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NEWS First Residents Move into Campus Pointe Danger Zone Apartments. Page 3 Landrum CAMPUS LIFE Education

Area Employers Make Effort to Drive: RecruitGC Students at Job The Most Fair. Page 6 Dangerous CLUBS Second Wind Road at Club Makes life a Breeze for Gainesville Non-traditiona l Colleg e St udents. College Pag e 9 Full Story Page 3 SPORTS Mountain Bike Race Raises Money For Kids' Charity. A Definitive History of GC Sports Page 10-11 It's "Showtime!" at Gaines· programs in the nation while back with Gainesville ville College ... or at least it was competing in the Georgia CoUege's fll'St presi­ OCONEE when the Lakers ruled the courts Junior College Athletic Assoc­ dent. Dr. Hugh Mills, in Oakwood. iation. and many former GC Announces Have you ever wondered Then known as Gainesville coaches. players and about the dozens of trophies that Junior College. the Lakers faculty members in the First Speech Con­ are housed inside the Hugh (named because o f our prox­ first comprehensive test To Be Held at Mills Physical Education imity to Lanier) won state titles history of competitive Oconee Campus. Complex lobby? in basketball. golf. tennis. trac k: sports at this school. Page 24 It really was Gainesville Coll­ and fie ld and a number of other ege that won all those awards sports over that 18-year span. and honors from 1967- 1985. Those days are long since when the school had one of the gone. but Compass sports Full Story , , most competitive athletic editor Jacob Pomrenke looks Page 12-13 PageZ ': ... WiW'·: . ~r30.Z003'.: ... :. . NEWS Student Escapes Communist Cuba BRIEFS By Kevin Moss ship for two weeks. But we knew Contributing Writer anything was better than where we [email protected] were." Later they would be taken to Guantanamo Bay, a U.S. Naval Humanities Dept. Two gallons of formaldehyde Awarded for "Best Station located on the southern end hung over each side of a leaking of Cuba. There they were given Practices" ramshackle raft carrying 28 wrist bands with ID numbers, The Humanities and people, adrift somewhere in the devices used to keep track of the Fine Arts Division has waters of the Gulf of Mexico, many would-be immigrants being been honored with desperate to find the shores of held there. While in Guantanamo $15,000 for "Best Bay, Nosleivys attended school Practices" in regards to America. One of these people was where she began learning English Regents Remediation and enjoyed some of the freedoms Nosleivys Falcon. In 1994, and Tutorials. Carol denied to her by Castro 's Howard, Frank Nosle ivys learned that oppressive Marxist party. Sherwood, Judy formaldehyde was a popular On the island, visas were handed Forbes and Kelly shark deterrent for Cubans out by priority. People with Dahlin accepted the making the perilous trek across handicaps and disabilities received award. the Gulf Shore waters. them firsl, followed by single Fidel Castro's protest of the mothers with children and then Clinton administration's refusal families with sponsors living in the Application to lift the embargo and its Deadline Set for states. The latter would bring tightened sanctions on boat Spring 2004 shelter from the storm for people gave its citizens virtual Gainesville College is Nosleivys and her family. An uncle passes to leave Ihe island. accepting applications living in Miami would sponsor the "Anyone who wanted to leave from incoming family. providing them a place students for the could leave, if you had the means Nosl.ivy. Falcon is now happily married and attending GC. among the free people of the Spring Semester of to," says Nosleivys. The "means" United States-providing them a in this case were eight 55 gallon new beginning. 2004. The deadline wood. Many of them died on their By midnight their raft was drums welded together and Nine years laler Nosleivys is for reception of way over here." starting to sink. Utilizing a fog propelled by an antique car married with children and living in applications is This would be Nosleivys's light to assess the damage currently set for engine. Some of the raft was paid Georgia. She is currently a second attempt at crossing the attracted a U.S. Coast Guard October 31, 2003. for with money Nosleivys's Gainesville College student and water barrier in the makeshift vessel. Soon all 28 passengers COntact Sloan Jones at mother acquired after selling her says living in America has been a craft. The first ended where it had were transferred to a holding 770-718-3836 with apartment, a punishable act in carrier. Once inside the belly of wonderful experience. She also begun after swift gulf currents questions regarding socialist Cuba; many of the raft's the ship, Nosleivys and her knows how lucky she was. "If you twned the raft back towards Cuba applications. parts were stolen. By other family found themselves lost in leave the country and you are without notice from anyone on standards, this was state of the art. a sea of other detained caught, you may end up in front of "People left in rafts made out of board. immigrants. "We were on that a firing squad." Counseling and Testing AnnoulKlOS November Workshops GC at Odds Over Attendance Policy The COunseling and Testing Center will be holding two cnlege By KaISle Davis to drink it," says Josh Purcell, a Tom Burns, assistant the opportunity to attend the survival workshops in Contributing Writer general studies major from Homer. professor of business same class at a different time [email protected] November. "You are paying to go here, information systems, that day. QI Gong For Positive whether you chose to or not should comments, "Intelligence is Elizabeth P. Hancock, a important, but how hard you history instructor at GC, makes Mental Helath will be Students and teachers disagree not fai l you." work and the effort you put into her attendance policy part of her held Nov. 6 at 11 a.m. when it comes to attendance Teachers argue that they are a class is far more valuable". grade, but instead of taking and 5 p.m. in the policies. trying to teach students the Burns' attendance policy away points because of Student Center, lanier A vast majority of students importance of attendance in an allows students to miss one absences, you don't receive Room C. agree that attendance should be everyday work environment, to class without any points. Her grading policy is The Understanding up to their discretion. The show that repetitive absences are repercussions. Ten points is based 25% on attendance. ''This Your Dreams workshop teachers say they don't enforce not tolerated. taken out ofa 300-point system gives students 25% control of will be Nov. 12 at 11 attendance policies to make it Heather Banks, a dental hygiene It for every absence afterwards. their grade. seems to be a.m. and 5 p.m. in the hard on students, but that they major from Commerce, says, "If working well." She says. "Most But Burns' does offer the Counseling and Testing enforce them to prepare students you can miss a few classes and of the course work is not chance to make up points lost Center. for the real world. keep up with yO!JT class work, then repeated after that day, so through extra credit. He also "You don't buy a coke and you should keep the grade you attendance is extremely gives students who miss a class then have someone tell you when earn .~ ' important." ., gccompass.com October 30. Z003 Page J . '~13'+'t1 Landrum is'Unsafe':-for Pedestrians

By Blake Duncan another at tbe entrance to the government to wo rk traffic on News Editor grass parking lot and tbe last that street at peak times, [email protected] accident happened at the mangle especially in the morning, during Corey Gossen, a GC srudent where Campus Drive turns ODIO the rush." Darracott added, "It from Gainesville, sat waiting in Landrum. Marion Darracott, the (the traffic) seems to be better his car while a pedes man crossed director ofGainesviJIe College's when we' re out there. They Landrum Education Drive from Security Department, says that (Lanier Tech) have fully sworn the Continuing Education motorist are not entirely to off-duty Hall County deputies building to the Administration blame. and yet I've never seen them building. The oncoming car was "We're seeing students work traffic." walking across tbe street not barely able to stop and the car While the Gainesville College paying attention, like talking on approaching behind Gossett was Security Department does not cell phones," Darracot! says. forced to slam on its brakes to have authority from the Hall avoid an accident. This incident, Landrum Education Drive is a County Sheriff's Department to though, is not the first of its kind. county-maintained road, and actually dole ou t punishment, Over the course of the past few therefore not a part ofthe college. Darracott s uggests that all years GC Security has recorded In the past, security has borrowed students practice civililY and three different accidents on speed detection devices from the safety while driving around campus, each relating to Gainesville Police Department Marion Darracott, director of the Gainesville Landrum Education Drive. The and that "seemed 10 help," campus. College security department, discusses the victims in the acc idents did not Damcot! noted. Darracott stated thai GC potential hazards posed by heavy traffic on require medicallreatment. When asked why county Security has the abilily to call the Landrum Education Drive, GC security has Oakwood Police Department and One accident occurred at the police didn't patrol the road, GC covered three accidents on Landrum in the last poiDl where Campus Drive meets Securit y said, "We have the Hall County Sheriff's three years. Landrum Education Drive, permission from Hall County Department. Campus Pointe Finally Opens Doors

By Michele Hester Richard Kodak, first semester Editor-in-Chief [email protected] criminal j ustice student at Ge, signed his lease back in August. Originally scheduled to open '" was pretty upset that I couldn't in August, Campus Pointe has move in when I was supposed 10. The delay turned out to be a real finally allowed their first inconvenience for me," said residents to move in. Kodak. "But now everything is The apartment complex, fine." exclusively for Gainesvill e Campus Pointe offers spacious College slUdents, is located about apartments with individual 10 • a mile from the campus on and 12-month leases available. - . ~ - ... Tumble Creek Road. The first A roommate service is also avai lable. students moved in the last week Each apartment has three , of September, and the remaining .. bedrooms, each with private moved in the first week of baths. All utilities, except phone October. "We were delayed service, are included in packages Although many of the units at Campus Pointe remain under construction, almost two momhs," said Jim starting at $385 per month. Full the first residents were allowed to move in the first few weeks of October. Oldeen, a Campus Pointe leasing kitchens arc equipped with consultant. "But now all 43 microwaves, dishwashers and disposals. Washer and dryers are students who signed leases are Plans for community of-the-art equipment, but it is not required for first time renters, also included. Campus Pointe moved in." Unpredictable gatherings like pizza parties and as big as the game room." but the application process is employees expect to have high­ billiards tournaments are in the Campus Pointe is still looking quick and easy and only takes summer weather was the main speed Internet access and cable works. Oldeen said, "We also to occupy around 200 more about two or three days. reason ~~r. I~e ,: del~ r•• i,n TN" in the apartments within-the constructing the apar.tmonts. next week. have a fitness center with state- spaces. A co-signer is usually ': . ' " gccompaSJ,com Page 4 October 3 0 . 2003 Boone Dunham is Spring Registration Begins Soon an international By April Landry classes you want instead of the remedial or college preparatory Spanish professor. Campus Ufe Editor classes that are left. courses." [email protected] Amy Ivester, coordinator of When asked what students academic advising, said that one need before registering fo r Margie Clark, a first-semester of the things students can do to courses, I ve~ter replied, "My student and engineering major at be prepared for registration is to suggestion for SlUdents who wam GC, waited until the last minute go to the GC website and look to self-register and would like to to register for classes this fa ll . up the list of classes, determine speak with their advisor should Her full load of courses consists what classes are needed at what make an appointment early in the of what was left over. time, and write down the course semeste r. That way, when When asked why she did not reference number (CRN). registration time comes, it is a register online, Clark replied, "I "The C RN will help you simple, quick process." have Math 0099, and you can't register quickly, especially those Ivester also sa id that the blue register yourself when you are in in learning suppon courses who card you get in the mail is very learning support. So when I can't register themselves," said imponanl. registered for classes, I wa ited Ivester. "The date on the blue card is too long and got stuck with ones According to Ivester, there is the earliest day you can register. at eight in the morn ing. Some a reason behind why learning Priority is given to students that days I have three hour breaks that suppon students cannot register have the most hours earned. So, make it imposs ible for me to go themselves. typically, students who have a lot "The reason learning suppon Boone Dunham took Q group of Gainesville College to work in the afternoon. " of credit hours can register earlier students must be registered by sludents Oil a sludy abroad Irip 10 Cosla Rica. Heather For this spring semester, than those who have less, or new Daniels spoke 10 Dunham aboul Ihe greal times they had. their advisor is to ensure that they Margie will make sure to pre­ register for the correct classes," students. Soon, though, new register for the courses she needs Ivester said. " Learning support students who app ly early to the Did the students get to do a lot of tourin g? at the times she desires. Margie classes are a prerequisit e to college will be given a spot to Conversa put some reall y cool fie ld trips together. They took has learned that pre-registration, everything else. Learning suppon register at the end of pre­ several tours through the rain forest, two of the volcanoes, a service that many slUdents are students have a lea rning suppon registration, whereas later the bcaches and city lours. At nightlhey would go to the unaware of, helps you get the advisor if they have three or more applicants have to waif." discotecas.

How expensive was it to travel around Costa Rica? Most students took an average of$300 for the month for personal spending; they also had to come up with tuition. GC Honored for 'Best Practices' The package was about S1800; it included a month of accommodations, two meals a day and the round trip fare. By Blake Duncan News Editor [email protected] Will yo u be participating in or hosting a ny other study abroad destinations and programs? Gainesvi ll e College has been awarded a Conversa Institute has a new campus in Santa Ana, Costa $15,000 prize for "Successful Practices to Prepare Rica which is in the moun tains, a more rural area. In our Students to Pass the Regents Test" by the Board future endeavors with them, we will go to the Santa Ana of Regenls of the University System of Georgia. campus to teach. GC is one of only eight institutions, and the on ly two-year school, recognized by the board for best Where did the students stay while in Costa Rica? practices. They stayed with fami lies living in San Jose. In the future if The awards were presentcd on the campus of we do go to Santa Ana, Conversa Inst itute has its own lodge Va ldosta State University on Oct. 8. Seventy-three there. It will be more li ke a donn situation. submissions were handed in to the Board of Regents from 22 institutions across the state. Wh at was it like teaching atthe university? The program was developed to assist the state's I really enjoyed teaching with the Conversa Institute's 34 public colleges and universities in becoming faculty and staff. They were so helpful and glad we were more efficient at offering help to students and there. The institute was just a wonderful facility where r more effective in their standard operations. could do anything rneeded to do. GAlNESVIltf CDU.fGf/Spe:ill Univers it y System C hancellor Thomas Shelly Dahlin and Frank Sherwood accept an Meredith labeled these institutions as examples About how many students went to Costa Rica? award (or best practices here at the college. that can serve as models to other universities in Seven students from Gainesville College went with us: Paul GC faculty members Frank Sherwood and Kelly the system to help enhance operations, a key goal Barrick, Cannen Brooks, Beta Dani el, Teri Hedrick, Garry Dahlin, both Mors in thc ACIi' Center. were the Merritt. Scan Miller and James Yeomans. of the Board of Regent's Strategic Plan. actual hands-on staff members who implemented The Best Practices competition was divided the practices that won first place in the academic into four categories: academic affa irs, finance.and -affairs division. Sherwood·and,Dahlin developed business, SlU'dent affairs, and information a comprehensive instructional system t)lat helps technology. students prepare for taking the Regent's Test.

. gccompass.com October JO, 2003 5 New Discussion Group is at GC Art Patio Completed

By Davis Odom year the association generates a fo r a stronger intellectual By Joshua Crisp Staff Writer Contributing Writer list of eight foreign policy topics community on campus," said jc:ri&179@Oc;.peachnet.edu r0d032nCgc.pecahnet.edu to be discussed at the meetings. Jason Mosser, one of the Great A different topic is discussed at Decisions session leaders. "I love it. It's more open. I can get really messy." Students and faculty at each meeting. Every topic has a Charles Burchfield said, "The That's what Natt Khantivarungool, an art major from Flowery Gainesville College have a new leader that will get the discussion more informed our citizens are Branch, says about the newly completed art patio addition to the opportunity to discuss and sessions going. the better they can choose our Dunlap Mathis building. Natt is just one of many students who are understand the foreign relation The Great Decisions leaders." After the discussions, excited about being able to take their art to the patio. policies of America. discussions begin Wednesday at the participants will fiU out ballots Up until now, all art classes were held indoors. Students had to be Susan MacFarland and Charles II :30 a.m. and end at I p.m. in on a ll the topics to send to very careful when working with raw materials such as wet clay, as Burchfield, faculty members at Academic 2 in room 147. Anyone government representatives. The GC, have organized a Great wishing to sign up for any of the program should help to create indoor clean up was very time consuming. Than1cs to the patio, Decisions program on campus. discussions they should speak to better foreign ties for our country students can get as creative (messy) as they want without having to The program is a way to hear MacFarland at Academic 2 in by letting tbe representatives worry about the faci lities. Also, the outdoor facilities enable the different opinions concerning the room 135. know how the public feels. students 10 use the school's kilns - ovens used to dry fresh pottery­ United States and the world. "It The Great Decisions sessions T he topics for 2003 are: without the bothersome heat that can accompany them gives people a chance to discuss are expected to belp attending multilateralism vs. unilateralism, The patio, consisting of two separate 250 square foot enclosed important issues," said Susan teachers spread new ideas to their Afghanistan, U.S.-Saudi areas connected by a ten foot walkway, will be the new bome of all MacFarland. students, creating a ripple effect relations, Nigeria, world trade, ceramics classes at Gainesville College. Placed as a divider between The Great Decisions program of information throughout the China, Europe and women's the two areas is a small, well ventilated room where the kilns will be was created to educate the public campus. "This program makes rights. Updates and descriptions located. A large ventilation fa n will keep the room cooler when the on foreign policy issues. Each on the topics can be accessed on kilns are running. the FPA website, www.fpa.org. Academic Probation Encouraging Students to Succeed

By Michelle Barrett Students will be placed on In the event that a student does Contributing writer mbar70S7Cgc.peachnet.edu academic probation if they do not earn at least a 2.0 during that not meet their required semester, academic suspension Students know and statistics cumulative GPA which is will be the result. The student will show academic probation is a determined by the number of be suspended for one semeSler positive reinforcement. hours attempted each semester. and may request an appeal to the Joshua Crisp, a current "Once a student is placed on admissions commiltee. Gainesville College student academic probation we mail out GC student Richard Atkins recalls his experience after being letters to students informing explains that "students feel they on academic probation. them of their academic Slatus," should get off probation in order "Academic probation reminded commented Mike Stoy vice to avoid suspension; this gives lMon ~CoInpMs stwr me of why 1 was here," Crisp said. president of academic affairs. them pOsitIve pressure." Former Georgia Governor Roy Barnes "It reminded me that I was still When a student that is on Statistics show that in the past spoke to j ournalism students at an Octo­ accountable to somebody for probation earns at least a 2.0 five years the percentage of ber Freedom of Information seminar held what I was doing while on from courses taken the students on academic probation campus." fo llowing semester but is still was less than only 10 percent of at Gainesville College. Citizens and Having brought up his grade unable to bring their cumulative enro llment at that time. professional journalists were also in atten­ point average since, Josbua Crisp GPA up to standards, the student This low percentage helps to believes "whole beartedly that dance, while Barnes, Kathryn Allen, from with no penalty will be placed show that the academic probation tbis policy was directly the Attorney Generals office, Holly on continued academic policy really works. responsible." probation. " I would Unfortunately, records of a Manheimer, from the Georgia First A cumulative GPA of 2.0 is prefer 10 send out merit and dean student's academic past will Amendment Foundation and a representa­ required for graduation from Ge. letters instead of academic permanently be on transcripts. This academic policy is enforced tive from the Georgia Bureau of Investiga­ probation letters," Mike Stoy to discourage students from tions spoke about open government. added. graduating late......

P~e6 OctoberJO,ZOOJ CAMPUS Get College Credit While in High School LIFE By Lauren Fuqua Jordan Breit was able 10 get One of the problems either the college or the student BRIEFS Contributing Writer twelve hours out of the way encountered at the college with to pay for the rest. While many [email protected] before he graduated from PSO students is the level of colleges make the student pay for Jackson County High School last maturity, according to Buchanan. the remaining 25% oftuirion, GC year. "I really feel as if I missed ''Ninety·five percent of the PSO does not. The student must pay Hidden among the students at out on a lot of things at the high students do well," he said. "But for textbooks, and automobile COlloquium Guest Gainesville College are a group school," he said. some fail classes because they are and registration fees on their own. Spoke of Gender In of people who don' t quite "Dr. Nesbitt strongly supports not used to the new freedoms that the Media The state mandates that the belong. At any given semester, this program," said Tim weren' t at the high school." Dr. Bonnie Dow, a college make the PSO program there are about 170 high school Buchanan, Director of The state has a formula for the highly recognized available to interested students. Admissions at GC. "It creates an amount of money given to a high expert on gender juniors and seniors from All joint--enrollment applicants applicant pool of academically school in accordance with the communication, neighboring counties. They must have completed two courses strong students, and nearly ~lf number of students there. "If a discussed media participate in a program known in algebra, two in science and of them remain here after they student is at the college, we don't coverage of Miss as Post·Secondary Options, or must be on track for the College graduate." see any of that money," said America pageants joint--enrol1ment. Preparatory Curriculum diploma Chris Cash, a senior at Doug Saxton, a counselor at West during her talk on Under this program, they are West Hall High School, feels that Hall. Many of the classes taken seal. Their high scbool grade Monday, Oct. 27, at able to earn college credit while being a PSO student is really at the college onJy count as a little point average must be at least a noon in the CE simultaneously earning the B-average. The student must have auditorium. Having won helping him ''Now college won't more than half of a credit at the Carnegie units need for high received a composite score of many awards for her be such a big transition from high high school, but a student must school graduation.lfit is desired, 1060 on the SAT·I, or a 24 research on media school," Cash said. "It won't be take two similar classes in order representations of these students have the option of like night and day; it's nice to to earn a full credit at the high English and 23 Mathematics on gender, Dr. Dow completing their entire first year take things in small steps." Cash school. the ACf. The applicant must also presented her topic in a of college during their last few is currently taking two classes at The state pays 75 percent of submit a letter ofpennission from humorous and years of high school. GC. the cost of tuition, and it is up to their parent or guardian. entertaining manner. Sheriff Recovering Well After Tragedy Alcohol Awareness at By Joshua Crisp Inside is a calendar with all Gainesville cootege Staff Writer of his previously completed The. counseling and [email protected] testing center along activities referenced inside, as with Student Activities well as a daily log that be keeps. sponsored Alcohol The object was to re·teach Awareness week In the He has to keep a black three­ Sheriff how to recollect past student center Oct. 20- ring binder with him at all times. He has to wear a bicycle events, a discipline that had been 24. The doctors call it his ''memory made more difficult by the brain book." helmet to protect the surgery. However, now he just He cannot drive, so a close keeps it as an organ.iz.a.tional tool. relative must drive him hole in the back of his For the remainderofhis time, Ubrary Open on whenever he leaves the house. Sheriff only bas to undergo Sundays He has to wear a bicycle helmet head, which is about the occupational therapy. The John Harrison to protect the hole in the back It is designed to retrain the Hosch Library Is open of his head, whicb is about the on Sundays from 1 to size of a tennis ball. body to perform the basic size of a tennis ball. But Alpha 7:00 p.m. functions that it did before the Sheriff is in high spirits. bemorrhage, such as walking, Sheriff is recovering from a maintaining balance and, more series of tragedies that have recently, cooking and doing COllege Transfer affected him over the past five laundry. operations·one to remove the College, hopefully as early as Workshop months. First, his brain "The object is to be able to infected bone matter, and one to next semester. There will be a college hemorrhaged and he had to be lead an independent life," he says remove the infection from part "I don't have to do most of transfer workshop in rushed to Gwinnelt Medical with a laugh. "I never did those of his brain. them anymore." says Sheriff, the Counseling and Center. Initially misdiagnosed as things anyway. Someone always Lately, Sheriff has spent referring to the many types of Testing Center on Wed., having a tumor, he was given a did them for me." Oct. 22 at 11:00 a.m. mucb of his time at the Emory . treatments he has undergone type of steroid meant to keep the In ODe month, Sheriff will and then again at 5:00 Rehabilitation Center in Atlanta while at Emory. He still keeps his swelling down. undergo one final operation p.m. It will be where he undergoes the therapy "memory book," which Dr. Anne The stimulant caused an which will replace his lost bone pr~l"!ted by' Ka!en infection in his skull that that will enable him to return to Marie gave him as part of his Pruett, Coordinator of matter with a protective plate. eventually led to two more his job here at Gainesville speech therapy. career Services. gccompass.com Oc!oberJO. ZOOJ p.,e7 Kristy Sand: Looks and ': Feel"S' Like A New Person

By Susan SChlegel body can no longer hold the food" Contributing Writer Hughes said. ssc:[email protected] Although the changes were "Now I eat difficult as first, Sand said she is whatever 1 want in glad s he did it and would not In January of this year, nursing hesitate to ha ve the surgery agalll. major Kristy Sand weighed moderation, and 1 " 1I0W I eat whatever I wallt ill almost 400 pounds, but when her still lose about five moderation. and I still lose about five pounds a week." friends see her now, only nine pounds a week. H Perhaps the grea test outcome months later, they are astonished -Kristy Sand by her nearly 200-pound weight for this mother of two IS the loss. newfound energy she has. "Ilmve Sand underwent weight loss energy now that I didn' t have surgery commonly known as before; I can keep up with my gastric bypass, a surgery that kids" Sand said. greatly decreases the size of the In addition, her hea lth has that gastric bypass is a major Most surgeons try to prepare ht:r anesthes ia in January. stomach, making it impossible to "psychologicall y I really wasn't improved greatly; she gets tired operation with major risks, and patients for those changes they overeat. prepared, and I got a little less easily and is no longer even though weight loss happens will endure. But according to For many Americans who depressed." diabetic. quickly, it is not an easy task. Registered Nurse Dana Burnell, Sand wants people to know tlmt struggle with obesity, surge ry it is difficult to prepare patients Tht: first month after surgery Erica Fauscett, a registered nurse even though she is happy with her rather th:m dieting seems to be a because "it's one thing for them is apparently the most quick and easy way to drop who cares for gastric bypass to be told what they ha ve to demanding 011 the body. Irene post-op results "it's not the easy pounds. But for Sand, the patients, agreed. "A lot of people change but, when they actually Hughes. a fonner gastric bypass way out; I still have to watch what seemingly quick and easy results go into the surgery thinking it's have the operation, they realize patient agreed saying "it was hard I eat and even how restaurants of surgery turned out to be much going to be easy, but it's not that they have committed to on me, in the first month I would prepare it." much more hard work than they call my doctor crying because I Her ideal weight is 175 pounds more difficult than she ever because of the physical and expected. had iniriaily expected." walltt:d food." The change in diet but she said, " If I were to stop emotional changes the body goes That was the situation Sand What some c ritics of the is hard to adapt to. "your head losing today I would be perfectly through." was in when she awakened from surgery don' t realize is the fa ct still says your hungry but your happy." • Job Fair Offers Plenty of Opportunities for Students

By Michele Hester Collt:ge job fairs are great. We finding out what pos itio ns [email protected] have good panicipation and best companies are looking to fill," & Heather Daniels said Smith. "Whether students [email protected] of all it is of no cost to the companies." are looking for a job for tht: holiday season or planning for Technical internships at Best Thejob fair was organized by the future. it's an asset to be able Buy and management cart:ers Counseling and Testing Center to say, ' I spoke to you at a with Coca·Cola art: only a few office manager, Becky Smith. Gainesville College job fair. ' The of the opportunities Gainesville "We want student to feel relationship is already College students learned about comfortable interviewing and established." Lenny Pizzarel/land Jeff Payne, technical managers at Best Buy Over 100 students filled out during the Oct. 7 seasonal job this job fair gave them the in Suwanee enthusiatically recruit new employees. fair in the s tude nt center. opportunity to mt:et with 22 the questionnaire during the job fair. The survt:y askt:d students In all 22 companies employers," said Smith. Target Best Buy what companies they wish to see 514 ShallowfOfd Road Suwanee "Interviewing is a skill students participated. with many at future job fairs. Best Buy was Gainesville _ .bestbuy.com declaring the day a success. can use throughout their lives." (770) 532-6670 Positions available: invited this year at the request of Positions avaJiable: Technical internships "These job fai rs are always Limited spact:, due to many students from previous job Sales floor positive," said U.S. Air Force renovations in the student center, fai rs. Backroorn/Flow/Replenlshment Coca·Cola cashier/Service Desk _.col

, .. ,."...... October 3D, 2003 PageS Film Production in Full Swing

By Lauren Coffee the process and find out about a Film Production students will Contributing Writer different genre of writing." be working with four [email protected] Throughout the four years GC professional Mini-DVD cameras, has offered filmmak ing courses, Lights. Camera. Action! as well as lighting and sound there have been ove r a dozen Gainesvill e College can equiptnem. There are also two films created by students in Film ex.perience the filmmaking computers in the editing room and Literature and Introduction process firsthand with a new witJ;l professional editing class called Film Production. to Film classes. software for students to put Tom Sauret, professor of "The Film and Lit. project isn't together their films. English, said thai this is an about making a movie. They This year's independent film independent film class in which [students] have a choice to write class based their screenplay on "the studems learn how to put a a paper or make a movie," said "Rain Potential," written by film together as well as learn Crisp. former GC student, Frank Reddy. how difficult it is to do even a Sauret's spring semester Film Reddy's piece was written in a creative writing class and won an short film." and Literature class made award in last year's Chestatee Joshua Crisp, a journalism "Reservations", a 12 minute film, Review. which inspired Crisp to take major from Monroe said, "This "Rain Potential" will be filmmaking at GC to another is the first time a class has ever showing in December. Posters been offered that is just about level. Sauret told Crisp that ifhe will be displayed throughout the making a movie." Students learn could find IS students interested campus with the exact dates. every phase of fi lmmaking. in the class, then film production The continued success of this Mike Super brought Chris Eggleston, 8 GC studenl, onstage 10 help , Angelina Bellebuono, a GC would be an accredited English him petform his magic rings Inck. program has been a direct result student from Rutledge, wamed course and will count toward of student desires to keep it to take this class to "experience graduation credits. going. Dazzled by Mike Super

By Heather Daniels made it reattach. '" have no idea Arts & Entertainment Editor how he did it," Landry [email protected] commented after the show. She was truly shocked that she slood If you were in the SlUdent LIVE UP TO right next to him and didn'l see Ce nter on Oct. 13 around 12 how it worked. Super feels that p.m. you most likely saw the to make Ihe illusions more YOURS. comical yet amazing antics of believable he needs to use ill usioni st Mike Super. An Associate Degree is just the beginning. members ofthc audience, people How far you go Is entirely up to you. Mike Super. 28. originally he has never mel before, instead from Pittsburgh. Penn .. of an assistant that knows il all. At De'lry University, you can get a perfonned many illusions on the Super began his career at the Bachelor's Degree on your terms . Classes stage in the Student Cenler to a early age of six while visiting a are available online or days, nights and crowded room. Hi s illusions magic shop at Disney World. weekends at locations convenient to where ranged from linking and From then on he was hooked. '" you live or work. unlinking ··solid" rings to cutting used to do shows in my back and reattaching a piece of rope yard every wcckand I'd wear my Our goat at DeVry is to give you the 10 actually levitating a person. black Dracula cape from education, skills, and confidence you His illusions were nawless and Halloween," Super recollects, "II need to reach your career potential. they amazed the entire audience. was pretty embarrassing." He He was a greal comedian as wel l, doesn 't wear the Dracula cape DecaU 404-292·2645 telling jokes while perfornling anymore and onstage is bit more _ 77(H;64.952Q DeVry ~ his tricks. extraordinary than the back yard, _ 678-380-9780 University Instead of having an assistant but he still puts on a great show ~404·296-7400 with him. Super chose people '"'NK AHEAD- to an astounded crowd. l'8Itnet!f/RavlrCi n()-671·1744 from the audience to help him To find out more about with his magical illusions. April Super's life, illusions, and C200J iln""J '- oo:r.Nu ~_l1 I .. I.,...... I!I r...... ">1><> ..."._ .. .. """",....w...-!'Oit.XlIl ~s...... aL41l 6Obt Landry, 20. a journalism major, shows; visit his Web site at rY~~'" actually CU I the rope lime and www.mikesuper.com. You can ItQl'''OIIurOJt,.y", I"(otIo"'O time again and Super always even do a magic trick on his sile. gccompass.com October 30, 2003 tll!i):" Page 9 Non-traditional Students Get Second Wind

Matt Henderson a stress reliever for them [Second Wind Clubs EdItor \11 I 11"1 I HI members]." < , [email protected] --- ...... Each meeting features a new speaker - who ta lks to the group about a topic The Second Wind club is not yo ur relevant to their non-traditional education. typical college organization. Its members "We have speakers come who address are not your typical college students. At many coll eges and universities their issues that non-traditional students need typical meeting could easily be mistaken help with," sa id Adams. for an academic department head meeting. The October 8 speaker was Alissia SCOIt The people congregated in room 127 of the GC office of finan cial aid . SCOII every other Thursday of the month aren't talked about the financial aid available to professors, however, they are non­ all students at GC and how non-traditional traditional students. students can take advantage of all her To be a non-traditional student you must office has to offer. Following her speech have returned to college after at least a Scon issued a financial aid "pop test." five year absence. Second Wind is Comments circulated among those in composed of mostly female members attendance. ~ cllIte1da ~ms many of them former stay at home moms "A test! Brenda, you golta get better Tina Worlhlngton. president of the Second Wind Club and Brenda Adams smile proudly in front of the clubs flyer. pursuing a college degree. They are an speakers," said member Kristi Sand. After outspoken group as serious as any at GC the test was given and Scott revealed the abou t getting an education. answers, the conversation shifted to the Second Wind wanted to know all oftheir just don't know:' said member Wa nda BrendaAdams, the club's advisor, takes ever controversial HOPE scholarship. options and took advantage of any Niles. a real interest in the plight of its members The group showed a lot of interest about opportunities for them to get a quality They have a very optimis ti c outlook on and offers all the help she can to these the scholarship and asked many questions college education. life and the aging process than many non-traditional students. as to how it could work fo r them Alissia Members of the Second Wind club take young folks could ever begin to "We provide lunch fo r the second wind took several questions and enlightened the their non-traditional status in stride. experience. They are people who have group and issue meal tickets for up to six group as to how they could receive money '" had a young guy tell me that I looked experienced both the "college world" and dollars worth of food.. Providing food is from the HOPE grant. The members of 62 [years old], some of these young guys the "real world." GC Alliance Club Encourages Diversity

By Blake Allen UGA, home to the Lambda experienced as much protest or serves as a comfort to those Contributing Writer feel uncomfortable or unsure Alliance for undergraduates, criticism as they had originall y who would otherwise feel out baII1492(bgc.peachnet.edu about homosexuality'" don't and G LOBES, for graduate expected although some of place. Layla Hege, an art agree with it (The Alliance) but To many students, sexuality students and faculty, already negative attitudes have been major from Gainesvill e I suppose it's a maile r of have clubs to bring about directed at the club as co­ commented '" think it is a step is a topic that th~y would prefer personal preference" said awareness of the ir GLBT sponsor of the All iance and in the right direction toward a keep private, an issue to remain Allison Smilh an early community 00 campus. Professor of Sociology more open-minded society," at home away from criticism childhood education major from There are a number o f Michallene McDaniel while Patrick Lanham, and ridicule. Habersham Count y. homosexual students who explains, "Our posters get accounting major from Gainesville College is home The Alliance continues to attend Gainesville College but ripped down on a fairly regular Cumming added, '" don 't think to many diverse clubs with persevere and hope to spec ial interests however no they are essentially an invisible basis, but we' ll just replace anyone should have a problem accomplish future goals of club is as cutting-edge as the group. The Alliance meets them." McDaniel went on to with the Alliance, ifpeople are promoting awareness as they are GC Alliance. The GC Alliance Mondays at noon in the explain that. "the fact that we against it then they should just participating as a team for was brought together to serve Academic two building in room haven', mct more resistance stay away from the c lub." AidsWalk Atlanta in the near as a support and advocacy 147. the club usually is host to speaks very well of our campus Those who oppose the club do future. One thing is certain, with the inauguration of the Alliance, group for the gay. lesbian and between six and ten members community." not seem to have a strong GC is home to one more club bisexual community on with an extensive number of Most of the students on enough grievance to try and that are as diverse as they are campus. Many other schools in members on list-serve. campus seem to feel that the stop it. In Nonheast Georgia, brave. the slate of Georgia, including Suprisingly. the club has nOI club is a positive entity that inevitably there are those who

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Page 10 October 30, 2003 SPORTS Bike Race Raises $5,000 For Kids BRIEFS Course Stays Dry As Intramural Swim Meet Hakes a Splash Racers From Across Anthony Munroe and The Southeast Attend Erin Rainwater came away big winners in By Jacob Pomrenke the i r ~ ramural swim Sports Editor meet held Oct. 1 at [email protected] the pool in the Mills Physical Education By the time the rumbling in COmplex. the sky began, more than Munroe came away $2,000 had been raised for with four individual charity at the seventh-annual medals, which tied for Tumbling Creek Mountain first with Rainwater Bike Rumble, held Oct. 4 in among the II-person the woods behind the field. Gainesville College The pair were also intramural fields. part of the winning Despite the presence of rain lOO-yard medley relay clouds, the weather held up team, also comprised throughout the day to the of David Parks and delight or about 420 Juan Ospina . l ydia Sill mountain bikers and and Tricia Wilson won outdoors enthusiasts from three events. around the Southeast. Storms did not dampen the race, Crump, Vu Tops In sponsored by the Gainesville Intramural Tennis chapter of the Southern Off­ Jonathan Crump and Road Biking Association Ngoc Vu smashed (SORBA), until long after the Allen Summers enters the woods of the Gainesville College bike trails during the running of their way to the A money had been collected ror the seventh Tumbling Creek Mountain Bike Rumble on Oct. 4. The annual event, sponsored division men's and Trips for Kids, a youth biking by the Southern Off-Road Biking Association, raised more than $5,000 for Trips for Kids, a women's champion­ program that provides charity organization that provides outdoor adventures for inner-cffy children. ships, respectively, at outdoor adventures for Inner­ last month's intramu­ city children. "'The conditions were a lot ral singles tennis better than last year," said Tumbling Creek Bryan Rennell, a Lula tournament. Mountain Bike Rumble VII Smnke Brtan resident who participated in (men's) and Laurel the event ror the second Class Winners Merritt (women's) straight year. "II wasn't as First-timers: Giovanni Rojas, Taylor Hayes were winnners in the muddy and that made it easier Beginners: Anne Lewin, Julie Stewart. Laura Brayfield, intelTTlQdlate division. when you went into the Ashley Summers, Jay Swift, Joe Tatman. Eric Watson. Rick JOft:Ian and turns." Paul Sherwood, James Halgat, Zach Kovaly. Jiyoung Kim won In Added SORBA ex«utive Sport: Nanna Rainwater, Krista ParK. David Smith, Kevin the C division. director Thomas Sauret, an Crowe. Dan Coy, Doug Stacks. Cleve Blackwell, Michael English professor at GC: "' We Mather. Aaron Sniker, Chris Hong. Alumni Golf Eyent were very pleased with how it Experts: Erin Winter, Eric Ritenour. Scott Unnold , Sam at Chicopee Woods went. U's been a long day and Fontenelle, Christian Fontaine. The Chicopee Woods I'm tired, but II was nke not having to worry about the golf course will play "The grass bogged you ror the family because so weather today." host to the GC AlumnI down a little," said Daniel many things were going on." SORBA's signature event, and FrIends golf event Elzey, 23, an English major In addition to the race, a David Mull rides up the which was slarted In 1995 as a at 11 a.m. Nov. 7. For (rom Cumming. "Bul there silent auction, kid's race straightaway toward the kids-only event, has grown more information, was no mud oul there. I and yard sale were held. finish line in the seventh­ into the largest event In the 'contact Alumni thought the course was greal. Saurel said he bopes to annual SORBA Tumbling Georgia Association o( Association director "This race brought people increase the number of Creek Mountain Bike Rumble Promoters (GAP) racing Michelle Brown at from all over. I saw a guy activities K beduled for next on Oct. 4 at the Gainesville series. Experienced bikers (770) 718-3648. riding around In a jersey year's race. College bike trails behind the were Impressed mtlt the way from Chattanooga, "We' re looking rorward to intramural fields. the event was run. Tennessee. It's a good event jazzing it up a little," be gccompau.com The Coolest Game on Earth is Now Here

By Blake Duncan News Editor [email protected] Pro Hockey Atlanta Thrashers The somber notes of Amazing What: Home games scheduled through April 2 Grace filled Philips Arena as an IA'\. Where: Philips Arena, Manta POWER opening-nigbt trowd of 17.918 Tickets: $10-$225 watched the Atlanta Thrashers Contact: (800) 326-4000 pay tribute to one of their own Web site: www.aUantathrashers.com before an Oct. 9 game against the Gwinnett Gladiators Columbus Blue Jackets. A solo bagpiper played the What: Home games scheduled through April 3 Where: The Arena at Gwinnett Center, Duluth melodious hymn as II stirring Tickets: $10-$24 montage of clips (rom Olin Contact: (770) 497-51 00 Snyder's brief career played on Web site: www.gwinnettgladiators.com the matrix board. Snyder, ~j . ana iiirashers teammate Dany Heatley were The players aDd owners are "coolest game on earth" this involved in a Sept. 29 car crash engaged In a labor struggle season. that claimed Snyder's life six that Is threatening 10 collapse The Gwinnett Gladiators of the days later. the already unstable East Coast Hockey League, equiv­ It's impossible to say which ''''"'' Infrastructure of the league. alent to the Double-A level, John Reclcnagel plays the bagpipes before the team will hoist the coveted Regardless of the NHL's fate, opened their season Oct. 24 in The Atlanta Thrashers 'home opener on Oct. 9 at Philips Stanley Cup nnt spring. What's hockey faos in Northeast Arena at Gwlnnett Center. Arena in Atlanta. Pregame ceremonies paid tdb­ even more uncertain Is the Georgia will have another Hockey fans expect good things ute to Dan Snyder, who died Oct. 6 from injuries looming possibility that the NUL option to get their fill of the from the team and the coaching suffered in a car crash six days ear/ie r. might not exist after this season. Just Enough Space For A SIlot Exercise Lacking Among GC Students

By Michele Hester interviewed said Ihey worked the school offers more than Editor-in-chief out between 20 to 60 minutes 40 physical education [email protected] per day for at leastlhree to courses during the semester. four days per week. If students need Despite the dozens of fitness When questioned about additional encouragement. and recreational their workout habits, both the physical education opportunities available on Kanesha Bailey, a dental department has also started campus, many Gainesville hygiene student. and Lauren a new new personal College students are still Fuqua, a journalism major. training certificate opti ng for a less active said they have " no time." program. Personallraini ng lifestyle as they juggle other A few students complained is a resource fo r anyone school and job-related that they have nowhere to who wa nts to start a obligations. work out and no one to work wo rkout plan, but does not An informal survey out with. Glenn Preston, know where to begin. says conducted in the Student coordinator of physiu l Preston. Activities building in early ed ucation facilities and fitness "The key is to want to do October suggests that center directol", says that GC it," said Preston, who students are more concerned has plenty of recreational suggests keeping a journal with their grades and opportunities available for to record goals. meal plans occupations than their health students of all needs. and exercise routines, and and wellness. He added that GC has set aside a eertaln time to Almost half of the 57 something to appeal to even workout. " If you don't students surveyed at GC said the least motivated enjoy what you are doing, they eogage in no physical individuals, Including you are going to quit. About Sen Stan, left, of the 76ers intramural basketball team attempts activities at all. About 4S Intramural sports such as 20-34 percent of people who to block Jessie Ausec·s. right, shot as Stag's teammate Matt percent said they worked out soccer and basketball, tennis start a workout regimen Stagheff looks on. Softball was the other sport offered by the at least ooce a week, while courts, walking trails and an quit within three to six intramurals program in October. Sign-ups for soccer and 5-00-5 only IS percent of students all-weather track. In addition, months. basketball C(N1cluded on OCt. 27. gccompaSSoCOIft

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A Look Back at Gainesville College's Intercollegiate Tradition, 1967- 1985 lakers Flvin ig

By Jacob Pomrenke Athletic Association like it was yesterday's Sports Editor news. jpom 1828@gc. peochnet.edu "We did alright, you know," he said, pointing as proof toward the dozens of '" g uess that was one of my trophies and plaques enclosed in glass at mistakes." said Dr. Hugh Mills as he took the Hugh Mills P.E. Complex . a wistful glance at the trophy cases in the Over a period of 18 years, Gainesville lobby of the gym that bears his name. The Junior College, as it was the n called, won lo ngtimc fomlcr president of Ga inesvi lle region and state championships in baseball, College took a deep breath and shook his basketball, golf, gymnastics, soccer, ten nis head sadly. and track and fie ld. The Lakers held their It 's not often that the ~ __~_, own against the likes of No rth Georgia, 8 1-year-old has / TrueH-M cConne ll , Abraham Belb';ii something oili i= r Ihan ii Agricul tu ral College. Georgia Perimeter and smile on his face when he other twa-year schools across the state. talk s about college One Man's Dream athl eti cs. But hi s fond It wasn't long after Mills was named g l o ~ memories of GC's ' J Or. U "lll M UI, the first president of Gainesville Junior days are checkered by the College by the Board of Regents in 1965 story of th eir inev itable demise. It almost that he began to study the idea of fie lding seems like Mills was a yo un g man when competitive spons teams at the school. his beloved Lake rs were sweeping th rough In his younger years, as a 6-foot·2 the ranks of the Georgia Junior College sharpshooting guard, Mills had received a basketball scholarship to North Georgia before his studies and World War II took priority over sports. But he wanted GJC stude nts to feel the pride of athl eti c success. as well. " My feehng was that a higher education lO stilution without a sports program would be viewed as, we ll , not a college:' he said. Just a year after holding its fi rst classes a1 the Gai nesville Civic Center, awaiting construction of its own facility down in Oak\\ood. GJC fo rmed baseball and basketba ll teams under head coach and at hle tics di reclO r lames "Bubba" Ball. with Ben Jones (32) of Gainesville Junior College goes above the rim to score 2 games being held at City Park. points in the Lakers' 65-55 win over Truett-McConnell on Nov. 5, 1984. Alter Mi lls' affinity for athletics was shown basketball was discontinued at GlC following the 1984-85 season~ Jones as progress was made on the campus site went on to play at the University of Massachusetts. in the late I 96Os. Mills made sure that "Oh, they grumbled about that, boy," their limited budgets even the n. physical education wou ld not be said Mills with a laugh. "They'd all say, "We had to beg for every thing wegol," overlooked with the addition of a well 'Look at old Mills. He builds a palace for said Kirkland, who was the assistant furnished gym. complete with a basketball sports and outhouses for school.' But a pro fessor emeritus of ph ysical education court and bleache rs, an indoor swimming good sports program is a very good thing when he retired in 200 I. "Those were the pool and a recreational room that would for a school, I think." good 01' days. It was a lot of fun , but it was first be used for gymnastics and later After moving to Oakwood, th e ha rd work, too." tu rn ed illlo the fitness center. College expanded its blossoming athletics In the early 1970s, the focus at GJC The obviously careful considenltion prog ram. Ste ve Blair and Wendell shifted toward basketball; the other spons, th:lt had gone into the gym made mo re Iha n .JEAN IIOYO I The T1mes Whites ide soon began tennis and golf which did not bring in as much money, GJC's Naschelle Pace (22) puts a few f:l culty membe rs envious. teams, respectively, while Jim Kirkland soon began to be discarded as budgets got up a shot over a r;uett-McConnell was hired to start up a gymnastics squad tighter. Baseball and gymnastics were two defender in this 1979 game in in 1970. A soccer team was even formed of the first to go. Oakwood. The Lady Lakers upset for a few years when several exchange Nicky Gilleland, who played baseball their chief archriva" the Lildy students from Iran expressed interest in and basketball in 1971-72, said it was Oanettes, then ranked No. 1 in the having one. diffi cult for students at that time 10 realize nation, 7.1·70, that night. KirkJand said the teams struggled on the finan cial difficulties the programs faced. gccompass.(om u

Gainesville finished 1-2 in the Region 17 standings every year would be some days that we would until 1980, with the Lady Lakers fi ll the gym, but there were many winning region in 1974, '75, '77 others that we'd have just 50 and '79 and Truett taking top people there." honors during the other years. It fell to Walkins to deliver Truett owned bragging the final blow. ri ghts over Gaines ville on a In March national level, as the Lady 1985, Watkins Dancnes won the 1980 national asked the championship in Overland Park Student A ff­ and finished fourth in '85. The airs Committ­ Lady Lakers' highest finish was ee, the Faculty Or. J . ~'oU t r WarU ... seventh in 1979. Senate and the "That was cutthroat city S tud e nt "As student-athletes, we right there," said Kirkland of the Government Association to we ren't aware of the finances," rivalry. "The winner of those consider dropping basketball. said Gi lleland , now the assistant games would always end up " If th e program had a superintendent of Dawson County being the region champion." following and we felt the students Schools. "I was only interested in The men also began to have wer'!i int(l il, the money would not playing ball. That 's what I enjoyed more success in the mid-1970s, be that imponant," Watkins said the most." after Whiteside took over for Ball at the time. "But it 's a questi on T he Glory Yea rs as the school's athletics director. over whether the college is gelling But basketball soon began to Coach Mike Nordholz, a fo rm er that much mileage out of it." pay ofT in a big way for GJe, at Alabama standout who also had a On April II , Watkins held least on the court. stint in the American Basketball two on-campus forums to help Beginning in 1974 , the Association, took the team to its determine thc fate of GJ C's women 's team, under coaches greatest heights in his five years basketball squads. About 300 Dianne Barrell and Herman at the helm . people attended the morning Jones, won four of the next five His Lakers also advanced to sess ion and, according to slate champions hips in the the national tournament in Sue Mize helped the Gainesville Junior College :;.;':;;'~~~ published reports, gave Watkins GJCAA. The school made its Hutchinson, Kan., after going 22- tennis team clinch the region tennis title on Apri130, 1982. positive input for continuing the first mark on a national level the 8 and winning the state title in Mize was GJC's No. 1 singles player and was named Region program. following year, when it earned a 198 1. They won state again in 17 tournament MVP that year. But four days later. Watkins berth at the N ational Junior 1983 under Tony Harris. made the fateful call: Athletics state tilles in the 19705 and were dec ision to di scontinue several Coll ege A thl etic Associati on " I was real proud of the fact had run thei r course at GJc. region champs in 1981 and '82. spon s by the time he retired in tournament in Overland Park, that we got better every year," "We fought it." Kirk land said. The men's team, led by Blair, 1983. That year, Watki ns, a Ka n., where the Lady Lakers Nordholz said. "1 think in fi ve "We all fo ught it," won back-to·back·to-back state community-orie nted leader from finished ninth. years, we won more games over Women's coach Seth Vining titles from 1978-80, finishing the University of Alabama, took An intense rivalry was Ihat time tban any other school said he understood why the In over as the school's second formed with area foe Truett­ in the state." sixth the national tournament decision had to be made. In '80 and '83. president. It was up to him to solve McConnell, located just 30 miles The school's other squads "It atl came down towhat was Whiteside's golf team held Gainesville's athletic Jilemma. north of Oakwood, that lasted all fared as well In their fields. best for everyone involved," said the region and Slate titles in 1978 For years, support had been the way through GJC's last The women's tennis team, Vining. who left to coach Johnson and were runners-up in both waning from both faculty and season in 1984-85. Truett and coached by Barrell, won five High the following year diviSions in '80. They also students. Many faculty members Fading Away finished 12th In the national had expressed displeasure that After Watkin .. terminated tournament in 1979. the sports teams were receivmg GJC's athletic program for the The men's track team, with so much money, despite the facl 1985-86 school year, he quickly Kirkland at the helm, finished as that a lot of the funding came rechanneled the resources that had region winners and was second from the private Gainesville been goi ng to sports toward in the state in 1976. They were College Foundati on and not from scholarships and stu dent activities, runners·up in Region 17 the the school's annual budget. such as int ramurals, drama. music following year be fore disbanding Also, being a commuter and the student newspaper. after the 1978 season. school, with no students living on Attendance continued to grow "I'd say we were clearly the campus, it was diffi cult to gamer in record numbers and the best all-around two-year school support from the studen t body. academic levels of GJC rose in Ihe state," Kirkland said . Many worked full-time and had no throughout the 1980s and into the "Most of our kids came from high desire to come back to school 10 21st centu ry. schools that had good athletic attend games in the evening. The In 1987, the Board of programs." intramurals program was more ~ ege nts authorized the deletion The 1978 Gain esville JUn~/or~~;;';;;;~~~~;: End or An Era popular: panicipation numbers in of the modifier "junior" from the was the last of its kind at the school because junior college But as the school moved into it had soared since Kirkland lOO k school's name to emphasize the track was abolished by the state of Georgia that year. the 1980s, GJC's financial over in the early 1970s. fact that students attending GC Pidured left to right: David Head, coach Jim Kirkland, Mike constraints were growing stronger. " One of my other jo bs," were, indeed, receiving a "real Conley, Roger Moore, Stan Smith, Mike Sheritan, Curt Love Mills had already made the Kirkland said, "was to take tickets college experi ence," whether and Ronnie Howell. for the basketball games. There athletics was a pan of it or not. gccomJNIss.com Academic Cultural Spring Semester Events Pre-Registration Begins Nov. 3 Gainesville Theatre Alliance 2nd Session Midpoint "Anything Goes" Nov. 6 Brenau's Hosch Tbeatre Thanksgiving Holidays Nov. 4 - 16 J\II'l'I ,;; '10 • '''''0 .... u -.0 Eric Mack: Painting In Rhy!!tm Spring Pre-Registration Gainesville College Fees Due Dec. 2 Roy C. Moore Gallery Classes End Lee Ewing. Kenny Martin and Billy Cate compete in Oct. 15 - Nov. 24 8 friendly game of ping-pong in GC:S game room. Dec. 6 Family Holiday Concerts Final Exams GC Ed Cabell Theatre Dec.8-12 Student Dec. I and 2, 7:30 p.m. Activities Denise McMorrow: Markings Memory Fun Flicks Student Activities Gainesville College Building 9:00 a.m. - 3 p.m. Roy C. Moore Gallery Nov. 3 Dec. I - Jan. 9 Souper Study Break: Locations across campus. Nov. 11 XP Power Point Workshop 3:00 p.m., Room 160 Academic ill Nov. 4 Black Student Association • Meeting Noon, Room 187 Academic 111 Nov. 10 SP E CIAl.I~

JASON F l OWERS I ~ SlaW About American Indians The Politically Incorrect Club hosted Georgia GC s tudents enjoyed softball during October Workshop Secretary of Stale Cathy Cox earlier this year. Pic­ lntramurals. Noon, Room 187 tured from left to right are: Doug/as Young, David Sunday-Gar, James Anisko, Cox, Mindy Parker. Tina Academic 111 WOfthington and Charissa Watton. Sports Nov. 12 Web Page Design Workshop 17th Annual GC Alumni and Noon, Room 187 Clubs Friends Golf Tournament Academic III Final Day: Submissions for Chicopee Woods Nov. 17 Golf Course Pbilosopby Essay Contest Nov. 14 Nov. 7 IccOtnlMss.cOnt

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An o ld admirer will make an overdue This is the month yo u decide to give appearance in your life to inform you of up alcohol and that's a shame. Everyone something he or she wanted to tell you all these was beginning to like your belligerent years. Seems like that person never admired you mannerisms at awkward moments like to begin with but tried rather hard to ask you weddings and funerals. l over heard whether you purposely tucked your shirt into someone at chu rch say, " Hey, the drunk your underwear, but you always ran away when person came naked to service today, confronted. sweet- '· We ll , good luck in AA and remcmber ... this Dud's always for yo u.

Capricortl The Goat of Pain Gemi"i Dec. 22 to Jan. 19 The Vni-Twins May21 to Jun. 21 Being punctual is not one of your virtues but it is about time you hung up the old ;'living coat" Surprise, surprise, you'll be the only and croaked. You have put off dying for a century dumbass to j ump on the hood of yo ur and now you've started stinking up your house. friend's car while he or she speeds down Everybody's doing it, even Elvis kicked the an incli ne. You deserve to be flung from bucket. Wou ld yo u like a bucket ofKFC, too? the car like feces from the hand of a heathenish little monkey.

The Water Bearer Jan. 20 io Feb. 18 Ca"cer It has been a while since your last dream but The Crab Walk soon you will have one about an old fri end. As Jun. 22 to Ju\. 22 soon as your old buddy comes to you in the dream wake up and call him or her, let your pa l know Traditionally it is uncommon for that a simple phone call would have sufficed. fortunetellers to give advice about the Virgo lottery (thaI's what lowly fo rtune Pisces cookies are fo r) but I would hate to see The Extinct Vi rgin The Fishies Virgos waste money on the lotto this August 23 to September22: Feb. 19 to Mar. 20 month. In other words: If you are going to scratch anything this month it might I see a camel in your future. One big camel, that's all . Oh wait, I'm holding You will not let a sordid relationship run you .l think as wel l be your ass. it the wrong way .. this is the right direction ... whoa. I don't know over this month because you will be the one what the hell thai thing is but it is definitely NOT a camel. behind the wheel. To all friends of Pisces: Be weary of your friend who asks you to ride on the hood of his or her car. It is a ploy to send Leo Libra you screaming to the asphalt, dummy. The Lion of Love The Scales of Whales Sept. 23 to Oct. 22 Jul. 23 to Aug. 22

The buffet gods glisten down on you this month. Your plates will fill again Aries Co-workers will come forward to tell and again, the sneeze guard will be clean and you needn't worry about spilling The Bu" Ram you that you are a bit of a control freak. food because you can always get another. All yo u will concern yourself with Mar.21 to Apr. 19 If they are so worried about your is the position of the sun from the time you enler the restaurant to the time you leadership skills they should try to walk leave. You gambled away your money, house, first in your shoes for once. It is not easy to born, Iooch, body, and clothes and J 've got twenty conunand a nock of penguins in funny riding on whether you'll sell your soul next or little hats to dance and make fin ger not. Believe me, souls are overrated; I'd probably sandwiches, no-sir-ee, not easy at all. Scorpio sell mine if I had a compulsion to gamble The Scor-pi-oooo recklessly, too. Oct. 23 to Nov. 21 ...... k C..- ..... To life Scor-pi-ooooo: The stars gaze down upon you this month and make you . _ fine line, feel very uneasy. Soon enough you will begin to switch aU your plans to the ...... -... day and refuse to leave your house at night. You will board up your windows --_ - ~ . and create plans for a technical device that can shoot laser beams at heavenly _. objects and destroy them. Nighty, night you paranoid freak. --237 John Mo~ "".Pkwy. .ull1010 .. , Oalneaville. Ga. 30501 (770)287-9545

gccomfNISS.com October 30, 2003 Page 16 Ii' r; ii·' 4~'; 4r; hi i~ i,~i 4~' i GTA's 'Stone Soup' is Fun for All Ages

By Heather Daniels Arts & Entertainment Editor always keep to themselves and and funny character because you [email protected] don't·like strangers. They don't couldn't understand a work he even share their food and crops said. "The people working with with each other. Then a group of qTA make the experience very "Stone Soup" is a classic soldiers come through the village children 's story that the asking for food and a place to familial ," said Smith, who has Gainesville TIleatreAlliance has rest. When nothing is offered to been with the GTA for four years turned into a memorable play for them they concoct a plan to make now, though this was his first all ages. soup from a stone. The villagers GTA for Young Audiences Directed by Gay H. Hammond are intrigued and want to know performance, "The kids keep and musically composed by Dale how to do it. Soon enough the everything so alive." Grogan, "Stone Soup" is based entire village is donating food to Since Hammond's hu sband, on a well loved children's tale put in the soup, to make it the about sharing. There are many best soup. Jeremiah Chapman, Jim, became director of the GTA versions of the children's story, I I , a home schooled student 14 years ago, Hammond herself but Hammond chose to use the JASON flOWERS I Compirss ~tf Chandra Owenby all(/ Cliff Smith entertain sflldellfs after a school attended one of the school has adapted many plays and original story by Marcia Brown performance of 'Stone Soup. ' perfonnances. He said, " I love musicals to the wants and needs wrinen in 1947. the story! I already knew the plol, of the GTA. Though the GTA is Hammond hosted a stage tour friends at Brenau University's shows and the family and friends but the play was different from celebrating its 25th season, GTA for "Stone Soup" Sept. 30 to Pearce Aud itorium. The show shows, "When you have 700 what I read." for Young Audiences has been show audiences what goes on was performed to over 5000 children in there, it's just a "Stone Soup" was fu ll of behind the scenes of a play like children, repres~nting about ten completely different feeling whacky characters with silly producing "full y-realized stage this one. The audience was able counties and twice as many because they respond much more names of food, such as Madame plays" for children for 30 years. to meet Hammond and Grogan, schools. The show put on for the loudly." The family and friends Beignet, Madame Mouton and Hammond said, "We [GTA for as well as the costume designer, schools was very different from show was a much more "smiling Brie. Chapman raved that his Young Audiences] were always audience opposed to a guffaw Antonia Grib and the set the one performed for the fami ly favorite character was the female meant to be tied in with GTA designer, Chris Simpson, a GC and friends. The actors on stage and stomp my feet audience," soldier, Brie, played by Chandra because both of those theatres student. The audience was also were much more interactive with laughed Hammond, "which is Owenby, 21 , a GC graduate and were started by the same person." able to ask questions about the audience fu ll of children than what the children do." junior at Brenau University. She "Stone Soup," any upcoming with the audience mostly filled The GTA for Young presented a comically loyal GTA for Yo ung Audiences and plays and past plays. Stage tours with adults. And everybody Audiences, fonnerly known as soldier to her commander, the GTA were both founded by are designed to educate and the knows that if a person falls down WonderQuest, did a remarkable Camembert, played by Boone Ed Cabell, a retired professor directors of the GTA are always a kid is going to laugh a lot harder job of capturing the theme of the Hopkins, 22, a senior at Brenau. from Gc. more than willing to share their than an adult would. "The story, though they did change it Cliff Smith, 23, a senior at Look for many more knowledge. children's shows are the clearest a bit to fit the cast and audience Brenau, played the only outstanding plays by the GTA and "Stone Soup" opened on Oct. indication of what we're all and to make it sillier. "Stone foreigner in the vi llage. a tbe newly renamed Gainesville 9- 10 and 13-15 for schools and about," said Hanunond about the Soup" is set in a French village Scotsman. Though his part was Theatre Alliance for Young on Oct. 10-11 for family and differences between the school of non-sharing people who small, he played a memorable Audiences. Symphonic Band is Complete 'Anything Goes' Opens

By Scott McIntyre music department area leader. "When I first came here in fall Contributing Writer "You have a highe r quality semester 200 I there were eight [email protected] 25th Season for GTA performance when you don't people in the band. Now it 's have to bring in last minute nearly tripled in size," said Lee Finally, the Gainesville By Heather Daniel. admission. The costs for College Symphonic Band is outside players." Ewing, a music education major shows are S 16 on weekdays The GC Symphonic Band has Arts &. Entertainment editor made up of entirely GC students. and GC Symphonic Band [email protected] and $18 on weekends for 'This semester is the first time been a class, offand on, since the member from Winder-Barrow. adults, SI4 on weekdays and we've had a complete band, college was built. The symphonic This semester the band has 35 The Gainesville Theatre 516 on weekends for senior made up of students on campus," band restarted four years ago and students, representing seven Alliance will be opening their citizens and $1 0 on weekdays said Mcrcer Crook, symphonic has gone through three directors. counties. In addition, there are 25th Anniversary Season with and $12 on weekends for band director and part time Mr. Crook is in his second year three music education majors in the musical classic. "Anything students and children. There teacher. " It's much easier to as GC Symphonic Band the band. "A concert band setting Goes." The perConnances will be are several free shows for rehearse and prepare music and Director. Latham hailed Crook is not just for music majors, it's Nov. 4-16 at Srenau's Hosch students including tbe you don't have to go outs'ide to for doing a good job of recruiting for students from all areas of Theatre. Perfonoance times are preview show and then also add additional performers." and retaining students and for campus life," said Crook. "Some 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and onNov.3.S.6, II and 12. For ''The students take pride in a rais in g the quality of the of the greatest musicians were 2:30 p.m. Sundays. 1bete will be more information, directiODS a preview perfonnance on Nov. group that is representing of li terature. engineers, accountants, and aDd to order tickets call 770- medical students." 3 at 7:30 p.m, S8 coner:.1 718-3624. them," said Lynn Latham the ~ . . gccomfNISS.com October 30. 2003 Page 17

'Rhythm In Paintings'- Is Here lohn Furst Layout Editor Jfur3591Coc.peachnet.edu

A busy cityscape, an altered sense of surreal juxtaposition and jJ beauti ful array of lively colors are to be expected from the new art exhibit. Eric Mack's "Rhythm in Paintings" is the latest an exhibit 10 be revealed at the Continuing ", Education building. This exhibit wi ll COnlinue unti l Nov. 24 and is free and open 10 the public. Mack's art is best described as abstract. "He works with very Erik Macks Art Work Portrays busy "City like" scenes in a colorful, bright colors. The work thai I've play/ul Style. • seen doesn't rely on the fi gure al can relate and appreciate the role an exhibit, "I'm really happy to iif-}fCt': " Vi! ,¥ ';' all, and its things you wouldn't b. lt ~ .h •. ,...... } t ~ t. vtt see in reality," remarked Vivian the rhythm plays in our li ves." have his exhibit," said Liddell, .... Liddell, the gallery director and Ass istant Professor of Art, "we are looking to show more -_ adjunct professor of art here at Stacey Koffman said, "students, contemporary artists. I think the the college. " It looks like he was faculty, staffand people from the students would be interested in This unusual image is an oil painting done on hand working with a system of shapes community are al\ welcome to seeing what's going on in the crafted small scale wooden boards. The artist wa contemporary art scene in that appeared to be based on attend the artist receptions that Myra Nash, a Georgia native, and she was the firs cityscapes ... are pan of every exhibition. This Atlanta." Eri<.: Mack. a barber by trade, gives everyone the opportunity to According to Liddell, Eric artist to have her art work displayed in the Roy C. describes the theme of his an on meet with the anist and discuss Mack rrught speak to the studio Moore Art Gallery this fall. Her art work was displaye classes here on campus and will www. fa y goldgallery.com. their work." The paintings are up Sept.3-0ct. 1 and is described on the GC website "sound, rhythm, pattern and color for viewing but cannot be speak at the closing reception. He are related to us and the world purchased at the exhibition. "All is enthusiastic about talking to as "dreamlike imagery made up of symbolic-typ we live in. The rhythm of life is his work is for sale, but has to be students about his work. For forms drawn from media sources that take on a ne more information on the Rhythm inhaled and exhaled with each purchased through Fay Gold life when they are reassembled out of context in he day that is given to us. By using Galleries" said Liddell. in Paintings art exhibit, call the fundamentals of our daily Liddell's personal thoughts (770) 718-3707 or visit work. " visual experience, individuals reflect her enthusiasm for the new www.faygoldgallery.com. Riley Wins Presidential Award

By Amanda cagle Contributing Writer created in one of the studio an non-traditional student in a way Acag7033@gc. peadlnet.edu courses offered at Gc. Once the made it easier to do this criteria is met, the student's work assignment, especially since I A passion for art that began is judged by Koffman. Bessac, have more life experience to years ago with her first box of and one other art professional draw from." crayons has brought Dana Riley, from an area coll ege or Her two charcoal drawings are a non-traditional art student, university. "We had many strong a self-portrait and an image of a Gainesville College's top art works to choose from and it was tree with a bears claw mark award. Riley was named the definitely a difficult decision," embedded in it. recipient of the GC President's Koffman said about judging the The second drawing, Riley Award for Art. artwork. said, "is a self.portrait which This award was first proposed Rile y's artwork came about came from underneath the in 1997 by President Martha due to a studio assignment which surface. It is a mixture of grief Nesbitt. Assistant Professor of was a diptych self-ponrai!. A and detennination; those were Art, Stacy Ko ffman and diptych is a work made up oflWo my feelings at the time," said Associate Professor ofArt , Anne matching parts. Students were to Riley. Bessac agreed that this award spend at least 15 hours on each The emotion came from past would be a good way to piece of the work. events in her life. " It is a recognize those students who When asked how being a non· somber piece that causes me to excelled in this craft. traditional student affected her renect on the seriousness of Dana Riley, a non-traditionsl GC student, accepts the Presidents The only criterion the students artwork Riley replied. "Being a life," commented Nesbit! on Award for Att from President Marthe Nesbitt must meet is that the artwork be Riley's artwork. gccomp,ass.com -- ~:. -, ", ... .; .;:r.I .·': .. .,!. Drug Addict Gets a From the Underworld to the Sour Taste of Reality Mystic River and Back

James Frey is brutally honest in "A Million Little I know you are all waiting fo r the midnight showings Pieces," a true accounting of Frey's time spent in a of "Matrix Revolutions" and "The Lord of the Rings: rehab center for drug and alcohol abuse. The Re turn of the King." However, there are 3 few Frey takes us through his experience as a junkie movies filling the theaters unti l then. I jusl wanted you hooked on every drug imaginable and the hardest to know thai the money hungry produclion companies liquor available; then he shows us his life in a are still interested in your buck even when there are no rehab center. Frey, 23 al the time, enters the rehab trolls or machines on the screen. But Ihis humble critic center aller waking up on an airplane with no idea wants you to spend thai dollar wisely, so here are a few where he is at or where he has been with his front quick nOles on the CUTTent shows to tide you over till four teeth missing, two black eyes, a hole in his the Oscar push hits. cheek that later takes 4 1 stitches to close. and a First up fo r review is the flick "Underworld." I say broken nose. He is also wanted in three states. He flick because thai is what this movie is at hearl. With is in extremely bad shape, bUI with the help of his this one just go get your popcorn and coke, and then Ip',,,,,~,,dbrothc r he decides to gel help before he kills himself. hang on for a couple of hours. The action is very well spaced out and good with a The doctors allhc rehab clinic can not believe Frey is even alive with so many 101 of sword play and hand to hand combal. A bonus is that the story is somelhing I drugs and alcohol flowing through his system. His morning ritual is actually worth following. Yes, you need to slay in your seat till the end or you puking up blood and the insides of his stomach and this has been going on for will miss key pieces of information. He meets some amazing people in the rehab center who quickly become Just in case your date is not in the mood to see a rabid dog and a blood sucking . friends and mos; are as messed up as he is. His greatest influences come from bat square ofT, then go see "Myslic River." This is a serious movie with serious mob lord, a judge, a champion boxer and a prostitute. All are in this same aClors (Sean Penn, Kevin Bacon and Tim Robbins) and directed by Clint Eastwood. These actors, however, don'l chew up Ihe scenery; they let this sharp Wh ile in the rehab center, Frey rea lizes many things that change his life: he script do the work. to love and he also realizes he doesn't want to die. Frey makes the The movie is about three men who take different paths in li fe after a childhood Id,,,i,io.n to stay at the rehab center because he knows that ifhe goes back out into tragedy. They are strangely drawn back together after the character played by world and starts back into his old way of life he will die in a maner of weeks. Penn losses his daughter 10 murder. The only negative is thallhis film kind of of the most memorable parts of the book is where Frey goes to the dentist to drags on and you fe el like it should have ended about 15 minutes sooner. BUI on his teeth fi xed. I-Ie has to have surgery and caps pul on his teeth. Frey goes the up side you will never see the end coming and this movie leaves you with Ihe I i"tod,,,ii during this experience: he is not allowed to have any anesthesia or feeling that not everything is black and white. killers because he is staying at the rehab center and they are not allowed. If you are thinking about seeing a hOTTo r film, try to restrain yourself unless Frey uses very unique language in his novel: he writes using no quotation you are into self torture. The two movies out righl now are thai bad. First ofT, marks in between his thoughts and dialogue. No paragraphs are indented; all "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" is jusl tiring to watch and has the fright power ofa words are lined up on the left side of the page, it makes for a very interesting mouse. Next, "House of the Dead" is so bad you will leave halfway Ihrough it, read. He also capitalizes random nouns such as criminal, nurse, addict and no maner how much you paid to get in. alcoholic. When you firs t stan 10 read you have to really concentrate on where Instead, go and see the besl buddy film to come out in years, ''The Rundown." This movie is The Rock's first shol at carrying an action film on his own. spoken words are written and thoughts begin. But after a while it 's easy to Surprisingly, he pulls it off beyond expectation. The laughs come easily and the action makes you go "Whoa, did you see that?" Yes, it i:; a little formula and the Frey is a very brave man to willingly share his experiences, his pasl, and some dialog is lacking, but this formula works and with Christopher Walken any script of his darkest fears and secrets with the world. It's also a way to give hope to sounds good. who ma y be ha ving some of the same problems because Frey has been My lasl movie 10 review is Quentin Tarantino's "Kill Bill". This one is easy to clean for nine years now. This was an extraordinarily powerful book and J wrile about. Go and watch this movie only if you are an avid Quentin Tarantino recommend it to anyone who is interested in reading something that will fan. If you are, you will love it and pre-order tickets for the sequel. If you are nol undoubtedly have an impact on their lives forever. Frey is currently working on a a die hard fan of his movies, you will demand your money back and think the rest sc reenplay for his story. of us are just off in the head. ~-~~ , .. , ...... ,. . .. .

IEariood:o Good For the Ears Say Cowboy Bebop' The Best 11Jc)ct()rs of Rock imated Series Ever Made

Trueman coe Allan Writer I'm so happy I get to write this rev iew. I know the series this month is a couple old, but it still needs to be mentioned. "Cowboy Bebop" is my favorite anime the entire world and even the entire universe, assuming other galactic cultures As dozens of anxious Athenians filed I ~::::~~::':: animation. It is an honor to be able to brag about this classic piece I ~ masterpiece. I'm all warm inside just thinking about it into the upstairs section of Tasty World "Cowboy Bebop" is a story about five bounty hunters (cowboys) in the solar on October 8th, the mass was eagerly Is;;::::; They all gather in an old fishing boat converted to a spaceship called expecting an incredible night of jazz­ II Like the music genre it entails, the crew of Bebop "will play freely without of risky things. The work which will become a new genre itself will be ca lled tinged rock by local favorite Fiasco. IC,)wt)oy Bebop." This quote from the back of the DVD describes it best. This Although it is important to note that will bring you through a rollercoaster of emotions from happiness, to Fiasco did not disappoint, the buzz of I :::~~es' to even shedding a tear in the end. Each episode more or Jess revolves I ~ Spike Spiegel and his bounty heads. Sounds fairly straightforward, but add the evening was an up and coming 1...":======:;';;=:..1 frayed past, a large crime syndicate and lost love and you have the makings of a An Ear/ood flyer showing off the band improv band by the name of Earfood. Imast'''p';"., Each episode reveals a little more of Spike's tumultuous past and jamming Earfood, led by energetic lead guitarist insight into his personality. The animation is top notch, sleek, sexy, and classy. It's neither the bright colors AJ Purcell, pumped out high octane jams that soon had the Fiasco faithful frothing full fledged comedy nor the dark shades of a serious anime. Rather, it blends from the mouth. Leaning on airtight percussionist Phillip Pelot and the perpetual I ~~a~~~:~j nicely to create a more real experience. Moments of seriousness like funk of bassist Eli Purcell, the band roared through their hour and a half set list. I' of Fallen Angels" are marked with gray and brown overtones to set the , while episodes like "Mushroom Samba" are bright and bouncy. This series The band cleverly weaved originals with well-chosen covers, showcasing Imas',,,, color expression. funk, blues, calypso, and psychedelic influences. Most interesting, however, "Cowboy Bebop" is a series that is driven by music ifthe title wasn' t enough . Yoko Kanno and her band The Seatbelts have become my favorite Japanese be the band's impressive improvisational skills, as well as the musical chemistry Imus;,,) group. I had said last month that The Pillows had become my favorite shared by the trio. The evening was accented by a surprise conga player joining in on the jam. The :~;di~;~:in, disks one of and m yqui ckly to Seatbelts. Every trio delivered a heavy dose of reconstructed favorites ranging from Band-of­ I I typeofm'~ic is portrayed here in Gypsies-Era Hendrix to early String Cheese Incident. As an audience member I series. Heavy metal to classical country and blues, no music was swept away by AI's composure. AJ's poker-face playing style is something goes unexplored. The voice admire. His fingers rippled over the guitar in such a way that my attention U"s,,,,,q each character perfectly in there. AJ's groove escalated and the audience's bodies responded with elTatic and Japanese dialogs. afe right on the money. physical motion, all the while AJ rhythmically shook his head as he strategically I With a cast like Jet Black, Spike moved his body 10 produce this musical montage. The energy Peaked as the ""w'lI I ~;:::;~ Faye Valentine, Ein, and I] Wong Hau Pepelu Tivrusky welcomed the fresh, upbeat addition to the already feel good atmosphere. "Cowboy Bebop" is sure to band explored a Caribbean vibe as the show wound down. I "",,

Staff Writers THE VOICE OF THE COMPASS Blake Allen Brittany Castro Margaret Child Andre Faulkner Speed and Accidents Shelby Fowler Christina Kelley Kristi Nix are Factors on Landrum Louis Vandenplas

Landrum Education Drive is dangerous. On any given day, motorists speed past the 20 m.p.h. speed zone signs, never slowing to acknowledge those who must cross this unsafe fhotog[i1!lIbCU pedestrian wallcway. It is very COnmlOn to see pedestrians running across the road to Britney Compton avoid a narrowly missed accident, and if something is not done soon, someone is going Breana Derrick to be hurt or worst killed. Mag Gulgnard Since Landrwn Education Drive is actually a county maintained road, GC public George Lambert safety cannot issue speeding tickets because there is no way to record actual speeds. So, the matter is then left up to the Oakwood Police Department. lfthat is the case, why is it that we never see police officers patrolling the campus to ensure real ''public safety"? AdylSO[ You might be asking, what is the purpose of having a Gainesville College Public Dan Cabaniss Safety department if they cannot deter potential violations from occurring? Public Safety personnel are on duty 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year insuring Advertising safety on campus. Nevertheless, Landrum Education Drive is not officially on the GC Information campus. It is not their jobs to make speeding drivers slow down. For rates call (770) 718- Installing speed breakers on Landrum, like the ones on the road that runs parallel, 3820 Mon.-Fri. 10 a.m. to 4 would be one way to slow traffic. Another option that would make GC a safer place p.m. We are located behind would be having a caution light at the intersection of Landrum and Campus Drive. the Cyber Cafe in the Something must be done before the next news story on campus is: Gainesvi1l e College Student Center. Questions student injured after speeding motorist ignores pedestrian crossings. regarding reservations or billing are directed to Michele Hester at [email protected]

Writers Wanted••• The COmpass welcomes articles and letters from faculty, staff and students. All submissions will be printed on a timely and space-available basis. Submissions should be in Cong u ons Word format and delivered to the COmpass office on floppy disk or emailecl to For 'Best Practices' [email protected]. Any piece not meeting these criteria will not be Students come to Gainesville College from all over the slate. Some choose GC for the considered by the Editorial affordable tuition; others prefer the small class size. However. there is another reason Board of the COmpass to be students choose Ge, and we rarely acknowledge it enough. That reason is, GC has some valid and will not be of the most compassionate and gifted educators around. Finally, someone has really taken notice of that fact. On Oct. 8, Gainesville College was recognized for "Successful Practices to Prepare Questions? Students to Pass the Regents Test," by the University System of Georgia's Board of Comments? Regents'. The Regents Test is required for students to graduate from a University System f you would like to respond of Georgia college or university. The "Best Practices" award signifies GC's desire for to or voice your opinion on students to succeed and marks a precedent because GC was the only two-year college any of the articles that presented this pristine honor. appear In the Compass, The Compass staff would like to say congratulations to Dr. Martha Nesbitt and the GC please send an email to faculty and staff for their diligence in keeping GC students on the forefront of academic Michele Hester at achievement. [email protected] or stop by the office. O cto ber 30, 2 003 21 Dawgs Thrashing Vols Please Give

I will admit before the entire supposed to come in, get beaten, of the guard." He goes on to NASCARa Bulldog nation, my faith in the and go home crushed. Never in state, "Right now, we're just Dawgs has been edgy. Aner my wildest imagination did I trying to let everyone know that seeing the 2- half against think that we would beat we' re taking control of the East." Alabama, I rea ll y did not know Chance With the showing of this past what to expect against Tennessee. It seemed as if Georgia was weekend, Tyson can certainly say wondering what was for dinner that. At this point in time, one that night and were just going could argue that we are the best through the motions. They were "one loss" team in the nation. not focused on what was at hand. The Dawgs are certainly in prime For the first time, David Greene position to take the ninety minUle seemed ra ttled and confused. Tennessee by a score of 41-14. trip back to Atlanta for the This rea ll y bugs me ! Most of the time whenever I mention my The question I had after the As my week went by, I was undying love for the sport ofNASCAR people say "I just don't get Southeaste rn Con fere nce A labama game was: Which predicting a close score of21-14 it," or "all they do is go around in circles," People, you' re championship offense was going to show up Georgia, or 24-21, certainly not overanalyzing. There is nothing more to "get" in NASCAR than against Tennessee: the team in the 41-14. As I sit down to write this Mark Richt has turned there is to get in baseball, football or basketball. They do go around first half which scored 37 points article, I am looking at a picture around a program that had in circles for 400-600 mi les. Yes it can get boring at times. But hey, or the second half team that of defensive end #47 David come to expect eight or nine the boring parts are great fo r getting snacks or fini shing homework seemed dazed? My question was Pollack sacking Tennessee wins a seasons. Now, Dawg (yeah, right,) Still, NASCAR at its most boring is more exciling to ans wered very quickly. quarterback Casey C lausen. fans expect II and 12 wins a see than the Braves get humiliated every post season without fail. or Not s ince 1994 when the Falcons and Hawks getting owned even before their respecti ve They say that a picture is worth a seasons. Our players know Tennessee lost 31-0 to Florida, 1,000 words. In this case, iI seasons get started. what is expected of them, and had they been beaten that badly certainl y is. Don't get me wrong, 1 am a huge fa n of the Braves. the Falcons at home. Neyland Stadium, one The Dawg nation is glowing they have their eyes on the and the Dawgs. I just get so fed up with the carnage every year and of the largest stadiums in the after this past weekend. As Tyson prize. One more loss could sports junkies not giving NASCAR the sports status it deserves. country, is where opponents are Browning says, ';II 's a changing prove 10 be fa lal. Granted, I was once like you, overanalyzing and not "getting" NASCAR. That all changed in February 2001, when I actually gave NASCAR a chance and watched an entire race. At the end, I thought Get Ready For Mudslinging " Hey! This isn't a ll that bad." Sean Rife The great thing about NASCAR is that you never know what's a mis leading story about our priorities. For going to happen next. One minute a car is mnning around a track at Psychology Major instance, in 2002, the U.S. spent $348.5 billion [email protected] on defense, while Russia spent $50.8 billion. 180 mph, the next minute. boom the car rams the wal l and bursts into Dollar amounts, however, ignore the fact that flames. Get ready ladies and gentlemen - irs time for $348.5 billion is just 3.3 percent of U.S . Gross There are about five races left in the season. 1 dare you "don't (drum roll) the 2004 Elections! During the next Domestic Product, while $50.8 billion is getters"to watch at least an hour ofa race. All you have to do is pick year, you'll hear a lot of ideological mud­ 4.percent of Russia's GOP. The United States a car out of the 43 and root for him or her. If the car gets wrecked. slinging. Some of it will be based on cold, hard has an enormous military budget because the facts. Some of it will be based on specific United States is an enormously prosperous pick another car. interpretations of the facts. Most will be outright country, and we're spending roughly the same One last thing to all you non-NASCAR fans out there, ifsomeone lies. Which is which? I can never distinguish percentage of resources on defense as is asks you to go to a race, decline them. Racetracks are jammed packed between the two. Nevertheless, keep th e everyone else - we just have a lot more money with people who have been crazy about NASCAR all their lives, and following facts in mind when you approach the to work with. have the number of their favorite driver shaved into the hair on their voting booth next November. Iraq is nothing like Vietnam - The war is There is no "Socia l Security Trust Fund" over, Saddam is on the run, and leftists backs (no joke I've seen it) which might scare the average viewer. - That's right. folks - it just doesn ' t exist. everywhere are trying desperately to paint Iraq Just try keeping an open mind about NASCAR. You might like it Nowhere in Washington, D.C. is there any as my generation's Vietnam. Looking at the if you give it a chance. special pile of money set as ide for Social numbers, the two are complete opposites. Security payments · it all goes into the general Measured monthly, coalition fatalities are fund. which is currently being used to run your steadily dropping - 32 in September (and federal government. At best, the Social Security falling) - while Vietnam numbers climbed Trust Fund is an enormous stack of IOUs. steadily until 1969. when they peaked at 615 in Join The Compass Staff "Spending culs" doesn't always mean a April of that year. reduclion in spending - In Septe mbe r, The 90s never produced a budget surplus De moc ratic Preside ntial candidate Dick - Remember what I said earlier about the lack Meetings Wednesday at Gephardt accused fellow candidate Howard of a Social Security Trust Fund? Politicians Dean of wanting to "cut Medicare". Of course. have sucked Social Security dry, In 1999 a lot when Gephardtsays "cut", what he really means was made of the budget "surplus" supposedly Noon. is "slow the rate of growth". The proposals he present, leaving most of us to think that the feds refers to woul d have ac tually inc reased had a nice chubby piggy bank stuffed full of Email Medicare spending, but at a slower rate. Even money for a rainy day. Not so. Howard Dean knows that. It·s borrowed from Social Securit y. So, when U.S, defense spending is not necessarily out you hear someone screaming at the top of their [email protected] of lin e - Leftists are quite fo nd of bemoaning lungs about the "surplus" that conservatives the amount of money the Uni ted States spends ';Iost", remember this: it never existed in the first on defense. bUl foc usmg on dollar amounts tells place. gccomDass,com" ,. .... ".... ,...... ,...... Page 22 October 3 D, 200 3 .. ...,... Can Schwarzenegger GC Student Save California? Opinion Poll: What are your "You begin to care about politics when you stop getting tax checks and start writing thoughts on them." Arnold

What makes a good politician? Beller yet, who makes a good poli tician? When 1 heard that Arnold Schwarzenegger was running for the position of governor of Cali fo rnia, 1 honestly didn't think much of Schwarzenegger? it. First of all, you must realize that I hardly take a stance when it comes to politics. I really don't know why this is; maybe I just don't think it applies to me. However. recentl y a dear friend of mine asked me that same question and their response was "you begin to care about politics when you stop gelling tax checks and you stan writing them". This real ly affected me so I began fo llowing the California governor's "I don't think Arnold reall y race. So al l of that leads me back to my original question: will an actor make a good California governor? knows what he is doing." One issue in part icular that concerns me is that little known fact that the state of California has more • debt that some third world countries. orso says CNN Headline News. Also, 60% ofthe state's spending will be at the disposal of the governor. In Arnold's defense, he has created fo r himself a large and •Trisha Harper profitable fortune. How did he do that and more imponantly can he do that to the third largest state in our nation? Is Arnold going to make social laws to benefit the needy or the popular majority? Will he help those wealthy few who have helped him over the years or consider those less fortunate? I guess the real question is will he be able to know when he is caught up in the muck and mire of professional politics. Will he be the politician working for a special interest group? As Governor he "Did Arnold have a plat­ will be pI/shed and pulled in every direction by lobbyist and by family. The biggest influence on the form?" republican governor's office will be Arnold's democratic wife Maria Shriver. How much will this Kennedy family member andjournalisl change California's futu re? She defended her husband when the allegations of " groping" were announced. Almost sounds like another political scandal, do Hillary and -Dr. Patsy Worrall Bill ring a bell? If anything like that unfolds in Califomia, then this will be an inleresting four years. So with all of these questions that I have imposed upon your minds, are you now considering your stance in politics? Start preparing for the Presidential election in 2004, the political mud-slinging will sta rt to commence at the end of this year. Now is the time to investi gate your beliefs and choose a side, before the candidates choose it for you. I believe that if you truly want something bad enough, you will succeed beyond your expectations. "Anybody with money can buy Then again, things you may desire might not be the best thing for you or the state of California as the an election." situation goes. I can't help but feel uneasy about the future of California. (' mjust glad that he didn't run in Georgia. -Joseph Etemo

California governor­ elect Scharzenegger, doing what he does best, posing for the camera. He is pictured here with recalled California govern or, Gray Davis.

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It's Easier to Complain Retail Etiquette 101

Complaining is something Richard Thompson comes to This is for anyone who has that we learn al an early age. my rescue. Richard ever worked retail, shopped al a Thompson, a man that has When your sibling takes your retail store, or ever just been never met me, comes to my inside a retail company. [n toy away from you the first aid. Mr. Thompson saved me other words, this is for YOU! response is to complain. eighty dollars andlor an ear full from a parent saying how I have worked retail for almost ten years now and I am here 10 Unfortunately, this trait has I am writing this. This irresponsible I am. say that sometimes customers can jusl down right suck! I have followed us since then. When afternoon walking back to my I have seen this knight of the gathered some infonnation from various friends about the different you are sining in a restaurant car I reached into my pocket to parking lot helping others retail establishments they work for and whatlhey say annoys them and your food is cold, we pull my keys out to find that before, anything from the most about customers. So let me give a little advice to those of jumping a car to fixing the complain. When waiting in the they were not there. Not good. you who are customers or potential customers of retail. I would idler on under the hood. This doctor's office for hours on like to teach you how to be a good customer. I stroll up to my car to see my man and the rest of his co­ First off, gift receipts do expire. Don't take a gift back after the end, we complain. Do you ever keys lying my driver workers need praise. in seal, expiration date and expect to be able to retum it. And don't ye ll at complement when your food is They have easily saved mocking me. Great! I have a the employee when you don't get your way. It's usually a company students and faculty fresh and hot, or when the test in an hour, starving, and thousands of dollars due to policy and it's not up to the employee whether you can or can't get doctor sees you inunediately? money as well as my books is OUR mishaps. So I have taken your money back. The employee could get fired for il. This goes I will venture a guess and say in my car. What am I to do? I the time to write this and let for coupons too. The expiration date is not decoration. it's there for a reason. no. It is easier to be driven to see a man in a golf cart and tell the school know that the next time you need help, be In all honesty, I don' t recommend yelling at an employee, period. complain than it is to him the situation. He tells me grateful and let them know We don', get paid enough to take that kind of crap. You don't even compliment Hence the reason help is on the way. Then you are. have the right 10 get upset with an employee unless they have truly done something to offend you, like cuss you out, yell at you or spit on you. Those are valid reasons. I found out that no matter where you are or who you are, customers Good Books Are Out There are the biggest slobs I have ever met. t don't care how well people have been taught to pick up after themselves, it seems like the second a person walks through the doors of a retail establishment all those teachings just go out the window! We are not janitors or People read books for find a full edition and read the housekeepers. Pick up your own sturn much the same reason that whole thing to satisfy the I also think that customers leave Iheir patience at home when children climb trees: to get curiosity the book sparked. they go out shopping. Remember, retail can sometimes become a glimpse of the universe Not everyone learns from busy, especially around Christmas time (and that's a whole other beyond their back yard. I reading in the same way. In opinion), so just learn to bring your patience with you. Not never met a kid yet who While reading, we connect fact, ways of reading are as everything is going to necessarily go your way all the time, no matter didn', feel the urge to stretch once again with that curiosity, distinct and varied as how hard the employee tries to make it happen. her vision beyond the picket that spirit of exploration, which fingerprints; they mark us as Another pet peeve t have is when customers just throw their fence, beyond the came so naturally to us in days individuals. J don't expect money on the counter. That shows rudeness and lack of respect to neighborhood, beyond the gone by. Through reading, we anyone else to read the way I the employee. home town. Children want to take into ourselves those read, or to be drawn to the same How would you feel if you had your hand out waiting for your know what life is like on the experiences beyond our books that draw me. When change and the cashier just tossed the money on the counter with other side of the world; their surroundings that we once only students in French class go on absolutely no regard for you? I'd be offended, honestly. So hand curiosity and imagination daydreamed about. and on about the boring, your money over nicely to the waiting cashier. You'll get much drive them to consider an love of reading isn't born in endless, mind.numbing better service. environment beyond anyone, it is developed. Even nightmare that is Les Ifyou are ina fast food, or any kind offood and drink restaurant, themselves and their young people who read often, as Miserables, 1 can only smile do not order something you have never had and then when you immediate surroundings. I did, may not realize their love and nod. My book will not be don't like it blame it on the employee. It's your own fault for trying Yet the older \\-oc grow, the for the activity until a single their book. something new. Don't get me wrong, I am all for trying new stuff, busier we grow, and our book wakes them up and takes Curiosity is the key to fmding just suck it up and accept it if you don't like what you got. world starts to shrink. Our them to a place they hadn't and responding to a book. So I Also, just a side note, stores do on occasion run out of items, be favorite leisure activities thought about before. For me, ask my students these essential it clothing, books, coffee, etc. That's why customers are there after become those which demand tbe book was Hugo's Les questions: What interests or all, to buy stuff. So if we don't have something you want, don't get nothing whatsoever in the Miserables, wbich my father fascinates you? Whatever our huffy, order it if you can, or wait patiently till something new is way of thought, and we recommended when he insisted answers to those questions may made. Do not go into a store five minutes before they are about to close forget to be curious. At one I spend at least part of my eighth be, reading can take us there. and expect to get exceptional service. Usually the employees are time, if we were asked what grade sllItllDer reading. Granted, Each text we absorb adds tired and ready to get out of there. Remember, we still have to we were curious about, we it was the abridged edition; I was richness and substance to our clean up the store after you leave. We have lives too and would could answer without only twelve. But once I entered view of the world, for it gives like to ~t on with them as soon as possible. hesitation. Now, we have to Hugo's world, I loved it and us a fresh angle from which to Just remember, if you are nice to employees of retaill.}~y will think about it. wanted to !mow more. I had to view it. be nice to you back: and it will &e a happy day for every bOdy!

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By Britney Compton approximately 10-20 to paruclpate. The nomination during speech classes. The English, and Robert Croft, Oconee Photographer participants. with the top three process is up to the discretion of speeches are to be less than six Associate Professor of English, [email protected] winning cash prizes of $100, the professor. minutes long. a GC student, April Gore, and an 550, and $25. The conlest will AUison Ainsworth, mentor of The Oconee campus has been Students were informed of the alternate, Caitlin Wtlls-Toker. be held in room 522; on Nov. the contest, has allowed her chosen to host the first contest a month to six weeks in The next speech contest will 12 at 3 p.m. Spectators may students 10 choose. Gainesville College speech advance. be held the fo llowing semester attend. The speakers write on a topic contest. The judge panel will consist at the Gainesville Campus. Next The Oconee campus Hosled by the McGraw-Hili of their c hoice. Most are of two faculty members, Dan Communication classes are years events have not yet been Publishers, the contest will have revisions of speeches written nominating one or two students Cabaniss. Assistant Professor of detennined.

Mexicali Grille is a Hit

By Justin Wilson Mexicali was voted numero uno it is time to decide what you Staff Writer for the best margarita in town. want for an entr6e. [email protected] These margaritas come in 12 Mexicali offers many oz. and 60 oz. versions. with a combi nation platters tha t classic flavor or try one of the include burritos, tacos, quesadillas, chalupas, enchil­ While many of us may not many flavored margaritas such as: strawberry, raspberry, adas, and tostados. have the funds in our piggy banks These items can be had in to jet off to Cozumel for ma ngo, peach, or pink nearly any combination you can authentic Mexican cuisine. I lemonade. think of and are all priced would be wiUing to bet my two They also offer flavored between $5 and $8.50 for cents that nearly anyone can daiquiris that seem to be a afford to enjoy the Ath-Mex favori te among the female dinner. I know you are probably tired experience. population. of making decisions by now but One of the most popular For the guys out there Thursday nights are the best you still have to try there desert. Mexican restaurants among Thankfull y, they only offer students in Athens is Mexicali because it is $2.99 pitcher night Grille, particularly because of its or $.60 a beer night if that three deserts: sopapilla, sopapilla with ice cream, and college-friendly prices. sounds better!! Mex.icaJi has three locations With all the drink choices flan. Mexicali has, I bet your Sopapillas are flour tortillas (Atlanta Hwy, W. Broad St, and with buner, honey, and College Station) so your never wondering how the focxl is. far away from a belly full of beer Awesome!!! cinnamon. Flan is a classic Mexican and burritos. Every table gets chips and desert made with custard Both the W. Broad SI. and salsa brought to their table to covered with caramel. College Station locations boast start the meal. This salsa is great and doesn't Anyone of these deserts awesome patios perfect for a first have the processed consistency would be an excelJent way to date or just hanging OUI wilh of the store bought stuff. end your night here at Mex.icali. friends. Next time you are driving In June 2003 Mexicali won Mexicali also offers great appetizers such as several dips, around town w ith an empty 2nd place in the Athens Banner belly and nearly empty pockets, Herald "Readers C hoice nachos, quesadillas, and Brett Bussey is a server at MexicaJi Grille on West Broad don ' t forget that there is an Awards" for best patio. right poppers. Street in Athens, A night at Mexicali is not complete After you have finally decided awesome Mexican restaurant behind Hilltop Grille. without the huge margaritas and never-empty baskets of nearby (especially if it is Also, a nd maybe more on your drink and your appetizer chips and salsa. Stop in on Thursday nights for drink Thursday night)! spedals. importantly, in the sa.mec(;mte~t f'"rr,.