The GeorgetonianThe GeorgetonianFebruary 26, 2014 Volume CXXXIV Issue 6

SGA President writes open letter to campusBy ADAM WETHERINGTONContributing Writer

The past few months at Georgetown College have been challenging to say the least. We have witnessed the discon-tinuation of a notable student program, the announcement of potential changes coming to campus and even the death of a dear friend. Through all of this, we are persevering together as one Georgetown family. Now more than ever it is crucial that we continue to engage in open and meaningful dialogue. We are privileged to have wonder-ful students, faculty, staff and administrators who all strive to enhance the experience here at Georgetown.

One group striving to achieve this goal is the Stu-dent Government Association (SGA). The three groups of official positions within SGA are the Executive Council, the Senate and the House of Rep-resentatives. It is our job to represent the student body of Georgetown College. We act as the liaison between the stu-dents and the administrators of the institution.

One concern that has been mentioned recently was that, due to the discontinuation of the President’s Ambassadors program, there is no longer a link such as this. I can confi-dently say that this connection

has been established in the past through SGA, and will remain established well into the future. It is crucial that this link exists and we are excited that we are able to provide this. A siz-able portion of our job as an organization is to represent the students. This is an incredibly important task that we do not take lightly.

We encourage students to come to our office, which is on the third floor of the Cralle Student Center, and discuss your thoughts and ideas with us. You may also fill out com-ment cards which are available in our office as well. Students may also choose to serve on a committee through SGA. These include committees such as the Safety Committee and the CAF Committee. We are fortunate to have such strong lines of communication with the administration and we encourage every student to be a part of that.

Another important func-tion of SGA is the recognition and regulation of all Registered Student Organizations (RSOs) on campus. We approve the official recognition of new clubs and organizations, and we regulate and monitor exist-

SGA President, Adam Wetherington, explains how SGA serves and benefits the college

ing groups. In addition, SGA is respon-

sible for providing grants to RSOs. As the president of the Student Government Asso-ciation I am very pleased to announce that, solely through grants given by SGA, we have been able to either directly or indirectly affect close to 700 students. We have almost run out of grant money, which means that student organiza-tions recognize the benefits that come from a strong Stu-dent Government. Through the distribution of grant money, we are able to assist with the funding for events that students have chosen to provide or attend. We are also able to strengthen clubs and organizations by providing select funding for necessary materials.

Additionally, SGA is responsible for a number of

events which impact a broad range of students. One important event that SGA is responsible for is Declare a Major Day. Through this, many students have been able to declare their majors and minors in a timely and effi-cient manner.

SGA is respon-sible for multiple Involvement Fairs throughout the year as well, the next of which is on March 29 as part of the “Today’s Tigers” event. We greatly appreciate all of the campus-wide support that we have received for all of these events. This is just another way in which it is evident that Georgetown College is a spe-cial and important place. We are confident that SGA will continue to provide excep-tional assistance to all stu-dents.

Likewise, we are con-vinced that together all of us are responsible for George-town College. Throughout this entire academic year there has been a marked difference in the morale and atmosphere of campus. While we will not shy away from the fact that there are definitely areas with

room for improvement, there is a notable difference between this year and years past.

It has become apparent that there is a great deal to be proud of here at Georgetown. We are an institution with an extensive tradition of premier education, athletics and com-munity. It is important that we embrace this reality and do our very best to continue to preserve and enhance this institution which we love so dearly. This has been our goal as an SGA, and it is cur-rently our petition to all those who have been impacted by Georgetown College. This is done in a variety of ways such as: financially supporting the institution, giving our time and other resources and even performing simple acts such as positively changing our atti-tudes. We are all to be stew-ards of this gift which we have received.

Ultimately, all those who work to make Georgetown College a better place do so because they recognize the merit of the institution. SGA is proud to serve as the link between students and the administration and we encour-age others to be involved in this process as well. As a family, we must all continue to stand fast and be “Georgetown Proud.”

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The members of the Student Government Associ-ation pose for a picture outside of Giddings Hall.

Headlines

Page 2 The GeorgetonianNewsGlobal

After massive protests which saw dozens killed or injured, Ukraine’s President fled the country. His whereabouts are unknown, and there is a warrant for his arrest due to the protestor deaths.

US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel has proposed cutting the number of active duty military to the lowest number since World War II. The plan is said to be a cost-cutting move.

In Uganda, President Musevini signed into law a bill that would make homosexual acts punish-able by life in prison. Many African leaders are speaking out against the law, including Archbishop Des-mond Tutu of South Africa.

A new study, which tracks incidents of traffic fatalities around the world, lists Namibia, Thailand and Iran as the “worst driving” countries. The best? Malta, Tajiki-stan and the Maldives.

Violence and protests continue in Venezuela, where opposition leaders are calling for peaceful demonstrations against the President Nicholas Maduro. Protestors claim the election of Maduro was illegitimate. The trial of Oscar Pisto-rius, the former South African Olympian who is accused of the murder of his girlfriend, begins next week in Johannesburg. Pistorius rose to fame after being the first double amputee to compete in the Summer Olympic games.

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CFCI seeks fairness for CongoBy ANDREA BELLEWStaff Writer

Georges Nzabanita, a study abroad student from Congo,

Africa who left last semester, started a Conflict Free Campus Initiative (CFCI) chapter here at Georgetown College. CFCI is a national organization that is affiliated with Raise Hope for Congo and the Enough Project.

Their main issue involves the elec-tronics people buy worldwide, such as iPhones, cameras and laptops. Almost every piece of technology produced in the world contains these four minerals: tin, tungsten, tantalum and gold. These minerals are mined pretty much exclu-sively in the Congo, where violence rages daily.

Congo has an unstable govern-ment, so the people become helplessly enslaved over these minerals because they’re worth so much and the land is rich in these natural resources that the entire world uses.

Armed forces come in and take over the villages so that they can force people to mine and smuggle the min-erals across the border to Rwanda and Uganda. The smuggled minerals even-tually get mixed into the products that people buy all the time.

The money made from those prod-ucts is used to buy more weapons, which continually escalates the prob-lem, especially in a country that has the worst problem with rape.

Rape is used as a weapon there. The death toll in Congo appropriately reflects their troubles; it has the biggest death toll since WWII.

The Enough Project compiled a list of companies that shows which compa-nies are tracking their supply chain.

At the top of the list are the com-panies who have tracked their supply chain the most, and at the bottom are ones who do not so well. It is hard to

completely determine at this point whether or not someone is using conflict minerals in their technology, but the companies at the top are the ones who are taking the most steps to determine this.

On our campus, CFCI is trying to raise awareness about what happens in Congo and how their consumer choices are possibly causing death. CFCI is also attempting to get the college’s administration to pass a Conflict Free Resolution.

Signing the resolution would be a symbolic step towards buying from companies that are at the top of that list, the ones who are taking the most steps to track their supplies.

The resolution was put through the admin-istration last semester, but they denied it, so CFCI is going to do more events this semester in order to strengthen the organization

Eventually, CFCI will put the resolution through administration again in hopes of its passing.

For anyone who wants to get involved, weekly meetings are held on Wednesdays at 9 p.m. in the Arnett Room of the LRC.

This week, however, CFCI is showing a documentary at 8 p.m. called “Blood in the Mobile,” which is a Nexus event in Asher 112.

This is their first event of the semester, but they have been taking pictures of people holding signs for their Facebook page, which is GC Conflict Free Campus Initiative. Their weekly meetings will resume the week after next.

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Flint McCallum holds a sign that reads “#CongoPeace” in support of the move-ment on campus.

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Students (left to right) Emily Metcalfe, Jacqui Johns, Austin Fraley, Virginia Hurst and Aubri Layson are also making a stand for peace in Congo.

Source: Jacob Hanser

Austin Fraley holds a sign that reads “Because no one should die for my tech-nology.”

Issue 6 News February 26, 2014 Page 3

“Freedom” tour brings talent to GCBy ANDREA BELLEWStaff Writer

Georgetown College’s Student Abo-litionist Movement (SAM) has some big plans in store. SAM is an organization committed to the eradication of mod-ern-day slavery and human trafficking, and seeks not only to bring students the knowledge and reality of human traf-ficking in Georgetown and across the world, but also to equip students with tools and empower them to act for the end of slavery in our lifetimes.

Currently, SAM is making prepara-tions to sponsor a concert that is part of Jenny and Tyler’s “For Freedom” tour. They are holding a concert in the Chapel on Wednesday, April 2. The tour is based around their latest album For Freedom – A Covers EP, and as the name suggest it is an album of cover songs.

The proceeds from certain mer-chandise items and their For Freedom album sales will go to organizations

that fight human trafficking such as International Justice Mission. Joining their tour are musicians Levi Weaver and Vanita Jones.

To find out more about Jenny and Tyler and their tour, you can go to their website: http://jennyandtyler.com/about.

Caliesha Comley, SAM student leader and Jenny and Tyler fan, said that she has seen one of their concerts before: “After the show they hung around to talk to anyone and every-one about their music and their mission. They describe them-selves as a duo with Christian influences, and they support abolition efforts. I remember them as so personable, welcoming and sweet.”

Belle of the Blue Pageant 2014

In past years SAM has been known for holding Frisbee tournaments, and one will be held and announced soon as part of SAM’s fund raising for the concert. Both students and faculty can form teams, join teams or even make teams from other campus organiza-tions in order to help the cause.

Some other SAM events that stu-dents and faculty can look forward to are the Hope Campaign with local Human Trafficking Task Forces to happen later this semester. The Hope

Campaign mainly consists of wrapping tubes of Chapstick and lipstick with the number to the Human Trafficking Hotline. The items are then placed in human trafficking hotspots, such as gas stations and hotels.

Comley encourages all to see the concert: “The event will be big, fun and not to mention free! But the message ‘For Freedom’ will bring to campus is one that SAM works for every semes-ter. We’re really excited to be able to put this on!”

Source: Somewhereinbetweenbeautifulthoughtsanduglyreality.wordpress.com

Jenny and Tyler will be paying our campus a visit on April 2.

2014 Belle of the Blue: Elizabeth FeldpauschScholarship (highest GPA and essay): Elizabeth

FeldpauschFirst runner-up: Kyndal Curry

Second runner-up: Olivia Coleman Miss Congeniality: Olivia Coleman

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Winners (left to right) Kyndal Curry, Elizabeth Feldpausch and Olivia Cole-man pose with President Greene.

Page 4 The GeorgetonianSportsTigers unable to extinguish Fire

By ERIC BALMERSports Editor

This past weekend the Georgetown College softball team traveled to Florida for a double-header against South-eastern University.

Unfortunately for the Tigers, a win was not to come from the trip. GC held off the SU Fire for awhile in the first game but would eventually give the game up in the bottom of the 7th.

appeared to be a stingy SU team. The Fire brought the heat and scored early and often. From the first inning, the Tigers were just over-whelmed by the offense of SU. Southeastern started the game with eight runs and would eventually end the game in five innings.

GC (4-2) couldn’t manage to score a run and only man-aged two hits throughout the entire game. The home team had no issue making plays

game. But the Tigers weren’t able to stop the Fire offense in the next inning.

The ending to the first game was rather anticlimactic. SU hit a one-out sacrifice fly to bring in the winning runner and end the game. After 17 and 2/3rd innings, Kayla Wil-liams ended her streak of no earned runs allowed. South-eastern also gave Williams her first loss of the season.

Georgetown continued to struggle against what

In the first of the two games, Georgetown kept Southeastern’s offense from scoring in the first five and a half innings. Although both teams managed seven hits in the game, the Fire was finally able to capitalize when they scored after a double was fol-lowed by a one-out single.

GC made a push at the end, getting two players on base during the final Tiger at bat. A Georgetown runner scored on a sacrifice fly, which tied the

happen and even hit a two-out grand-slam.

The final score of the game was 12-0, which was the most the Tigers have allowed in their first five games of this season.

The softball team hopes to get back to their winning ways at home against Midway College on Feb. 26. Midway and Georgetown will play in a double-header at the Tiger Softball Complex.

Barmore to try out for US Olympic teamBy ERIC BALMERSports Editor

While the Winter Olym-pics are ending, hopes for the Summer Olympics are being realized. Georgetown Assis-tant Volleyball Coach Amy Barmore, who is a GC alum, is preparing to try out for the US Volleyball Olympic team.

Barmore is in her second season as an assistant coach at Georgetown. Before coming

Olympic team tryouts for volleyball will be held in the training center in Colorado Springs, which is where the Male High School alum must show everyone she’s got what it takes.

She’ll have her work cut out for her, as there will be 250 players from all over the country trying out for a limited number of positions. Players from colleges like Stanford and Texas are said to be interested in the Olympic team.

Barmore has good support from the players and coaches of Georgetown’s team, includ-ing current player Lauren Schneidtmiller.

Barmore seems to be shy off the court, but she is defi-nitely a different person on the court. Schneidtmiller said, “You can see how she pushes us is exactly how she pushes herself, so you just know she has a great work ethic”

and said ‘Amy, you need to do this’, because she has always talked about wanting to play professionally overseas and wanting to chase dreams, and so we kind of twisted her arm and bought the tickets so she had to,” (wave3.com).

She had pretty impressive stats when she was on George-town’s volleyball team, includ-ing 270 service aces, 2,804 digs, four-time All-MSC and two-time All-Region.

to coach at GC, she coached at Scott County (2011-2012) and Tates Creek High School (2010-2011).

During her time as a player at Georgetown, Barmore was an All-American, and during her senior year she helped GC to the runner up spot in the national tournament. She considered trying out for the US team after head coach Nick Griffin urged her to go for it.

Griffin said, “I went to her

(wave3.com). Barmore traveled to Col-

orado on Thursday for the try-outs, which are to be held Friday through Sunday. Ath-letes that are selected will be notified by early March.

Source: georgetowncollegathletics.com

Barmore hopes to make the 2016 US Olympic vol-leyball team.

Women’s BballMen’s BballSoftballBaseball

W. 79-43 Cumberland Univ.W. 81-59 Cumberland Univ. L. 0-12 SoutheasternW. 6-2 Saint Xavier

Feb. 27 @ Cumberlands 6 p.m.Feb. 27 @ Cumberlands 8 p.m.Feb. 26 vs. Midway 1 p.m. Feb. 28 vs. Cumberland Univ. 3 p.m.

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Kentucky wins in a nail-biterBy AUSTIN FRALEYStaff Writer

UK fans held their breath Saturday afternoon as Andrew Harrison shot a free throw in the final 20 seconds of the game attempting a tie, which eventually sent the game into overtime.

While the Cats got off to a rough start in both halves against the Louisiana State University Tigers, they eventu-ally gained the victory. Things weren’t looking hopeful when, within the first three minutes of the game, the scoreboard read 6-0 in the Tigers’ favor. It took Coach John Calipari calling a time out and pump-ing them up to get the players’ heads in the game.

Once he did, however, they

were off and running with a consistent lead over LSU for most of the first half. Undoubt-edly, much of this encourage-ment came from the coach as well as the fans, who flooded Rupp Arena in a sea of blue, with red speckles every now and then throughout the sta-dium. If any UK player looked up they were indisputably putting themselves in a posi-tion of encouragement, and if any LSU player looked up, it was equal discouragement. Saturday, the color of Lexing-ton itself was blue.

In the second half, the Cats again got off to a rough start, but this time when they caught up, the Tigers did not back down. Through and through it was a true back and forth. As soon as one team had the

for those of their home team. Randle, the savior of the team in the game’s final moments, stated: “Plenty of times we could have put our head down. There was a time when we did put our head down. We could have said ‘Just forget it’ and lost the game. But we didn’t. We kept fighting” (Source: Kentucky.com).

The final score of the game was a close one, with UK at 77 points and LSU at 76.

One could only imagine what the game would have been like had it gone into double overtime.

a basket before Randle finally got the game-winning basket, with just 12 seconds left on the clock.

The arena erupted into cathartic communal shouting and screaming, the waves of blue crashing from side to side. LSU quickly appropriated the ball and in a last-ditch effort to win the game, attempted a three-pointer as UK fans again held their breath silently. It would have made it in when the buzzer rang, but the Wild-cats must have had the gods on their side, as the ball almost willingly bounced off the basket.

The arena erupted into excitement from the fans, who had helped to distract the opposing team’s free throw shooters and garnered silence

upper hand by just two points, the other team would tie. Deci-sive moments came in the fouls of the final five minutes of the game, which resulted in the free throw that sent the game into overtime.

Johnny O’Bryant started out overtime and it culmi-nated in the familiar close war that had raged just five min-utes prior to this tension, until the ball got to Julius Randle. UK fans were audibly fretting after LSU gaining the upper hand with just 30 seconds left in overtime. One could feel the communal terror while watch-ing the ball run in the opposite direction of where the vast majority of the arena desired it to be. After UK got the ball back to its own goal, there were several attempts at shooting

GC finishes home games with winsBy KAITLIN FAHEYCopy Editor

On Saturday, Feb. 22 the Georgetown College men’s and women’s basketball teams each played their last home match of the regular season.

Both Senior day games were against Cumberland Uni-versity of Lebanon, Tenn. and were successful in sending this year’s seniors out with a bang.The women won their match with a final score of 79-43, and the men won theirs with a final score of 81-59.

The women took the court first and proved to have con-

trol over the game right off the bat. Cumberland tied the score once within the first minute, but other than that, the lead belonged to Georgetown.

Over the course of the high-scoring game, eight Tigers achieved at least one field goal. Junior Devanny King led the team with 19 points, including reaching her 900th career point in the second half. Jessica Foster had 18; Mykal Farris had nine; Lizza Jonas, Andrea Howard and Haley Armstrong each had eight; Kourtney Tyra had seven and Teonia McCune had two.

The win against Cumber-land University is the third straight win for the women’s team. Amongst those three wins, the Tigers have won by an average of 21 points.

Head coach Andrea McCloskey said, “This team is a family…the past few games [have really shown] that bond…they are playing with a lot of heart and rhythm” (georgetowncollegeathletics.com).

The men’s team faced chal-lenges as the lead changed five times in the first half due to several turnovers; however the team found its footing towards

the end of the period and went into halftime with a 13-point lead. They maintained a fairly steady lead for the remainder of the game.

In a similarly high-scoring situation as the women’s team, each Tiger who set foot on the court scored at least once. Jaylen Daniel led the way with a game-high 24 points, includ-ing two three-point field goals. Monty Wilson had 13 points, Russ Middleton had 10, Noah Cottrill and Corey Wash-burn each had nine, Deon-dre McWhorter had eight, DJ Townsend had four and Mon-tavious Marc and Brandon

Burnette each finished with two.

Both teams will travel to University of the Cumber-lands in Williamsburg, Ky. this Thursday, Feb. 27. These games mark the end of the Tigers’ regular season play. The Mid-South Conference tournament will begin next week on March 6-9.

Page 6 The GeorgetonianFeaturesSENIOR SPOTLIGHT: Dennis Propp

By KAITLIN FAHEYCopy Editor

Senior Dennis Propp of Crestwood, Ky. said that Georgetown College “felt like home from the start,” referring to when he visited campus after hearing about it from his friends back home. Over the past four years, Dennis has certainly found his home in many different places at Georgetown.

Dennis has served as the president of Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity, a member of the Campus Outreach Min-istry Team and a participant in Big Brothers/Big Sisters and STEMM Fellows. He also served on the new student orientation team both as an orientation leader and, for the past two years, an orientation coordinator. Dennis is a ropes course facilitator and works in

the admissions office as a Tiger Tour Guide.

Dennis’s coursework is just as indicative of his work ethic as his many lead-ership roles. As a biology major with German and chem-istry minors, Dennis plans to apply for medical school for entry in fall 2015. He is also a finalist for the Fulbright Pro-gram, which would allow him to teach English in Ger-many for a year if he becomes a recip-ient. With such big plans ahead of him, Dennis said one of the things he is most looking forward to in his last semes-ter at Georgetown is taking advantage of all of his free

time before he begins work or medical school.

In his free time, Dennis

enjoys outdoor activities such as tennis, fishing, swimming and backpacking. He recalled a fall break trip with three of

his fraternity brothers during his junior year which consisted of backpacking in the Great

Smoky Mountains. “To say the least, we were not very prepared at all,” he said of the trip. “But our struggles and pain brought about laughter to the situa-tion.”

Other fond mem-ories of Dennis’s time at Georgetown include earning an A on his first physics exam despite having box seats at a Reds game the night before. He described men’s Bid Day his freshman year as the most excited he’s ever felt, saying, “I don’t

even remember running down the stairs of Cooke because of the adrenaline rush.”

When asked about a certain

Source: Dennis Propp

Dennis enjoys the great outdoors in his free time.

professor who strongly influ-enced him, Dennis credited Dr. Rebeccah Dawson with motivating him to become a German minor “by showing the value of the German lan-guage and culture in today’s world” as well as for her help with his Fulbright applica-tion. He continued, “Her class is also very fun, and makes German very easy to learn.”

As he prepares to leave Georgetown, Dennis has the following advice for under-classmen: “Enjoy the time you have in college. School is important, but know that it is not everything. Sometimes the more memorable moments will not be what you stud-ied, but rather the people you spend time making memories with. Be sure to take time to make those memories because when you graduate, you won’t get these years back.”

Students gather in support of Venezuela

Source (all photos): Patrick Barker

Issue 6 Features February 26, 2014 Page 7

Georgetown Tree Huggers

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This week’s Tree Hugger is Senior Racquel Ryan.

Quote My Georgetown Professor“The length of your answers should be like wom-en’s skirts. Long enough to cover the import-ant parts, short enough to keep it interesting.” -Dr. LaRue

Posted on the “Quote My Georgetown Professor” Facebook group

By ALEX COURTENAYStaff Writer

Like all humans, Genée is 75 percent water and, unlike most, 25 percent bagels. She is a music major and a border-line genius on the piano. If you have the chance to hear Genée play the piano or have a bagel with her, consider yourself lucky.

While here at George-town College, Genée has been involved with Freshman Family Groups, Tiger Tunistas and Campus Ministries. She has led the music portions of Rooted and has served as an orientation leader. Genée is also a member of Delta Omi-cron, an international music fraternity. She has worked as an English tutor and in the Writing Center.

What Genée said she loves about Georgetown is, “the close community aspect. Pro-fessors know the students by name, and they remember you when you leave. Georgetown College is really embedded and involved with the sur-rounding Georgetown com-munity, and students have the opportunity to reach outside our own circles of academia.” Genée also loves the fact that her sister, Jacqui Johns, is a freshman at Georgetown Col-lege and can spend time with her on campus.

Genée will miss living in a community of 20-year-olds, her friends, late night runs to Hongs and prepared food in the Caf. She will also miss her professors when she leaves Georgetown, as well as taking

piano lessons and practicing piano consistently throughout the week. She’ll never forget the Flowers study room (or as she likes to call it “the Drea-matorium”). However, she is bitter that the school will not let her paint the room a color of her choosing (except for three shades of gray) because she lives in Flowers aka an independent dorm.

Genée’s cousin and fellow Georgetown College senior Leanndra Padgett said, “I have known Genée for a long time — pretty much since I was born. She is a really genu-ine person, very conscientious and one of the best conversa-tionalists I’ve ever met. She can strike up a meaningful conversation with just about anyone. She works really hard and gives everything she does her all.”

On describing George-town, Genée said, “There are so many things! It’s been a very shaping experience. It’s

helped me to discover things I want and love to do, grow deeper in my relationship with God and develop lifelong friendships. My mind has been opened to tremendous possi-bilities.”

On the weekends, Genée loves to play Taboo and Scat-tergories with her friends, as well as watch NBC’s hilarious TV series Community.

Some of Genée’s favorite memories at Georgetown Col-lege include running the 5k for SHMAC, going to Georgetown football and basketball games, Reds games and tubing with GAC.

According to Genée, the different spring break mission trips she went on to Arling-ton, Texas, Jackson, Miss. and right here in Georgetown were “all great experiences” and she “learned so much from them.” Genée, (remember she is a talented pianist) also had a great time playing triangle for the Lyric Theater Society of

SENIOR SPOTLIGHT: Genée Johns

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Genée plans to study music therapy after she graduates in May.

Georgetown College’s “Pirates of Pinafore.”

In 2013, Genée was a con-testant for Belle of the Blue. When she was only consider-ing it, her roommate signed her up. Genée won audience choice and overall scholarship, so her roommate did her a favor.

Genée’s favorite classes she has taken at Georgetown are “Survey of Art History” with Dr. Decker, “Keyboard Liter-ature” with Dr. Hayashida,

and two classes with Dr. Price “Counseling Skills and Tech-niques” and “Abnormal Psy-chology.” Genée also took “Christian Heritage” with Doc, and she cherishes the opportu-nity she had to be in his class.

Genée plans on attending Kentucky University for Grad-uate school to study music therapy. However, she said that “Georgetown will always be considered home to me.”

Page 8 The GeorgetonianArts EntertainmentDr. Ralph Wood speaks on Tolkien

By AUSTIN FRALEYStaff Writer

Tolkien admirers, English majors and Christians (particularly Catholics) were equally delighted on Tuesday when Baylor University professor of lit-erature and theology Dr. Ralph Wood came to campus. He came to speak about Tolkien at the Danford Thomas Lecture as the first–ever extension of this lecture.

In his first lecture, Wood expounded on the differences between The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings series, draw-ing a distinction between what he defined as “adventure” of the former, and “quest” of the latter. Wood defined “adventure” as a journey in which at the end, “one returns to where they began fundamentally unchanged.” Bilbo goes on an adventure, whereas Frodo goes on a “quest,” a journey in

which one does return fundamentally changed at the end.

Also an important distinction, per-haps Wood’s central point, is that in a quest the protagonist does not choose to go on the journey. “Poor Peter Jack-son has Frodo volunteer,” Dr. Wood lamented, “but avid readers will know that this is simply not the case.”

He then related this point to John 15, where Christ tells his disciples, “You did not choose me. I chose you.” A person does not choose to go on a quest. A person is called.

In his second talk, Wood chose to focus on something all Tolkien fans were ready and willing to hear about: the meaning of the three powers the wearer of the ring possesses. These are: invisibility, immortality and exercising power over another.

Wood brilliantly related Tolkien’s ambiguous and slightly hidden alle-

gory to the Christian’s struggle with sin. When asked to discuss how imag-ination plays into the desire that the ring produces, Dr. Wood said, “The importance of imagination on the part of the one attempting to destroy the ring is vital. Sauron cannot imagine anyone who does not act like him, in total self-interest, while wearing the ring.”

Dr. Wood himself is an interesting character, having been raised in east Texas as a Baptist, but increasingly becoming more aligned with Catholic traditions as he aged and studied. I was part of a group of students that got the privilege of sharing dinner with him and asked him if he had ever consid-ered becoming Catholic.

“Yes,” he told me, “But, and you’ll understand this being from the south, I realized that there is so much from the Catholic tradition that I want to

impart to Baptists and other Protes-tants. If I became Catholic they would simply tune me out. I wouldn’t be ‘one of them.’”

Undoubtedly an interesting man in all respects, Wood combines things that wouldn’t normally go together. Not only is he a Baptist who seems to have more in common with Catholics, but the position that he holds at Baylor as professor of literature and theology is a position which Roger Ward quipped, “basically means that they invented the position entirely for him.”

Whether you’re a Tolkien fan or a Christian or neither, there were words in both of Tuesday’s talks that reached out beyond the words of the pages of both The Lord of the Rings and the Bible that spoke to the fundamental questions and problems of the human condition. Hopefully we do not forget them.

Winter’s Tale is a winter’s failBy CAITLIN KNOXA&E Editor

This Valentine’s Day I saw “Win-ter’s Tale.” It was a beautiful love story that brought most of my friends to tears. But there were so many parts of the movie that just…failed.

Here are a few things that bothered me (*a few tiny spoilers*):

•Russell Crowe. He plays a demon who really hated Colin Farrell. His mouth twitched into a menacing smile. He twitched so many times that after a while it became humorous. When he showed his true demon self, it was all I could do not to look away. He also sounded like he had throat cancer.

•The unicorn. There was a magical white horse. He was a guardian angel. He had rainbow wings. What?

•Stars. These were talked about constantly. I’m not sure what they were trying to tell us.

•1914-2014. Farrell’s character is stuck in New York for 100 years, and they don’t show what he was up to. All we know is he found new clothes and grew out his hair. Did it really take him that long to figure out who he was? What was he doing for 100 years?

•Blood. Crowe’s character decides to draw a painting from the blood of someone he just killed with his bare hands. I do not want to see that.

•Baby Moses. The beginning shows Peter’s parents putting baby Peter (Farrell) into a makeshift boat and dropping him into the New York harbor like Moses in the Nile.

•Fight scenes. I’m a girl, and even I thought the fight scenes were pretty

lame.•Will Smith. When Smith showed

up as Lucifer, the audience laughed out loud. Crowe was scarier than the devil himself. Smith is dressed in a modern t-shirt and blazer in the early 1900s, and bares some really strange teeth when he gets upset.

•Hair. Colin Farrell could not get his hair right. It was shaved on one side, and the rest was flopping all over the place like a bad toupee.

•Lightbulbs. In Lucifer’s “office,” there are lightbulbs on a string that they are always turning on and off. Are they trying to say that Hell is a dark place?

•The end. I was longing for a reunion that would out-sap every Nicholas Sparks movie, but there was just more talking about stars.

This article was taken from a blog post from Caitlin Knox’s new blog, Scrupulously Scribbled. You can read more posts at scrupulouslyscribbled.wordpress.com.

Source: Contactmusic.com

Expect creepy Crowe to be the subject of your nightmares after watching this movie.

Issue 6 Arts Entertainment February 26, 2014 Page 9Last of Us video game worth a try

By SHAY McCLEAVYStaff Writer

4 out of 4 starsCan video games tell engaging sto-

ries? Last summer The Last of Us was released to critical and commercial suc-cess on the PlayStation 3 platform. Its setting was a post-apocalyptic United States ravaged by a mutated strain of the Cordyceps fungus (it’s a real thing, check it out at your own risk) causing zombie-like creatures. The story cen-tered on Joel (Troy Baker), a bitter, broken man, and Ellie (Ashley John-son), a young, feisty 14-year-old girl, as they trekked across America avoiding dangerous survivors and the infected. It was an affecting tale creating an experimental mix of subtle character building interactions while also giving you tense, propulsive and brutal action.

The creators have released a new downloadable three-hour story for those who own the game, and have continued to press their experimental gameplay. The Last of Us: Left Behind is first and foremost a coming-of-age story. It presents two tales intercut with one another. The first supplements a key moment from the original game, the second acts as a prequel recounting Ellie’s last day with her friend Riley (Yaani King).

The former recalls the main game’s tense stealth and survival aspects while pitting you against the infected and a party of humans hunting Ellie and Joel.

It’s winter; you’re holed up in a dilapidated mall searching for medical supplies. Playing as young Ellie allows for a different perspective than most video game protagonists. She, and by

extension the player, must cautiously and thoughtfully take part in or sneak past conflict. The vulnerability coupled with only owning a knife, a handful of bullets and eventually a bow and arrow makes every action count.

The latter forgoes combat for story, experimentation and emotion. Instead it focuses on the friendship between two teenage girls. You’ll spend most of the time exploring another abandoned mall, only this time you’re a younger Ellie curious about a world outside her quarantine zone. The contextual banter between the girls that you will engage in highlights their beautiful playful-ness, while contrasting the dangers of the counterpart story. Each player may find something different to inter-act with, allowing a sense of discovery while leading to new conversations

with Riley. It gives you the chance to play like a teenager. A scene exploring a Halloween store enables you to try on scary masks to frighten your friend; another involves finding a photo booth and choosing poses. It also repurposes the game’s controls in inventive ways. Instead of firing arrows into the hearts of enemies, you’re sneaking around the mall fighting with water guns for brag-ging rights.

I’ve become fascinated with devel-opers experimenting with the medium that’s been long overdue for maturity and subtlety. Though the action side of Left Behind remains tense and taut, it’s the quiet, introspective coming–of–age story that surprises, giving audiences a glimpse into the untouched potential of video games.

Brooklyn Nine-Nine is more than slapstickBy ALEX COURTENAYStaff Writer

Brooklyn Nine-Nine is a new hit action comedy show on FOX about the (fictional) 99th Precinct of the New York City Police Department in Brook-lyn. The show has swept two awards at the 2014 Golden Globe Awards for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy, and Andy Samberg won the Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy.

The Brooklyn Nine-Nine pre-cinct includes Detectives Jake Pera-lata (Andy Samberg), Amy Santiago (Melissa Fumero), Rosa Diaz (Stepha-nie Beatriz), Charles Boyle (Joe Lo Tru-glio), Michael Hitchcock (Dirk Blocker), Norm Scully (Joel McKinnon Miller), Sergeant Terry Jeffords (Terry Crews), Captain Ray Holt (Andre Braugher) and Administer Gina Linetti (Chelsea Peretti).

The series starts off with the Nine-

Nine getting a new tightly wound and strict commanding officer, Cap-tain Ray Holt, who is a polar opposite from the previous commanding offi-cer. Captain Ray Holt is also a homo-sexual African-American who worked through prejudiced people to get to the commanding offi-cer position he is in now. Holt is now the boss of Santi-ago, a competitive person, and wants to make Holt her mentor. Diaz is a tough ex-ballet stu-dent with an anger management prob-lem. Boyle is a hard–working but awk-ward detective who is also a foodie. Hitchcock is a middle–aged detective who never knows what is going on and always wants to take his shirt off. Scully is also a middle–aged detective

who is really lazy and is a talented opera singer. Jeffords is an extremely fit sergeant who turned soft when he had twin daughters. Then there is Gina, a self–absorbed and sarcastic civilian administrator, who also shows signs of kleptomania.

The Nine-Nine is a talented group of crime fighters; they act more like children than professionals. The epi-sodes in the first season include: a hys-terically intense bet between Santiago and Peralata, Boyle getting shot in the

butt and continuation of the precinct’s rival with the Fire Department. The show also features some amazing guest stars like Kid Cudi, Andy Richter, NFL superstar Joe Theismann and Adam Sandler.

The star of the show is no doubt Andy Samberg, and he is of course hilarious. Fortunately, the show is not just focused on his character, Peralata. Yes, most of the episodes have to do with Peralata and his childish antics, but the Nine-Nine treat each other like family and are actually really good at their jobs.

Honestly, I thought Brooklyn Nine-Nine was just going to be all about Andy Samberg and just a slapstick comedy. However, it is actually a well–written show with strong actors and well–developed characters. I haven’t missed an episode yet, and I cannot wait to watch the next episode Tuesday at 9:30 p.m.

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Religious holidays for all or none?

By FIONA MCELRATHStaff Writer

There is some controversy, I have noticed, as to whether or not Muslim holidays should be recognized in public schools—that is, if the gov-ernment should or shouldn’t decree such days as days off from school for all students, not only Muslim ones.

This has recently been done in New York, thanks to their mayor, and is awesome for the Muslim community.

But is it really the govern-ment’s place to make changes to the school curriculum to accommodate one religion?

“Whatever happened to separation of church and state?” is the question some of you may or may not be asking.

Indeed, the First Amendment established such separation; and while of course we have Catholic and Christian schools—we are a his-torically Baptist col-lege ourselves—public schools seem to have taken quite dras-tic measures to stay indifferent thus far.

The way I see it, if public institutions are going to recog-nize religious holi-days, let it be all or nothing, and this is why:

America is known as the land of religious freedom, true, and because of this we have never had a national reli-

gion. The First Amendment guarantees the separation of church and state, which means that it keeps the government from dictating any laws about religion. For the integrity of America, it is important that such separation remain strong in this country.

It is true, though, that as far as holidays go the most well known and established holidays of this nation are religiously based: Thanksgiv-ing and Christmas are prime examples—even winter break and spring break have Chris-tian themes.

Despite such underlying values, however, they have become so very commercial-ized over the years that they

are more cultural than

explic-

itly religious any longer. Even Halloween used to have saintly associations.

If America were to not acknowledge the holidays of any religion, what might that look like?

As a somewhat extreme example of shunning all reli-gions in schools is France, where students may not wear anything seen as “religiously conspicuous” to school. Stu-dents who did were, at one time, expelled. I do not per-ceive that America will take such measures, at least not any time soon.

On the other side of the coin, as it were, is the option to acknowledge all religious holidays.

I am no expert on how many holidays a given reli-

gion has that are important enough to require a day off, but with the number of reli-gions that could be repre-sented in America, I would guess that the school year would have to be expanded somewhat to make up for the loss of school days.

I believe in religious free-dom; no individual should be oppressed because of such beliefs, and students should be allowed to express those beliefs in their schools if they so desire.

Perhaps there is a better way of managing Muslim holi-days so that students wouldn’t have to miss a day of class than simply letting the entire school out—or maybe there isn’t.

Source: usatoday30.usatoday.com

Schools have to balance religious holidays.

Issue 6 Opinion February 26, 2014 Page 11

Arizona’s freedom and equality decidely (un)AmericanBy ZAC LOSEYStaff Writer

Despite our great tradition of being a unique melting pot (or salad bowl, if you prefer) and promoting equality for all, the United States has been dastardly slow when it comes to actually establishing any sort of legitimate equality. His-tory shows that we have been shamefully resistant to ending discrimination against women, Jews, the Irish, Native Ameri-cans, African-Americans, the LGBT community…the list goes on and on. Yet somehow, despite this pervasive and ever present habit of discriminating and oppressing, we still fancy ourselves as the pinnacle of freedom and equality in the world.

Now, I’m not saying that we aren’t, per se. But I’m definitely not saying that we are. On the whole, that’s a debate for a different day. My point for now is that for some reason, America has this nasty habit of touting freedom and equality while simultaneously systematically discriminating and oppressing large groups of people. All. The. Time. There are a lot of different groups that could be used as fine examples of this, but today I’m going to talk about a particular group which has received the brunt of American discrimina-tion as of late.

Today’s story starts with the lovely, immigrant hating conservatives of good ol’ Ari-zona, who have decided it is about time to protect religious liberty in America! Because when religious privilege and freedom are at high tide and

not actually under any legit-imate threat at all, they must be preserved. Fearing change to our traditional white, het-erosexual, Christian, male power structures, but feigning persecution and suffering, the Arizona GOP has passed a bill they say is intended to “create a shield for all citizens’ reli-gious liberties.”

Essentially, this “religious freedom” bill will permit indi-viduals, corporations, busi-nesses and organizations to refuse service to same-sex cou-ples if they sincerely believe doing so somehow compro-mises their religious beliefs.

I’m sad to say I’m not surprised. This comes from the same state where science education standards are being bashed by Republicans who are mad about programs using “fuzzy math” that substitutes letters for numbers in some examples. You know, alge-bra. It’s been said before, but it seems fitting to say again: you can’t spell ‘crazy’ without R-AZ.

Spurred by a case in New Mexico where a same-sex couple sued a photographer for refusing to take pictures of their wedding, and a case in Colorado where a baker refused to make a cake for a same-sex wedding, Republi-cans in Arizona have been able to push this Jim Crow, Jr. bill through the legislature and it now awaits the governor’s stamp of approval or veto.

Thankfully, there has been some hard and fast pushback against the bill, even from the very same representatives who championed it in the first place. While this pushback is

ballpark good, the reasoning behind it is less than ideal.

The primary motivation for much opposition has not been a stance against its egre-gious discriminatory power, but instead seems to be cen-tered on the economic conse-quences it might have on the Arizona business community.

Personally, I’m rather appalled and disheartened that boycotts by companies on board with gay rights have been cited as the reason for

Gov. Jan Brewer to veto the measure. This attitude is dis-turbingly reminiscent of the businesses in Germany who were concerned with losing the purchasing power of Jews during Hitler’s regime. While economic considerations are always important, I’d much rather see opposition to this atrociously discriminatory bill on moral grounds instead of “it might mean we make less money” grounds.

Speaking of Nazi Ger-many, I wonder how exactly businesses are going to know

which of their customers to serve anyway? Will the Ari-zona legislature mandate that gay consumers wear rainbow stars out to the shops so busi-nesses will know who to refuse service to? Or is everyone who walks into the Hobby Lobby going to have to sign papers attesting to their straightness? How are we going to deter-mine whether or not the reli-gious beliefs being cited to discriminate are “sincere” or not?

Also, if we’re going to allow one’s personal religious beliefs to be grounds for refus-ing service to homosexuals, is this sort of refusal going to be extended beyond Christians? In America, all religions have equal standing under the law, or at least they’re supposed to, according to that little docu-ment we call the Constitution.

So are adherents to Islam going to be allowed to refuse service to women who do not cover themselves? Unlikely. Will Hindus be permitted to refuse service to beef eaters?

Doubtful. No, this is not a bill to protect religious freedom, just one intended to protect a specific brand of Christians freedom to cause harm. It’s merely more Christians exhib-iting the persecution complex, claiming oppression whilst actually doing the oppress-ing because the long standing privilege they have enjoyed for so long is being questioned, and perhaps a little bit com-promised.

The fact that legislation like this has made it as far as it has, and is now only being criticized by its architects due to potential economic reper-cussions, is reprehensible. Dis-crimination is wrong. That’s all there is to it.

If you’re a Christian who is appalled at the idea of serving someone who lives a lifestyle you find “sinful,” remember that Jesus surrounded himself with and served the sinners of his day. Jesus was an advocate for the marginalized, not the religious power structures. His disgust was not with tax col-lectors, prostitutes or lepers: it was with the judgmental, pompous, self-righteous reli-gious jerks of his day.

So maybe instead of fight-ing for the right to oppress, hurt, discriminate and hate, it’s time to quit worrying about what other people do with their privates in private. Maybe instead it’s time to worry about that log in our own eye and lead a life of love, compassion and service that actually reflects the example of that man so many of us are so eager to imitate.

Source: Washingtonpost.com

Arizona protesters oppose Senate Bill 1062.

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GC formed the letters “SOS” on Gid-dings in solidarity with Venezuelans.

No law... abridging the freedom... of the pressBy LEANNDRA W. PADGETTBackpage Editor / Global Scholar

My call to fellow college stu-dents: be informed about

things outside of your sphere. I’m preaching to myself and am all too aware of the lure of an insular, self- absorbed life. But we must move beyond.

Lest you think that this is another treatise on campus unity, hear that I am referring to a larger scope than our campus. This is more than a call to move beyond our Greek or Indepen-dent status, sports teams, clubs or per-sonal cliques. This is a call to look at the world in which we live and recognize its global issues.

Pop quiz: 1. What has happened in Ukraine this month?

2. What is the current state of Syria? 3. What is going on in Venezuela?

If you’re anything like me, these events all ring a bell. You have vague impres-sions about wars and rumors of wars, but do not have a real understanding of these situations.

I’m not calling all of us to become political analysts or experts, but as edu-cated people we need to have an idea of what’s going on in the world. As con-

lans cannot make the injustices they are experiencing known, even within their own nation, because their government has control of the media. Twitter has even been shut down.

The loss of the freedom of expression and the suppres-sion of truth in any situation is an outrage. I am so proud of the Venezuelan G e o r g e t o w n College students who stepped up

in these desperate times and used their voices here in

Kentucky. They informed our campus about what is going on, demonstrat-ing that the issue is personal — all of us have seen these students around our own campus — and that there is a need for our attention.

International crises often leave me with a sense of helplessness and inac-tion. How do we move past the paral-ysis induced by knowledge? It is true that ignorance is bliss and “the more knowledge, the more grief,” as Scrip-

scientious members of society, we need to care about the plights of our interna-tional brethren (and sistren).

As college students (or newspaper readers), we are people actively seek-ing higher edu-cation. By this point, we surely realize that most of our educa-tion is coming from self-ini-tiative. High school teachers no longer feed us information; we are asked to think and learn and seek understanding.

It is so easy for us to be informed. We have innu-merous news and social media sites, in addition to the old fashioned TV, radio, newspapers, magazines, books and even EBSCO for crying out loud. Access to the world is all around us.

On Monday, I learned that our Ven-ezuelan friends are not as lucky. When I attended SOS Venezuela in the LRC, one of the most compelling things that I learned was about the suppression of the press within that country. Venezue-

ture says (Ecclesiastes 1:18). The Venezuelans left us with a

clear action item, however — spread the word. Since their countrymen (and women) are limited in their ability to make the world aware of these atroci-ties, those of us with a free voice should take it on as our responsibility. You don’t have to be an expert — just ask a question that leads others to google the situation online. Bring it up at lunch, see what your friends know about the situation or mention it in a relevant class discussion.

We need to exercise the benefits of our access to knowledge by learning about the world. So, I challenge you — take a step this week to learn about cur-rent events. Be discerning — there are plenty of junk articles out there, but seek reliable sources and give them a try. We must move beyond ourselves.

Shout out to GC’s Global Scholars, a group with a vision “to enhance the learning experi-ence for students with an interest in expanding their global perspec-

tive”