GC introduces Global Scholars

By ANDREA DURBIN, Staff Writer

Georgetown College is introducing the Global Scholars Program. This program has been put in place to help prepare Georgetown students to work in an international community.
This is the first active year for the Global Scholars Program on campus, although it has been a vision for a couple of years. The program has taken flight with Executive Director Amy Carrington and pilot student Ashley Hashampour along with the help of former Gov. Martha Layne Collins, VP/General Counsel Darryl Callahan, Devon Norat and several other individuals on and off campus.

Science department gets $1.3 million

A year ago, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute issued a challenge to 224 undergraduate colleges nationwide: identify creative new ways to engage your students in the biological sciences.
Now 48 of the nation’s best undergraduate institutions—including Georgetown College, the only Kentucky school selected—will share in $60 million of grants to help usher in a new era of science education. Colleges in 21 states and Puerto Rico will receive $700,000 to $1.6 million over the next four years to revitalize their life sciences undergraduate instruction. HHMI has challenged colleges to create more engaging science classes, bring real-world research experiences to students and increase the diversity of students who study science.

Tiger Bands world premiere “Legacy Music”

By MICHAEL GILKISON, Back Page Editor

Do you know why April 24 is not only going to make school history, but world history? This day is very special because of the world premiere of “Legacy Music,” written by world renowned composer David R. Holsinger and commissioned by the Georgetown College Tiger Band.
“Legacy Music” was written for Tiger Bands after Holsinger was approached by Dr. Peter LaRue about five years ago, marking the beginning of a long process. During this time, Holsinger did extensive research about the history of Georgetown College, among other things, to decide if writing a piece of music for Tiger Bands was a project he wanted to do.

Word from the Editor

By AMANDA OWENS, Editor-in-Chief

Ladies and gentlemen, this is a public service announcement.
The Georgetonian needs your help.
Each semester, we rehire our entire staff, including page editors, copy editors, web editor, photographers and writers. After we breathe a sigh of relief after getting the last issue to print, the faculty adviser and I begin work on recruiting a new staff.
This is where you come in.
Are you tired of what you are reading in the paper? Do you have a great eye for design? Are you looking for a way to be heard on campus?

University students express political views on Tibet

By STEPHANIE BOXX, Staff Writer

Much of the world’s attention has been focused on Tibet and its history lately. The People’s Liberation Army invaded Tibet in 1950 and incorporated it into the People’s Republic of China. The Dalai Lama, the leader of Tibetan Buddhists and political leader of the region until the invasion, says the Chinese are responsible for what he calls “Chinese Apartheid.”

Georgetown honors departing professor

By MADELINE GANNON, Staff Writer

For the upcoming fall semester, the science department at Georgetown will be losing one of its most beloved professors. After 28 years of teaching at Georgetown, Dr. Frank Wiseman, chemistry professor, will be retiring. When asked to describe his experience here at Georgetown,  Wiseman replied with one word: excellent. “[Georgetown is] the best place with the best students, colleagues and administrators of any place I have worked.  I can think of few, if any, professions better than that of college professor and no place better than GC.”

Banquet honors Greek achievements

By AVA JORDAN, Staff Writer

Georgetown’s annual Greek Banquet took place Sunday, April 20.
This program is designed to recognize outstanding achievements of individual chapter members and Greek organizations, all of which were well represented for the evening of honors.  A selection committee of faculty, administrators and students of the college reviewed the applications and made the decisions.
The Greek Athletic Spirit Award, recognizing the Greek organization which had the highest attendance at selected Georgetown athletic events, went to Alpha Gamma Delta and Kappa Alpha.  Awards for Greek Week were also given, with Kappa Alpha fraternity winning Greek Week and Greek Games.  Sigma Kappa won Greek Week and Alpha Gamma Delta won Greek Games.  The Greek God and Goddess of Greek Week were also named: Blaine Bailey of Kappa Alpha and Jessica Portwood of Alpha Gamma Delta.

SENIOR SPOTLIGHT

By KRISTIE POWELL, Staff Writer

It feels appropriate that the semester’s last senior spotlight, Evan Coppage, should fall on Earth Week.
For those who know Coppage, he is often involved in some outdoor escapade. He has been known to lead his friends on nature hikes off the beaten path, to seek poisonous snakes to add to his collection, and to have teenage girls fall in love with him as a 4-H camp counselor.
Coppage is a senior chemistry major from Hartford, Ky. He feels he has not changed since his freshman year.
“I don’t think my personality has changed much. I came in as a smart-a** freshman, and I will graduate as a smart-a** senior. However, I lost 15 pounds, and I no longer wear glasses,” Coppage cheekily asserts.
It appears that this senior’s Georgetown career has been anything but typical. His involvements include the President’s House Association Fraternity though many of his fondest college memories have taken place off-campus.

GC holds annual Declare a Major Day

By ELIZABETH CLEARY, Staff Writer

Students, are you worried about figuring out what you need to get out of Georgetown with a degree? Are you scared of the formality of it all?
If so, Georgetown College has something for you.
Declare a Major Day is designed to help students decide their major with some sort of ease by allowing them to openly discuss their ideas and talk to professors in the departments they may be interested in.
All departments will be represented on April 24 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Students will receive help in filling out the forms needed to officially declare a major. 
If you have any questions, please e-mail Lynnesy Rowland at lrowlan0.

POS class releases results of survey

By DR. JON K. DALAGER, Contributing Writer

If the election were held today between Barack Obama and John McCain, Obama would win among Georgetown College students by a 6 percent margin, but if  Hillary Clinton were the Democratic nominee, McCain would win among students by 17 percent.