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Contact [email protected] or [email protected] to apply for staff positions for Spring 2016! TheGeorgia Gwinnett College lobe Lawrenceville,G GA 7th Edition Campus lockdown fuels fear over facts By Arrica Wynn doors or barricaded tables in front they had the time to make a status on Design Editor of doors that had no working locks. Facebook they could have copied and Unlucky students trapped outside of pasted the rest of the pertinent details Panic gripped Georgia Gwinnett buildings huddled in their cars, their as well. There is no excuse. That is College on Monday, Nov. 17 at presence apparent as eyes peeked poor crisis management.” 10:51 a.m. as cell phones buzzed and through car windows and steam Worried parents searched online for sirens echoed through the hallways. shrouded their faces. updated information, sending prayers Some students and faculty locked “I don’t understand why our doors for the students and comforting each doors, turned out lights, and hid don’t have locks. There are always other on social media. behind tables when the emergency school shootings going on yet our “My baby is 19 and she is there too,” communication system RAVE Alert school does nothing to educate us said Debbie Willard-Smith, Winder warned that a violent crime occurred on being safe or giving us the tools native and mother of GGC student on campus. to do so … I’m sitting in a classroom Lindsey Smith. “I’m freaking out The original Rave alert read, Photo Credit Matt Kempner [email protected] full of kids with no professor and a too.” “CAMPUS ON LOCKDOWN: A few wimpy tables against the door. “We are good,” said Lindsey Smith the Nov. 14 Paris attacks still fresh in violent crime has just occurred on Students, faculty, and staff anxiously I feel super safe!” said Lesleigh on social media to calm her mother. everyone’s mind. campus that has caused campus awaited direction from police Henschel on GGC’s Facebook page “We are just crushed into a room. “If this is ‘just’ a search for a man police to close the campus. All staff who calmly and quickly directed just minutes after the sirens started. They are not updating us. They are who murdered his wife … you could and students are to shelter in place. individuals to shelter. Hundreds “There are tons of kids walking just doing this to ensure the shooter save people from a lot of panic Follow instructions from police and sought information on the school outside but no one has come to does not come to GGC to hide from and anxiety simply by making that building staff. Be ready to move website and the server load caused dismiss us. We have not heard from the cops.” known,” said Joselyn Schutz, from quickly when instructed. Go to the website to crash, adding to the any officials since the lockdown Parents became aware of the Dacula, to the GGC administration the main GGC website for more fear level of those trapped on campus. started. Does GGC even care? Not potential danger their social media Monday. “It’s not good no matter information.” “Website is down, how will the only can we not lock our doors, but comments could be putting their how it turns out, but you’re making a According to the Gwinnett Daily students know what to do?” said there are also no officials walking children in by announcing student’s bad situation worse if this is domestic Post, a 911 call at 9:37 a.m. started Jackie Price-Thornton, a student at around … No one knows anything. I specific buildings and hiding and you’re not telling folks.” the panic in Lawrenceville and police GGC. feel so unprotected,” said Henschel. locations, including A building’s lack “I was talking to my friend about the arrived at Greens Hillcrest apartments, The GGC Facebook moderator The original Rave alert said the of door locks. horror of the Paris attacks when the located less than a mile from the GGC responded with, “We will update violent shooting had occurred “on “How about you don’t post where sirens went off … We both jumped campus, to find Vanessa Soyer, 47, social media channels when we have campus” and was later corrected to they are!!! Hallway or basement! and ran to our cars. Everyone was dead from apparent multiple gunshot updated information.” say “near campus”. Hello, they are suppose to be hiding,” so scared,” said Jessica Wylie, 25, a wounds. The shooter was allegedly The vague and misleading details “That miscommunication on top said Laura Fulton, a previous GGC junior at GGC. traveling in the direction of the GGC reported by the Rave system worried of a lack of updates and details is student, on the GGC Facebook page. Students quickly locked classroom campus. students and parents the most, with dangerous,” said Olga Gonzalez. “If (Continued on Page 4) FBI Cybercrime expert Inside speaks to GGC students News Pages 1-6 Let’s Talk about SEX the blackmail demand had come from This apprehension was simple since Campus Lockdown Letter from the Editor By James Thompson to keep an open line of communication the perpetrator was operating on FBI Cybercrime Dear Millenials Staff Reporter with the hacker. This allowed them American soil. More and more cyber Link to Lawrenceville Grizzly Spirit to glean important information about criminals work outside the US, which Handicap Parking On Nov. 20, Supervisory Special their suspect. Eventually, a portion of limits the FBIs ability to apprehend Agent Michael Anaya came to the ransom was paid. Following this these criminals as they must depend on Safe Zone Training Art & Culture p. 10 Georgia Gwinnett to talk to students money was tracked to an overseas cooperation from the host country. Homeless Students Foo Fighters Concert about the FBI’s efforts to confront financial institution. However, an ATM Another factor was that this crime was GGC Fashion Show Friends with Benefits cybercrime. The event was held in the card linked to the account that received motivated by money and professional Cisco Auditorium at 6:30 p.m. It was Soul Cafe the payment was sent to an address in pride. Hip Hop w/ Tupac attended by about 150 students mostly Wyoming. Unfortunately, this address Increasingly the FBI is facing a new Grizzly Athletics p. 11 from IT and criminal justice majors. turned out to be an abandoned house kind of threat, state sponsored cyber Four Pillars Society Agent Anaya explained the FBI’s where the hacker sent packages. crime. These criminals are not after organizational structure. In the U.S., Although they watched the house for money but information, specifically Editorials Pages 7-9 Just for Fun p.12 investigations are conducted from Puzzle Page several days, nobody showed up. data pertaining to new technologies. Mentoring Program fifty three field offices throughout the Agents later discovered that the Foreign governments like China use country. Thirteen HQ locations serve hacker had such an easy time stealing these criminals to bridge the technology Dry Campus? as administrative centers. Agent Anaya online that he often simply forgot to gap between them and we allowing is a cybercrime expert. 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News, 2 November 2015 Link to Lawrenceville sets GGC in motion By Laura Walsh was very embarrassing for Tsoi. seat and how to work the shifter gear Editor-in-Chief “There’s a lot of people here that thing.” have not ridden a bicycle in a very Tsoi laughed while telling Dam that Students and faculty gathered long time, but you never forget, you he was only the teacher for “a moment outside the H building on Friday, Oct. just hop on and pedal,” said David in time,” and she would be assuming 16 to participate in the second-annual Dam, 28, a pre-medical major and the mantel again on Monday. As a Link to Lawrenceville event. Partici- co-president of Grizzly Cycling. Dam professor, Tsoi said that the best part of pants rode bicycles to downtown Law- is a post-bacc student who chose to the event was the comradery between renceville where lunch was provided study at GGC after receiving his bach- the faculty and the students. by Local Republic before riding back elor’s in business administration in “My legs hurt and I think it was evil to GGC alongside the police escort of accounting at Georgia State University of them to give us lunch and then tell motorcycles and pickup trucks. (GSU). Dam has been riding bicycles us ride back after my tummy was full Collaboration between the Envi- regularly for around four or five years of turkey,” said Tsoi, “but I’m so glad ronmental Club, Grizzly Cycling, and and enjoys teaching others what he has I found these clothes in my trunk so I the Sustainability Committee paid off learned about cycling. was able to attend” as many students lined up in hopes of “If it weren’t for David, I probably “Everyone I talked to loved it and getting a rental bicycle provided by wouldn’t have ridden, I truly didn’t I’m glad we could get the City of The Bicycle Doctor and facilitated by know what I was going to do without Lawrenceville and the police escort Extra bicycles provided by The Bicycle Doctor. Photo Credit: Laura Walsh Wes Mendoza, GGC history major and there being a beach cruiser,” said to make it fun and safe for everyone” co-president of Grizzly Cycling. The weather was perfect, with clear which took many of the otherwise Tsoi. “He taught me how to raise my said Dam. “I want to give The Bicycle Doctor skies and a cool breeze as participants active participants by surprise. a major shout out for letting us borrow left the campus riding close together “I ride a stationary bike at home the bikes for the event,” said Mendoza, with big smiles to help facilitate the every morning which is why I thought who also works for the shop. The shop best pictures. By the time they arrived I could do it,” said Mai Yin Tsoi, donated both bicycles and helmets to at the downtown square, many were Associate Professor of Chemistry, “but help more students participate in the tired, out of breath and eager for lunch. it doesn’t go uphill.” event and they plan to participate again Skill levels varied significantly as Tsoi had cancelled her RSVP the day next year to keep the tradition alive. some attendees were members of before the event because she heard that “We’re trying to get the community Grizzly Cycling who race regularly they didn’t have extra bicycles avail- together and help out students who and many others were inexperienced able, but then said that she was lucky don’t have bikes so they could partici- — some had not ridden a bike since to find a change of clothes in her trunk pate or help students who want to learn they were a young child. Riding a bike so that she could attend. Even if the to cycle.” is different than other fitness methods, shorts were UGA spirit wear, which David Dam gives Dr. Mai Yin Tsoi a quick lesson. Photo Credit GGC Handicap parking accessibility issues at GGC a few months — but their tag allows them By Julie Thompson News Editor to continue filling handicap spots even when they are healed. He mentioned telltale signs Brad Parish, 32, climbed out of his car that someone is misusing a tag. If the tag is and into a wheelchair as he prepared to head turned over, it is probably expired, and the towards the atrium, but something caught user is no longer disabled. Red tags catch his attention and he wheeled in the opposite Parish’s attention. A red tag is issued to direction. individuals with a temporary disability, and “This will just take a minute, “ he said, gives them access to handicap parking for six approaching a car with three occupants. months. “Hello, I’m a student who has been involved There are 3,370 students parking spots, but in regulating the handicap parking issue here only 124 reserved for GGC’s handicapped on campus. A group of us do what we can to students. Fifteen of the 488 students registered make sure that healthy people aren’t taking the with Disability Services have motor-related stop spots from the students who really need disabilities, but is hard to determine how them. To whom is the handicap tag issued?“ many students actually need these spots The driver quickly replied that he was as the school does not require students to issued a handicap license plate, because he is register their disability, and Disability Ser- easily fatigued by walking short distances. vices doesn’t track how many students have “No problem. You have every right to park handicap tags — that’s the state’s job. Since here. I’m just trying to make sure that people April of this year, 1, 715 red tags have been like you, who these spots are intended for, issued in Gwinnett area, according to Deborah Campus Parking Map, Photo Credit Georgia Gwinnett College actually get to park here,” Parish said. Stroup from the Tax Commissioner’s Office. In contrast, the Department of Motor Vehicles The car’s occupants then expressed their and flirtatiously invited him to a party, the car flipped, and he was thrown out of the has issued 5,760 blue tags, which provides a appreciation for what Parish was doing. They two drove from Alpharetta all the way to an passenger window. four-year handicap parking access. too had seen perfectly healthy people park in address near Lake Lanier. “The first ten years were like hell, but the Parish’s group has brainstormed alternative spots reserved for the disabled. “It was a really long way,” Parish recalled. last two have been great.” solutions to handicap parking issues. One Parish claims to be a ‘pro’ at spotting when At the party, they played drinking games. A year and a half ago, Parish his fiancee, idea Parish proposed was to create a special someone misuses a handicap tag. When Parish got into a fight with his lady Lauren, when she moved in next door. Meet- permit that reserves the spots nearest the door “People will put their permit on the dash friend, he left the scene without a second ing Lauren led Parish to GGC. for students who have the greatest need. The instead of hanging it on the rear view. I put thought. “If we’re going to spend our life together, handicap decal could have a catchy name, mine on the rearview; it never comes off. For “Instead of going towards Gwinnett I’ve got to take care of her,” he said. Parish proposed. The plan would potentially most disabled people, it’s the same way, but if County, I went towards Hall county,” Parish During his first semester at GGC, Parish eliminate the likelihood that a person who you see someone putting there’s on the dash, said. He made his way to Peachtree Industrial noticed robust students parking in handicap looks fine, but is in fact disabled will be nine times out of 10 they shouldn’t be parking to go home, but then made a wrong turn. A spots and then hiking to class, but he didn’t harassed. there.” house on the second corner was the site of the do anything about it until he saw something Police Captain Michael Irizarry who While Parish is an advocate for handicap accident. Guard rails now line its corner. he couldn’t ignore. It was a rainy day during works with Parking Services trained Parish’s rights, he wasn’t always in a wheelchair. “I’m pretty sure they would have prevented the first month of the fall semester. Parish saw group on how to approach parking violators. “I had a car accident when I was drinking me from getting hurt as bad, but in hindsight, a girl with a mental and physical disability Irizarry’s method of compliance is to give and driving when I was 18 years old,” he said. it’s really a 20/20, so I don’t let that bother me that required her to use a walker. Her mother warnings, so as to educate the students who It was on Sept. 28, 2002, 11 days before very much.” was escorting her to a class in the C building made an honest mistake. his 19th birthday. He was thrown out of the Thinking about what could have been is and all the spots in the executive lot were “We try to educate some of the students and passenger window, shattering two vertebrae a waste of time, Parish realizes. The fact full. They had to park on the far side of the let them know, ‘Hey just because you have and breaking his spinal cord. The accident left is, Sept. 28, 2002, was an overcast, foggy staff parking lot. The scene was so pathetic, it a placard or a vehicle handicap tag doesn’t Parish paralyzed from the waist down. Parish night; it was ‘sprinkling off and on’ and the made the thirty-two year old man cry. Some- mean that you can park in a handicap space,’ had spent the day with his best friend, Bryan intoxicated eighteen- year old was driving thing had to be done. He immediately emailed and for the most part students do not know,“ — the two grew up in a neighborhood “not a long road that made serpentine curves. As the president; shortly after parking services said the policeman. The violation is typically far away from here,” he said with a lilting Parish recalls, the road was ‘out in the sticks,’ got involved. self-correcting — most students won’t touch tone, as if he were reading the beginning of a and with few landmarks. He isn’t sure what 50 to 100 people misuse their handicap a handicap parking space with a 10-foot pole fairytale. happened next. parking tags each day, Parish estimates. when they learn they can be fined up to $500 “We should have stayed where we were, we “I’m guessing I fell asleep at the wheel and Parish’s concern is that some people have for doing so. (Continued on Page 6) were safe,” but when a girl he knew called lost control at the corner,” said Parish. The a temporary disability — one that lasts only News, 3 November 2015 Safe Zone training creates LGBTQ allies on campus By Mark Villalba “but I am an ally [as] my older brother came Student Submission out right after he graduated high school and on his way to Basic Training in the Army, so Retired public school educator Toni Smith I’m somewhat familiar with that process and held a conversational speech in the LVIS con- remembering what that was like in our house, ference room on Tuesday, Oct. 6, to train al- but I also remember that my family, when my lies of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and brother came out, may not have been the most questioning people on how to create safe zones understanding or supportive of that situation, at GGC. but I also know how that affected my brother Smith asked all attendees to go into the dark knowing that the people whom he loved and places of their minds and write down every relied on and trusted didn’t provide that in re- “word, term, or stereotype for LGBTQ” during turn.” a minute of silence, after which she asked all to Smith advised LGBTQ members and allies rise if they had written anything positive. Only alike to immerse themselves in a support sys- three attendees arose. tem of people in their lives who will not tol- “Now, imagine wearing those labels around erate bigoted and homophobic speech from your neck like a t-shirt as some of you already anybody. have,” Smith said. “That’s been thirty-plus years, and things “I was very impressed to see the wealth of have come full circle,” Walker continued, diversity within the audience — faculty, staff, “and everyone loves, knows, and accepts him President of Pride Alliance, Tyler Vining, welcomes attendees to the Safe Zone training. students, people who I recognize within the for who he is at this point, but it’s very im- Photo Credit Tyler Vining LGBT community, but then also people who portant to feel like you can be supported. It’s simply wish to keep the world the way it has listeners to evaluate their seemingly good in- happen to be close to me,” Walker later said, very important to understand that just because been. tentions as they might choose to bring their “So I think that the culture and climate of GGC a child suddenly discloses that they’re one Smith later described transphobia as a ter- LGBTQ friends to a party/get-together, but is a lot more supportive than it was when I first way doesn’t change who they are. You know, rible problem and petitioned all to “embrace they may do more harm than good for their arrived five years ago, and to see the amount of they’re still the same person who they were the T.” friends if they are not yet ready to come out support for Safe Zone training was beautiful.” two minutes before they told you.” “That issue is not talked about a lot and and if the other partygoers are not yet recep- Smith, whose parents were actively in- Smith next spoke about language and vo- there’s so much trans-phobia in the LGBT tive. volved during the Civil Rights movement of cabulary as deciding factors in de-stigmatizing community,” said Tyler Vining, president of “Just remember that sexual orientation is not the 1960s, told her listeners how coming out sexual orientations. the Pride Alliance at GGC, “and that needs to a choice just as race is not a choice, but being as an ally has its consequences, for she too lost “The first thing we’re going to have to do be tackled immediately. a bigot is a choice,” Smith added. friends when she declared herself as an ally of to be an ally to any group,” Smith said, “is to “Violence against transgender people still “People run boot camps to change [other] LGBTQ. know who we are and to know our internal res- goes on — the suicide among transgender people’s sexual orientations in some parts of “Nobody else has come out as female, no- ervations and biases.” She then reminded lis- teens is so high, it needs to end, so I found that the faith community,” she continued, “[but] I body has to come out as black, nobody has to teners that while they may deem themselves as as one of the most important things that’s not wish we ran boot camps to change people’s do this — this is a unique experience,” Smith unbiased their previously written words were talked about.” hearts so that hatred would disappear.” said before acknowledging that the U.S. Su- and still are engrained into their memories. Smith summarized with “[B]e visible, be The conversation ultimately ended with preme Court legalized same-sex marriage Smith encouraged audience members to in- brave, be open, be inclusive, and be patient attendees and officials signing up to receive earlier in 2015, but Georgia laws still can cost clude LGBTQ people in their lives and to be with yourself and with the LGBT community.” their safe-zone stickers. Vining commented, citizens their jobs and even homes for having flattered if somebody saw enough empathy, Then she concluded her speech with request- “I wholeheartedly believe that any professor, come out. caring, and strength in those members to en- ing attendees to stand up if they were willing faculty member, or RA should be mandated to Smith then added domestic consequences to trust them with his or her orientation. to come out as allies on that day, the following go through this training. People are not edu- legal ones because some students who come She cautioned attendees that others will Sunday (National Coming out Day), or some- cated on this issue and matter. So [although] out may suffer losing familial support, tuition, likely label allies as being LGBTQ. “And day in their lives. they might not enjoy the experience and they food, and a place to live. She mentioned Lost that’s just silly,” Smith said, “because there All in the room leapt to their feet. might not learn anything, but the chances of and Found as a homeless shelter in Atlanta for were allies in Civil Rights movement, and Smith turned the floor and microphone over their learning something are greater if they do, teenage children who are estranged from their people didn’t think they were black.” to audience members, who shared their expe- and in order for GGC to embrace the diversity families. The whole room chuckled with laughter. riences, advice, and feedback. Among them that is present on campus, it needs to teach; it’s “I have three kids; they are not quite at that She then told her audience to understand that was Associate Dean of Liberal Arts, Laurel a school and it needs to teach.” age just yet,” Walker later told The Globe, such people are not inherently ill-natured; they Holland, 53, of Dunlap, Tenn., who reminded GGC collecting donations for homeless students
By Julie Thompson are struggling with personally, and providing News Editor appropriate help within our means all con- tribute to producing holistic humans who will GGC faculty donated hundreds of dollars in hopefully pass on the types of gifts to others in care-packages in a statewide initiative to help their lives.“ Kirschner said. needy students. So far the program is primarily faculty driven, The School of Liberal Arts initiated Grizzlies but Macintosh hopes RSOs and students will Helping Grizzlies this semester--a program get involved. designed to support the GGC community of “Our group has several goals for this aca- food-insecure and homeless students. demic year and enlisting student volunteers is Grizzlies Helping Grizzlies is one among part of that,” said Laurel Starling-McIntosh, an many programs in a statewide effort to help Assistant Director of Financial Aid. As GGC’s needy students. While the University System designated campus Foster and Homeless Youth of Georgia mandates that each USG school Support Contact, she is a forerunner of the has one assigned homeless student liaison, the program. initiative each school implements might vary. Because students must register in order to GGC’s program is primarily a donation-based. receive program benefits, the community of According to Dean of Students, Tomas students who lack bear necessities is being Jimenez, GGC faculty have been overwhelm- marginalized. “Sadly, the numbers seem to be ingly supportive. An estimate of 45 faculty growing each semester; however, that may be members have donated $500 in gift cards and because we have this effort and people are now four boxes with toiletries to the program. reaching out for assistance – may not really be David Kirschner, an Assistant Professor of increased numbers.” Sociology, donated a ‘universal gift’--a grocery Regardless of the community’s marginal gift card. “Everyone needs food,” was the logic development, these students need help; and behind his gift choice. Grizzlies Helping Grizzly extends that help--it Dr. Kirschner has worked closely with can “not only be the difference between a homeless and disadvantaged populations; he student having a place of refuge, but the differ- and his wife served with homeless shelters and ence between obtaining a college degree and were foster parents before having biological not obtaining one,” said McIntosh. children. Students who are homeless, food-insecure or “We talk about student success here at GGC, homeless, who know such students can contact but teaching them in the classroom is only a McIntosh at [email protected] or by phone at part of our responsibility. Engaging with them 678-407-5977. outside the classroom, finding out what they News, 4 November 2015 GGC fashion is charged with success Campus By Quinn Mayes Staff Reporter Lockdown More than 400 guests were treated to a run- way presentation of fashion trends, skits, and killer catwalks, all charged with success. cont’d “The beginning of the show was pretty hectic — we had to deal with an influx of in- By Arrica Wynn dividuals coming in to LVIS all at once which Design Editor was very overwhelming. We had to deal with getting task such as lighting, and mic checks, Others who happened to be on campus and just seeing all our hard work paid off felt were caught by surprise like Dhanapa- great. The experience overall was a thrilling ti Khatiwoda who graduated in May one and I was happy that I had an opportunity 2015 and was only on campus to take to be a part of it,” GGC senior, resident assis- Bakari Benton and Ryan Smith who led the efforts for the fashion show will both be the GACE test, which is a certification tant Neshanee Johnson said. graduating in December, Photo credit Ryan Smith for educators. Khatiwoda had to seek Ryan Smith hosted residence life’s fifth-annu- create something positive out of the negativity, “This is a huge achievement in my life. I help from Carlton “Buck” Buchanan, al fashion show on Tuesday, Nov. 3. The event which is why we created the theme Charged am first to attend and graduate college in my Director of Emergency Management, was themed Charged with Success, centered on with Success,” GGC senior, resident assistant family. When my team and I came up with because he had to leave campus in bringing forth the issues and challenges faced Bakari Benton said. the theme for this specific scene and saw all order to pick up his three year old son by minorities with police officers. Models strutted their stuff on the catwalk in our hard work pay off when we received the from preschool. “We got the idea from our supervisor, San- personally styled designs, which left the tradi- positive response from the crowd, it really “I am afraid to leave during lock- drine, with everything going on in the nation tional runway rules behind. felt great to be apart and it somewhat gave me down,” said Khatiwoda, but his duty as right now as far as police brutality, we wanted Yes, we worked really hard — I remember anticipation for December 17,” GGC senior a father outweighed any fear of leaving to shed light on that issue and we wanted to awesome holiday bash coming up soon and it Ryan Smiths said. before the threat had passed. “I have to is open to the GGC community. The business scene showcased how individu- pick him up, and I have to go to work having our practices for the past couple of als personally defined business casual. right after that so I can’t stay.” weeks from around 9:30 p.m. to 12 a.m.,but “How you dress says a lot about your charac- “Do you have any other recourse seeing everyone tonight do well on the run- ter I believe it is imperative to carry yourself here?” asked Buchanan, “You have to way was pretty cool and totally worth it.” in a certain way — professionalism to me is pick him up, nobody else can do it?” The night began with a compilation of videos something important,” said GGC senior and Buchanan assured Khatiwoda that he showing guests the realities of police violence African Voice VP, Obu Obu. would contact campus police to make and discussing the truths of the police brutal- Following was a skit where individuals were sure Khatiwoda could get to his car ity America. The event took place in LVIS, playing basketball and had to face the adver- safely. Buchanan mentioned that he upholding the traditional runway platform sities of having to be in the crossfire of unjust wanted to be extra careful since he embellished with multicolor lights and upbeat policing.“It was interesting to get the opportu- didn’t know anything more than the tracks mixed by Urban 365 radio’s very own nity toactually act out this particular situation students did about the threat to campus Aj the DJ. and to help individuals see the marginalization At 1:17 p.m., the GGC campus re- “The theme was a brilliant idea. I really of a particular group.” said GGC senior, Timo- mained on lockdown with police and Photo credit Markeith Jones appreciate how they discussed harsh realities thy Walker. canine units systematically clearing of police brutality in America with the black Last but not least was the “Be me Be free” campus buildings and directing stu- community, and I liked how they related that scene, which allowed individuals to showcase dents to their cars. Rave alerts contin- specific issue and combined it with the theme who they really were, though using a different ued to update on the lockdown status of individualism — something people face in name. This is a traditional scene performed at on campus. Several gun safety concerns everyday life whether it being LGBT, goofy, the annual residence life shows. were raised by students. girly, whatever; it gave individuals the oppor- The scene was very eclectic. It represented “Anyone can bring a gun on campus tunity to be them and to showcase that,” GGC individuals and their different walks of life and and we are a gun free zone,” said Ga- sophomore, SGA senator Marri Brown said. I appreciated being able to experience their briela Katona, a junior at GGC. “I think Next up was the graduation skit, showcasing world,” said GGC senior and resident it’s bogus and we need to be prepared individuals and how they overcame the adver- assistant James Ralston. to be able to protect ourselves. Seconds sity one may face when attending school. This Residence Life has been creating this same matter when police are minutes away.” particular scene hit home for some models and tradition for the past five years, and every year “All professors need to discuss pro- organizers who were graduating this upcoming has packed the house. The residence life has an cedures in all classes this week in case December 17. awesome holiday bash coming up soon and it something of this magnitude or worse is open to the GGC community. happens again,” said Kelly Okosi. “Locks should be installed on the inside of all classroom doors and students need to know to stay silent, locked in and away from windows until police unlock the doors.” Soul Cafe As of 9:09 a.m. on November 17, po- By Ciera Freeman “As official stand-in lice announced the shooter was located Staff Reporter president, this was my GGC Promotional Flyer in a wooded area near the intersection first time coordinating an of Sugarloaf Parkway at Old Norcross event in this position. Road and taken into custody. The GGC 250 GGC students met inside of the LVIS We looked for individu- campus resumed normal operations auditorium for this year’s annual Soul Café als who had a great stage with an “all clear” from Stas Preczews- event on Friday, Nov. 7. A combination of presence, individuals ki, President of GGC. original music, unique art creations, spoken who were different and “After consultation with the appro- word, song covers, and dance choreogra- individuals who had mes- priate authorities, the security risk to phy all contributed to the show put on by sages involving culture,” campus has been mitigated to an extent students. said Mayes. that allows for reopening,” said Precze- The Black Student Union hosted the event. There was no age wski. “However, in coordination with In addition to putting on a vibrant and en- requirement for people city and county law enforcement, GGC tertaining show, Soul Café also served as a that wished to be in the Campus Police has emplaced height- charity event. Over 150 donations and food audience, but due to some ened security measures and physical the show started on a more calming note. items were raised by the organization. The adult content, the use of presence across the campus, increasing An R&B dance number was followed by a donations were turned in at entry for those profanity, and sexual innuendoes, the show their numbers. Expect to see various soulful medley sang by GGC student Dreon who wished to participate in exchange for was probably not suitable for child audi- police vehicles around the campus for Young, who entertained the crowd with a a raffle ticket that, if chosen, would mean enceSoul Café opened with a dance number days to come.” combination of his vocal ability and piano concert tickets to see Grammy-nominated and greetings “Extended periods of lockdown in skills. artist The Weeknd in Atlanta. from the hosts. Halfway through the tight quarters carry their own unique “I see Soul Cafe as a creative outlet to Quinn Mayes is the president of Black Stu- performance there was an intermission that challenges given the size and range of allow artist to express themselves and the dent Union (BSU) and oversaw the event as allowed for the members of the audience issues associated with a community of tradition of Soul Café was created for that a whole. From holding auditions, choosing to feast upon “soul food favorites.” Items 13,000,” said Preczewski. “I could not specific reason to bring us all together no the lineup, and making sure all of the finer included fried chicken, fried fish, macaroni be more proud. The safety and security matter how you look who you are or where details were in place, Mayes worked on this and cheese, collard greens, and peach cob- of the GGC community remain the very you are from to enjoy and vibe through the event for a number of weeks to ensure it bler for dessert. top priority for this administration.” could be the best show possible. After the intermission, the second half of artistic expressions,” said Mayes. News, 5 November 2015 Tupac papers display hip hop history By Julie Thomposn Library needed permission to display for a News Editor month-long the exhibition. “The desire is to have the collection on exhibit until the end of the month; we have STUDENT CENTER — Woodruff Library to get permission from the estate, and we’re exhibited a collection of Tupac’s notebooks waiting to hear back from him. If we get the and lyric sketches at the Readings, Writings okay, we’ll have it installed and we’ll leave and Rhythmic Hits and Raps Hip Hop event it up until the end of November, but I have to at GGC. take it back tonight,” said Tanner. The Tupac Amaru Shakur Collection was Editorial Note :The Woodruff Library did exhibited on loan from the Atlanta University not loan the Tupac Amaru Shakur Collection Woodruff Library. for the entire month, it was again displayed Sarah Tanner, a Woodruff archivist, repre- in the Student Center on November 12th. sented the library at Readings, Writings and “We have a piece of the Tupac Amaru Rhythmic Hits on November 3. The event Shakur Collection; this is a historic moment was one in a series of events celebrating Hip for GGC,” said Clarke who emceed the event Hop History Month. It was a collaborative in the Student Center Lounge. He opened effort of Black Student Union, Wize Tribe, the event at 5 p.m., with a discussion of the Greenlight, Get Involved, and the Asian burgeoning hip hop academe, and said this Student Association. study demanded an increased attention to Tanner prepared a grouping of Tupac’s lyrics and to the power of words. composition notebooks, which she referred “I think hip hop gets a bad rap, no pun to as the “gem” of the collection. The exhibit intended,” said Clarke, who also raps from combined onomatopoeia with hand-clapping Clarke proceeded to conduct an interac- was a replicated portion of the original col- time to time. According to Clarke, words are rhythm. The lyrics described police vio- tive discussion of hip hop’s basic elements. lection. meant to elevate, but unfortunately, many art- lence, youthful angst, and theocratic doubt. Among these elements he listed, the emcee, “Tupac was involved in all aspects of his ists’ success can be attributed with marketing Michael Blakey, a.k.a JR, was the next the DJ’s, dance — usually break dancing, music,” said Tanner. schemes and jingles. performer with “Pain.” The raps and melodic and writing — graffiti writing. The exhibit enabled GGC Tupac fans to He read the lyrics of Lauryn Hill’s “The riffs portrayed the emotional distress Blakey “Today fashion has become one of the see the deceased hip-hop idol in a personal Final Hour.” Hill’s lyrics often pertained experienced at his grandmother’s passing. elements too,” Clarke said. These elements way, and allowed a glimpse into his creative to Christian themes: “You can’t capsize this “In this pain, is a morning light,” the melod- linger in the sensation that hip hop it is thought processes. Some of the pages had ship, because I baptize my lips every time a ic riff carried over the audience. today. crossed-out words, showing the early stages take a sip.“ Next, Clarke read one of his own original Hip hop has become a multi billion dollar of Tupac’s 90’s hits. One notebook contained Clarke displayed a picture of the 900 works, “(B)earth Chronicles.” The scholar of business and many bemoan the changes entrepreneur ideas — plans for the Palmeca hundred year old Ethiopian church the rhyme Africana Studies continued to read his lyrics, that have accompanied its success. With so Cafe. These plans provided phones in the described. “Women don’t always get that which described his own struggle to escape many music formulas, hip hop audiences are booths, so patrons could request songs. love, so I’ll give her a shout, and Lauryn’s in of his mother’s womb and progressed to life accustomed to the generic, but Clarke urged “It’s hard to move around, so we can only my top ten.” ultimatums he faced as a young adult. the gathering “to untrain [their] ears” and bring reproductions of the material. [The He continued to describe Hip Hop’s reli- “They say they want me to go to the Uni- learn to appreciate creative, cutting-edge original] is open to the public; you just have gious affiliations—the roots often traced to versity, so they be saving and making sure I music. to come to the Atlanta University Center Islam, but Lauryn was Christian, and so was ain’t misbehavin’,” Clarke read his original “Sometimes I feel like we are losing the Library to see it,” said the archivist who was the grandfather of her 5 children — Bob work. culture, so value it; love it,” Clarke said. He a Student Involvement guest. Tanner has Marley — the reggae icon and Rastafarian The sun set as Clarke began to read pieces admitted his generation “didn’t do enough also shown the exhibit at Emory, and other Christian. on darker subjects. Music, Clarke said, often to elevate” with their lyrics. Young rappers schools who have requested the exhibit. Matthew Micheaux (Cashew), A Wize Tribe described the realities rappers live. He listed need mentoring, the emcee concluded. Tanner explained that even a replication member, performed an animated rendition big names in Chicago hip hop scene — Ken- Clarke encouraged the audience of per- is under strict copyright, and the Woodruff of Vic Mensa’s “Yap Yap.” The compilation drick Lamar, Chance the Rapper, Vic Mensa. formers and writers, ”Your generation is “This is your music but, it’s also the making a good art.” documentation of your history. Over twenty He praised Drake’s creativity and a phe- five hundred people have been shot this year nomenal freestyles. Clarke said the industry in Chicago, and that’s mostly poor people had changed Drake, but sometimes that’s — we are hopeful that music can provide a what one has to happen to follow a dream change.” and to survive, he admitted. One of hip hop’s negative aspects — one Black Student Union had spent ‘several Clarke had witnessed since his adolescence weeks’ planning the Readings Writings and — was the industry’s misogyny. Rhythmic Hits. “It feels like the work paid Clarke continued on the subject “Unfor- off,” said Quinn Mayes, BSU’s president . tunately, we called every brother, the ’N As Mayes observed the Tupac Collection, -word,’ and every woman, the ‘B -word,’ but he said, was it was a great addition to the I know the power of my words,” Clarke said. event. Mayes commented on Tupac’s legacy Sex sells in any music industry. 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News, 6 November 2015 Our very own prestigious society of students By Michelle Samson him to share his personal story with Business Manager donors, who in turn gain an under- standing of the kinds of students Aizaz Shaikh, a junior and busi- attending GGC. ness management major, is a mem- These donors “want to help stu- ber of the Four Pillar Society on dents and that is what Four Pillar campus, which serves the Georgia [Society] really is about … trying Gwinnett College Foundation and to help students that are different the Alumni Association. The charter than others but at the same time organization’s existence is largely have the same goal.” Shaikh and his unbeknownst to the student body, colleagues in the society epitomize but their scope of influence runs a kind of success story that tells do- deep. nors that “whatever they’re putting Shaikh applied for membership their money into, there is something last semester when he received an coming out of it.” email for the newly established Although Four Pillar members society that describes itself as “a are not necessarily deemed respon- student leadership program estab- sible for representing the student lished by the Office of Development body like the Student Government and supported by the Office of the Association, Shaikh still holds the President.” student body’s interests at heart Shinieria Bradley, a junior and hey, I can still achieve my dreams diversity within the Society, which when acting as an informal fig- despite my poor high school career,” includes nontraditional, Afri- criminal justice/criminology major, urehead for students at Four Pillar also applied upon learning about said Shaikh. His comeback story of can-American, and Asian students. events. He retells his personal story perseverance appeals to donors and The diversity within the organiza- the opportunities in the organiza- while networking with influential tion, which “stress[es] philanthropy embodies the experiences of young tion, Shaikh believes, accurately citizenry with the narrative that he college students, also vying for a portrays the diversity overall on among students, faculty, and staff.” “graduated high school with a 2.75 Keen on networking and campus place in this world. campus. [grade point average] …and [he] Students on campus have, how- Ultimately, Shaikh is gratified involvement, both students decid- didn’t really know what [he] wanted ed to write the handful of essays ever, elicited criticism in response being a part of an organization that to do, so [he] ended up enlisting in to Four Pillar’s elitism and exclu- allows him to connect with other required, gathered two recommen- the Air Force because … [his] dad is dations, and subsequently found sivity. There are few members and, like-minded students and profes- a retired Air Force vet.” although not officially representable sional elites in his field of interest. themselves in an interview. He proudly stated that his en- Members attend and volunteer at of the student body, they volunteer Shaikh imagines a promising future, listment date was Feb. 28, 2013. at events and interact with the priv- one in which he will successfully commencement, groundbreaking Afterwards, Shaikh started attending ceremonies, alumni association ileged members of society in atten- pursue politics because of the great GGC and achieved a 4.0 GPA in his dance. Lili Martinez, a freshman networks he has made through the events, presidential dinners, and first semester and took three core donor events. Shaikh expressed deep and criminal justice/criminology Four Pillar Society. Bradley has also classes (ten credits) in the summer major, thinks it is seemingly “ran- been offered various internships gratitude for attending the Found- while still upholding his GPA. er’s Dinner in September where he dom to have students represented at as a member of Four Pillars. She “If everybody thinks this is diffi- major events by people who are not says her work with the organization dined with “a recent alum, a Geor- cult and I did this with ease, maybe gia State Assembly representative, in SGA.” Shaikh acknowledges the keeps her “focused and reminds I do have the potential to maintain a “secret-society” aspect of the rela- [her] of how important the student a Senator, and the VP of Operations high GPA and still stay involved … at GGC.” The opportunity allowed tively unknown Four Pillar Society. body is to the administration.” GGC gave me the motivation to say, He also mentions the platform of Handicap accessibility issues, continued By Julie Thompson van spots are as sparse. She has been News Editor late to class on more than one occasion because she can’t find a van spot. When The state offers guidelines to avoid McMillian does manage to park, lower parking dilemmas. One out of every her ramp, and begin navigating her way six accessible parking spaces must be to class, she has trouble finding an acces- van-accessible, so that in a parking sible path. lot with 400 total spaces, eight must “I avoid parts of campus because I just be accessible spaces, and two of these don’t know if there will be a ramp or must be van-accessible, according to the crosswalk at the other end,” she said. Americans with Disability website. The Her chief complaint is that there are Department of Justice recently revised the not enough ramps on the sidewalks; ADA Title II and Title III regulations for this forces her to wheel along the road Places of Public Accommodation — the in search of a ramp and it can be quite amendments went into effect this spring. dangerous. The Program Access portion of Title II “Because there’s not a constant side- orders that any government facility must walk, I often times have to stroll in the ensure that people with disabilities can road until I find a ramp, which really gain access to participate in programs and is pretty terrifying when cars pass you activities. maniacally,” said McMillian. She avoids “There are a variety of ways that agen- taking classes in the A building, where cies can ensure access to programs, but the sidewalk is interrupted and does not making structural improvements is often run around the entire building, and ramps necessary.” (ADA Title II) are few and far between. Officer Schneider spoke for the school The solution is dependent on time and when he said “We meet all the state and money, like so many other things in life. federal requirements.” Captain Irizarry is limited in what he can While the law requires that schools do, so Parish and other students must senate meetings accommodate disabled students to the offer their own time to enforce parking maximum extent feasible, some have regulations. As for accessibility issues every thursday | 2:00 pm higher expectations of GGC. with the school itself — solutions will “You’d think a school as newly built as require both time and money, but first student center | LVIS ours would already have worked out all students must create an awareness that the accessibility kinks, but unfortunately there is an issue to begin with. | ALL STUDENTS WELCOME TO ATTEND STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION | that is not the case,” said Julie McMillan, “It’s so important for students to let | COME BY AND MAKE YOUR VOICE COUNT |
22 — an English major with a film minor. their voices be known, because the FOR MORE INFO: @GGC_SGA Some accessibility issues do not have school will only listen [to Disabilities OFFICE - STUDENT CENTER | SUITE 3132 @GGC_studentgov clear solutions. McMillan needs an Services] if we make complaints our- EMAIL - [email protected] CALL - 678.407.5888 electric ramp to exit her vehicle, and this GGC Student Government Association selves,” said Mcmillian. vISIT: GETINVOLVED.GGC.EDU/ORGANIZATIONS/SGA requires more space for her van — and Editorial, 7 November 2015 Is your mentor the big bad wolf of registration? By Tysheira Scribner They’re intended to advise you on future students don’t graduate when expected GGC, has had the same mentor since he Student Submission goals, internship ideas, study habits, because they unknowingly make wrong enrolled two years ago. personal issues, or even just to chat with class choice decisions, another reason “I’m quite sure the mentoring program Little Grizzly, Little Grizzly, Let Me you over that cup of coffee. why having a good mentor is helpful. is good for others but for me it is some- In! Though it may seem inconvenient, GGC junior biology major Jordan what useless. I pretty much self mentor,” It’s mid-semester and it’s almost time the mentor system can have a greater Duncan said he believes a good mentor said Edwards. to re-register — only you haven’t moved benefit, when used properly. There are should be capable of advising a student While students typically meet with passed the “Big Bad Wolf.” You know positive, caring relationships to be built, in such a way that the student obtains their mentors at least twice a year, Ed- the two of you are bound to meet face- ones that will make that letter of recom- the best education possible. wards has only met with his mentor to-face, so why not switch it up a little mendation you’ll need, way less generic, “A good mentor is someone willing to twice in the last two years. this time and offer him his own warm but personal and make believing. go the extra mile for their mentees,” he Edward remembers the time he had an cup of delicious coffee? SLA Dean Dr. Santos, a first genera- said. “They should be well versed and appointment with his mentor in which GGC is a liberal arts institution in tion college student himself, says he was able to guide students down his or hers his mentor never showed up, even after which there is great focus on engaging especially drawn to GGC because of the careers path to the best of their ability, Edwards waited a hour, attempted to student-faculty relationships. mentor system. He believes it is one of and willing to find answers to things both call and email his mentor, but GGC’s official vision statement sup- the things that make GGC special. they don’t already know.” didn’t receive any response until days ports this stating, “It [GGC] will be a “This is very cool,” he said. “We have When GGC first opened, all incoming later, stating his mentor hold had been dynamic learning community where fac- a very strong commitment to this. The freshmen were required to take a “fresh- lifted. ulty engagement in teaching and mento- vast majority of our faculty takes it se- man success” course, in which students For cases like this, Santos said, ring students will be the hallmark.” riously. This is important to them,” he were taught necessary skills and given “That’s a problem.” The mission statement adds, “Georgia added. helpful information in order to get Though we are in an era of technology, Gwinnett College’s outstanding faculty Mentors shouldn’t just be an obstacle through their college experience. we don’t want these mentor-mentee re- and staff actively engage students in to your registration, and if your mentor That course vanished as GGC’s stu- lationships to be based solely through various learning environments serve as is just a “Big Bad Wolf” to circumvent, dent body grew tremendously. keyboards and computer screens. mentors and advisors and assist students then consider asking one of your profes- While Mormino believes having a But it takes two in this give-take rela- through programs designed to enhance sors to be your mentor instead. single mentor throughout one’s entire tionship. their academic, social and personal de- “My mentor used to be Dr. Keiley,” undergraduate career is best, it is almost “A lot of my mentees don’t seek me velopment.” said Rodica Kajanovic, a senior political inevitable for students to have a change out until they’re ready to sign up for As public figures like our country’s science major. “But she left GGC when in mentors at least once. Students classes. We have a lot to offer,” Santos first lady promote the usefulness of edu- we were still working on my credit sub- change their majors, declare majors after mentioned. cation in one’s lifetime, it’s good to see stitutions from before I came to the U.S. being undecided, and staff members Santos wants students to take full institutions follow along and help stu- I had class with Dr. Budryte and she is don’t always return. advantage of their mentorships, and be- dents push through their college expe- also from Europe so Iasked her to help “When my mentor was reassigned lieves mentors can be “great advocates” rience, especially with useful tools like me work out which classes were equiv- automatically, I asked Dr. Budryte to for students. mentor systems. alent. I know she did a lot of research,” continue as my mentor and I emailed the “I would love for our students to A mentorship serves as a personal and/ Kajanovic continued. registrar to switch. There was nothing know their mentors are there to help or professional developmental relation- Dr. Kristina Mormino, a French and wrong with the mentor they gave me, them. Reach out to them! It’s certainly ship in which a more experienced or global studies professor at GGC, and but I switched to Dr. Budryte because true some faculty have tight schedules more knowledgeable person helps guide SLA’s senior mentor, spoke of three in- she already knew and understood my but set some time aside to go chat with a less experienced or less knowledge- stances in which having a mentor would situation,” Kajanovic recalled. them. I have never been invited by a able person. It’s like having your own be beneficial. One thing standing in the way of mentee for a cup of coffee. I think if a personal cheerleader, without the mini- Three types of students who especially fulfilling part of GGC’s vision is the mentee invited me for a cup of coffee skirts and pom-poms, of course. benefit from good mentors are the trans- “mentor” who simply allows his or hers I’d say let’s do it!” The mentorship at GGC is quite differ- fer student, the first generation college mentees to send an email with his or It’s undeniable that GGC has grown ent than what goes on at other schools. student, and the “Oops, I didn’t realize hers desired courses in exchange for remarkably over the last years but the GGC’s system is much more formal there was a prerequisite for this course” removing the mentor hold, especially vision remains the same. The School of and structured. You are all aware of the student. for students who actually want that men- Business itself has additional advisors seemingly dreadful hold placed upon Transfer students aren’t always aware tor-mentee relationship. to assist students; still, every student has you until you drag your butts into the of policies like the mandatory Georgia Equally harmful is the student who been assigned a mentor. chairs upon your mentor’s offices, or to history and constitution rule, and first sets an appointment with his or her men- Bears, throw on your grizzly gear, one of the school’s atriums, in search of generation college students simply need tor but doesn’t show up. leave your stigmas at the door and re- an unfamiliar face. a little support. Louis Edwards, a senior political sci- alize he may not be such a “Big Bad But mentors aren’t just for registration. Mormino is also aware of cases where ence and international relations major at Wolf” after all. GGC, a dry campus…or is it? many situations in which this college By Rachel Patti has offered alcoholic beverages at its Communications Editor events, some including the Founder’s Georgia Gwinnett College always Day Dinner and the most recent alumni preaches about how its campus is a event at GGC 10’s Homecoming game ‘dry’ one, and that no alcohol is allowed on October 24, 2015. on the premise. There are many rules At the Homecoming game, to drink an stating that any alcohol found on school alcoholic beverage, all that was required property or inside the school’s residence was a valid I.D. that proved the attendee life (now known as The Grands) will was over the age of 21 and they were result in punishments ranging from allowed to enter the ‘alumni’ tent were a probation for the current semester into bar was set up. Events that are approved the next two semesters, all the way to to have alcohol must be approved by the suspension of the school. But what about President’s Office or the Office of -De all the double standards that are offered velopment, but that still doesn’t excuse at this institution; when a Registered that fact that Georgia Gwinnett College Alcoholic drinks on the tables both inside LVIS for the Founders Dinner (above), and Student Organization puts in an event re- considers itself to be a ‘dry campus’ on the patio before the dinner began (below). Photo Credit, Georgia Gwnnett College quest, it gives them the option that says when there is a fully stocked bar in the “will alcohol be served at this event?” storage room for special/private events. Well, of course not!? GGC is a dry Aizaz Shaikh, a junior, SGA senator, campus, which is “a term used for the and Four Pillars Society member, made banning of alcohol at colleges and uni- the comment “That at events, such as versities, regardless of the owner’s age homecoming, when the Four Pillars or intention to consume it elsewhere.” Society are required to volunteer, and al- On this campus, God forbid if a student cohol is available, we students work off got caught drinking then they would get an honor system that we will not drink.” sent straight to Student Integrity. But With all these factors in play does this if you think about it, why is that option still make Georgia Gwinnett College a even listed or suggested on the event re- ‘dry campus,’ and is it fair that certain quest form if alcohol is prohibited from ‘special’ events are allowed to serve Georgia Gwinnett? There have been alcoholic beverages? Editorial, 8 November 2015 Sex is not naughty: Turning the tide on taboos By Tyler Vining erence not to — that’s completely fine and opposite-gender couples face a risk of correctly and honestly? Teach boys about Managing Editor you are well within your right to do so. To HIV and men can be “promiscuous” as consent. Teach girls that it’s okay to have vilify sex and those who have it, however, well. Even the word “promiscuity” exists and enjoy sex if they want to and put an SEX! S-E-X! Sex. It’s an action many of is not okay. for those who have “too much” sex, but end to slut-shaming. Let’s stop pretending us take throughout our lives in all of its We simply are not the puritans that our no word exists for someone who eats too that they’re not having it. beauty, consent, and pleasure. Some of us predecessors were (or weren’t — we see many hot wings. I’m certain hot wings This problem persists in college and be- consider it to be a taboo, hush-hush item you, Ben Franklin), and we simply cannot pose more of threat to my actual health yond. I had a professor who couldn’t say not to be discussed in public, with certain and must not deny ourselves the oppor- than sex does. Are we really critiquing “vagina” in an academic setting. There people, or at all. Some of us speak of it tunity to discuss this. We have sex for people for having too much sex? “You got are students who giggle when you say openly and liberally with little regard of multiple reasons: it’s pleasurable, we want us! We enjoy doing it! Gasp!” “penis,” “vagina,” or “clitoris” as if they social mores. Most of us fall in between to grow closer with our partner, we want In the secular society that the United weren’t the very organs on their bodies. and take different positions throughout to have children, or all of the above. Most States is supposed to be, sex shouldn’t be I’m not advocating for students to spill our lives. In some places — California of us have never had sex because Satan a controversial issue. Educating our kids the details about their hookup last night in and other liberal states — sex is an open told us so or that we wanted to tear at the about safe sex shouldn’t be a debate topic. the middle of class, but if we can’t have topic and there has been a liberalization fabric of society. When we watch “Game Talking to your kids about sex shouldn’t a frank conversation about the realities of of sexual education where students learn of Thrones” or anything on late night TV awkward and/or fear-inducing. It can sexual activity and our bodies then where about safe-sex options, emotions we have we see a lot of it, much to the dismay of be as simple as P TÉ — “Please wear are we at as a society? before, during, and after sex, and even sex a wide array of people. So why is it still protection. Always have consent. Talk to Perhaps if we moved a tad further in between same-sex couples. taboo? Why do we shame people (mostly your partner. Enjoy yourself.” Sex isn’t society then I wouldn’t have friends tell Georgia does not exist in that alternate women and LGBT folks) for having it? the demon under the sheets; our society’s me their biological parents never had dimension. We live and discuss our fairly Slut, whore, ho, harlot, thirsty, and tramp standards are. When we refuse to educate sex because they were too pure. Or that conservative lives while we sip our sweet are all words we use to describe people — students in school and teach abstinence lesbians couldn’t have sex because neither tea with our pinkies raised. We only dis- mainly women — who have “too much” instead, teenage pregnancy rates rise. of them have a penis. Or ask me what cuss sex in certain spaces and if we do so sex because let’s be honest, the same stan- Honesty should be the best policy. Down a clitoris is. Can we just be frank about outside of those small circles, there’s an dards aren’t applied to women and men. the road at Dacula High School, we were our body parts? Can we have an honest elderly person there to clutch their pearls If women enjoy something, there must be taught about the dangers of sex such as conversation about sex and not include and exclaim, “I do declare! Enough of evil afoot! STDs, unintended pregnancy, and heart- slut-shaming? Can we get to that point at that!” (This happens – I swear!) Sex between same-sex couples is also un- break. Safe sex was touched upon, but at least? No? Okay then. Let’s just achieve a The point I’m thrusting forward is that sex fortunately demonized. As soon as I came the end of the day, abstinence was taught brazen and educative dialogue about sex. is taboo and demonized and it shouldn’t out as gay I was warned of the dangers as the end-all, be-all solution and we even Let’s reduce the misconceptions that lead be. If you personally object to sex or of HIV/AIDS, I was labelled as “promis- had a guest speaker to tell the guys not to to STDs, unintended pregnancy, sexual certain sexual practices because of your cuous,” and a scarlet ‘A’ was pinned to masturbate because it wouldn’t be right to violence because doing otherwise is a religion, your asexuality, or just your pref- my chest. This never happened when I give into our urges. Thanks but no thanks. disservice to our children, to ourselves, was having sex with women, even though Wouldn’t it have been easier to teach us and to society.
Free jewelry Letter from the Editor: How are inspection and cleaning at we doing? How are you doing? Benton’s Fine By Laura Walsh Editor-in-Chief Jewelry and Repair! Just GGC Students, Faculty, and Staff: mention that you Thank you for your continued support of are from GGC. our newspaper! Please continue reading and sharing our articles. Most importantly, let us know what you think! Let us know what you like or dislike on social media or by email so that we know what our readers want to see. We can’t be the voice of the Grizzlies if nobody makes their voice heard. What’s your favorite puzzle for the back page? Would you prefer to color a mandala? Or would you prefer to solve a sudoku puzzle? I would also be happy to respond to any Photo Credit, Helen Thomas letters to the editor if anyone has questions or comments. 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Editorials, 9 November 2015 Editorial: Dear Millenials, it’s not (all) your fault By Dr. Laura Lea Bourland cating with the upcoming generation. more TV choices available. In a recent to Apple’s launch of radio. Assistant Professor of The challenge is perennial because interview with NPR, John Landgraf, It’s unsurprising, then, that so many of Political Science it has been faced by every educator CEO of the FX network described the you have never seen Die Hard. When throughout the decades; it is unique situation: “If you accept the premise that would you have the time? Mass media That one generation finds the following because every generation comes of age television is a mass medium, ultimately culture is more accessible and diverse generation to be ignorant, uninformed, in a new climate of social, economic, you have to be able to aggregate a mass than ever, but its impact as a shared and contemptible is so common a senti- political, and technological circumstanc- audience, and so too many shows, too experience has diminished. For Gen ment as to be hardly worth mentioning. es. Consequently, faculty are routinely many entrants creates a bubble. And Xers and those before us, media culture The Greatest Generation were puzzled presented with a multitude of tactics ultimately what happens to bubbles is accumulated by layers over the de- and dismayed by their children’s rebel- to aid in our communication with you they deflate eventually and you come cades; once exposed to the most current lion, Baby Boomers have little use for young’uns. A whole industry exists to back to some kind of more sustainable offerings in music, film, and television, the angst of Generation X, and we Gen study, promote, and, of course, sell ways business model with a sustainable num- we could go back and dig deeper. We Xers naturally find Millennials to be the to motivate millennials, inspire your cu- ber of series. But...there’s no question shared album releases, went to concerts worst of all, just as you will find your riosity, facilitate your civic and cultural that I and everyone else who’s market- in stadiums, and dug into our parents’ younger siblings and/or children when engagement, and, perhaps most of all, ing television is having more and more music to find what inspired our favorite you reach a certain age. Gen Xers groan encourage you to put down the damn difficulty getting your attention because artists. Mariah Carey led us to Minnie about your awful taste in music just as phone and pay attention. So what does there’s so many shows clamoring for Riperton and Mahalia Jackson. Grun- Baby Boomers moaned about ours, and Die Hard have to do with success in the your attention.” In 1995 or even 2000, ge led us back to Led Zeppelin which the cycle will continue. But I’m here to classroom? More than you might think. broadcast/cable television was still the led us to Robert Johnson. Syndication stand up for you guys! Millennials are The following theory is based on a dominant format. Now we can choose allowed us to become conversant in both often blamed for all manner of cultural few assumptions: 1) that generational from broadcast, On Demand, Netflix, Law & Order and M*A*S*H, In Living insults (Katy Perry, man-buns, Tinder, differences can be profound, 2) that the Hulu, Amazon, Vine, YouTube, and all Color and Monty Python. Home video emojis substituting emotions), but here’s differences between millennials and Gen the new original content from streaming had us revisiting the same films repeat- the good news: you guys are not to Xers are greater in number and signifi- services. Content and platforms have edly and discovering the classics at blame. At least not entirely. Millenni- cance than those between Gen Xers and proliferated so extensively that the tradi- our own pace. In short, Gen Xers have als have come of age in a time of a di- their parents, the Baby Boomers, and tional ways of even counting viewership been lucky. We are the last generation minishing mass culture, and you are the 3) that the most visible (and difficult no longer apply. The same scenario to enjoy those large-scale experiences, victims. If anything, the current gener- to cross) distance is in mass media applies to film, as content has expanded the big watercooler moments, the shared ation gulf is an unintended consequence culture—primarily film, television, and across the same platforms while movie jokes, the movie lines everyone knew. of technological progress. music. The practice and consumption theater audiences continue to shrink. So much of that has disappeared in the Not long ago a colleague shared with of sports seems to be more stable over As for music, of the top ten bestselling world of apps, memes, and viral every- me an unsettling discovery about one time. albums of all time, only 2 are from the thing. Millennials are neither prompted of his classes: not a single student had Before you accuse me of simple nos- 1990s: Whitney Houston’s soundtrack nor forced to revisit what has come seen Die Hard. Or Trainspotting, I talgia, let’s look at the numbers. The from The Bodyguard (1992) and Shania before, and that’s a shame. Intergener- replied, having conducted similar polls top rated TV show from the 2014-2015 Twain’s Come On Over (1997). The ational communication is a little harder in my own classes. My colleague and season (The Big Bang Theory) had an first album to chart on this list from the when we share less cultural vocabulary I laughed about the Die Hard thing, but 11.6 ratings share (this excludes Sunday 2000s is, ironically, 1 by The Beatles in common, and surely such communi- the laughter was tinged with another Night Football). The number may sound (2000). If we discount the Fab Four, cation is fundamental to how students emotion. Anxiety, perhaps? Disap- impressive, but consider that only 15 only one album charts in the top 20 of and faculty relate to one another. pointment? It is hard to say. We know years ago, a 11.6 rating landed a show at all time, Adele’s 21 (2011). Again, I be- So Millennials, please understand that the movies aren’t exactly new; Die Hard #11 on the chart (CSI). The further back lieve that while these numbers do repre- when your faculty huff and sigh and premiered before most of our students you look, the less impressive current sent some shifts in taste, they are better bemoan how little you know about this were born, and Trainspotting very nearly numbers are. In 1995, an 11.4 rating explained by changes in technology. We film or that show, it’s not your fault. so (1988 and 1994, respectively). It only brought a show up to #24 (Law & GenXers are particularly sensitive to the However, it IS up to you to bridge the wasn’t the age of the films that gave Order), compared to that season’s win- changes in the music industry because gap—listen to music from decades us pause, but rather the scope of their ner, ER, with an whopping 22 million we watched it unfold, from the death past, watch movies from before you impact and how it could miss an entire viewers watching in an average week. of MTV, the advent of Napster and its were born. Do these things not because generation. An entire generation? A Clearly, then, less of us are watching copycats (I preferred WinMX myself) the music, films, and TV of years past couple of classes are hardly a represen- the same thing. Why? Not because to the ascendancy of iTunes. It’s ironic is better (and it mostly is), but rather tative sample, you say. Just stick with TV then was better, but because now that we travelled through P2P sharing, because we want to share it with you. me, I’ll explain. TV has much more competition for our music first on MySpace, then YouTube And who knows, you might uncover Educators today face a problem that is attention—and not just from the internet and Facebook, Rhapsody, Pandora, Spo- your new favorite thing along the way. both perennial and unique: communi- and our mobile devices. There’s also tify, and who knows what else all to get Yippee ki yay, Grizzlies. I’ve got spirit, yes I do! I’ve got spirit, how ‘bout you? By Rachel Patti Communications Editor
Georgia Gwinnett College has grown by leaps and bounds over the past ten years. Starting out with only three buildings and transforming into a campus with almost 12,000 students, there is no reason why ‘Grizzly Spirit’ should be lacking. Yes, a majority of GGC students are commut- er students and just want to get on campus, find a parking spot, go to class, and leave, but what about those students that want the ‘college’ experience? So many students say they wish for more events on campus, more activities, and parties, but when the Office of Student Involvement, Green- Students show their support for Grizzly Athletics. Photo Credit Georgia Gwinnett College light Activities Board, or even the Game Room host events, GGC empty for each game or match. activities and events? Will it take Gwinnett College has little to no students don’t always show up. Even when asking around cam- more popular sports programs (ie: school spirit. Georgia Gwinnett College has pus, students don’t even realize basketball and football teams), If you feel the same and have six outstanding sports teams GGC has sports teams. So where better advertisement for events any suggestions and/or improve- (men’s and women’s soccer, men’s is the GRIZZLY SPIRIT!? Where that already exist, or would it ments that you would like to and women’s tennis, baseball, is the Green and Grey!? What just be higher end programs in happen at GGC, I would love to and softball) and it’s a shame that does it take for students to want general? Whether the case is, hear about it. Email me at rpatti@ the stands are almost completely to be involved with their campus the student body here at Georgia ggc.edu Arts and Culture, 10 November 2015 The Foo Fighters rock Atlanta
By Garrison Bailey And when asked her take on Grohl’s handicap Student Submission situation, “He is incredible! Even sitting down he rocks harder than anybody else.” It’s 4 o’clock on a Sunday in October. Atlanta Even on one leg, Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl, traffic is backed up, bumper to bumper. Fal- 46, can still rock harder than most musicians in cons fans paraded the streets in celebration for today’s rock world. During a concert in July — a victory over the Texans, but another group of midway through their European Tour — Foo fans have yet to have their celebratory moment. Fighters were in Gotherburg, Sweden, when They stand at the gates, waiting for them to be only in their second song of the night Grohl opened, but the anticipation builds as a chant, fell off the stage, breaking his leg. “We! Want! Foo! We! Want! Foo!” grows and Foo Fighters has continued their North grows. The gates opened and the herd of fans American Tour as scheduled, yet the rest of the ran for the stage railing, many grabbing hold European tour was cancelled following Grohl’s to the front rails and clinging on to it, bound injury. After realizing his mobility would be to never lose their spot. Others who casually limited, Grohl sent what he drew up as a “Rock strolled in would settle for sitting in the back Throne” to his team and created an epic stage with their blankets. Five hours passed by and accessory. Lights, guitars, amps, and a prop the crowd would continue to grow. for his leg, The Rock Throne slides down a 21,000 total would be witness to the two and catwalk while Grohl continues to shred on the a half hour rock show put on by Foo Fighters guitar. Known for his high energy, zero energy at Centennial Olympic Park this past October. has been lost since being limited to a chair Through the rain and wind the crowd’s energy during concerts. Photo Credits: Garrison Bailey never faded. Prior to the arrival of Foo Fight- The tour, now known as the Broken Leg tour, ers, fans stood swaying back and forth to the still is spotlighting the band’s latest album gives me chills every time I listen to it.” simple rock tunes playing in the background, Sonic Highways. During the months surround- Seeing Foo live for the first time, Sosebee, like the younger attendees knew only the new sometimes even a large group of fans could be ing the release of the album, HBO broadcasted was completely blown away saying, “Foo is songs. Not really surprising. The Foo Fighters heard singing the lyrics to a song from Zepplin, a documentary miniseries directed by Grohl, unique because they’ve survived. They are only played about four songs from the new The Who, or Kiss. Sorry, no YMCA at this par- which was made concurrently with their Sonic timeless and are one of the few remaining Sonic Highways album, despite the fact that ty. As what little of the sun was showing from Highways album. Their eighth album, coming artists to continue just putting out good rock this is their Sonic Highways tour. I think that behind the rain clouds, the energy grew. If the 20 years after their first self-titled album, music.” speaks to their understanding of who attends crowd was an amp, they were sitting on 10. As contains eight different songs all recorded and As the band concluded the concert with their their concerts; the people who have been a large black curtain dropped in front of the produced in different states across America. smash hit “Everlong,” Sosebee spoke of how listening to them since they were a startup in stage donning the Foo Fighters’ logo — it was The band recorded in New York, New Orleans, that particular song impacted his own love 1995 just want to hear the songs they listened only a matter of minutes until the first chord L.A., Austin, Nashville, D.C, Chicago, and for music: “Don’t get me wrong, I love every to as a young person performed live, even if was struck. The amp was now an 11. Seattle, all songs featuring different elements, other song by Foo, but that one holds a lot they are hearing it for the millionth time.” As the curtain was pulled back, a screeching sounds, and musical history of each city. of meaning to me. Sound wise, it’s hard rock Dryden, 48, has seen the Foo Fighters four yell came from the stage as Foo’s lead singer, The album’s seventh song, “Subterranean.” meets tender tones with some great melody separate times — once even seeing them in Dave Grohl, screamed, “Are you ready to was recorded in Seattle, Wash. where they and nostalgia. And some pretty sick guitar riffs. back to back nights; one in Atlanta, the other, (expletive) rock?” At that moment the crowd incorporated much of the “Seattle sound” It’s also one of the first songs I learned to play Madison Square Garden in New York City. exploded with excitement as 21,000 fans had into the song. Bands like Pearl Jam, Heart, in drop D on the guitar.” “I met several people standing near me, most waited for the return of Foo Fighters to Atlan- Soundgarden, and Nirvana all got their start Sosebee plays worship music at his church of whom were my age, who travelled to see ta. It had been three years since the band last in Seattle. Nirvana was sweeping the nation on Sundays when he’s not working as a nurse them from Atlanta but a couple from South came to Atlanta. with popularity like a wildfire ablaze with their at Gwinnett Medical Center in Lawrenceville. Florida, a couple from South Carolina, and a For GGC student Stephanie Langford, 21, new grunge rock sound. Dave Grohl, Nirvana’s Leah Dryden, mother of two and what could group from South Georgia were close by. They this was the first time she had ever seen Foo drummer at that time, was rooted in music glo- be classified as a “Foo Fanatic,” remembers always draw a huge crowd, no matter how far Fighters live. She stood through the rain and ry and fame at a young age. Their front man, when she first heard them back in 1995. some people will have to drive, they always wind to hear a band that has been instilled in Kurt Cobain, was and is still considered one of “At that time I was a fan of the radio station make it.” her life since day-one. the greatest minds in rock-n-roll history. Sadly, 99X in Atlanta, who played the songs from that While in Austin, Texas, for Austin City Limits “My dad was a Nirvana fan from the start, his life ended way too soon when he took his album often. There were many people around Festival, a week after their show in Atlanta, so when Foo Fighters came along he would own life in 1994, just a year before Grohl’s us during the concert who had been listening Grohl made an exciting announcement to the always play their music in the car,” the junior new band would release their debut self-titled to the Foo Fighters for a very long time. We all crowd. student said, “There’s no way I was going to album. knew all the words to the old songs, and even “You know what I did last night … we miss this concert, rain or shine I was going to In 1997, Foo Fighters released their second all the words to the songs they played from recorded five (expletive) new songs in your make it.” album, The Colour and the Shape, with songs Wasting Light (Foo Fighters’ seventh album), beautiful city.” The Lawrenceville resident, Langford, was like “Monkey Wrench,” “My Hero,” and “Ev- but we only knew the chorus of the newest If there’s one thing the Foo Fighters know blown away at how the crowd’s energy never erlong.” It came as no surprise when Rolling songs,” Dryden said after the concert. how to do, it’s how to put on a show and throw ended, “It’s so amazing to see such a large Stone Magazine did a Top 10 list of the best With such a long history of records and hit in a few surprises. Fans are never disappointed group of people come together like this! Foo songs, “Everlong” came in at the top with singles, Foo Fighters has gained a diverse and leave ears ringing and throats hoarse from Atlanta is a great place to see concerts and the nearly 500 more votes than any other song. group of fans through their 20 years of rock- screaming along with Grohl. Austin, Nashville, people of Atlanta make it even better. We just For Robert Sosebee, 23, a Gwinnett County n-roll. While observing the crowd, Dryden New York, or right here in Atlanta, the Foo love our music!” native, there is no better song. “‘Everlong’ noticed the difference in ages saying, “Seems Fighters can rock the night away, rain or shine.
Friends with Benefits I am a human being I refuse to be subjugated to the status of a whore, a street girl I work hard for my own apartment, my brand new car I have battled my own hell and maintained conformity in this society that stamps a dollar sign on my head Georgia Gwinnett College Student Center You wish to treat me like 50 Shades of Grey that poor excuse of a love story New Game Room Hours You do not respect me, you will never love me You are toxic to my health Effective November 14, 2015 You do not deserve me I am more powerful than you know Monday – Friday I was not put here for your pleasure You see me as potential and nothing more 10:30 AM – 10:00 PM You wish to reap the benefits of my success but I do not need you as a coach, a mentor Saturday I will be great without you You are selfish, you are vain 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM lies, and lies, and lies You eat people from the inside out The rage you have evoked has made me more powerful and wise Sunday 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM I am better than you; for my human compassion outweighs my selfishness I will hold on to what you want because I must never let you revel in that pleasure Signed, *Hours are modified for inclement weather, school closings, holidays, exam periods, Alicia Marie Griffiths official college events, and summer break.
Sports, 11 November 2015 Tennis: Grizzlies top ITA rankings Courtesy of kicked off the year with a run to the hard-fought NAIA national champion- 28th and 35th, respectively. Grizzly Athletics final at the Southern Intercollegiate ship match last month, checks in at No. Connor Clements, who spent nearly Championships at the University of 2 in the NAIA rankings. all of the 2015 spring season ranked After putting together their best-ev- Georgia, and his fall victories include Valeria Podda, who began the fall as among the nation’s top 40, missed the er fall season, the Georgia Gwinnett wins over highly-ranked opponents the only GGC singles player in history fall season due to injury and fell out of tennis teams were awarded with the from all levels of collegiate tennis, to be tabbed No. 1, successfully de- the rankings. No. 1 NAIA rankings in both men’s including the singles champions from fended her crown in the NAIA nation- On the women’s side, Podda was and women’s singles as well as men’s both NCAA Division II and the junior al championship tournament before joined by fifth-ranked Alyona Vasilye- doubles, as announced by the Intercol- college ranks. falling to the junior college champion va, 15th-ranked Helga Pinones Halten- legiate Tennis Association on Tuesday. Konfederak also sits atop the rankings in the Super Bowl. hoff and 23rd-ranked Chiara Di Salvo. Kevin Konfederak, who became in doubles alongside partner Jordan In all, a school-record six men and In doubles, Hatem and McPhee earned the first-ever Grizzly singles player Cox. The duo, which ended the 2015 four women earned singles rankings a No. 3 ranking, and the team of Mor- to participate in the National Indoor spring season with a victory over the for GGC. For the men, Matias Hatem land and Licata were tabbed No. 20. Intercollegiate Championships, was previous No. 1 tandem, took home both joined Cox and Konfederak in the Meanwhile, Podda and Pinones Halten- awarded the nation’s No. 1 ranking the NAIA and Super Bowl titles earlier top 10, checking in at No. 9. Lachlan hoff are ranked third with Di Salvo and after a fall that saw him claim the in the fall before getting knocked out McPhee moved up to a career-best No. Vasilyeva sitting just one spot behind singles titles in both the NAIA national in the quarterfinals at the National 15 ranking, and the duo of Tony Licata them. championship and Small College Super Indoor Championships. and Luke Morland rounded out the The GGC spring tennis season will Bowl. The sophomore out of Argentina Cox, who fell to Konfederak in a Grizzly representation, coming in at get started in January.
Photo credit: Grizzly Athletics Photo credits: Grizzly Athletics Women’s Soccer falls 1-0 in opening round match Courtesy of dying moments of the first half, which represents a fourth-consecu- Grizzly Athletics keeping the game within reach at tive double-digit win season for the 1-0 as each team headed into the Green and Gray. Playing one of the HATTIESBURG, Miss. – The break. toughest schedules in the country Georgia Gwinnett women’s soccer “Courtney had three or four real- this season, the Grizzlies picked team faced a daunting task on ly, really great saves,” Kouns said. up their first-ever postseason Saturday evening, and thanks to a “That’s what I’ve come to expect. win, advanced to their first-ever fantastic outing from goalkeeper She’s worked really hard all year NAIA national tournament and set Courtney McKenzie, the Grizzlies long, and she’s dedicated herself a school record for consecutive were able to hang tough with fifth- to improving. Without a doubt, she home victories. ranked William Carey in a 1-0 loss helped us tonight, and I’m really NOTES: GGC is 0-9-1 all-time appreciative of the effort she put against ranked opponents … The in the NAIA National Champion- Photo Credit: Grizzly Athletics ship Opening Round at Crusader forth.” Grizzlies are 0-2-1 versus William Field. and has been ranked among the top McKenzie, who finished the WCU (17-2-1) fired the opening Carey, which is the only Mississip- “I’m very proud of how we did five most of the year. I would’ve match with a career-best 10 saves, salvo in the 18th minute as Darby pi school that GGC has faced … today, and I’m especially proud of liked us to have been a little more was frequently under pressure from Nettles found the back of the net Kelsey Griswold, a senior de- how we battled,” GGC head coach dangerous, but Carey is a great a Crusader attack that has now from distance to account for the fender, finished her career having Chris Kouns said. “We were up team. That’s what happens in a outscored opponents 57-5 on the match’s lone score. played in all 75 matches in school against a team that’s been in the national tournament, sometimes season. The Acworth native made The loss brought GGC’s 2015 history … GGC is 4-6 all-time in national tournament several times you’re up against great teams.” perhaps her biggest save in the season to an end. The Grizzlies the month of November. finished with a 10-9-1 record, Men’s Soccer falls in 1-0 heartbreaker to Mount Mercy campaign with a 10-6-3 record. The That would prove an omen for what Courtesy of Grizzlies, who had won each of was to come for the Grizzly attack, Grizzly Athletics the past two A.I.I. championships, which finished the day with 12 were dealt their first-ever loss in shots. LAWRENCEVILLE – The Geor- the tournament. Meanwhile, Mount On the other side of the field, aside gia Gwinnett men’s soccer team cer- Mercy moved to 15-4 and secured from a dangerous free kick that tainly didn’t have a lack of oppor- an automatic berth into the NAIA forced an impressive save, GGC’s tunities on Thursday afternoon, but National Championship field. Lewis Sharpe was left relative- fortune would not be on their side Top-seeded Ashford, who won a ly untested until Marco Fichtner as the Grizzlies fell in a 1-0 nailbiter 3-2 battle with Johnson & Wales in ultimately broke the deadlock in to Mount Mercy in the Association Thursday’s other men’s semifinal, the 68th minute. From there, the of Independent Institutions Champi- will take on MMU at 1 p.m. on Sat- Mustangs absorbed a lot of pressure onship semifinal at Grizzly Soccer urday at Grizzly Soccer Complex. over the match’s final 22 minutes, Samuel Sampaio Gomes, Photo credit: Grizzly Athletics Complex Things seemed to start off well much of it from GGC forward Sam- “We just ran out of time,” GGC enough for the Grizzlies, highlighted uel Sampaio Gomes, who looked reclaim their throne atop the A.I.I. tournament … Martin Lugo finished head coach Steve DeCou said. “I by a sequence that saw Martin Lugo the most likely to be involved in a when the team returns to competi- his GGC career as the first four-year thought that we were the more pick out Pierre Semudenge Mujene potential equalizer. tive action next August. player in school history. He ranks dangerous team. I’m proud of the for the game’s first chance, but GGC’s fourth-ever men’s soccer NOTES: GGC is 5-1 all-time in the second all-time in the GGC record way the team battled all day. We unfortunately, the Dutch sopho- season concluded with a fourth A.I.I. Championship tournament … books in goals (26) and assists (17) were great box-to-box, but we just more fired it right into the hands consecutive double-digit win season, Lewis Sharpe has allowed just four … The Grizzlies are 10-3 all-time in couldn’t put one away.” of Mustang keeper Tomas Zajfert. and the Grizzlies will be looking to goals in six career starts in the A.I.I. the month of November. With the loss, GGC ended its 2015 Just for Fun, 12 November 2015 Crossword Into the Labrynth Fill in the blanks so that each row, each column, and of the 3x3 grids contains Super Sudoku each of the numbers 1 through 9 only once.