, Lou isiana, Oregon, Ten nessee, and Vermont, will have the opportu nity to vote to amend certain portions of the 13th amendment in their state. The amend ment in its current form reads that basically any effort to coerce an in dividual to do work against their will, unless they have been convict ed of a crime through a fair trial, is banned.

This wording in the Constitution is disturb ing to many politicians and activists, as they feel it serves as anoth

er remnant of Ameri ca’s troubled past with race relations and the institution of slavery as a whole. Furthermore, they believe that this wording is ambiguous and leaves the door open for the mistreatment of prison inmates or even a return to slavery and involuntary servitude in the United States.

Activists, such as Max Parthas, co-director of state operations of the Abolish Slavery National Network, emphasize the importance of distanc ing the language of our nation’s founding docu ment from its ugly past and ensuring against slavery in the future.

“We want to remove

offensive language and provide protection for citizens from slavery and involuntary ser vitude,” said Parthas.

Currently, the 13th Amendment in the US Constitution has been introduced in the House of Representa tives, where it has been referred to the House Committee on the Judi ciary for revision. Some states have attempted to revise the amendment more rapidly. If the re vision is agreed upon, the legislation would only change how prison labor is conducted and managed in the states that decide to amend their constitutions.

Midnights album review

Jennifer Crider A&L Editor

Taylor Swift’s album “Midnights” released on Oct 21. “Midnights” and the extended ver sion, “Midnights (3am edition)”, has held its place in the top five albums on the music charts since its release. This album marks Swift’s return to pop music as it is her first pop album since 2019.

“I was excited for this album because I had no idea what type of sound she was going to do be cause she has explored so many genres,” said Rose Wagner, senior mass communication major. “I was happy to hear it have a pop sound again because I missed it.”

Unlike her last two folk albums, Swift wrote this album about her life experiences. By writing songs about herself, fans

relate to her music on a deeper level, and this re liability has helped Swift build a dedicated fan base throughout her career.

“My favorite song is ‘Would’ve, Could’ve, Should’ve’ because I res onate with it as some one who has dealt with a toxic relationships in the past,” said Dani Mathis, senior early child hood education major.

“Midnights” contains upbeat dance songs that are reminiscent of the songs from her previous albums. Similar to the 2012 hit song “Red”, the song “Maroon” also uses the color red to repre sent a complex love story.

“I like the synth in the song Lavender Haze,” Wagner said. “The synth reminds me of the songs on her album ‘1989’.”

Braves lose to Phillies after an uneventful NLDS

Katherine Futch Editor in Chief

The Atlanta Braves’ season came to a close Oct. 11. They held a 101 - 61 record for the regu lar season and went 5526 at home and 46-35 on the road. Despite their impressive season, they did not continue to the World Series after losing three of four games in the NL Divisional Series to the Philadelphia Phillies.

The Phillies left Amer ica shocked after defeat ing the reigning World Series Champions in just four games. Despite

having the upperhand on the regular season, the Braves played un characteristically flat in the NLDS. The final game, as well as the en tirety of the NLDS, was anything but climactic. The Braves only led the Phillies in four of the 36 innings in the series.

Most people picked the Braves to take the tro phy in the NLDS. There is no doubt that they had the talent to take down the Phillies after their in credible season. Instead of the competitive series most were expecting, the

Braves fell into the rut of their 1999 season, where they won 100 games, but did not make it to the

Distrust and politics

Hannah Adams Asst. Opinion Editor

Discussions about political controversy has become scarce through out the years. As the subject of political mat ters create a tense atmo sphere in social settings in a way they have not always before. In today’s

NEWS | PG. 4

world, the political sides are almost viciously pit ted against one anoth er, and it can even be a means to end a relation ship over a difference in views. As I watch this happen in real time, I wonder if this is a result of the toxic manipulation tactics that are embed ded within government politics. Politicians are

STUDENT CONCERNS ON THE BALLOT

What GC students find are import ant issues that push them to vote in midterms.

known to be liars and manipulators, able to capture the attention of their viewers and con vince them that they can be trusted to make de cisions for this country.

I would argue that much of the disunity in this country is rooted in the buildup of insti gation from political leaders. Rather than try

SPORTS | PG. 5

GC’S SOCCER SEASON COMES TO AN END

A look into GC’s final home game of the season and summary of their last game vs. North Georgia.

World Series. Only one of the nine Braves teams to win 100 games has made it through the NLDS.

and diffuse the tension between parties, poli ticians often play on it. They thrive off targeting candidates of other par ties in their campaigns to start drama. Along with this, many politicians are often unreliable. They make passionate state ments about the changes they will make in their speeches prior to elected,

ARTS

& LIFE | PG. 7

The Braves were pre dicted to beat the Phillies after winning 11 of the 19 regular season games

but once they have se cured the position those commitments seem to be forgotten. Their lack on following through with campaign promis es, and the skewed way of speaking in with they communicate messages causes tension amongst parties. Overtime, the public has grown more frustrated over the dif

“DHAMER”: CASTING SERIAL KILLERS

Netflix’s new show based on the life of Jef frey Dhamer has come under fire for it’s decision to cast Evan Peters as Dhamer.

against them, five of which were in September.

ferences in opinions and political leaders do noth ing to appease the anger. In the article, “Dramati zation as method in po litical theory,” written by Iain Mackenzie, the con cept of politicians utiliz ing dramatic behavior to manipulate is explored.

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HAVE WE CROSSED THE LINE?

In attempts to celebrate a spooky Hallow een embodying Milledgeville’s spooky history, have student life leaders gone too far?

Interim VP of Student Life: Dr. Daniel Nadler

Kate Verity Contributing Writer

Dr. Daniel Nadler is the interim Vice Presi dent of Student Life for the 2022-2023 year. Since Dr. Shawn Brooks decid ed to retire, Dr. Nadler joined GC to fill in the po sition until a permanent replacement is hired.

Before coming to Milledgeville, Dr. Na dler already had experi ence working in higher education. Previously, he worked at West Vir ginia State University, St. Thomas University in Miami, Northern Ken tucky University, East ern Illinois University, Southern Illinois Uni versity, and Tulane Uni versity in New Orleans.

“Fortunately with my variety of different expe riences, which has been large, medium, small in stitutions, public and pri vate, minority-serving, Hispanic-serving, and

historically Black uni versities, hopefully, I can bring some different per spectives and ideas and suggestions that may not just naturally happen on their own,” Nadler said.

According to GC’s website, the Division of Student Life “offers a wide range of activities, services, and opportuni ties to become engaged in campus life that chal lenges students, develops habits of excellence, and connects life outside the classroom to the formal academic curriculum.”

kinds of projects, Dr. Na dler explained that it is crucial for him to develop strong working relation ships with his fellow staff.

“Certainly in higher education, and especial ly in student life work,

ships are really, really, extremely important. My first goal was really to in vest a lot of time and en ergy in getting to know people, learning about the programs and ser vices, learning about our

body this year. He lives in the faculty housing at West Campus and likes to go and talk to students when events are taking place. In talking to these students, he is trying to gauge how he can best improve the university experience for everyone.

“I think a lot of stu dents are still just having a little bit of a challenge really coming out of the Covid phase,” Nadler said. “We’re still kind of going through a tran sition and what I’d like to see is everyone just

classroom and out. GC presents unique oppor tunities for its students such as small class sizes and undergraduate re search opportunities. Nadler described GC as “a public university that has very much of a private university feel.”

“I see GC as just really having unlimited poten tial,” Nadler said. “There’s a lot of great things in place, but there’s also an opportunity to real ly kind of take things to the next level. I’m real ly impressed with what the students do here and centage of our students involved in intramurals nomenal. You don’t see

Dr. Nadler will only remain at GC through June of 2023, but in his year here, he is working

dent life and make GC

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My first goal was really to invest a lot of time and energy in getting to know people.

Baldwin County looks to sue the state of GA

Lily Pruitt Asst. News Editor

Many students have noticed the new fencing now surrounding some of the abandoned Central State Hospital buildings. It has proposed many ru mors around GC. Some took it upon themselves to even start a petition to “Stop the Destruc tion of Historic Central State Hospital Buildings. Milledgeville, Ga.” This could have been an out burst from many stu dents who may have also happened upon Geor gia Trust’s list of “places in peril,” where Central State was listed in 2010. After it closed in 2013, it has since been aban

from neglect since its full closure in 2013, leading to further deterioration,” said The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation.

As of now, GA has not made any decisions re garding the demolition or refurbishment of any buildings on the Central State Hospital campus. Despite the chatter of the possibility for demoli tion or remodeling, sev eral have requested in formation and have since been turned down. Da vid Sofferin, director of public affairs for the De partment of Behavioral Health & Developmental Disabilities, has turned down many requests and says that they are trying

this time,” said Rick Wil liams, Baldwin Coun ty state representative.

Many students feel that remodeling could greatly bene fit the city as a whole.

“I think that the fenc es with barbed wire stretched across the top makes Central State look less like a hospital and more like a prison,” said senior marketing ma jor, Shawn McElroy. “I do think it would bene fit the community if the buildings were cleaned up because I think that while it is an interest ing historical place, the abandoned buildings do not look good to sur rounding homeowners.”

Several students be lieve that Central State Hospital has a big im pact on the city as a whole and doing some thing with it could benefit Milledgeville all across the board.

doesn’t serve as a good representation for the en tire city of Milledgeville.”

Other students think that the abandoned cam pus should stay as it is and the state should dis regard any decisions to remodel or demolish it.

doned, resulting in the need for refurbishments.

“Central State Hospi tal has continued to suffer

to address the situation.

“There are no plans to start demolition on any of the buildings at

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Although many activ ists and politicians have proposed this revision in an attempt to clari fy the legislation of the past, Adam Lamparello, GC law professor, be lieves that this will open up a “can of procedur al substantive worms” into what is and is not defined as involuntary servitudes in the pris on systems, which he believes will result in a firestorm or frivolous litigation nationwide.

“I do not think you can clearly define what in voluntary servitude is in the prison context,” said Lamparello. “I do not think that the revisions will have any meaning ful impact whatsoever. I think it is a complete waste of time. We should be focusing on infla tion and the economy, not this utter nonsense.”

Lamparello believes that this attempt to sym bolically remove lan guage that may clash

with current norms will ultimately have a negative impact on the ability of states to effec tively manage prisoners.

“All it will do is in troduce problems in prison manage ment,” said Lamparello.

Some GC students tend to side with Lam parello on this, as well.

“I feel like prison la bor is probably helpful to maintaining infrastruc ture and keeping cities clean,” said an anony mous GC junior. “I don’t know a ton about it pro cedurally, but if it is tak en away, it is likely our cities will be dirtier and in need of maintenance.”

States who are at tempting to pass the re vision remain dissonant in their stance on the use of forced labor in any form on prison inmates. In Colorado, where a revision has been added to the state legislature, the controversy around whether the state can

“I would think it would be best to either renovate central state or demolish it,” said se nior sociology major, Emily Overton. “I think it would make Milled geville look better as a whole if it were cleaned up, because central state

“Honestly, I don’t think it would help the county that much if the buildings were cleaned up,” said sophomore management major, Price Manser. “Having a large mental institu tion like that is an out dated idea and it doesn’t really serve a purpose in today’s society.”

Any discussion on the remodeling or demol ishing of Central State may be halted at this time due to a potential lawsuit from Baldwin County. Commissioners are suing the state of GA because of a “broken” contract. The state of GA has payed hundreds of thousands of dol lars for Central State to have fire services, which has stopped in 2020.

According to Baldwin County Manager, Car los Tobar, over $600,000 was due to Baldwin County 2 years ago.

“I think Baldwin

County gets neglected because it’s primarily a lower-income area. Un fortunately, the state chooses to do things for counties where people that make higher incomes reside,” said McElroy.

There are many con tradictions to this sit uation, but most feel that Baldwin Coun ty deserves justice.

“If there’s a contract between the state of GA and Baldwin County, and the bylaws of the contract are not being followed, I think Baldwin County has every right to sue,” said Overton.

punish prisoners for re fusing to work or in any way coerce them to work is being disputed in a class action lawsuit in volving plaintiffs that are currently incarcerated. If the suit is won, inmates will not be required to participate in any labor in prisons, including basic housekeeping positions.

Other states have in troduced caveats in their legislation that suggest prison labor is still au thorized. In Utah, their amendment states “Nei ther slavery nor invol untary servitude shall exist” but adds that this “does not apply to the otherwise lawful admin istration of the crim

inal justice system.”

“While forced la bor is inherently dehu manizing, the mainte nance of our roads and highways by those that have committed crimes against the state is a de cently necessary part of our society,” said sophomore Accounting major Anson Wessner.

It remains to be seen if the revision will advance through House proceed ings in Congress and if it will become a realized change to the US Con stitution. However, deci sions on this bill will be being made in the next few weeks in Alabama, Louisiana, Oregon, Ten nessee and Vermont.

Claire O’Neill || Art Director

-Rick Williams

There are no plans to start demolition on any of the buildings at this time

Marissa Marcolina || Digital Media Editor

What’s on the Gen-Z voters’ minds?

Claire Kosobud Contributing Writer

Due to recent political and social disputes, these issues have been a pop ular discussion among students. This is fur thered by the midterm elections taking place this November calling students to their civic duty for the change that they desire. With history making decisions taking place this year, like the Supreme Court over turning Roe v. Wade, stu dents have taken strong stances in their positions.

“I believe women should be in control of their own bodies, and even if I was a guy I’d think that too,” said Ju lia Seely, a sophomore psychology major. “You can’t take away abor

tions, you can only take away safe abortions.”

Students have voiced their concerns with this change in precedent and includes many facets that are pertinent to the discussion. There has been an overwhelming amount that abortion rights has been discussed since the overturning that has incentivized many voters wanting more voter participa tion now more than ever.

With the midterm elec tions having potential to change the party majori ty in the Senate, it makes it a critical election to participate in for all vot ers and potential change in women’s health care that could have life-changing impacts.

“It’s a divisive is

sue, and it should be at the forefront of every one’s mind, no matter what side you’re on,” said Anson Wesner, a sophomore accounting major. Anoth

prices in correlation with a minimal income and this is evident through Weaver’s response. However, some would view this fact with

It’s important because it’s getting to a point where it’s unclear what is allowed to be said and it’s one of those things where it’s coupled with more extremist views that are beoming propogated overall.

things where it’s cou pled with more extremist views that are becoming propagated overall. The environment is becom ing more extreme of what is being said, but it’s also being less clear for what is allowed to be said,” said Oldham.

don’t win, would gain traction to neutralize the two-party system.

Other students are uninformed about spe cific candidates but make it clear that they do want a person in of fice that is respectable enough for the title.

er issue that resonates with many students on campus is inflation.

“I don’t know much about politics but I do know that inflation is frustrating as a col lege student,” said Ha leigh Weaver, a sopho more studio art major.

Students are begin ning to worry about

a tentative accuracy as Drew Oldham, sopho more psychology major, comments on censor ship in the news and the chances that what is said is true by saying, “It’s important be cause it’s getting to a point where it’s unclear what is allowed to be said and it’s one of those

Oldham stated con cern with the growing ambiguity of the me dia and the free speech crisis that is becom ing apparent through our own experienc es with social media.

“However, all of these fears and thoughts are nothing without some one in power to either protect or enact them,” Oldham said. “I hope that some more mod erate or independent candidates, even if they

“I don’t know names, but I think it would be ideal for someone to win who actually cares and doesn’t just focus on making everyone else look bad,” Seely said.

It is difficult to ignore the issues that are on the ticket this year since some students are direct ly impacted and affected by the decisions. Re gardless of the outcome, this election will clearly shed light on the polit ical future that we face.

Claire O’Neill | Art Director

- Drew Oldham

GC Soccer comes to an end

Emily Henderson Contributing Writer

GC soccer hosted Lander University in an important confer ence game for their fi nal game of the regular season on October 22. The Bobcats fought hard during this game to try and claim the number four spot in the PBC.

Starting out the game, Lander held most of the possession of the ball. Al though the Bearcats put pressure on GC, the Bob cat defense shut down Lander’s strong offense.

The GC offense came out slow at the start of the game. While they were able to make good runs, they did not have enough support up top to make an impact.

As the Bobcats offense became more alive, this did not stop Lander’s offense. The Bearcats re mained strong up top as well as on defense. GC

did not have many op portunities offensively.

Freshman forward Sarah Mason made great runs off passes from the midfielders and defend ers, but without support

possession and move more easily up the field. This allowed the Bearcats to have many opportuni ties in scoring position.

Towards the end of the first half, the Bobcats

out of the half tied 0-0.

The start of the sec ond half looked like the first. Lander controlled most of the possessions.

With 18 minutes left in the game, Kate Rich

of the game Lander re ceived a free kick outside the box after a foul from junior Taylor Salvaggio.

Alaire Hodge placed the ball at the very top of the goal, unreachable

While they were able to make good passes in the box, the Bobcats did not have good touches on their shots, causing many to go off target.

With five minutes remaining the Bobcats were finally able to make a successful run up the field. After a pass from senior Alexis Bergami ni, Sarah Mason took a shot from outside of the box. The shot deflected off the goalie’s gloves and into the back of the net.

from the forwards there was little success com ing from these runs.

Throughout most of the first half the Bobcats did not put much pres sure on Lander’s offense, which allowed the Bear cats to keep much of the

put more pressure on Lander while also having better ball movement.

At the end of the first half, the Bearcats outshot GC 8-3. With the sup port of the strong defense and goalkeeper Kate Richardson, GC came

arson faced more difficult shots on goal. Richard son was faced a one-onone against Lander’s for ward Annika Seifart. Richardson made a great save due to her aggres siveness inside the box.

In the 74th minute

for Richardson, giving the Bearcats the lead 1-0.

The Bobcats were not discouraged after this goal and fought harder trying to make up for it. GC moved the ball up the field more in the last minutes of the game.

Although there were multiple good runs from both teams in the final minutes, both teams’ strong defense forced a tie, 1-1, to end the regular season.

While this was not the way that the Bob cats hoped to end their final home game of the season, they pushed hard at the end to at least tie the game.

Hayden’s Hot Takes

Hayden Flinn Sports Editor

This weekend sparks the new era of college football. Major upsets, statement wins, and heartbreaks filled the first weekend of No vember. This week we see a major shakeup in my top four rankings.

I think everyone should know who the number one team in the country is now. The Georgia Bulldogs proved that to every one after manhandling Tennessee 27-13. The Volunteers committed seven false start penal ties in an atmosphere that was described as overrated by a few ex perts prior to the game.

The story of this game was the UGA defense. This defense held “the best offense in the coun try” that was averaging just over 50 points per game, and 500 plus yards of total offense, to 13 points 289 yards of total

offense. UGA absolute ly exposed Tennessee.

Tennessee wide re ceiver Jalin Hyatt came into the game averaging 113 yards receiving per game and 1.75 receiving touchdowns per game. Hyatt had six catches for 63 yards and no touch downs against the Dawgs.

Vols quarterback Hendon Hooker aver aged 292 passing yards and 2.6 passing touch downs before the UGA game. During the game, Hooker was limited to 195 yards passing, no passing touchdowns, and one interception.

Anyone who thinks there is another team that should be num ber one over Georgia is just flat out wrong. The Dawgs have now beat en two top ten oppo nents by double digits.

Second place is a tossup at the moment. There are many arguments for Ohio State, and there are many arguments

for Michigan. Despite struggling against a 1-7 Northwestern team, Ohio State found a way to win 21-7 in dread ful conditions with up to 50 mph winds. The question now is if Ohio State can beat the big teams without success in their passing attack.

The Michigan Wol verines have been the most consistent team in my eyes behind Georgia. The Wolverines routed Rutgers over the week end 52-17. They remain behind Ohio State be cause so far both teams’ biggest win is against Penn State. Because Ohio State played Penn State on the road versus at home and dominated the second half like they did, this gives them the edge over Michigan right now, but it’s very close.

In the fourth spot, I have the last remaining unbeaten team, TCU. They are only in the fourth spot because they

are unbeaten. They are the most deserving team out of the remaining teams to slide into that last spot. The Horned Frogs have not domi nated opponents like the other three, but that’s just the style of play in the BIG-12, high scoring shootouts with little de fense. Their best win at

this moment was against Kansas State, which will not impress anyone. TCU will get its first test this weekend as they take on No. 18 Texas in their first real road test.

Tennessee and Ore gon slide in the fifth and sixth spots. Both teams have one loss on the year to Georgia. Both teams

have dominated most of the other opponents they have faced. Both schools have a top ten victory.

Tennessee’s came against No. 10 Alabama, and Oregon’s came against No. 9 UCLA. Tennes see has the slight edge because they only lost by 14 to Georgia and not 46 like Oregon did.

Claire O’Neill | Art Director Hayden’s top four teams after week ten.

Courtesy of GC Bobcats

Sophomore midfielder Morgan Amrozowicz dribbles the ball in PBC quarterfinals game vs North Georgia on Oct. 27.

Miller earns bobcat athlete of the week

Emily Henderson Contributing Writer

With GC volleyball ending their regular season, many players have had their share of accomplishments this season. One player that has stood out this season is junior Callie Miller.

Callie Miller won her first Bobcat Athlete of the Week of the sea son after her incredible performance against Young Harris College on October 14. Miller’s contribution helped the team win the match 3-1.

The team as a whole was able to play a good match recording 49 kills, 74 digs, and 46 assists during the Senior Day game. Miller was able to record 19 kills in this game against the Moun tain Lions. This broke her previous record of 15 that she set on Octo ber 7 versus University of South Carolina Aiken.

Miller had a hit ting percentage of .429 while also having sev en digs in this game. After this game and the game earlier in the week, Miller averaged 3.71 kills per set and had a hitting percent age of .400 for the week.

While this is Callie’s third season here at GC, this year looked a little different for her on the court. Miller has been seeing good results this season after being moved into a new position.

ing to switch positions, especially when you have no experience in that position. Miller was able to step up and make a positive impact on the team as a whole.

“Callie has stepped

last year in my opinion,” said senior Emily Long. “She is very consistent which is very import ant to help the team as a whole stay steady.”

This season alone, Miller has record

is extremely important. Miller attributes much of her success to two teammates in particular, freshman Alanis Ber nis and graduate stu dent Rachel Machovec.

“Rachel and Alanis

Volleyball is a game of communication. Good communication creates a strong team. Miller has been able to use her voice to step up and lead on the court.

“She’s always figuring out the next step and wanting to be the best she can be,” Machovec said. “The way she com municates during the game is really encour aging and keeps us mo tivated, and that is one way she has stepped up.”

With the PBC Tourna ment starting on Novem ber 10, GC currently has a conference record of 7-7 with one more game left to play on November 5.

“This season has been a new experience for me because I’ve always been a right-side hitter and not an outside hit ter,” said Callie Miller. “Now that I’ve switched to outside, I think I have learned a lot. At first, it was rough trying to ad just, but with my coaches and encouragement from my teammates, I’ve built up more confidence the more we have practiced.”

It is not easy hav

up big time this season being thrown into this position that she wasn’t extremely comfortable in,” said graduate stu dent Rachel Machovec. “She has really made the best of it and has im pacted us positively as a team in many ways.”

This move has not affected Miller’s skill level in any nega tive way this season.

“Callie has made a dra matic improvement from

ed over 200 kills while playing 26 out of the 28 games this season.

“I think of Callie as one of the best hitters I have ever played with,” Long said. “She doesn’t just “bounce balls.” Instead, she places them where the opponent is not. You don’t have to bang balls to score points and that makes her a good hitter.”

As a student athlete, having a good support system within your team

have helped me so much this season on the court,” Miller said. “Rachel is the other outside. She’s been really encouraging to me and helps me when I have no idea what I am doing. Alanis has been so helpful as well because this is also my first time serve receiv ing since I was 16. She’s a strong leader in the back row. It’s nice to look at her when I’m struggling, she’s there to pick me up.”

TENNESSEE’S GOAL POST TORN DOWN AFTER HISTORIC WIN

Arnette Staff Writer

The anxiously awaited win of Tennessee football over Alabama led fans to storm the field at Ney land stadium. The monumental win resulted in Tennessee fans ripping down one of the goal posts that had stood since 1998.

“It only takes four to five peo ple over the weight of 200 lbs to take down the goalposts,” said Tennessee physics professor Del Maestro. “The goalpost itself is no more than 500 pounds.”

After 16 years of falling short to the Crimson Tide, Tennessee fans raved with excitement after this big win. Although the goal post made its way around Knox ville, many of the remains of the post ended in the Tennessee River.

The excitement of the fans calmed down, but the realiza tion that a goalpost must be re placed before the next game on Saturday stirred a new craze.

The Vols football Twitter page said, “Y’all remember how we tore the goalposts down, hauled it out of Neyland and dumped it in the Tennessee River….

It turns out we need to order one before next week’s game.”

Tennessee football called for action from fans, alumni, fel low members of the Alabama hate club and anyone else that could raise money for the team’s new goalpost. Not only was the fundraiser created to pay for the replacement goalpost, but also for the fine of $100,000 due to fans storming the field.

The online fundraiser, Vol starter, was created in conjunc tion with the university’s “My All” campaign which supports all 20 varsity athletic programs.

The Volstarter fundraising cam paign had many tentative dona tion options regarding the Vols’ win against the Crimson Tide.

Options included: a $16 dona tion representing the number of years since the Vols had beaten Alabama, a $52.49 donation that represents the final score, and a $1,019.15 donation that represents the number of fans at Neyland Stadium on the day of the game.

The New Goalpost Fund at tracted 3,064 donors, and a total of $161,229 was raised.

“The fundraiser Tennessee created gained much attention,”

said junior Keller Pantsari, a mass communication major. “My Twitter feed only consist ed of the fundraiser, so I started keeping up with the donations.

I was really impressed with how quickly the money was raised.”

“I donated to the Volstarter page,” said junior Jack Mclughlin, a management information systems major. “I was ecstatic for the Vols beating Alabama. The excitement of it all convinced me to donate.”

Many college football fans agree that they would donate to their favorite teams if they were ever in this dilemma.

“My loyalty to Georgia runs deep. If something like this were to happen, I would have been the first to donate,” said junior psy chology major, Abbee Walters. “It was understandable how much attention that situation received.

I think most loyal football fol lowers consider how much they would do for their home teams.”

The University of Tennes see took on the initiative re garding the new goalposts. The central point of the posts itself must be strengthened in hopes of it standing against gener ations of Vols fans to come.

“I hope to help my team not only just physically, but by be ing a good teammate to the other girls as well,” Miller said. “Practice is where we win games, so I plan to continue to focus in practice and have that translate over into the tournament.”

Miller has stepped up and into a big role this season, which has paid off in her favor.

Miller’s performance this season has made her a well-deserving candidate for this title.

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“You don’t take any thing for granted,” catcher Travis d’Arnaud said in an interview with MLB reporter Mark Bowman. “You can win and you can lose to any team. That’s the beauty of this sport. At this point, it’s not who is the better team, it’s about who is the hotter team, and [the Phillies] were hot this series.”

The Braves downfall cannot be attributed to a single event. The Braves did not score after loading the bas es in both the first and third innings of Game 1 on Tuesday afternoon.

Perhaps the only highlight of the NDLS for the Braves was Pitcher Kyle Wright in Game 2.

All odds were against the Braves. Pitch Spen cer Strider tweaked his left oblique muscle on Sept. 18, leaving him not up to par with his usual performance. In

Game 3, he was sharp, but began rapidly de clining after the second inning. Likewise, Pitcher Max Fried’s energy was depleted due to a respi ratory virus. Tragedy struck again when Pitch er Charlie Morton was struck above the right elbow by Alec Bohm’s single traveling 71.9 mph to lead off the inning of Game 4. After struggling to get through the rest of the inning, he was lifted and all x-rays came back negative. He will return to the Braves next season.

“I don’t think it’s hard because of how good we were or how far we came,” Morton said in an interview with MLB reporter Mark Bow man. “It’s more about the guys in the room. It’s tough to look them in the face, guys that you might not see next year, guys that you might nev er play with again. That’s the truly hard thing.”

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Midnights

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The songs, “Karma” and “Vigilante Sh*t”, are allegedly about Swift’s old manager, Scooter Braun. These songs are com parable to her songs on the album “Reputation” because she wrote the album about the betray al she felt from Braun.

Although these are energetic pop songs, some of the lyrics ana lyze heavier societal is sues. For instance, “An ti-Hero” has an energetic tone, but the lyrics depict her struggle with anxi

ety and condemn female beauty standards. This song is the most played song on the album be cause many fans can em pathize with this topic.

This album also con tains ballads that show Swift’s vulnerability. There is speculation that the slower love songs such as “Bigger Than The Whole Sky” and “Glitch” are about her current romantic part ner, Joe Alwyn. How ever, it is believed that the song “Would’ve, Could’ve, Should’ve” is about her romance with John Mayer who was 13

years her senior because this song is focused on the manipulative nature of age gap relationships.

“My second favorite song on the album is ‘Big ger Than the Whole Sky’ because it makes me want to be in love,” said Mey ers Ezzell, senior mass communication major.

To promote the release of this album, Swift used TikTok to announce the name track titles in the days leading up to the album release, and this created immense ex citement among fans.

“She is serious ly the queen of earned

and owned media,” said Amanda Re spess, mass commu nication professor.

When Swift an nounced in her Tik Tok series that the song “Snow On The Beach” would feature Lana Del Rey, fans of Del Rey and Swift were excited to see the two popular pop artists collaborate. However, after the song was released, some fans were disappointed by Del Rey only singing the background harmony.

“I felt bated and robbed because Lana is my all time favorite

artist and Taylor Swift is a powerhouse,” said Collin Zabroske, senior mass communication major. “I thought she was going to do what she did with Phoebe Bridgers when she gave her an entire verse on her rerelease of Red.”

Other fans of the two were just excited to hear the pop icons on a song together.

“My second favor ite song is the one with Lana,” said Mia Scar borough, senior mass communication major. “I’m a Lana fan through and through. I was dis

appointed at first that you can only hear Lana harmonizing in Snow on the Beach but then I realized that my two favorite people were in the same room and they were happy. If they are happy, then I am too.”

Although there was some backlash, “Mid nights” received primar ily good reviews. This is due to the fact that it is a well rounded and diverse album that dis plays her growth as an artist yet is still reflec tive of her past work.

“Dahmer”: casting serial killers

Does casting famous celebrities romanticize these horrible killers?

Cale Strickland Staff Writer

“Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” is one of Net flix’s most-streamed se ries of all-time just one month after its release.

The show has come under fire for its deci sion to cast Evan Peters as the titular serial killer.

In an article for “Col lider,” Bryanna Ehli, contributing writer, highlighted the poten tial dangers of viewers’ infatuation with Peters.

“In any case, it’s im portant for viewers of ‘Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” to separate the actor and his strikingly attrac tive physical attributes from the killer that he is portraying,” Ehli said. “If not, then some may find themselves danger ously drawn to Dahmer as a figurehead, with

Peters’ portrayal of a lonely outsider with shy curiosity and sex ual naivety in mind.”

Peters became a household name through his numerous appear ances on FX’s hit TV show “American Horror Story” and is considered a sex icon by many mem bers of Generation Z.

“In ‘American Horror Story,’ Peters embodies his characters’ distress, chivalry, mischievous ness, and pain, and man ages to make his bad guy characters likable, some times even lovable,” Ehli said. “It’s an interesting and dangerous reputa tion to take with him into his most recent role.

Peters’ distinctive wide smile, intense, searching gaze and magnetic per sonality are very oppo site from Dahmer, who Peters noted in a Netflix interview does not have a charismatic smile, and

seems aloof and disso ciated from what’s go ing on around him.”

The actor’s casting is not the first time Net flix has chosen an at tractive actor for the role of a serial killer. In 2019, the streaming ser vice released “Extreme ly Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile,” a Netflix original film starring Zac Efron as Ted Bundy.

Many worry Peters and Efron’s charm and good looks skew audi ences’ perceptions of Jeffrey Dahmer, Ted Bundy and other serial killers, as Gen-Z view ers were not alive to wit ness their horrific sprees.

Samuel Hutto, soph omore economics ma jor, believes the series’s massive reach could in fluence Generation Z’s perception of Dahmer.

“People, when they’re watching this fictional ized show of Dahmer,

they’re going to think that’s what happened,” Hutto said. “Typically, a normal person isn’t go ing to go fact-check what happened, so they’re just going to take that as what was true, and false things are going to start getting moved around. It happens with all the big serial killer movies. I do wish they’d be more accurate because they’re not documentaries.”

Ryan Lillard, soph omore psychology ma jor, agrees. However, he believes the danger lies in the show’s surround ing social media con tent, not the series itself.

“In our world today, with TikTok and all of the social media, I think that there’s a lot of con tent being created about the show. I think that it could skew Genera tion Z’s perception of Dahmer,” Lillard said.

Matheson Sanchez,

criminal justice profes sor, is unsure if casting attractive, big-name ac tors as serial killers is problematic. He believes putting familiar faces in the roles of Dahmer and Bundy forces view ers to confront that se rial killers are human.

“By casting wellknown faces that we’ve seen play much differ ent roles in the past, we are reminded that the Dahmers, Bundys, Ga cys, et cetera are first and foremost human beings — though perhaps es pecially disturbing ex amples of what it means to be human,” Sanchez said. “Indeed, people are capable of heinous acts that shock us, but they never cease to have dis tinctly human reasons for doing them. It is this humanity — this notion that they could be any of us — that we find most fascinating about them.”

Further, Sanchez be lieves casting appeal ing actors as historical serial killers highlight how the killers often seduced their victims.

“Additionally, and per haps more pointedly, the casting of ‘sex icons’ in the examples of Dahmer and Bundy helps demon strate the way that these men used their sexuality as a means of luring their victims in,” Sanchez said.

“We shouldn’t ignore the utility that such forces played in the perpetra tion of their crimes.”

For Hutto, the crit ical distinction be tween permissible and problematic lies in the actors’ execution.

“I think it’s a role, just like any other thing,” Hutto said. “If they do the job well enough, you won’t see them for the face they are in public. You’ll see them for the role they’re playing.”

Evan Peters as Jeffrey Dahmer in Netflix’s new series, “Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story.

Why is caffeine addiction so widely accepted?

Drew Oldham Staff Writer

Imagine that the most widely abused psycho active drug in the world was not waiting for you in a blunt, a syringe, or a pack of cigarettes but instead available with

some effect on the brain.

Despite its capability to alter both brain and body and cause exten sive alterations to neural pathways, caffeine con sumption and addiction is widely accepted. In fact, caffeine remains one of the only psycho

go through withdraw al. Granted, symptoms will be much milder than someone attempt ing to get clean from the use of other illicit controlled substances.

In a piece for the New York Times, Dr. Roland Griffiths from the de

ing it up,” Griffiths said.

The short-term pos itive effects of caffeine, which include an increase in alertness and concen tration make it a perfect tool for use (and abuse) among college students. College students collec tively are faced with a constant barrage of im pending deadlines, high stress, and inadequate sleep, a perfect recipe for the desperate need for caffeine day in and out.

and strength training.

Nina Schwelm, a soph omore mass communica tions major, when asked if she consumed caffeine regularly said, “yes, but I do not feel it is neces sary for my survival.”

She sees immense ben efits from her consump tion of coffee including enhanced performance and focuses in her col lege classes, without feel ing that it is in any way requisite to her success.

dence on the substance.

“I am not addicted to coffee but I definite ly like it a lot. It gives me a boost of energy in the mornings which is especially needed on the days when I have my 8 AM,” said Coggin.

out age limits or restric tions at your favorite lo cal or chain coffee shop.

This substance is none other than caffeine, a highly psychoactive sub stance found in a vari ety of drinks including coffee, energy drinks, pre-workout, and sports drinks. According to re searcher JW Daly, 80% of adults in the US consume enough caffeine in a suf ficient quantity to have

active substances that are virtually unregulat ed and legal in almost every part of the world.

The societal percep tion of the use of this sub stance can be distorted in many ways. Only re cently has research been conducted confirming that caffeine users, like users of other psychoac tive drugs, can become dependent on the sub stance, causing them to

partment of psychiatry and behavioral scienc es at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore clarifies that caffeine can produce a mild physical depen dence in frequent users.

“We know from labo ratory studies that peo ple can get physically de pendent on caffeine and show tolerance to it, but that doesn’t mean they have great difficulty giv

To renew or not to renew

Annie Roper Staff Writer

Leasing season is upon us once again, and with it comes a multitude of problems for students to face.

Freshmen transi tioning out of univer sity housing must be gin the search for next year’s living situation just months after mov ing into their dorms. Upperclassmen living in houses or apartments

must make the difficult decision between renew ing their lease or delving into the housing market.

From 2021 to mid2022, the average na tional rent in the United States saw a 13.4% in crease. In Georgia, the median rent saw a 13.7% increase. These changes can largely be attribut ed to the pandemic and the ongoing shortage of housing in the US; the vacancy rate sits at a mere

5.6%, making affordable living hard to come by.

This increase affects GC students as well. The Boulevard, one of the more expensive hous ing options off cam pus, will increase the rent from $750 a month to $775 for the 20232024 school year. The increase tacks on 300 dollars for the full year.

“I was very close to moving out,” said an anonymous GC junior who currently lives at Boulevard. “Every oth er place is around 600 a month. I’m going to have to get another job just to pay for rent next year.”

Typically, living in a house means rent will be slightly cheaper than that of an apartment complex. Many homes’ monthly rent range from $450 a month to $600 a month on the higher side. How ever, a house means fur niture, and furnishing an

The heavy use of caffeinated beverages among college students has created a niche of the consumer beverage market that devotes it self to releasing energy and coffee drinks target ed towards young adults. One such company is Celsius, which has re leased a VIBES series of drinks that has caused an explosion of sales in its target demograph ic, which is primarily college-aged females.

Many GC students consume caffeine regu larly to help them both in school and in extra curricular activities. These activities include jobs, running, school work outside of class,

Similarly, Shaw Cog gin, a sophomore mass communications ma jor, relies on caffeine to power him through ear ly morning classes after an inadequate night of sleep but feels no depen

Caffeine has been and remains to be a crucial part of the college stu dent’s toolbox to tack le the expectations that come with trying to earn a four-year degree from an accredited institu tion. However, its psy choactive nature should be factored into one’s decision on the quanti ty and frequency with which it is consumed.

entire home can be costly.

“The main thing that kept me from moving into a house was just buy ing a bunch of furniture,” said the anonymous

“It’s just so much eas ier to stay here instead of moving out again, and now I have a place to stay over the sum mer,” said the student.

Students looking to live in a house off-campus tackle even more stress. The search can begin just weeks after the semester starts. Many landlords post houses on the Bob cat Exchange Facebook group and contacting them just a few hours after the posting can make all the difference.

signings with students looking for housing.

One group of GC ju niors found themselves in the predicament ev ery potential renter dreads; another group of students toured a house they loved just hours before them and were in the process of signing the application.

student. “This place comes with a side table, bed frames, a couch, a dresser, and a desk.”

Sorority women also may prefer to renew leases over moving into a new place, as soror ity recruitment often begins several days be fore many leases start. Those students must book a hotel room or stay with friends as they wait for move-in day.

Often, the turnaround on signing a lease can happen overnight; if a group likes a house, even if they wish to continue to explore options, pass ing on it makes the like lihood of returning to it still available very slim.

Murali Thirumal manages a multitude of homes near GC. In the peak of leasing season, he organizes tours and lease

“You guys should take what is available at this point,” Thirumal wrote in a text message to one of the juniors. “Do not wait on me. Because truly, I don’t think I will have any other five bedrooms coming up.”

From 2020 to 2021, the GC freshman population rose from 1452 to 1673. This increase made the battle for housing even more brutal. Many land lords prefer to sign to students looking to sign two-year leases, which puts rising seniors in an even harder situation.

Marissa Marcolina | Digital Media Editor

The Monster Energy and Celsius brands topout in popularity.

Among other local coffee shops, Dunkin’ serves GC students on a regular basis.

Anjoli Shenoy | Digital Media Editor

Realtors scatter their signs all across town during the fall season.

-Anonymous

I’m going to have to get another job just to pay rent for next year.

The Colonnade Staff takes on D.C.

Tattoos and negative stigma

Hannah Adams Assi. Opinion Editor

Tattoos often have a negative stigma in so ciety, particularly from the older generations. From this demographic, tattoos are sometimes viewed as trashy, or as a reason not to take some one seriously. Even as a reason not to give some one a job they are quali fied for. So, on my twen tieth birthday, when I made the decision to get three tattoos, my fami ly was not happy. It was hard for them, and some of my other loved ones, to understand my per ception of tattoos. They could not understand the way that I view them as art. It further upset them when I continued to get tattoos despite their opinions of them. On artsy.net, Katie McGrath published an article ti tled, “When Does a Tat too Become Art?” With in the article, the writer explains how tattooing is an art form to those within the community.

“To really determine whether tattoos are art engages the broader, time-old question, “what is art?” McGrath said.

“But the easiest answer, as Panaite says, comes down to questions of in tention and perception. If the creator or receiv er of the tattoo sees it as art, then that’s what it is. Tattoos have gone through movements and trends, just as any oth er art form has. They

are the product of the skilled application of materials, with consider ation given to placement, aesthetics, and style.”

To me, tattoos are an

every tattoo has a reason and a purpose,” Mota said. “An old friend who joined the United States Marine Corps after high school got a tattoo as

amazing form of self-ex pression that help me to feel more comfortable in my own skin. When I think of an idea for a new piece, I am so excited to have the opportunity to get it done. To have the chance to carry around an artist’s work on my skin forever. Along with that, there is something so unique about working with an artist to achieve a mental image. To see their creative process. It was never about getting the attention of others, or trying to hide be hind the ink, it was just about expressing myself through art in a way that was forever. Tattooing can be a beautiful con cept to those that appre ciate the artform. Within the article “Tattoos are a unique form of expres sion and a significant part of many identities,” by Liliana Mota, the writer goes into detail about the significant of self-identity in tattooing.

“People get tattoos for many reasons, whether it’s to honor a loved one, express themselves in a different way or represent something meaningful,

a daily reminder to never stop thriving. Thinking someone’s tattoo is with out purpose or ugly is incredibly closed-mind ed. Though it might seem insignificant, the tattoo might mean the world to the person.”

Some people would argue that a tattoo is okay only when there is a sentimental meaning behind it. I would dis

agree with this. I think that anyone is entitled to do what they want, so long as it is not harmful or offensive. A few of my tattoos have a deep meaning to me while other were just ideas that hit me at various times in my life. I have never felt the need to justify my purpose behind get ting them. It never made sense to me that certain job opportunities could be limited for me because of my tattoos. Personally, I have never experienced it being a major problem to employers, but I have heard stories from oth ers facing it. In the arti cle, “Tattoos Hurt your Chances of Getting a Job”, published on salary.com, the statistics behind tat toos and job availability.

“The biggest take aways from our survey include a whopping 76% of respondents feel tat toos and piercings hurt an applicant’s chances of being hired during a job interview. And more than one-third – 39% of those surveyed – believe employees with tattoos and piercings reflect poorly on their employ ers. Furthermore, 42% feel visible tattoos are always inappropriate at work, with 55% re porting the same thing about body piercings.”

A huge part of me is confused by the pos sibility that my tattoos could be the reason why I am not selected for a job. To me, there is not a connection between my tattoos and my cred

ibility for a job. It is not a testament to my pro fessionalism or a de fining factor of my life.

Along with this, I find it extremely strange that another person would be so invested in my tat toos that they would not choose me for a position.

Fortunately, I do think that it is dependent on the industry you enter whether employers are concerned about tat toos. Some employers also only request that you keep them covered while at the workplace, which for most people is not too difficult of a task. Although I think it’s a bit silly, I’m willing to do it if it means being able to work a job that I enjoy.

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- Liliana Mota

Tatoos are a unique form of ex pression and a significant part of many identities

Have we crossed a line?

Abigayle Allen Opinion Editor

Halloween is the one time of year where people of all ages gather together in search of their greatest thrill. It is no secret that Milledgeville has some what of a haunted past. Whether it be the dev astation left by Sherman on his march to the sea, confederate soldiers laid to rest in our local ceme tery, an abandoned men tal hospital, or suppos edly haunted residence halls; there are a pleth ora of options when it comes to seeking a thrill during “spooky season”. However, in pursuit of a thrill, have GC campus life leaders gone too far?

This year Sanford Hall hosted a haunted house event with admissions being granted if a stu dent presented a can. This annual canned food

POLITICS

“We will argue that dramatization is a meth od aimed at determining the quality of political concepts by ‘bringing them to life’, in the way that dramatic perfor mances bring to life the characters and themes of a play-script. We demon strate that this can be specified in relation to the development of this method in Deleuze’s ear ly philosophical work as a practical, critical and artistic method and, in relation to the ontolog ical assumptions he ar ticulated and defended in Difference and Rep etition, as a process of intensification of the Idea of the political.”

Aside from politicians using drama to inflate the loyalty of their followers, politicians are also often generally untrustworthy

drive brings attention to the chilling history of a former student at GC. This student, nicknamed “Cookie”, committed sui cide on the third floor of Sanford hall in 1952. While it is true that the third floor has been closed off for years and contains only the air ventilation system, this student’s tragic death is now used as a fundrais ing tactic for students on a quest for a quick thrill.

After this canned food drive, many students came forward admitting how offended they were by this housing event. While I am unaware of any statements made by “Cookie’s” family, I can not imagine that cap italizing on her death to raise money is a part of their annual agenda.

For the past 8 years Zeta, a sorority on cam pus, holds a thriller 5K

people. It is almost as if overtime, the environ ment that they are re quired to work in mold them into habitual liars.

Many politicians can lie to the public or tell a halftruth without batting an eye. In the article, “How do politicians get so comfortable with lying?

One theory: practice,” written by Brian Resnick, the idea that practice in the political field makes a perfect liar is elaborated. Resnick proposes first that it could be a result of “emotional adaptation.”

“It’s similar to what happens when you’re ex posed to a strong smell,” Resnick said. “At first the smell is extremely notice able, but eventually you stop noticing it as much. With time, any stimulus — a loud noise, a strong perfume, etc. — is likely to provoke a smaller re sponse. The same goes

at Central State mental hospital. In attempts to raise money for their philanthropy, this soror ity advertises this event in hopes to involve the entire community. In theory, hosting a thriller 5K, with sorority sisters dressed in their spook iest attire, is a fun event that people of all ages can enjoy. However, hosting this event on the grounds of such tragedy seems disrespectful on all lev els. With this hospital finally shutting down in 2010, many family mem bers of former patients must relive the brutality suffered by their loved ones with every mention of this house of terrors.

There are upwards of 25,000 unmarked graves lining Central State, ac cording to Atlas Obscura. While community mem bers gather to run their thrilling race, they are

with lying. We get desen sitized to our own lying as the areas of our brain that correlate with nega tivity become less active. This makes it easier for us to lie in the future, the study concludes.”

I find it highly unset tling that this country is run by people who are desensitized to the guilt of lying and manipu lation. Politicians that thrive off creating cam paigns that pit civilians against each other. Peo ple who use drama to amplify the support of their followers. I am not alone in this, as many Americans are begin ning to pick up on these tactics. In the article, “Is US a nation of liars? Casey Anthony isn’t the only one,” published on The Christian Science Monitor, the reality that this country is run by ha bitual liars is addressed.

actually stomping on the lost lives of many unfor tunate patients. I under stand that with tragedy, one must find the good. However, I do not believe that attention should be shifted from how horri ble a place Central State was, and the nightmare it remains in the mind’s of survivor patients and relatives of those who did not make it.

In attempts to high light the nightmarish history that is Milled

geville, organizations may have crossed a line. I think that offering the utmost respect to fam ilies of those lost is and should be treated as the main priority when in volving controversial historical sites of events. Instead of doing so, these organizations serve as perfect examples of how not to handle fundrais ing events or commu nity events as a whole.

While I think fund raising for a good cause,

whether it be philan thropy or to make up for budget cuts, is of extreme importance, there is a way to and not to han dle these events. In the future, I think that there should be pamphlets or some form of informa tion honoring those who have passed as a way to celebrate their lives. I am not one to ever pass up a good thrill, but it should never be done at the expense of those lost.

“Ethicists say there is, in some cases, mor al justification for not quite living up to George Washington’s ‘I cannot tell a lie’ maxim. But the recent spate of lying scan dals nevertheless hints at a deeper problem, some say: that serious lies and outright cheating have gotten so perva sive – or at least so well publicized – that they no longer register for many as a moral failing.

Yet the justice system, the political system, and even democracy itself can’t function if they’re built on a foundation of fibs, insist legal experts, ethicists, and others.”

As much as I would love to have the con fidence to say that a change is on the horizon for this country’s govern mental system, I do not know that these habits could ever truly be re formed. It is embedded

in the skin of the craft, and it seems to me that there is not one politi cian in the field that can say with complete truth fulness that they have never lied or stretched the truth to gain public trust. Overtime, I pre dict that this will only get worse and maybe even more undetectable as politicians continue to finetune their tactics.

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