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Stories written by Bobbi Otis

Technology distracts many

Social media shouldn’t deter from experiencing life in the moment Last month I took a trip to the windy city of Chicago. Armed with my new iPhone, I traveled to many tourist attractions and compulsively tested out its camera. While I was at The Bean, I uploaded a photo to Instagram and linked it to [...]

November 15th, 2012 | Posted in Opinion | Read More »

Women suffer loss in opener

Sophomore guard Enisha Donley goes in for points during the game against West Georgia on Satuday in the Centennial Center. Donley scored 10 points during the matchup.

In front of a sparse home crowd last Saturday night, the women’s basketball team lost 75-52 in its season opener against West Georgia. West Georgia drilled 11 3-pointers in the game, but Bobcats coach Maurice Smith said his team wasn’t playing its best on defense. “They got a lot of open looks,” Smith said. “A [...]

November 15th, 2012 | Posted in Lead stories,Sports | Read More »

What’s happening with SGA?

A brief update of campus issues from smoking shelters to Chick-fil-A Chick-fil-A Senior Senator Alex Easlick presented a resolution at Wednesday’s Senate meeting asking the Student Government Association to request the Department of Auxiliary Services to “condemn the actions of Chick-fil-A … and have the company removed from campus.” According to Easlick, similar resolutions have been [...]

November 8th, 2012 | Posted in News | Read More »

Soccer splits matches at home

Georgia College foward, Abby Dalton, weaves through Saint Leo's defense during Sundays's game in Milledgeville, Ga. GC defeated SLU 1-0.

The women’s soccer team lost 1-0 to Nova Southeastern University in overtime in the first home game of the season last Friday. The Bobcats outshot the Sharks 20-13. Forwards Ashley Veilleux and Abby Dalton lead the team with six and five shots, respectively. Veilleux also led the team in number of shots on goal with [...]

September 13th, 2012 | Posted in Lead stories,Sports | Read More »

Thousands spent for new president

After an inconclusive first search, a new search locates president, but costs add up  Over the course of seven months Georgia College paid the executive search firm, Heidricks & Struggles, $118,978.71 for their services in locating a new university president. According to Assistant Vice President for Budget & Planning Susan Allen, the payments came out [...]

September 6th, 2012 | Posted in News | Read More »

Judicial hearings closed

Ruling overturned to make student hearings private Georgia College’s general counsel closed all Student Judicial Board meetings to the public after the Georgia Legislature passed a revision to Georgia’s Open Meeting Act. In an email sent to Student Affairs, counselor Marc Cardinalli stated that a section in House Bill 397 overturned a Georgia Supreme Court [...]

September 6th, 2012 | Posted in News | Read More »

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