“This is the first time I’ve ever traveled for a concert. If it wasn’t a Harry concert, I honest ly wouldn’t have traveled so far for it,” Conolon said. “It’s a once-in-alifetime opportunity to see Harry Styles in Mad ison Square Garden.”
This is just one ac count of the numer ous comments I receive during my daily runs. As an avid runner, I am always very con scious of my surround ings but with each lewd remark, I feel helpless against the leering eyes of those around me.
After most of my runs, I find myself in tears or breathless to my own fear of the “what if’s” that plagues me while I am out alone. I cannot help but think this is what
When I’m running, I feel powerful. It’s a time for myself where I can feel invincible. It’s my therapy. And for somebody to threaten that, for all of us, it is just so unfair.
Brooks bids farewell as GC’s Vice President of Student Life
The Nursing Program has taken strides to combat the nursing shortage crisis in Georgia.
HARRY STYLES IS HERE TO STAY. LITERALLY.
Unlike his previous cross-country tours, Styles will be playing 15 nights in New York City, six nights in Austin, six nights in Chicago and 15 nights in Los Angeles.
Styles has an ex tremely loyal and ded icated following, and many of these fans have
Eliza Fletcher felt on the early morning of Sept. 2.
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get ready for work. In stead, police say she was kidnapped and killed by a 38-year-old Memphis man. According to the Washington Post, her body was discovered roughly 5 miles from the University of Memphis with her purple shorts found in a trash bag just a quarter mile away.
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Student Life’s Dr. Shawn Brooks retired earlier this month to head back home to Penn sylvania. Brooks has been Vice President of Student Life since August 2018, spending his previous years of careers at Geor gia Tech, St. Lawrence University, the Universi ty of Pittsburgh and the University of Pitt-John stown. Along with work ing in Student Life, he
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the palace, the government, the news media, the lo cal authorities and the queen. First, Operation Uni corn will take place, the code name for the contin gency plan should the queen die in Scotland. This is a subsection of Operation London Bridge, the plan for when the queen arrives back to London. Opera tion Unicorn provides the ceremonial events in Ed inburgh and arranges the return of the monarch’s coffin to London. Operation London Bridge pro vides an outline for Britain’s next steps for the crown. The details of the plan reveal a 10-day period from the date of death to the funeral. The Foreign Press Association of London has detailed information re garding the specifics of Operation London Bridge.
make them more round ed and more market able upon graduation.”
Britain and the modern world’s longest-reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, died on Sept. 8, 2022.
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jor, attended a “Love On Tour” show in New York on Sept 3rd at Mad ison Square Garden.
“Student Affairs is im portant because we help compliment the world class education students are receiving inside the class by enduring their connection to each oth er with the institution outside the classroom,” Brooks said. “We ensure that we provide them with co-curricular op portunities that will help
“In his fanbase, it’s common for people to travel for his shows. He has a special connec tion with his audience,” O’Dell said. “He puts on fan interactive shows, and everyone feels like they can dress however they want. I think people want to experience this even if they have to trav el for this experience.”
Which portrays characters and the plot better, the book or the movie?
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Harry Styles’ North America “Love On Tour” began on Aug 20th in New York City, and it will continue un til Nov 15th. Styles will be performing 42 shows in just four cities: New York City, Austin, Chi cago and Los Angeles.
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been following him for over 10 years. Emma O’Dell, junior mass com munications major, has attended six Harry Styles concerts since 2017. She has attended four in At lanta, one in Nashville and one in New York City.
Although some fans are more than willing to travel for their fa vorite singer, others are disappointed that he is not playing in lo cations closer to them.
Her Majesty served over seven decades on the throne, a living link to World War II, Britain’s post-colonial era and its removal from the E.U. The royal family announced her death online stating she died peace fully at Balmoral Castle in Scotland. Her eldest son, Charles III, succeeded her throne as King and his wife as Queen Consort. Her death sets a procedure in motions that had been previously coordinated for
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It was the tone of his voice and the way that he looked at me as he said it. Although I was complete ly clothed, I felt naked against his intense stare.
Eliza Fletcher was a 34-year-old Kindergar ten teacher and mother of two that left home at 4:20 a.m. on Sept. 2 for her ritual 8.2-mile run. She was seen wearing a pink tank top and purple shorts for this run that she would never finish.
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“I will always seek out opportunities to inter face and interact with students,” Brooks said. “They are my life blood and I love days when I get to interact with stu dents more than admin istration or faculty. It’s really, very important that we allow students the opportunity to love GC as much as we love GC and providing an opportunity for ways to find to engage and real ly develop school spirit.”
He emphasized the importance of a student’s collegiate experience and how student affairs is a critical function of the institution. His efforts on campus heavily leaned into student interactions and brought projects that benefited campus. The most widely known is GC Gives day, that Brooks brought to Milledgeville from the University of Pittsburgh. One of his passions is to provide students with an oppor
“I wanted to make sure that the men were really committing them selves to the foundation al principles of their or ganization,” Brooks said.
“So, rather than it being a social opportunity and outlet, this was an op portunity for the men to
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“I think that you are amazing,” Brooks said.
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challenged throughout his time here with the COVID-19 crisis being on the list. Brooks nav igated those uncertain waters on how to con tinue engage students after lockdown by pro viding virtual oppor tunities with the insti tution and each other.
dent affairs together as a unified division and al low my employees to be the amazing, bright shin ing stars that they are that will allow students to have a really good ex perience. I really want to be known for continuing to steer the ship through and then coming out on the other side of it.”
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“You have the opportu nity to create any kind of future that you want. You are standing on the brink of greatness. The decisions you are mak ing now are going to have impacts on your entire life so being a part of helping students to navigate who they are, develop an understand ing of who they are and what they’re capable of in order to be able to connect with their fu tures. That just inspires me and that’s why I get up in the morning.”
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“If the institution is too large, students end up getting lost and if it’s too small, there are not enough opportunities to engage,” Brooks said. “GC is not too big because of the individualized at tention that students are able to get both inside and outside the class and it’s not too small mean ing that there are am ple resources to provide them opportunities to get involved in the kind of things that they want. There’s almost some thing for everyone here without it being so large that students get lost.”
During his time here, he has worked with mul tiple departments on campus that he found was important to focus on for campus. Most recently, in light of last year’s hazing incident, Brooks worked with GC fraternity members to advance their program.
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“One of the things that I have learned in life and living is that I’m a cog in the wheel and this is just a snapshot in time,” Brooks said. “I think the thing I’m most proud of is being able to bring stu
At the end of the day, Brooks noted that his experiences with people on campus was what he fell in love with.
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engage with each other for more serious out comes and really wanted to direct them in more in the areas of sexual assault prevention, anti-hazing work, drug and alcohol education and mental health. I really think that the men have the capac ity to develop a system that has them focused on becoming gentlemen of distinction that real ly cultivate themselves as fully engaged men and moving into soci ety after graduation.”
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GC student teachers have to accomadate to the school system’s lack of teachers
With the rapid loss of teachers, there has also
ris, GC political science major. “Even my rent has gone up, and now I’m genuinely having to consider cutting down on the number of classes I’m taking next semester to work a part-time job.”
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she is student teaching.
GC students living off Ramen in the next year
Senior early child hood education student teacher, Cate Talbot,
GC student teachers picking up the slack
teacher, due to the pan demic and loss of teach ers those numbers have doubled, creating even more difficulties for the teachers in the classroom and a tough time paying attention to every stu dent’s different learning abilities,” Talbot said.
described how difficult it can be to create an ideal classroom setting.
“In an ideal teaching situation, the number of students is supposed to be below twenty to one
“The plan sounds su per nice, but I guess my one concern is there have been a lot of plans put in effect that sound good that ends up hurting the school system, but you never really know how it will play out,” Talbot said.
The last recession that hit the U.S. was caused by a housing crisis. That led to a plethora of ma jor banks being bailed out by the Accordinggovernment.tothe
“I firmly believe the stigma of college students living off ramen noodles, and dirt-cheap micro waveable foods came from 2008 because all of us were pinching pennies to get our next meal or praying that our campus would have an event with free food,” Sarden said.
“When being placed in placement, we are proba bly not getting as many options because teach
dle school,” Staples said.
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Hechinger Report, a journalist organization that focuses on innovat ing education, the num ber of enrolled college students rose 16% from 2007 to 2010 (nearly 2.5 million people.) Part of this sudden rise was thanks to the 2009 recov ery act that increased the amount of Pell Grants to more than $5,000 per year. Even though there was an increase in en rollment, many colleges still had to make budget cuts to compensate for the influx of students.
cist, graduated from Wingate University the year of the 2008 recession.
the placement options within the teacher can didates here on campus.
“You see a huge shift in the morale, and this year I think it is final ly starting to hit that we don’t have help with anything,” Staples said.
“I’m turning 40 in 3 years, and I’m near ly finished paying off my loans, and that’s as a well-paid pharmacist,” Sarden said. “My friends that went into fields with lower median salaries are barely halfway through their loans. A lot of them took advantage of the Pell Grants when they be came more accessible but realized it wasn’t enough to get them through their degree, so they had to borrow even more.”
In July 2022, President Biden announced a relief plan called the Ameri can Rescue Plan to give aid back to the economy in the wake of the pan demic. Due to Covid, over 9.5 million people lost their jobs. About 4 million of those people were without jobs for two years. According to the Biden Administra tion, this plan will help give back to the economy so more Americans can find a stable ersfectingershavebusesare“WespecialHalleshortcurrentlyinnumberafewThroughoutoccupation.thepastyears,therehasbeenrapiddeclineintheofteacherswiththeeducationsystem.“ThecountyIaminisvery,veryonteachers,”saidStaples,asenioreducationmajor.haveteachersthathavingtodriveschoolbecausewedon’tenoughbusdrivtodrivetheroutes.”Shesaidthisisafcurrentteachinthedistrictwhere
Sarden believes that the stigma of broke college students came from the 2008 recession.
most affected by these fi nancial periods due to a lack of financial stability and income. Some stu dents work part-time, but others who have full-time credit hours do not have enough lee way to dedicate to jobs.
ers have to agree to have a student teacher, and it may be giving us a lack of different experienc es because each teacher teaches differently,” said Grace Coty, sophomore teaching candidate.
The plan has a section completely dedicated to the American school system. Providing $130 billion to school dis tricts across the country to address the concerns that the education sys tem has been facing.
Kerry Sarden, a Milledgeville Pharma
More students meant that more costs were al located to professors, clubs and activities. To make matters worse, states were already cut ting costs to stave off the economic crisis, so the amount of fund ing for public colleges slowed, despite enroll ment increasing. Inevi tably the Pell Grants did not provide the value it guaranteed because stu dents had to take out more loans due to col leges having to raise the cost of tuition to com pensate for budget cuts.
been a noticeable change in the student’s education over the past two years.
With the loss of teach ers, there has even been a bit of a struggle for
“So many kids are coming in that don’t know any information because they went two
“There has been a huge deficit of emotional maturity, and you can see a huge shift from the kids who were online since third grade, then the kids who were online in mid
The money is meant to raise salaries and hire new teachers to help the education system with in America, as well as address the concerns of the loss of student learning, social skills, and emotional stress that many of these stu dents were facing in the wake of the pandemic.
“The volume and the quality of groceries I’m able to afford compared to my freshman year has gone down dramatical ly,” said Kennedy Mor
Student loans rose from $110 billion a year in 2007 to $132 billion in 2010, causing student loans to surpass cred it card debt. And with
years without learning anything,” Coty said. “All these teachers feel hopeless at this point be cause they will have kids in 5th grade with 3rdgrade reading levels.”
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All these concerns that these students have mentioned are nation wide concerns that Biden has addressed within the recuse plan.
Biden’s new student loan forgiveness plan, there’s a potential that history could repeat itself. These same loaning practic es are assumed to have sparked this current re cession with the ‘free’ money that the stimu lus checks the govern ment provided during the pandemic era. Today we’re facing the brunt of those economic de cisions. What does this mean for GC students? Experts recommend not eating out multiple times a week (or at all,) and honing in on your cooking skills. Carpool to class and try to save as much as possible. Lastly, economists advise ev eryone to expect an in credibly finicky job mar ket. Most companies are streamlining employees, making it hard to find a job in general. Another tip is that no matter your major, learn digital skills. Companies recoup and attempt to implement new technologies during these periods, so having some knowledge of web design, video editing, digital marketing, etc. will help you stand out against those that don’t.
“I personally feel like having the vaccine pushed towards us is a little discomforting as it gives a lot of people the wrong idea about how the virus is spread,” said Natalie Mears, a sophomore biology ma jor. “It is not an STI for queer people and I think that the marketing of it
While it has been known to travel by sharing bodily fluids, the general public has found that this needs to be resolved and is a health emergency.
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“We try to teach them to schedule their days out by the hour so that they are able to lock themselves times at night to decompress or even during the week end,” said Morgan Ford ham, a nursing lecturer.
Due to the high rate of retirement, the nurses currently in the work force have taken a heavi er workload. Nursing professors are dedicated to teaching students how to manage their time and decompress when need ed to prevent burnout.
it is a LGBTQ+ disease that Andy Seale from the WHO issued a statement that said that it is not a gay disease. This is due to the virus predomi natly spreading among gay and bisexual men
According to the CDC, “Infections with the type of monkeypox virus identified in this outbreak—the Clade IIb —are rarely fatal. Over 99% of people who get this form of the disease are likely to survive.”
Due to the afteref fects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the nurse shortage crisis has ris en throughout the U.S.
“I know what mon keypox is and it hasn’t affected me,” said Leah Kelly, a sophomore busi ness major. “I have done nothing to protect my self. No, I will not be get ting the vaccine because I have very little infor mation about the vaccine and I am not educat ed enough to make the best decision as of now.”
Alliance at GC shares similar sentiments about the virus and vaccine.
“Georgia has around
The American Nurses Association issued a let ter to the Department of Health and Human Ser vices that declared this as an official crisis. Accord ing to the Georgia Board of Health Care (GBHW), there are only around 141,117 nurses in GA.
Charlotte Aexel, a sophomore English major, has similar feel ings regarding mon keypox and the vaccine.
“Monkeypox hasn’t af fected my life at all and I have not taken any steps to protect myself,” said Wyatt Jordan, a sopho more accounting major. “I have heard of the vac cine and it could work but I am not getting the vaccine because I am not too worried about it.”
“I’d say it’s made me a little scared and more cautious given how massive the pandemic was,” said Tori Johnson, a junior marketing ma jor. “I try not to touch things other people have touched and disinfect new purchases. I have heard about the vaccine but I don’t know much about it. I think it is go ing to work and am more than likely to get the vac cine. Vaccines haven’t done me wrong so far.”
Katie Daniels, a sopho more psychology major.
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Fordham is currently working on developing a stress“mindfulness-basedreduction”appli
An outbreak of mon keypox occurred in May of this year. This virus was first found in a colo ny of monkeys in 1958 in Copenhagen and is con sistently regionally pres ent in African countries.
Monkeypox has not been as discussed indepth as COVID-19 has led to not much information being widely spread about it.
“I kind of know what monkeypox is and it makes me double think about wanting to go out side or any outdoor place with other people,” said
I think any situation like this seems to give hateful people another excuse to be homopho bic and people love an excuse to be hateful.”
“As a bisexual person with many LGBTQ+ friends it definitely af fects me in that it kind of hangs over all our heads while we try to figure out how we feel about it,” said
Because students’ lives have been continuously affected by COVID-19
Andrea Matul, a soph omore criminal justice major. “The only step I have taken is being more careful when go ing out. I haven’t heard of the vaccine but I am not sure if it will work”
Others have continued to take precautions be cause of how COVID-19 has impacted their lives.
There were 40 nursing students rather than the typical 56 students who were admitted into the cohort this past summer.
cation for bedside nurs es but hopes to be able to use it for incoming nurses in their program. She wants to make sure the students are leaving GC with the right tools.
The nursing profes sors are also teaching the students how to ad vocate for themselves and find their voice so that the next generation
of nurses can receive better wages and hours.
As a result, the GC Nursing program has opened a 3rd cohort and they recently received a grant from the U.S. De partment of Hralth and Human Services Ad ministation of $980,000 which will fund another two years of GC’s Sexu al Assault Nurse Exam iner training program.
The students in GC’s school of nursing discuss
“I can smile knowing that today I’m develop ing the foundation, work ethic and mindset that will be fundamental in my career as a nurse,” said Caroline Johnson, a junior nursing major.
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The majority of cases have been reported in African countries and were rarely found in the Americas and Europe. With the rise of rough ly 21 thousand cases in the U.S., more people are becoming aware of the disease and have re acted in different ways.
“We are trying to teach our students how to remain strong and advocate for the change that we need to take care of patients and our selves,” said Dr. Joyce Norris-Taylor, assistant professor of nursing.
how they feel about their professors, their cohort and its accomplishments.
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Nurses in training for Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE).
There has been a stig ma around monkeypox leading people to believe
“The narrative that this is a sexually transmit ted virus does scare me.
The virus is spread through skin-to-skin contact, sharing of bodi ly fluids and touching the infected persons’ belong ings. It can take up to two to four weeks to re cover from monkeypox but it may take longer if the person has under lying health conditions.
“I do know what mon keypox is and it hasn’t
in the past two years, there is indifference to monkeypox among the students of GC.
100,000 registered nurs es but we still have one of the lowest populations of nurses in relation to our statewide population in the nation,” said Dr. Josie Doss, Interim Director and Associate Professor. “We do not have a good ratio of nurse to nurse to resident populations, so we’re hoping that even just adding 40 to our cohort will improve our abilities to be able to staff some of these positions.”
really affected my life,” said Aexel. “I haven’t re ally taken anything oth er than general hygiene precautions to protect myself. I have heard of the vaccine and think that it might work. I’m not getting it now but if the situation gets worse then I will consider it.”
According to the
WHO, “Most cases so far have been identified through sexual health or other health services in primary or secondary health-care facilities and have involved mainly, but not exclusively, men who have sex with men.”
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makes many people feel like it is. I have already seen people talking down on queer people in relation to monkey pox so it just makes me feel uncomfortable to see so many people en gaging with it this way.”
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Some students do not feel comfortable taking the vaccine because of the minimal amount of in formation given about it.
“Kate has been awe some,” Merchant said.
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Richardson’s lead ership will prove to be crucial as the Bobcats look to improve upon the 2021 season, where they went 8-9 and exited in the first round of the PBC Tournament. The Bobcats will look to get back in the win column on Saturday on the road against Young Harris.
Kate Richardson saves shot attempt vs. West GA last season Sept. 12.
team, Richardson has been forced to elevate her status on the team and fill a leadership role that will be crucial to the Bobcats success this sea son. Most of the roster is composed of incoming freshmen which makes up 11 of the 26 spots on the roster. GC soph omore defender Kath erine Crouse says that Richardson has stepped into this role nicely.
shots from less advanta geous angles and distanc es to the goal. This allows Richardson plenty of time to react properly to the shots that were taken.
to have success so far this year. She brings intensity and compet itiveness to each train ing session which con tributes to her success.”
“Kate has stepped into her role as captain extremely well over the last few months,” Crouse said. “Her experience and consistency helps ground our defensive line and has allowed us
Richardson accredits much of her early season success to the Bobcat’s strong defensive core, which through its re markable speed and grit, forces opponents to take
“She brings leadership both on and off the field. She will play an inte gral role in pushing our young team and may be even upsetting a few teams in the PBC that come down here ex pecting an easy win.”
earned this award as a result of a ten save effort in the span of the Bob cats’ opening two games.
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Goalkeeper Kate Richardson wins Bobcat AOTW
As a four year vet eran and captain of the
“Our defense was stepping in so quickly to shut down the space that most of the shots that Florida Southern were forced to take were from distance,” Richardson said. “This made it a lot easier and gave me a lot more time to react to the incoming shots. Sydney and Kat (both defend ers) communicated in credibly well that game and made my job easier.”
Richardson brought her best in the team’s opening game at Flor ida Southern, record ing an incredible seven saves in a defensive bat tle that ended in a 0-0 tie. Richardson then followed this up with another great game, re cording three saves in a close loss to Saint Leo.
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Following Wednes day’s 1-0 loss to West Georgia, the Bobcats have slipped to 1-3-1 on the season. The young team is still develop ing and adapting to the college game. First year head coach Jack March ant believes that Rich ardson will play a huge role in helping the young members of the team adjust during the ear ly part of this season.
Hayden’s predictions for the CFP if the season were to end today.
were hyped up to having.
due to injury after putting together some impressive drives. Alabama’s incon sistencies are why I be lieve they should drop to third instead of second. I believe Ohio State has been a more consistent team over the last two games, and they have a quality win over a tough opponent in week one, where Bama does not.
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The Tide recorded 15 penalties for 100 yards and starting Texas QB Quinn Ewers had to exit the game in the first half
After a wild week 2 in college football, there has been a major shake up in the national rank ings. The Georgia Bull dogs have overtaken first place after a 33-0 victory over Samford. The Ala bama Crimson Tide fell one spot from No. 1 to No. 2, after a nail-bit ing road victory over an unranked Texas which they should have won by a larger margin than 20-19. I believe Alabama should have dropped to No. 3, but the Ohio State Buckeyes remain at No. 3 after starting their season
The Georgia Bulldogs came out with perhaps the best performance of the week, defending their national title and domi nating over the Oregon Ducks with a final score of 49-3. With no points on the board except a second-quarter 35-yard field goal, the Ducks left Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlan
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“Alabama vs. LSU is always a rival football game for us, but the past couple of years has not been good,” Hall said. “That’s the one we most anticipate every year.”
The SEC has already announced that the con ference championship game will be played in Mercedes-Benz Stadi um in Atlanta on Satur day, Dec. 3. Although GC students may root for different teams, there does not seem to be much disagreement over what teams will be playing in the SEC
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Although UNC squeaked by Appala chian State in a 63-61 shootout, Brown is still excited to watch the rest of their season.
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Additionally, BYU moved up nine spots to No. 12 after a 2620 victory over ninthranked Baylor, drop ping Baylor to No. 17.
“I root for Appala chian State,” Brown said.
teams walk away with a win this weekend. Kait lyn Hall, an LSU Tigers fan, says she did not even watch their entire game.
Many of the top teams seemed to struggle at times, even during their easy wins. The Georgia Bulldogs, as of now, feel like the clear-cut number one. They had a statement victory in week one over the 11-ranked Oregon Ducks 49-3, truly dom
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“I stopped watching after the second half, I’m not even going to lie,” Hall said. “It was not our best perfor mance. I feel like every first game we have really tells how we’re going to do that year. So, it’s not looking bright this year.”
Some students did not get to watch their
Perhaps the biggest upset of this past week end was unranked Appa lachian State over No .6 Texas A&M. The Moun taineers stole a victory from the Aggies in a de fensive 17-14 game. Fol lowing the disappointing loss, the Aggies dropped 18 spots to 24 in the na tional rankings, ending many possibilities of the memorable season they
If their previous sea son is any indication, the Dawgs left Atlanta on Saturday with the first of many wins this season.
Georgia QB Stetson Bennett continues to put up good numbers as he completed 24 of 35 attempts for 300 yards and a touchdown. He ran for a touchdown as well. Bennett has now had back-to-back games with 300 or more pass ing yards, something Georgia hasn’t done since the 2020 season. The Dawgs look to be the most complete team in college football through two weeks as they con
For Alabama, a onepoint victory over an un ranked Texas team is not very “Bama-like.” The Crimson Tide struggled to move the ball against the Texas defense after many thought this of fense would be one of the best in college foot ball. Alabama QB and former Heisman Trophy Winner, Bryce Young, struggled completing 27 of 39 passes for 213 yards and a TD. Young had a QBR of 79, a little low for his standards.
back. Over Labor Day weekend, one of Amer ica’s favorite sports re turned to television. In terceptions were thrown, punts were returned, and touchdowns were celebrated across the country this weekend.
Week 3 will be here soon with more excit ing games. The biggest matchup this coming weekend is between the No. 13 Miami Hurri canes and No. 24 Tex as A&M. The Aggies will be looking to have a bounce back week af ter that terrible loss.
Caroline Brow, a ju nior nursing major, spent the weekend watching football in Boone, NC.
“Either Georgia or Al abama,” Kaitlyn Hall said.
Patrick Morris has the SEC champi onship affecting the national champion ship game as well.
tinue to defend their National Championship.
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“I just went over Labor Day. They played UNC and almost won. It was a really good game.”
LSU lost on a game ending blocked ex tra-point to Florida State last weekend. The Tigers scored nearly all their points in the sec ond half, almost pulling off a crazy comeback to send it to overtime. The final score was 24-23.
Patrick Morris, a junior MIS major, hopes to see big things from the UGA foot ball program this year.
championship game.
inating the entire game. Then in week two, the Bulldogs shut out Sam ford proving their de fensive dominance once again, despite the of fense struggling to finish drives with a touchdown.
ta with a humiliating first loss of the season.
“I think it’s going to be Georgia and Alabama,” Morris predicts. “And then whoever wins that game is going to lose the national champi onship to whoever lost the SEC footballonewithoutlastteamsAlthoughchampionship.”halfofthewhowenthomeweekenddidsovictory,everyisstillthankfulthatseasonisback.
Not only did the top two undergo a change, but No. 12 Florida fell to No. 20 Kentucky 26-16, causing Florida to drop to 18 while Kentucky jumped up 11 spots to 9.
2-0, with an important win over Notre Dame
“I honestly think UGA is going to win,” Caroline Brown said.
Popular teams that GC students support are currently the No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs, the No. 3 Alabama Crim son Tide and the un ranked LSU Tigers, but some students cheer for other teams as well.
The Tennessee Vol unteers jumped up nine spots from No. 24 to No. 15 after a tough road win over 16-ranked Pitts burgh 34-27. The Pan thers dropped seven spots to 23 in the nation.
“I was kind of an Ore gon fan when I was little, but then I grew up and I am definitely more of a Dawgs fan now,” Mor ris said. “I’m also look ing forward to Georgia vs. Auburn because I hate Auburn, and I love when Georgia beats the crap out of them.”
College football kicks off
Even though she may not have high hopes for a Tigers win, Hall is still ea ger to watch LSU take on other SEC teams this year.
The updated AP Poll after week 2 of college football, published Sept. 11
pricing. This increases ticket prices when the demand for tickets in creases. The success of Styles’ newest album, “Harry’s House”, ex panded his already large fanbase, and this rise in fame created a high de mand for tickets to “Love On Tour” shows. There fore, the dynamic pricing tool on ticket websites skyrocketed the price of these tickets. Many of Styles’ fans can not afford expensive concert tick ets and travel expenses.
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Coffee may not be everyone’s choice of beverage, which brings us a corner away from Black Bird to Downtown Milledgeville Nutrition.
In 2011, Ticketmas ter and Live Nation an nounced that their web sites will use dynamic
“We had people come in weeks ago already asking about when our pumpkin pie drink will be back,” said Bailey Warr, a Blackbird employee. “When the weather cools down it draws more at traction for people to be out, it’s usually the first drink we sell out of.”
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According to Psychol ogy Today, “However, for those who crave so cial validation and lack the critical thinking skills or developmen tal maturity to judge risk, TikTok and TikTok challenges can be a less positive and sometimes dangerous experience.”
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“I look forward to Starbucks fall line drinks every year, nothing beats their Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew before an early class.” said Carly Henderson, junior mass communications major. A closer location from campus to enjoy a fall favorite drink is Black bird Coffee. Blackbird has their own Pump kin Pie Latte, a huge
Starbucks reviews about their fall drinks are noth ing short of flavorful.
Atlanta, police arrested an unnamed 14-yearold girl who is suspect ed of setting fire to a Walmart in Peachtree City on Wednesday, Aug. 24. The blaze be gan before 7:20 p.m. in the paper goods section of the store.
Some mothers of the community wrote on Facebook that they feel distraught for the girl’s parents, and they do not blame their daugh ter for setting the fire.O’Neill
Large artists’ tours not only bring in big profits for the artist and the city they take place in, but they also bring in jobs for the local communi ties. If residency tours in large cities become the standard for artists, fans of lower socioeconomic status will not be able to see their favorite artists in concert, and the econo my of smaller cities could potentially suffer as well.
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According to a poll conducted on Instagram, 38% of the 403 respon dents stated that the far thest they would travel for a concert is one to three hours. However, 16% of respondents answered that they would be will ing to travel more than nine hours for a show.
Mia Scarbrough, se nior mass communi cation major, is from Peachtree City. She considers Peachtree City a tight-knit com munity where every one knows each other and their blameCommunitysuspectmembersthisFacebookinmemberScarbroughbusinesses.isaofthe“LifethePTCBubble”group.Ingroup,communitycondemntheandherparents.membersthesocialmedia
The Walmart was busy when the fire was set, so the citizens of Peachtree City were furious that people were endangered and could have died. Fortunately, no one was injured or killed in the fire, but there was exten sive damage to the store.
The Autumn Red Sangria has been very favored by Ami ci customers these past two weeks,” said Macee Smith, an em ployee of Amici.
The Brick and Amici in downtown Milled geville feature plenty of fall-themed alcohol ic beverages as well.
“I tried to get tickets for this tour during the presale,” O’Dell said. “I actually had a really hard time getting tickets, and I normally pride myself on being good at that.”
“When I first saw it, I was annoyed. I guess it makes sense because traveling and perform ing would be hard,” O’Dell said. “At the same time, if he can do 15 shows in such a short time, he could just trav el around instead of do ing them in one place.”
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According to Scar brough, the Walmart pharmacy is in operation so that the community has access to essential items. However, some citizens have complained on Facebook about the fire affecting their abil ity to receive goods.
She also sees the possibility of rumors leading to community members discovering the identity of the girl and her parents. Scar brough thinks that they could be ostracized and forced to move in this situation as the commu
platform, Tik Tok, for being a bad influence on impressionable children.
“I work for The Citi zen, which is the news paper in my town,” Scarbrough said. “We’re getting a lot of emails about ‘it’s a TikTok trend to set the paper aisle on fire or set something on fire in Walmart.”
The return of fall flavors
Styles performing in Atlanta in 2021.
Amici has a handful of September specials, some including Car amel Apple Gin, Au tumn Red Sangria and a Spicy Apple Martini. If you want somewhere to enjoy a Saturday game day and a bev erage to fit the season, stop by The Brick or Amici and try these featured beverages.
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The Brick features a Pumpkin Spice Mar tini that customers continue to rave over.
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The weather will be cooling off and the pumpkin spice has officially hit Milled geville and GC’s cam pus. Restaurants all around provide at least one to three of the best fall-flavored bev erages, and you won’t want to miss the per sonalized fall flavors.
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nity grapples with the legal consequences the fire starter should face.
“I would want to go if he comes to Atlanta, but the tickets are so expen sive,” said Allie Cole, ju nior nursing major. “Sta dium concerts don’t feel personal enough to spend that kind of money on.”
Some members of the Peachtree City com munity believe the age minimum on TikTok should be raised to 18 as children are trying risky challenges unaware of possible consequences.
Others deem the girl’s parents responsi ble for her setting the fire because they be lieve her parents should have been monitoring her TikTok account.
Investigators are puzzled as to whether the girl was motivat ed to commit arson by the TikTok challenge known as the “Fire Chal lenge.” This challenge encourages TikTok us ers to set fire to objects.
Though Milledgeville heat may say other wise, fall is creeping around the corner, and the restaurants and cof fee shops downtown are prepared for the fall craze. Personal GC stu dent and Milledgeville local favorites like Black bird Coffee, Starbucks, The Brick, Downtown Milledgeville Nutrition, and Amici all feature fall-flavoredStarbucksbeverages.has been producing a fall line of coffees for 19 years now. This year they feature a Pump kin Spice Frappuccino, Apple Crisp Oat Milk Macchiato, and a Pump kin Cream Cold Brew.
Featuring assorted fla vors of teas and protein milkshakes, this fall they feature an Apple Caramel protein shake.
“A lot of people are saying this is a time to check in on your kids and see if anyone is try ing to convince them to do other stuff like this,” Scarbrough said.
Though this nutri tional beverage café has not been around in downtown Milledgeville for long, the taste of this drink is exactly what you think of when you think of the fall season. The added benefit is that this drink is a healthier choice that satisfies your taste buds for a fall treat.
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“Our Pumpkin Spice Martini is a local favorite for game day watchers,” said Chip per Benit, an employee of The Brick. “We have thought about making it a yearly drink be cause it’s so popular.”
“There’s a lot of de bate if the 14-year-old girl should be tried as an adult or tried as a child,” Scarbrough said.
Although police are unsure if the girl was motivated by the TikTok challenge, parents are convinced the app is re sponsible. Some psychol ogists see TikTok as a bad influence on children because they are too im mature to gauge the risk iness of viral challenges.
Milledgeville fan favor ite. The Pumpkin Pie latte is worth the craze, stop by after a long af ternoon and enjoy the seasonal beverages.
neously. According to an article written by Bill board, the United States tour grossed $94.7 mil lion dollars, and Styles sold 719,000 tickets.
As environmental concerns become more of an anxiety, thrifting begins to elevate some of the negative effects of fast fashion. Fast fash ion is the mass produc tion of products at a low cost that follows popular trends and is supplied to retail stores quickly.
Shopping on restock days allows shoppers to have a wider op tion when shopping for trendy pieces rather than having to turn to com panies that rely on fast fashion to stay in style.
Hughes learned cre ative ways of making
on this. Don’t assume you know everything, trust your intuition, and this will bring you luck.
There are many great thrift stores in Milled geville that students can shop at. For instance, Maranatha Thrift Store in Milledgeville raises money for the non-prof it organizations, Ma ranatha Mission Home and StagVets Inc.
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“I find good pieces by going thrifting reg ularly,” Sampson said. “Sometimes I won’t find anything good and sometimes I’ll hit the jackpot. I found a vintage green Master’s sweater vest and I am in love with it. This was an awesome find because you can only get Mas ters apparel at the Mas ter’s golf tournament.”
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Mary Hayden Hughes, sophomore mass communications major, started thrift ing at Goodwill after
GC students Greer Flint, Chris Arnold, Rose Wagner, Collin Zabroske and Tyler Cooper show of their thrifted fits.
Virgo: This retrograde will affect you the most out of any other sign. You might experience un expected roadblocks in your typical routine, and this can be overwhelm ing for a typically orga nized virgo. Don’t let this manifest into frustration, and try to use this to improve yourself. Also, be careful of purchas ing extravagant items in this period because it will only hurt you later.
Capricorn: There will be issues in communi
Scientists have warned we have less than seven years to manage climate change and while most of the effects come from
thrifting became trendy.
that was once worn by someone else rather than having it be thrown away and put into a landfill,” Sampson said. “Shein and Cider may have cute clothes, but at the end of the day they ar en’t ethical or sustain able which is something I aim for when choos ing to shop for clothes.”
Sagittarius: Release all of the emotional ener gy you have been build ing up from issues in your social life. Spend this time learning how to cope with your emo tions by yourself rath er than relying on your friends for support.
Pisces: It is time for a break. Life has been chaotic for you, and you have been experiencing a lot of petty drama re cently. If you move your energy into focusing the positive aspects of your life, mercury retrograde will bring you peace.
responsible for 8-10% of carbon emissions, and 85% of textiles end up in landfills. A study done by Princeton found that fast fashion accounts for 20% of water waste worldwide.
According to the UN Environment Pro gramme, fast fashion is
Aries: It is not selfish to set boundaries in your closest relationships, and this retrograde will bring you the confidence to actually follow through
ductive, so avoid con frontations as much as possible. This month, you may receive infor mation that could lead to a boost in your finances.
Mercury retrograde occurs about 3-4 a year when the planet of mer cury appears to move backwards in the sky. This year, one of the ret rogrades will occur from Sept 9-Oct 1. Unfortu nately, mercury retro grade can cause a lot of issues for each sign, so read more to see how this will affect your sign.
Thrifting saves the world one purchase at a time
larger companies, indi viduals’ environmental footprints matter too.
Scorpio: Scorpio’s tend to hold grudges, and you will have to confront these suppressed feelings during this period. Issues from your past are go ing to arise, and you will have to revisit a lot of old emotions. Although it might not seem like this now, this will be good for you in the long run.
“By thrifting, you ex tend the life of a piece
“ I like to go thrifting on restock days. I know my local thrift store back home restocks on Wednesday nights, so I like to go on Thursdays to get first pick on trendy pieces,” Sampson said. “I have found a lot of cool stuff that doesn’t fit right but I’ve made it fit better by learning how to alter clothes. Nothing crazy, but things can make a big difference in how you look and feel in clothes.”
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“I like to get creative with my thrifting by go ing into different sec tions of the store. For example, I enjoy looking at the men’s section for t-shirts and sometimes the children’s section for shoes,” Hughes said.
Horoscopes for Sept 9-Oct 1
By thrifting, custom ers can strive for cre ativity and individuality while lowering unnec essary waste and harm ful emissions. The next time a fashion trend comes around, go to a thrift shop to ensure that the community and the environment ben efit from the purchase.
Taurus: Spend this retrograde reflecting on your self care routines. Are they actually ben eficial or are they just a way to escape from the problems you’re expe riencing? This period will bring blocks in your creative process, but this is only temporary.
Gemini: People you have unresolved business
will reappear in your life during this period, and do not give into this temptation. These peo ple are in your past for a reason. This is a bad month to pursue ro mantic relationships for you, so focus on your own mental wellbeing.
Cancer: It is very im portant that you avoid arguments with your family this month. The communication be tween you and your family will not be pro
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Libra: Be careful who you trust with your se crets and avoid confron tation at all costs. Be warned, your ex relation ships will reach out to you, and this will cause a lot of realizations about why previous relation ships didn’t work out.
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“I think people are valuing their individ uality and they can find that in thrifting because everything at goodwill is one of a kind,” Hughes said.
Anna Sampson, ju nior liberal studies major, advocates for a more environmentally friendly lifestyle and has found that thrifting is a helpful way to achieve that mindfulness.
Leo: Use this time to reflect on the ways you let your pride take control of you. This month, you might feel extra social. Be careful not to spend all of your money on so cial outings. Remember to balance your time well between your friends.
“I started thrifting when I was in mid dle school because it’s more sustainable and is a cool oppor tunity to find unique pieces,” Sampson said.
Sampson’s most ef fective thrifting tac tic involves having an open mind and trusting the process.
Conaway’s view sees the series’ massive bud gets as Amazon and HBO’s investments in the future of riskykindstreamingshowsingitly“Differentiationyears,”increasedstreaming“Competitionstreaming.inserviceshasinrecentConawaysaid.generalrequiresinvestment,soseemsAmazonistrytoone-upbig-budgetofferedonotherservices.Thisofinvestmentisanddoesnotalways
Grace King, a junior criminal science ma jor, was not shocked to hear the shows’ re cord-breaking price tags. She thinks it is a sign of what is to come.
Christensen and Hoff man took the students to the Danish Broadcast ing Corporation. They met with editor Peter Korsgaard and learned about public service me dia which is a type of broadcasting funded by the country’s income tax. They also visited the Parliament to learn about their multi-party system, meaning the country has two or three major political parties accom panied by other smaller but still significant par ties. No single party has
Dr. Brooke Conaway, an associate professor of economics, is a mas sive fan of both “Game of Thrones” and “Lord of the Rings”, but she prefers Westeros to Middle-earth. She has read all the books in Martin’s “A Song of Ice and Fire” series and re visited the show’s sea sons multiple times.
Towards the end of their tour of the Parlia ment, they happened to run into the prime min ister, Mette Frederiksen.
“The goal was to make Americans learn a lot more about America, and American media,” said Christensen. “A fish doesn’t know it’s in wa ter until it’s out of water.”
Moussa Seck, a GC French professor, en joyed the first few seasons of “Game of Thrones”, but he was not impressed with the show’s conclusion. He hopes watching “House of the Dragon” will be a better experience.
Holtz mentioned the Danish term “hygge” several times. Hygge refers to a type of life style practiced by many Danes; it centers around the feeling of cozy con tentment, taking the time to relish the little things in life, and the pursuit of happiness.
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Courtesy of Jennifer Crider Rob Trotter Rose Wagner A garden in Copenhagen GC students meet Denmark’s Prime Minister, Mette Frederiksen (3) Students enjoy a dinner after a long day of class
This fall marks the release of Amazon and HBO’s dueling spinoff se ries, “Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” and “House of the Dragon”. Chances are, if you are an avid reader, TV junkie or film buff, you are familiar with “Lord of the Rings” and “Game of Thrones”, as the franchises are two of modern entertain ment’s greatest successes. Now, streaming services are interested in capital izing on Middle-earth and Westeros’ status as household names.
held a majority of legis lative seats since 1903.
Peter Jackson’s final film in “The Hobbit” series received a 59% critics’ approval rating. Just for reference, each film in Jackson’s original “Lord of the Rings” series re ceived above a 90% critics’ approval rating.
Amazon’s budget for the first season of “Rings of Power” is reported to be $465 million, which makes it the most ex pensive series of all time. On average, each epi sode cost $58 million. By comparison, Jackson’s original trilogy of films cost a combined $281 million. HBO’s “House of the Dragon” is not cheap either, as the series’s first season cost a reported $20 million per episode.
“I used to work as a re porter in Denmark. Ob viously, I’ve got a lot of contexts since I’m from there,” said Christensen.
“We were outside re flecting on everything we did in there, and two very average cars pulled up behind where we had just come out from. One of them was two secu rity guys, and the other was the Prime Minister,” Holtz said. “She took a picture with us, and then she went back into the office, I guess. It was like saying ‘hi’ to your neighbor or something.”
Apart from the show’s fantastical dragons and elves, the series’ re cord-breaking budgets are drawing attention.
someone else will and make a huge profit.”
ter returning to Ameri ca, especially when she compared it to Denmark.
trations of subjects and themes. You don’t have any grades, so the main focus is learn ing,” said Wagner. “How much you put into it is how much you’re go ing to get out of it.”
pay off, but a big risk can lead to a big reward.”
George R.R. Mar tin, whose books served as the foundation for “Game of Thrones”, has cited J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Hobbit” and “Lord of the Rings” novels as major inspirations.
“It is a way for people to escape the world they are in and experience something new,” Hack lander said. “People are so curious to get attached to a new world other than their own —espe cially if their world is not one they want to be in.”
dents meant to him.
After the program was over, Holtz stayed in Eu rope an extra two weeks and visited Florence, Amsterdam, Barcelona and the Netherlands. She commented on the stark contrast she noticed af
Kaite Holtz, junior mass communications major, commented on how informal meeting someone of her sta tus felt compared to if the same had hap pened in America.
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Lila Hacklander, a sophomore mass com munication major, believes fantasy sto rytelling’s intrinsic, uni versal appeal might allow “House of the Dragon” and “Rings of Power” to attract new viewers.
“It does not surprise me,” King said. “I feel like soon there will be no cable, and every thing will be moved to streaming services. If HBO does not pay that,
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The group visited places such as the Dan ish Parliament, Ama lienborg Castle, a tradi tional Danish folk high school and the Danish Broadcasting Corpo ration. They also went on short excursions to Flensburg, Germany and Malmo, Sweden.
“I am watching and loving ‘House of the Dragon’,” Conaway said. “It is still too ear ly to compare it to ‘Game of Thrones’, but so far, it has helped to scratch that ‘Game of Thrones’ itch I have had since the show ended.”
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“We learned about it the first week we were there, but I didn’t experi ence it or feel it until I was at the school because all the kids were so welcom ing,” said Holtz. “They wanted to know about America and everything. I felt like I had known these people forever.”
Christensen empha sized the importance of fresh perspective, and how he intended for the trip to do just that.
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If you’re interested in studying abroad, be sure to look into it on the GC website. The idea of international school ing may be daunting, but it is truly the ex perience of a lifetime.
Rose Wagner, senior mass communications major, spent an entire year in Denmark. She attended a folk school which is a boarding school for adults cen tered around gaining experiences and hobbies. She commented on how different the things she focused on at the school were when compared to her studies at GC.
“I enjoyed ‘Game of Thrones’ in its first sea sons,” Seck said. “I be lieve they dragged on the story unnecessarily — for financial reasons, maybe. I am current ly watching ‘House of the Dragon’. My expe rience so far is that it is a bit slow, and the story is not clear yet. In terms of video effects, I think they can do a better job. Having the dragons fly around a couple of times is not enough to keep the audience’s attention.”
In the so-called “streaming wars”, con tent is content, and the franchises’ fans are re sponding. The premiere of “House of the Drag on” marked HBO Max’s most-viewed premiere to date, as the episode debuted to 10 million viewers. Amazon boast ed even stronger num bers for the opening episode of “Rings of Power”, as a reported 25 million viewers checked in within the episode’s first 24 hours of release.
Although the series is far from over, “House of the Dragon” is living up to her expectations.
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Although Amazon and HBO staggered the shows’ premieres, the se ries’ overlapping release schedules and similari ties invite comparisons from both audiences and critics. Also, it is important to note both franchises returned after less-successful install ments. The final season of “Game of Thrones” has a 55% critics ap proval rating and a 30% audience approval rat ing on Rotten Tomatoes.
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This past summer, the mass communica tions department host ed a two-week-long study abroad program in Denmark led by Dr. Mikkel Christensen and Dr. Jan Hoffman.
“In the time I’ve been in the US, I’ve been real ly well treated and have got so many cool experi ences. I’ve learned a lot.”
Christensen holds Denmark close to his heart; born and raised in the country, he spoke about how much the opportunity to share his home with GC stu
“It was pretty de pressing, if we’re being honest. Being from At lanta then going abroad and seeing how people live over there made it so weird coming back here and sitting in a classroom and just con tinuing on with my normal life,” said Holtz.
“Different schools have different concen
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Flannery O’Connor was diagnosed with lu pus in 1951and moved home to Andalusia farm where her mother resid ed. While under the care of her mother, O’Con nor produced the bulk of her work including
arly programs returned to and study her work.
should be allotted the right to safely run alone in their communities.
GC takes Andalusia for granted
are there no school wide service projects to maintain the farm? Why does the creative writing program not take more interest in the NHLs?
Eliza Fletcher, mar athon runner, kin dergarten teacher, mother of 2, and wife to Richard Fletch er, should have been able to finish her run.
GC students gather to run in honor of Eliza Fletcher
ful of what makes them feel more alive. No per son should be catcalled,
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The Colorado State University lacrosse team tweeted: ‘Enough is enough! Tired of the “why is she running alone?” “Why is she run ning so early.” Men do not have have to worry. We run for Eliza Fletcher.’
As a young girl, I knew Flannery O’Con nor as one of the greats. She was the type of writer I aspired to be someday, the person I looked up to. Her work is trademarked around the world as some of the best poetry and works of Lit erature to be produced.
This event started in Memphis on Eliza’s 8.2mile path at 4:20 a.m., the last time she was seen alive. However, Fletcher’s run was not just held in Memphis, it spread across the country with over 20 groups gathered to celebrate the life and run that ended too soon.
On Feb. 24, 2022, the National Park Service deemed the Andalusia Farm as a National His
As a creative writing student myself, why did I read online that this site was deemed as part of the NHLs? This should have been a celebration if not just in the creative writing community, but campus-wide as well.
“A notable figure in the literary world, her creative works contin ue to impact many of our students and aspir ing authors throughout the world,” Cox said.
In 2017, the GC Foundation was gifted this farm by a private foundation. Since then, it has undergone mi nor changes in hopes to preserve the original glances that Flannery O’Connor would cap ture within her writing.
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It is true that I, as I am sure many of my peers, honor Flannery O’Con nor as an inspiration for many of myworks pro duced now. But rather than using this farm as a site to inspire and pro duce our own works, it is used as a recruiting tactic on GC’s website.
Andalusia farmhouse in 2021
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Cathy Cox, GC’s pres ident, spoke out saying “We are so pleased that Flannery O’Connor’s home has gained na tional attention through this distinction,” said Cathy Cox, GC’s presi dent, in (cite the speech where she said this.)
Laura Smither should have finished her run in Texas in 1997. And Chaundra Levy, who disappeared in Washing ton D.C. in 2001. And Ally Brueger, who was found shot and killed in the Detroit area in 2017. And Karina Vetrano, whose family found her half naked body after she did not return home from a run in Queens, New York in 2016. And
No woman should ever have to be fear
forget Eliza Fletch er and the run she was never able to finish.
-Catie Grusin, Eliza’s Cause attendee
Mollie Tibbetts, who was found stabbed to death after a failed rape attempt in Iowa in 2018.
“It came with the steady pace of dusk, slow shadings in the distance, a sense of light growing soft at the center of her body. It came like evening to the farm bearing silence and a promise of rest.”
On the morning of Sept. 9, thousands of women from all over the country gathered to “Finish Liza’s run” be cause she was not able to. This was a way to honor her life and raise awareness that women
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Women, like myself, use running as an outlet to escape, to feel strong and healthy, to feel like ourselves.Because of these deaths plaguing this sacred time for us, the death of Eliza Fletch er has hit home hard.
We have all come to the realization that any one of us could have been Eliza Fletcher.
In a way, a lot of women that were there relate to her story, looking back, that is the most emotional part for me, as a woman. We do have to watch our backs, and my head is on a swivel. It is just a terrible feeling
Like many women who gathered on this day, and continue gath ering to celebrate Eliza’s life, running has made me feel strong, empow ered, more myself than ever. This feeling can be stripped away all too soon with one leer comment, a threatening bystander, and news of women being target ed during their runs.
32 short stories and over 100 literary critiques.
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toric Landmark (NHLs) because O’Connor was one of the most influen tial American authors of the mid-20th century.
These are all questions that I point at GC’s foun dation, creative writing communities, and the people in charge of keep ing the student body ed ucated and involved not only in our campus life but in our community’s life. Historic landmarks die without the upkeep of the present. This is our time, as students of GC, to take the steps neces sary to spread awareness.
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O’Connor used Anda lusia farm as an inspira tion for characters and settings in her works. This is easily recogniz able through the 32 short stories she produced during her last years.
attacked, kidnapped, or murdered during a run. No one should
It is our job as a stu dent body, honoring our culture and our school, to raise awareness for such a creative and his toric landmark. Why
classic rock era brought forward certain ele ments that have carried on through generations and genres of music. These elements being: energy, driving rhythms, core instruments and diverse lyrical subjects.
Most recently, Delia Owen’s novel, Where the Crawdads Sing, was developed into a mov ie. Produced by Reese Witherspoon and star
For those of us that have an affinity for lit erature, book to mov ie adaptations can be a love hate relationship. In some cases, the movie counterpart fulfills our literary dreams, por traying all the best mo ments with incredible music, graphics and ac tor portrayals. In other times, some of the most important moments of the novel are unfortu nately left out. Or even worse, the actor’s perfor
Hannah Adams Asst. Opinion Editor
While I admire Dako ta Johnson as an actress, the 2022 adaptation of Persuasion was a hard one to love for me. Book Anne Elliot is a force to be reckoned with, being logical, independent, and confident. As one of Austen’s most mature works, the character is facing her problems with an adult mind. Her primary conflict is her overwhelming desire to put others before herself while still struggling to allow herself the desires of her heart. While this is the nature of book Anne, movie Anne is much more quirky and less confident. The movie begins with a distraught Anne crying in the bath tub over her long-lost lover, Mr. Wentworth. While this version of Elliot may be more re latable today, I still hate to see any change in the remarkable character of the novel version of
“You get the sensation that everyone involved felt the need to cram it all in, yet still maintain a manageable running time,” Lemire said. “If you’ve read the book, you know what happened to Chase Andrews; if you haven’t, I wouldn’t dream of spoiling it here. But I will say I had a variety of far more intriguing conclusions swirling around in my head in the car ride home, and you probably will, too.”
ated multiple subgenres like classic rock, indie rock, glam rock, alter native rock, punk rock, synth-pop, post-rock, progressive rock, ska, rap-rock, funk rock, and math rock. No matter how different the music may sound, the spirit of Rock ‘n Roll has helped form many of these genres,” Bruce G said.
Some would argue that the evolution of music began in the early 1960’s, particularly with the establishment of The Beatles. The writing tal ents of Paul McCartney and John Lennon com menced a new era of music that allowed more originality and a vaster range in musical con cepts. Once Beatle ma nia started, bands such as The Rolling Stones, Queen, Pink Floyd and others emerged from the shadows and followed the path that The Beatles had paved before them.
mance fails to match up with what we imagined.
ments stood apart from that of previous genera tions. It was not until al bums such as “Revolver” and “Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club”, that I re ally began to see them bending the traditional standards of music and society itself. My favorite thing about the Beatles was their authenticity and trueness to them selves despite living in a time that could be very constricting with its standards. I think it was this that inspired the new generation of mu sic to follow suit and is an aspect that still influ ences musicians today.
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Whether or not it is apparent in the music
For me, the exam ple that comes to mind immediately is Har ry Potter. While I am a massive fan of all things Hogwarts, there are cer tain moments from the books that are left out of the cinematic universe.
Classic Rock’s influence on music today
For example, I cannot be the only one that felt cheated out of the op portunity to watch Char lie Weasley arriving via dragon to the Battle of Hogwarts. I also would have loved to watch a young Hermione Grang
Another well-loved movie adaptation is based off of the Jane Aus ten classic, Pride and Prejudice. Starring Kira Knightley as Elizabeth Bennet and Matthew McFadyen as Mr. Darcy, the film is regarded as a comfort movie to fans of a classic love story. For those that hold a spe cial love for the works of Austen, I can safely say the movie did a fantastic job of fulfilling expecta tions. From the perfect
Classic Rock: A Guide to Classic Rock’s Histo ry and Sound it is said, “Some trace the genre to 1950s rock ‘n’ roll from Elvis Presley, Little Rich ard and Jerry Lee Lewis. Others believe the classic rock era begins with the arrival of the Beatles in the early 1960s, with oth er British bands like the Rolling Stones follow ing close behind. Others trace its origins to the late 1960s, when many in the Baby Boomer gen eration were teenagers.”
portrayal of Elizabeth Bennet and her fiercely independent self, to the notorious clenched fist of the madly in love Mr. Darcy, the film paints the picture that was in my mind to perfection. In a poll conducted by the general public, 63% of people voted to prefer the film adaptation over the original work. In my humble opinion, this is a stark contrast to the mov ie adaptation of another Austen classic, Persuasion.
For example, in the first album “Please Please Me” their musical ele
The true start of the classic rock era is up to interpretation, with some people associating it with the 50s. Others argue that it was not un til the late sixties that the changes in music really began. To me, I believe that Classic Rock was born in the early six ties but had not reached its real potential until a bit later in the decade.
This era of music most certainly shaped the way that artists and listeners perceived the concept of music and its purpose. From this point on, mu sicians seemed to feel more comfortable with self-expression in their works, as well as adding more emotion to their pieces. According to the Rock It! article, “How has Rock N’ Roll Influenced Music?” by Bruce G, the
Book vs. movie adaptations
In her review Gady said, “In Netflix’s Per suasion, Anne takes on the mannerisms of the heroine of a mid-tier ’90s rom-com, weeping in the bathtub, weeping into copious amounts of red wine, weeping as she pratfalls into acciden tally pouring gravy over her head. When she isn’t weeping, she is either mugging to the camera over her relatives’ foi bles or blurting out non sequiturs in awkward social situations. “Some times I have a dream that an octopus is sucking my face,” she tells one party.”
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we hear today, I believe that it is true that Clas sic Rock will always live in the undercurrent. It was the basis for so many changes in society, even sparking the beginning of a new culture at the start of the seventies. As time goes on, I think that musicians will con tinue to take cues from the musical geniuses that began what we know today as Rock N’ Roll.
“Because of these el ements, it’s clear to see how Rock ‘n Roll has influenced other genres like pop, rap, metal, and EDM, and has also cre
Anne. Based on the Vox magazine article, “Net flix’s Persuasion is an ab solute disaster,” by Con stance Grady, it seems that I am not the only one who had these feelings towards the adaptation.
As a huge Beatles fan myself, it is with their music that I associate the beginnings of the clas sic rock hits that I grew up on. One of the ma jor aspects of the band’s albums that I admire is the experimentation that they were willing to take in their music. Within every album it becomes clearer that they were stretching their creative energy more and more.
Hannah Adams Asst. Opinion Editor
ring Daisy Edgar-Jones, Taylor John Smith and Harrison Dickinson, the adaptation was predict ed to be one of the most exciting films of the year. Now that the film has been released, it is inter esting to discover wheth er it met the expecta tions of readers. Movie critic, Christy Lemire, shared their thoughts on the film, and wheth er the pace of the movie matched that of the novel.
To me, I think I will always prefer the orig inal work in favor of a film adaptation. There is something authentic about the original piece that contains all the el ements of the story and how they were intended by the author. Although it is usually only small pieces that are changed, it still alters the image enough to not match the quality of its novel counterpart. At the end of the day, I could never trade my love for paper back books and libraries for big movie screens.
er fighting vehemently for the rights of house elves by knitting them little hats. Even Harry Potter delivered one of the most iconic quips in history back to Professor Snape. “There’s no need to call me, sir, Professor,” anyone? It makes sense that these minute details had to be cut, but they are still so difficult to part with as a literary fanatic.
Claire O’Neill | Art Director
