THE~C The Student Voice of Gainesville State College Vol. XL No. 2 October 31, 2005 Gainesville Siale College! Regents Approve GC Bid to Grant 4-year Degrees

By Jessi Stone easier to remember. is www.gsc. Editor~in-Ch i ef edu and in January,lhe new email [email protected] fonnal will be [email protected] Don'l frel because the old Peach­ On Oct. 12. The Board of Re­ Net fonnal will sti ll work for one gents voted in favor of a new to two years until me transi tion is mission statemenllhal will allow completc. Besides the ncw name ase to offer the first in a series and email addresses. Nesbitt said of four-year baccalaureate pro­ GSC will still be mainly focused grams. The first four-year degree on Ihe first two year programs. that GSC will offer beginning Rest assured that luition will nOI next fall is a Bachelor of Science increase for students who are in Applied Environmental Sp..'ltial pursuing an Associale's degree aI Analysis. This bachelor's degree GSC. is not offered at any other institu­ GC has been Irying to become tion in the stale of Georgia. a four-year institution since 2002 The Iwo other baccalaureate when the chancellor announced programs that have been pro­ the opponunity for two-year col­ posed for the near future arc Ear­ leges to review their mission and ly Childhood Care and Education propose changes. GSC has now and Applied Business Tedmol­ enlercd into a new category of ogy. These programs have been chosen W10slly because GSC al­ Unh·erslty System of Georgia in­ ready has the facully as well as Ihe sti tutions. facililies for such programs. Dr. Nesbitt sa~d the fc..-OOback she Ncsbiu sialed Ihat Ihese ehnnges has receivcd from faculty and the are to "benefil the students in Ihe community has been very posi­ Nonh Georgia region by offering tive. In the ruture Nesbin hopes to them programs that arc unavail­ extend collaboration wi th Nonh able al other institutions:' An­ Georgia College and State Uni­ other change that students should versity. Gwi nnett College which be aware of is the new websile will also offcr some baccalaure­ domain and Ihe change in stu­ ate degrees soon. and Brcnau dent and faeully email addresses. Collegc. The new domain, which is much

or morL' In orrn,ltion !tIOfl President Martha NesbItt gives a presentation at the reception held on Oct. 21 to celebrate GC becoming Gainesville State Colfege. ~e('pagl", [·1 l~ Nobel Prize Winner Warns GSC of Nuclear Power

By Trina Manty spreading knowledge about the medical organizations in other honorary doctoral degrees, and Staff Writer grave dangers of the nuclear age. countries. and was rcwarded for most recently received the Lan­ [email protected] In 1971 she played a major role her efTons when the international nan Foundation's 2003 Prize for in opposing French nuclear test­ umbrella group for these organi­ Cultural Freedom. Nobel laure­ The woman comfortable call­ ing in the Pacific, and in 1975 zations, Internatiollal Ph ysicians ate Linus Paul ing has person­ ing Bill Clinton "gutless" and she worked to educate Austra­ for the Prevention o f Nuclear ally nominated her for me Nobel clinically estimating Ronald lian trade unions about the dan­ War, won the Nobel Peace Prize Peace Prize. Rcagan's IQ to "be around 100" gers of uranium mining and the in 1985. She has also founded In a rapid, concise manner, Cal­ may have been a bit restrained in nuclear fuel cycle. In 1977. she me Woman's Action for Nuclear dicott used a seri es of illustrations her Oct. 18, 2005 address to me co-founded Ph ysicians for Social Disannamcnt, and thc Standing to convey exactly how radioac­ packed audience at Gainesville Responsibility, an organization of for Truth about Radiation Foun­ tive waste materials from nuclear State College's C.E. auditorium. 23,000 doctors committed 10 edu­ dation. po\\er plants leach into me envi­ As a physician, author. activist. cating their colleagues about the She has been named as one of ronment, and tum the earth into and speaker, Australian native Dr. dangers of.nuclear power, nuclear the most influential women of the a loxic habitat for all species. in­ Ilelen Caldicott has spent the last weapons, and nuclear war. She twentieth century by the Smimso­ cluding man. Nobel Peace three and a half decades tirelessly has hclped found many similar nian Institution, has rcceived 19 Continued on Page 16 Helen Caldicott speaks to GC.

News 1 Campus ute 4 Clubs. A & E " Sports 17 Opinions .. Oconee aI Page 2 asr:rtIP. October 31, 2005 ------~ News Briefs Wireless Access Expands Hall County Heart Walk By Timothy O'Brien th e ability to get the signal out. Layout Editor "We arc trying to cover as [email protected] much green space as possible," With the help of Gainesville said Haag. College faculty and students, This semt:ster, Gainesville "Performance may vary but we $1 ,400 was raised in support State Col lege's Depanmenl of In­ arc trying to cover as much of of the Hall County Heart Walk. fonnation Technology began the campus as possible." The Continuing Education ()e.. deployment of additional wireless Haag and his team expect to partmen! donated GC shirts access points throughout both have additional access points to all the walk participants. canlpuses. Assistant Director of placed in the Science building. the Future Health Profession­ Infonnation Technology Brandon the Music building, the Adminis­ als Club held bake sa~ and Haag said, "We are hoping that tration building, and the Oconee contributed $130 19 the cause, by Christmas you wi ll be able to Administration building soon. and the GC Bookstore do­ login wi relessly from any point Students noted Haag install­ nated a $25 gift card that was on campus." ing access points in the Science raffled off during the silent auc­ 50 percent of the budget for this Build ing and inquired about cov­ project came from Student Tech­ tion bidding. ering the parking lots as well. " I nology fees and the remainder never reall y thought about it," came from GSC capital. "We're said Haag. Student 10 using thc Student Help Desk to Ha.1g adj usted antennas to cov­ hclp us with the install, who are er most of the Student Activities Conversions paid by Student Technology fees parking area as we ll as the volley­ as well," said Haag. ball courts. " We try to do what­ Phase one of the conversion Currentl y. there are new ac­ ever we call to help the studen\s process of student to num· cess points placed in the Science see that technology is working for bers occurred Oct. 26. From building, Academic II . the ACTT them ." now on when students login Center, the Student Acti vities JESSI STON~ Cornpa$S Studen\ Help Desk personnel to Banner-Web, a message building and the Continuing Edu­ are creating a website and maps cation building. will be received indicating the GSC student Jack Howland takes advantage of the new to show th e wireless coverngt: at .. It is more of an art than a sci­ student's new GSC 10 num­ wireless expansion in the halls of the Student Activities GSC. All of the new access points ence in placing these things," said ber. This number will replace Center. Other areas that are included in the eKpansion are the support both the older 802. 11b the social security number Science building, Student Activity building parking lot, and the Haag. Problems with GSC's brick standard as well as the new and on Banner. Phase two, which Administration building on the Gainesville campus. construction and the metal studs faster 802. 11 g standard. will change email, network in the Science building hamper login, and webct login will be changed on Jan. 2, 2006. Music Building Now Mold Free GC Celebrates becoming GSC By Rhiannon Grant building, "I actually got sick from Contributing Writer being around the mold so much [email protected] and I'm not the only one." She On Friday, OCt. 21, Gaines­ went on to mention that people ville State College held a re­ The Gainesville State Coll ege shouldn' t have spent more than ception for staff and faculty Music building is now free of an hour a day in the building prior - in the Continuing Education mold after the much needed reno­ to the reconstruct ion. ., Building 10 celebrate GC be­ vation. Aug. 29 marked the fina l Once the music building came ...... coming GSC. A presentation day of renovations being done to into the lime light, Administrati on was made by President Nes­ the music building. The projccl's noticed other problems as wel l - a bitt. estimated deadline was supposed slanted ceiling in room 109. This to be before the end of the sum- sparked the idea to go ahead and mer. 1·lowever, time ran short but begin the repairs. to Charles White, a second year As the projcct got underway, In Honor of James music major. " 11 was wonh the the builders kept Administration A. "Bubba" Dunlap wait." and music teachers infomled. A renovation that began in mid­ Weekly meetings were held to On Nov. 2. GSC faculty, stall. July came-to an end just as the fall inform the faculty and to review and the community wftl gather semester. According to Sixto Tor­ the plans. Allendees of these in the CE building at 11:45 res, chair of the Humanities and meetings included Stoy, Torres, a.m. to celebrate 1he life and Fine Arts Department at GSC, President Martha Nesbitt, Donna th is project should have taken a 8CCOIT1jl4Ishmo at James Kindon of the comptroller's of­ A. Dunlap. Dunlap _ as I()( longer. fice, and several others. "This was originally supposed Now, in looking at the finished the ChaI,.".., at the Board 01 to be a three phase renovati on," product. there are major differ­ Regonto .... was Impor1an1 10 said Torres. ;'At the very last min­ ences. Along with new fl oors. _Ishmenl GaInesville the ute, Administration gave the go a fresh coat of paint, and other Junior Collage In 1964. The ahead." overhauls, the ne wly refurbished _lion will Include a Ilghl The music building renovation music building is now more en­ lunch and faculty will speak first received Mike Stoy's, dean joyable rnther than threatening. about his Impact on the com­ of GSC, allention over the recent The only other complaint from munity. E~ Is welcome semesters because of the mold. Etienne was "I was hoping that 10_. As told by Joanne Etienne, mu- they would have made it bigger, The newly renovated GSC Chorale room located in the now 1..-____--' sic major who is a frequen t in the but they did a good job." mold-free Music building. __O_c_t_o_b e_r_3_1~. _2_0_0_5 ______~ ______~~ ______p_ a~g_e_3__ GSC Adds 260 Parking Spaces By Nancy Mousa We arc expected to be in class on Contributing Writer lime but how call we if we cnn nmou2675~.peachnet.edu never lind somc",here to park OUf carsT' This December Gainesvil le Student Ambcr Hand th inks the Stale Coll ege will open up a new parking situation is just ridicu­ • parking lot. According to Paul lous. "Students just do not want Glaser. vice president ofbusincss to deal with the annoying task or and finance. this new addition will having to go rrom lot to lot around provide 260 extra parking places. campus to find a spot to leave our The cost for this new projcct will vehicle \\hile \\e try to learn." cost about S250.000. Caud ill said, "The Student The area being paH~d ncar the Activity Fee Allocation Com­ Continuing Education Building mittee asked lor approval ror an has been an issue for a committcc incrcase in thc parking ree rrom made up of teachers and faculty $210$10. This increased ree was members fOf sometime no ..... Ac­ to raise mone) 10 pa\C the grassy cording to Alicia Caudill. director area next to thc CE Building." of slUdcnt activities. n task IOTce Student Justin Ilunt said, "That for the parking issue has been is $8 too much!" According 10 mccting for a handful of years Caudill, there had been some rrus­ now. They have been trying to tration by the committee because solve the problcm conccming thc the JOI had not yet been pavcd. In parking and have finally ~ome the past couple or\\ccks \\ork has successrul. begun on paving the lot and the "The students nced more park­ work is being completed relativc­ ing spaces," said student Amanda Iy quickly. Glaser statcd, "It will Towe. "We can not possibly be be very \\ell lit and becausc orilS expected to walk a mile to class unique design it should be an at­ Construction workers level out the field next to the Continuing Education building in preparation especially in the pouring rain. tractive addition 10 our campus." for the new student paved parking lot which will be completed by December. 2nd Annual Speak Out Addresses Foreign Policy

event sponsors Sigma Chi Eta, By Allie lackson the idea was originated by a for­ Campus Ufe Editor mer GSC student. [email protected] "The idea camc out as a com­ plaint that the on ly speakers on The second annual Speak campus were rae ulty or prores­ OUi event, reaturing six student sionals hired by raculty, th ey speakers, was held Oct. 5 on the wanted to hear what students had Gainesville StalcCollege lawn, in to say,~ said Ainsworth. rront orthe flagpoles. According to Ainsworth, the This year's topic was dcter­ only guidelines ror the spet."'t hes mined by the grant donor, "The were thallhey re lated to the topic, People Speak.org:' a program or the speakers' points or view were the United Nations Foundation . diverse, and the speeches lasted The topic was "the role or Ihe from four to six minutes. U.S. in roreign affairs." The first Students lumed in an applica­ speaker, David Presion, spoke on tion and a vote was conducted by "the American Empire and the a comm htee, made up of students scarch for the New World Or­ and faculty, in order to choose the der." best speakers for the event. Next, Regina Chester spoke on According to Ainswort h, the "stay on course." 18 to 24-year-old age group is the Jon Rose's speech was on "re­ most silent on political issues. ligious imp.1ct on roreign policy: "They have opinions," said Ai­ comparing Iraq and Tibet." nsworth. "They JUSt don't exer­ Amanda Norberg spoke on cise their rreedom and rights ror "Puerto Rico: 51 Slate or indepen­ those opinions." dent nalion?" Jessica Brown spoke on ·'hid· "I r s important to teach students den flaws within: understanding to use their freedom or speech in the Advance Democrncy Act of ordcr to impaci society:' said Ai­ 2005." nsworth. The final speaker. Matthew The faculty 0110\\5 the students Wright spoke on "the philosophy to conduci evel)'lh ing thcmse! \ es, behind U.S. in\olvement: should said Ains\\orth. "TIle} just stt:p the 5trong help the weak?" back and sa), 'here l OU go. '" \ ccording to Allison Ain­ The e ... ent was also sponsored sworth, instructor of communica­ GSC student David Preston is the first to speak on Oct. 5 at the second annual Speak Out on this year by the GSC area or ti on and r3culty advisor ror thc the Gainesville campus. Communication Studies. Page 4 October 31, 2005

Campus Life Briefs Textbooks Cheaper Online

GSC Chili Cookoff Trina Manty Contributing Writer set for Nov. 9 [email protected]

Don't miss the Chili Cook Kris Manly. a civil engineer. Off Wed Nov. 9 al+12 p.m. ing major 31 Gainesville State in the Student Center. If your College. was pleased ,to discover club Is interested in entering he could shop over th e Intern et the contest please fill out an and reduce his textbook expense entry form before Nov. 8. All by half this semester. His major requires nl any expensive texts proceeds from this years cook and he is among many students off will go to the American Red at GSC, and nationwide, who arc Cross. beginning to seek alternatives to college bookstores in order to Hoop Dancer reduce the expense of required course materials. Visits GSC According to the United States Government Accountability Of­ In honor of Indian Heritage fice rcpon issued last month, the Month, WOI1d Champion Hoop price or college textbooks has Mary Pennington works in the Gainesville State College bookstore, which is investigating creation Dancer Eddie Swimmer wiN increased at twice the mte or in­ of a textbook rental program. visit the GSC Student Activttte8 flation. While mnny ractors affect textbook prici ng, the repon attri­ Center on Nov. 2. Swimmer's dents to minimize their costs by butes the steady increase in text· Spanish, said that the supplemen­ is also pursuing his bachelor's performance will Include !he purchasing used books. Accord­ book cost 10 "enhanced offerings" tal online component that was degree in mathematics at North ing to publishers, a shorter revi­ Apache Spirit Dance, Chero­ made by textbook publishers. developed to accompany the text Georgia College and State Uni­ sion cycle is necessary 10 keep kee traditional dances, Iro­ In recent years the textbook he uses is an integral pan of his versit y, contacts each of his pro­ materi als current for faculty, nnd quois dance. storytelling. and publishing market has condensed, class. fessors by c-mail to find out text­ to recoup thcir investments. plant lore. with th e top fi ve publishers, Mc­ Jackie Mauldin. the GSC book­ book infonnation such as title. Opinions about the justi ficn­ Graw-Hili, Houghton Mimin. store director. understands stu­ publisher and ISBN number. He tion or textbook prices vary on Pearson Education. Thomson dent annoyallce with textbook ex­ began to search websites such the GSC campus. Di vision or Corporation. and John Wilcy& pense. She would like studentS" to as Amazon.com, Abebooks, and Math and Sciences Chainnan, Dr. Sons. controlling 80 percent of remenlber that when they do usc Textbookx.com. Chi lder's care­ Danny Lau, reels th at expense in­ Study Abroad the market. the campus bookstore proceeds, full y considered both book con­ curred ror the research and devel­ Textbook revision cycles have above operating costs. go to the ditions and reliability ratings be­ to Costa Rica opment of math texts is necessary shrunk with texIS being revised school. fore selccting a purchase and he to keep up with technological every 3 to 4 years. compared with Currently some studcnl<; reduce always allows at least two weeks applications. He pointed out that ECOL 1000 is now being of­ th e 4 to 5 years that was standard their textbook expen$C by shop­ for delivery. many consumer goods have also fered as a study abroad trip in 10 years ago. Each textbook re­ ping online. Library Systems Ad­ ri sen in similar rates. vision reduecs the ability of stu- ministrator. Harry Childers. who Costa Rica. Gary Mcrritt. instructor of Students will spend 14 days studying field ecology and visit places such as the rain forest. Hybrid Classes Now in Session wildlife refuges. and an active volcano. For more information Wednesday class would meet on cmnpus ness Tool. or SORT. SORT wi ll prompt spe­ please contact Jill Schulze at By Allie Jackson Campus Ufe Editor Monday and have until the following Monday cific questions in order to help students deter­ (706) 310·2252 or email her [email protected] to complete on-line assignmcnts. mine \~hether a hybrid course is a good option at [email protected] You can MeaO\\ohile, there could be another Mon­ for them or not. also visit the Study Abroad Docs altending class in your pajamas ap­ da)"- Wednesday clllSS that is mccting on A h)"brid class is accessed through WebCT website for more info. peal to you? 1I0w about making your o\\n Wednesday and completing on-line assign­ Vista. The student has availability through a schedule? These are just a couple of benefits a ments before thc following Wcdnesday. Two personal pass\\'ord. Although students are responsible for pur­ Weight Watchers hybrid course alTers. classes can mcct at the same time. According to Assistam Professor of Spt't.'Ch chasing the required books. most as:.ignments Group in Works Brilln Klinc, "It gives students an opponunit} arc postt,,-d on WebCT Vista. TIle site oners tools sueh as online discussions. chnl rooms. to leam differemlystudcnt. that may not be group \\-ork and assignment checklists. fond ofcro.... ds ... Many students and faculty "11's so important that a studcnt comph:tc Kline is a leader in this pilot program with have shown an interest in par· the Student Orienlalions before starting a the first hybrid clnss olTcred at Gaincsville ticipating in a weight watch­ class." said Melod) Lillie. WebCT administra­ State College being his Introduction to Ilu­ ers group on the Gainesville tor and administrative computing coordmator. man Communications class. campus. A part-time faculty According to Lillie, a hybrid course acts the A hybrid class is essentially a two-day class same as traditional \\ hen credllS are applied. member and Weight Watchers that meets one day Oil campus and one day "Your transcripts will nOI renect any differ­ leader, Suzanne Anthony is online, a 50-50 approach. There is currently ences for taking the hybrid courses. but you willing to advise a GSC group onc in session and approximately six more in will gain computer litcracy skills that will Bria n Kline in his office. if at least 15 participates sign development for spring. be valuable in other CoufSC\\ork and in your up. Participates must commit Chaudrone Gi ll e, affi liate ofGC on Ihe Go workplace." she said. to three months at $60 per and director of the Center for Teaching and According to Gille, there are many con­ The students have freedom in scheduling Learni ng, said the major advantage of a hy­ compared to an online course; however, they month. siderations before enrolling in a hybrid class. brid course lies in the freedom of scheduling. Any student enrolled in Learning Suppon also ha ve the ability to speak with their profes­ "With gas prices. at an all time high, st udents should not take a hybrid class. Also, in order sor face to face' every week. ! that commute will only be required to meet on to succeed, a stud ent must have basic com­ According to Linle, thcre is no confinned campus half the time." Gille said. puter skills and Internet access. number of hybrid classes for the future but she This also leaves available space to of- There is a questionnaire available on the estimates approximately 10 classes added p;er L.______A fer more classes. For instance. a Monday- GSC websile called Student On-line Readi- semester and many more in the future. Octobe r 31, 2005 Page S

• Long Road to HOPE for Non-Trads By Dale Brannon In order for a student to be eli­ for every class attempted. For in­ get Hope." The Ft:dcral Pell Gront is avai l- Contributing Writer gible for HOPE they must have stance, "You would be checked After the first 30 hours are [email protected] graduated from high school or re­ every 30, 60, and 90 hours," said able for students who have not completed Hope wi ll pay for the ceived a OED prior to the incep­ Smith. Even if a student loses earned their first bachelor's de­ Non-traditional students at tion of the program in 1993. Hope during one of the next 97 hours gree. To detennine eligibility, Gse and abroad face obstacks on For the non-traditional sludell1 30 hour intervals, they can r for a total Qf 127 hours. Hope the free application for Federal their way to receiving the "Iope­ the "Iope Scholarship will kick in gain Hope as long as they main­ will pay up to a student's first Siudent Aid fonn will need to be Scholarship. after completing the tain a B average during the next bachelor's degree. The Hope filled out and returned to the fi ­ The average age of a Gaines­ first 30 semester hours of checkpoint. Scholarship will provide full nancial aid office. ville Stale College student is courses toward a degree while Whi le getting to the first 30 tuition, approved mandatory fees, Most of the research on finan­ about twenty-four, and al leas! 30 maintaining at least a hour mile-marker can be an ardu­ and a S 150 per semester bookal­ cial aid programs at GSC can be percent of GSC's populalion is 3.0 grade point average. This ous lind painstaking task, some lowance. done on line or by dropping by non-traditional. also includes any learning s u~ non-traditional students know While Hope is a great alterna­ the financial aid office. For more Susan Smith. the director of port classes required. this going in. Michael Bennett, a live for students who keep their infonnation on scholarships or financial aid al Gainesville State There is no minimum amOunt 35-year-old business major from grades up, there arc ai d programs for non­ College, classifies non-tradit ional of hours students must atte nd Gainesville said, " I knew I had to financial other financial aid programs students as ;'individuals who have each semester however, maintain a B average or I wouldn 'l traditional students contact Susan available for the non-traditional not been enrolled in high school Hope d6es evaluate the GPA beable to afford it. I knew I could Smith at ssmi t [email protected] u~ or by for five years.:' • student. phone at 770-718-3642. HOPE Now Harder to Retain By Justin Bailey "There was a study done by the Unt il the spring of 2005 stu­ regardless of the number of se­ learn about I-I OPE and other fi­ Contributing Writer slate legislature on HOPE and dents with the I-lOPE scholar­ mester hours attained. nancial aid during Orientation. [email protected] they feared the funding would run ship were checked once they had "The new system simply catch­ In addition to a 3.0 grade point out, so they decided to es students on their second average, there is another impor­ Students arc finding out the become more stringent," leon instead of their th ird," tant rule to which students must hard way about the new compli­ Smith said. "The new syst em simply catches said Smith. adhere. " What gets most students ance rules for the i-IOPE seholar­ The number of stu­ The Office of Financial is that they must eomplete 67 students on t heir ship. dents who would have A id tries to educate stu­ percent of their classcs to rcmain According to the Din.-clor of lost HOPE based on the second t er m inst ead of their t hird" dents about the new I·IOPE eligible," Smith said. "This is a Financial Aid, Susan Smith, this fonner compliance rules - Susan Smith policies in several ways. Gainesville College rule for all past spring 546 GSC students was 139. The remaining 0Wecb' 01 FnanciaI Aid "We send out award let­ financial aid." lost HOPE due to the new spring five students who lost ters when students get fi­ It is possible, according to checkpoint. These students al? I-lOPE di d so because nancial aid. Ifit is HOPE, Sm ith, for "someone who drops counted for 79 percent of the they had used up all of the semes­ completed 30, 60, and 90 semes­ there's an insen llbout how they too many classes, with a 4.0, to 690 total GSC students who lost ter hours for which HOPE will ter hours. The new policy is thllt arc checked," Smith said. lose their financial aid." HOPE. pay. students are checked every spring There arc also opponunities to NORTH GEORGIA'S CHEESESTEAK CHAMPION

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• Facebook Big on Campus By Derek Wiley know each other and find people Facebook", Deituni said. Contributing Writer in your classes and groups." " It's addicting," However, "it [email protected] Faccbook has many groups is a great way to keep in contact students can join. A couple of the with your friends and to meet new Many GSC students have more popular groups are "I lost people from your school." said joined Facebook and for several hope scholarship" and "1 wear flip Evans. different reasons. flops all year round." Beituni has his. own sugges­ Justin Martin, a computer sci­ Facebook is used by four mil­ tions for students like himselr ence major at GSC, joined Face­ lion students with more than who have not joined faeebook. book "because of all the nice 2,000 dilTerent colleges in the ''Think about why you want to looking ladies," he said. United States represented. Twen­ join. Is it for the fad? Do you have Ken Evans, a fema le GSC stu­ ty-four hundred ofthosc students nothing better to do than sit in the dent at the Oconee campus said are from GSC. ACTf Center on Facebook, or do she joined Facebook ''to keep Saeed Beituni, GSC student, you find good use in il?" in touch with friends from high is not one of them. "It's a cult Faccbook has not just been schoollhal 3rc far away." and it's pointless. Soon you'll be used as an eHannony- [ike web­ According to Facebook.com, hearing about Facebook asking site to meet new people. Students ';Facebook is an online directory kids to drink some weird Koo[­ have actually learned something that connects people through so­ Aid. Some or my friends barely by using Facebook. According to Ka len Sewell is one of over 2,500 students at GSC that now cial networks at schools. You can know how to log into their GC Stephanie Crunkleton, she learned have a profile on Facebook. use Facebook 10 look up people aecount and print 01T class notes, "how to load a picture" by using al your school. see how people but are on Facebookjust to be on Facebook. Myspace Viable Alternative to Facebook

By Ashley Davis pictures and read a short biog­ name and face out their. I am a bers so there is no con fusion. site to keep in touch with friends I Contributing Writer raphy aboul the person they are singer/song writer and as an an­ There is a member only ac­ haven't seen since high school, we [email protected] interested in, it makes it a good ist this site gives me the perfect cess area. In order to view one's were able to sct up our five year place to get to know someone a opportunity to do just that. I have photos, or blog, which is a web high school reunion just through The website Myspace.com is little bit easier. met many photographers as well journal. an individual must have a the use or that sile alone". solely customizable by the indi­ Whether somcone is trying to as accumulated a very large fan login name and password. As quoted from the website vidual as the designer. It's a web­ get a band name out there, or just base.just from the sole use or this People send out what is called www.maximumgamerz.com (C­ site dedicated to peopJe young trying to meet new people, this website." a "rriend request" to other us­ cently, News Corp. in association and old around the world and their site olTers networking and mar­ Here is how it works; first the crs and they can either confirm with Fox television network is personal imerests. Many students keting. It allows its members to person interested must sign up on or deny the request through an said to buy Intermix Media Inc., at GSC are using Myspace.com add pictures, music videos, and the website, fill out some profile email. Then once confirmed, the which is the soul owner of for a vari ety or reasons. colorful backdrops. The site is questions and add detail depend­ new "fTiend " is able to have full MySpace.com. The company Several students rrom Gaines­ free of charge. ing on what the user likes. access to everything on their new bought the site ror 580 million ville College said they use the Website user Kaylee Dierson. The entire website is complete­ friends personal site. dollars, making twenty-nine year site as an on line dating website. of Berklee College of music ly self- ex planatory 10 its mem- Site user, Jason Self. of Al­ old Tom, the creator of the site, a By the site allowing them to view states; "I am trying to get my pharetta, Ga. stated; "J use the multi-millionaire industry.

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AWE JACkSONIT1w ~ AU.IE JACK.SOKfl'l-. ~ Gainesville State College student Chris Castille Donates blood to be given to the Red Cross. The blood drive held on Oct. 27 allhc GSC Student Activities building 10 aid th e victims ofl-Iurricanes Katrina, Rita, .and Wilma. $339,000 in Scholarships Available to Students

By Hannah Fields year public school in the state". ways to receive money. In the Teachers evaluate students each for faculty and stafT in the state:' Contributing Writer Guthrie said that the main con­ fine arts department, for example, semester and those who show tal­ Over the years, the foundation [email protected] cern of the foundation is to keep money is awarded for individual ent in certain areas and are aca­ money has provided over 7,000 students in school by giving them an pieces from 525 to 5 I 00. Ac­ demically qualified will receive scholarships, five named science Each year GSC students have a financial break. cording to Guthrie, scholarships scholarships. Students must also labs, the Dunlap-Mathis build­ the opponunity to claim over "Many stuClents lose I·IOPE are especially helpful for theater attend GSC the following semes­ ing, and 15 named "smart class­ 5300,000 in scholarship money and feel they have to drop out of and art majors because they usu­ ter in order to receive any founda­ rooms." and thanks to the Gainesville college," Guthrie explained. "The ally "don't have as much time to tion money. Although a large amount of College Foundation they always foundation is a bridge for those work," they spend their free time The Gainesville College Foun­ money is available from the will. students. We help them until they working on a production or art. dation receives donations for foundation, Torres said that GSC Pal Guthrie, CEO of the can get HOPE back." Many students who are eligible scholarships from individuals in "never (has) enough scholarships. Gainesville College Foundation, The foundation reports that to receive scholarships may not the community, GC alumni, and I wish there was more money for said that there is $339,800 avail­ recipients are students who are be aware that they arc qualifit.-d. faculty. the students here, the money is able in scholarship money for the gifted in certain areas, students Dr. Sixto Torres, chair of the di­ The trustees of thc foundation limited" he said, for the number 2005·06 school year. wilh financial need or those who vision of humanities and. fine arts do fundraising in the community of bright students at GSC. The figu re may change slightly meet specific critcria like non-tra­ said, "The talents of the students to gene rate support for the schol­ Any students interested in from year to year but il is always ditional students. are the most important things" in arships. scholarship money should contact fairly consistent, said Guthrie. Most scholarships range from being chosen. Ability is consid­ According to Guthrie, the in­ the financial aid office by email at She explained that this is "the S I00 to $500. ered first, "the GPA is not as im­ volvement of the trustees is one [email protected] or call (770) 718- largest endowment of any two- There are many additional portant," he said. of the "highest participation rates 3642. N. Georgia Top GSC Transfer Site By Rhiannon Grant that was last conducted in 2002- Daniell went on to say that the 184 out of 607 students to UGA. state." He went on to say that it is Contributing Writer 03, GSC sends more transfer stu­ reason is North Georgia's location Thanks to the Oconee campus a dream of his to be a University [email protected] dents to North Georgia College and also our educati onal partner­ and its close proximity to Athens of Georgia student. and State University than any ship. the number of transfer students to Following NGCSU and UGA, For many students Gainesville other colleges. Two years ago Whitney Tucker, a graphic UGA has increased significantly. Georgia State University received College is just a jumping off GSC sent 185 out of 607 gradu­ design major in her first semes­ Daniell also stated, in agree­ 51 out ofthe 607 students in 2002- poin!. Transferees pay their dues ates to NGCSU. ter at GSC said, "North Georgia ment with the repon, "Gainesville 03. Kennesaw State University with core classes and leave. North Susan Daniell, Gainesville is where it's at because it is so College is the second highest received 24 GSC students and the Georgia College, State University Stale College director of institu­ close." She also wants to trans-­ 'feeder institution' to the Univer­ Georgia Institute of Technology and the University of Georgia are tional planning and research, said fer to NGCSU because all of her sity of Georgia, second only to received 16. the top picks for GSC students. "Gainesville College sends more credits are sure to transfer. Georgia Perimeler College." According to Daniell,lhis trend Accord ing to the University transfer students to NGCSU than A close runner-up is the Uni­ Chris Holloway, a future GSC should stick. It is probable that System of Georgia's Institutional any of the other 33 public institu­ versity of Georgia. In the same transfer, hopes to be a bulldog. "I NGCSU and UGA will be the top Transfer Activity Report. a report tions in the state of Georgia." transfer activity report, GSC sent want to get to UGA because it has two recipients ofGainesvilJe Col­ the best Agriculture classes in the lege transfer students. 8 October 3 1, 2005

Clubs Briefs Anime Club Shows Asian Culture

By Adam Simpson studcnts to the club's aims for the that such a conference is held in English subtitles so the students Clubs Editor year and Ihe activities that have Atlanta each year sho ws that the are able to hear Japancse being ENGINEERING [email protected] been planned. anime bug is becoming conta­ spoken," she said. A number of members, includ­ gious, and although GSC remains Also, Worrall believes that the ing club presidcnl David Tate, the only two-year institution to an inter­ The Engineering Club held GSC's Anime Club members club gives students with also attcnded Anime Weekend have an Anime Club. the state) est in motion picture a diffcrent its last meeting on Thursday are getting a glimpse into the unique eulture of the Asian world Atlanta, which took place at the four-year colleges are beginning pcrspt"Ctive to the major Ameri­ Oct. 6 in room 264 of the Sci­ by vicwing a variety of animated Renaissance Waverly Hotel and to appreciate that the craze needs can based animated film produc-- ence and Engineering build­ Japanese movies. Cobb Galleria Center between to be satisfied. ers. ing. For more information nle club mecLS every Fridny Scpt. 19 and 23. Accord ing to ''The major institutions all ha ve "For those interested in film , about upcoming Engineering at noon in room 170 of the Aca· the AWA website, the major aim Anime Clubs now," Worrall said. anime gives an introduclion to a 10 " But we remain the only two-year Club events, please contact demic II building, when its mem· of the conference is "promote different type of animation from the [mime and manga [graphic college in the University ofGeor­ that of Disney and Pixar," she Jeff Turk at jtul1!:@gsc.edu. bers are able to learn more about - Japanese culture. the lifestyle and novels] medium by having guests gia system that has one." added. the language. who ha ve worked in the indus­ Not only docs Worrall feel thllt The elub also gave thanks to "Anime is an integral part of try from the 1960s to the pres­ the Anime C lu b gives enthusiasts Stephen Kent, whom Worrall said MATH Japanese popular culture," said ent day, by having appearances of Japanese animation the chance has been very generous by shar­ faculty adviser and associate pro­ by some of the major companies to get togelhcr and share their pas­ ing his vast collection of anime who producc anime and manga in sion, but it also provides a souree with its members. To join the Math Club mailing fessor of Engli sh, Patricia Wor­ rall. the Un ited States, and by promot· from which students who are For more infonnation on An­ list and receive updates about The club began the year by par­ ing various events throughout the learning the Japanese language imcClu band iLSupcomingcvcnts, the club's activities, e.mail the ticipating in the Clubs Fair, where convention." can hone their skills. please contact Patricia Worrall at clubpresident(kman9164@gc. they looked to enligtllen GSC Wormll conceivcs that the fact "We view the movies with [email protected]. peachnet.edu) with your name and e-mail address. For any other questions regard­ lSA Chooses New Onicers for 2 5-06 Ing Math Club, please coo­ tact one of the club's three By Luis sanchez "I felt really pleased that the academic advisors: DefOOrt Staff Writer members of LSA supponed me Greear, Robert Guyton, or Nt­ [email protected] and selected me as their new cole Krochak at dgreear@gsc. President," said Bautista. The Latino Student Association edu, [email protected] or " \ th ink we are a good team of GSC. a diverse club and an or­ and I think we have a good advi­ [email protected]. ganizer of many cultural events, sor too. I will help my classmates voted for the selection of new of­ and other people by giving them ficers for the current school year. advice on how to get into college, CAMPUS The event, held on Scpt. 7, al­ graduation requisites, and schol­ CRUSADE FOR lowed both its old and new mem­ arship opponunitics," added Bor­ bers to experience II taste of what go~o. CHRIST is to come for the organization. The Latino Student Association Marg.1rita Munoz, Coordinator has also accomplished mony ac­ The Campus Crusade for for the Office of Hispanic Out­ ti vities, of ""hich most have been Christ club mel on Monday reach and Development and LSA community service projects. Ocl 18 between noon and coordinator and ndviser, attended During the spring of2oo3, for· the mccting where the members mer President of LSA, Miriam 1pm In room 141 (Academic sclccted their new rcpresenta­ Villeda, along wit h then Vice III) when President Cheryl Hall tives. President Bautista and Treasurer led the group in a bible study. According to Munoz, the pro­ Oselel Zapata, Qrganized a fund­ The dub is stili on the lookout cess of selection was not easy. raising earwash event in which JESSI STONE In. ~ for new members, so if you are " It was really competiti ve. In LSA members gathered money to Interested in joining you are fact, thanks to the club's reputa· pay th e scholarship for a student In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, instructors Roddfo and encouraged to email loreHa tion and growth, more skillful who wanted to keep studying. Camila demonstrate the Brazilian martial art known as Capoeira Roper [email protected]­ students have joined LSA," she· TIle club has also provided in the Student Activity Center on Oct. 12. nel.edu and arrange to ptck up said. Thanksgiving lunch for home­ Munoz, who has been LSA less children, promoted junior an application. Activities Building. The club fol ­ adviser for four years, scemed achievement, and helped out at at the school, and in spring 2005, lowed this up by attending the pleased to see that more and more lhe Boys and Girls Club of Hall it was awarded the Most Im­ chili cook--off, which was held on students would willingly come County as pan of its community proved Organization. It has also the same day. PHI THETA KAPPA and join the organization. service projects. As well as this, been prescntl..'d with both the Out­ According to Vice· '1'hese ncwly arrived mem­ the club has also taken part in cul­ standing Student Advisor award and Outstanding Community Ser­ President Hatsiry Mendez, all th e Phi Theta Kappa is to hold bers have seen the example older ture-related activities such as Day vice Project award. The latter was club's activities will be accom­ members have left and they have of the Dead (a Mexican holiday), its induction ceremony for new plished. shown more interest in becoming Valentine's Day, and Mother's given out for the club's col labora­ members on Thursday Nov. 10 tion with the Boys and Girls Club "We are going to be able to ac­ pan of this organization." Day. at 4:30 p.m_ in the Continuing complish Ihis and upcoming ac­ Two meetings of nomination "Our goal as a Gainesville State in the Chi ld's Festival which took Education building lobby. For tivities. I kn ow that because, if we and selecti on took place to elect Coll ege el ub is to create a friend­ place on May 7. were able to accomplish our pre­ any information on other Phi Nancy Bautista as President, 1-13t­ ly environment in which Ilispanic Throughout October, the club ,ious events, why not this year?"' Theta Kappa events. please siry Mendez as Vice-president. and non-Hispanic communities celebrnted I-lispanic I-Ieritage Olher activities that Ihc club contact Ray·Lynn .Snowdon or Melissa Borgoilo as Secretary, could identify with others, always Month, and as P.1rt of th e festi vi­ "ill panicipate in include the Gina Reed at rsnowdon@gsc. Wendy EspiM7.a as Treasurer, hu\'ing in mind the club's mission ties, members brought in foods from a variety of Spanish-speak. Kid's Carnival on Oct. 28, and edu or [email protected]. Paloma Lcon and Jesus Barrera as statcment,'- said Muno.l. the Dia de 10<; Mucrtos (03) of Ilistorians and Lorenzo Velozques The club has also been recog­ ing countries .'i0 that student:. could sample them. The cvent the Dead) Display, on Oct. 31. as Events Coordinator. nized as the fastest-gro"ifIg club took place Oct. 5 in the Studeni Page 9 CLUBS GUIDE CLUBS AND STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS AT GSC

Amb...... onCl.b CCC- Campu c ...... JIIZZCombo Sigma Chi Eta For Christ Meeting time: First and third Meeting rime and place: every Meeting time and place: every Monday of each month (Science Meeting time and place: every Tuesday and Thursday 2:30-3:2Opm Wednesday III noon and Engineering Building) Monday from noon to I pm in room in room 111 (Music Building) President: Heather Morris President: Tanner Goodson 141 (Academic III) Advisor: Andrew Santander Emai l: hmor3497@g<:.peachnet.cdu Vice-Presidenc Abby Minish President: Cheryl Hall Email: [email protected] Advisors: Allison Ainsworth and Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Caitlin Wills--Tokei' Secretary: Kelli Hill Advisors: Cathy Whiting and Dale Email: Pro~ Chainnan: Carmen Echols Cnmdall Lad.o Stad•• t Associado. [email protected] Scrapbook and Events Coordinator: Email: [email protected] (LSA) [email protected] MiUie Hilliard [email protected] Advisor: Michelle Brown Meeting place: Room 109 (Dunlap­ Email: [email protected] Mathis) SORBA- Galaesville College Compass Stadeat President: Nancy Bautista Mo ••tala Blldag Club Newspaper Advisor: Margarita Mufloz Meeting time and place: every A.lm.Club Email: [email protected] lUesday at noon in room 170 Meeting time and place: every (Academic II) Meeting time and place: every TUC$Clay t2.3()'1 .4Spm in room President: Daniel Elzey Friday at noon in room 170 22O(L;m.y) Math Club Email: [email protected] (Academic II) Senior Editor: Jessi Slone Advisor: Tom Sauret President: David Tate Emai l: [email protected] Meeting rime and place: Periodically Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]:hnet.edu Advisor: Dan Cabaniss in room 138 (Academic III). Advisor: Palsy WorraJl Email: [email protected] President: Kris Manley Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] SIFE- Stud.... I. Free Advisors: Delbert Greear. Robert E.t.rprlse E. gi... rIag Club Guyton. and Nicole Krochak Email: [email protected] Art Club Meeting time and place: Every Meeting place: Room 264 (Science [email protected] [email protected] Tuesday at noon in room 116 Meeting time and place: every and Engmeering Building) (Continuing Education Building) Wednesday 12-1pm in room 133 President: Josbua Draa Advisor: Katie Simmons (DunlaplMathis Building) Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] President: Megan Smilh Advisor: Jeff Turk. Phi-Theta-Kappa Email: [email protected] Email, jturk@&c.peacbnet.cdu Advisor: Angela Mcgaw Advisors: Ray·Lynn Snowdon and Email: [email protected]:hnel.edu Gina Reed SGA· Student Government Future Healtb Email: [email protected] Assoclado. Proresslonals Club [email protected] BSU- Baptist Stad.nt U.ion Meeting lime and place: Every Monday noon-Ipm in LaniC!T C Meeting Time and Place: First and Meeting time and place: every (Student Activities Building) third Friday of each month Politically Incorrect Club Wednesday at noon in Lanier A&B President: Jay Davis President: Lindsay Harris (Student Activitics building) Email: ndav8 [email protected] Email: [email protected] Meeting time and place: every President: Megan Dunahoo Vice-President: Nancy Mousa Advisors: Paula Nolibos and TIm Monday at noon in room 147 Email: mdun [email protected]. Secretary: Whitney Crumley ed, 1I0,,"eli (Academic II) Advisor: Alicia Caudill Advisor: Douglas Young Advisor: Jason Ponders Email: [email protected] Email: acaudi [email protected] [email protected] Emllil: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

GTA- GainesviUe Theatre GCA- GC Alliance Psychology Club BSA- Black Student Alliance Association Advisors: Michalk:ne McDaniel. Meeting time and place: every Caitlin Wills-Toker. and Connie Wednesday noon-I pm in room 103 Meeting time and place: weekly Meeting lime and place: nooo in Ringger (Academic II) production meetings are held cvcry room 134 (Academic III) Emai l: [email protected]. Advisors: Clayton Teem and Connie Monday at 5:30pm President: Shenita Stephens ed, Ringger Advisor: Jim Hammond Email: [email protected] [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Advisor: Andre Cheek [email protected] [email protected] Email: [email protected] SEA- Stud.n.. For Jazz Band Physics Club Environmental Awareness GC Writers Group Meeting time and place: every Meeting time and place: every Meeting lime and place First and Meeting lime and place First and Tuesday and Thursday I-2:15pm in Wednesday at noon or every third Monday of the month at third Wednesday of the month in room III (Music Building) Thursday at II :30am in room 228 noon in room 136 (Science and Academic II . room 129 Advisor. Andrew Santander (Science and Eoginernng Building) Engineering building) Advisor. Donie Blais and Anita Email: [email protected]. Advisor: J.B. Sharma President: Tracy Mayfield Email: [email protected] Turlington ed, Email: [email protected] Advisor: Mary Mayhew Page 10 October 31 . 2005 LSA Celebrates Day of the Dead

BV Lui$ Sanchez going out ontO the streets wea rin g who have died in a two-day of Hispanic Outreach and Devel­ chancc to live longer. and on Nov. SUlff Wnter a "cool" monster out fi t, knock­ opment and LSA Coordinator and IsanSOO7@gc. peachnet.edu ceremony called the Day of 2, adults are honored. ing on people's doors in search of the Dead. Advisor, Margarita Munoz, has Although an offering is the candy. is just as traditional as it is The Latino Student Association helped LSA members to construct most common way that people Perhaps you have heard spooky in American culture. of Gainesvi ll e State College, in this "offering" for "three consec­ honor the deceased. the practice SlOries already. Maybe you have For other Spanish-speaking order to commemorate the long­ utive years." of remembrance does vary. visited haunted houses fi lled people, going 10 the cemetery living tradition of Halloween. For Munoz, this d isplay " I remember and honor those with blood-thirsty monsters and and leaving a bunch of roses will hold a special ceremony on helps students from different cru el ma niacs chasing you with who have passed away by playing in remembrance of those who Oct. 31, 2005 in the Student Ac­ countries to deve lo p an un­ the music they uscd to like when chai nsaws. Or possibl y you have have passed away is also typi­ tivities Building. TIle purpose of derstanding o f Mexican tradi­ li vin g," said GSC student Sandra thought about going out "trick or cal. the event will be to give students tio ns. treating" on a chilly evening. Burciaga. "In Uruguay. people go to a taste of the Mexican tradition of "We as LSA watlt to reflect and I f so, then you are more than The purpose of the offeri ng the cemeteries and leave How­ "Day of the Dead" through a dis­ teach our culture." Munoz said. is to show sludents how Mexi­ ready for Iiallo\\t."<=n. ers 10 the defunct:' said GSC play called ·"the olTering." where The "Day of the Dead" is a 11 0\\ ever, have you ever thought can people venerate the dead student Noelia Val. But for food. beverages. f1o"ers. and pic­ Mexican tradition celebrated on about how other cultures or. to be and possibly. if you notice that Mexican people it means il is tures "ill be placed in honor of Nov. I and 2. On Nov. I. Mexi­ more precise. I-lispanics, celebrate something from the offering lime 10 celebrate with the fam­ those \\ ho have passed av.ay. can people celebrate the lives of these festivities? For some Span­ goes missing. it may be due to ily by giving honor to those The Coordinator for the Office the children \\ ho did not ha ... e the the presence of a spirit. ish-speaking people. the idea of Heritage Month Honors Latin Culture Club Profile: Politically Incorrect Club

By Adam Simpson number of ta ... ks on a cong,e ... ted dubs Editor calendar of I! H~ntS. asim8039@gc. peacnnet. edu The club ra ised the cunain 01\ the semester by holding two If you arc looking 10 attend one speakers ill the month of Sep-, of the Politically Inl!orreCl Club's tember. World War 11 Holocausl wcckly meet ings, there is only survivor Richard SI3shevsky was one pro\·ision: you must teml!m- the first invitee 10 speak to th e bet to bring along an opinion. studem bod) on Sept. 12 in the: The club meets evCf)' Monday Continuing Education buildin~ at noon in room 147 oftheAca- GSC's own Alpha Sheriff. As-. demic 11 building. when students sociale Proft,.'Ssor of Sociolog \ get a chance to freely discus.'i followed up Stashevsky's visit by public policy concerns that they hosting a discussion on the topic are interested in thai day. of land. freedom. and democracy! Other taSks that the club takes in southern Africa on Sept. 26. part in include conducting voter In between, Young himself registrtUion drives. hosting a V8- held a discussion about the U.S riety of guest speakers, and going Constitution. and the COOlrOvcrs on many field trips to places of shroudingilltthcclub'smeecin historical and political interest on Sept 19. Douglas Young. Professor of For more infonnation regar~ LSA members Sandra Burciaga, Natacha Val, Melissa Borgono, and Cecilia Lopez perform a Political Science and History, ing the Politically Incona:t elu Latina dance that they choreographed themselves in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. F. me club's adviser and he has please email Douglas Young illready been able to t.TOSS -----....;;;.;;off a [email protected]...... ----' Have a Club or Organization here at GSC? Want to attract new members to your Club? Advertise in the Compass!

For rates and information send e-mail to: [email protected] October 31 , 2005 Page II Arts & Entertainment 'Drood' a Technical Masterpiece By lenna Parker Barbara Hartwhig. a free lance Arts and Entertainment Editor choreographer whQ has worked j par381 [email protected] with Disney in the past. I-Iammond comments 011 the After months of planning and music as being, "fantastic," and intense preparation. the musical. the pcrfonners as, "wonderful." "The Mystery of Edwin Drood" This year's production of will premier onSlagc at Brenau's "Drood" has been in progress Hosch Theater Nov. eighth and since March. Stuart Beaman, will continue showing through the resident designer and techni­ the 19. cal director says the set building "The MyslcryofEdwin Drood" began in June of this year and is was originally a novel by Charles nearing completion. Dickens, but was later turned into " With the help of some stu­ a musical by Rupen Holmes. dents," says Beaman. """e were "Drood" is a whodunit play with able build a lot of the sct over the no real ending as Dickens died summer." Among those who sac­ before he was able to identify the rificed part of their summer are killer. Claire Guy. Nelson Rodriguez, GTA s tudents add finishing touches to the set of ~ The Mystery of Edwin Drood, • premiering on This mystery ending will make Mayse Hopkins, Charles Maner. Nov. 8 at Brenau's Hosch Theater. the play thai much more interest­ ing as the audience wi ll VOle on Ebony Jordan, Boone Hopkins, productions un ique signatu re. " In­ The set is based on a 1870s op­ Rock Play House member. Todd who murdered Edwin Drood. and Jonathan Robinson. stead of being a two-dimensional era house, complete with an opi­ Wrenn. who will be directing the '; Drood" director, Jim Hammond The set is based on the original background," says Beaman, "the um din, scenic art, and painted al­ li ghting. new scI is three-dimensional." comments, '"The show is going to set design Dr. Joe Stell drew up lusions. J'lammond says that Ih is Who ki lled Edwin Drood? Who set is "one of the most gorgeous be a blast because the audience for Ihe lale 80s production pre­ Beaman explains that much of arc the secret lovers? Find out for sented by GTA. but it has some the original set was painted onto sets we''o'e put on[to) our stage," gets to interact." yourselfas you enjoy GTA's "The changes in it's dimensions due to Hals (or walls made of a cloth Other production crew mem­ But the set is not the only part Mystery of Edwin Orood." the space constrictions of the Ho­ material). In this new sct design, bers include The Alliance The­ of this play thm will be an eye­ For ticket infonnation, call the catcher. This musical perfor­ sch Theater stage and some fea­ more of the set slands on its own, ater's Joanne Schmink, who will box office at (770) 718-3624. mance is being choreographed by ture changes due to a need for the crealing a more realistic scene. be designing costumes and Flat-

'Sophie' a Wonderful Local Haunted Houses: Scary? Or not? Start to GTA Season

By lenna Parker able to watch. The tcchnical crew Arts and Entertainment Editor should be proud. [email protected] Although at times it was hard Though the definition of scary has seemed 10 change since I was a kid, it's still to hear lines from the balcony, a major industry for entrepreneurs. Over the pasl few weekends, I and some As the lights went down. the the show's progress was easy to friends ventured out into the unknown realms: Duluth, Dahlonega, and GwinneU. children i>e(:ame quiet with elec­ keep track of. The movement of Here is Ihe complete compilation with prices, hours, and my opinion (like you tric expectation. And they weren 't the actors provided focus and. as need il). disappointed. a silent movie does, the cmOlion The AWc of Terror, lake 5. This years' sPooky theme is the Rellik family which From the moment the lights portrayed the scene sometimes went up on stage to the moment spelled backwards ils killer. This haunted house leaves even Ihe loughesl man better than the ""ords. wondering what's around the corner. It's by far the best I visited. Not to mention they went down, The slory of So- Sophie and the ph ie has a moral, the amazing work of the volunteer actors who take their job seriously. It is Pirates was an too. Life on a pirate located on the backside of Da hlonega's old historic square in the Woodman of adventure to be The story of ship is full ofadven­ the world building and tickets are $10. All of the proceeds go to local charilies. reckoned with. ture. but it has its Operaling hours are 7 p.m. -12 a.m. on Friday-Saturday; 7 p.m. - 12 a.m. on The energetic Sophie has a moments., as Sophie Sunday-MQnday on Oct. 30 and 31. cast brought the diseovers quickly. The Netherworld Haunted House in Norcross has it's moments but isn't that pirate life back moral, too. ' Throughout the memorable. Waiting in the lines are scarier than the houses themselves. The from Davy Jones' pia). Sophie reali .....es animatronics are cool in the "A bomination ~ and "Slaughterhouse" but the actors Locker that the pirate life are palhelic. A simple "BOO" just doesn'l gel me. sho\\ed the audi- is nOI ah'o'a)s c:..cit· ing as she originally ence just ..... hat it ..... as like to live "The Terror of 11ki Island in 3-D' would be great for my eight-year-old nephew. thought. but more often than not is on a pirone ship. From the serious Operating hours are 7 p.m. -12 a.m. on Fridays -Saturdays; 7 p.m.-11 p.m. on filled with chorcsjust like home. Captain Scourge to the half-mad Sundays- Thursday; 7 p.m. -12 a.m. on Oct. 31. $15 gets you in Abominalion; 0\ er all, Sophie was an enjoy­ Pegleg. the cast was full of diver­ $20 Abomination and another show; $25 all three. It is localed in Ihe Georgia able play filled with colorful char­ si ty and talent. Antique and Design Cenler, 6624 Dawson Blvd., Norcross. (404) 608-2484, acters and a heanwanning story­ The success of the play was line. Captain Scourge sums up the www.fearworld.com. also helped along by an amaz­ moral of th e slOry as he says to The Haunted Train located in Duluth is the best of bolh worlds. Ghosl, Goblins ing set complete wilh water and a Sophie that perhaps it isn't sueh and Ghouls visit the railway in th is mildly scary, family-friendly ride. If you want ship that had ropes. doors that led a tragedy that aller one gel what to be a little more intense, ask to be in a separate group from the children. below deck (which were used of­ one wants. one sometimes find ten), and a foremast that pro'o' ided Also, evening hay rides aboard the museum restored caboose Irain are that they didn 't want it aner all. a central point of focus. The sel available to the public and Benefits the Foster Children's Foundation. 7 p.m. -11 And that is a lesson that can be was a nice addition to the play p.m. on Fridays-Satunlays through Oct. 29. Tockets are $10. It is located in the learned by anyone of any age. and made the show very enjoy- SouIhaallam ~. 3595 PI.chllae Road, DuIuIh. (770) 4rs:2013. Page 12 October 31, 2005 Arts & Entertainment

'Waiting' for a Better Movie The Allure of Allure

B,,..Stone By Trine Nanty Edllnr-In

After seeing this movie, you will never want to go to your It has been a very long day. Perh aps you got up earl y and did favorite resta urant aga in . "Wait ing," starring Ryan Reynolds, some work, (you know, actually for money,) and th en you went Ann a Fa ri s, Lui s Guzman, and many oth er up and coming young to class, there was a test today. You did study hard, but you are actors, fo ll ows one day in the li ves of several servers working at still anxious abollt how it wenl. So yo u decide at about 4:30p. a restaurant that might appear too fa miliar to viewers. Luckil y, m. that you have had enough of classes and study ing, it's time to leave ca mpus. However, you are not quite ready to go home Shenani gan's is a fic ti onal bi stro because in this fi lm, the audi­ and deal wi th roommates, or children, or chores, or signi fi cant ence has the opportunity to see what happens when you tip a others. You wish there was someplace you could go, tum your good server a doll ar or send th at pink steak back to th e cook ten cell phone off, and j ust - well- hide for awhile. minutes before closing ti me. The movie begins and ends with Owner Resia McFarland would like to welcome you to Al­ a bunch of teenagers whose Ii ves are going nowhere partying lure. An addi~o n to the family owned and operated Sun shine after a hard days work. The most amu sement these teenagers Florist; Allure offers many di fferent deli cious caffeinated treats get are from harassing new employees, scratching dandruff into made from Ill y Italian espresso. Speciall y chosen by Resia fo r a customer's steak, and playing jokes on their cool manager. it's uni queness to thi s area and the stri ngent quality of th e fra­ The manager, played by Dav id Koechner, gives a dail y pep talk grant 100 percent Arabi ca bl end , it is the perfect way to wind includes the statement "The di ffe rence between ordinary and down after a test. Resia uses th e ri ch espresso for the base of extraordinary is that little extra." This film , directed by Rob traditional favorites such as the cappuccino or caramel mac­ chiato, and in such original creations as the Raspberry Dream McKittrick, has the potential to go down as one of our genera­ or Chocolate Biscotti beverages. And you must have one of tion's ridiculous cult classics along with Kevin Smith's collec­ Resia's brownies for the ultimate in cocoa gratification. (Resia tion of pointless but amusing comedies. Ryan Reynolds has had makes the best brownies.) plenty of experience with gross humor comedy like "National As you pass under the archway, and stop to listen to the gen­ Lampoon's Van Wilder" and co-star Anna Faris has graced us tle flowing fountain, it occurs to you that rush hour will pass by with her superb acting skills in the Scary Movie Trilogy and successfully without your participation. You go inside, look at "The Hot Chick." Of course the film is R rated for its language, the tastefully arranged items, sit on the brown leather sofa, and sexual humor, and some drug use. start to relax. I should mention that the only reason I was persuaded into You can browse a little, maybe you deserve a new coffee mug, witnessing this film was because my favorite stand-up come­ or a small jeweled picture frame, or some gifts of candy for dian, Dane Cook had a small role in thekitchen. It can definitely when you do wander home. You might just want to sit and read something that is not a textbook. Relax, take your time. No be stated that if Cook had a larger role, the film would have had one knows you are here. (Resia will never tell.) Enjoy' gour­ more moments. Lf viewers like this movie then they should also met coffee in a unique environment uncluttered by patrons with pick up Cook's new CD and DVD entitled "Retaliation." The laptops. The sitting area is comfortable, so just sit in a steamy most insightful cast member, Chi McBride, played a cook who daze with your coffee and stare at the lovely cathedral shaped always had a lit cigarette and gave out helpful advice to the lost stained glass window. It is kind of like your own home, only young ones. The staff of servers as well as cooks played their 1J111ch, much, nicer. share of games including the five second rule game and the now So if you are ready for a new place to sneak out for a study infamous penis game. I'm not going to go into too much detail break that is very convenient to the Gainesville campus, and about that game because you have to see the movie to totally wish to experience Allure, bring this issue's ad in for a free reg­ appreciate "the goat," "the bat wing," and "the brain." How­ ular cup of coffee. (I won't tell anyone where you went.) ever, you might already know what these horrific images mean if your friends or boyfriends have begun to play this game at Allure- presented by Sunshine Florist work. The deeper plot is about one .of the main servers Dean, 3640 McEver Rd played by Justin Long, who is offered an Assistant Manager Gainesville GA 30504-8218 position at Shenanigan's and he has to decide whether that is Phone # 770 536 7306 what he wants to do with his life or not. There are two morals to Hours Monday- Friday this story. The first is that if you eat out at a restaurant; don't ag­ 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. gravate the people who make your food. Secondly, you should Saturday do want you want with your life and don't settle for working at 9:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m. a substandard job. October 31 . 2005 Page 13 Arts & Entertainment

Wilco Headlines Such a Sad and Lonely Voodoo Child Asheville Concert By Luke Riley By Douglas Young Staff Writer Professor Political Science and History JnI4928{!1gc.peachnet.edu ot,[email protected]

Of all the many Jimi Hendrix biographies, !he new one by I think I may have attended one of the best con~erts ever. On Sharon Lawrence ranks among the best. As ajournalist who be­ October 14th, I made an exodus from Athens to Asheville, North friended Hendrix his last three years, her book presents a really Carolina. Never havi ng been there, our party wandered around penetrating portrait of rock's most original virtuoso and a very what felt like a mix of Athens and Atlanta for about 30 minutes complicated, terribly tragic life. in search of food. After pounding a burrito, we met up with the The supreme irony of Jimi Hendrix is that the legendary per­ rest of our crew and made our way inside, fashionably late. former in total command on stage was almost completely out We missed most of the opening band, which looked not unlike of control off stage. His corrupt management mercilessly ex­ . a 1970's heavy metal lounge act; lucky for us, we had to wait ploited the vulnerable high school drop-outs naivete and kind­ ness, locking him into non-stop tours and other money-making only 20 minutes for the actual show to begin. ventures he disdained; endless vulturous groupies squeezed him Chances are, you probably haven't heard of Wilco, or may­ for money and attention while plying him with drugs; and his be you might be thinking "Isn't that a gas station?" Wilco is own family saw him as but a cash cow. Througbout, he was des­ comprised Of lead singer Jeff Tweedy, John Stirratt, Bass, Nels perately lonely and bereft of true friends to help him navigate Cline,lead guitar, Glenn Kotche, drummer, Mikael Jorgenson, the morass. keyboard, and Pat. Sansone, a "multi instrumentalist." Wilco His Dickensian upbringing in Seattle utterly failed to prepare sprouted out. of another band, Uncle Tupelo, in .the mid nineties. him for stardom, and poverty was the least of his troubles. His Wilco released their first album, AM in 1996. Since then, they teen mother was an unstable alcoholic dying at 32 with many have released II other albums and have one feature film based children by arguably many men, while his father was a skirt­ on the creation of their album, "Vankee Hotel Foxtrot." chasing boozer who physically and emotionally abused his son. A pressing question still remains unanswered: "What do they The divorced parents periodically tossed the boy from relative sound like?" Good question. They sound like nobody, but them­ to relative to foster home, with little Jimi ever on the move. The selves. Wilco seems to have some Radiohead-esque influences, semi-literate father only got interested in Jimi when he became using a lot of white noise and non-traditional sounds, but also rich, urging him to write a will with the old man as beneficiary. When his son died, he answered the author's condolence call they are very country, similar to the newer Ryan Adams. On with "Would you be knowing how much money there is?" the flip side, they also play some upbeat pop rock, sometimes Hendrix was a loner whose life was an endless lesson that no sounding similar to Widespread Panic. one could be trusted. It's heart-breaking how generous, gentle, Wilco came onstage at the Thomas Wolfe Auditorium around and shy he was, only to be ruthlessly squeezed by almost every­ 9:20 p.m., and played for nearly two and a half hours. It was one. Very young he leamed to hide his hurt and just be nice to the the best two and a halfhours I've heard in a while. They played sharks, hoping they'd go away. He cringed at any confrontation, nearly every song that I wanted to hear and had fun while they always afraid to say "No" to his growing legion of leeches. were at it. One couple had brought their six-year-old daugbter, Music offered his only refuge from the pressure, anxiety, an­ and Tweedy went into the crowd and sang to her. In their sec- . ger, and depression of his chaotic life. No wonder he embraced ond encore, they played two oftheir most upbeat songs, and the the guitar so completely with such a magnificent zest, trans­ crowd went wild to Pete Townsend impersonations. forming his frustrations into some of the most creative, compel­ The Iigbting was brilliant and well timed, as was the actual ling music ever. No composer has crafted a more exhilarating music. I was expecting to see a very sloppy, loud concert, but musical crosstown traffic of rock, pop, blues, funk,. soul, and actually the exact opposite happened. Wilco manages to actu­ jazz. Vet even in the studio he was chronically plagued by ever more non-stop hangers-on to distract and drain him. ally maintain a sound similar to their studio albums, more simi­ This book judges his 1970 death at 27 to be a suicide aided lar than anyone I've ever heard before. by a deranged fan . Overwhelmed by contractual and paternity If you're somewhat interested in hearing Wilco, I'd recom­ suits, a canceled concert tour due to an LSD-dosed bassist, man­ mend picking up "Vankee Hotel Foxtrot" or "A Ghost is Born," ager and money woes, and despair, Hendrix took nine potent both on Nonesuch Records, a subsidy of Warner. Jeff Tweedy sfeeping pills on top of much wine and left an arguably suicid­ will continue to tour solo through late November around New al poem. But, when sick from vomiting while asleep, his latest England and then finish the tour in London. Proceeds from these bedmate delayed calling an ambulance. shows will benefit the New Orleans Musician Relief Fund and Instead, as she later admitted to Lawrence, she poured more Preservation Resource Center of New Orleans. Continued on Page 16 Page 14 October 31, 2005

AII 'You Want to GAINESVILLE Know About. .. STATE COLLEGE University System of Georgia

Did you know about the change from Gainesville College to Gainesville State College, a Four-year Questions 4-year college? If so, what difference do you think this is Q&A with GSC President Martha Nesbitt going to make in your life? By Jessi Stone "NO! Oh man, that's Editor-In-chief nice! Environmental Q: Jio,", lofte has it been a goal for Gainesville College Q: Dod tho chang~ mean" chance for sports teaml; at GSU? Applied Spatial to become a rou .... ~ur Institution? A: About three years. In !.he summ(..'f of2002.lhe A: It doesn't ho\-c any relationship "illt oc'Coming a Analysis? Um, no, chancellor announced that I~o-year colleges could state college. We could ho\-c sport.s 'cams now if thai is that's probably not begin re\iewing mission statements and pursuing ""here we chose to go. GC used to be very successful in going to make a section changes. Then the GC faculty met to discuss the intCTCollegiatc athletics until the mid 1980's but it is \cr)' difference in my life. " opponunity and tcviewed 3 new proposed statement. expensive in two-year programs and thc college decided Unfonunately the Board ofRegenb was too busy that fall they didn'l ..... ant to do it anymore. with other challenges and lhe process was put on hold. Q: Does Ibb mean an opportunity ror residential Q: Wb.t beDe ... "IU "e coJ&eae receive 1:0DCffDiD& Uvial? ~udgd" HttvItits. ADd aew (aI:WtiH? A: No, not likely because we will Still be a commuter iA.: We feer like we benefit in the sense that it gives us school but we will still have Campus Pointe. a linle more ~ige, but the main beneficiary aTe the "Nowayr ~udents ofNonheast Georgia because we can provide Q: How wID II all'ect enrollmenl and clu, size? them will special degrees thaI they can't receive A: It should not affect class sizes and there will be some elsewhere in the area. New buildings wil1 only eome with growth in enrollment but not a signiflcant growth. There the growth of the institution . will be more growth because of where we arc located • rather than because of the new programs. Q: Why w.. Sp.rt.1 Analysb C.ORII to be tile 8rst l0!tr-y", major? Q: Ho" wUJ it .11'«1 GSC', ~ladollShip tlitb Luler A: Because we ate already a leader in GIS programs and T«b ud tbe Ocoaee Campus? "c are combining it with other science programs like A: It shouldn't chanl!e at all because we will continue to environmental science. This panicular degree will be ofTer dual degrees with Lani(1' Tech. The new programs unique not ooly in Northeast Georgia but in the entire are only going to be offered on the Oakwood campus for statC' of Georgia. We also already have the faculty for it tv.·o reasons; we don" bave the facilities at the Oconee and it will be nice for them to be able 10 teach at an upper C-ampu5 10 offer Spalial Analysis and UGA doesn't Yo'atlt level. GSC to offer bachelor's degrees on the Oconee Campus and we respect that. Q: What otber f ...... yc-ar p,...... wlu be ."...... "It's cool because you Udwlan? Q: Some peopIt an opposed to GC becomlaa GSC•• can tell your friends A: The next one is Early Childhood Care and Education w.,. do 1" tIlIIIk 1111.11 alld hew woald you reapead .. _1 you don't go to a and the second one is a Bachelor's of Applied Science A: My feeling i. that I don'. r

By Meredith Short With GIS being a four-year de­ Assistant layout Editor gree, students can choose to re­ [email protected] ceive the certificate of two years or continue and get the full de­ Spatial Analysis courses may be gree. rigorous. but the annual pay and Semerjian said that "it's dif­ need for jobs may change some ficult to say" what kind of in­ student's min.ds and majors. come a student will receive with Spatial Analysis refers to Geo­ thi s degree because GSe hasn't spatial Technology such as Glob­ produced any degree holders as al Positioning Systems (OPS) or of yet. However many certifi­ Geographic information Systems cate holders earn about 530,000- (GIS). Both of these technolo­ $50,000 a year. gies aTe used to organize data into Since 1996, Lewis Rogers. for­ Geographic context. mer chair of the science division, Christopher Scrnerjian, assis­ and Semcrjian have been work ing lant professor of geography and to make Applied Environmental geographical infonnation sys­ Spatial Analysis a four-year de- tems, is an instructor of the GIS courses along with Matt Miller, """.Wit h Spatial Analysis becom- instructor of GIS and geogra­ ing a four-year degree at GSC, Chris Semerjian, Assistant Professor of Geography and Geographicallnformation Systems phy and lB. Sharma, professor there is a heavy draw of students at Gainesville State College discusses future field trip with his Geography class in a Science lab. of physics. Scmcrjian said thai who are already on track for Spa­ Semerjian is estatic about the new Degree program to be offered at GSC. Spatial Analysis has been apart of tial Analysis. Also many other Gainesville College's academic students in different fields have program for eight years now and been drawn toward Geographic will be GaInesvil le State College's Infonnation Systems, It is pre­ first offered four-year degree. One dicted that many professionals might ask, why Spalial Analysis? who may have already graduated Bul Semerjian slated whi le be­ college are awaiting the four-year ing a "hard science degree," the agrt:ement to come back to asc. demand for jobs isn't scarce. "Al­ 40 percent of Spatial Analysis most every government source students already hold a bachelor 's job uses GIS," such as "the DOT, or master's degrL'C and will eome DNR, or the Core of Engineers," back for further studies in GIS. said Semerjian. Michael Phoe­ "Presently perhaps 50.000 stu­ nix, manager of university rela­ dents at American universities are tions at ESR I, said. "The num ber getting al least one course in GIS of professionals using GIS as a each year," said Phoen ix. How­ part of their job in the US is ap­ ever, this is not the case at GSe. proaching 500,000 ... but there is a Currently, 65 students are en­ need for perhaps 7,500 graduates roll ed in GIS classes and 35 ha ve a year with two or more courses claimed it as their major at GSG. in GIS," Courses for the four-year pro­ At GSC a GIS student can earn gram will begin faU 2006. Some a certificate, and upon receiving courses may be offered the 2006 Instructor of GIS and Geography, Matt Miller, along with Semerjian and J.B. Sharma, will be spring semester. the certificate, many seck work. spearheading the new GIS degree program at GSC. Students, Faculty Praise New GC Mission

Trina Manty Many students of the fonner this will be an excellent program, try partners in North Georgia, the the college is a "wonderful insti­ Staff Writer GC are used to thinking of their because it is uncommon in th is new degree has been "developed tution that has always strived for [email protected] academic experience as transient, fi eld, and comparable programs from feed back from industry excellence and this is just another like pre-nursing student Shannon nre not offered at schools in this needs, resulting in a very unique step in that process." On Oct. 12,2005, the Board of Riviere who explained that she is a",a. program in the university sys­ Professor of Political Science Regents of the Un iversity Sys­ "going to North Georgia in the The degree requires geospalial tem," according to Chris Semerji­ Or. Douglas Young, praised GSC tem of Georgia voted to all ow spring - so it rea ll y won 'I affc<::! course work as a prerequisi te for an, assistant professor of geogra­ President, Or. Nesbitt, for her Gainesvi ll e College to expand its me." upper level science courses. GIS phy and geograph ical infonnation long efforts toward this goal. He mission and become Gainesville The first SA offered, Applied lab assistant Dwight Lanier ex­ systems. sees a real need that call be met by State College. In its new classifi­ Environmental Spalial Analysis, plained that "the field is evolv· The change in status was a Gninesville Slate Coll ege, as long cati on, Gainesville Slate College has becn enthusiastically lauded ing, and th ere is a great need for product of three years of effort, as lIIe school retains its "teach­ will continue to offer a wide army by the members of the select a strong scientific component to and the faculty is looking forward of two-year and certificate pro­ group who really understand what understand application of gco to what the futyre holas for the ing focused. positively nurturing grams, and slowly begin to offer it is. Ben Graham, a graduate of spatial technology." As the GIS institUli on under its new name. environment, and remains an in­ a limited selection ofbaccalaure­ Clemson who is working on his certificate program has had a long Director of Public Relations and stitution that is centered on the ate degrees. GIS certificate at GSC, thinks thaI working re lationship wi th indus- Marketing Sloan Jones said that students." 16 October 31, 200S Intramural Football in Full Swing

GSC Intramural Football standings 8rB as followed: Falcons clinched the playoff championship for Division A, The Tilts clinched the playoff championship in Division B, and the Football Busters clinched the playoff championship for Division C.

"Such a Sad and Lonely Voodoo Child" Continued wine down his throat before Hendrix. He's the one who signed increasingly narcotized himself in career hi ghlights like Woodstock. and judge her friend. abandoning him 10 die in Lon- a one-dollar recording contract a purplc haze of chem ical escape. As a reponer's memoir of her con­ Ultimately, Hendrix's story is don. and another forking 40 percelll of Yct Lawrence prefcrs to harp on tacts with Hendrix. this is excus­ almost un bearably tragic, a truly Making for a still sadder his earnings to a thieving manag­ his handlers and totally ignores able; but her work is sold as a full ferocious cautionary tale. But. story is the J5-year sordid saga er. Though painfully onto them, Hendrix's repeated violence to­ biography. Furthennore, the 100+ rather than wallow in its broken of Hendrix's business associ­ he somehow never exiled the pro­ ward several women as docu­ page chronicle of the post-mor­ promise. I'm all the more inspired ates, "friends," and family suing fessional vipers Of parasitic los­ mented elsewhere. tem squabbles over the Hendrix by someone so harried who could each other whi le picking over the ers. He also embraced a careless Unlike more detailed Hendrix estate is way too long. Finally, still summon such magical sounds bones of his estate. Worse. some promiscuity which repeatedly biographies by Charles Cross as her subjects terribly tangled life and retain his sweetness and vi­ of his unreleased music was des­ forfeited him love and produced well as CaesarGlebbeek and Har­ cries out for more analysis and, brant wit. Hendrix would likely ecrated, as many tracks were even at least lwO illegitimate children. ry Shapiro, Lawrence devotes just since the book really sings with be thrilled that we still love his rerecorded with new musicians! Finally. rather than manfully con­ 40 gripping pages to Hendrix's the revealing meetings belWeen work -- and also hope we'd learn Bul not enough blame is put on front his mounting challenges; he first 24 years and neglects many author and subject, Lawrence is from his misjudgments. well qualified to step back more "Nobel Prize Winner Warns GC of Nuclear Power" Continued

Cultural Freedom. Nobel Lau­ is dumped near American Indian that as a weapon's grade mate­ developed that are cheaper and nuclear war still exists. reate Linus Pauling has person­ reservations. Still highly radioac­ rial, ten pounds of plutonium is safer. The program was primarily Of­ ally nominated her fOf the Nobel tive, it continues to decay, fonn­ enough to make a bomb, so "ev­ In parting, she reminded the ganized by Dr. John O'Sullivan, Peace Prize. ing radon gas, which causes lung ery nuclear power plant is a bomb audience that although the Cold assistant professor of education, cancer, and radium. which is wa­ factory." In a rapid, concise manner, Cal­ War has ended, with the fonner Dr. Elizabeth Hancock. assistant dicon used a series of ill ustrations ter soluble and gets into the wa­ She also explained that the Soviet Union and the United professor of history, and the Stu­ to convey exactly how radioac­ ter supply and food chain, where nuclear power industry gets away States on friendly tenns, (she dents for a Progressive Society. tive waste materials from nuclear once consumed wi ll eventually with such hazardous waste man­ gave the anecdote of how George It was very successful, with sev­ power plants leach into the envi­ cause leukemia. agement because of the "long Bush looked into Pulin's eyes and eral facu lty members suspending ronment, and tum the tanh into Every nuclear power plant pr0- incubation period" that occurs "knew he saw a soul he could classes so their students could at­ a toxic habitat for all species, in­ duces 500 pounds of plutonium a before exposed humans begin trust) the United States and the cluding man. year. Plutonium remains radioac­ to develop cancers. Also, she tend. and many community mem­ fonner Soviet Union are still She gave many examples of ti ve for 240,400 years. It is highly pointed out how impracti cal such bers in attendance. the dangerous waste products that radioactive and highly carcino­ a high cost to human life is over targeting each other with 25,000 As stated by Caldicolt in her nuclear powcr plants produce, geni c, merely ooe pound being nuclear power, when all nuclear hydrogen bombs. She described address, such programs help stu­ such as depleted uranium, which enough to give every person on power plants do is "boil water" in her book, "The New Nuclear dents to "know the reality of the eanh cance, - r. Caldicon explained and other energy sources can be Danger," how the grave danger of world in which they live." October 31, 2005 Page 17 Intramurals: View From From The Sidelines

By l eremy Tuttle on the court for each team at all Sports Editor times". What a j ip! "I h3tc we [email protected] had to beat them like that" Eric Jackson of the Spikers said. Friday Sept. 3O-high.noon Meanwhile, back on the battle­ has found its wily upon lhe typi­ field, attendance was hardly the cally quiet GSe campus and II issue as fe llow teammates and strange surge has just come over spectators crowded the sidelines the few who patiently await the to view the action surrounding day's boul. With nil eyes turn­ the nag-football championship ing uphill. the clouds pan as the between the top two undefeated sun comes b...--aming onto the field. teams: The Falcons and the Tilts. selling the stage. In the opening minutes of play, Then . :l IOp the hill,lIS ifon cue, the Falcons struck first, taking Il appear bOlh learns. Storming quick (6-0) lead, but rifling right downhill. they rushed the field, back were the Tilts, thanks to Il and II voice cried out, "Retreat!" perfeci pass from (QB) Jeremy With no thought to who had 'Casper to the end-zone. By half­ given the command, those jew time, though, it was '12-7 F31 - fled uphill and indoors. to where, cons' and the pre-game assurance at the same lime. the champion­ of {Falcon} Montray Riley, "of ship match of intmmurnl volley­ course we'll win'" now secmcd ball wns getting under way. convincing as ever. Most of the players for both The second half brought much teams had arrived and were on of the same; a bunch of lead flip­ the court warming-up. Looking flopping that had. somehow, land­ around, it appeared a great game ed lhe TillS with a '21-1 8' lead was in the making: the undefeated with just under a minute left on Spikers (6-0) vs. the challenging the clock. Servers (4-3). However, it was [Falcons have the balL1 And 12 : 17, and play was yet to begin. then ... Intramural Football is heating up in a big way on campus. That's when the towel was "Fum ble!" thrown in; as fonner director of Tilts recover, desperately hold­ intramurals. James l'loward (of ing on to their lead, and then ... Falcons had been graced with an­ resulted in a Ti llS ' interception, their original team-name (the the Servers) walked off-court and "Interception," echoes the side­ other chance. immediately followed by team· ''Tils'') because of possible legal declared, the inevitable. " We' ll line, as Montray Riley hi lS the "Fifteen-seconds on the clock," wide celebratory sprint to the issues. had clinched the fl ag-foot­ ha ve to forfeit:' There was noth­ ground running, saving his learn , decreed the referee. end-zone. ball championship; thus insuring ing to be done; that is, due to cer­ from what would've been a ' nail Unfortu nately, though, on this And like that it was over. The that each player would receive a tain stipulations. which dictate in the coffin' pass. Instead, the day, it was JUSI too little-too late Tilts, who were forced to alter cool hooded-sweatshin. that "Two (2) females must be for the Falcons, as the final play 300 Riders Hit GSC for Tumbling Creek •

leremy Tuttle Scott Unnold of Gainesvil le (Ex· 29), Klayton Sproles (Beginner Sports Editor pert Master I Men 30-39), Eric Master I Men 3()"34), Starling [email protected]:hnet.edu Purdue (Expert Master " Men Bridges (Beginner Master II Men 40-49), Krista Park (ProIExpeJ1 35·39, Douglas Mathews ( Begin· SORBA's2005 Tumbling Creek Women of all ages), Joshua Lon­ ncr Master II Men 40-49), Wes MTB Mountain IX was held a genecker (Sport Junior I Men 14 Wessely (Beginner Grand Master couple of weeks ago. as riders of & under), Chuck Norris Jr. (Spon Men 50+), Mike Craig (Beginner all ages, from all over Georgia Junior II Men 15-1 8), Michael Clydesdale 200+), Aubrey Rust gathered in back of GSC's cam· McGinniss (Span Senior Men 19· (B~ginn er Junior Women 18 & pus to enjoy the fun-filled event. 29), James Wian t (Sport Master I under), Linda Demma (Begi nner Among the approximately 300 Men 30-34), Larry Crook (Spon Senior Women 19-29), Chris­ riding were those ranging from Master II Men 35-39), Johnny tine Herron (Beginner Master I five to fifty-plus yeaD of age, Gamer (Sport Master III Men Women 30·39), Angela Smith of skill levels from "professional" 40-49), Torre Smithennan (Sport Grand Master Men 50+), Mark Gainesville (Beginner Master II to "first-timer," and around thiny Goffi (Spon Clydesdale 200+lbs.), Women 40+), Wesley I-Iull (First different competitive heats to ac­ Ashley Summers (Sport Senior Timer Men of all ages), Sandy commodate each rider individu­ Women 29 & under), Nonna Saffold (First Timer Women of all y. Rainwater (Spon Master Women Those who found victory are as all ages), Zachary Colli ns (Youth 30+), Justin Souther (Beginner follows: Tristan Cowie (Expen Series 5-6), Eli Purdue (Youth Junior I Men 14 & under), Chris Junior Men 18 and under), Dar­ Series 7-8), Evan Souther (Youth The Tumbling Creek Rally had over 300 riders this year. They Towsend of Gainesville (Begin· rell Prillaman of Sunshine Cycles Series 9-\0), and Sam Tomaka ranged from 5 to fifty plus years of age. ncr Junior II Men 15- 18). Juastio (ProIExpert Senior Men 19,29), (Youth Series 11-1 2). Casto (Beginner Senior Men 19- 18 October 31. 2005

Football, Volleyball Makin lash Highlight Intramurals

By Jeremy Tuttle ketball tournament. However, Sports Editor for anyone who finds Ihnt kind of [email protected] craze unappealing, II more su it­ Fall ro lls around each year, able activ ity might be th is year's like Christmas, ror children or 'Gainesville College Wild Goose the sporting worl d. and the GSC Chase' scheduled Ocl. 26, II's no campus is certai nly no exception. literal goose-chase, though, just With in the last month, alone. an ironic name givcn to the event there have been numerous cham­ which is actua ll y a 5k li nd I-mile pionship Oll..'c tings-- in rootball, run/walk. volleyball. swimming, tcnnis-­ As usual, students are encour­ and the good news is there's no aged to sign up, like most other sign slowing down. ac tivities, via the GSC website, In ract. intramurals are just but to 'all wishing to p.1nicipate: gClling into gear with teams pre­ '/(lIe: intram ural soccer and five­ paring ror the league's sofiball ­ on-five basketball sign-ups arc pl ayoffs, beginn ing Oct. 24. as quic kl y comi ng to an end; the wel l as the much-anticipated new seasons begin Nov, 2, so 3-on-3 (s ingle-elimination) bas- don't wait.

=- REGAL NAIlS SALON

The results for this semester's swim meet are in. Among the top-finishers were Joey Holman, placing first in the 25yd butterfly race, the 100yd freestyle, and the 50yd backstroke; as well as Inside Wal-Mart Super ecm.r (770) 5J3.0300 Trenton Kilby who won, both, the 25yd and SOrd freestyle races. Others who won their respected 400 ShaDowford Road Sum: 510 Mon..sat: 9:30am-7:30pm events include Edgar Jiminez (25yd backstroke), Wes Dale (2Syd breaststroke), and Blake o.m.mu., GA 30504 Suo.: 12pm·5pm Johnson (SOyd breaststroke). ~It was definitely a male-dominated meet,· Lisa Watson said. ·We had a couple of girls sign up, but they didn't show, · which seems to be 8 growing trend among intramural-participants. The next meet,is scheduled Feb. 22, and al/ students are encouraged to come out for th is fun event.

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had the born again experience that ministry, a "Show Me All of these inconsistencies By Jenna Parker and like many new converts, The Money" theme. a la Jerry with my faith drove me back Arts and Entertainment Editor By Lori Randall jpar38l1Ogc.peochnet..... Opinions Editor immersed myself as thoroughly Maguire, was more like it. to reason. My religion was [email protected] as possible and ended up in a A highly sophisticated and glossy supposed to be big enough to "Oh. My. God. She has. like, three non·denomenational charismatic version of the worst kind of TV handle any circumstances, but it hundred friends! She is such. bicch!M church. predators, er, preachers. these just wasn '{ working out for me at This is whall hear in me bM:q.round Like the latest diet pill bloodthirsty vipers struck the all and never really had, except at I write' this cotumn. Why, might commercial, my re ligion same wallet weary churches for its placebo effect. one ask, would ~ call a girt II "I do not feel obliged to promised extraordinary results jf and private donors again and I am happy for some of the great "bitch" simply because she has a lot believe that same God one pushed aside all doubts and again for money to "expand friends I've made along thc way of friend5? Welcome 10 the world of who endowed us with doggedly stuck wilh the program. the kingdom'" and ''win souls", and for the many wonderful Faceboo6c and MySpac.!: where the people dem', matter, but the poims re­ And also. as in diet pill fads. it while using the actual money to people I met, but once I allowed sens~ reason,a nd ally do COWl!. was trendy. cost a whole lot and buy lUXUry cars, state of the an myself the lUXUry of thin king intellect has intended As II penon \~ho enjoys lhe real deli vered only a fleeting placebo technology and whatever else for myself, and reading a variety for us to forgo their world, J decided that Facebook and effecl. II was a hoax. they wanted at that moment. ofpcrspectives, I could no MySpacc: wcrt for Jl«Iple with no use.1J _ Galileo I worked my way into one of while stiffing cmployees of longer hold on to that which had lil'es. Out I didn't wanllO mnt \\oith­ the largest. most prestigious their regular pay with alanning captivated me for years. I lost IlUI ch¢:ling il out for m~ self. So. as ministries of its kind and saw regularity. my rcligion. And, in so doing, I signcJ up und stan~ downloading When I was 27 years old. I first hand the Grand Canyon Glaring double standards regained sanity. It(')mc: pictures. I reali;r.cd this was a married my husband Ilnd moved like divide between engaging dominated. Character and link uddict;I'c. I started gcning IN· to his hometown, Greenville, sentiment and calculated reality repentance were intoned ad lets from ;luracti ... e guys. m~ ego ~mn ..-d soaring, IIn,j I th.)ug,hl to my­ SC. which many consider to that al1too often exists in the nauseum. Religious leaders A casual stroll through ~If. "This isn't so bad." And' think be the buckle of the proverbial business ofrcligion. threatencd the wrnth of God the lunatic asylum shows that's Inli' if laken in ~m"l1 doses. Bible belt. Religion there is the Many pundits advise people to for imaginary "sins" "'hile that faith does not There are a selet'1 felY p<:opk who usc primary way of making friends, "follow the money", in order si multanoously covering up their prove anything. " til,,"5\: intemct connections to keep in so 1 found myself getting more to clearl y see what's happening own sexcap.1dcs and fraudulent touch 1,\ ilh old friends. BUI there is u and morc involved. At 29, I within an organi;r...ation. At claims. ·Nietzsche line: one can cross wilh these online friold·tindcn. It's til,> Ii~ that Sl..1>3- rales 8 useful tool rroOi an obsesshe popularity conlo.!Sl. UnfOflunately, for e... ery down­ STUDENT OPINION POLL to-earth person using [hi~ online resource. there'

dustry of today as the tOp heavy, soul less, By Trina Manty all artistic credits must always accompany of quality, they will gain notoriety and suc­ greedy. diseased, and archaic dinosaur that Staff Writer the work, it must be attached to the FAM cess on a worldwide scale, and have plenty it is, reviewingAshong's work is intriguing [email protected] license, and any remix or modification of of compensation in perfonnance revenue. because it presents solutions and possibili­ the work must be re-1icensed under FAM. To a true musician, the love of music is like ties. I've enjoyed looking at Ashong's work 1 really enjoyed listening to Derrick breathing air, so they would always have Ashong at his August 31 presentation in Ashong's idea is based on Richard because I think it shows some acknowl­ Stall man's free software development, the plenty of recorded product to distribute. the C.E. Auditorium on the Gainesville edgment of the bare facts of the world we GNU Project. Stallman believes that in­ There may be true possibility in Ashong's campus. 'found the accomplished Harvard live in. Indivi dua ls are going to obtain and FAM license, An idea like this could free graduate to be vcry motivated and forward fomlation is community property, and that share music for free, they ha ve been doing people should be allowed to use computers our musical culture from its current level of thinking, perhaps even a bit visionary. it all along, and that doesn't make them in freedom, so a free computer operating stagnation, and " music" that is ear-spl itting One achievement that he did nOI mention criminals. It is just a natural progression onSlage which I find fascinating was his de· system, and free access to software source of the adaptation of technology that is en­ in its lack of nuance, subtlety, complexity, velopmcm of a new way to license music. code is esscmiaJ. abling music, culture, and art to be shared or artistry, I sec the FAM system allow­ Ashong has adapted Stallman's idea of It may be an inception that is more compat­ more freely. (And that suing grade school ing the truly dedicated and talcnted to ri se "copy left," and applied it to recorded music. ible with the current global and digitized children is a bit ofajoy kil1.) 10 the top, ending the forced consumption The acronym FAM stands for freedom, ac­ world market than traditional copyright. I think that the FAM model may work of the current over- packaged pop fare, and cess, music. In summary, a recorded work The FAM license, as it is known, chang­ better artistically. In my mind, for an art­ crcating a new era frec of artificial bound­ licensed under FAM can be downloaded, ist to be successful under FAM, they would es thc concept of recorded music as a prod­ aries to the openness of creativity, culture, shared, remixed, and distributed for free. have to be motivated, hard working, and uct. For those willing to see the music in- and art. The provisions of the li cense requires that good al what they do. If they create works Conversational Tees Say it All By Anita Turlington when I bought it." Confessional? ("I make but also cxpressed more personal senti­ Assistant Professor of English things up".) Whiny? ("I graduated, Can I mcnts like " lfyou love me, grin"; "I'm out Aturlington@gsc,edu go back to sleep now?") Cranky? ("Keep for a good time"; and one that would prob­ talking: I like watChing your lips move,") ably sell today: "Get off the earth; your Reading tee shins around campus these Proud? ("I' m a Keeper,") Fliny? ("Define time is up." days can be like, as TIme columnist lau­ Girlfriend",) Provocative? (,'Party with a What interests me about the most recent ren Goldstein putS it, "eavesdropping Hattie,") Desperate? ("Kiss me; I'm in a version of th ese trends shins is the intense­ on a [mass] therapy session." No longer band.) Assertive? ("No Longer with Stu· ly personallonc. Note that all ofthcm nrc are we pawns of advertisers like Nikc or pid" or "You are so off my buddy li st".) Or in first person, So I muse as I wander across Abercrombie and Fitch. who just want to if you want to be downright offcnsive: "If campus reading student apparel. Are we be­ make us walking billboards. And proudly you were a la wnmower. I'd ride you." coming walking bumper stickers because displaying retro tee shins from Avril Lavi­ The "in your face" tee sh irt trend is not a wejusl feci the need to be heard (rend?)? Is gnc's clementary school coll ection is j ust new one, In fact Paul Collins in The ViI/age the new talking tee another fonn of instant passe. We've gOt something to say and Voice traces these "express yourselr' tees messaging or blogging? Sending my plain­ we want to get it off our chesls, or on our back to the pin back buttons invented in tive commcnt out from my personal space chests, as the case may be. the nineteenth century that are still popular into your personal space to make some There is a tee shirt message for cver)' today. As early as 1896 students were cre­ kind of connection? I'm afraid that I don't chatty impulse, Feeling self-dcprecating? ating not only buttons that advertiscd their have any answers. Just rend my tee shirt: "I How about ''This tee shirt was runnier support for political panies and candidates support whatever's trcndy," Anita Turlington

In Loving Memory: Eddie Rector

GTA student Eddie Rectorperlorming in GTA 's production of "Dracula" as what Jim Hammond describes as Eddie's favorite character, Renfield. Eddie was killed on Sept. 24, 2005 in South Africa during an armed robbery. Rector was training in the city of Pretoria with his missionary group "The 13th Floor.· Page 21 OPINIONS

The Voice of the Compass Staff Writers Luke Riley Luis Sanchez Bravo on 4-Year Status Advertising Staff Tri na Manty Matt Lovell The Compass Stalfwishes 10 extend our congratulations to everyone involved in the formidable task oflransitioning Gainesvi lle College. a Iwo·ycarcollege, into Gainesvi lle State College, a two-year college which ofters special ized baccalaureate programs. Assistant Layout Editors We are thrilled that tuition for the traditional programs here will remain the same, and Meredith Short that the Icaching emphasis for GSC remains. Personal contact with professors is one of the best features of this school, and we 3rc relieved to know thai our professors will be able to continue thciT focus on actually teaching. rather than publishing, which elm seri­ ously diminish the actual quality of education. Advisor The Bachelor of Science in Applied Environmental Spatial Analysis is certainly un­ Dan Cabaniss usual, but it is important and increasingly in demand. GSC already has the right faculty and fac ilities, so it has been a nalural fit. and is the first such major 10 be offered in the entire state of Georgia. Advertising We are excited aboutlhis apparently seamless change in our college, however we want Information 10 issue a few important warnings. For rates and Our biggest caution is that, as with so many other classes, none of these baccalaureate majors will be offered on the Oconee Campus. This needs to be better communi cated t.o deadlines, call new students, as it is not clearly slated on GSC's website. (770) 718-3820 Nor, according to the Compass recent interview wilh Dr. Nesbitt, will GSC ever offer baccalaureate programs at the Oconee Campus, because UGA docsn't.approve. We submit that Georgia's state university system exists to serve all of Georgia's stu­ Questions about dents and that if a need for new baccalaureatc programs is established in the Oconee area, rates or billing Ihat GSC has every right to offer its programs alongside other local colleges. ifit can se­ should be directed to cure th e necessary money from the slate of for buildings and fu ll time faculty. When it 's all said and done, our tax dollars are supposed to be funding a system of hi gher education that is focused on cooperatively equipping and preparing students in the best way pos­ Trina Manty sible. IfGSC wants to offer otherwise unavailable programs, then it should do so without regard to UGA's sensibil ities in that area. Frankly, iI'S none of their business. Help Wanted ... Overall, the Compass staff is excited ror GSC and applauds GSC raculty and the Board or Regents ror their abil ity to restructure our mission statement in order to provide more The Compass opportunities for North Georgia student s, while still rctaini ng the character and cost or welcomes articles the current school. and letters from faculty, staff and students. More Parking • • • Finally

On the (irst day or classes this semester. one might have heard a collective shriek or All submissions will rrustration emanating rrom assorted cars and trucks, coupled wi th percussive steering be printed on a wheel punch ing, dashboard slaps and contorted nidal ex pressions. as their drivers rranti­ cally searched ror those elusive parking spots berore 8:55 am. timely and space­ A day seldom goes by on the Gainesville campus where drivers aren't seen lurking available basis. around parking lots in hopes or snagging a soon to be vacated spot or simply eruising Submissions should around in circles, in hopes oravoiding an uph ill climb, in Ihe case of tennis courts park­ ing. be in Word format, In what may surely be the best Christmas ever, we arc delighted Ihat, after much land no longer than and fi nancial planning. GSC will have a new parking lot, reaturing 260 fresh spaces. 300 words and These days, parking tots can cost a rortune to be built to code, and this one was no excep­ delivered on a tion. It cost 3bout $250,000, which is roughly $1,000 a parking spot. We arc graterul ror ils addition and the eOlleem it demonstrates ror GSC stud ents. some or whom commute floppy disk. one and a haIr hours just to get there ill the morning. Now al l st udents wi ll stand a better chance al securing a parking spot in less time. GSC students eagerly look rorward to this notable expansion 10 campus parking space. We want to express our heartrelt thanks to the committee thai transfomled the dr~am or a new parking lot into an anractive, well-Iii reality. We also want 10 thank the Board of The Compass Editorial Regents and everyone else who involved in this worthwhile projeet. Great work! board will not consider submissions that Than'(s for Reading The Compass do not meet these criteria. -The Compass Staff Page 22 October 31 , 2005 OPINIONS

The Voice of the Compass Advisor Dan Cabaniss Vending Machines Bad Idea Are you tired of vending ma­ ways on the go. This genius of an chines, unhealthy snacks, the fa ct idea is in no wayan allcviator of the that Honey Buns are the only break­ student body's problem. fast food on campus, and Jet us nOI First off, for anything 10 gel done Advertising forget, "Here's your two pieces of at the GSC campus it takes time, Information pizza, a coke and have a nice day." and secondly vending machines Food has become the biggest plain suck. For rates and complaint throughout the student Granted, our campus is smaller deadlines, call body during the 2005 fall semester. than the main campus in Oakwood On the GSC Oconee campus, op­ but what benefits do we get besides li ons for food of nutritional sub­ free food here and there, one intra­ (770) 718-3820 stance arc limited to nonc. mural activity and promi ses of im­ For the busy student with little provements that never come to frui ­ time in between classes, vending tion. The GSC Oconee campus is machines on campus arc the only lucky to be located directly outside means of fulfilling a student's appe­ of Athens because if it wasn't, at~ Questions aboul tite without having to drive several tendance would resembl e that of a rates or billing miles from campus. ghost town. should be directed to This controversial problem makes GSC's main campus has numer­ eating lunch or enjoying snacks be­ ous benefits that we don't have on tween classes stressful for both stu­ this campus. They have a food court Trina Manty dents and faculty who have little area, a gym for P.E. classes and indi­ room for crror between academic vidual enjoyment, as well as an aes~ classes. thetic value that the Oconee campus Recenlly. rumors have started to will never have. blossom about "refrigerated" vend~ I guess we better start getting used Help Wanted ... ing machines that are going to make to cow pastures and paying 55 cents The Compass their home on the GSC Oconee for a bag of chips to satisfy hunger welcomes articles campus. cravings until the opportunity arises These " refrigerated vending ma~ to leave campus. Pl ease administra­ and letters from chines" will make it so that students tion; this is a cry for help and a plea faculty, staff and will now have a "bigger" and «bet~ for something better than "refriger­ students. ter" variety of food to choose from ated" vending machines. than the current machines. Also, mi~ Any idea has to be better than the crowaves are speculated to be a ITi v~ proposed vending machines. Help ing as well so that certain vending us! We are educated minds that machine items can be enjoyed hot need to be satisfied both education­ or cold depending on preference. ally and nutritionally. Vending ma­ In all honesty, this sounds like the chines just don't offer enough sub­ setup they have at your local B.P. stance for the people who may one All submissions will or Race Trac for people that are al- day run our great nation. be printed on a timely and space­ OC Transfer Fair Lacks Appeal available basis. Submissions should Gainesville State College recent­ lege fair on the Oconee campus? be in Word format, ly held its Oconee-Campus college Had students already made their fu~ no longer than fair, where students received the ture plans? opportunity to meet and talk with Or, were students unresolved but 300 words and representatives from a diverse array just too educationally lackadaisical delivered on a of colleges and universities. to exercise initiative? floppy disk. The word 'opportunity' is key in Were students put off by the bus­ this context since, as it apparently tle surrounding the location, the pri~ turned Qut, many students chose mary route to and from the library to neither meet nor talk with those and SRC rooms? representatives. Or, did students like the location Considering that the Oconee cam­ but assume the booths were always pus currently enrolls about 2000 busy because of the traffic? The Compass Editorial students and that a sizable portion Like almost any other question board will of said students were on campus for about a typical college student, the not consider classes anyway, something more answer is likely as simple as a Zen submissions that than students randomly deciding koan: both. not to attend was clearly amiss. Maybe the student body at the do not meet What exactly that something was, Oconee Campus would have been these criteria. however, is more vague. Was the better served without a college fair, student body interested in the op­ and maybe it would have been bet­ portunity presented? ter served by a smaller, more inti­ Or, is there no demand for a col- mate advisement program. 2005 Page 23

Life Not Worth GSC Deserves Bener 1101 Classes I love the concept of introduc­ In light of the fact that these not repeatedly sit through an en­ Choice of Suicide lory-Icvel classes; don'l get me courses will be student's only lire class, as I have. during which there as an inpatient for about five wrong, but Ihere are severe prob­ shot at fonnally learning about a the teacher not once mentions the Laura Crowe days. After I was discharged liS an lems that nceded to be addressed topic. the Core Curriculum does course subject but instead berates Contnubtlng Wnter inpatient, I attended an outpalient quickly and fervently. Similarly, mandate that these courses be students for their scholarly fail­ program for a week. In the hospi­ GSC shares the imponance I taught in a manner very differ­ ings and forces them to complete tal I went through intense therapy place on this educational stratum: ent from the current "muddling "Iearning skills" paperwork. A I asked some of my friends how and was placed on medication. I the official catalog specifically student should not go to a teacher they would describe mc. They slilltake medication today. Whil~ notes that GSC will serve ilS stu­ Ethan Brown with concerns about the class and said that [ was an energetic, com­ [ was at the hospital, I realized dent by "olTering lower-division Contributing Wnter be told. as I have. that covering passionate, funny, smart, spon­ how great my life was. I realized eourses to prepare students for the material in more depth is nOI taneous, caring. and charismatic Ihat so many people loved me and transfer to four-year colleges and his or her job. person. I havc a wonderful job cared about me. There was so universiti(!S." Shenanigans! Wake up and lake doing what I love, II great family. much to live for. The fundamental design of an through." Judging by the faculty notice that introductory courses awesome friends. and I am on the When I came home, every­ introductory class should be in allocation and the typical sylla­ arc not merely the beginning of Dean's List. Four years ago my thing wasn't perfecl. I had good the service of one, and only one, bus for an 1101 (read: any intro­ many students' investigations life wasn't as great as it is now. days and bad days. I continued goal - to ensure thai it fulfills the ductory-level) course, it instead into a topic. As such, teaching My friends thcn would hay,: said I to see a psychologist, and I slill role which the course framework seems to say two things to the an introductory course should not was funny, smart, and that I most­ do. I worked very hard 10 come mandates. Given the bureaucracy administration: easy money. We be like pouring cement: il should ly kept to myself. I was a var­ to where I am now with my de­ that is the University Syslem of can hire a graduate student for a consist of more than forcing the sity basketball cheerleader. had pression. As lime went on I had Georgia, the only reasonable ap­ fraction of the COSI of a faculty requisite ingredients into place good grades, and didn't like to be more and more good days. Now proach is for course ro le to trickle member with a tenninal degree? via a sct of instructions. Instead, around tons of people. I hid my I love every minute of my life. down from the Core Curriculum Let them teach 110 I - they won't teachers should by all means di­ depression, mainly from myself. Yes things do go wrong and I do rather than up. have to have deep knowledge of gress in the service of interesting II was four years ago and I re­ gel stressed, but J think of all the The unanswered question thus the material! We can hire under­ students in the topic, for that is the member it very well. I remember things I have, everyone Ihal I care becomes, "What role does the qualified faculty whose ability to key ro le of an introductory course. sitting in my bathroom with the aboul, everyone that cares about Core Curriculum mandate for leach is suspect at best? Put them Teachers, if you pique your stu­ bollie of pi lls in my.hand. [ had me, and how far I've come in four introductory-level courses?" The on 110 I - all they have to do is dents' curiosity and set the hook. hil rock bottom and wanted out. years. answer is found in two places, regurgitate the book! Of course, they will lake learning into their TI1Crc was nOlhing to live for. If you feel like you need help, both in the literal layout of the there are brilliant and notable ex­ own hands. where it belongs. and I sal Ihere crying and I was just don't hesitatc to ask. People Curriculum and in students' real­ ceptions to such a dour portrait continue their educati on long af­ about to take the pills when the won', think of you dilTerently. world paths towards a degree. of the introductory faculty pool, ter you've len their lives, which phone rang. That phone call kept There are tons of places that olTer The litcral layout of the Curricu­ people whose dedication and you will in thc relative blink of an me from killing myself that night. help. The school has a wonder­ lum requires the student to take at love of their work shines through ~ye. Let me put it simply: students The next day I went to school and ful counselor you can talk to, Dr. minimum four dilTerent courses even the simplest lectures. But. don't need you to learn Ihe basies aCled is if nOlhing had happened. I-Iawley. If you notice that one of on topics that, barring specific my time is limited, and for now of a course - they have textbooks Thai night I was cheering at Ihe your friends isn't aCling like they program requirements, they will these people will go without rec­ and can read. Aner hearing Ihis, I basketball game and I realized nonnaJly do, ask them what is never again be required to study. ognition in the service of a greater imagine some of some may com­ thai I needed help. At half time I wrong. The best thing to do is talk From the student 's perspective. "''''''. plain that students don't take up told my mom that'l didn't wanlto about what is going on. You can Ihese introductory courses will That cause is simple: we, as their end of the load, that Ihey live like this anymore. get help and you can get through be their only fonnal exposure to paying students, deserve bener. don 'I put the textbook and the The next day I was admitted 10 these kinds of things. I am proof these topics. If you are planning Shallow, static regurgitation ;s not reading together. a menial health facility. [ stayed that you can. on.transferring as I am, you will and should not be what college, Well that may be true of some no-doubt find that the majority of two-year or otherwise, is about. A students, that is their prerogative, classes which transfer for credit student should not read his or her but for those who do put forth are indeed introductory-level text and then come into elass, as their very best effort and dedicate Interested in courses, encouraging you to cast I have, to S;t through a required their every last waking second your r~gisteratory nets as widely lecture which provides no addi­ towards their education-they de­ writing opinions and shallowly as possible. tional material. A student should serve beller. for the Oconee What sort of events would you like Compass? to see student activities sponsor? "I would like to see "I think it would be Then please e-mail them sponsor an swell if we had a ga­ alcohol awareness zebo designated for

program - a drinking smoking. JI the Compass at and driving focus." ·Patricia Hatcher compass@ -Jerry Calbos gc.peachnet.edu, Itl'm thinking more attention Nick food wise .. , A food fair for trying different Holbert. foods you have never tried before. " -Ron Harris Page 24 October 3 2005

Protect Yourself from Computer Viruses

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Beca Tucker 10 marry, and his accidental mar­ took 28 scparate shots to make the tor, and ski llfully bringing fonn Movie Review ringe to an ethereal beauty named Movie Review bride blink once - but it produces th e fee lings of an insecure young [email protected] Emily, who was killed on her a superbly smooth animation with man blindly following his parents' wedding night and now plans to a unique look. orders. Helena Bonham Carter, , Any fan or fairy tales, romance, fulfill her dreams with Victor. Though il has a fairytale-like another face from several prior and humor is sure to delight in Although the commercials setting, the movie is perfect for of hard work waiting shows Bur­ Burton films, lends her voice to Tim Burton's new film "The seemed to peg it as "Nightmare all age groups. Banter and songs ton's obvious dedication and love the eponymous "Corpse Bride." Corpse Bride." The tllle, loosely before Christmas" revamped, superficially aimed at younger of his work in this beautifully Tracey Ullman, Christopher Lee based on an old Russian folktale, "The Corpse Bride" is anything viewers hide jokes skillfully made film . and Danny Elfman, among oth­ follows Victor Van Don's strug­ but. While it follows in the same targeted al a morc mature age '~Corpse Bride" also marks the ers, also lend their talents to help gle with an arranged marriage "Bunonesque" animation style. first time a stop-motion animation group. create a world where the dead go with the sweet Victoria Everglot, "Corpse Bride" is a whole differ­ has been shot in digital. While the Johnny Dcpp, in his second film to church and love will work out. that Victor is not sure he wants ent world. The result of 12 years process is slow - for example, it with Burton this year. voices Vic- even if il takes n while. - FULL THROTTLE 'Two Gentlemen'Lovingly Told ~

By Beca Tucker ence in the playas much as pos­ A & E Editor Play Review sible. making the expericnce all [email protected] the more enjoyable. They also bring a modem slant The New American Shake­ to the playas to make it enjoyable speare Tavem in Atlanta has and finds himself also under the to even the Icast Shakespeare­ brought a masterpieee to life in gentle Silvia's spell. I-Ie forgets savvy of people, while keeping • Helmets· Chaps· Jackets· Veses theiT perfonnnnce of "The Two his Julia and devises a plan to the meaning and beauty of the Gentlemen ofVeronn." push Si lvia's other sui tors out of Bard's work alive. It 's a story of love, lust, laugh­ the running; this in~ludcs Valen­ The Tavern employs an all vol­ ter and the foolish men that cause tine. unteer crew who work diligently il. This play proves that love With much commentary from to offer a wide assonment of food can make a fool of any man, no an assonment of colorful charac­ to enjoy during the perfonnance. matter his status, pride, or sen­ lers, including a "sour-natured" and keep the Tavern running sibilities. Beginning in Verona, dog nan),.Cd Crab. '''The Two Gen­ smoothl y. The combination be­ • Water Pipes 0 T-Shirts. InceDle 0 Candles wc meet Proteus lind Valentine, tlemen of Verona" comically por­ comes a pleasant. comfonable at­ o Body Jewelry 0 Martial Art, Equipment cousins and fri ends, debating th e trays the trouble love can bring. mosphere and a wonderful play­ oNat ive American Craft. value of love. Valentine thinks his without the lovers having to die. going experi ence. friend is a fool for falling in love The TavCOl's players The "T""o Gentlemen of Ve­ with Julia, until he meets Sil via, keep in the Shakespearean tradi­ rona" will run Thursday-Sunday the Duke's daugiller. and finds tion of theater. They ac t not for nights until Oct.30. For licket himsel f overcome by foo lishness. thcmselves, but for the audience. infonnation, visil www.shakc· But fo lly abounds when Proteus They work to involve their audi- spearctavcm.com. comes to visit the Duke's court, October 2005 Page 25

Hockey Back in Business after is-Month Hiatus By Brian Salzer and one ovenime period. Under the offensive 7.one, is now legal. sweaters, the league hopes that Apparently tht: board of gOY· Oconee Sports Editor the old rules if after the overtime The red line at center court still these changes will help the NHL's emors are tired of the reputation [email protected] period the game was still tied, the remains but will only be used for best shooters make the game more Ihal hockey is the equivalent to outcome of the game would result icing calls. The red line will no entertaining for bolh fans as well boxing on ice because fines and Aller an eighteen month lock­ in a tie. Now the new rules pro­ longer dividc the defenSive side as themselves. Initially, however. suspensions wilt be harsher and out. based on unfair labor agree· vide for five minutes of 4-on-4, of the rink from the ofTensive no one will know if by shrink­ will double with each additional ments between the players union and if that 4-on-4 overtime ends side. Now, a player can pass from ing the goalie pads we will see a incident nOI only for the play­ and the league, The National the same as it began, 3 shoot­ the defensive zone all the way to difference in offensive or defen­ ers but for the coaches as well. I-Iockey League is back with the oul determines the winner of the the opposing blue line and that is sive produclion. Only by closely Coaches will be fined $10,000 first sel of NHL rule changes in tic. This is one of the many rule considered legal. With the long monitoring the average number and fines will be doubled with years to help boost ratings. changes that should hit big with pass, defending becomes an en­ of points per game throughoulthe each individual player's incident In an attempt to bring I-Iockcy the fans because games can no tirely different part of th e game. season will we be able to tell if These suspension and fine threats back to respectability, the bo:lrd longer end in a tic. This is the Being able to pass the puck from there is a difTercnce statistically. are an attempt to control fights of governors approved a set of first time since the start of the either sidc of the rink will cause Another aspect of the game and relieve hockey or the violent NIIL rule changes to be put in NHL thai there will be one win· the game to have more break· that is different now than in pre­ reputation th3t it has earned for place beginning in the 2005-2006 ncr and one loser pronounced at aways. morc speed and higher vious years is that the goal will be decades. season. By changing these rules. the end of every game. Imple­ scoring, an entertainment value pushed back two feet closer to the The NIlL's cancellation of the the league hopes to increase of­ menting ShoolOUIS to determine the game didn't have before. end of the rink, in the process re­ 2()()4..2005 season was the first fensive production through more tied games, will only hype up the NHL's new rules have also cut ducing the sizc of the neutral zone professional spon season 10 be scoring and power plays, which, game, its fans, its highlights and the goalie down to size. Accord­ from 54 to 50 feel. entirely losl due 10 I:lOOT strife. in theory, will entcnain a wider will make the final minutes of ing to the board of governors, the Due to the goal being pushed Let'S hope that by changing the spectrum of fans and hopefully the game the most suspenseful to goalie fi lls too much of the net back, the goal ie is now limited to rules 11Ild salary caps, the 2005- bring the NH L fan base back to watch. which makes scoring more diffi­ handling the puck in the marked 2006 NHLseason will be the only what it once was. According to the new rules, cult and the game lcss suspense­ otT zone directly behind the nel season lost. and that these new Usually. a regular season game a pass from the defensive zone ful. By reducing the pads from as well as his area in front of the and improved rules will usher in has sixty minutes of regulation, to Ihe opposite end of the ice, 12 to I I inch~ and decreasing net. a new generation of NHL enthu­ siasts. Sugar Bowl Relocated to Georgia Dome By Brian Salzer Oconee Sports Editor dome, but aller flooding caused three days aller Atlanta's already

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Defenders Jeffery Whitaker and John Lipari compete against offensive players {front·back} Orlando Thomas, Bart Hobbs, Peter North, and Bernard Hannah in recent flag football competition at the Athens YWCO. Oconee Intramurafs continue through the rest of this semester and will start again during Spring Semester. Page 26 October 31, 2005

Faculty Profile: OC Suicide Colloquium Informs Melinda Hawley By Beca Tucker Hyatt's story." "There is no one way to prevent Oconee A&E Editor Professor Lauric Hyatt teaches suicide," Prof. Hyatt reminded [email protected] PsychQlogy at Gainesville and, the room Monday. "We know What drives a person to com· along with having a personal con­ a lillie bit about suicide, but we mit suicide? It's a qucstion that nection, researches the stati sti cs only know a little bit." has been asked by almost eve!)'­ and reasons behind suicide. In There are many myths sur­ one, but has never been defiantly March of 1999, Prof. I-Iyall lost rQunding signs of suieide. Many answered by Ilnyone. Perhaps that her son. Trey. to suicide. and fee ls people do exhibit some waming is because there is nQt one definite the nt.'Cd 11,1 share what this does to signs when they are considering answcr. Those whQ have commit­ those \\ho care about the person. suicide: some may go into deep ted suicide surely had a deeply From talking' to others. she has depression, or change moods felt reason to end their own life. learned that peQple in (his state drastically. but where docs that leave every­ of mind can become constricted About 75% of people thrcaten one else? in their thinking and don 't allo\\ suicide and aetually carry though. Suicide is behind car accidents themselves to think about those But these are generalizations. and Qucstion: 110\\ long. have )'ou been working 31 Gainesville and murder as the leading killer \\hQ will be len. "When some­ many people seem perfectly hap­ ColIl.:ge? of teens and is the St:cQnd leading one you love Ilnd care aboul kills py befQre they eQmmit suieide. Ans\\t'r; 1 sturted 111 AugusI2004. killer of college studcnts. These them self. you rccf reasonable for "We sti ll don't know very much Q: I low do you help the !>IudenlS of Oconee'! numbers have been on the rise it to some degree you feel gui lty," about suicide, and \~hat causes A: The majorit) of it is personal counsding concerning 3 num­ since 1955. tripling since 1970. Hyatt stntl!d. it." Ilyalt said. ber oflhings students are stmggling \\ith from very small prob­ Most people have dealt with Laura-Leigh Crowe, a studenl I f you or someone you know is lems such as room-mate rroblcms. boyfriend/girlfriend prob­ suicide at some point during their from Oconee, also came to shu re having feelings Qf depression or lems. or problems \\ ill! parents to very s(.:rious problems such as livcs. whether in their own mind. her slory. "I hit rock bottom. I suicide, it is important to address I"''';'''y. d"p,,,,,,;;,,n. 0' menlal health issues. T\\cnty·five percent Qr with a friend or family member. wanted OUl." she said at the Col­ these issues early, before they be­ is career counseling \\ here 'We use (t progmm called the Gear­ ThQse who have will most likely loquium . " I felt like there was come overwhelming. Confidential Cat~ Infonnatiun Network which uses students' inlen!Sls. never understand the confusion nothing 11,1 live for." appoints can be made with Doctor skills. aptitudes. personality. and ",ork values 10 decermine the one feels in those situulions. CrQwe shared the beneflts Qf I-Ia wley from the Oconee Campus right career for them. I also can fi nd shadow programs for StU­ "We're well aware that we have receiving treatment once she re­ by Clnailing her at mhawley@gc. \\0110 would like 10 experience a real 'Aork environment. I students out there who are having alized that she needed help. With peachnet.edu, or visiting her of­ the client where he or sht is and work together 10 remove suicidal tendencies," said Mi­ lherapy and some medicntion, she fice in th e administration build­ barrier that's holding the: srudents back. I jusl wish S1udm1s chelle Brown, Director of Student was able to I'e(:laim mueh of a ing. Brown urges people in need , feel as if il was bad 11,1 come tQ counseling. I also teach an DevelQpment. "So we talked col­ nonnal life. Crowe stated, " I re­ to take advantage Qf thesc ser­ class here at Oconee- Intro. to Social Work. lectivelyas a department. and de­ al ized that so many people loved vices "We, as a college. want to Q: How Qften do you meet with students? cided that this WQuid be out best me and so many people cared help students that are facing these A: I am ttere at school anywhere from 9:00 A.M. until 8:00 chance 11,1 get as many students about me, and Ihat there were so cQmplex issues and burdens and P.M. and I see any" hc.-rc: from ~'en or eight students a day 11,1 as we could and tQ hear Laurie many things to live for:' challenges in their lives." I""'",,1 studen~ • day. Q: What was yQur majDr in college and where did you receive dewee' Georgia Schools Convene for Transfer Fair A: My major was initially jDurnalism. I have a bachelDr and By Brad Wilson MikeAugustine, was pleasc.-d with not so lhrilled about the transfer master in Journalism and PHD in mass communication. I re­ Oconee Campus life Editor Ihe response he received from the fair. One such student would be I"', ..'" four degrees from the University Df Georgia: Ihree de. [email protected] students. Nikki Epps. in mass communication and a master in counseling. specifl­ On October 6, 2005 GSC Augustine said, " I saw a liule Epps comments that the rea­ I ",II, ",d.1 ",ork. I am also a LMSW, 3 licensed master Qf social son she did not participate in the Oconee held a transfer fai r 10 bit over a dozen students, which provide students wilh the oppor­ considering lhe amount of tref· uansfer fair was bee!hse she was Q: Whal inspired you to get another mastm in counseling? lunity tQ discover and examine ficking, that's a pretty good pro­ "studying for a calculus exam" A: TQ mc:, Joornalism is "shining light in dark CQrnm;!' Giving possible options for their futu re portion," and she doesn't "want to move I"''''P Ie information aboutthc world around them. just as Journal- education. Some sludenls, hQwever, were away to gQ to another school." does. is nOI much different from giving people intOrmation The transfer fair is put on 11,1 I"1,,,,,,, 'h«"o,I,,,,,.. Just as psycholQgy is a self-service,jQurnalism basically give students the chance IIlso a self-service. Psychology 100J..s at a person a.~ a. whole tQ look at other colleges from the P,,,h,d;,,.'h,di' envirnnment. It has reSpl'Ct fQr the individual and comfort or their own atrium. the strengths 11,1 improVe" Ihe individual. Mercer. Athens Tech. Valdo-­ Q: Whal previQUS positions did you hQld? sla Slate. Oglethorpe, Emmanuel A: I was a faculty member at UGA fQr fourtocn ) cars 10lal College. and UGA Air Force at Brcnau Uni\:t.'fSit\., I also "orkcd, at a womcn's residential School were just some of the Col­ :':~~~': facility v.. here I was the lead thcrapisi. We worked \\ ith I leges thai attc:nded the fair: all I· of all ages \\ ho were recovering from substance abuse, were pleased with the results. I~~;;:;:':;"m~,~'~":t~al health diSQrders. eating disordc~. or ~e,,'crc A representative from Valdosta State Uni'>crsity commented that Q: What is your fa\-Orlle part (If)Ollr job? the reason Valdosta was at the fa ir A: Seeing sludenl~ fell better. feef am,iety lift, depression lift. is because they are trying to "in­ not ha",: tQ be struggling with "hatever issue lIle) ha\c. It's crease a"areness" about the CQ I­ ... e!) c:..citing campu~: I pion to May hen: ru. long as I c:m. lege and also added. "since a lot Q; Oeseril>\: your~lr ill three "ords. of students aren't aware of Valdo-­ A. Rcspct;tful. Empathetic, and InSightful. 1 am emotmnall) sta State. we're just trying tQ get PS) ehologically undoJl'!;tunding of ~tudl'nlS' fcding~ as tx.."St I Qur name oul Ihere." I have Ihe abilil~ 10 mc.'Ct students \\hcre lh ...~ arc. The reprc:sentative from Geor­ gia College and State University. October 31, 2005 Page 27

New Oconee Club Annual Speak Out Draws Crowds By Aimee Russo One such student, an education ing "Foreign Aid: Too Much or Caters to War Veterans Oconee Clubs Ed itor major from Athens, Georgia, de­ Too Little?" and a veteran him­ Veteran 's Club to offer benefits that [email protected] li vered a speech named "My an­ self, Ban Stransky, proving his swer to Freedom's Call." In her point that, "NATO has Outlived Students, teachers, and many speech, Phyllis Henderson ex­ its Purpose." will help pay for education others came out to hear the views pressed her feelings of the cost of While the audience was quiet By Aimee Russo cation and veterans at Oconee and opinions expressed by GSC the war and when speaking of her and concentrated, it was even Oconee Oubs Editor Oconee students at "Speak Out," are not required to take a P.E. to son serving over se~ said, "I will more apparent the speeches made [email protected] graduate with an Associate de­ which was held on the GSC matc.h his courage with mi~e.' · mallY valid and intri guing points. Finally, there is a club alTered gree tram GC Oconee. Oconee campus on October 12th Another student, Business ma­ According to Ainsworth, Sigma for the brave and honorable ser­ Along with public service as­ The event wa~ held on Octo­ jor, Billy Molt, in his speech en­ Chi Eta Pi Chapter of Gainesville vice veterans at GC Oconee. pects that veterans can participate ber 12 in the GSC Oconee atrium titled "Bush has crippled foreign State College'S faculty advisor, Oconee's Veteran's Club is a in for the community. the Veter­ and was sponsored by Gainesville affairs," mentioned the fact that Speak Out 2005 "went great." College Area of Communication new club at Oconee Wing to pick ans club hopes to provide advice the United States Gov.emment Ainsworth said, "I am very proud up interest and establish itself as a and counseling to students who Studies, Sigma Chi Eta, and The could put, "9.7 million students of the speakers and everyone who justified club at the campus. are serving or have served in th e People Speak.org, a program of through college using money came out for the event." - The United Nations Foundation. According to veteran and fac­ service. used in Iraq." On the inside of the pamphlet ulty advisor of the club, Lance Ban Stransky. the Veteran's Speak Out began with the nation­ Four other students spoke, in­ that was handed out at the event, Bardsley, the club would like to, club president, hopes that any in­ al anthem following an opening cluding William Wi lkerson who an appropriate excerpt written "promote camaraderie among terested students do not hesitate speech by Instructor of Commu­ called for America to "Step up by Caitlin Wills-Toker entitled, veterans and those still serving to ask. nications,AllisonAinsowrth. This to the Plate," Allison Kitchens "Freedom of Speech," which ex­ and the honor and benefits of Those interested can emai l year's topic was U.S. foreign af­ who delivered a speech entitled plains the importance of the very serving the nation." either Lance Bardsley at fairs, which offered many differ­ "Americans take a Stand in Af­ first amendment to the U.S. Con­ Among others, a few benefits [email protected] or ent perspectives on the subject. ghanistan," Carrie Tweedell ask- stitution. offered to GC Oconee veterans Ban Stransky at }strI8 18@gc. arc the OJ bill thaI pays for edu- peachnel.edu. 'Food Options' continued food, the students made it clear student demand. from page 28. that they also wanted a healthier The vending company that is beforehand," states Alexander, selection to choose from. chosen to supply the vending ma- • The club would like to "promote camaraderie which means that vending ma­ Alexander says options like chines will not only be expected among veterans and thosa stili serving and the chines are our best option for the "salads, yogurt, and bagels" will to provide the food we ask for but also have a grand opening cel­ honor and benefits of salVIng /he nation.' ncar future. be among the available choices. Microwaves will also be made Alexander also ex plains that ebration and other events during ...... ~ available so that students can en­ "vendors monitor what sells and the year to promote new products. v_ and Faadty_"'v_.. ·.au ~ joy a wann meal. what doesn't," meaning that the Right now A lexander is talking to Along with a wide variety of variety wi ll change depending on Coca-Cola for more food ideas. Guide to Clubs at GSC Oconee

Oconee Compass Student Newspaper in Room 50 1 Vice-president: Meghan Hfil, Meetings: Wednesdays at noon Advisor: Jim Konzelman [email protected] in Room 524 Contact: [email protected] Secretary: TJ Haggerty, Adv isor: Dan Cabaniss Juggling Club [email protected] Contact: [email protected] Meetings: Every other Wednesday, Treasurer: Tracy Mayfield, BSU. Baptist Student Union 4:30pm-5:30pm in Room 5 12 and 522 [email protected] Meetings: Wednesdays at noon Advisor: Helene Hendon Scholarship Officer: David Preston, Advisor: Dawn Graham Contact: [email protected] Students for Environmental Awareness Contacts: [email protected] Math Club Meetings: Second and Fourth Wednesdays, www.GCOCBSU.blogspot.com Advisor: David Slutsky Noon in Room 3 11 Creative Writing Contact: [email protected] Advisors: Eleanor Shut ' Advisor: Alex Johns Phi Theta Kappa, Contact: [email protected] Contact: [email protected] Honor Society S.G_A-Student Government Association Ella Rose Society Advisor: Dr. Nina Lamson Meetings: Every other Friday at Noon Meetings: Mondays at noon-I :OOpm Contact: [email protected] in Atrium Psychology Club In Room 512 Advisor: Rebecca Coates Advisor: Tom Hancock Advisor: Heather Posey President: Deena Patel Contact: [email protected] Contact: [email protected] Contacts: S.I.F.E-Students in Free Enterprise Veterans Club [email protected] Advi'sor: Penny Lyman President: Bart Stransky [email protected] Contact: [email protected] Contact: Jstr@gc. peachnet.edu Foreign Language Club Sigma Chi Eta For military and service veterans Meetings: Mondays, Noon-I :OOpm Advisors: Allison Ainsworth, Interested in benefits. In Room 310 aa [email protected] Students for a Progressive Society Advisor: Senora Sara Bums H. Preston Colman, President: Dan Payne Contact: [email protected] [email protected] Advisors: Jason Mosser and Ke lly Manley Future Realth Professionals President: Heather Morris, Meetings: Noon in SRC 560 Meetings: First and Third Wednesday at Noon [email protected] OCONEE ~ COMPASS The Student Voice of the GSC Oconee Campus

Vol. II No. 2 October 31,2005 Student Voices Heard at Speak Out- Food Choices Weighed By Roxanne Hendrikse Sta ff Writer rhen [email protected] The rcsulls are in for the stu­ dent survey on vending machine food. When Man Alexander. the Di­ rector of Business Services. first came 10 Gainesville Stale Col­ lege, he noticed that there was nOI much variety when il came to food provided on the Oconee Campus. Since food services fa ll under his umbrella of pov.er, he decided to do something about it. A survey of the student body was taken to give the administra­ tion a betler idea of what the stu­ dents wanted. From the variety of responses, it is obvious that the studcnts want morc choices and a variety of different foods to sat­ isfy them. Due to facilities here al Held In the atruim at Oconee on October 12, Speak Out aI/owed Oconee students to voice their opinions about politics and the Oconee campus, we are "lim­ American foreign policy. The annual event is sponsored by the Gainesville Col/ege Area o( Communication Studies, Sigma Chi itcd to something that is prepared Eta, and The PeopleSpeak.org, which is a program of the United Nations Foundation. For entire stoty, please see page 27. Continued on page 27 New Entrance Cou1d Reduce Frustration for OC Drivers

By Nick Holbert fie tic-ups." new road; on leaving, though, Oconee Opinions Editor they wilt only have the optton [email protected] The students arc nOi th e only ones afftxted by this tmffic tur­ of using the new road to con­ The Oconee campus is cur­ moil. The people of Watkinsville tinue south on 441 , or return 10 rently plllnning II new road that su ITer the congested traffic along 441 Nonh Ihe old fashioned way. will connect Bishop Farms Park­ with the slUden ts, and help add to Simply put: it is a south on south way to Highway 441 in order to the chaos. Also, with the multiple off connector. reduce traffic congestion and in­ ways to gel to Oconee, there is not As it stands, the finished prod­ crease safety. The accidents and a road non-students can avoid to uct has an unknown estimatcd frustra ted drivers have been ac­ stay out of the mess. So clogging time of arrival; until then. there cruing lit a steady pace, and with alternate rouies wilh the school ore numbers to record and a tri p rapidly increasing altendance at slowly ex panding is not fiction. to the Department ofTranspona­ GC Oconee it is well to assume it However. with the new rond, Al­ tion in Atlanta before the building may only gct worsc. exander remains confidcnt that begins. For the meantime it is in Mati Alexander, the Director of it "will make it easier and faster the hands of the engineers. Business Services, is in f.wor of to gel in and OUI of' the Oconcc The DOT is currently obtain­ the ncw road and has commented Campus. This belief should ap­ ing numbers for the flow of traffic that. "we really need to have two peal to many students who, when by using the traffic counting strip entrances and exits," in regards to classes are over. arc seeking the seen at the entrance and detennin­ the congested traffic and the num­ fastest extt away from school. ing the cost of development, as to ber of accidents that occur in just The oplions wi lt be limited for make a decision over whether or the vicinity of the intersection. He coming and going traffic. Those nOI GC Oconcc's request for an DNUEL PrTrARJ:lt'n. ~ is also under the impression that using 441 south from the Athens alternate enlr3nce and exit is a This road would be extended and connect to Highway 441 this will "reduce significant traf- direction will have access to the valid one. under 8 plan being considered by the state DOT.

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