Colonnade

Bobcat statues expected on campus in spring

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

By late spring, GCSU will see the addition of six fiberglass Bobcat statues measuring 30 inches high and 50 inches long. They will be paid for by sponsors and scattered throughout campus and each statue will be painted with its own individual design.

The statues are the brainchild of local businessman Frank Chambers.

Central City Park turns on lights after a decade

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Residents of Grove Park, The Bellamy or any late-night walkers traveling to and from the Irwin Street parking lot who were instilled with a fear of the dark by any 1990s Nickelodeon shows can now rest easy. Milledgeville officials have provided a flashlight.

Disney internships offer chance to 'make magic'

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Each semester a select few GCSU students get the opportunity to participate in the Disney College Program, a semester-long internship with the Walt Disney Company.

Open to all majors at GCSU, the paid internship opportunity provides students with the experience of living in a diverse environment with students from all over the world, learning through classes offered, and earning money while working as a cast member.

Flashback: This month in colonnade history

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Alice Brannen was selected as Best-Dressed Girl during spring 1965. During Brannen's reign, she also competed in Glamour magazine's "Best Dressed" contest. Nearly a half a century later, the magazine still conducts the contest. However, the focus has been moved toward categories such as academic achievement, community service and career goals.

GCSU braces for budget cuts

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

After weeks of discussion about state funding of Georgia's higher education system, GCSU President Dorothy Leland released a budget plan that could possibly cut an additional $5,356,378 from GCSU's budget, according to the Board of Regents. The plan calls for a total budget reduction of over $9 million for the 2011 fiscal year.

GCSU rape statistics lower than study results

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

One in five college women will be sexually assaulted or raped by the time she graduates according to a recent study funded by the Department of Justice and conducted by The Center for Public Integrity. The statistic comes following a 12-month investigation by the CPI, and brings to light a serious problem of sexual assaults and rapes being drastically under reported on college campuses nationwide.

Greeks hold benefit concert for Haiti

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Greek life at GCSU came together earlier this week to raise over $200 for Haiti relief with a concert and a dodgeball tournament.

Kayla Jones, a junior psychology major, was in charge of the fundraiser to aid victims of the Jan. 12 earthquake in the small Caribbean nation.

Library new home to 14 new computers

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The GCSU library has recently added 14 new computers in the music and media area located on the third floor to avoid students waiting around to access the computers.

The 14 new Dell computers run on the same operating system as the PC's on the second floor.

Officials: Holding classes hurts peers

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

A recent e-mail regarding the issue of holding classes for other students, sent out by GCSU Registrar's Office has created plenty of discussion among the student body. Discussion and awareness were exactly what the Registrar's Office hoped to facilitate by sending the e-mail, officials said.

Scholarships available to GCSU campus

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

According to GCSU scholarship coordinator Jarris Lanham, students who take the time are usually the one's who reap the most rewards. According to Lanham and the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, these are some easy steps to winning a scholarship for the 2010-2011 school year:

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African internship adventures

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Getting a black eye from rafting down the Nile River, wrestling with a monkey over peanut butter and having the firstborn child of a host brother named after her were a few of the surprising experiences Britton Tuck-Boutwell, GCSU alumna, shared from her internship in Kenya last week to a small audience in Max Noah Auditorium.

Bands prep for battle

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Local musicians filed into the Residential Student Association office Feb. 26 and Feb. 27 in hopes of getting to perform at the 2010 Battle of the Bands.

Jamie Knox, Student Government Association press secretary and a junior sociology major, is directing the event and will be hosting alongside David McLaughlin, secretary for SGA and a senior management major.

Caring4Creatures offers pet-fostering opportunities

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Students envious of the frequent dog walkers on Front Campus can now be appeased, without the high price tag and long-term commitment. Caring4Creatures at GCSU is now equipping students with all the tools to foster a pet.

Founded by Karen Ragusa, Caring4Creatures takes adoptable animals out of shelters and provides foster homes for them until an adoptive family can be found.

Drive-By Press

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

One van. Two passengers. One printing press. Lots of T-shirts. Fifty pounds of ink. These are the constant ingredients of Drive By Press. Just add the interest and disposable income of passing students and a formula for success is born.

Greg Nanney and his assistant, Steven Prochyra, made a stop in Milledgeville on Feb.

Fashion show spreads knowledge with style

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

On Feb. 25, the Ruzivo Foundation benefit fashion show was held. The show was split up into five segments, three of which were runway shows featuring eight volunteers wearing casual to dressy attire. In-between each portion of the fashion show were dance routines first provided by the Sassy Cats and secondly by the Salsa and Latin Dance Club.

New adventure in Wonderland 'a feast for the eyes'

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

This is what the fans have been waiting for. "Alice In Wonderland" may not be quite as flawless as some of his other projects, but it is by far Tim Burton's best example of a film that applauds the essence of a true craftsman. All the magic, all the visual wonder, and all the gaudy costumes make it feel like a living, breathing piece of art.

New Science Course to Satisfy Core

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

In Maymester, Dr. Julia Metzker and Dr. Sandra Godwin will be teaching a class on the necessities of life and food that will satisfy a core science requirement for non-science majors.

The class will combine science and sociology in a unique way of looking at local and non-local foods.

Bobcats take three of four matches, each team gets first PBC victory

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The GCSU tennis teams had a very successful past week, with the men winning each of its two matches 6-3, and the women finishing 1-1 on the week, the victory coming by that same 6-3 margin.

Most recently, USC Aiken came calling Feb. 28, and the Bobcats sent each of the Pacer squads home with a loss.

Clayton ends championship run

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The GCSU men's basketball team suffered a heartbreaking defeat at home Wednesday night as they were defeated 77-66 by Clayton State in the first round of the Peach Belt Conference Tournament.

At the start of the game, the Bobcats quickly pulled ahead of the Lakers and took control of the game.

Final Four bound

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Tammeisha Law, a sophomore forward for the GCSU women's basketball team, had a lot on the line in the Peach Belt Conference Tournament opening round this past Wednesday night at the Centennial Center.

Law needed a Bobcat victory to advance to the semifinal round of the tourney to stay alive in hopes for a PBC Tournament Championship berth this weekend.

Golf settles for fourth as weather cuts tourney short

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The GolfStat No. 1 GCSU golf team was on the road to Salisbury, N.C., this past week and finished fourth in the Richard Rendleman Invitational hosted by Catawba. The tournament took place on the 6,665-yard Salisbury Country Club course.

Due to inclement winter weather, the scheduled two-day tournament was cut short after Monday's round.

Seven straight for red-hot Bobcats

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The GCSU baseball team continued their offensive rampage this past weekend with a convincing three-game sweep of Indianapolis. The Bobcats swept a doubleheader on Saturday, winning 16-4 and 10-7, and followed with an 8-2 victory Sunday to close out the series.

Sweep for softball after five-game slump

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The GCSU softball team snapped a five-game losing skid this past Wednesday, sweeping a doubleheader over St. Andrews.

The Bobcats (8-12) wasted no time getting started in the opener, cranking out 12 runs and 11 hits in a run rule-shortened 12-1 victory. Three runs came across in the bottom half of the first.

The Side Line

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Considering myself one of the thousands of tortured bowling souls who hit the lanes often, seeking that improbable dream of a 300 game, or at least bragging rights, I am constantly being drawn more and more into the mystique of the 10-pin world.

According to bowlingballs.

'Black table' article controversy answered

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

In 2007, The Colonnade published an article by a student called "Why is there always a 'black table' at Sodexho?" As a black student at GCSU I did not feel insulted by what the author was saying. Yes, there are tables in Sodexo, and at certain times of the day, like at lunch there are black students sitting at them.

Dems need to toughen up, stop dithering over reform

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

I don't want Sarah Palin to come after me, but when White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emmanuel said that some Democrats are retards, I have to say that he may have a good point.

Last week, the House and Senate Democrats were in a childish staring match in order to figure out who should move first to pass the health care bill.

Global warming shoveled curbside

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

As the U.S. and the rest of the Western Hemisphere continue to get blanketed with cold, wintry weather, Al Gore has, until recently, remained largely quiet. On Feb. 28, Gore broke his silence with a nearly 2,000-word column in The New York Times.
In the column Gore conceded "at least two mistakes" in the United Nation's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report.

Our Voice

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

We're calling on you to protest the budget cuts.

Imagine waking up to check myCATS and finding that classes you were planning on taking vanished, causing you to graduate later than expected or forcing you to change majors entirely.

That is a reality for all University System of Georgia students and it seems GCSU students haven't noticed.

"Siblings in a Different Nation" Podcast Series

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

In the Summer of 2009, students from various universities around the state of Georgia converged on Owerri, Nigeria to study the culture of Africa. This 8-part series provides you with insight on the experiences of some of those students.

Paws to Listen Podcast

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Paws to Listen is a podcast series detailing the events occurring on the GCSU campus, and the people involved with them.

The Reel CritX

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Use this link to listen to Chris Moskaly's Movie Reviews.

Beyond the Columns

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Beyond the Columns is a podcast series that shows what GCSU students, faculty, staff and alumni do when they aren't attending (or teaching) class. It is currently focused on the 2008 presidential election.

Public Safety Report

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT