Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Flashback
A look back into GCSU history
New geography major
‘off to a good start’
Lauren Davidson didn’t want to lose any more students because
Staff Writer we couldn’t provide them with a quality edu-
cation in geography.”
Seven GCSU students, three upper-level Now that the major has been added to the
professors, one giant world. Seven students university’s curriculum, students have de-
have declared themselves geography majors cided to change their majors. Ryan Cook, a
since it’s Spring-semester cre- junior geography ma-
ation. jor, was previously a
Before its approval from the “We didn’t want to history major and after
Board of Regents, the depart- lose any more students taking an introductory
ment only offered a minor for geography course with
students that were interesting in because we couldn’t Charles Fahrer, the as-
geography. Since there was no provide them with a sociate professor of
geography major to be offered, geography, he changed
many students who wanted to quality education in his major.
pursue a geography degree “I took his intro
were faced with the decision of geography.” to human geography
having to transfer to a different course and discovered
school or change their majors.
The Department of History, Doug Oetter, that it was the stuff I
liked about history,”
Geography and Philosophy Associate professor Cook said. “I like his-
tory because you find
added the major last Spring.
Doug Oetter, associate pro- of geography out where people came
fessor of geography and coor- from. Geography is in
dinator of the geography pro- a way looking at how
gram, expressed that many students did in fact where they came from affects where they
transfer to different schools because the major are.”
was not available to them. There are currently three professors on
“We had dozens of students over the years campus who teach the upper-level courses re-
GCSU Library Special Collections request that we create a geography degree, and quired to complete the major. Charles Fahrer
An early photograph of the basketball team at Georgia Normal & Industrial College. Shortly after the there were at least six students who transferred
invention of basketball, the college introduced the game on campus and it was a huge success. out of Georgia College to other state schools
One of the first basketball games played in Georgia was in front of Atkinson Hall in 1895. with a geography program,” Oetter said. “We Geography page 5
By 72 3 classes once the project is completed in Feb. 2011.The dome, when opened, will be open also to
the public once a month. “We have not gotten the funds for the large telescope for (the dome)
yet,” said Dr. Donovan Dominique, Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy. Until the time
that the large telescope comes in, there will be a small temporary telescope inside for use.
Number of city burglar- Number of on-campus
The ies from Aug. 2010 - burglaries between
Nov. 2010 reported to Aug. 2010 - Nov. 2010
Numbers reported to Public
Logos
Milledgeville PD. Continued from
Safety. page 3...
A definite timeline for
new items to appear in the
Grant presentation is given in regards
to the safety of wearing a seat
which is responsible for creat-
ing events and products related bookstore is still to be de-
Continued from page 2... belt. Another survey is taken to media awareness. termined. However, it is
after the presentation to see if “We hand out these items expected we will begin to to see the logos before edu/logos , where each of
there was an improvement in at these events to help get the see at least a few items be- they appear on athletic ap- the logos are available for
dents to participate in which is the number of seat belts worn message across,” Funke said. come available in the next parel and letterheads, stu- viewing.
similar to the surveys given on by drivers and passengers on “The Bacchus Network is also few months. For a chance dents can visit www.gcsu.
AlcoholEdu.” campus. the organization from which
The second is a seat belt ob- The grant was also used to our students become trained as
purchase incentive materials nationally certified peer edu-
servation, which allows “Safe such as water bottles and other
and Sound” to watch vehicles
as they pass and compare seat
items in order to promote stu-
cators.”
In weeks ahead, “Safe and
Health students’ myCATS accounts and is also
posted on several different websites as-
dents’ attendance at “Safe and Sound” plans to provide more Continued from
belt wearers to those who Sound” events. These items sociated with GCSU,” Sullivan said.
don’t wear them. Afterward, are purchased from the Bac- information in regards to the page 4... “The first edition came out in October
different signs are put up and a chus Network, a campaign site seat belt campaign. and the second one should be released in
events going on around campus. mid-November. Students will be receiv-
“The magazine is free for students ing two e-mails a month about it.”
and the link has been posted under the
Geography with Dr. Fahrer my freshman year and I really
enjoyed both of them,” Eisner said. “I stuck
Continued from page 2... with business, but after one day of accounting
I knew I wanted to do something different. I
went to Dr. Fahrer’s office and switched that
Blood drive year was held in August
and two more are going
ous dean, was diagnosed
with leukemia, Sallstrom
lectures the political and military geography, day.” Continued from page 1... to take place in February began donating blood. He
Amy Sumpter teaches cultural, urban, and eco- Today, there is one student who has received and April of this upcoming gave for close to 20 years.
nomic geography, and Oetter instructs the phys- a bachelor’s degree in geography and there are spring. Later, Sallstrom was
ical, environmental and techniques classes. many others in the process of obtaining their By Sedor’s sophomore The drive is named after also diagnosed with leuke-
Jordan Eisner, a senior geography major, degrees. Fahrer believes the major is off to a year, he took over as the retired GCSU Vice Presi- mia and was forced to stop
said he always knew that he wanted to graduate great start after only being a part of the curricu- dent John Sallstrom. Sall- donating. During many
lum for two semesters. blood drive coordinator.
with a geography degree. His degree path has “(Blood is) the one strom was often referred drives in the past, Sall-
changed from business management to history “I got an e-mail from a student today think-
ing about the geography major so it’s constantly thing that whether you’re to as the “public face of strom has made an appear-
and now finally to geography. hurt, or in a serious acci- Georgia College” and held ance and thanked others
“I took two intro level geography classes a circulating number,” Fahrer said. “It’s getting
off to a good start.” dent you need,” said Sedor. many titles during his 30 for donating at his drive.
“There’s no magic cure, years of service to the uni- Although sightings
you have to have it.” versity. He served as as- of Sallstrom at his blood
During Sedor’s first sistant vice president for drives are more rare in his
Sponsorship ment.
Due to their special nature,
to operate in the public’s best
interest, therefore we must be
year with The GIVE Cen- academic administration,
ter, they held three drives associate vice president for
later years, no motivation
was lost. Still going strong
Continued from page 1... the Department of Athletics fair in all dealings.” per year, with more than academic administration is the tradition of helping
and student media such as Divisions, departments or 30 people in attendance. and associate vice presi- people. Many hearts went
GCTV, WGUR and The Col- student organizations that do Now, in 2010, The GIVE dent for academic success. out in hopes to keep a few
The policy lists more than 20 onnade are exempt from the not follow the sponsorship Center does four two-day After Sallstrom’s friend, more beating.
companies currently under policy. policy will be punished in drives. The first of this Robert G. Hoke, a previ-
contract with the university. “I think WGUR needs to accordance to their division.
Divisions, departments or stu- exempt from the sponsorship Since RSOs and campus de-
dent organizations can request policy because it affects our partments follow different
revenues and allows us to op- rules and procedures, their
a non-contract organization be
added to the contract organi- erate like our industry,” said punishments would be differ- Mattresses in University Housing are also benefiting
from the exchange with no mattress being
zation list by petitioning the General Manager of WGUR ent. Continued from page 2... older than seven years.
Office of University Advance- Ben Elliott. “Student media Comfort is not the only reason this
must compete because we are swap is favorable to students. The new
“I took this information to Mr. Larry and mattresses that are purchased have an in-
he loved the idea,” Winkelman said. verted seam, meaning there are no seams
on the outside of the mattress. Inverted
Banners basketball game Nov. 17.
More banners are currently being ordered
Finding these groups is challenging
because many organizations do not need seams make it very difficult for bed bugs
Continued from page 1... for the student cheering section. the large number of mattresses that GCSU to get into the mattresses which is a great
“The Centennial Center felt like this build- switches out each year. plus for students.
ing that was displaced from main campus,” In future years, University Housing
Donating mattresses is not only ben- hopes to continue recycling mattresses to
The first public, school-wide event that will be Gamble said. “It is my hope that the addition of eficial for the organizations or groups re- charities and organizations that can use
hosted in the Centennial Center since the addi- the Bobcat banners will change that.” ceiving them, however. Students who live them.
tion of the banners will be GCSU’s first home
Opinion November 5, 2010 • Editor-in-Chief, Matt Chambers
Our Voice
Why the heck was there no Colonnade last
SevenAteNbyine
WesAllen
Editorial Board
Matt Chambers Joanna Sullivan
Don’t over analyze elections
Editor-in-Chief Special Section Editor messaging was continuously inconsis- could have been different and may have
Colonnade@ tent and failed to resonate with much of had a different effect on the economy,
gcsu.edu Caleb Rule the electorate. It’s gone from targeting therefore possibly saving a number of
Intramural Editor Ian House Minority Leader John Boehner seats.
Katelyn Hebert
News Editor Danielle Paluga Bridgeforth to undisclosed campaign funds to “it
would have been worse without us.” to
As for the GOP’s constant mantra
about deficits and spending, they have a
ColonnadeNews@ Asst. Features Editor a number of other things that really had point but, they make it as if all the defi-
gcsu.edu Spotlight Editor nothing to do with the economy, which cits and spending just appeared in the
was what really was in the minds of last two years.
Sam Hunt It’s after the election and full-blown voters at the end of the day. While we’ve spent a large amount of
Amanda Boddy Asst. Sports Editor analysis is in full drive for both sides.
Features Editor But they can’t just blame it on what money since January of 2009, they know
Even after losing over 60 seats in the they say. It’s what they did. Or didn’t that in the past they’ve been a cosigner
ColonnadeFeatures@ Rebecca Burns House of Representatives, many on the do. If the unemployment rate was say to reckless spending just like their col-
gcsu.edu Designer left are saying that it wasn’t the policy 6.6 percent instead of 9.6 percent, they leagues across the aisle.
Asst. News Editor that caused their defeat, but the mes- could have had the worst message in It’s why the Tea Party pushes con-
Scotty Thompson Community News Editor sage. the world and probably kept control of servatives as much as they push the left.
Sports Editor Some on the right would like to the House of Representatives. They still They’ve just been put back because of
ColonnadeSports@ Courtney Murrah use this as a referendum on the excess would have lost a lot of seats but not what the side was serving the public and
gcsu.edu Asst. Copy Editor spending and runaway deficits that they over 60. the current state of the economy. So let’s
love to insert into their usual talking Sure in two years, unemployment not over analyze these results. One side
Drake Simons Bobby Gentry points. And to be honest, both of them wasn’t going to be at a decent level but messed up, dropped the ball and the oth-
Photo Editor Webmaster do actually have a point. The Democrats the policies crafted within the two years er was there to capitalize off of it.
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Community News November 5, 2010 • Editor, Danielle Paluga
5
Saturday, November 6
7 a.m. - 2 p.m. Georgia Cancer Specialist Yard Sales for Relay for Life
of Baldwin (Union Recorder Parking Lot)
3 Monday, November 8
10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Career Center: Resume Review Day (Lanier 232)
Impromptu Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show
October 21 at 10:49 p.m. Officer Purvis observed two females walking in the courtyard area of
The Grove wearing only their panties and bras. Contact was made with the females, who were 7 p.m. - 8 p.m. Arts Stop for Kids Events-Ready Workshop (Mayfair
holding a large glass containing an alcoholic beverage and had the odor of an alcoholic beverage Hall 101)
coming from their person. Both stated that they were dressed like that because they were leaving
a lingerie party. Both subjects admitted to drinking alcohol and being under 21 years of age. They
were advised to pour out their drinks and put some clothes on. The case has been turned over to Tuesday, November 9
the Student Judicial Board.
3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Bobcat Buddies (Oak Hill Middle School)
This Is Not Nascar 7 p.m. - 10 p.m. CAB: Trivia Night (Magnolia Ballroom)
Chairs Do Float 8 p.m.- 9 p.m. Santa’s Miracle Fund Meeting (Student Activities Center:
October 22 at 12:46 p.m. Sgt. English ob-
served a vehicle run through a stop sign at Tatt- October 22 at 1:47 a.m. Officer Smith was Maple Room B)
dispatched to the fountain area in reference
nall and Hancock streets according to Public to a table and chairs being placed in the 8 p.m. Steel Magnolias (Campus Black Box Theatre)
Safety. A traffic stop was conducted and con- fountain according to Public Safety. Officer
tact made with the driver, who began to yell and Smith was able to retrieve the table but was 8:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Strong Enough to Care Meeting (The GIVE Center)
question the reason for the stop. After the cita- unable to reach the chairs. A work order was
tion was completed, Sgt. English gave it to the sent in to Physical Plant. There are no sus-
female to sign; she refused but when she was pects or witnesses at this time.
advised that she would have to be arrested and
Wednesday, November 10
post a cash bond, she agreed to sign the cita- 12- 3p.m. Career Opportunities Fair ( Cobb Galleria in Atlanta,
tion. As Sgt. English was returning to his patrol Fighting Words 12:30 p.m. - 2 p.m.
GA)
vehicle, he advised the female to drive safely. SGA Senate (SAC: Dogwood Conference Room)
She began to laugh and stomped on the gas, October 24 at 1:25 a.m. Major Grant was
patrolling the downtown area and observed 12:30 p.m. Times Talk (Beeson Hall Lower Level)
causing the tires to spin nearly six feet. She was
two males walking across Hancock Street
instructed to stop, was placed under arrest and 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Venture Out: Challenge Course Night at East Campus
and a third male hollering at them, accord-
transported to Milledgeville PD and charged (Outdoor Center at Lake Laurel)
ing to Public Safety. Two of the males were
with obedience to a traffic control device and having words with each other and when they 7:30 p.m. Guest Artist Recital: Kevin Sharpe, piano (Max Noah
reckless driving. got in front of the Campus Theatre, the third Recital Hall)
male came running across the street and 8 p.m.
Steel Magnolias (Campus Black Box Theatre)
Run Away Rocker started fighting one of the males. Major Grant
told them to break it up because he thought
they were going to break the glass at Jittery
October 24 at 2:57 a.m. Sgt. Miller was dis- Joe’s. When they did not comply, he sprayed
patched to an agency assist from Milledgeville them with pepper spray. One male was ar-
PD in reference to a male carrying a rocking rested and charged with disorderly conduct Thursday, November 11
chair with a GCSU logo on it down Clarke and another was arrested and charged with
Street, according to Public Safety. Contact disorderly conduct and underage possession Career Center: Enterprise Management Trainee
8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Interviews (Lanier 232)
was made with the male, who admitted to of alcohol. Both subjects were transported to
taking the chair from the Foundation Hall Milledgeville PD for processing.
courtyard and drinking alcohol earlier in the
night. Milledgeville PD officers decided not Egging Them On 8 p.m. Steel Magnolias (Campus Black Box Theatre)
to charge him with theft of government prop-
erty, but did charge him with public drunken- October 25 at 10:28 p.m. A female re-
ness. He was made to carry the chair back to ported that a dark truck drove by Parkhurst Send us your calendar submissions
the Foundation Hall courtyard, then arrested Hall and several individuals in the back of If you know of a GCSU or community event open to all students, please let us
the truck threw eggs at the door to Parkhurst know. Send submissions including the date, time, event name and description to
and transported to Milledgeville PD for pro- rebeccaburns89@gmail.com.
Hall, according to Public Safety. The area was
cessing. The case has been turned over to the searched, but they were unable to find the
Student Judicial Board. vehicle. There was no visible damage to the
vehicle.
Angry Drunk
October 28 at 1:39 a.m. Officer Ransom
was dispatched out to Oconee Regional
Unwanted Guest Beyond the Columns
October 23 at 4:05 a.m. Officer Ransom ob-
Medical Center Emergency Room in ref- served a male standing in a yard of a residence When, Where Action What it means
erence to a student being physically ag- that he knew belonged to a professor, accord-
gressive, according to Public Safety. Con- ing to Public Safety. Officer Ransom turned the
tact was made with the male, who was patrol vehicle around and observed the male There were 11 confirmed bombs sent
being restrained by hospital security and Outgoing mail banned out of Greece to many countries’ em-
run down the sidewalk, cut behind Wesley Oak bassies including Italy, Germany, and
Milledgeville PD Officers. Officer Ran- in Greece for 48 hours.
Townhouses and enter an apartment in the com- November 1, France. One of them was addressed
som also assisted at the request of hos- plex. Officer Ransom observed a back door Greece to the President of France Nicolas
pital staff. The male swung his arm and open and heard a conversation to where a male Sarkozy. Some of the bombs were
attempted to strike a Milledgeville Police was asking another male why he had entered sent from Yemen many believe that
Department officer and was extremely his apartment. Officer Ransom knocked on the they are connected with al-Qaida. No
belligerent. He was taken to the floor door and made contact with the resident. When one was killed by the bombs.
and restrained in handcuffs. He was then asked if a male had entered his apartment, he
placed in a bed and restrained by hospital stated yes as a male came to the door. A strong
personnel using their restraints. The male odor of an alcoholic beverage could be detect- Last week Mount Merapi volcano er-
had been brought to the hospital to receive 436 people died in rupted and is continuing to erupt. 400
ed coming from the male and his speech was Indonesia because of
treatment for a laceration to the back of lives were claimed after this event.
slurred. When asked why he was running, the two different natural 36 people died after a tsunami hit last
his head, which occurred when he fell at male stated he just wanted to run to his friend’s November 3, disaters. week as well. An estimated 75,000
a bar. His brother advised that Brown had apartment. The resident said he was not expect- Indonesia people were evacuted since the start
been drinking earlier. After being treated ing the male and that he and his roommates of the erruption Tuesday, Oct. 26.
for his wounds, the male was arrested by were preparing to go to bed when the male ar-
Milledgeville PD and charged with felo- rived and “scared the s*** out of them.” The
ny obstruction of an officer, one count of male continued to lie and became very belliger- After being sued for sharing private
simple battery and underage possession ent, was highly intoxicated and uncooperative. information, Google Buzz is start-
of alcohol. GCSU police have turned the In lieu of arrest, the male was turned over to the Google sets aside $8.5 ing an awareness campaign for
case over to Student Judicial Board. November 2, million for privacy online users. This was a settlement
Student Judicial Board.
California education. reached in their case. There are
some misconceptions abut the set-
1
Citations for not
2
Sunday, Nov. 7 will be the most
democratic election the western
using a child safety November 3, People used violence
country of Guinea has ever seen,
but because of violence the ethnic
seat Guinea to intimadate people group Peul won’t be able to vote
Stolen Gun Sprinkler Kicking
3
into voting. becuase they are being displaced.
Many don’t want the Peul to vote
Incedents becasue on of the candidates for
presidency is of Peul background.
Information based upon a submission to The Colonnade by Public Safety. Sources: nytimes.com, bbc.co.uk, telegraph.co.uk,cnn.com
Features November 5 2010 • Editor, Amanda Boddy
Directing
Dottie
Aubrie Sofala
Staff Reporter
Dottie Pratt,
Third annual Rocky Horror Picture Show performance brings senior theater and creative
writing major
in a mixed crowd for its traditional Halloween weekend event
Aubrie Sofala out against the movie and someone who’s Two of the most entertaining moments
Staff Reporter not afraid to go there,” during the performance was the surprising hard career. I wanted to see if that's what I really
As each year passes, the annual sold- act of the audience getting “rickrolled” wanted to do," Pratt said.
Sounds of clattering stilettos could out production also notices an increasing by the Rocky Horror cast members. Pratt After the 3 1/2 years, Pratt found that theater
be heard from Russell Auditorium last number of Rocky Horror “virgins” that says she also enjoyed the addition of the was inherently part of her and her future plans.
Friday as the Clarke Street Glitter Lips attend the midnight showing. shake weight used in the show. "I realized, I'm a miserable person. I don't like
presented the 3rd annual production of “I heard people around me whispering my life right now. I'm going back and getting my
Rocky Horror Picture Show. This per- that they thought it was a shake weight,
formance by the shadow-cast is the last “I could hardly believe so but when Rocky started working that bachelors in theatre," Pratt said about her feelings
during her life without theater. " That's what I'm
thing, the whole place erupted,” Pratt
under the direction of senior theatre and
creative writing major, Dottie Pratt.
many virgins showed up, said. “It was a beautiful moment,” going to do with my life."
The production, which has become a but perhaps our One of the more difficult portions of Pratt says she has no questions about what she
Rocky Horror is the fact that the perform- wants to do with her life and knows that perform-
Halloween tradition in the small span of
three years at GCSU, follows the char-
reputation preceded us.” ers must act in front of the movie, which ing is her true passion, planning to pursue it to any
acters of Janet Weiss and Brad Majors is projected onto a large screen behind measure.
them while they perform.
who stumble upon a castle and discover
a group of people holding an Annual
Dottie Pratt, “In To Kill a Mockingbird people were
During Pratt’s second year at GCSU, she added
15 productions to her résumé, one of which was
Transylvanian Convention. Hilarity and Director of Rocky Horror comparing us to these beloved characters, the 2009 production of "The Smiles" in which she
but the beloved characters weren’t be-
obscenity follow as they are introduced to
Dr. Frank-N-Furter, a sweet transvestite
Picture Show ing projected behind you,” Kat Lea, who played the character of Edna, an elderly woman.
from Transsexual, Transylvania. plays Dr. Scott said. “It’s more difficult "I was in a scene right before intermission and
The pre-show consisted of an all fe- but it’s also more fun” my parents came to see the show. They were watch-
male crew--a first for the production. This Rocky Horror is also one of the only ing it and come intermission they were like 'When's
year is also a first when it comes to gender “There were also a lot of Virgins who shows in the theatre department that is Dottie coming out?', they looked at the program
switching roles. Pratt said during audi- took the oath this year,” Pratt said, “I completely student run, creating an atmo- and said, 'That was her?!" Pratt said.
tions, performers came in auditioning for could hardly believe so many Virgins sphere like none other. This atmosphere Pratt marks this memory as one of her proudest
opposite sex roles--and brought the right showed up, but perhaps our reputation allows students, from all majors, to join in her theater history, completely transforming her-
energy to pull it off. preceded us,” in on a production self into character—unrecognizable even to her
“This year we’re definitley experie- Pratt also stated the audience was larg- “It makes it a lot more loose and more
menting,” Pratt said. “(During auditions) er than ever before--forcing the crew to
I was looking for someone that can stand open up the Russell Auditorium balcony. Rocky page 12 Dottie page 12
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‘Steel Magnolias’ show
potlight: debuts at Campus Theatre
How to enjoy Fall
Jefferson Kiefer
Staff Writer
5. Just sit outside. Bond with your friends in your front yard or all of our
front yard—Front Campus. Just sitting under a tree relaxing will bring
you all so much closer together Mixing business and theater
6. Bake. Everyone needs a little more fat on them to keep warm in the
Hannah Schumacher pursues her degree and passion
winter all other animals do. So get your friends together and bake fun Lauren Corcino
Halloween and Thanksgiving cookies and desserts. There’s always time Staff Writer
later to exercise and burn it off. After attending business classes such
as accounting during the day, every night
at 6 p.m., junior business major Hannah
By Danielle Paluga Schumacher transforms into the persona of
M’lynn Eatenton and is whisked away from
reality to a hair salon in a small Southern
town in the GCSU Department of Theatre
production of Steel Magnolias.
Movie Review:
Schumacher first found her passion for
acting during her middle school years and
from that point on, acting has became a Lauren Corcino / Staff Photographer
part of her life that would provide her with Junior business major Hannah Schumacher
Saw 3-D
a creative outlet to express herself. As a
business major, Schumacher has found this portrays a strong woman and the cast mem-
year hard to find a balance between her bers are so strong in real life. I realized that
business life and her theater life, but be- I could really grow from interacting with
Ryan Del Campo lieves that the struggle has been well worth all of these women.”
Reviewer it. During her time at GCSU, Schumacher During the auditioning process for “Steel
has played roles in “RENT,” “The Rover” Magnolias,” Schumacher originally went
The game is finally over. The culmination and “Yours, Anne.” to audition with no particular role in mind,
of the “Saw” series has only left one ques- but soon found herself drawn to a character
tion left for its viewers to consider: “Who “When I read for the role in particular -- M’lynn Eatenton.
cares?” Without fail, each “Saw” movie was “I’m a very emotional person in general.
worse than its predecessor – and “Saw 3D”
of M’lynn, who plays I’m a big old crier and when I read for the
was no exception. Shelby’s mother, all I could role of M’lynn, who plays Shelby’s mother,
all I could do was cry when I was reading
Many “Saw” enthusiasts such as myself do was cry when I was the script.,” Schumacher said. “By the end
could not go without seeing the final install-
ment of “Saw,” despite our growing dissat- reading the script. By the of that reading, I felt like I was pulled into
that role.”
isfaction with each sequential movie. “Saw end of that reading, I felt Born and raised in Georgia, the “Steel
3D” fits the mold of the last few movies like I was pulled into that Magnolias” production has allowed Schu-
– complete with predictable twists, exces- macher to relate to the play in a unique way
sive and unnecessary violence, and plenty role.” that she has not been able to with others in
of plot holes. past productions.
The movie opens with a recap of some “It’s been a neat experience being able
key scenes in the last few movies, and then
Hannah Schumacher, to act in a play that is set here in the South.
proceeds to introduce just about the only junior business major I take great pride in how I was raised here
original idea to be found in the entire film. in the South and I love being able to re-
This idea was that of a public execution. Jig- late to this play in a way that I haven’t been
saw’s lackey, Mark Hoffman (Costas Man- able to before,” Schumacher said.
“I’ve always liked small casts because Although Schumacher plans to graduate
dylor), returns in the final movie to stage a throughout the course of the play, we create
Source: 20th Century Fox from GCSU with a degree in business,
killing in the midst of a Times Square-like a small family. In (Steel Magnolias), each
area. But, the ingenuity ceases after his first cast member has a specific character that Hannah page 12
victim’s intestines stop flying.
“Saw 3D’s” central plot involved a char-
acter named Bobby (Sean Patrick Flannery),
Grade: D-
who supposedly survived Jigsaw’s game ing grace was going to be its inventive use
once before. After his story was revealed as of 3D in the horror genre, despite abhorring
fraudulent, Bobby was abducted and sent Hollywood’s recent trend of emphasizing
through a series of tests in which he had to 3D graphics over any sort of logical plot.
endure some form of torture to try and save However, “Saw 3D” was not even able to
the people he loved. Doesn’t that sound a deliver in that category. Movie patrons
little familiar to you? would hardly spend a dollar for each true
Yep, it did to me too. The plotline of 3D scene at the rate movie tickets are today.
“Saw 3D” is unsurprisingly and remarkably I think that if a movie is going to follow the
close to the stories in both “Saw IV” and 3D trend, it should at least be thoroughly be
“Saw VI.” Come on, Twisted Pictures, are peppered with the nauseatingly expensive
you even trying any more? technology.
Some viewers may have recognized Before finishing a review on any “Saw”
Sean Patrick Flannery from “The Boondock movie, it is important to note that the origi-
Saints” and its sequel, another cult classic se- nal film in the series was groundbreaking
ries of films. But, many fans of the “Saints” and remarkable – a true inspiration and re-
think that Flannery should have stuck to birth to the gory horror genre. The former
a stronger suit. To me, Flannery’s role in power of “Saw” once came from its inven-
“Saw 3D” showed him as a much weaker tive and unpredictable use of the plot twist.
and more desperate actor than his talent But, somewhere along the way, the produc-
truly deserves. Hopefully, his expected role ers of “Saw” decided it would be much bet-
in the third installment of “The Boondock ter to make a boatload of money off of the
Saints” will offer him some reprieve. people who have continued to hope for a
The only other notable actor in “Saw revival in the series than to make another
3D,” among the series’ general C-list cast- cinematic masterpiece.
ing, is provided by the iconic Tobin Bell. To My recommendation: don’t bother
his credit, his image is now much more rec- watching “Saw 3D.” If you saw the rest of
ognizable as Jigsaw than as any other role the movies and felt it necessary to finish
that he has played in the past. But, his char- the series, it’s really not worth the money.
acter’s post-death presence in “Saw 3D” Instead, I recommend that you go back and
was spotty at best. watch the first couple “Saw” movies and
I expected that the movie’s only real sav- relish the time of its heyday.
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Breaking
Soccer concludes with loss The
Bobcats suffer heartbreaking 3-2 shootout loss to N. Georgia in PBC Tourney
Sam Hunt remained in the game, the
Rule
Senior Reporter Bobcats were able to strike
back when senior defender/
The GCSU soccer team midfielder Ally Treat, with
ended their 2010 season this an assist from senior forward
past Tuesday when they suf- Jessica Newland, sent a shot
fered a heartbreaking de- into the back of the Saints’
feat against North Georgia net to make the score 2-1
in penalty kick shootout in with GCSU trailing.
overtime of the Peach Belt Less than three minutes
Conference Quarterfinals. later, Treat struck again and
When the Bobcats and the scored again on North Geor-
Saints began the Quarterfi- gia to tie the score at 2-2. Caleb Rule
nals playoff game, they both When Treat scored her sec- Sports Columnist
were playing aggressively. ond goal of the game, she
North Georgia managed to was unassisted. Mixed signals are a per-
strike first after 22:24 had For the remainder of the
90 minutes, neither team was son’s worst nightmare.
passed, they managed to land Most folks, depending on
a header into the GCSU net able to break the 2-2 tie and
for a 1-0 lead. the game was sent into over- their logic, will try to recon-
For the remainder of the time. cile all of these metaphorical
first half, neither team was After a ten-minute period dots, looking for ways to
able to score again and the of overtime, the score was connect them.
half ended with the Bobcats still tied a 2-2 and the game And that’s where they get
trailing the Saints by one was sent into a second period in trouble.
goal. of overtime. See, it can be easy to
At the start of the second After the second ten- fabricate connections where
half, both teams continued to minute period of overtime there are none.
play aggressively. However, passed, the two teams still All you have to do is want
when 64:52 of the game had remained in a deadlock. the connection to exist.
passed, North Georgia scored In a regular season game,
this would have been deter- Today’s rule to break? No
again on the Bobcats to se- assumptions. No gray area.
cure a two-goal cushion. mined a tie but because it
When less than 20 minutes was a playoff game in the It’s time to determine
File Photo whether it’s for real or not,
Senior midfielder Ally Treat had two second half goals Tuesday in a 3-2 shootout loss to North Geor- and then act accordingly.
Soccer page 15 gia in the first round of the PBC tournament. The loss ended the 2010 season for the Bobcats.
In athletics, there’s plenty
of moments like this.
We as fans get mixed
signals and can’t figure out
sports teams
ridden.
For Texas Christian Uni-
versity, it’s the BCS. Now
sitting third after jumping
Lauren Davidson
Title IX would require addition of Boise State and with a road
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Staff Reporter
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Staton knows what it takes added to GCSU’s GCSU Athletic steadily up the rankings, but
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Fall is the time for football, to start a football program at a athletic program in pundits say there’s no chance
but unlike other colleges in college as he helped in form- compliance to the Ten athletic teams at of playing for the title if
Georgia, GCSU lacks a football ing one at his former school, Title IX rule. Auburn, Oregon and/or one
GCSU
team to carry on the tradition of University of North Carolina at This rule states
Pembroke. loss Alabama run the table
Saturday stadium game days. that every institu- GCSU is a Title IX school from here on out.
Myths and misunderstanding “The time frame from seri- tion must have the (Am I the only one root-
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have surrounded the reasons ous concept to first kickoff is same opportunities Title IX stresses gender
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for the lack pigskin games on about five to seven years, and ing for TCU to run the table
for both men and equity within athletics
campus. Simply adding a team this assumes that all other items women to reflect convincingly and for two
is much more complicated than are in place as well in advance enrollment. Women’s soccer was the of the three above teams
it appears. of beginning the final process last sport added in 2004 losing?)
Al Weston,
One of the things that needs to start football,” Staton said. GCSU’s sports in- Potential new sports in- For fans of Oakland,
to be addressed when talking Some students do not be- formation director, clude volleyball, women’s Seattle and Tampa Bay, it’s
lieve that a football team would
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about a new team addition to says this past sum- golf, swimming, track and what to make of their quick
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the Department of Athletics is work for GCSU. mer the depart- field and lacrosse starts to the NFL season. All
the cost to the school. Stadi- “I think it would be sup- ment brought in an three sit at .500 or better for
ums, uniforms and equipment ported, but not to the extent independent group Any new sport would the year and in their division
all have large price tags. The of other college football pro- to conduct a feasi- ultimately be funded by
grams. I don’t think I would student fees races.
cost would include more than bility study. But all three were sup-
just the football program, too. make it to any of the games. I “We had that GCSU has won back to
“Additional financial re- think we should keep it like it posed to stink this season.
feasibility study back PBC Commissioner’s
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sponsibilities would need to be is and stay undefeated,” senior over the summer Cups for best overall ath-
met in multiple areas, including exercise science major Chris just to see how our letics in the conference standings, why are none of
the addition of female sports in Anderson said. gender equity was them highly regarded?
compliance with Title IX, as Other students feel they in the athletic de- In other words: As a fan,
well as the need for more an- would support a Bobcat foot- partment,” Weston what do you expect going
cillary positions in the area ball team, but there are certain said. “That’s a large forward?!
of sports medicine, strength factors involved as to whether concern for the NCAA that you’re gender com- For Brett Favre....wait,
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and conditioning, academic pliant that way because that’s a very hot button never mind.
oversight, NCAA compliance, of the home games. issue for the NCAA. So you want to make sure For Michigan State, it’s
equipment operation, sports in- “I think it would depend on that you’re meeting the needs that way.”
how good they were, or who whether they’re actually that
formation, and grounds keep- The NCAA requires that any Division II good.
ing just to name a few,” Ath- we were playing,” said Brittany school must offer 10 sports for its students to
letic Director Wendell Staton Pickard, a senior community Having one loss is great,
compete in, and GCSU currently meets that re- and beating Wisconsin con-
said. health major. quirement.
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All of this money that will No students will see any col- The Department of Athletics has discussed vincingly helps.
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be needed would come from legiate football games played possible sports that they may add in the future. But getting owned by
student fees according to Sta- in blue and green during their These potential sports are volleyball, wom- Iowa doesn’t help, and going
ton. The costs that are associ- time on campus. en’s golf, swimming, track and field, and la- from national title contend-
ated with getting a football pro- “From today’s vantage point, crosse. ers to a four-way tie for your
gram off the ground is not the with all of the related compo- There are benefits and negatives to each pro- conference lead sucks.
only issue that GCSU faces. nents needed, it does not seem gram, but the department will carefully discuss For LeBron James, it’s
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“Conference and region likely in the immediate future,” each possible over the next few years. one question: “Are you, or
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alignment is also a major com- Staton added. If the department decides to add an addition- are you not sorry for how
al sport down the road, it would need to be an- you handled the single worst
other women’s sport in order to maintain gender PR move of many sports
equity within athletics. fans’ lifetimes?”
Wendell Staton, GCSU’s athletic director,
says there are several criteria that will need to According to recent
be explored before an additional sport is added. reports, he wished he’d
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Men’s CC takes first, New Sports many programs here at GCSU, by student
fees.
Continued from page 13... The process of adding an additional
sport that we would focus on the wom- women’s sport will be lengthy.
women third at ASU en’s area first,” Staton said. “So that would If the Department of Athletics does de-
tend us at least right now today saying cide to add the sport down the road, they
women’s golf and volleyball would prob- will need the support of students and the
ably be the most logical ones to look at.” university.
In order for a sport to be added the de- “Anytime you add a sport there’s a pat-
Taylor Lamb men Andre Byrnes tern that you go through, it just takes you a
and Ashton Passi- partment will need to research and answer
Staff Writer many questions. while. As a general rule of thumb I always
no continued their go back to its an institutional decision not
success from last Some of these things are: is there a need
Coming off a second place finish at last for the sport on campus, what costs will the just an athletics decision and so athlet-
week’s meet, the Georgia College women’s week’s top 20 fin- ics would most likely be the one to kind
ishes. sport carry along with it, who would coach
cross country team took the line at the ASU the sport and, how many players would of drive that forward,” Staton said. “We
Tri-Meet, hosted by Augusta State Univer- Byrnes crossed would be very appreciative of the students
at 20:21, taking need to be recruited, how would the sport
sity. be funded. supporting that when that day comes.”
The Bobcats finished third overall with 16th, while Passino
came in at 20:37 The sport will ultimately be funded, like
63 team points. This season’s young leader,
freshman Allison Lones, showed up in Au- taking 19th Lones
gusta coming off four top 10 finishes. to repeat top
Last week’s third place finish at the Young twenty finishes.
Harris Invitational was her third race in a row Sophomore
for setting the team pace. Courtney Timmer-
Letting the accomplishments weigh little man finished 22nd
on her mind, Lones took pace to the straight in 19:40, ten sec-
shot 5K course and finished in historical onds behind Passi-
fashion. no.
Shattering the 8-year-old record of 19:44 Augusta State
held by Bethany Loushine in 2002, Lones’ won their home
blistering finish of 19:13 makes her a new meet taking the
record holder. team title with
“One of my goals was to run in the teens,” 31 points. Holly
Keeper of Au- Horseman
Lones said. “When I got my first mile in at
5:50, I thought ‘if I keep up this pace it will gusta State won
be a personal best,’ but I never thought of the individual
breaking a record.” title, finishing in 18:20.
Embedding herself in school history and While Lones has led the women’s team,
finishing fifth overall, Lones led the team to junior Daniel Horseman has been the defined
another successful race. men’s leader. Horseman took first place in
Parents, coaches and teammates celebrat- last week’s invitational, leading the 8K race
ing alongside, Lones never saw the final time to bring the Bobcat men’s team to a first place
when she crossed the line, but her surround- finish.
ing mob told her of her feat. Horseman, a runner who relies on nutri-
Lones had an idea of the favored runner tion and diligent practice, was recently the
to take first, so she made sure to stay close to athlete of the week and in Augusta he proved
her for the first few miles. why. Leading the men’s team again, finishing
Also having a great year is junior Karissa seventh overall at 26:11, Horseman comes
Ekstrom, coming off a fourth place finish. off the successful race however, “a little frus-
Ekstrom and Lones have had a superb season trated”.
thus far. The previous 8K Georgia College record
The two have been working together is 26:47, actually held by Coach Rich Dob-
through coach Dobson’s training and the son. Horseman, along with teammates Tyler
results are evident. Ekstrom’s overall ninth Mattix, Philip Laskey and Rob Manning,
place finish of 19:40 also broke the previous technically broke the record.
record, placing her just behind Lones. Fresh- However, due to confusion on if the 8K
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lican Party and we’re not going to let them if the mother’s life is in danger. Tuesday’s victory for Deal was one of
down,” Deal said during his victory speech. The campaign between Deal and Barnes many for the Republican Party. Over 20
“I will give you a full day’s work for the next focused on attacks on each other more than states elected Republican governors, totaling
four years. We’re going to make you proud self-promotion. Barnes focused on Deal’s 29, with three races still not called at publi-
of what this state can be.” previous investments and financial troubles. cation. Republicans also made inroads in the The number of votes
Deal was elected to the House of Represen- Deal focused on problems during and after Senate and House of Representatives, where
tatives in 1992 as a Democrat, but switched Barnes’ previous term as governor. they took more than 218 seats for the major- Nathan Deal was up over
to Republican in 1995. Deal resigned from In Baldwin County, Barnes won the vote ity. others in the election.
the House of Representatives in the spring to by a margin of 556 votes, approximately
House of Representatives
In the governor’s race, democrat Roy Barnes
Ulysses Foston had 600 votes in that race.
won in Baldwin County with 5,686 votes. For-
Incumbent Rusty Kidd once again came out
on top in the Georgia House of Representatives mer Republican Congressman Nathan Deal had
District 141 race. Kidd, an independent, had 5,130 votes in Baldwin. However, Deal won the
6,485 votes, defeating democratic challenger statewide race with ease, notching 53 percent
Quentin Howell, who tallied 4,826 votes.
Meanwhile in the Georgia Senate District 25
of the votes, while Barnes got 43 percent of
the vote in Georgia. Libertarian candidate John 186
race, republican Johnny Grant had 6,327 votes,
enough to oust Floyd Griffin, who had 4,927
Monds had 380 votes in Baldwin County, while
getting four percent of the statewide tally. 239
votes. The Lieutenant Governor’s race was largely
While Tuesday was a largely tough day for the same story. Democratic challenger Carol
Democrats both state and nationwide, Demo- Porter got 5,700 votes in Baldwin County, beat-
cratic incumbent John Barrow held onto his ing republican incumbent Casey Cagle, who
had 5,101 votes. However, Cagle rode the sup-
239 projected Republican winners
12th District Congressional seat, defeating
Republican challenger Ray McKinney with 57 porting wave of republican support to cruise 186 projected Democrat winners
percent of the overall vote. Those numbers held to re-election, as he received 55 percent of the
largely similar in Baldwin County, as Barrow statewide vote to Porter’s 42 percent. 10 seats not yet projected
collected 5,332 votes to 4,206 for McKinney. All federal and statewide tallies were with
In Georgia’s eighth congressional district, 99 percent of total precincts reporting. Source: abcnews.com