Clique: It’s not a word commonly used in college. Saved to describe those mean girls encountered in high school, the word clique is dipped, soaked and battered in negative connotations. But when it’s associated with a group of people who help you thrive, it doesn’t seem all that bad. That is why The Colonnade strongly [...]
April 25th, 2013 | Posted in Opinion,Our Voice | Read More »
Three dead. Many more wounded. Monday morning brought tragedy to Boston. Two bombs went off at 2:50 p.m., about 12 seconds apart, near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. People come from all over the country to run in the annual race. Normally it’s where goals are achieved, where personal records are broken. Monday, [...]
April 18th, 2013 | Posted in Opinion,Our Voice | Read More »
In years past, Georgia College has been applauded and ranked as Georgia’s safest campus, a title GC wore proudly as a selling point to potential students. However, some recent violence around campus has diminished the notion that our school is a non-violent haven. According to the GC website and the online Daily Beast, GC was [...]
April 11th, 2013 | Posted in Opinion,Our Voice | Read More »
A new iPhone app recently surfaced allowing women to rate men on a scale from one to 10. Not only do the women get to rank the men while choosing tags like “#sexualpanther” and “#seventhyearsenior,” it is all done completely anonymously. Students on campus have taken to this app because now they get a chance [...]
March 21st, 2013 | Posted in Opinion,Our Voice | Read More »
When any major scandal, political affair or injustice arises, you can count on the media being at the scene to objectively report and accurately inform the general public. The practice of watchdog journalism has undoubtedly held governing bodies accountable over the years through reporting gathered right from the source – whether at a town hall [...]
March 7th, 2013 | Posted in Opinion,Our Voice | Read More »
Drunk and disorderly students have become a common occurrence on our individual Twitter feeds – especially after Thursday nights. Ever since Twitter account “Blackout_Bobcat” graced the Internet, most of us are greeted with someone passed out in a drunken stupor to go along with our morning coffee. While many of the pictures are completely hilarious, [...]
February 28th, 2013 | Posted in Opinion,Our Voice | Read More »