The Compass, October 22, 2001

JOHN H. HOSCH LIBRARY
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The current policy of the
University System Board
of Regents is that students
called for active duty will
be refunded their tuition
money. 1bere will be no financial or academic penalty to the student. He/she
must
contact
the
Registrar's Office to have
hislher information processed.
PallIa spaaks
tostlllanta
On Oct 8 Felix Padilla, of
the Colloquium series, discussed the aspects of divers ity and cu llura! lit·
eracy to about 100 GC students and faculty. Padilla
has been 3 college profes.
sor for 20 yea rs, and is
originally from Puerto Rico.
He has written five books
on the Latino/a experience
in America.
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On Oct. 10 the Academic
Affairs Committee recommended the approva l of
new courses and programs. Courses approved
include new applied mus ic
classes, a World Civilization honor's course, new
physical
education
cou rses, a Philosophy
program and an A.A.S. Degree in Infomlarion Technology.
Corps of Engineers
Ask for Assistance at Lake Lanier
By Frank Bird
StatfWri tcr
fbi [email protected]
bisymmetry, silt range monila rs, navigation , s horeline
The U.S. Arm y Corps of
Engineers, pleased with Geographic Information Science
work of Gainesvi lle College
s tudents on previous
projects, has asked for assistance for better management
of Lake Lanier.
" Lanier Office is a relative
newcomer to GIS and is excited with Gainesv ill e
College's involvement," said
Darrell Stone, who is with the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and oversees the
Partnering Efforts with GC,
the U.S. Army Corps of Engi nee rin g and Lake Lani er
G IS Program . Stone sees the
students' efforts and work as
"exceptional," a nd plans to
use GC for future projects as
we ll. Stone also commented
that , "the success of the program is definitely based on
the work of the students ."
Over the past few years the
GIS Certification Program at
GC has wo r ked on many
projects with the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers, some of
w hich in clude un de r wate r
conversion from the U.S.
Corps of Engineers' o lde r
The s tudent s involved
wit h the Lanier Project volunteer their efforts once a
week to do fie ld-tests for this
comp ute r programs to the
much needed service of Lake
markers and imagery. These
projects a lso include data
past Spring to map various
poiOis in Lake Lanier.
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Lanier. They
a d -
are taken ou t
on boats to
var ious loca-
vanced
G I S
pro gram.
tions- through-
out t he lake.
G IS
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a
tion they take
d a t adata from sed ibas e
menlation and
t hat
water leve l
orgama rk e rs and
ni zes
use GPS units
to help generinformation
ate maps of
based
exact locao n l otions .
cation.
T h e markA GIS student digitizes a
graphic map of the Lake Lanier
Th e n
ers used to
region .
it uses
co ll ect data
this inhelp deterformation to create a map mine how much sed iment
with different points. Each gets into the lake each year
one of these points s hows and marks wh ich areas are
its own information when safe for boats to travel over.
clicked on. The GIS Certifica- Later the data is downloaded
tion Program and the U.S. onto a computer, and then
Co rps of Eng ineers have put on t o a map. Chr i s
used thi s program s ince thi s McKenz ie, a pa rti c ipa nt in
the GIS Certification Program, says, "G IS is so widespread that to see how it is
used in a real world setting
is beneficial to students."
Chris Semerjian, instructor
of Geography and GIS at GC,
sees this work as " interdisciplinary," not only is it a way
to use technology in the field
but it provides a muchneeded service. Th is project
is beneficial to everyone involved. The U.S. Corps of
Engineers is getting volunteer work a long with the advanced G IS tec hno logy, the
s tudents involved are getting some real world experience, from start to finish, and
GC is geu ing good exposu re
fo r devel o ping these relationships with outside affi liales.
Semerjian hopes that this
project will attract more. students to the GIS Certification
Program, and invites anyone
who is interested to check
out the G IS web site IHlp :/!
gis .gc. peachnet .ed u/gis.
Stone would also like to send
an invitation o ut to anyone
interested in volunteering
with the U.S. Corps of Engineers to call (770) 945-9531.
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Special Guest Speaker Bashir Mundi,
GC Panel Listen to Concerns About Terrorist Attacks
By Frank Reddy
News Editor
[email protected] u
In a public meeting Sept. 25 in
the Continuing Educalion building a panel of Gainesville College
faculty and a special guest from
the Institute orIslamic Informalion and Education. They answered questions and listened to
concems about the terrorist altacks against America.
"Gainesville College takes
very seriously the diSlUrbance to
the students and to the community," said GC President Manha
Nesbitt. " I would love 10 be welcoming you to a happy eve nt
such as a concert or a play," said
Nesbitt, "bul il is importanllhat
we deal with social issues that
affect us so profoundly,"
"Behind the Terror: Understanding the Enemy" a program
by the Discovery Channel was
shown at the meeting. The video
brieny summ:rrlzed some oflhe
history of 1slam, and gave background information on suspect
Osama bin Laden.
Issues ranging from the
stereotyping of Muslim society
to American foreign policy were
addressed.
This meeting was open to the
public, while asimilarmeetingon
Sept. 12 was open only to GC students.
Social Sciences Chair Charles
Karcher acted as moderator for
the GC panel and participants of
the gathering. "We hoped to accomplish two things: gening all
the information out, and to give
everyone a chance to interact on
this topic that's of particular interest to everybody at this point
in time," said Karcher.
Training Consu hant for the
Institute of Islamic Information
and Education, Bashir Mundi,
brought unique perspectives of
the incident to light. He, with a
GC faculty panel of nine answe red questions from those
who attended the meeting.
The GC faculty members
brought various types of expertise to the meeting. The panel
(:onsiSled of Theresa Dove-Waters , Penny Mills, Douglas
Young, Lewis Rogers, Sallie
Duhling, Susan MacFarland,
RachelJe Wadsworth, Pam Sezgin
and Joy Evans.
Before the discussion formaUy began Nesbin spoke briefly
her feelings. "This is a very complex issue and we need to be careful about our reactions to it," she
said.
ListeninQ 10 comm8nls lind answering qUflslions (16ft 10 right)
Pam Sezgin, Rachef/e Wadsworth, Susan MacFarland, Salfie
Duhling, Lewis Rogers, Douglas Young, Penny Mills, Theresa
Dove-Waters and Bashir Mundi.
Students Troubled by
Course-deprived Fall Semester Pamphlet
By Kate Fowler
Contributing Writer
[email protected]
Ryan Wh itley was both excited and nervous as he entered
the Science BUIlding to register
for fall classes the morning of
Aug. 17. Being a freshman, he
had never done this before, but
he had studied the Gainesville
College course catalog and felt
thai he had a good idea of what
courses he needed to take in order to fulfill his pre-pharmacy
major requirements. What Ryan
didn't know was that almost all
of his course possibilities would
be narrowed down to a slim
choice of two or three when he
sat down with his advisor.
Does this scenario sound familiar'? It did to many GC students
who experienced the same type
of diffi cu lty in geeting the
courses they wanted when they
registered in Augu,t. Several
students found themselves confused and frustrated as they tried
to make the transition from the
course-abundant GC catalog to
the course-deprived fall semester pamphlet.
"I came here because they had
all these c he mis try classes,
something like 40 of them, but in
reality, they offered three," said
Whitley about his disappointment with the offered courses. He
continued, "The class I ended up
with was still okay, but it wasn't
my fltSt choice."
Whitley was not the only one
who had something to say about
course availability. Amanda
Giles, a nursing major, said, "It is
hard to find aU your classes that
you really need," and Mary
Richardson, a business major,
commented, "for gening core
classes out of the way,
Gainesville College is great, but I
wouldn't recommend it to someone who's going for their major·
specific courses."
These and other students had
questions and concerns as to
why this situation exists and
what can be done to improve it.
In reference to this dilemma,
President of GC Martha Nesbitt
said, "Sometimes in the past I
know we haven' t really had the
sufficient numbers and so when
we would offer a class, there
wouldn't be enough students for
the class to quote 'make'. We
have to have a certain nwnber of
students before it becomes at all
effective; we can't offer a class
for five."
Other people possessing an·
swen arc the division chairs at
GC because they are ultimately
responsible for the creation of
course schedules.
Chair of the Humanities and
Fine Ans Division Sallie Dooling
stated, "We rely o n course offerings for previous semesters and
mirror them plus building in any
needed increases because of student body growth."
Is this enough? Can students
do anything to get more classes.
and if so, to whom should they
speak?
Charles Karcher, chair of the
Social Sciences division, suggested that students first consider some alternatives before
protesting for the addition of a
class. "One thing is the possibility of a substitution class, a web
class, or taking a CLEP test."
CLEP stands for College Lew:1
Examination Proficiency, and ifa
student takes the test for a particular course and scores highly
enough, he or she may receive
credit for it.
If none of those options are
suitable, students should then
speak to someone about possibly creating a class.
"Your advisor is the primary
person to talk to. The school is
small enough that wftrd gets
around, and more than likely
the re's going to be a faculty
member in your area who's willing to work with you," Karcher
said. "Under dire circumstances,
a faculty member can do a course
on an individualized basis, work
with one student to get a course.
It's been done in the past, and it
can be done."
There is no guarant« that new
classes will be added upon a
complaint, but students should
at least make an effort to speak
with a professor. advisor, or other
faculty member.
In a fmal attempt to reassure,
Karcher stated, "we don't create
majors for students and then set
them up not to be able to get the
courses."
Students Help GC by Evaluating Professors
By Ana Maria lza
Contributing Writer
aiza20 11 @gc.peachnet.edu
Have you ever wondered
about the objective of the
evaluation form that you are
asked to fill out about teach·
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the division chai rs, which are
responsible for the administration of the forms . After final examinations. they require teachers 10 give students evaluation forms.
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they chal)ge according to the
cou rse and the position of
the teacher. Full-time teachers have to choose three
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improve its standards of
teaching as much as it can.
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The Student Evaluation Form and Scantron shown here are examples of what GC students
will be filling out at the end of this term to evaluate their professors and the course.
ated on.
After the students fill out the
evaluation, it is taken to the
Dean's office, w here Margaret Bailey, the admi ni strative
assistant, processes them all
through a scantron machine .
Then , another computer
tabulates the result. Copies
of results are put in an evaluation package that each
teacher has, and they a re
sent to the division c hai rs.
Another copy is kept in the
faculty member's file at the
Dean 's office, which is re-
viewed each yea r by the
committee to compare their
improvement.
At the division level, chairmen revise each eva lu ation
package with the committee
in order to evaluate the effectiveness o f the teac hers and
the layout of their cou rses.
If teachers are lacking in an
area, the division chair gives
them advice o n ways to improve their courses.
Some t eachers take
student's evaluation forms
very serious ly and spend a lot
of time trying to make their
courses mote e nj oyable for
stude nts. For instance, Stacy
Koffman, assistant professor
of art, after receiving the
evaluation and the s tudent 's
comments, tries to see what
she can do to make her
classes better next time .
The Students evaluation
form " is a sma ll part of the
whole picture ofa teacher's
eva lu ation," said Michael
Stoy, vice president for academic affairs. This form is
used in addition to all the
other evaluati ons of faculty
in order to decide about questions of tenure, promotion
and salary increase.
Students should know of
the importance of their input.
By taking the opinion of students, GC is trying to offe r
them the bes t education and
future they can provide .
College Foundation Serves Important Needs
By Zach Saunders
Staff Writer
[email protected]
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The Gainesville
College Foundation is a scholarship program
designed to provide funding for
GC students who otherwise may
not have been able to attend
school, as well as obtaining
money for the various departments of the school.
The largest portion of the
funds provided by the GC Foundation is given in scholarships.
In the year 2000, the Foundation
gave $340,000 to more than 530
students. Funds were also given
to Faculty/Staff Development,
Special Allocation, Alumni Association, Student Relations,
Operating Expenses and Com-
munity Relations.
The Foundation also gives
money directly to the school. It
recently dedicated a Science,
Enginee ring and Technology
building. It has donated a total
o£$60,OOO to the Gainesville College Library, generated ove r
$620,000 in Matching Lottery
Funds for technology and renovation projects, and has awarded
more than $382,000 to faculty and
staff for professional development. The room is then named
after the donor.
The largest portion of the GC
Foundation 's funding comes
from conununity donations, both
individual and organizational.
Depending on how much is
given, a person can become part
of the Friends ofGC, giving $10
to S99; Century Club. $100 to
$249; LakerSociety, $250 10$499;
Scholarship Society, $500 to
$999; President's Club, $ 1000 to
$2999; Regents Club, $3000 to
S9999; or the Chancellor's Club,
givingSIO,OOOormore. Donors
can also become pan of the Heritage Club, making a commitment
to give money by Will, Insurance
Policy, Charitable Remainder
Trust, and many other payment
forms. Many donors will give
more than $50,000 to refurnish a
room with new equipment. The
room is then named after the donor. All donors are remembered
in GC's Annual Report and
Honor Roll.
Corporations are met face to
face when being asked for donations. They are shown wbere
their money is going and what
purpose it is going to be used
for. It is explained to them how
donating to the college will benefit them, in that better educated
employees will do better and
more efficient work for them
The Foundation is a non-profit
agency sO,all donations are taxdeductible. Because it is a nonprofit organization, it is govemed
by a board of trustees. The board
members are members of the
community who volunteer to
serve for three years on the
board. "They are key people that
help in our fundraising," said Pat
Guthrie, the DircctorofDevelopment and CEO of the GC Foundation. There are 34 trustees on
the board. Their names, as well
as the names of all former trust-
ees, are listed in the Annual Report and Honor Roll .
One of the largest benefits of
the FoundatiOIl is the helping of
students who are not covered by
the Hope Scholarship. Many
students will not go directly to
college after high school. If they
wait, then they are no longer eligible for Hope. Other students
may start college with Hope, and
then lose it. The GC Foundation
can give scbolarship money to
these individuals, which allows
many people to attend college
that otherwise would not have
been able to.
For more information concerning the Gainesville College Faundation. contact Pat Guthrie at
(770) 718-3727, or by E-mail at
[email protected]
Joint Enrollment Attracts More Students
By Kathryn Shoaf
Contributing Writer
[email protected]
instance. if a student wanted to
take English, they would need a
550 in the reading section oftbe
SAT. The same rule applies if
graduation, which is started in
the ninth grade. Students have
to plan early if they want to begin their college career with a
they were taking a math class.
loint enrollment at Gainesville
Perhaps a student wanted to take
head star1. Althoughjoint enroll·
menl does not offer science
College is blossoming. More stu·
dents are getting involved in col·
lege before they are even in col·
lege. Unfortunately joint enroll·
ment is not for everyone.
High sc hool students must
have a GPA of at least 3.0 or
above and have made a of mini·
mum 970 on the SAT. Students
involved injoint enrollment must
make a 550 or above in whichever class they will be taking. For
an English and math class, the
required score would then be a
550 in bothsecrions on the SAT.
The criteria from GC is the
same for all schools and students,
but the criteria from the high
schools is not always the same.
According
to
Annetl e
Humphrey, a faculty member at
Heritage Academy, they require
their students to be on the "ad·
vanced diploma" schedule for
classes as an option, Humphrey
defmitely feels it is a "wonderful
program" for the students who
are willing to maintain the extra
effort involved in accommodat·
ing the joint enrollment criteria.
Joint enrollment is perfect for
"students to get a head start on
college," according to Dr. Martha
Nesbitt, president of GC. In the
past two years the number of stu·
dents involved inj9int enrollment
C Elects Director of
inority Affairs
By Zach Saunders
Staff Writer
zsau81 [email protected]
the events that take place tten:.
Cheek received a Bachelor of
Science degree from Clark At·
lanta University. After receiving
For several years, the post of . her degree, she went straight
Director of Minority Affairs al into the field of teaching. She is
Gainesville College has been a now in the Graduate Education
part· time job. On OCI. 1,2001 , program at No rth Georgia.
the position was upgraded to Cheek says that her " teaching
full · time and g ive n to a new experience from high school pre·
member of the GC faculty , pared me for recruiting students
And re C heek . When asked because it gave me a feel for
about her new positIOn. Cheek what the students were expectsaid that she was "rea lly excited ing."
about working here."
Organization is a very large
The DirectorofMinority Af· part of the Minority Affairsjob.
fairs has many different require- The Director must put together
ments in his orherjob. Some of events and fun ctions, as well as
which are: Organizing prog,?-nlS coordinate activities of some·
to assist minority students in limes several groups at once.
meeting their academic needs Some of the events being orga·
while attending GC, providing nized deal with months that are
aid and support to international representative of a s peci fi c
students while they arc ada pt· minority'S c ultural history.
ing to our country, and assist- These events are used to raise
ing in the locating of scholar· awareness of the other cultural
ships for minority students.
groups that exist at GC.
Before coming to GC, Cheek
Cheek hopes to implement
worked as the Assistant Direc· new programs and work with
tor of Minority Admissions at the minority student organizaNorth Georgia College. OOen, tions. She hopes that people will
she would come to GC to recruit attend the meetin gs, even
students to the four· year col- though the semester is halfway
lege. She also took a few classes over.
here. Throughout her experi.
Formore information,
ences here, she became familiar contact Andre Cheek al
with GC's campus, and many of extension 3749.
has doubled and seems to be the
popu lar thing now for high
school students.
Shelley Hassel , a senior at
North Hall involved in join! enrollment, advises fellow students
"ifyou're planning on doingjoint
enrollment. try taking AP English
your junior year." If the AP En·
glish class is passed students are
allowed 10 take a test at the end
of the year. Graded on a scale of
one to five, students wbo receive
a five are allowed to exempt se·
nior English and English 1101
and 1102, and receive the college
credits as if they had taken the
courses. " Even if you don ' ( pass
the AP lest, you still receive high
school credit for the course and
are bencr prepared for college,"
Hassel added.
Of the students interviewed,
everyone had a positive attitude.
Allison Peifer, a senior at West
Hall also involved injoint enroll·
ment, suggested for students not
to "bite off more than you can
chew." Although she feels she
can handle her heavy load, Peifer
definitely would not encourage
just anyone to juggle high school
human anatomy/physics, health
occupation 4, and Algebra 3, es·
pecially if they were considering
joint enrollment.
Fire Marshall Visits GC, Will
Return to Insure Compliance
By Sh.ana Sleven
StafTWriter
sste 1373@gc. peachnet.edu
Several weeks ago the State
Fire Mars hall inspec ted
Gainesville College. During his
visit he found thai a few things
are not in compliance with the
stale regulations. He will return
at the end of October to verify
that all correc tions have been
made.
The use of extension cords is
no longer pennilled on campus.
Jerry Spiceland o f Plant Opera ~
tions has asked a ll faculty and
staff members to remove any
extension cords that arc currently being used.
The Fire Marshall
also noted that the
surge protectors
being
used
were not being use d
sa f e l y.
They
be used 10 plug in electronic
equipment such as computers
a nd printe rs. However, the
surge protectors should not be
used to plug in lamps or portable
heaters. In addition to this, they
must be mounted onto a sturdy
piece of furniture or onto the
wall.
Jerry Spiceland stated, "Sev·
e ral offices had
item s plugged
into ex te ns ion
cords that had to
be
removed.
Other than
that, lhal was the only problem
we had." If these regulations are
not met by the second visit by
the Fire Marshall. GCcould face
fines or have buildings closed .
Anyone that has questions o r
problems mounting their surge
pro tectors may contact the GC
Plant Operations at (770) 717·
3630.
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Maus
Gives a
Good
Speech
Jose Mar1in
StafTWriter
[email protected]
Teodoro Maus , the
fonner Consul General of
Mexico to the United
States, spoke on Thursday,
October IS* at 12 noon in
the GC Continuing Educa·
tion Building. The subject
of his speech was the eco·
nomic impact of MexicanAmericans in the State of
Georgia.
A successful
architect and film ar1ist,
he was appointed cultural
attache, consulate general
of Mexico, in New York in
1978. He continued his
service as delegate to the
permanent mission of
Mexico to the U.N. In
1990, he was appoi nted
Consul and later the
Consul General of Mexico
in Atlanta. He withdrew
from the foreign service
on March of this year.
LiVing and workmg in
Atlanta, he was elected
president of the MexicanAmerican Business
Chamber and vicechainnan of the Regional
Health Forum. He was
also elected to the
Georgia Ar1s Council, the
Board of Trustees of the
Atlanta International
School, the Board of
Advisors of the Americas
Bank, the Board of
Advisors of the World
Trade Center, the Board
of Visitors Emory
University, the Board of
the "La Vision" daily
newspaper, the Atlanta
Ballet and the "Teodoro
Maus Youth Soccer
League of Atlanta." He
has continued his active
involvement in the ar1s
including drawing,
painting and wriling.
Maus currently leaches a
ftlm·making course at
GSU and is writing a
weekly column for"La
Vision."
Hispanic Heritage Month
Brings Flavor to GC
couple.
By Diego lbarra
The next upcoming event for
Layout Edilor
6iba6 [email protected]
LSA is a formal reception for the
LSA. "Ourmis-
allows them to
sion is to em-
see why we are
power
all a bit differ·
our
parentsofcurrentiyenroUed Latino
members by
ent"
in celebration of Hispanic Hen·
students at Gainesville College. It
promoting leader-
stresses.
tage Month, the Latino Student
willbehekl Novembe:r2at7:30pm
Association hosted it's semester
in the Continuing Education Au-
salsa contest Oct. 2 in tile Student
ditorium. Parents will meet some
Anzo la. "LSA is
want 10 join
C<n",.
facu lty and administrators includ-
open to everyone,
LSA can drop
Facuhy and students gathered
ing GC President, Martha Nesbin.
students do not have
to learn how to shake their hips and
"We are anticipating a high alten·
spin their parmers to fast-paced
dance for the
Latino mus ic. This event was
give UltinO students an opportu·
reception;'~"
It will
Anzola
Stu·
culture"
dents
by
who
Anzola's
officein the Stuclub. The doorsare open
dent Center from
to anyone who has an in·
Mon-Fri from Sam
greater than the previous ones,
nity to introduce their fami lies to
terest in Latino issues and
to Spill, or attend
because the tum out was much
larger than expected and faculty
members joined in on the fun too
this time. •
Gainesville Collegeand it's admin-
Latino culture, we actu-
their meetings
istration and staff' says Omar
ally encourage non·
every Wednes-
GuzmanacwrentlyenroUedGCsw-
Latinos to participate in
day at noon in
Prizes included a trophy and a
Established in 1996, as a need to
gin certifICate ~ Oillis, and were
create a support group with a vi-
given to the best faculty dance
couple and b:eSI student dance
sion to encourage diversity rather
share our cul-
than division, Lee Anzola fomled
ture, and that
the PACE
dent and memberofLSA.
salsa conlest, because
ce nter
that's how we
confer·
GC students Jules Poss and
Jose Martin getting down.
e n c e
mom
Special Lvents Calendar
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Act Iv ll lc:-o
Oct 17- HealthFair,
G)m
Oct 23-Patricia
Gagliardo-Clairvoyant,
CEI08
Oct 23- Tunes &
Treats, 6:30, Student
Center
Oct 26-Fall Carnival for
kKls,Gym
Oct 29-NASCAR
simulator, outside SC
Oct 31 -Power Lift,
FiUless Center
Nov S-Karaokeand OJ,
Student Center
Nov 12·1 6-lntemational week, Student
Center
Nov l 3----Chinese
Celebration, 6:30,
Student Center
Nov 16-12 @12:Atlanta
Thrashers, Phillips
AreQa
Nov 26-Coffeebouse,
Student
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Oct t6--GolfTouma·
ment, Chicopee Woods
Nov 14---Bowling
Tournament, Gainesville
Bowling
Nov 29-3 on 3 Basket-
ball. 7pm, Gym
Center
Dec 4---Pancake Study
Break, 6:30, Student
Center
Oet: S- SK and I·mile
Fun Run, Lower Pond
Oct 29-Regents Exam
Dec: S-Act Test, 6pm,
0;.108
Dec 6-TOEFL, Test
6pm, Lanier ABC
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OCI20-21-Gold Rush
Days, Dahlonega
Oct 27- Elachee's Fall
festival,6-9pm
OC131- Trick or Treat
on the Square, 6pm
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begins
Oct 30- 10 week classes
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Oct 26-28-Art Alliance
Fall Art Show,
Dahlonega
Oct 26-28-Franken·
stein@ HollyTheatre
Nov 27-0ec.9-A
Chris/mas Carol, Ga.
Mountain Center
Nov 27- The Radio City
Christmas Spectacular,
TbeFox
DecJ-.Feb 6-"A View
ofa Room", Art Gallery
Nov2t·23- Thanksgiv.
ing Holidays
Dec 7--Classes end
Dec IO·13- Finals
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Europe At A Glance - Through A GC Student's Eyes
Jamie LaNier
A &E Editor
[email protected]
I have been so privileged in my
life to be able to travel often and
well. I've seen parts of this coun·
ITy that most people have never
heard of.
Earlier this year, (look a trip
10 France -A lsace and Lorraine
closet for a month, but the view
of the convent next door made
up for it. By the way, English
don't fully appreciate air conditioning or water pressure,
Most Londoners don't drive,
instead they take the bus and
underground, So as Confucius
said, "Do as the Romans", so I
go t on board the smelly,
crowded, red Double-Deckers,
to beexact- with about
15 emerGe students.
We sampled the many
treats of Paris, including the absence of a
drinking age, but
don't try climbing the
EifTel Tower afterward.
We trampled on their
historical sites and
broke crystal in their
wine shops. Weexpedenced life as
"(renehits", in their
homes fora week, eating their food and
making an American
nusance of ourselves.
In June, I was given
another chance 10
travel £0" anofher
study abroad experience. This time, I went
alone and stayed for
6 weeks at the Univer-
sity of Surrey at
Roehamplon, a quaint little insti·
.tulion outside of London, Vivian
Leigh actually went to one of the
schools, Digby Stuan College,
that must be their only claim to
fame, since the food sure isn ' t.
I lived in a room the size of my
That was my firsl opponunity to
get to know the English people,
dressed in their strange, funky
way, If you ever visit London,
that's your chance to listen to
their accents and try figuring out
wha t they are saying, Oh and
hang on, the drivers have lead
feet.
You can stare at people all day
long in the US and get hauled off
in a padded wagon, or you can
stare of people all day long in
Europe and never be noticed.
They even build these beautiful
parks that you can sit in j ust for
that purpose. Or you could just
walk around barefoot on the
grass. It's almost sumal to see
how truly different they are from
the US, but at the same time exactlyalike.
To truly appreciate English culture, one must go to one of those
an film houses and view a truly
disgusting picture depicting the
savagery of sex. I don't recommend staying past the opening
credits, it's justa bit too much at
times. In our free time students
were able to anend the musicals
and plays, visit the museums and
cathedrals and stand stranded in
most of the main train stations
around London.
The best thing to do on a Londo n weekend, is to "get the hell
out of dodge". I met my sister in
Dublin one weekend, wh ich
wasn't Ihe bes1: chy in Europe,
but good enough when you are
on a train a hundred miles away,
The magic of the G reen Isle is so
apparent in Killarney's mountains and lakes and beach front
castles.
I took some new mends to Scotland for a few days. I used black
and white film, so I could show
my parents "just how green everything is", silly me. I was in the
middle of "Brave Hean" country
and the soundtrack p lays in every tourist trap, We were singing
the song, "Loch Lomond" on the
way to Loch Lomond, only to
find out the true story behind the
song.
There were these twO brothers
c.ptun:d by tile English in _ revolt against the crown, The English gave the two a choice of
who was to be killed and who was
to go back and warn the others,
The older brother had a wife and
children, the young had only a
sweethean waiting for him So the
younger sacrificed himself, but
not before he wrote this song for
his brother to take back to his
gm.
I didn't escape the main purpose of being in Europe,
which was to study, I took
classes two days a week, had
two more for excursions and
enjoyed my three day weekends, My World Lit teacher
was such a riot. She had married an English guy, gone to
England many
times,
yetcou ldn 'l find her way out
of an Underground station,
On the o lher hand, she made
the experience fun and not at
all stressful. She understood
what so mllny other teachers
hadn't, thai we were there not
only 10 learn but to enjoy ourselves as welL Also, she took
into account that we weren't
in our normal study environment and that the conditions
affected our work.
It's almost like that scene in
Forest Gump when Jenny asks
Forest about his life, I look back
with that same awe and sense of
satisfaction in the memories I
gained in England. There's a thrill
in the triumph of making it to the
top or the 500 plus stairs in Sl.
Paul'sCathedr.i1. The loneliness
envelopn: you when you stand
on the bonnie banks of Loch
Lomond and hear
silence of
the mists, Voucan feel the ghost
creep over your shoulders while
you stand in the dungeons of a
1000 yr old castle with bagpipes
sounding in the distance. It is
just so beautiful.
we
Future Study Abroad Trips More Accessible
By Chandra Owenby
Contributing Writer
[email protected]
The chance to study abroad
is possible and atTordable for any
student who plans ahead, Incredible benefits await the GC student looking for an enriching experience overseas,
Previous GC students have
heen taking advantage of this
program for years now. Some of
the countries frequented include: Italy, Greece, France, Austria, Gennany and Spain. An essential coordinator for all study
abroad trips at GC is Dr.
Chaudron Gille, associate professor of French. Having studied abroad herself; Gille believes
in the benefits of these trips.
"I've never spoken to any
student who regrened doing it...
even a shan experience can g ive
you a different perspective on
yourself, life in America, as well
as giving you a better understanding of the culture in the
countty you're visiting," said
Gille.
GC on the Go trips are designed to take around 20. stude nts abroad for about two
weeks. Although shorter than
summer programs; the trips still
offer an enriching experience
that is more affordable and com·
patible for the busy student. The
trips each have an accompanying class taught in the first half
ofMaymester, The class is structured so that the cou ntry of
choice is thoroughly examined
before the class actually depans.
This May the trip will be to
Vancouver, British Columbia.
Like other GC on the Go trips,
stude nts will not on ly visit
Canada for two weeks but also
gain a credit in area B. An "internat ional perspectives" course
(INED 2902) will be taught in the
Spring of 2002, The trip is a joint
etTon with Perimeter College, and
will focus on a variety of topics
relevant to Vancouver, Gille believes the class will enhance the
experience of the trip: ....This is
not like going with a tour com·
pany... this (class) gives you the
background that you need to appreciate what you're going to
see."
A lso in May, students can
travel to Costa Rica or Berlin. In
the summer, programs are conducted too. These trips last four
and five weeks in duration, and
are taught by faculty in the University System of Georgia. Students gain GC credit in core curriculum classes and register here
as if they were taking summer
classes, but conduct their studies in locations such as London,
Paris, St. Petersburg (Russia) and
Italy.
While studying abroad,
classes are not the only focus
for students. Hands o n experiences and fie ld trips playa crucial role in the learning process,
Most of the time, a "home stay"
is arranged for the student; allowing them to live with local
family during their stay, There
are no prerequisites fo r GC on
the Go trips. Although enriching the experience, fluency in the
host countries' language is not
a necessity either,
Cost is a huge deciding factor
for any student wishing to study
abroad. However cost should
not be an insunnouotable obstacle, The longer summer programs cost around $3,500. However, GC on the Go trips are designed 10 be no more than
S2,OOO. These figures include airfare, lodging, entrance fees, and
most meals,
Planning ahead can alleviate
much of the financial worry
of these trips. Scholarships
are available through some of
the various academic departments and financial aid. SJ>O.nsors have also been recruited
from local businesses and
community organizations in
the past.
The key for any student is
planning ahead and realizing
that cost does not hold anyone back from the opportunity to study abroad. Gille is
also willing to help. "If students are interested in studying anywhere in the world,
I' m the person they come
Ste"J would say if a student's
interested al all, they should
not dismiss it as something
that 's impossible,"
Sports
Briefs
The Road Less Traveled
•.... ,.,
Even though this did not happen, it has betn the long-time
concern of 1110mas Saurct, English professor and Executive Di-
Contributing Writer
The GC annual
fishing tournament
was a success! Prizes
were awarded for
biggest fish. smallest
fish , and most fi sh.
Kel lie Gowenseaught
the biggest fish, a
cat fi sh weighing in at
4 .9Ibs.. Andrew
Savage reeled in the
smallest fish, a brim
measuring 1 V. in.,
while also catch ing
the mOSI fish, 36.
Congratulations to all
that participated!
The results for the
Fall. 200 I GC
Triathalon are as
follows :
Overall Winners
Male: Daniel Budman
Time: 34:23
Female: Alicia Beasley
Time: 41:36
Grandmasters
Mole : Ben Many
Time: 1:43
TopTeam
Andrea Crawford
and Elie VivianI
rector of the South-
ern OfT-Road Bicycle
Association.
Tumblin g
a
Creek, a Gainesville
College bike trail ,
runs alongside Tum-
bling Creek Road for
a short distance. "I
was always worried
about someone get-
trave l
lon gs id e.
While pedaling
ting hit (by a car).
Now I don't have to
worry anymore," he
said.
Saure! doesn't
have to worry anymore be<:ause a new
boardwalk was completed Sept. 26. It redi rects bikers and
isn't paying at·
and
John Peters
treking through
ing down. He
the new pathway.
strikes the cy·
i seriously
injuring him or possibly killing hikers over the sw~mp rather
than having to walk alongside
All could have been pre- the road.
Local carpenter Larry Cot~
if the trail didn't run
ton, who specializes in deck.h,nE:siel, the road.
building, constructed the boardwalk in seven
weeks.
weeks, designing and obtaining
permits took approximately 2
years.
Co lton
Ca llan is al so
had never built
working on building
II boardwalk
a bathroom and
c hang ing facili ty at
before. But deC hi co pee Woods .
spite his inexperienc e 10
Chicopee Woods has
boardwalk
o 16milebike track.
cons truct ion,
The Gainesville
College
Foundation
Saure! says
thai Cotton has
owns the property
that Tumbling Creek
done a " pretty
impre ssi ve "
is loca ted on and
job.
lea ses it to GC .
v e r
Sauret says he hopes
$8,000 wonh of
that the foundation
lahor
and
wi ll maintain the
funds
were
green space so the
trail will continue to
supplied by GC
Derick
have its natural apvolunteers for
flying through the
pearance. The founthe co nstruc·
new pathway.
tion of the
dation is not c urboardwalk and the rerouting of ren tl y planning to change the apthe trail. The fina l cost of the pearance of Tumbling Creek.
Tumbling Creek is near the
boardwalk was approximately
S35,OOO.
Plam Operalions BUilding. II is
Even though Cotton 's con- approximately 3.5 miles long and
struction took about seven is open to cyclists and hikers.
o
Time: 35:16
IndividuaJ Age
G....ps
15-19: Daniel Budman
20-24: Darryl Barnes
25·29: Michael Ort
30-34: Marshall
Anderson
40-44: David Park
55-59; Ben Many
M:AA
Southeastern
Conference
The NCAA southeast·
ern conference semi-
final s mountain bike race
was held on GC'scampu's
October 14. Hosted by
Georgia Tech, the exact
racecourse from Tumbling Creek Rumble was
used for a small contribution. The winners
gathered points aud an
invitatio n to the national
collegiate championship
in Steamboat Springs,
Colorado. GC has a great
course, and it's close to
Tech. Malt Banick, a
fanner GC student rode
forUGA 's team.
ps For Kids, GC OutReach Program
The middle school girls laugh
they run hurriedly about rethe mountain bikes and
from the stor·
Several pass a grin
on securing
checking their bikes
Another small girl
Fomn,,,,ls. "Someone got my
whi le another says,
H<ng'" no) energy bar."
themselves to
for
' is a locally
out-reach program being
the Gainesville
l;;,.:.:.'.:
;
the cam·
. TFK
ch iland experience
sport of mountain biking.
South Hall Middle School is the
to utilize the after school
n"'o,'~ and was chosen beof the sizable percentage
of "free or reduced lunch" recipients.
The program currently underway consists of girls, primarily
Hispanic of whom only two were
familiar with moumain biking
prior to this program. Other
classes may include both boys
and girls. This program was a
way to help children by introducing them to a Spoil they may otherwise have been unable to afford.
"The last time we met, I mel
the trail," commented a small
young girl. Others responded by
saying they'd also met trees,
creeks, rocks, mud puddles and
bridges. Small acc idents had
occurred for many of the girls,
but no one let it get the best of
",om
G raceila Espinoza sa id, " I
didn't want to conle, but a ft er
they kept asking me to come, I' m
not going to quit. Some g irls at
school made fun of me, but I kept
trying. I wanted to show them
that I could do it."
According to Belinda Sauret,
co-director ofTFK and assistant
professor of Spanish at GC, " You
know you 're doing something
good when you hear the giggles
and laughter coming through the
trails."
Both Sauret and her husband,
Tom Sautet, land manager liaison
of SORB A and professor of English at GC have contributed to
these programs.
Sauret said, ''There are many
reports indicating the increasing
numbers of childhood obesity
and diabetes cases. Biking is an
activity these kids can do their
whole life, unlike some team
sports they may panicipate in."
SORBA itself is a non-profit
volunteer organization fanned in
1988 to promote, preserve and
protect mounta in b iking opportunities in the southeast.
Fundraisers and other contributions help to suppon TFK .
Volunteers are esscntialto the
success of this program. Sauret
welcomes an yone intercsted in
volunteering. "Wc have a ball
doing it:' she commented. For
ma rc informat ion on becoming a
volunteer, call Belinda Sauret at
(770) 534· 1279 for dates, times or
other information go to SORBA
Web site at http ://data /
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Clubs Better the Second Time Around
Briefs
By Jessica Bowman
Campus Life Editor
jbow0373@gc. peachnet.edu
1110On SeplS, SGA met with
minee to discuss student
body concerns like parking,
bener fitness hours, library
hours and maybe paveing
the grass 101. On Sept. 1 9~
2 1, SGA headed to SAC at
Gordon College to deba te
and vOle on student is-
Croll Cultural
Connectlonl club:
They hosted a Gennan
Dance on Oct. 3; eat out at
Asia n restaurants, Thai
Dish and Sakura ; visited
the Hig h Museum; and
gave student and faculty
presentations.
le.ocntl
l.epa_lIclll cl._:
The club has discussed
political issues re lating 10
terrorism and the Middle
East. On October 15th, Bill
Woodworth , spokesman
for the Hall Co. Libertarian
Party. was a guest speaker
For man y people 25 a nd
ol der, a second wind is just
what they need. Thousand s
don backpacks and head to
campuses fo r hi g her
education . Some come
for th e fir st time , others
return to complete an unfinis hed transc ript.
" ii 's a fear," sa id Sheila
Ha rd y, a non- traditional
s tudent. "Bu t s ince I ' ve
been at Gainesville Co llege, some of my fe ars
ha ve d imin is hed . r fee l I
ca n do anything these
younger kids can do because I am dedicated. "
The Second Wind Club
of GC is a support group
that provides motivation
for non-traditional students and recognize s the
necessity for non-tradiNon-traditional GC students Hilda
tional slUdents to connect and co pe with different roles in orde r to be less confidence than younger
successful stude nts.
stude nts. "They fear not beAccordin g to Br e nda in g abl e to fi t in ," s aid
Adams, coordinator of s tu - Adams.
dent activit ies and non -l r3Hardy agr ees. "Seco nd
at the club meeting.
Studantl In Free
Eaterprlle:
This month, SIFE elected
President C. Arevalo, VP
for Pjojects M. Lawson, VP
for Membership S. Miles,
Secretary B.Freeman, Re-
porter J. Wheeler and
Webmastcr J. Mayka. The
group has signed up to
teach Junior Achievement
classes at local elementary
schools, and are beginning
tu tor ing at Ga inesvi ll e
Middle Schoo l in the
Af'lerschool program. S[fE
had a social last Tuesday
night at Chili's. They are
holding a fu nd-raiser fo r
the Red Cross using the
SIFE Piggy Banks and are
planning more activities in
the coming future.
dilional s tud e nt se r v ic es,
"Me e t ing o th e r s tud en ts
with the same needs ca n help
be a support to them ."
As the adv iso r for th e Second Wind C lub, Adams ha s
noti ced that many non-traditional co me to sc hoo l with
Wi nd is a s upport group," she
s aid . " The y s upport e ach
oth er concerning coll ege academic s. I' m a part of the Second Wind club because I ca n
relale w ith the ot her me mbers
in go ing back to sc hoo l afte r
being out for over 20 years . J
Meetings are he ld in the
lowe r fa c ult y dining room in
the Student Ce nt er eve r y
o th er Wed nes da y at noon.
Va rious speakers vis it to di scuss topics th at are of importance to club membe rs. For
ins tance, Sarah Booker, GC ' s
bu s in ess division advisor, gav e helpful tips on
note taking.
Futu re speakers 111elude
mo ti vat io nal
sp eak er L auri e Dorg
Hyatt on Oct. t 7 and career counse lor Beth SCOIt
Brown , who w ill give college trans fer in fo rmat ion
on Nov . 14 . T he age nda
for Oct. J J and Nov. 28 is
undec ided.
Once a se mes ter, the
club usua ll y participa tes
in an activity off campus
s u ch as going to a restau-
Westin and Elie Viviant.
ca n relate to iss ue s s uch as
be ing nervous. I wasn't sure
I cou ld handl e th e co ll ege
cour ses, and felt intimidated
by the younge r minds."
rant to ea l OU I .
Tradit ional s tud cnts
are welcome to attend the
club as well. For more information, contac t Brenda
Adams at (770) 718-3622 or
e
m
a
I
badams@gc. peac hn el. edu .
Clubs Director~
ACM • Computer Club: Meelings:
Every other Wednesday at 12 p.m.
In Room 138 01 ACAD III
Contact Tom Bums
([email protected])
Ambulldors: Meeting: Every
othef Thursday at Ila.m. ln Lanier
AB 01Studenl Center
CoolacI: Shannon Miles
([email protected]),
Art Club: Meetings: Mondays at 12
p.m. In Room 119 of Music/Art
B 'kr
c~:l: Stacey Koffman
([email protected])
Baptist Student Union: Meetings:
Wednesdays atl 2 p.m. in Lanier
ABC 01 StUdent Center
Contact Julie Soles
[email protected])
Campus Activities Board:
Meetings: Every othef Friday at 12
p.m. In Lower FaaJtty Dining Room
11 Student Centef
Contact Michelle S. Brown
([email protected])
Campus Crusade for Christ:
Meetings: Mondays at 12 p.m. In
Lanier M 01 Student Centef
Contact: Sarah Booker
([email protected])
College Republlca!!s: Contact:
Ste~nie Kitchen
([email protected])
Cross Cultural Connections:
Meetil"lQs: Wednesdays al 12 p.m. In
Room 161 01 ACAD III
Contact Dan Meeks
([email protected])
Democrats/Republic ans Club:
Meetings: Mondays a112 p.m. in
Room 103 of ACAD II
Contact pouglas Young
([email protected])
Future Health Professionals:
Meetings: Every other Wednesday
at 12 p.m. In Sdence Building
Contact: Davina Schwartz
([email protected])
Latino Student Assoclallon:
Meetings: Wednesdays at II a.m. in
PREP Office in Science Building
Contact: lee Anzola
([email protected])
literature and Film Ctub:
Meetings: WednesdarS at 12 p.m. In
Room in in ACAD I
Contact Erin Arrendale
([email protected])
Math Club: Meetings: Wednesdays
at 12 p.m. In Room 1"38 01 ACAD III
Contact B.J. Cooley
(ba::[email protected])
Multicultural Student Association: Meetings: ,. and 3'"
Wednesday at 12 p.m. in Lanier C 01
Student Center
Contact: Major Nelson
(mneISOl'l@liermes,gc.peachnel.edu)
Physics Club and Engineering
Club: Meetings: Bi-MonItJIy in
Room 228 of Scieoce Building
Contact: J.B. Sharma
[email protected])
President's Council: Meeting:
November 17
Contact Michelle S. Brown
([email protected])
SKond Wind: Meetings: Every
oilier Thursday at 12 p.m. In lower
Faculty 0I11lg Room of Student
Center
Contact Brem1a Adams
([email protected])
Southern Off-Road Blcyc te
ASSOCiation (SORBA): Con tact:
Tom Sauret
([email protected])
Students lor Environ mental
Awareness: Meetings: Fridays al
12 p.m. in Room 136' 01 Science
Building
Contact: Mike Johnson
([email protected])
Student Georgi. Association 01
Educators: Meetings: Tuesdays at
12 p.m. in StUdent Centef
Contact Rachael Barr
([email protected])
Student Government Assocla·
tion: Meetings: Every otlief Friday
at 12 p.m. in lower Faculty Oinlng
Room in SlLIdent Center
Contact: Michelle S. Brown
([email protected])
Students In Free Enterprise;
Meelil"lQs: Fridays at 12 p,m. in
Room 186 01 ACAD III
Contact Katie Simmons
([email protected])
Send club Information to:
Jess/ca Boman
j [email protected]
Gainesville College Job Fair a Hit
By Jose Martin
SiaffWriter
[email protected]
Wednesday's job fair was a
greater success than this student
expected. Wednesday from 10
a.m. to 1 p.m. 32 employers were
counted present during activity
houri from noon to I p.m. Each
bootn spoke to between 30 and
50 interested ~ple and handed
out between 5 and 25 applications or appointments, according
to the representative s. Just
about every mlerest was represented at the fair.
Retail employers included
Zale 's Jewelers, Sears, Nike t
Tommy Hilfiger, Perry Ellis ana
Global Computer Supplies!
Equipment Co. Because most of
these employers are located
north of Gainesville, they would
be options for part-llffiC employment for students who commute
from these areas.
For those students lookmg in
the fin anc ial mdustryl Wachovia
Bank SunTrust BanK of Nonh·
east GA and Primerica Invest·
ment Finn were in attendance.
Th e Resource Center/ Un ited
Way of Hall County represented
the service field.
Students interested in the out·
doors found the UGA School of
Forestry (together with the US
Forest Service)1 the US Air
Force the Anny, me Marines and
the Navy. Transferring to the
UGA School of Forestry will p're·
pare you for a career With the US
recruit so far as he passes his (770) 345·3300 or via email at
Forest Service or other local
slate or federal environmental courses. Students interested in lim h a rvey@cherokeegaservices. Pursuing a lerm of ser· Law Enforcement, the Cherokee shenfl .ore.
vice with either of the branches County Sheritrs Office or the
Anolher field is healthcare.
of the armed
The represervices will
sentatives
stren&then
to this fie ld
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were the
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body. Aside
C II n i c,
from the obvi·
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p e rtaining
Medicaid,
th e s e
Habersham
branches of
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service, re·
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trained in spe·
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fields and re·
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degrees. Bob
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Air Force (ac·
live duty) pre·
Cou nt y
sented a parMedi c al
Center preticularly inter·
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sented the
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Nurse Ex·
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students
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and
opportunities
to
talk
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is at San An·
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Partonio/; Texas.
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The lelds of
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cians), EleclTonics Technicians, ofihe Cherokee County Sheriffs
Suppatl Services (emergenc>!t J?epl is looking for Detention Ofmedical ~I), Clerical Staff ficers and Deputy Sheriffs. Both
and AViators. F'ollowing the careers have posted starting sala·
training that accompanies the ries of$27,068.00. Criminal Jus- .
posilion, the Air force pays for lice majors interested in these
the continued education of the fields can contact Lt. Harvey at
For Internet Junkies
Jennifer G. Kent
Staff Writer
jken7 [email protected]
•
In this day and age, everyone
uses the Internet for something
or other. So it' s always good to
know a little bit about how to use
it and what programs are best.
But have you ever seen a docu·
men! on the types of people you
can meet on-line? Wouldn 't you
like to know whom is best to talk
to and who to look out for? Here
is a quick reference guide for you.
Let's start off easy. Here is a
group Ihat everyone is probably
familiar with: the I'm-Bored-TalkTo· Me's is a slTange group because this group seems to prefer the company of strangers at
all times. Generally talkative and
entertaining, the I'm-Bared-TalkTo-Me 's is an easy crowd to get
a long with. These guys are
preuy docile, considering all
they really want is someone 10
talk to and connect with. So, if
all you want is someone to talk
10, maybe even swap pictures
with, then these guys are your
best bet.
Looking for love? The Internet
should be a last resort but it can
be done. I know because I speak
from experience. Should you be
looking for love though. don' t
feel bad. You are not alone. There
is a whole community of the love.lorn on-line. Sometimes they can
be a tad persistent or over·bear·
ing. Although, you can find
some seriously fun flirts .
Oftentimes, the love·lorn can be
very sweet and romantic, ifnot a
little too mushy. Who knows?
There may even be someone for .
you.
Just be carefu l. Meeting
people. on· line can be dangerous .
C heck
out
www.datesafely.comforlipson
dating on·line.
S urfing for a good time?
There's a crowd of people who
can tell you where to go, the cool
on-line games, the hottest chat
rooms and the besl humor sites
available. These people are just
a bunch of fun· loving freaks .
They know all the fun siles and
entertainments of the Internet
and they can get you hooked up.
Be careful though ... they may be
fun, but they may also be cybersex seekers (they are after all just
looking for a good time) and conscious·free hackers. Trust me
you don't want any PC viruses
and backers know most of them.
That's not all folks ; there's one
more group we shouldn't forget
about. These are the people you
really want to avoid, the crazies.
No matter where you gOJhere
tbey are, crazy people. They can
range anywhere from l 6-yr-old
mothers of three, with a high
opinion of sex but apparently not
of contraception, all the way to
the infamous sta lkers.
The crazies can e ither be truly
insane or just eccentric, highly
amusing or incredibly creepy. So
should you run into a crazy, run.
Run far away, screaming ifpossible.
The Internet can be an enter·
taining place wbere you can
meet a bunch of interesting char·
acters. However, the )·net can
also provide the elements for a
dangerous meeting with a
stranger. Bottom line: you never
really know whom you' ll meet on
the Internet so always take precautions. If you have any ques·
tions, ask someone with on-line
experience. If you don't trust
someone, then don 'I tell himlher
anything. Use common sense
and you should be okay.
Now thai you know what to
expect, you need a program to
help you find people. So take a
peak at ICQ (www.mirabilis.com)
or MSN's instant messenger
(check out Microsoft 's home
page). If you want to use AIM
(AOL's Instant Messenger) then
that's rme as well,just know that
it's spyware (software used to
spy on all your personal internet
activities). That's pretty much all
there is. Happy Surfing!
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The State
of Things
By Adam Stevenson
Staff Writer
[email protected]
A large room with two
warped pool tables, two
ping-pong tables, a jukebox
and an oUI-of-date big
screen television. This may
or may not sound like your
basement.
II is, in fact, Ihe current
state of things in Gainesville
College's game room .
What can be done to
make this area a hub of stu·
dent activity? Is it possible
to add more to the room?
Why have the pool tables
nol been repaired or replaced?
The apathy that sur·
rounds the game room is
more than apparent in it's
appearance and it's use.
Several individuals have
stated that something
should be done, and yet
nothing has.
n Merchants Crossing At Oakwood
you wi II fi nd a va riety of services
avaiable to you for your convenience!
Services Available:
Dry Cleaners: Art Cleaners
(770)297-7383
Drug Store:
CVS/pharmacy
(770)532-3880
Electronics:
Radio Shack
(770)287-7922
Food:
Golden Buddha
(770)287-8888
Subway
(770)531-1062
Realty Agency:· Coldwell
Banker
(770)535-3880
Salons:
Atlanta Nails
(770)287-0104
Lions Den
(770)534-3131
Videos:
Fox Video
(770)718-1199
Film Courses at GC
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" ".",;,over. when the Humanities department was
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wanled, their
that dealt with muhi-cultural
aI GC. " From thaI we
students' request, we
ODe thought dlat it would be SO popular." said Sauret. Over 500 studenfs have
Iaken alleasl one of the film classes offered. In the last few years, three more classes
were added. two of which involve hand on experience. Along with Fi lm and Cullure,
there are now Film History, Film Appreciation and Film and Literature courses.
....... lIImud
_udbow
each deftDe5 lbe
odIet.
This course looks at
me past 110
years of
filmmaking . 11 examines
the fil ms that were his·
lOrieal in their proportion.
C INE 1100 or ENCL
ZJOII. film App.
Students study the various
geon: of film.F_ make im_
, social ud pbiIosopIIial
"11CmCDtI. Students will leanI
....... udcdi.... oquipmool ud
make . . .n,iDII wut. " ..
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-=e ,.1Ib
With the use of money from Regents Initiatives for techno logy in the classrooms ami money leC! over from oiher programs. the HUnl.lUlilics dcr.artmcnt
-AOW_4 CanMp ca.l di&ilal cameras along with triPOds. a comple e Ifghrmg tit. aDd two computer-editing stations with Adobe Premiere. There is
also a third Cannon digital camera avai lable for students 10 check out and
use from the AClT center.
GC administrution has been suppon.ive of the project and Sauret
has fe lt liUle resistance. The ra te at which any film program would
grow here aI GC depends heavily o n whether the studen ts w ish it or
not. A film program must be able to support itself.
" Doing a fil m program fifteen 10 twCnI) ycars ago req uired a
great deaf more invesbllent in equip'menl. Sauret said. Thee",·
pense was n ' I j ustified in the specific equi pment needed or in
the e laborale lab processing that the stude nts would have
had 10 pay for. A I the rale ilial technology is improvi ng it
has made a film department not as cost prohi bited as it
used to be. Saurel said, ''TIle digilaJ cameras and com·
pUler technology. have revolutionized film making and
made it accessible to people."
"We have hired Andrew McA1ister, who taught
at the Emory film school, and Dan Cabiness wllo
has gone to USC," Sauret said. Sauret. the main
advocate and film e nthusias t, has graduate
hours in creative writing, which included
screenwriting. There are a number of other
teachers in the Humanities department
involved. includi n.8 Glenda McLeod,
an "astute" film cntic, Bob Croft , who
" has seen e very film made" and
Tom 1\Jggle, "a mo vie buff from
way back ." They ho~ to hire
more with Masters in film .
Though GC doesn't offer
a film a egree as of now•
Sauret sa id th at he
"wouldn ' t com pletely
rule it out". someday it
_ d bc."
he Student Film
Experience
By Jam;e LaN;er
A& E Editor
[email protected]
WhileGC doesn' I OfferaFilmdegrce••~~;::,:;~~,,~==:
try in it's crudest form , the student
mm. ~ offers
Film and lil ias! spring, students produced their
When asked aooUi the class, Josh Crisp. a film
7=.~~::~:~:~~~
.
read
Hamlet.
we watched
Tbcn weby SlUdyiq
formed
an understandi
ngHamlet.
of adapcatiooa
Hamlet along with other works ofli1crab.ue.
ing their wonh relating back to the origil)81 wotb.
GC's Film and literature class allows students to adapI worts of titcrature into their own interpretation. Small groups were assigned toevaluUlc a piece of poetry. Students selected poems from such poets as Blab.
Dickenson, and Frost. From there they wrote treatments and saipta.
as well as designed storyboard... to map their progress on die film.
SlUdc nts we nt out and worked on their proj.::crs.
'"I' m very glad (0
class structure: - said
Film and Literature class for the first time. The fini...1CI
projects consisted offive short films about psychological problems. dealing with death. and the reUgious
choices one makes. "He let us free lance," Crisp refers to free creativity.
"1 learned Adobe Premiere by making rhe
movie:' said Crisp. Without much experience
outside home video cameras and high
school classes. srndents were able to
Jearn !be.,.,....oo.s of!be cameras ....
editing programs. Students used
what resourte8 were available.
which included their friends
.... lbarfrieoda·oquipmeuL
l...ocaI:ions consisted ofarea
bomes
and
lbe
Gainesville graveyard
in tbe center of
town, the woods
· Athens Center is a Hit!
Nick Brown
AthensSection Editor
nbro [email protected]
This fall semester,
GainesvilleCollegeexpanc!cd its
horizoos by offering srudents the
opportunity 10 take classes in
Athens. Ga The "campus" is located
offMilcage Road. down the street
from the famous Varsity restaurant.
Classes at the Athms
Center arc limited to the tmic core
classes for Ihis rust scrncskr,
seemingly as a triaJ pugram 10
ascertain howwell the center will
of their own for the 2002
FallSeme:ster..
There is a reason thai: the
Athens Center is appropriaIcly
to as a cmter ard no!: a campus. The
Oakwood campus brings to mind
r
large oak trees.
have oak trees, the atmosphere is
COfT1l1ctely different
The building is a sh.arcd
sttucture for both GC and Piedmont
College.. When walking into the
building, one might feci theyare
work. Others might smsc they are
_out
going (Ociasses inside a large, gray
Most classes arc close 10
cardboard box.
The center docs,
full, similarlO the average class aI the however, seem to be meeting the
main GCcampus.
of everyone present It is woricing out
While lhc: large interest in great for those with plans 10 move on
the Athens Center is a definite plus, it to the University of Georgia and
sec:n\'l thallhe center was not
Wanted to go ahead and set up in
~ for the nlB1'lbcr of studenl$
A..... 0Iha-bm<{", ~""
who decided lotake advantlgcofthis events and social scene in Athens.
opportunity. The parlcing lot, holding
about SO cars. remain ful1lhroughout at their school
the lOORlings., 3 familiar headache to
life", one can easily find something to
Ihosc: who attend the QQkwood
do on the UGA campus or in !he
surrounding Athens area to make
I ""_
Tho
recognized though, and the center has the lack of those typeS of things at
been grunted pcnnission fortheir
students to use the rear Varsity
Athens Center.
parking 101: and the near-by
$l\Jdents from all points in
Methodist OlUfCh lot. And while
the ovcrcrowdi08 and sharing ofc .
rooms with othcrcolleges might be a freshman year, students
conccm for~don'l worry.
a few classes 10 finish their dcg.n:e and
SevcraI professorsand membersof
students from lKlA who needed
the administrntion have made
specifIC classes thai: ha'v1: aI~ bc:cn
c:onmenl thai the GC Athens Center filled at their awn over-pric:cd, overis looking 10 either move into their
populated school aroun:I the comer.
()\I,T! building or ~ a building
OfCOtJnIC., they do ha'v1:
_',.1
"""km "'" """
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Top FIYe Things You
Must Do In Athens
5) To be socially accepted,
one must buy a camo hat
and New Balance shoes
4) Face President Adams
house and bow five limes
daily
3) To fit in, expand
voeabuluyto include
verbose words such as:
"plastered", "hammered",
and "tanked"
2) If attending the GC
Athens Center wear barely
any clothing to keep cool
becauscoflackofair
conditioning
1) If one is a freshman,
speed through the parking
lot barely missing other
students walking to their
cars... then promplly gain
fifteen pounds.
Find the Origin
Nick Brown
Athens Section Editor
nbro [email protected]
Srudents are
welcome participate in a nondenominational OIristi&n Bible
study called Origin this fall in
Athens. The Bible study is
led by Jason Britt, the College
and Carrier pastor at Hebron
Church in Dacula, Georgia, and
music is led by Jocl Goddard
who has played at many
Christian events around the
state including Atlanta Fest.
Origin can be found
meeting aI the University of
Georgia's TaleCentcr, and is
held every Tuesday night aJ
UGA Library is Open to Athens Center Sturl<>"tc;,1
Nick Brown
Athens Section Editor
nbr [email protected]
Gainesville College has
a very extensive and also newly
remodeled library in the John
Harrison Hosch library. Unfonunatcly, for students in
!hoy "<0";" far from
for the benefit of Athens Center
students, the University of
Georgia library will be op(n to
all who need to usc its malerials
for research, book check-out or
those who want to use the
library to study.
Books and other
materials can be checked out
easily with one's GC Studcnt
ID. Student ID's are available at the
Athens Center or the main campus,
Also notable is the faci
thai Slu<:!ents will also use the GIL
and GAL/LEO compuler research
sysiems for Universal Borrowing
inclusive to the Univcrsity System
of Georgia schools. This allows one
to check out books from any library
in the system.
The Last Damn
Show
Athens Editorial
Nick Brown
Athens Section Editor
nbro [email protected]
Well the middle of
the semester has come in
Athens. And people are
becoming more and more
sparse on the streets right now.
One reason being thai it is
gening colder. The regular
activities of those outdoorsy
types, the bicyclers, joggers.
Frisbee and football people
that end up hitting you with
their Frisbee or football and
saying, "Oop's, sorry about
that" (yeah, right!), are slowly
coming to an end. Siudents
around campus have begun 10
dawn their winter wear and
bundle up for classes. Thai is,
unless you are a GC Athens
Center student, you can still
wear shons and T·shins to
class since it is honer than
Hades in that building! We
students at that campus are
not quite sure the faculty
knows that air conditioning has
been invented. While the cold
is driving students in doors,
the other reason faces are
becoming scarce around
campus is because of midMid-tenns are right
around the comer, and for the
next few weeks students are
readily at war with the books
so that they do not have to
drop any classes and lose
precious hours. Some are
studying for mid-Ienns for 5-6
classes because of the great and
wonderful Semester system that
was supposed to "help" students
in the long run. Well maybe so in
the long ruri, but ask students right
now if they would father be
studying for 3 mid·term lests on
the Quarter system versus many
more on the Semester system, but
I'm sure you already know the
answer to that question,
But even with the chill
of the cold winds, and the harsh
reality of upcoming tests, there is
sti ll a bun in the air all over
Athens. No mailer where you go
to school up here, everyone know
that the University of Georgia
Bulldogs rccently defeated the
"mighty" University of Tennessee
Volunteers. Like I said, when your
in Athens, it mailers not what
school you attend during the day,
most everyone up here cheers for
the Dawgs on Saturdays.
"Hell yeah! Go Dawgs,"
exclaimed Tyler Pike, a UGA
business student. " It is awesome
about the Dawgs beating lIT! It
kinda gives you a break away from
the daily study grind to talk some
Dawgs football with yo ur friends.'
Mr. Pike is definitely on
to something, and I would have 10
whole heanedly agree with him,
With the Bulldogsdoing well this
season. it really takes the harsh
bite out of studying for these drab
tests right now. And hey,just
remember, if you end up bombing
one of your mid·terms don 't
worry. Just think, your going to
get an extra fall with Bulldog
football before you arc finally.
finished!
Nick Brown
Athens Section Editor
nbro [email protected]
Last wcek, the comedy troupe
known as The Damn Show played
their last live audience pcrfonnancc.
The Damn Show is based out or
Athens, Georgia and was Slaned
by a group of students from the
University of Georgia.
The comedy routine of The
Damn Show is very simi lar to s0mething one might see on Saturday
Night Live or Tht Kids in Ihe Hall.
It is skctch comedy at its best fil led
with pranks, animation, parodies
and sketches. If is U one ofa k(nd
experience that must be secn first
hand.
The IroUp( told their audicnce
at last year's spring show that the
spring sho~ would be Iheir last,
since they are signed to do a pilot
which will air in the coming months.
However, whi lc they have been
working out Ihe hairy dctails for
gctting their pilot on the air, they
decided to come back one last time
last weck to do one more show fOf
Iheir home crowd in Athens.
Now, this was supposedly The
Oamn Show's finale for live audience shows. Who knows, since they
have been claiming that Iherewoukl
be no more shows for the past three
years,
But don't fret if you have never
made iliO The Damn Show. They
love Athens, and they love putting
on their show for their home crowd.
So more than likely they will make
it back "for one last show",
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Like many college students, he frequently abused alcohol and
soon it became a huge problem. While drinking, he was cruel to
his friends and would drink until he couldn', stand or talk
anymore, then just pass out.
'" was push ing a ll the people really close to me away," said a
Ga inesville College student who prefers to remain anonymous.
He couldn't remember what happened the night before. A close
friend made him realize how he was acting, which mad~ him
decide to seek personal counseling from the Counseling and
Testing Center.
Personal counseling is something that anyone may need.
Fortunately, to students at GC. it is offered free of charge.
"Students can come in and address specific problems," stated
Joy Evans: counseling psychologist and director of the Co,u.,d· 1
ing and Testing Celller. This studcnt is finding the service
extremely helpful.
Before starting the counsel ing, he was scared and nervous
all fears were soon ca lmed. With Evans, they only discussed
things directly related to the problem. "We didn't get deep into
psychological jargon," he said "She is friendly and very professional. but not so professional that you wouldn' t feel comfortable talking to her.\'
They talked about incidents that occurred while he was
drinking. She made him realize thai alcohol won', help him
from problems and taught othenechniques he can use to calm
anxiety. " I have learned to set a limit of how much I "" ddnk ,"d l
if I can't do that, then to not drink at all and go to AA," he said.
When
3sk~d
if Ihe-co ullselillg "(orks he rep lied, " II '$ rea ll y
helping. I am setting my limits and 1can remember what happens." Now that his drinking is getting under control be says,
"It's just a dumb thing thaI I do." When asked what he thinks of
counseling, he responds "Counseling is not an answer to your
problem, but it points you in'the right direction."
Personal counseling is not just for those with a substance
abuse problem. Students can come in fo r anything, whether they
need adv ice or just to talk. A problem can vary from test anx iety
to understanding their sexual identity and depression.
"Some students come in because they want to learn how to
say no," said Evans 'They want to learn to be assertive and
to set their own boundaries in a relationship."
Everything a student discusses with Evans is confidential.
only time that promise would be broken is in a situation wbere a
life is endangered, whether it is their own or somCQne else's.
If any student feels that they need to see a counselor, they
go by the Counseling and Testing Center and make an appointment or call 770-718-3660. The center is opened from 8 a.m. to 5
p.m. Monday through Friday.
What Happened to the
Soccer Field?
Jessica Bowman
Campus Life Editor
[email protected]
•
I don' t know ifanyone has
visited the " lower section" of
our campus. You
have to go past "the pit",
further down the big hill.
Below lies several acres of
land. Large oak trees dot the
view and a second
lake creates a pretty scene.
Before August, people were
seen playing soccer on the
fields. Well, to be
more specific, it was usually
Hispanics. The kids would call
to each other,
laughing and playing.
Sometimes whi le running, I
would counl more than three
different families congregat- .
ing. They would always have
a soccer ball
on hand.
Ulllil August.
A new rule went into effect,
banning individuals in the
community from the
soccer fields .
The reason?
Increasing problems with
adult teams and community
members on campus,
according to President
Nesbitt.
Communitymembers were
leaving the campus in a mess
and tearing the grass
up.
Administration fe lt that it was
We Are Going to Miss You!
Seven members from the
staffand faculty al Gainesville
College have retired in ZOO I.
They are: Professor
Janie Wolf-Smith from the
social science d ivision, a part
ofGC since 1976; Assoc iate
Professor Eveline Robbins
from the math and compulers
division, (1988); Associate
Professor Garry McGlaun from
the natural science division,
(1968); Associate Professor
Sister Teresa Cecilia Lowe of
the humanities d ivision 1988 '
Assistant Professor Jimmy
Kirkland from the physical
education department, (1970);
Payroll Supervisor Carol
Wallace from the comptroller'S
office, (1988); and Administrative Secretary Martha James
from the physical education
department, (1978). So, ifwhile
meandering across campus
some of the smiling faces that
have become accustom at GC
are missing that just might be
the reason why.
since he has retired he is taking
it easy, but " I haven't made
many serious plans, but I will
be hanging around the college
and doing some volunteer wor
and maybe even teaching a
class this spring semester."
On a totally different
note when talking to James she
said, "1 can't figure out why I
ever worked. I love being
retired! And I love spending
time with my six grandkids!"
She is enjoying her free time
and bein able to travel.
time to let the grass grow back.
{Excuse me - but doesn't the
duck crap look awfu l all across
the grass? Why
not ban ducks from the
campus, then the grass would
sure look a lot better,
as would the bottoms of my
shoes.
I know, l know, the ducks area
symbol ofOC. Aren 'I Hispanics
too?}
OC is one of the few placcs in
the community where Hispanics can get
together for their favorite sport,
according to Margarita Munoz,
Hispanic
affairs coordinator at GC.
They don't play baseball or
footba1!. Soccer is their first
love.
She feels that a lot of people
are very upset about not being
able to play
soccer, including her husband.
She had to tell him that he
wasn't allowed to
play anymore.
GC is a public institution that is
attempting to build a strong
relationship
with the community.
Maybe opening the fie lds to
them would help.
Munoz. like others, wonders if
economic issues have influenced the decision
to close the fields. Maybe the
school can't afford to hire more
people to
keep the grounds clean, put up
Anyone that has
an Issue or complaint about the
campus or anything in general
please e-mail
them to Jessica
Stanifer at
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announcements about trash
or place more cans
in the area.
Maybe the school could
come up with creative
solutions to keep the
campus
clean without keeping
people away.
The vision of President
Nesbitt and others in
administration is to make the
"lower seclion" of the
campus into a park where
people can come as
individuals and sma ll
groups.
They want a family atmosphere.
Thai is great, but I don't
know ifrestricting families
from playing soccer
is going to help thai much.
Olher people were also
complaining ,ha t they didn ',
feel comfortable on
campus with these community members playing
soccer.
What aboul the walking
trails? They are much more
isolated, yet GC still
allows anyone to walk the
trail.
Do we need better security?
Or are people making a
mountain out of a
molehill?
For now, soccer fields are
limited to students Monday
through Friday and to
youth soccer leagues.
What a shame.
Do you have an
opinion? Express it
by writing an editorial for The Compass.
E-mail your desired
topic to
[email protected]
to find out how you
can express your
viewpoints in
The Compass.
A&E Briefs
Art . .,
By Chris Riddle
Contributing Writer
srid [email protected]
A new art display was
created by Gainesville
College. making student
art available for viewing
in the Administration
Building, outside the
Dean' s office. Anne
Bessac, associate
professor o f art, runs the
display, an idea from
Leora Myers, administra·
live assistant to the
president. Art is chosen
to be displayed by the
eltecutive counsel.
"We ' re trying to
present students' art
work in the Administra·
tion Building for students
and the public coming '0
view it," commented
Michael SIOy, dean of the
faculty.
" We have a mixture of
different classes produc.
ing the works that are
here," Stoy nOled. Art
work from Grace Y u, a
foreign student from
Taiwan, John DeTau,
Jessica Milligan and Nina
Steigele is now on
display. The artwork is
ro tated between the
Administration Building
and the art ga llery in the
Continuing Education!
Perfonning Ans Building.
Bessac added that "They
[the art) are all from the
studio an courses. From
the figure drawings, 10
color theory, and the
computer graphics
classes. "
Stoy re. emphasized the
point that it' s "an
opportunity to show
some quality work by
students." This exhibit is
helping to promote
student 's artwork and
McCraken's, Behind The Scenes
By S hana SIevers
Staff Writer
sstev 13 [email protected] hnet .edu
McCrac ken has been cast as
the ghost of C hri st ma s
pre sent in "A C hri s tma s
Ca rol ".
It is II pm and Micha e l
W}t e n asked why h e is
McC ra cken is finishing up at c h oosi ng to pursue a ca ree r
r e h ea rs al for Ga in esv i ll e in theater , M cC racken re ·
Theater A lliance's latest pro· sp onded, "To get booty. No,
duction, " The Dining Room". really, l just love the thrill o f
It is la te and he is obviously performing and know ing that
tired, but hi s da y is not over. someon e in the audience ha s
He still ha s homework to d o. empath y with yo ur c ha ra c Mc C racken is a drama l ter. " Theate r is not his o nl y
s p eec h major at GC , and is career choice. He has also
c urr en tl y taking twenty conside red a career in mu s ic
ho urs of cla sses, ha s a role o r thealer e du cation .
in "Th e Dining Room" and
For the pa s t two summ e rs ,
"A C hri stma s Caro l", se r ves Mc Crac ken has worked a t a
as a GC A m bassador and is performing arts camp for chi!·
o n e half of th e band dren, sponso red b y the At·
DOM ESTiC BLEND.
lanta Workshop Pla yers.
In "The Dinin g Room" , "It's g reat work ing with c hil McC racken p la ys as many as dren and being able to s hare
s ev e n different role s. The a love of thea ter with th e m
cas t and crew re h ea rse for and see thei r faces when I
the upco ming p e rformances teac h them so methin g I 've
fo ur hourS a daY'",five days a " learn ed about tb ea t er or
week . Aside from the various abou t life" says McCracken .
roles in "The Dining Room",
His dedication to theater
awarded him with a position
in GT A 's Reparatory Com·
pan y in 2000. On·ly five
p eop le were cas t for this
g roup , which performed improvi sat io n p ieces and a
Gree k traged y fo r sc h ools
and ass is te d living h omes .
McCracken serve d as t h e
manager of the g rou p and
was also invo lved in adve r·
ti s ing and acting and the
stage c rew .
McCracken al so parti c i·
pates in student activ itie s at
GC. He has served as a GC
Ambassador si n ce h is fir s t
se meste r on-campus. The G C
A m bassadors a ssis t wit h
eve nts fo r students on cam·
pus , prov ide tours and deal
~ith publi c relations. W h en
asked how he juggles s uc h a
hectic sc hed ule Mc C rac ke n
res ponded , " I do n ' t get
much sleep, and I c ry a lot. I
ha ve to rem ind myself (tut!
this is what I rea ll y want to
do ."
Not o nl y is M cC racken an
ac tive member of GT A and a
full time student, but h e is
al so in a band ca ll e d
DOMESTiC BLEND , which
h e formed with lon g time
friend , Billy Gill. The two
have been performing in vari·
ous
pla ces
arou nd
Ga in esv ill e s uch as M e llow
Mushroom , Two Dog C afe
and The Monke y Barrel.
In August of 2001, th ey
a lso re lea sed th ei r first c. d .,
Enjoy The Music . "We' ll
probabl y do so me tourin g in
December," says McCracken
of the a cou s ti c rock duo . " I
may also do some so lo per·
for mance s w h ile Billy is
away at sc hool. "
Eve n with thi s hectic
sc h ed ul e M cC racken man·
ages to keep hi s sense of hu·
mor and upbeat di spo sition .
" . tr y to be a po s iti ve innu ·
cnee i.n every onc, life a nd
not a negative one ."
Left Front Tire Blows Out
Former GO students have new release
By Brandy Canup
StafTWriler
[email protected]
The sound of screaming fans
begin to eeho through Lakewood
Amphitheater as Left Front Tire
climbs the stairs to the 99X Locals
Only Stage. The members of the
band, all former Gainesville Col·
lege students, slowly begin to
smile as they hear hundreds of
people chanting their name. As the
band hits their first note, thecrowd
erupts.
l..cft FrontTire's shows weren't
always this exciting or crowded.
However, with their recent signing with Universal Records on
July 2, and with the release of the
American Pie 2 Soundtrack. which
inc ludes l.F.T.'s debut sing le
"Bring You Down", this local band
has been getting a lot more attention.
Members of the self·proc:laimed
rock band include guitarists and
vocalists Chip Dillard and Brent
Dobbs, bassist Brent Reems, and
drummer Josh Davis. These four
aspiring musicians came together
almost eight years ago when they
realized they shared a conunon
dream·to gel famous p laying mu·
sic.
Attendi ng a Left Front Tire
show today is, to say the least,
verydifTerent from when the band
rlfSt started performing. L.F.T. 's
first sh ow wa s at the
Chattahoochee Mountain Festi·
va l ne ar their borne town in
Habersham CoWlty, where the MC
introduced the band as "Front
Left Tire".
"We were
so nervous we
could barely
p I a y. "
D ab b s
explains.
.. W e
didn't
even get
to finish
o ut set.
T hey c ui
us off three
songs early,
and we o nl y
had five songs
to play," Davis adds, now laugh·
ing about their more embarrass·
ing moments.
Left Front Tire's second album,
Social Icon, was released in Septembe r 2000 and has already
doubled the sales of their debut
self titled album, released in 1996.
5ociallcon's success brought the
Wlexpecledallention from Univer·
sal Records, which prompted
the demo--deal Universal of·
fered the
band.
Left Front
Tire
Chip Dillard, Brent Dobbs, Brent
Reams and Josh Davis
''Ouis Williams from
99Xsent a
copy of
the CD to
Ave r y
Litman
at U ni·
~ ve r sa l
, Records.
A ve ry
then sub·
mined "Bring
You Down"to
the A merican
Pie 2 soundtrack.
The people there
liked the song so
much, the President
of Universal flewtoAt·
lanta fo r a pri va te showcase.
Months later we were signing con·
tracts," stated Dobbs.
All of the band's members agree
that their immediate goals are to
start touring, not only to increase
their fan base, but also because
"playing live shows is the besl
part of the job," according to
Dillard
Left Front Tire has performed
in Ncw York, Los Angeles, Bas·
ton, Philadelphia, and they opened
for the Mighty Mighty Bostones
in Hilton Head this past summer.
Their regularperfonning areas include Athens, A tlanta, and South
Carolina
l.F.T. has always p lanned and
hoped on breaking through to the
mainstream. With "Dring You
Down" coming toseleclradiosta·
tions Oct 30, thai goal seems even
more anainable.
While talking with the guys
from the band, they all seemed
very grounded, unlike many
people in the music industry. As
Dobbs explains it, "the dream was
always to get big; be famous. But
then you start respecting what you
do and you just play because you
love it. It is our career now."
Horoscopes
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&oorpio (O ctober 23- November 2 1)
Excellent month to act childish. Sit
down in the m iddle orlhe Student
Center and pitch a fit over not eati ng
~ )(
your green beans. Be sure to make
Pisces (Feb r uary 19- M arc h 20)
Jfyou love someone, lei them go. If you
hate someone, grab'em and hang on like a
dog with a stick. Snarl a bit. too- tha t's
always really effective.
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-" I'F.
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. your squea ls ear plerclOg.
1t
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S~g i l'a rius (November
22- Decem-
Aries (March 2 1- Ap ril 19)
bcr21 )
Sometime this month you will go 10
that restau rant you always go to and
want to o rder something new. Don't !
I[ 's not as good as your favorite.
Capricorn (De(:cm ber 22· J anuary
20)
Yo u'"e been singing that Elton John
song in you sleep, again. There's no
wonder why your love life is in
trouble these days.
Aqua rius (J anuary 21 - Fcbr uary 18)
You' ve been having a hard lime
lately . Just sit down and list all the
things that are so good about you,
j ust to make you fee l better ....
"
You thought orthe one thing NASA
hasn't considered in Ihe InternatIonal
Space Station. Go ahead and teU them
that they shouldn't serve beans in space.
~,
Taurus(ApriI 20-May 20)
T he love o f your life is j ust around the
comer. BUI don ' I look for it, or yoll ' lIlose
it Just do n' t slam into your soulmate as
you round that com er.
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Gemini (May 21-June 20)
This weeke nd 's kegger w ill be j ust like
last week's. Only you'll drink too much
and start hitting on every single person
there. You ' ll "politely" be asked to leave.
Ca ncer (J ulie 2 J- J uly 22)
( I'm sorry, you did n' t exist lasl
month. You can b lame a vicious
Gemini.) To get that attention ycV are
starving for. wear your clothes 1/1side-out or just don 't wear any.
if
Leo (Jul)' 23- August 22)
Bad day to call someone a "goober:'
Belter save that one.InSlead fry
"booger butt" or "dorkhead", save
the good ammo for loved ones.
\t
Vi rgo (August 23- Septem ber 2 1)
If you have n ' t figured Ollt what yo u
want 10 be for Halloween, there's n
great deal on Power Ranger costumes
at Wal· Mart.
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Libra (Stptcm ber 22- October 21)
If you haven' t fi gured out what you
want fO be when you grow up,
there 's a greatdenl on Power Ranger
costumes at Walmart
On Wednesday,
November 14,h at
Noon on the stage
in the Student
Center, there will
be an auction
where students
can bId on a date.
Student Govemment Association
and the Compass
members are
will BidBid-A-Date Students
A-Date for an
hosting a mystery
date in Atlanta.
escort for th is
extravagant event
to take place on
Saturday, Novem-
ber I 7"'. Start
savmgyour
money now, the
highest bidder will
be treated. Proceeds will benefit
Student Activities.
Hypnosis: Entertainment or Mental Anguish?
Jessica Stanifer
Editor and Chief
[email protected]
You are up on the stage in
the Student Center not really
knowing what is about to
happen, but you volunteered
to be hypnotized. You find
yourselfdrivingaracecar. You
are driving along then all ora
sudden the hypnotist says, "A
dog just ran out in front of
you!" After the show is over
you feel upset for the rest of
the day . You really think you
hit a dog, because you 're mind
does not distinguish between
your true memories and the
ones placed in your head
through hypnosis.
This is a nue story of
onc student's encounter with a
hypnotist on the Gainesville
College campus. Every year
the Student Activities Commit·
t~e brings a hypnotist to GC to
entertain students. Many
s tud~nts and faculty m~mbers
are questioning this praclic~,
and even calling it unethical.
In her classes, Susan
Doyle PhD has brought up the
question of whether or not
hypnotism for entertainment is
ethical. Doyl~ feels that it is
not right, because students
could agree to do things they
would not do in another state
of consciousness and that
things cou ld be suggested that
could become part of their
memory system; causing false
memories and false emotions
that can be very painful and
confusing. Doyle stated ..the
average person does not know
what will happen to them (when
volunteering 10 be hypnotiz«l)."
Wh~n asked what he
thought about these concerns
and accusations, Rich Ames· a
prof~ssional hypnotist,
declined to comment .
Another incident that
has happened al GC is that a
hypnotist had il woman
dancing on stage. While the
woman was dancing, she
started to pull her dress up
over her h~ad . The hypnotist
dove for her, but did not mak~ it
in time; luckily, the woman was
w~aring a dress that had
another lay~r beneath it. If the
woman had not had the layer
underneath, she would hav~
flashed the whole audience.
Doyle conunented, "I don't
think that this woman would
have done this in another state
of consciousness." Because o f
the altered stale that woman
was in, she could have been
humiliated.
Is hypnosis for entertainment
dangerous and unethical? If
your answer is no, put yourself
in the position of someone who
has been humiliilted during a
hypnotic state. Imagine the
thoughts in your subconscious
that could come to life during
hypnotism. are they embalT3ss,
ing? How wou ld you react to
hypnolism? Could you be
humiliated? Hypnotism for
~ntenainment is dangerous and
unethical. Many people don' t
undersland the possible
repercussions of being hypnotized, and many hypnotists are
irresponsible when influencing
people's minds. This combina·
tion of ignorance and irrespon·
sibility has scarred and humili·
ated countless people. Scarring
a persoll's mmd with painfuf
memories of events that didn'l
even happen is far too great a
risk to take for a few laughs.
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DralDatic Reviews
Wonder1;luest Shines
The Dining Room
Corky Romano
Hearts in Atlantis
Serendipity
Michelle Gilstrap
Staff Writer
Michelle Gilstrap
StafTWriter
Buena Vista
Wamer Brothers
Miramlx Films
The WondcrQuesl production
of African Tales is brilliant. lbe
The Dining Room 's creative
lighting and directing add to the
top notch acting and exquisite
sel.
The small cast accuratelypor- ·
trays several characters. One
actress, Chandra Owenby, has a
believable character playing a
small child as weU as a middle
aged adult. Her expressive face
and gestures, vocal range, and
ability differentiate her characters. She plays a small child from
the birthday scene making it different from an o lder child in a
scene with a c razy aunt and
dance lessons.
The set reminds audience of a
museum. The dire<:tor has characters "tour" the set before acts
the audience a
g iv ing
di stantperspec tive while the
scrip, puJ/s the audience in. an
unforgettable experience.
Corky Romano has a hilarious
plot that is not as lacking as other
Saturday Night Live movies.
Corky actually has a goal to obtain evidence from the FBI dearing his father's involvement in
the Mafia.
Not all of Chris Kanan funny
scenes are in the preveiws. Corky
Romano is not the best movie
e ver produced, having no real
me ssage for audiences , no
touching moment, out if you like
Chris Kanan, you will like this
movie.
T he underdeveloped love
story becomes a problem when
it plays a major part in the ending. The ending is a bit awkward
be tween Corky and his ladyfri end.
All in all, the movie is enter-
Not your typical Steven King
flick , adapted b y William
Go ldman . From an adult 's
memory, we see an II year o ld
child who' s selfish mother ignores him and he finds comfort
in an old man who has special
powers. There isn't a strong narrative and a lot of side slories
don't get fully explored.
Thedire(;tor, Scott Hicks,enli s ts windows and m irrors
throughout the film, perhaps as
a means to suggests that memories are just a perception and
change. Anthony Hopkins continues his strange character type.
The boy shows potential in his
acting, but there's nothing specia! about his character. Over all
the movi e wasn ' t worth the
money to go see, probab ly
should have just rented it.
superb acting is supported by
creatively made costumes. The
set inc ludes two trampo lines,
multiple leve ls, a nd moving
parts.
The talented cast for African
Tales includes children younger
than 12. Both the amateur and
professional actors/dancers do
an amazing job with the traditional Africa n dancing that is
scattered throughout the production.
1lle creative costumes show
the frames of the animals. The
monkey's mask, is a wire frame
with brown beans, beads, cloth,
and other monkey-like objects.
The audience panicipalcs,
sc reaming animal sounds and
aCliDB
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mpvemenls.
WonderQuest sends audiences
to another continent and time .
ta~
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T hi s touc hing love s tory
questions fate and gets answer.
Does everyone have a soul mate
in the world, and what ifit's the
wrong time IOmeel. For two characlers in Man: Klein ' s story, it
becomes a matter of knowing if
your right and accepting it. Peter Chelson directs the film with
a mystic surreal feel to it, and
cupid is hiding in the background.
John Cusack is a convincing
romantic boy caught in an adult's
body who wants to believe in
true love tempting his destiny.
Kate Beckinsale must relearn to
be lieve destiny after missing her
chance to make it right. Jeremy
Piven gives friendly support
while he !ending comedy relief.
This film is so full of real emotion and love thaI it is sure to
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Do we have wasted technology?
Compared with students at
some other universities. the students at Gainesvi lle College can
count themselves blessed. They
attend a school that strives to
remain on the cutting edge of
educ3tional lcchnology by purchasing new computers and projection systems, creating distance learning classrooms and
providing internet access for
grealer research possibilities.
Some would say that Gainesville
CoUege prides itself on its technology. The students must find
it satisfying to see that their technology fee s are being spenl
wisely and productively.
In spite of judicious spending
of techno logy fee s, however,
students 3rc pressed to gain access to computers in the mornings, and some compute rs on
campus are unreliable at best as
a learning tool. In efforts to integrate technology into their instruclion , language teachers
send their students to the language lab specifically requiring
them to work with computer programs that enhance their leam-
ing. The students arrive and begin their work only to have the
computer freeze up because it
can no longer handle the work
required of it. In frustration, the
students try another computer
only to fmd that it also will not
operate up to required standards.
If Gainesville College values the
integration of technology into
instruction, why are these conditions allowed to persist while
more operational computers in
other locations of campus are
used solely for entertainment?
A stroll through Academic II
will reveal two nice computer
labs, rooms 175 and 179, wilh all
of the equipment inside in prime
working order. It will also show
that these labs, when not in class,
are empty and off limits to students that could make use of
these computers to advance their
individual educational goals .
Why are these labs unused outside of class and prohibited from
the s lUdents who pay to use
them?
If the answer concerns possible damage to the labs, a stu-
L a~out
E.ditor
DIego
Ib<'lrr<'l
dent worker to monitor their use
could solve that problem. What
better opportunity for a student
to develop his or her individual
responsibility than having a job
requiring some responsibility?
This would also provide one
more job in a weakening
economy. The students would
have more access to educational
tools, and the work force would
grow stronger by one worker. No
one loses.
While Gainesville College
prides itselfin acquiring learning
technology it may be failing to
meet the technological needs of
the student body. On one side of
campus two rooms full of computers sit idly while on another
side the computer technology
therein is mis-functional at best.
A student worker could solve
one of these problems, but the
issue of unused and wasted technology as a whole needs to be
resolved so that Gainesville College may continue to assure the
technological proficiency of its
students.
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Buyer Beware at the Book Store
"Buyer Beware!" should be posted on the door of the GC Bookstore. Recently, I've
bad a string of disastrous book-buying experiences there.
The chaos started with my first visit to the bookstore. I went in with my schedule to buy
books for my classes, gave my professors' names, and expected to get the appropriate books,
but I later found that I had walked out with hundreds of dollars worth of books I couldn ' \ use
because the anendant sold me books for the wrong classes.
I went a week with the wrong books before I could return them. When I fmally had the
opportunity to return the books to gel my money back , the attendant says that I can " return
only with a receipt" to get fu ll credit back. So, I went and gOI my rece ipt and look the Linguistics books back again. This lime I gol some hassle for the plastic cover-seal over the books
being broken. Final ly, afler a couple of minutes of haggling, the attendanl said, "Ok you can gel
credit, bUI nOI cash." Why not? I had the required receipt and all the books and cassettes.
Laler, I returned my Family Development books (more incorrect books sold 10 me by an
attendanl at the GC Bookstore), but I couldn't find the original receipt. The bookstore attendant
refused to even give me a store credit. I proceeded to explain my previous bookstore horror
stories unlil she finally said "ok," and gave me a credit and exchanged the two books.
On my lasl trip to the bookstore, I went in to pick up a Spanish book that came in three
weeks late. This time, I was I was very weary of Ihe bookstore, and doubted the abilities of its
allendanls 10 point out the correct books, so I made sure I knew exaclty what the book was and
whal it looked like with my professor before ' went in. This was the only lime I got the right
book.
"Buyer Beware!" is a great warning for all students going to the campus bookstore.
When you buy books there, be sure 10 keep all your receipls safe and secure, and don 't take
the plastic ofTa book that's wrapped until you're sure you ' ve got the book you need. Also,
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a Muslim After the Trade Towers
The ll do dayofSeplember
started like a normal school
having links to terrorislS. In
nizations reeeive hate messages
is genuine ly proven against
the movie Enemy ofthe Stare
and Mosques are being vandal-
them. Hundreds of Muslims were
day. As usual, I was up early
one of the characters states
ized. My famil y was very con-
also killed in the anacks. Mus-
cramming for a tesl. Aner
studying unsuccessfully, I
that the mere mention of the
word "A llah" can get yo ur
cemed for my safety. I was urged . lirns from all over the country vol-
decided to go to the Math lab
phone conversations moni-
to avoid leaving the house un-
unteered as doctors, nurses, rire
less if very necessary, and to be
fighters, cleaning crew, and in
for help al 7:45 am. Just before
could feel my anger rising. "They
tored. We seldom hear the
very conscious of my surround-
other capaci ties. Mus lims are
the test 1 cou ld hear different
conversat ions going on . My
c la ss mat es were discussing
are going 10 blame it on the Mus-
terms "Chris tian te rrorist ,"
ings oulSide the home. I did not
also donating blood and money
lims," I said, "just like the Okla-
"while terrorist," "black terror-
think it was fair forme to have to
for reliefeffons in the aftermath
homa City bombing. They are
going 10 blame it on Muslims."
ist," "secu lar extremist," etc.
alter my daily ,,:ctivities or man-
of the anacks. I personally par-
However, a Muslim suspect 's
nerisms as an American due to
ticipated in the national moment
name, ethnicity, and especially
other people's ignorance. The
of prayer on campus the Friday
minutes later", AI first, 11houghl
it had to do with Math problem
involving a plane Oighl. I did not
And then it happe ne d- the
news reporter described the
faith will be repeatedly sensation-
week of the anacks, I found my-
after the anacks. As I watched
eve nt as " a Jihad again s t
alized. As a result, Islam is por-
self spending less time in the li-
the Imam (spiritual leader) deliver
America." I was too enraged to
trayed as a hate ful and violent
brary, and I did not go to Jumuah
his prayer on CNN. I cried. We
find oul about the tragic event
stay in that building. I had to get
religion. Anyone who practices
(Friday prayer).
Muslims have to work twice as
until noon.
away from the media.
this religion seems to be already
something about a plane crash,
a building, 8 o 'clock and ..... 15
II must be known that Islam
hard to prove o ur humanity, yet
I walked QUI of my difficult
The media often covers is-
test and into the Student Center.
lam negatively. A woman who
There I noticed that the lVs were
wears hijab (proper Islamic cov-
Unfonunately, Muslims in
tember II. Islam upho lds the
viclims. That is only appropriate,
not on the usua l music channel.
ering) is portrayed as being op-
America are being targeted in
as Is lam teac hes peace, toler-
Ins t~ad ,
ance, and reciprocating of evil
presumed guilty until proven in-
is clearly against the killing o f in-
we are being victimized. My hean
nocent.
nocent people as we saw on Sep-
goes out to the famili es of the
they were on CNN and
everybody wa s attentively
pressed . A country that practices
hate crimes in reaction to the at-
sanctity of life. The Qur'an compares' the unjust killing of one
the Sbariah (Islamic law) is con-
tacks on September II . Muslims
human being to the killing of all
w ith thaI which is most gracious.
watching. lbat is when I realized
sidered barbaric and backward.
all over the nation are harassed,
of humanity. The entire Muslim
We must remain conmlitted to thli;
that something was wrong. A
Anyone who speaks Arabic is
viewed as a terrorist, a potential
beaten and some have even been
murdered because they are iden-
world has condemned these terrible attacks, and supports the
principle.
fri end finally told me what had
happened. Whi le she spoke, I
terrorist, or at the very least as
tified as Muslims. Muslim Orga-
punishing of the culprits if a case
Trouble in the Cyber Cafe
As I sit at home and write
this piece, I am thankful for the
peace and quiet that surrounds
me. It is a majo r contrast to the
loud, fou l atmosphere that has
develo ped in the Gai nesvi ll e
College Cyber Cafe.
In the last yea r, I spe nt
many ho urs killing tim e between clas ses in this quaint
room wi th the comp uters and
an occasional free cup of coffee . Thi s seme ster, you may
count yo urself lucky if you can
get a computer to use after waiting half an hour or more.
The Cyber Cafe is the only
computer lab on campus where
peop le are free to chat, li sten
to mus ic , download videos,
and really socialize while using
computers . Unfortun ately, the
noise leyel gets so absu rd that
it is impossible to talk to someone, let alone hear o nesel f
thin k .
This noise comes from several different sources. Groups
of students use the cafe to sign
on to the same violent game to
kill each other. This is not a
prob lem . The problem occurs
when they .are all in different
areas with multiple sound effects and have th e vo lume
turned up as high as it will go.
On top of this, they want to talk
about what is going on in the
individual areas o r how one
pe rso n can get to where another person is standing. They
have to yell to hear each other
over the sou nd of the games.
Another problem resulting
from the mass playi ng of this
vio lent game is the offensiye
langua_g e. The other day when
I actually chanced to get a computer, I was trying to chat with
my sister o nline and was appalled at the foul insu lts being
thrown around. These insults
sounded like they were straight
out of the South Pari moyie.
It was creativity at its most grotesque.
I realize that it was all in jest,
but I found it offensive. I do
not want to hear about people
banging other people 's moms
and that one guy bangs farm
animal s while the third guy is
the first g uy's " Iittle bitch ."
The vulgarity reaches levels so
immense that you would not
expect the worst enemies 10 say
s uch ho rrible things to each
other.
Besides the noise level and
fou l language , some sluden,s
have an annoying habit of signing on to a computer and leaving it for 10 to 20 minutes .
People will sign on and go to
some web site to illustrate that
the computer is in use, but then
they wi ll go to a buddy's computer a nd walc h them play a
game o r listen to a down load
for 20 minutes.
These problems can all be
easi ly fixed . A pair of headph ones would cut down on
some of the no ise. Co mmon
courtesy will fix the rest. People
have the right to free speech in
this great country of ours, but
everyone should practice perso nal censo rship in the presence of strangers.
We Are the Computer Generation No Longer
Wejust have to face it. Our
world is different now. That
our citizens are living in fear is
as much a tragedy as the event
that caused it. The isolated
fortress that was once our national sense of safety has been
breeched. Consumers are buying
gas masks rather than movie tickets while our travel industry
flqunders in atte mpts to
strengthen its lost industry.
Although I have not lived it,
I think I would be correct to say
that the fear we are experiencing
now is somewhat akin to the fear
felt by our fathers and grandfathers during the Cold War. Tome
the thought of dying in a terrorist act has about the same effect
as dying under a nuclear bomb.
These terrorist attacks will be
the identifying characteristic of
our generation. As in the World
Wars, our conflicts in Asia and
the Cold War, I can see my generation strengthen its resolve and
gain focus in the years to come. I
wouldn't be surprised if we become no longer known as the
computer generation. Where previous generations defmed themselves through depression and
war, ourgenentioncould become
defmed by the war o n terror-
ism.
As with previous generations, oUTS w ill eventually cry
for a retu rn to nonnal. Eventually we will tire of anxiety
a~d demand a return to weekend barbeques and nights on
the town. Sooner or laler, we
will focus our attentions towards the making and spending of money that drove our
country before the 11111.
WiIIlue return to normal?
Given enough time 1 believe
so. Americans are, if nothing
else resilient 1 just hope that
we will not regress to our past
of national selfishness and
racial tensions. It is a tragedy
that it took a tragedy of this
magnitude to unify our na·
tion, but it would be a greater
tragedy ifwe did not build on
the new foundation of national unity to create a stronger America.
The Hispanic Community and Gainesville College
The Hispanic Commu·
nity is diverse; it can include Salvadorians, Nicaraguans Colombians. Venezuelans , Argentines , Para
guans, Mexicans, and many
olhers who comprise a combination of nationalities. The
primary c haracteristic between
them is the Spanish language.
A common error that ha s been
made is to apply the same stereotype to all of these groups
without considering
thai even wi thin a
s ingle cou ntry there
are cult ural differences.
Difficult econom ic
situations , political
and social instability
are some primary reasons that have caused
the Hi span ic Community to immigrate to the
US. Some profe~sionals (a mi·
nor number) also come to de·
velop their academic success .
These factors give an idea of
what these groups are looking
for, but thi s is a general pic·
ture; there 3fC additional religiou s and socia-cultural
aspects that help to de·
scr ibe and comp rehe nd
them individually.
One immed iate need of
these groups is education,
and this is the point where
Gainesville Co llege plays an
important role as a public in·
stitution. A llhough college is
a higher level of education, it
has to use different strateg ies
to include all the edu·
cation le vels of vari·
ous students in order
to provide illustration
to young children the
advantages of having
a career. For a college
to be efficient. it nec·
essaril y has to gener·
ate more programs
that address the ac·
tual demands and rea l
"Difficult eCOllOmic
situations, political and
social illstability are
some primary reasons
that have caused the
Hispanic Community to
immigrate to the US. "
needs of those st ud ents
who are less prepared.
Sometimes students at·
tending college are the first
generation being educated
in their family , and for this
reason they may need more
help and orie ntation . Also
one must cons ider the im·
portance of studen t com·
munication with teachers
and administrators in order
to find the best ways to
help them. In addition, the
co ll ege needs to offer
courses and cu ltural activi·
ties to native students and
teachers to find the best
way to integrat e th ese
multicultural populations
into one Gainesville College
community. To have in for·
mation that contributes to
understanding and finding
their own identity, it helps
to have an open mind and
the wish to sha re and know
other people ' s cultures.
Finally, to the Hispan ic
students who so metimes
may have difficulties we
recommend that they ap·
proach the nearest advisor
to find out the appropria tc
method for addressing their
doubts and developing a
professional perspective. I
remind them that my office
is in the new Science Build·
ing, rQom 161 . I am here to
assist them in achieving
their goa ls. In addition .
they are welcome to share
with me their opinions and
ideas for projects to attract
more Hispanic students to
Gainesvi lle College.
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