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News o cPlanting a green dream into realityEnvironmental sustainability is blossoming to a campus near you

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From right to left, GPC President Dr. Tricoli, Mrs. Gwendoyn Keyes Fleming, Khadijat Abdulkadir, Dr. Joanne Chu, Shaundra Hopkins, Karla Drenner, and Dr. Sean Brumfield a t the SIS held at the Clarkston campus on Feb. 15, 2012. Photo by Tammy Woo/cock

By Tammy Woolcock

Collegian Staff

Environmental sustainability is the new phrase being whis­pered on G PC campuses and soon all students will recognize the changes being made toward a more sustainable future.

Plans geared toward the sustainability initiative at the Dunwoody campus will include an organic garden and a recycling program. Dr. Joanne Chu, director o f sustainable living and environ­mental studies, is spearheading this march towards “greening” GPC campuses.

The organic garden is expected to be created in the proximity of the observatory on the Dunwoody campus.

According to Tracy Wilson, one o f Dr Chu’s interns, they “expect a mixture of food crops and ornamental plants. Tomatoes are always a favorite, but we expect everything from Asparagus to Zinnias.”

The garden will provide a catalyst between sustainability and student curriculum. Wilson ex­plained, “Professors can integrate their classes within the framework of the garden creating experiential

learning opportunities. Chemistry, Business, Biology, Geology, Phi­losophy, and even Mathematics are all well suited for this type of use.”

Khadijat Abdulkadir, also an intern to Dr. Chu, said, “Some of the most prominent sustainable issues that GPC faces is a lack o f a functional recycling program, lack o f student awareness regarding how their behaviors and actions impact our planet, and how we can be empowered to change those behaviors by participating in green initiatives,” about some of the sustainable issues that G PC Dunwoody faced.

She also mentioned that the electricity used on campus is made from burning coal, which hap­pens to be the most toxic form of energy there is.

Abdulkadir also made a brief presentation to the Student Government Association noting the upcoming recycling project and how the SGA can use their platform as leaders to guide GPC students in the direction o f living sustainably.

The recycling project that is be­ing planned will be a college wide endeavor, which will hopefully grow exponentially, and compete v/ith the top recycling four year institutions.

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Is your money safe?Budget cuts targeting the pell grant

EDITOR-IN-CHIEFKyndell Mizell

EXECUTIVE EDITOR/NEWSDavid Schick

EXECUTIVE EDITOR/FEATURESKaylyn Hines

ALPHARETTA CAMPUSM a n a g in g ed ito r: Mallory Blount New s ed ito r: Tejai Henry

CLARKSTON CAMPUSM a n a g in g ed itor: Breanna Wimby Life ed ito r: Johanna Zimmerman Photo ed ito r: Bria Philpot

DECATUR CAMPUSPhoto ed ito r: Tatiana Toussaint

DUNWOODY CAMPUSM a n a g in g ed itor: Chris Schultz N ew s ed ito r: Tammy Woolcock Life ed ito r: Tia Heard

NEWTON CAMPUSM a n a g in g ed ito r: Jahret Rainey

COLLEGEWIDEP re se n ta tio n ed itor:Stephanie Rennolds S en io r photo ed itor: Mike Eden

S ports ed ito r: Rhett Lewis C o lleg e life ed ito r: Erin Cotter Opinion ed ito r: Kevin Jackson

The Collegian is the student newspaper of Georgia Perimeter College, and is a des­ignated public forum for students, faculty and staff to share their opinions. The comments and views expressed herein are those of the individual writers, and not those of the college or the paper as a whole. We strongly encourage students to submit articles and artwork for publication. Single copies are free. More than three copies per person are one dollar each.

Editors reserve the right to edit for gram­mar, space, appropri­ateness and length. Not all submissions will be published. To speak with a staff member, please call 678-891-3382 or e- mail us atgpc.collegian@gmail.com.

By Tina L. Caulder

Collegian Contributor

The year o f 2011 has brought about another year o f staggering unemployment, fickle government, and even protestors in the street from here to New York and as far as California.

Can we as students honestly say we have survived yet another year o f a limp economy?

Students living in a society where education is always the first to be sacrificed for the greater good, that answer remains to be imprecise.

One thing that has been for certain is the constant vacilla­tion between President Obama and Congress for the purpose of reaching final decisions on the Nation’s budget and the placement o f government funds.

After almost a year o f delibera­tion, a decision has finally been made affecting what is known as the cornerstone of the Student Financial Aid program.

The Pell Grant.A program that has been fund­

ing the education o f low income students since the 1970s has been under scrutiny for years and now, even more so as Congress scram­bles to fund the last nine months o f this fiscal year.

As o f December o f 2011 an ad­

justment was finally made. Thanks to democrats and coalition leaders alike, the maximum pay out of Pell, being $5,500, is unscathed, however, the timetable in which to receive the grant has slightly changed.

Currently, you have 18 full time semesters to complete your first time baccelerate degree.

That, o f course, include any quarters completed at a two year institution. As o f July o f this year, that time table goes from 18 to 12 hill time semesters.

This seems reasonable in an ef­fort to save the government money and to keep such a benefical, long running program in place for the millions o f students who take advantage each year.

However, once in effect, this will also count for retroactive se­mesters. According to Mrs. W in­ston, Director o f Student Aid here at G PC , it will count as far back as 2008. Essentially, this boils down to as many as 100,000 students loosing funding before receiving their bachelor’s degree.

According to our Student Aid director Ms. Robin Winston, scholars being affected is still a small price to pay for the cut. She also expressed a positive oudook for the future although further cuts are inevitable.

In efforts to protect valuable programs such as financial aid, the Alliance to Save Student Aid

continue to lobby in our favor in Washington DC. Originally formed in 1994, the coalition heads over 60 organizations and saved 20 million dollars from be­ing cut from student aid as its first order o f business.

In October of last year a peti­tion was started by the organi­zation in liu o f the cuts being imposed by Congress. The petition circulated in no time via email and word of mouth. To this day, the petition bears over 130,000 sig­natures from educators, students, administrators, and non scholars alike.

According Ms. Giesecke, the petition is still in effect and will continue to be submitted to the super committee on Capitol Hill as it continues to grow. Co-direc­tor of the Alliance to Save Student Aid, Stephanie Giesecke remains optimistic for the future though President Obama is expected to make more cuts.

Ms. Giesecke states that the Alliance will stay active in its stance against cuts of financial aid and strongly believes the petition helped in saving the maximum average o f Pell Grant. To support the Alliance to Save Student Aid and to prevent futures cuts, there is still time to sign the petition at http://action.studentaidalliance. org/5371/save-student-aid-state- ment-support.

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NOBreanna Wimby registers to vote in the Clarkston student center. Will her vote really make a difference? Photo by Kevin A. Jackson

YESI don’t need a ballot It’s your right, exercise it

By David Schick

Collegian Staff

I want a recount!It feels like just yesterday we

were awaiting the results from the 2 0 0 0 presidentia l elections.

The race was neck and neck as it came down to the wire o f winning Florida’s 25 electoral votes.

I watched in horror as a well- known, right-wing media channel prematurely portrayed Georgie W. Bush as the next presidential elect, while other networks declared A1 Gore had won.

Then, the Schick hit the fan.The U.S. Supreme Court

stepped in and made a ruling that in effect was the biggest mistake in U.S. history. They declared that the Florida Supreme Court’s ruling re­quiring a statewide recount o f bal­lots was unconstitutional.

Now, ask me why I don’t vote.Never mind that A1 Gore won

the popular vote by over half a mil­lion votes, how is it possible that the decision for the presidency can ultimately come down to nine Su­preme Court Justices whom you don’t even get to vote for?

To the people who tell me that

because I don’t vote I don’t have the right to voice my opinion about politics, I say, nonsense. I could say the same thing to those who vote for the winning candidate and then complain about something their candidate did that they didn’t like.

The average voter doesn’t spend enough time to truly understand the platform o f a politician and votes solely on the personality o f a person they’ve never met before.

W ithout claiming that all poli­ticians lie, how can you truly know a person whose made it far enough in politics to get their name on the ballot?

I think the power to vote is great. However, it is also a choice.

Many voting advocates will tell you that this it is your duty as a cit­izen to vote and then turn around to pressure you into voting for their candidate.

I ’m here to tell you that life goes on...

W ith or without your vote.“To those o f you who received

honors, awards and distinctions, I say well done. And to the C stu­dents, I say you, too, can be presi­dent o f the United States.”

- George W . Bush

By Rhett LewisCollegian Staff

V O T E O R D IE! Rock The Vote! I Want YO U To Vote!

Whatever trendy or timeless slogan that inspires you to vote, I like it and agree with it. Vot­ing is a chance for people to voice their opinions on what is right and wrong, what will be tolerated and what will be taken no more.

Many may argue that there is no point to voting and their voice vote can’t possibly be heard.

I strongly disagree. Effective voting hasn’t gone out o f style, it is merely caught up in the bell bot­toms and acid wash jeans worn by so many apathetic, ineffective vot­ers in America.

I love when I hear people say they don’t vote because all poli­ticians and elected officials are full o f what comes out o f the south end of a north bound mule. To that I would direct you to the words o f magazine editor and drama critic George Jean Nathan, who once said “bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote.”

Politics will become a cor­rupt, selfish machine if the public it serves sits on its hands and does

nothing while its leadership takes care o f themselves first and fore­most.

People argue candidates aren’t any good and their voting won’t make a difference. These are just a few classic examples of why people don’t vote. I ’m sure anyone could come up with a dozen more. W hat is most important is the excuse that we cannot give: I do not have the right to vote.

Never will you be turned away from a voting booth because the color o f your skin, religion, gender, or sexual orientation. The same cannot be said very many places around the globe and we should never forget that.

Turn on your television set and see people, young people fighting for the right to be heard and rep­resented. You are guaranteed the right to vote in America. That is what matters.

That being said, register to vote, exercise your right to vote, and most importandy, grow up people. It ’s time for everyone to become big boys and girls and realize that you do have a voice and that voice will be heard in the voting booth.

Black diamond in the roughWe are more than pimps, hoes, ballas, and shakersBy Bria Philpot

Collegian Staff

Blacks in this day in time don’t realize their value.

We can’t depend on this Eu­ropean education that the United States school system is based off o f because it’s designed to keep us deaf and dumb to the world around us. W e’re not as useless and lazy as they want us to think. Not every brother is a thug and not every sis­ter is loud.

We were once kings and queens who created the greatest civiliza­

tion known to man, and were the founders o f democracy, something this country is supposedly built on. We were the ones who taught the Greeks and Asians and there­fore are the primary reason for the success o f their civilizations. It was Akhenaten, the husband o f Queen Nefertiti, who founded Christian­ity in Egypt with his belief in only one God.

It was us who invented the writ­ten language and wrote the many “lost” books o f the Bible, yet we barely practice the craft we perfect­ed. There is a saying, “I f you want

to hide something from a [Negro], then put it in a book,” and unfortu­nately, that’s true. Our true history has been written down in many books, but instead o f reading them, we continue to roam the Earth as “black” sheep.

Thousands o f years o f black his­tory has been erased and what’s left has been crammed into one month. The only way to escape oppression is through education and obtaining wealth. First, we have to instill in our youth their worth, morals and values, and that through education anything is possible. Next, we have

to stop fighting, killing, and deter­ring one another. And last, but not least, we must, obtain wealth be­cause they’re not just going to give us freedom, we have to buy it. We have to stop being so materialistic and focus on what’s really impor­tant.

So to all the young brothers and sisters, understand that the color o f your skin and the blood in your veins is royalty, and don’t let anybody tell you different. We, the black race, are the chosen ones but in order for us to have a future, we must uncover our past.

Letterfromtheeditor

To all my readers,The month of February is al­

most up which means love and black history is about to come to an end. Unfortunately we have been forced to only show our love for our spouse or educate our peers on the shortest month of the year, February.

This short month is the month that chocolate, flower and card companies thrive for. The month that love birds smile and be happy and while other birds not-so-lovey may be happy because they saved money, may be a little sad because they were alone.

This month is also a step up from what used to be just a Negro His­tory Week to what is now known as Black History Month. Although Carter G. Woodson, The creator of Negro History Week created this holiday with hopes that it would become obsolete when black histo­ry would finally become respected as American history, it blossomed into a magnificent month but did not fulfill the creators wishes by eliminating the “BLA CK” label and calling it history.

We should stop allowing labels to mentally segregate us into be­lieving that something should only happen at a certain time. Blacks didn’t only make history in Feb­ruary, so we should be able to ac­knowledge their accomplishments year round. Love shouldn’t only be shown in February either, it’s a cold month. Show your love in April or May.

Labeling should just stop be­cause its not just February. March is National Women’s Month, May is Asian-Pacific American Heri­tage Month, September is Na­tional Hispanic Heritage Month and November is American Indian Heritage Month.

W hy can’t we have a National People History Year celebrating people o f all race and gender? It would be fair and no one would feel left out.

Thank you for reading,Kyndell Mizell

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By David Schick

Collegian Staff

On Feb. 17, the college-wide Student Activity Fee Budget Committee (SA FBC ) heard pre­sentation requests from clubs and organizations interested in obtain­ing money acquired by your $45 student activity fee. From 9 in the morning until 5:30 in the evening the committee, composed of “at least fifty percent students” as re­quired by Board o f Regents (BOR) Policy 7.3.2.1, evaluated the pro-

posals o f presenters from every campus via video confrence.

“Final decisions are made by the president or his designee,” Frank Nash, dean o f student services, said at the start o f the hearing. “I would like to remind everyone that it is our job to provide advice and counsel.”

All student representatives were members o f the Student Govern­ment Association.

Presenters had five minutes to state their case and five minutes to answer questions from the SAFBC about why they need the money.

Due to a new BO R admissions requirement, the begining budget balance has been cut to $2.17 mil­lion compared to $2.3 million last year. The new mandate requires future new students, enrolling in the Fall o f 2012, who have insuf- ficent A C T or SAT scores in math or english to take and pass a place­ment test. “W e expect a loss of enrollment o f 1,500 students at a minimum and 3,000 students at a maximum,” said Nash in regards to the budget cut.

Before the hearings even took place, $676,471.49 in full-time

salaries for Health, Wellness, and Recreation and the Student Life Offices as well as $160,750 in SGA officer stipends were allocated “off the top” by Dr. Vincent June, vice president of student affairs for GPC, according to Nash.

That means a decision for 38% o f the budget is made without be­ing held to the same standard as other organizations that are re­quired to make presentations be­fore a student majority committee.

“We will inform you of our final decision in writing the week of May 28,” said Andrew Cooper, Newton

SGA president and president o f the SAFBC, as each spokesperson finished their presentations.

Ultimately, according to G PC s financial codes for student activity fees, “the college president has final veto authority over any fine item or portion thereof within the budget.”

The budget request delibera­tions are scheduled to take place on Feb. 24, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Dunwoody campus. The objec­tive o f the deliberations will be to create a balanced budget.

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g Break - Here we come!Take som e tim e to rethink • w hat do YOU want to do?!

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By Kaylyn Hinz

Collegian Staff

W hen the words “Spring Break” are brought up in a conversation, most people automatically think: beach, friends and party. W hat is the one theme we all tend to asso­ciate the most with it? Warmth. This year, though, spring break is so early for almost every college in Georgia and the chilly beach

is not an ideal vacation for any college stu­dent.

There are a few options to take into consideration. Taking a cruise to the Carib­bean is about the only place close enough where you will be warm and comfortable. Cruises are fairly inexpensive and the pric­es range depending on how long and what cruise line.

Another option is heading further north and hitting the slopes. Since Georgia

does not have the coldest winters, this is the suggestion if you want to have the full on snow experience instead of balmy beaches. The biggest problem college students have today is money. After paying for fee’s and books the last thing I want to do is spend more. Instead o f going somewhere for spring break with my friends, we have decided to go in May for many reasons.

I f we go in May we have more time to save money, a warmer climate, and a time

for relaxation since the high schools will not be finished with school yet. It is a win-win situation. Another conflict many students have is that most o f their professors have tests or midterm’s right after spring break, so the whole break is spent studying.

I f you feel that you cannot stay in town much longer and want a getaway, then go for it. Think wisely about your options and the climate this time o f year before you make any decisions.

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Poorly designed anti-piracy acts rouse strongest public opposition to an issue

By Erin Cotter

Collegian Staff

January 18, 2012, Wordpress.com and other sites shut down for 24 hours to protest the anti-piracy bill SOPA- Stop Online Piracy Act and PIPA- Protect IP Act.

The big pushers for the bill were those in Hollywood who are losing money due to online copyright infringement - downloading CDs and movies without paying for them. However, i f SOPA and PIPA were passed it could have meant a major push o f government power in the censorship arena.

To many it was a victory when both of these bills were shelved indefinitely on January 20th. A G PC student A l­lison W hite from Dunwoody campus, expressed her outrage at the idea o f internet censorship, “I think that [internet cen­sorship] goes against everything the internet stands for. The internet allows people to look up and discover anything and everything that is on their mind.”

The bill not only scared many who use the internet fre­quently, but many politicians, including those running for the presidency, were against the bill as well. According to CN ET, all four o f the Republican presidential candidates

were against the bills. C N E T quoted M itt Romney from a January 19th debate saying that the bills were “far too intru­sive, far too expensive, far too threatening to the freedom of speech and movement o f information across the Internet.”

In regards to SOPA, John Cho, currently a business major and a former G PC student, said, “I can say a lot about that... in summary... SOPA should not have passed because o f what we can learn from our country’s history and our limited bud-

. nget.SOPA was sponsored by a Congressman from Texas, La­

mar Smith, and cosponsored by 23 others including Geor­gia’s 12th district congressman, John Barrow.

Interestingly, John Barrow’s 12th district includes Milled- geville, G A and Statesboro, GA. For those that do not know, Georgia College and State University is in Milledgeville and Georgia Southern is in Statesboro.

Both are college towns and would seem to have a large majority o f people who would be against this bill, as many internet users are college students.

The January 18th Blackout strike was the largest online protest in history and according to SOPASTRIKE.com there were “10,000,000 petition signatures, over 8,000,000 calls made, over 4,000,000 emails sent, 115,000+ sites that participated in the strike- 45,000 from Wordpress.com alone,

and almost 1,000,000,000 people were blocked from sites.”That was an amazing outcry from the public which goes

to show that Americans do have a voice in legislation. Also mentioned on SO PASTRIKE.com were the thousands of twitter tags related to SOPA. Today there is no match for the amount o f publicity that an issue can get through the social media sites that are available to the public.

David Clegg, a student on Dunwoody campus, was happy about the outcome as well, “I ’m glad it didn’t pass. It took things way too far. However, people need to realize that to avoid legislation like that in the future, they need to stop feeding into the piracy problem that puts extreme measures like that on the table.”

Besides taking measure to reduce the piracy problems, students who want make sure that SOPA does not return can log on to SO PASTRIKE.com which has a e-mail sign up list where users can pledge to “flood congress with phone calls i f SOPA returns.”

There is no reason to believe that college students can­not make a difference. This victory shows that anyone with a voice or a computer can.

Read more: http://news.cnet.com/8301-31921_3- 57362525-281/republican-presidential-candidates-slam- sopa-protect-ip/#ixzzlmbsl59fu

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Houston’s death tragic loss to music communityBy Johanna ZimmermanCollegian Staff

Pop music’s first queen, Whitney Houston, was found dead in a Bev­erly Hills hotel on February 11,2012 just before attending a pre-Grammy award event.

The cause o f death is currently unknown, although there is always speculation surrounding her death.Although much of Houston’s life was controversial and much like a roller coaster ride due to her drug abuse problem, failed marriage and loss of her unique majestic voice, most would agree that she still was simply beauti­ful.

Houston was always wearing a smile, whether performing on stage in front o f thousands or photographed on camera inside o f a courtroom.Houston was a hard worker and achieved many different awards in theearly part of her music career. ' f t *

Even though her musical come back in 2009 was not very success-

fill, she collected some 415 differ- became The Most Awarded Female Act O f All Time in the Guinness Book o f World Records, ent awards in her lifetime. She had After being discovered by producer Clive Davis sometime in her teenage years, Houston was able to re­accomplished numerous Grammy [ease a total o f ten albums in her career, seven which were studio and three were movie soundtracks, awards and Billboard awards. She also The front pages 0f magazines such as Rolling Stones and People became more like a home for the mega

star. While being invited onto ma­jor talk shows is only a dream for some, greats like Oprah Winfrey desired to be the first to get the inside scoop about Houston’s life from the star herself.

Houston was not only a huge success and inspiration to the Af­rican American community but she is definitely a part of American history and her name is known all over the world.

Houston’s death, being so close to the Grammys, left little time to prepare for a full tribute to the su­perstar.

A valiant attempt was made and there was at least one remarkable performance in memory of her by Acadamy Award winner Jennifer Hudson.

She sang “I will always love you,” which seemed to be an excel­lent choice of song since it became the best selling single by a female artist in music history and prob­ably best described the feelings for the beloved superstar o f many fans towards the sad news of her death.

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Celebration of heritage, culture and the artsA past to present look at true inspirationBy Jahret Rainey

Collegian Staff

The Harlem Renaissance was a celebration o f black culture and many African American artists, poets, and musicians began to emerge and have a voice.

Artists such as Jacob Armstead, David Driskell, and Aaron Doug­las showed colorful depictions o f everyday life while musicians Duke Ellington and Billie Holiday gave the movement a new and unique sound. Their talents helped shape and form a culture that til this day inspires many o f today’s artiste.

Poetry is a way o f telling a story and getting your point across in a very unique and artistic way. Itconnects you to your emotionsand can even have the power to persuade and influence. Many fa­mous poets like Maya Angelou and Nikki Giovanni have made a living out o f their poems, writing books and giving speeches. They are well known not only in the African American community but to oth­ers world wide.

Jermon Hawk, a G PC Com­puter Science major, said, “Poetry is a way for me to release tension

and to get my true emotions down on paper. Some things I may think may not necessarily be appropriate at the time so I might write it and make it into a poem or convert it into lyrics for a future song. It al­lows me to fully express myself.”

Photography and art is similar to poetry but it doesn’t use words. For example, photographers have to tell a story through one or a se­ries o f pictures, and artists have to create an image to portray a current situation or an emotion they may be feeling at that point in time.

“A picture says a thousand words” is an age old quote and so true to photographer Demarius Terrell, GPC business major. “Writing has never been one of my strong suits, so 1 have to get my point across through my art work.Alot o f time and effort goes into it because I dont want someone who views my work to think one thing when my intentions we’re some­thing totally opposite.”

Whether it be poems, songs, photography, or graphic design, a culture can be defined and better understood by examining the many different elements and learning from it.

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AlpharettaProfessor set in stoneAcknowledging awesome academiaBy Mallory Blount

Collegian Staff

Though Alpharetta has many fascinating professors, a few stand out from the rest. Among these stands Adam Stone, an Associate Professor in Political Science.

In addition to writing several published academic articles, Stone has been published in the AJC and Gwinnett Daily Post.

He has also done political com­mentary on television and is the co-editor o f the proceedings o f the Georgia Political Science Associa­tion and is currendy contributing to a book.

Adam Stone grew up in Cali­fornia and graduated from West Valley college in Saratoga where he dual enrolled as a senior in high school in 1981.

Stone continued with his edu­cation with an bachelors degree in Political Science at the Univer­sity o f California, Berklee in 1985 and then migrated to Massachu­setts where he attended Brandeis

University for a master’s degree in Politics in 1988.

Stone’s original interest was research about American political thought. However, when an op­portunity presented itself to teach at the West Valley college where he had previously dual enrolled, Stone seized the offer and took up teach­ing.

“In grad school I found out I was a much better teacher than

researcher,” Stone said about his early teaching days. In Novem­ber o f 1990 Stone saw an ad for Dekalb College looking for pro­fessors and “liked the idea o f going to Atlanta.”

Though Stone has been teach­ing at G PC for 21 years, he has only been at Alpharetta for one year.

“I ’m very happy at Alpharetta,” he exclaims, “I t ’s an interesting challenge to create a new campus ...W hat I love about Political Sci­ence is that not only do we have material, but we have analysis. Students and I can relate what happens in the real world to course

material.”By using creative illustrations,

Stone captivates students and teaches them in a unique way that allows them to learn while devel­oping an appreciation for Ameri­can government.

“I decided that students learn better by discussing instead of rac­ing to take notes. The idea is to learn together,” said Stone.

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More than just a monthRecognizingstruggleBy Tejai HenryCollegian Staff

February happens to be just an­other month for many Americans, but to African Americans, Black History Month is a month of cel­ebration.

Black History Month recogniz­es the struggles many had to face to achieve the freedom we have today. Struggles such as disparity, mistreatment, cruelty, segregation, harsh battles, injustice, and the big­gest o f all slavery.

Many know the biggest faces when it comes to Black History Month, such as: Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, Malcolm X and W .E.B. DuBois, but many do not know about Dr. Cater G.Woodson.

Woodson established the As­sociation for the Study o f Nergo Life and History, now called the Association for the Study of Afro- A m erican Life and History, and in 1926 he launched Black History

years of

Month formally known as Nergo History Week.

He chose the second week in February because o f two great leader’s birthday who falls in this month, Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln.

Many schools in America take this month to explain to their students the importance behind Black History Month and why we celebrate it. It is important for students not only to understand recent history concerning African- Americans, but also to understand their past.

It does not matter on how you celebrate the month, or what you may know about this month. As long as you take the time out to say thank you to the ones who lost their lives in order to give us the freedom we have today.

“Black is not simply the color of another’s face. Being black brings centuries o f pain, joys, challenges, successes and cultural nuances. “ - Marlon Hill

Singing the final noteThe loss of an R&BlegendBy Tejai Henry

Collegian Staff

Although the month of Febru­ary is a month of celebration, this year it happens to be a month of tragedy.

Recently losing two get African Americans who made great con­tributions to black history; R&B singer Whitney Huston and Soul Train host/producer Don Corne­lius.

Donald Cortez “Don” Cor­nelius, 75, was the producer and host o f the great show we all once watched “The Soul Train”, was found dead on February 1,2012.

Reports say Cornelius was found with a self -inflicted gun­shot wound to the head. He was then rushed Cedars-Sinai Medi­cal Center where later he was pro­nounced dead.

According to formal Soul Train Host, Shemar Moore, he was suf­fering from an earlier case o f Al­zheimer’s disease.

Less than two weeks into Febru­

ary R&B legend, two time Emmy Winner and six time Grammy Award Winner, Whitney Huston was found dead.

Huston, 48, sold over 170 mil­lion albums worldwide and is con­sidered to be one o f the world’s best-selling music artists. She was found dead at the Beverly Hilton Hotel and her cause o f death is still unknown.

Reports say Huston’s hairdresser found it strange how Huston was in the bathroom for over a hour, then rushed into the bathroom to find her laying in the bathtub.

Paramedics then arrived on the scene at approximately at 3:30, 30 minutes later she was pronounced dead.

At the 45th Annual Grammys, host LL Cool J opened the show with a tribute and prayer to the great one Whitney Huston; it was a bitter sweet moment for all in at­tendance. Singer Jennifer Hudson then performed Whitney’s “I W ill Always Love You”.

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ClarkstoncWatering hole gone dryFountain sits inactive with no plans for repair

NONOPERATIVE - The beautiful Clarkston found remains dry.Photo by Breanna Wimby

By David SchickCollegian Staff

G PC Clarkston is home to a very unique water fountain. A water fountain with no water, ex­cept when it rains. The fountain in question was deactivated dur­ing the years o f 2006-2009 when a drought schedule issued by Gover­nor Sonny Perdue prohibited most outdoor water use.

Electrical controls and equip­ment to the fountain exist in an un­derground vault. During the time it was inactive, “The electrical feed to the fountain vault failed. Since the fountain wasn’t being run, no one knew about the electrical problem,” said Lewis Godwin, director o f campus planning and projects.

The faulty electrical feed also controlled the sump pump, a type of pump used to remove water which accumulates when flooding happens regularly.

Roughly two years ago when

the prohibition on outdoor wa­ter use was lifted, a futile attempt was made to restart the fountain. By then it was too late because the vault had been “filled with water” which ruined “the pump and all the electrical equipment” inside ac­cording to Godwin.

About six months ago, an in­quiry by the Student Government Association led Campus Planning and Projects to do an estimate on the cost o f repairing the fountain.

“The fountain can be fixed, but it will be very expensive ... The granite on the fountain needs to be reset in mortar and the pool water­proofing material needs to be reap­plied. That all adds up to around $100,000,” said Godwin. “There is a very large pump in the vault and the fountain circulates a very im­pressive amount o f water. It ’s not a trickle. It looks like a geyser.”

Currendy, there has been no order to begin the repairs on the fountain.

The law of educationSheriff comes to town to speak on the importance of schoolBy Monique Bryan-CantrellCollegian Staff

G PC Alumni and Board of Trustees member Sheriff Thom­as E. Brown will be visiting the Clarkston Campus on Feb 23 from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Sheriff Brown, o f DeKalb County, has been servicing the community for 21 years and began his career as a city o f Atlanta fire fighter.

In conjunction with his duties he obtained his Associate o f Sci-

ence degrees in Fire Service Tech­nology and Emergency Medical Technology at DeKalb Commu­nity College, now known as G PC , and went on to become the young­est fire chief in the nation at the age o f 31.

The Atianta native is also a mentor at the 100 Black M en of DeKalb which is a non-profit or­ganization that helps to cultivate professional and personal develop­ment o f young men through edu­cation.

During his visit he plans on

discussing the advantages o f enter­ing into the law enforcement pro­fession and will be sharing some of the trials that he first encountered when choosing a career as well as how essential it is to plan ahead for the future.

”It’s an exciting field, and we need good quality and educated people,” said Sheriff Brown. “I want to challenge young people to look at the opportunities that are waiting for them with the proper education particularly in the areas of science and math.”

Birmingham bomb survivor speaksBy Breanna WimbyCollegian Staff

On Sept. 15, 1963, 23 people were injured and four girls were killed in the bombing of Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birming­ham, Alabama. Barbara Cross, who was 13 at the time, survivor o f the bombing says o f her four Sunday School friends, “They died inno­cently.

A witness to the changes made in the Civil Rights Bill and Voter’s Rights Bill, Barbara Cross is keep­ing the history alive by sharing her story from an eye witness perspec­tive at G PC with a mission to edu­cate her audience about the events in Birmingham.

Cross will be talking about her experiences, Dr. King and his movement in Birmingham, the

events that lead to the bombing and tell something of the lives of her friends.

“It’s important for me to keep the history alive because I am a survivor.” According to Cross, the bombing at the church was the most deadliest in the Civil Rights Era because, “They were in a place o f safety. They weren’t marching in the street, they stayed in place and I want to be sure that I get that message out. They weren’t trying to throw rocks at anyone, they weren’t trying to attack the police. They were in a place o f safety.”

Cross will be speaking at the Clarkston Campus Feb. 23 in Building CN at 3pm.

Addie Mae Collins (14), Cyn­thia Wesley (14), Carole Robert- son(14) and Denise McNair (13) were the four girls that passed away.

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shortest month of the year?

J B B lReporting and photography by Bria Philpot

“As long as people embrace and appreciate it, it doesn’t matter what month it is.” - Andrea Murphay | Broad­casting Journalism

“I look at it as it doesn’t matter how many days, but what’s taught in those days.” - Antwon Rogers | Physical Education

“I don’t like but when I think about it I haven’t taken the time to learn the history my­self.” - Ursula Wright | Pre- Nursing

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Photo by Breanna WimbySPEECH! SPEECH! - Professor Woodrum gives thought provoking speech.

Finding the spirit in historyRecounting memories from past

By Tia HeardCollegian Staff

Keeping in the spirit of Black History Month, Dunwoody pro­fessor, Dr. Robert Woodrum gave a detailed and thought provoking speech on Feb. 16 covering the struggles Afro-Americans had to endure for economic independence after emancipation form slavery.

Economic independence for Afro-Americans has been an ex­tremely long uphill war. Dr. Woo­drum recounts the story o f slaves who took over Keithfield planta­tion. The owner o f the plantation left an overseer to manage the property in his absence, but the

slaves managed to force the over­seer out.

They took over the plantation and raised the crops they needed on their own. The freed slaves reign on the plantation was short-lived, but it was not given up without a brutal fight. W hen the widow of land’s owner sought help from lo­cal farmers the battle for Keithfield began.

A large band of Union troops eventually got involved to help the widow get the plantation back to its pre-Civil War conditions of slavery and dire conditions, but no one knows exactly what became of the freed slaves nor the Union sol­diers after their involvement.

'The struggle to work and earn a decent living certainly did not get any better for Afro-Americans during the years of Jim Crow. Dr. Woodrum told the story o f Homer Plessey, a 30 year old black man of mixed decent from New Orleans. Plessey challenged the separate but equal law when he refused to move from a whites only train car. Plessey took his case to the court room and it ended up before the Supreme Court where it was deter­mined that separate but equal ac­commodations were constitutional based on the 14th Amendment.

Quality o f fife was not equal among the races despite the sepa­rate but equal ruling. Dr. Martin

Luther King Jr. not only fought for ethical treatment for Afro-Ameri­cans, but also for workers’ rights.

Dr. King was in Memphis to support the sanitation workers strike against unsafe working con­ditions when he was assassinated.

Dr. King understood the Civil Rights Movement was not only about the humane treatment of black people, but also for a peoples’ right to live in a country and have the freedom to work and take care o f themselves without being judged by their race.

The struggle for economic and labor equality continues today as Americans are still judged by the color o f their skin.

Tapping into the soulMake the most, an event of dancing andfeastingBy Tia HeardCollegian Staff

Tap dancing and soul food will come together on Feb. 23, as the Student Life office and the Health and Wellness Department join forces to bring Food for the Soul to the Dunwoody Campus.

Dining in the Spirit catering company will provide menu items such as fried and baked chicken, macaroni and cheese, corn bread, sweet tea and other traditional soul food items. Tre McClendon of the McClendon School of Dance will give an oral history about the evo­lution of tap dancing in the black community.

Students and faculty are en­couraged to take part in this year’s celebration by stopping by the Stu­dent Life Center between noon and 2 p.m. to hear about the rich history o f tap and see a terrific dancer demonstrate his craft.

I f your appetite drives you, stop by B2100 at Dunwoody campus and get a nose full o f the mouth­watering aromas, bite down on a piece o f traditional southern soul food and let the taste of southern history tap dance all over your taste buds.

This event is free to students.

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“It is because...lots of people don’t know that black people can do things other people can do. I just find it inter­esting. It also helps give me an idea of the contributions blacks have made to fur­ther benefit society.” - Ryan Whatley | General Studies

“Yes, definady because it gives a time to celebrate things you wouldn’t know, living everyday life, about what black Americans ac­complished and invented. Jusk knowing where a part of you and your predicessors have been and able to accom­plish gives a sense of pride.” - Jordan Richardson | Business Administration

“Absolutely! The African- American that first laid foot in our country were the orig­inal founding fathers of this country because they were brought here against their will and forced to build a na­tion from ground up.” - Zun- air Ukani | Finance

Google your playlist?Internet tycoon seeks to com pete in m usic distributionBy Kyndell Mlzell

Collegian Staff

Google has launched its new feature to the world o f media, com­peting with Amazon.com and the superior Apple Inc., who has been the leader o f the music distribution business for about eight years.

Google was running a beta music site in May last year, only giving a million invites to a select group of people allowing them to test out the application and suggest any thoughts o f improvement they thought necessary.

Now the site has made a pub­lic appearance and is expected to reach over 200 million Android device users.

The new music store is avail­able through the Android Market,

which gives Android Smartphones the opportunity to easily buy mu­sic ranging from 69 cents to $1.29 and share bought music through Google Plus to their circle of friends.

This music app pulls music that is already stored on your personal computer and stores it in a ‘cloud,’ similar to Apple’s iCloud, then streams it directly to your personal mobile Android device providing instant access to your musical li­brary anywhere.

Google is offering this new fea­ture free o f charge for storing up to 20,000 songs.

Google has partnered with EM I Group ltd., Sony Music E n­tertainment and Universal Music leaving out Warner Music Group but including various independent labels to make 13 million songs

easily accessible to the public.Independent artist are also able

to submit their music to the store for a flat fee of $25.

A free song will be offered for a limited o f time by various art­ists ranging from Busta Rhymes to Coldplay and Shakira to the Dave Mathews Band.

Google is working to be the one-stop shop while surfing the net revealing two major media at­tributions to the World Wide Web just last year, Google Plus and Google Music.

Google’s next endeavor will also be competing with Apple’s iPad and Amazon Kindle Fire.

There are rumors that Google is constructing their own tablet and it will be released sometime within the first half o f this year.

Giving credit where it’s dueAward winning author and playwright visits GPCBy Breanna Wimby

Collegian Staff

Fame showed its face to G PC recently in the form o f Pearl Cle- age, an award winning author and playwright. She spoke at Clarkston Campus on Feb. 16, 2012 at 6:30pm in the Marvin Cole Audi­torium.

W hat was advertised as “A few words on That Word: exploring the challenges o f culture and diversity” became far more than that as the Atlanta-based author unfolded the passion behind her work for the audience.

Cleage’s string of novel? have spent weeks on the bestsellers lists as well as earning numerous awards from people such as Oprah.

Before this, she spent ten years as a columnist for The Atlanta

Tribune, as well as doing many freelance pieces for different pub­lications such as Ebony and E S ­SEN CE. Her most recent play sold out during its performance in Atlanta in 2007.

During her speech, Cleage spoke about her life and the strug­gles writers have gone through to get the truth told.

During the question and an­swer session, Cleage was asked if she had any advice for the cast members of the upcoming produc­tion of her play “Blues for Alabama Sky.”

Cleage answered with a smile, “I have gratitude and great love for

•[the cast] for choosing to be ac­tors. For choosing to do the work that is so necessary for me as a playwright.... I can’t do what I do without you so I say. I don’t have any advice, I have big thanks.”

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ezoisLEAP OF FAITH - Brittany Logan catches the ball on a rebound.

Setting up to go the distanceBy Rhett Lewis

Collegian Staff

The G PC Jaguars Womens basketball team is in a familiar po­sition as their regular season comes to an end on Feb. 18.

They are set to host a Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association play-in game on Tuesday, Feb. 21 and to make a deep run into the postseason.

As of press time the Jaguars are 17-9 overall, including a 13-4 mark in GCAA play, also known as Region 17 o f the GCAA.

The Jags have already wrapped up a top four finish in the league, which gives them the opportunity to host one of four play-in games.

G PC ’s opponent in the play-in game will be determined after the league’s slate o f games on Saturday, Feb. 18, when the Jags will travel

to Andrew College to finish the regular season.

Teams winning play-in games advance to the GCAA semifinals in Savannah on Friday, Feb. 24.

Sophomore Brittany Logan has been the team’s most consistent, and at many times, most dominant performer.

According to the GCAA, the Decatur native is top 10 in the league in scoring at 13.4 points per game. Her 10.5 rebounds per tilt are good enough for third.

Logan also leads the league in field goal percentage at 54%.

Pressure defense has been a ma­jor reason the Jaguars have enjoyed so much success on the court this season.

Four Jaguars, Kamiya Burwell, Fanny Cavallo, Chancellar Martin, and Ronita Garrett, rank among the league leaders in steals, all av­eraging more than 2.4 a contest.

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Jaguars baseball starts with bang

By Rhett Lewis

Collegian Staff

The G PC Jaguars are putting the final touches on another stellar regular season and have positioned themselves to make some noise in the postseason.

As o f press time the Jaguars sport a 22-7 record, which includes a league best 13-4 mark in Geor­gia Collegiate Athletic Association play, also known as Region 17 of the GCAA.

The Jags closed out the regular season at Panther Arena on Satur­day, Feb. 18, versus Waycross Col­lege, who the Jags narrowly defeat­ed earlier this season.

After Saturday the team will enjoy a two week break before their postseason schedule begins.

The time off is much deserved af­ter a grueling two month stretch of games dating back to January 5.

Top performers for this season have included Sophomores James Johnson and Muhammad Abdul- Aleem.

According to the GCAA, John­son is averaging 16.1 points and 10.7 rebounds per game, both of which lead the team and put him in the top five league wide.

Abdul-Aleem is averaging 14.1 points and 8.7 rebounds per con­test.

Freshman Caleb Hayes has been a nice edition to this year’s squad and has shown good patience at the point while running the team’s of­fense.

Hayes is third in the league in assists at 5.1 per game.

By Rhett Lewis

Collegian Staff

The G PC Jaguars Baseball team is off to another hot start, compil­ing an 8-1 record over their first two weeks of play on their 2012 Spring schedule. The Jags have swept home doubleheaders versus West Georgia Technical College, Chattanooga State Community College and Cleveland State Com­munity College. The team has also defeated Chattahoochee Valley Community College at home.

The team’s lone loss came in the

first leg o f a doubleheader versus Southern Union Community Col­lege in Wadley, Ala. on Feb. 7. The Jags bounced back to take the sec­ond game of the double dip by a final score o f 14-0.

SS McLendon Hill (.457) and C F Christopher Madera (.500) led the team in batting average, both having made plate appearances in all nine o f the team’s games. Made­ra has hit safely in all nine contests.

Wes Armstong leads the Jags in run production as he has batted in 13 runs, including a five in one game versus Chattahoochee Valley on Feb. 8.

The pitching staff has been paced by Sophomore Clay Gar­ner and Freshman Sam Bragg who each have a pair o f victories. Fresh­man Landon Hayes has contrib­uted a pair of saves and one win on the mound as well.

The Jags have several weeks worth o f games to prepare them­selves for the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association schedule, which begins March 6 in Cochran, Ga. versus Middle Georgia Col­lege.

All home games are played on the Newton Campus in Coving­ton, Ga.

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Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Reading

• Secondary: Mathematics,English, Biology, History

ATTENTION: Teacher Candidates The Urban Education Option

WANTS YOU!The Urban Education Option

incorporates instruction and experience in:• Classroom Management• Inclusive Education• Cultural responsiveness• Instructional technology

• Assessment• Literacy pedagogy• Differentiation •ESOL

Transfer Application Deadline: August 1,2012

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