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at the corner of Fourth at Walnut, he was overwhelmed with love for those around him “that they were mine and I theirs.”

The Abbey of Gethsemani monk described his wish to explain to everyone “that they are all walk-ing around shining like the sun.”

Doc Birdwhistell said to his friends and students that although he was no mystic, no famous spiritual writer, he had the

same experience. On the steps of John L. Hill chapel many times he observed his beloved students walking around campus shining as the sun. Doc entreated family, friend, and student alike to “Shine on!” and love one another.

Doc’s students also tes-tify to his powerful presence on campus. Betsie Phillips, a 2013 alumna remembers Doc encouraging her to think in ways she never had before. She said, “As a professor, Doc pushed me to think critically about my faith. He did so by asking tough questions and approaching religion from a variety of perspectives. As a friend, Doc pushed me to think deeper about the world.”

Sophomore Tyler Phillips

knew Doc’s name before he even stepped foot on campus. He directly impacted Phillips through people that swore by Birdwhistell’s character. “When I decided to come to Georgetown, graduates from my home church would tell me ‘You have to meet Doc Birdwhistell!’ Meeting him, myself, proved every one of their stories true. He lived compassion.”

During his 17 years as a religion professor, his pas-sion for students and his ability to see the potential in each student was inspiring. Alex Caudill, another current Georgetown student, is one of the students in whom Doc saw potential. “He saw the need

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Doc’s light will forever “shine on”By ERIC BALMER Sports Editor

On Friday, February 7, 2014, Dr. Ira “Jack” Vinson Birdwhistell, age 67, was found deceased in his home. “Doc,” as he was often referred to by friends and students, was an Assistant Religion Professor, former campus minister and Georgetown College student from 1964-1968.

Dr. Birdwhistell’s visita-tion was held from 1-3 p.m., followed by a beautiful memo-rial service at 3 p.m. that over-flowed the John L. Hill Chapel on February 10.

Doc was known for his light spirit of optimism even during times when the dark clouds of doubt and negativ-ity stifled the hopes of many. His absence is already deeply

mourned by not only George-town’s campus but the commu-nity at large.

During his four years as a Tiger, Doc was a columnist and Sports Editor of The Georgeto-nian. His love for sports was great, but his love for people proved even greater.

Susan Lock-wood, a George-town alumna from 1968, recalls how Doc had a variety of interests, which helped him connect and teach a multitude of people. She said, “Jack had a tremen-dous intellect which translated into wide ranging interests and an immense curiosity and willingness to engage people, not just topics. His [Face-book] posts bear witness to his amazing capacity for learning, teaching and stretching one’s viewpoint.”

After his time as a student, Doc studied for seven years at Southern Seminary and later became a Baptist pastor in Drakesboro, Ky. Birdwhistell would later say the position was “one of my greatest bless-ings ever” (news-graphic.com).

In 1979, the campus min-ister position at Georgetown College opened and Doc jumped at the opportunity. He started ministry work the fol-lowing year and he taught two courses a year in addition. He transitioned from campus min-ister to faculty in 1997, after an influx of students required an additional professor.

His love for students was not abandoned in this new position as he ceaselessly saw the best in them. Doc’s famous phrase “Shine on!” which he often included in his email sig-nature, stems from the story of a mystical experience of Thomas Merton.

Merton was a famous 20th century monk and spiritual writer. One day, in Louisville,

On Feb. 7, Doc Birdwhistell passed away, leaving a legacy of compassion and kindness

Source: Belle of the Blue 1981 Yeakbook

Doc catches water ballon as he joins in on the fel-lowship at the BSU picnic.

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Doc was a religion professor for 17 years. He was famous for encouraging students to “shine on.”

Source: 1968 Yearbook Doc earned the superla-tive most popular man while at Georgetown.

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Flappy Bird, the mega-pop-ular game app, was pulled from app stores on Sunday in a move that angered many fans and confused others.

Shirley Temple Black, the famous American child actress and later US Ambassador to Czechoslovakia, passed away at age 85.

The Sochi Olympics began in Russia. Despite some issues with hotels, the Games have thus far been successful. Norway jumped out to the early lead in the medal count.

President Obama prepares for a state visit from French president Francois Hollande in a move that suggests deep-ening ties between the US and France.

Jay Leno hosted his last “Tonight Show” last week. The show will move from Los Ange-les to New York City and be hosted by Jimmy Fallon begin-ning February 17.

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Dr. Todd Rasberry appointed GC Vice President of AdvancementDr. Todd Rasberry, director of

development at Perkins School of Theology in Dallas, Texas, has been named vice president for advancement at Georgetown College.

The announce-ment of the appoint-ment was made Tuesday, Feb. 11, by Dr. M. Dwaine Greene, George-town’s president.

A native Texan, Dr. Rasberry earned his under-graduate degree at McMurry Univer-sity in Abilene. He later completed his master’s degree at Perkins School of Theology and his doctorate at Texas Tech University.

From 1997-2007, Dr. Rasberry was

senior development officer in the Col-lege of Arts and Sciences at Texas Tech University in Lubbock. He also served

as interim director of development for the Honors College at Texas Tech.

In 2007, he was named director of development of Perkins School of Theology which is part of Southern Methodist Uni-versity (SMU). In that role, Dr. Ras-berry directed the adminis t ra t ion and coordination of all fundraising for the school, including the management of capital campaigns

for new buildings and renovations.

In announcing Dr. Rasberry’s appointment, President Greene said, “Georgetown College has conducted a national search to find the best person to become our next vice president for advancement. Dr. Rasberry’s experi-ence, proven success and commitment to Christian higher education are the characteristics that made him our choice to lead the advancement pro-gram at Georgetown. He is an excep-tionally gifted, energetic and effective leader and we are pleased that he is coming to Georgetown College.”

An ordained Methodist minister, Dr. Rasberry served as a local church pastor and director of an Interethnic Parish of six churches in Texas prior to entering the field of higher education.

He and his wife, Blanche, are the parents of two grown daughters. He is scheduled to begin his work at George-town on March 10.

Press ReleaseGeorgetown College News Bureau

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Dr. Rasberry is leaving his post as director of development at Perkins School of Theology in Dallas, Texas.

“Shine on”continued from Front

for a Catholic campus ministry and pushed me to lead it,” Caudill said, “because he believed I was the right one to do it, even when I doubted myself. For his support, friendship and guidance I am eternally grateful.”

No matter how big or small the issue, Doc was able to answer in ways that made sense and were well thought out. Morgan Floyd, a 2013 Georgetown College alumna wrote Dr. Birdwhistell during her time in India. She was wres-tling with questions on Christianity and “poverty and suffering in the world.” Part of his response was this:

“Here’s a suggestion—get to the Bottom Line idea—e.g., ‘God is Love,’

‘God Cares,’ ‘Love God, love your neighbor,’ something like that. In my case, I built on beauty— amidst all ugli-ness, there are beauty and kindness.”

The impact Doc had on his students is clear, as is his tremendous mark on the lives of his fellow colleagues. Dr. Sheila Klopfer, head of the religion department, believes Birdwhistell lived a standard worth striving for. “Doc embodied in his teaching career and life the best that a Christian Liberal Arts institution offers. He was an aca-demic who reflected thoughtfully on his faith, seeking to find God’s Truth in our world. And he practically lived out his faith by loving the people he encountered,” she said.

Another professor who was touched by the life of Doc was Dr. Joe Lunceford, who began teaching reli-

gion at Georgetown in 1981, one year after Birdwhistell became campus min-ister. Lunceford remembers Doc as a friendly man who always encouraged students. “He was very even tempered. Jack was easy to be friends with, very consistent. He would do anything to help his students. Doc was always interested in his students, saw things in them they didn’t see in themselves.”

If you have been on campus in the last 34 years or had the pleasure of being a student when he was, you would know the character of Doc Birdwhistell. You would know he had a naturally joyful disposition, an uncanny ability to see on the bright side of almost any issue. For these rea-sons Doc’s light will continue to “Shine on!” in the hearts of those who know and love him at Georgetown College.

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Scott County prospective students receive incentive to become Tigers

By ANNA MEUREROpinion Editor

Future Georgetown College stu-dents will have another oppor-

tunity for financial aid as the college announced the addition of a new grant for Scott County residents. The schol-arship, amounting to $2,000 a year and renewable for four years, will be avail-able starting with the incoming class of freshmen (2014).

The grant is relatively unique in that students do not need to apply; any eligible student will be automatically awarded the grant upon their accep-tance. Additionally, the scholarship is able to be stacked with any merit or talent scholarships.

In the college’s press release, Dr. Greene said, “We are hopeful that this

additional funding will assist Scott County students toward pursuing the superb education available right here at home.”

The incentive was well-received by administrators in the county. Accord-ing to the school district’s Jan. 14, 2014 board meeting summary, posted on its website, the new grant was announced by Georgetown College Admis-sions Counselor Madison Osborne, after which, “Super-intendent Patricia Putty expressed appreciation for this incredible part-nership to Ms. Osborne and Dr. Greene, Georgetown College President.”

Asked whether the grant was part of a larger local recruiting push or a solitary enterprise, President Greene remarked, “We continue to work hard

on recruiting students from the sur-rounding area, but this particular initia-tive is for Scott County students only.”

In terms of the grant’s expected effect, there is evidence that a suffi-ciently-sized population exists that is

eligible. According to Leslie Side-

bottom from the Admissions office, though Scott County residents comprised only 4% of the applications last year

(86 of 2,188), they make up roughly 7% of the current George-

town student population, with 72 Scott County residents enrolled for the 2013-2014 year.

More information can be obtained by contacting the Admissions office at admissions@georgetowncollege.edu or 502-863-8009.

Robber responsible for lockdown caughtBy CAITLIN KNOXA&E Editor

According to Lex18 News, the man who robbed two students

on campus last month has been arrested. On Jan. 30, GC was on a lockdown after two students were robbed at gunpoint in the Lambda Chi Alpha parking lot.

At 10 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 10, Charles Johnson was taken into custody by police. According to NBC News, Johnson was arrested because of another robbery in Lexington. He is accused of robbing a Papa John’s pizza man in Lexington.

From jail, Johnson admitted to both

robberies, but said that it didn’t happen exactly the way it’s been reported.

“It wasn’t planned out. It just hap-pened,” he said.

NBC.com said, “Johnson said in the first incident at Georgetown College, he asked two men for directions. One thing led to another and after racist words were exchanged, Johnson says he pulled a gun on the men and told them to empty their pock-ets. Only, he says, he didn’t take their money and ran off.

Then, this weekend, police said Johnson robbed a pizza man in Lexington and

got away with a little less than $80.” Johnson said immediately after he

did it he felt bad, and apologized to the driver. Eighteen-year-old Johnson has a baby on the way and says he’s done being a criminal.

“If I get to walk out of this building today at 1 when I go to court, man, I’ll be the happiest man of my life. Everything will be changing about me for real,” Johnson said, as reported ny NBC.

Johnson is scheduled to appear in court Tuesday afternoon.

Some students were relieved that they caught the robber, saying that they felt safer. Others responded with, “There was a robbery?”

If you were one of those students, make sure to sign up for emergency alerts. You can do this through the my.georgetown portal.

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Johnson, a father-to-be says he’s “done being a criminal.”

Page 4 The GeorgetonianSportsField hockey should be a sport at GC

By ALEX COURTENAYStaff Writer

Georgetown College’s debut of the lacrosse team has been very popular, but honestly they should jump on the field hockey bandwagon. Field hockey is the second largest team sport in the world, after soccer. It is also played in over 100 countries. Field hockey is played with 11 players on a team. These teams include defenders (backs), midfield-ers, forwards and a goalie. The goalie wears full-body pro-tection and is the only player who can use their feet and hands.

Field hockey is very simi-lar to soccer except the ball is significantly different, players use sticks instead of feet and there is no offsides. Okay, it is more like ice hockey, just no ice or puck.

Field hockey in the United States is known to be a female

sport. However, outside the U.S. field hockey is promi-nently a male sport. Men’s field hockey has been in the summer Olympics since 1908 and women’s field hockey was introduced to the Olym-pics in 1980. And no, men do

not wear skirts when playing hockey; only the women wear skirts.

Field hockey is actually a somewhat dangerous sport. This writer played for nine years, and in those nine years skinned a finger nail off a girl with a high ball, gave a girl a

black eye with a high stick and have been hit in the face with a high stick over three times. After games we would some-times show off our bruises like trophies, painful tro-phies. One of my teammates even got hit in the head so

hard with a stick she had to wear a concussion helmet during games.

Needless to say, this is not the safest sport, even with shin guards and mouth guards. It was not until after my high school graduation in 2010 that eye protection became mandatory in Louisville, Ky.

Field hockey is all about eye to hand to coor-dination. If you do not

have the skills, you will strug-gle with to playing the game. It is very easy to get a foul in field hockey if you are not care-ful and don’t move quickly. The many fouls include the ball hitting feet, obstruction, third party obstruction, high ball/aerial balls and high stick. If any of these fouls are called, then the opposing team receives a free hit. Or, if a foul

is called on you in your team’s defensive circle in front of your goal, then it is a corner.

A team never wants cor-ners because offensive play-ers have to stand behind the fields 50 and it is up to the defense players to protect the goal. Four defense players and the goalie stand behind their goal line as the oppos-ing team stands on the outer defensive circle with one of

Source: Alex Courtenay

Field Hockey has been an Olympic sport since 1908.

Remember to Shine On!

Dr. Ira “Jack” Birdwhistell1946-2014

Source: Alex Courtenay

Georgetown needs to add field hockey.

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their players standing next to the goal ready to pass the ball. When the ball is passed to an

opposing player the rusher, or defense player to the left of the goalie, beelines for the ball and tries to block or deflect the ball. After the rusher are the right trailer, left trailer and the left post. Bottom line, corners are the worst and defenders have to wear terrible face-masks that look like C-3PO.

Field hockey is a great sport that is energetic and all around fun. There may be injuries that come with the sport, but they are worth it. I never enjoyed playing a sport more than field hockey, so Georgetown needs to get on it and add field hockey to the athletic program.

During his time as a student at Georgetown College, Jack Birdwhistell served as both a columnist and Sports Editor of The Georgetonian.Women’s Bball

Men’s BballBaseballSoftball

L. 71-85 CampbellsvilleL. 68-74 (OT) CampbellsvilleW. 3-0 Saint FrancisYet to begin season

Feb. 8 @ Blufield 6 p.m.Feb. 13 @ Bluefield 8 p.m. Feb. 8 vs, Saint Francis 1 p.m. Feb. 13 @ IU Southeast 1 p.m.

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Basketball brings home the baconBy KAITLIN FAHEYCopy Editor

After playing on the road for several weeks, George-town’s men’s and women’s basketball teams celebrated their return to the Davis-Reid Alumni Gym last week by each racking up a win against St. Catharine College.

The No. 8 women’s team took the court first. Senior Kourtney Tyra scored the Tigers’ first field goal after just 42 seconds of play, and it was all uphill from that point on. Whenever St. Catharine

began to catch up, the Tigers pulled ahead even further, maintaining a lead for the entire game. By the end of the match, Georgetown’s lead had widened to 15 points, leaving a final score of 69-54.

Tyra finished the game with 17 points and 13 rebounds, which brought her to a total of over 500 rebounds in her college career. Junior Devanny King scored 20 points and had nine rebounds, and senior Andrea Howard finished with 12 points.

The No. 13 men’s team followed, seeking to continue

the evening’s good vibes. The team had suffered a prior loss to St. Catharine over winter break; fortunately, that loss was avenged this past week-end as the Tigers took an 86-81 victory.

The lead changed eight times over the course of the game as both teams fiercely competed for points. A buzzer shot by senior Monty Wilson brought the Tigers to an eight-point lead at the end of the first half; however, the St. Catharine Patriots came back fighting in the second half. With just over a minute left

in the game and Georgetown only leading by three points, Wilson passed the ball to soph-omore Noah Cottrill in the left corner of the court for a three-point field goal, furthering the Tigers’ lead to help secure the victory.

Wilson finished with a game-high of 23 points, Cottrill with 13, Trenity Burdine with 14 and Deondre McWhorter and Dominique Hagans with 10 each.

The weekend’s results against Campbellsville Uni-versity, however, were not as sweet as those against St. Cath-

arine. The women lost 71-85, bringing their season-to-date record to 16-5 and the men lost 68-74 in overtime, bringing their record to 18-6.

Both teams head back out on the road this week, facing Bluefield College in Va. On Thursday, Feb. 13 and Univer-sity of Pikeville on Saturday, Feb. 15.

Sochi begins XXII Olympic gamesBy LEANNDRA PADGETTBack Page Editor

The XXII Olympic Winter Games are up and running (or skiing). The Opening Cer-emony took place last Friday as Russia welcomed athletes from 87 countries to Sochi (sochi2014.com).

The Olympic cauldron was lit by two of Russia’s gold medalists from past years: figure skater Irina Rodnina and hockey goalie Vladislav Tretiak (cnn.com). This tradition comes at the end of a relay that brings fire from Athens, Greece to the current site of the Olympic Games (Olympic.org).

Athletes from the compet-ing countries marched through the Fisht Olympic Stadium, waving their national flags and

dressed in matching winter gear. A map of the home coun-try was projected on the stadium floor as each team paraded through the stadium – just the first glimpse of some amazing light feats to come during the show.

Some countries qual-ified as few as one ath-lete while several others exceeded 100. The U.S. sent 230 athletes who sported red, white and blue toboggans and highly enviable patriotic sweaters (teamusa.org). Skier Todd Lodwick car-ried the American flag, and many members of the exuber-ant team indulged in selfies (cnn.com).

After the parade of nations,

Russia put on an elaborate and artistic show for the view-

ing world. A combination of image projections, mechanical feats, elaborate sets, live actors, talented dancers and classical music yielded a performance

that was both lengthy and, at times, stunning.

The show pre-sented a history of Russia from the perspective of a child. A little girl in a white dress danced and was lifted off the ground with cables as she viewed Russia through the ages. From antiquity to the Russian Revo-

lution (interestingly presented industrial and very red) all the

way to the 2014 games, history was brought to life in a cre-ative mixture of dance and set.

Especially impressive was a scene in which ships and the

ocean were projected onto the floor in an amazing feat of 3D illusion. Live actors moved as the projection did, timing it perfectly so that it looked as if they were in the middle of a living map etching.

Russian president Vladi-mir Putin officially opened the games. Then, for the traditional symbolic release of doves, dancers in glowing costumes (reminiscent of jellyfishes) twirled. As the phosphores-cent tubes on their dresses fanned out, they looked some-what like birds flying.

Aside from a malfunction with the fifth of the white Olympic rings used in the cer-emony (which did not open at the proper time), the perfor-mance went off without obvi-ous trouble.

Source: Blog.zap2it.com

Sochi opened up the Olympic Games last week.

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There is always a place to studyBy BROOKE WHITAKERCopy Editor

With the first (for some) round of exams coming up, studying will be the campus–wide activity for the next few weeks. Everyone has differ-ent preferences on where and how to study. Some need background noise and prefer to be in a more lively environ-ment, where some need abso-lute peace and quiet. Here are some popular places to study:

•Third Floor of the LRC: Affectionately known as “Narnia” by most of the stu-dent body, it doesn’t get qui-eter than here. Conveniently close to the periodicals (and the children’s books if you decide to ignore your paper

and embrace your inner five-year-old), this area is also equipped with several large tables.

•Starbucks: Get your caf-feine fix while cramming your brain with information. While

there isn’t as much seating here, there is free wifi and of course the delicious coffee beverages that the chain is known for.

•Asher: Working on a math or science assignment? Not only is Asher home to more whiteboards than any other building on campus (which is very convenient for problems in which you need to see all of the steps), but most of the time it is also home to several other stu-dents doing the same thing; you might even see someone from your class.

•The Mulberry: Better for those who need a little background buzz in order to process information, the Mul-berry offers snack and bever-

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Find your nook in “Narnia.”

age options (in case you’re so busy studying that you skip lunch) as well as several spa-cious tables perfect for spread-ing out your study materials. There are usually enough

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Angel Woodrum and Stephanie Barker being productive.

people in the Mulberry that you get the environment that you want, while still allowing for the concentration that you need.

•Departmental Study Spaces: Many departments offer designated spaces for their students to get together to study. If you’re an English major, try the first floor of Pawling. There are several very comfortable armchairs, and your professors are close at hand if you have a problem that you desperately need help with, or a burning question about the next exam that just can’t wait until the next class meeting.

No matter what your pref-erences, Georgetown has a space for you.

SENIOR SPOTLIGHT: Kel ArlinghausBy ANNA MEUREROpinion Editor

A resident of Cincinnati for most of his life, Kel Arlinghaus attended Newport Central Catholic High School before coming to Georgetown.

Speaking on his decision to come to Georgetown, he said, “I had a really good regional recruiter (Julie Sams), and she really sold George-town for me.” He also liked the good biology department and prospect of having a “close personal relationship with professors.” Not surpris-

ingly then, he chose to major in biology with a focus in ecology. However, he also decided to double-minor in philosophy and chemistry.

He spent the past week-end at Miami University in Ohio, where he was invited to explore graduate programs. Arlinghaus said, “I’m cur-rently looking at grad schools hoping to study botany or plant ecology. I’d like to get my PhD and then either do academic research or teach at a collegiate level.” He’s already gotten a head start on his work, having assisted Dr.

Griffith with research on the effects of climate change on leaf morphology for the past two summers. Asked why he is choosing to specialize in plants, he said, “animals are too hard to work with.”

Outside of his course-work, Kel works for the biology department as both a lab tech and as a lab T.A. Explaining for non-science people, he says that he helps set up each lab for the week, check materials, clean, etc. He also keeps the labs in work-ing condition and assists the professors during labs. He

also does individual biology tutoring for students needing help and is a member of the Tri Beta Biology Honor Society.

In his free time, he lists reading and cooking as hob-bies. He can frequently be found trying out new recipes in his apartment, only rarely setting off the fire alarm. In fact, the only thing he likes more than cooking is cats. “I really, really like cats,” he said, evidenced by the fact that he has three of his own at home — Penny, Teddy and Ellie. “We like cats that have names that end in E,” he said.

Source: Kel Arlinghaus

In his free time, Kel enjoys reading and cooking new recipes.

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Georgetown Tree Huggers

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This week’s Tree Hugger is Junior Zack Parsons.

Quote My Georgetown Professor

“You can’t teach a fish to play piano.” -Dr. StevensPosted on the “Quote My Georgetown Professor” Facebook group

STAFF SPOTLIGHT: Rachel DraperBy CASSIDY CLAYTONStaff Writer

If you have ever frequented the Mulberry Café, you are sure to have seen Rachel Draper. She has been work-ing in the Mulberry since the beginning of the year, but has had a long career at George-town. She originally started working here five years ago when her father helped her land a job with Sodexo. Many students have asked her if she ended up at the Mulberry as a part of the work-study pro-gram here at Georgetown, but Rachel is actually not a stu-dent! She mentions how sur-prised students are to learn that she is an employee, pos-sibly because so many campus jobs are for student workers.

Rachel first worked in the Caf, making sandwiches in the deli section. After three years, she started helping around other parts of the school,

especially the Mulberry. She quickly learned everything she needed to know about how the Mulberry works, and can be seen in the mornings making coffee or preparing the counter. Even though she enjoyed working in the Caf, she prefers the Mulberry, saying it’s less stressful and friendlier.

The Mulberry tends to be

pretty crowded in the mornings, so getting the same items every time helps the workers. For the students who do, they can get in and out of line fairly quickly. “If I see their face, I know what they get,” Rachel said. Her hours are typ-ically from 6:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. or 3 p.m. She has multi-ple parts to her job,

not just the cashier and barista. She also makes the sandwiches and baked goods behind the scenes. Currently, she has some duties running stock as well. Fulfilling drink orders may seem fast and stressful, but Rachel claims it is an easy job to do. When she is making a more complicated bever-age, she takes special care in making the order just right, as

she says she wants students to get their money’s worth.

Rachel grew up in Stamp-ing Ground and graduated from Scott County High School in 2009. She works alongside eight other employees, only some of whom are students.

Her favorite item in the Mulberry is the zebra hot choc-olate, a combination of the reg-ular and white chocolate. She also enjoys the broccoli ched-dar soup, claiming it’s the best.

Rachel definitely knows how to run the Mulberry, and can be seen helping others with

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Rachel has worked at Georgetown for five years.

a friendly smile. She plans on continuing to work at George-town, or at least follow Sodexo “until something major hap-pens, like win the lottery or something.” Georgetown has grown on Rachel, as she knows almost every professor’s face and every student’s order. The library workers have become her friends and she is regu-larly greeted by staff members. Overall, her best description of Georgetown is friendly. So if you are visiting the Mulberry soon, make sure to say hello to Rachel!

When life gives you icicles...

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(From left to right) Kelly Swanson, Kelsey Gregory and Shawna Parson take advantage of the icicles to become unicorns.

Page 8 The GeorgetonianArts EntertainmentSweet date spots for V-day

By LEXI SMILEYStaff Writer

Valentine’s Day is right around the corner. Cupid’s arrows are flying. Those who are single are grimacing at all the “lovey-dovey” posts on Face-book and the abundance of pinks and reds. Some are waiting for the dis-counted chocolate that pops up in Walmart on the 15th. But what about those who have no idea what to do for their partners on Valentine’s Day? If you’d like to do something that is for a good cause, the ladies of Sigma Kappa are hosting a “Sweetheart Skate” at

Lexington Ice Center on Thursday, Feb. 13 from 8 to 10 p.m.

The Georgetown/Lexington area has many wonderful date-night spots. There are the obvious places such as the Theatres of Georgetown or Gal-vin’s restaurant on Main Street. But if you want to go somewhere extremely fancy, there is a little hidden restaurant called Rodney’s on Broadway. They’re a bit on the pricier side, but if cost is of no concern to you, then Rodney’s is a good place for dinner. The restaurant is in an old house built by a Civil War general and decorated with contempo-rary works of art and a variety of colors.

The atmosphere is cozy and romantic at night and Rodney, the chef, is rated five-stars. TripAdvisor.com has given Rodney’s 4.5 stars, and it is ranked No. 1 out of 77 restaurants in Georgetown. If you’re interested, Rodney’s is located at 222 N. Broadway in Georgetown.

If you’d rather just be in the pres-ence of your significant other, there are places like Yuko-En on the Elkhorn, an American-Japanese Friendship Garden. Vanessa Venettozzi described what she sees as a romantic date. “I’d take a large quilt, a couple thermoses of hot choco-late, some bags of marshmallows and cuddle in the gazebo or log cabin that

resides in the park while watching the snow fall and just talking.” The park was built in 2000 as a joint project between Georgetown citizens and our sister city, Tahara’s citizens. The park includes a gazebo, log viewing hut, Zen garden and Koi pond. If you’re interested, it’s located at 700 U.S. 25 in Georgetown.

Shirley Temple Black dies at 85By CALIESHA COMLEYNews Editor

Shirley Temple Black, arguably the most popular child star of all time, died Feb. 10 in her home in Woodside, Ca. at age 85. Temple’s career was filled with Hollywood stardom and political activism.

In the 1930s, Black sang, acted and danced her way to stardom, becoming the top box-office feature from 1935-1939. Her list of accomplishments includes making over 40 movies before reaching age 12, winning an honorary Academy Award at age six, and saving what would become 20th Century Fox studios from bankruptcy.

Black also received Kennedy Center Honors and a Screen Actor’s Guild Life Achievement award, and currently is ranked 18th on the Amer-ican Film Institute’s list of Greatest Female Screen legends.

Yet her most noted success was brightening American spirits amidst the Great Depression. She is forever famed as “America’s Darling” due to her formulaic film roles as an optimistic and precocious young girl who arrived to make troubles melt. Black starred in numerous notable films, including “Bright Eyes,” “Heidi” and “Curly Top.”

Black’s Hollywood reign slowly came to an end as she reached adoles-cence, and she officially left the indus-try in 1950 at the age of 22. In the late

1950s and early 1960s, Black returned to show business for short television series and guest appearances.

Black held seats on multiple cor-poration boards including The Walt Disney Company, Del Monte Foods, Bank of America, National Wildlife Federation and the United Nations Association.

The child star also enjoyed a pro-lific political career after leaving the film industry. She became active in the Republican Party in California, and in 1967 lost a special election Congress race in the same state.

In 1967, Black was appointed to the 24th United Nations Gen-eral Assembly by President Richard Nixon. In the years to follow, Black was the United States Ambassador to both Ghana (1974-1976) and Czecho-slovakia (1989-1992), as well as the first female appointed as Chief of Protocol of the United States in 1976.

In 1972, Temple was diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent a radical mastectomy. The following year, she became first among promi-

nent female stars to talk openly about breast cancer.

This past Monday, Black passed from natural causes in her home surrounded by family and caregiv-ers. She is survived by three chil-dren, as well as grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

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Shirley and her ringlet curls kept Ameri-cans smiling during the Depression.

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Shirley Temple Black was a success-ful diplomat in her later years.

Issue 4 Arts Entertainment February 12, 2014 Page 9

Your Valentine’s Day playlist 1.“Silly Love Songs” by Wings

In response to critics saying that Paul McCartney was a lightweight song writer, Paul wrote this song — a simple, silly love song that is catchy and says

“Love isn’t silly at all.”

2.“2 Atoms in a Molecule” by Noah and The Whale This song is for all of those science couples, because what is love without a

little chemistry?

3.“After The Storm” by Mumford & Sons This song will either mend your heart or strengthen any relationship, “And

love will not break your heart, but dismiss your fears.”

4.“All About Us” by He Is We and Owl City Not just cute, but also great to listen to. A song that is literally, “All About

Us.”

5.“Love You Madly” by Cake Announce how you feel about your crush with this song! Or work out to this

song, because it is really good to run to.

6.“Brokenhearted” by KarminTitle says it all. Do not leave people brokenhearted. Happy Valentine’s Day.

7.“I Need Your Love” by Calvin HarrisThis is an upbeat song about how great love is and wanting to be loved, and

talks about having a fun time while being in love.

8.“I Won’t Say (I’m in Love)” by Susan EganDisney’s “Hercules” debuted this stubborn, cliché song about falling in love

with the heartbroken Meg. It is simply a classic and tells people, “It’s okay; you’re in love.”

9.“Let Her Go” by Passenger Beautiful song about having to let someone you have loved go because it is

only hurting yourself and you deserve to be freed and find love somewhere else.

10.“Somebody to Love” by Queen The anthem for any lonely heart, but it is also a song that says do not settle

for anyone. Find someone who you can trust and who loves you for you.

11.“Lock Your Heart Down” by Churchill This song is about taking that next step in the relationship and telling your

significant other that they, “gotta lock your heart down.” Also, this song is just super catchy.

12. “Love Like This” by KodalineFirst off, this song starts off with a mandolin solo, so it is awesome right off

the bat. However, this song is about relationships that won’t last and thinking about past failed relationships… also the lyrics will get stuck in your head.

13. “Love Song” by Sara Bareilles Who can forget this sassy “Love Song”? Bareilles wrote this song because she

was angry at her record label because they wanted a love song. Well they got one, and honestly, it is a great “Love Song.”

14. “Meant To Be” by Parachute This song is simply about someone saying that they are “Meant To Be,” but

the other person is running from them.

15.“Never Gonna Let This Go” by The Scene AestheticSong about how happy they are to be in this relationship, “she always leaves

me speechless / oh my god I can’t believe this/ time stands still when she is with me.” (How cute are these lyrics?)

16. “Our Song” by Taylor Swift

Everyone’s relationship has a song, but T-Swift’s song takes the cake. This song is also one of the best karaoke songs.

17. “Say Something” by A Great Big World, Christina Aguilera Beautifully haunting and has made a small boy cry, A Great Big World writes

a song about a failing relationship. I understand that it is a sad song for Valen-tine’s Day, but every relationship is not perfect, and this song has been stuck in

my head for the last week.

18.“Someone Like You” by Adele Mistaken as a sad song, but it is about moving on and finding someone else

to love and share new memories with. Don’t waste time on a lost love and move on!

19.“Unconditionally” by Katy Perry It is strange to find new love especially if you have been hurt before. How-

ever, this song is about finding someone who can accept you for you and make you feel comfortable enough to open up your heart.

20.“Seasons of Love” from “RENT” This song is about measuring your life with happiness… and coffee. What

matters are the happy moments, not the sad ones. Valentine’s Day comes once a year, but honestly sharing love should be every day.

By Alex Courtenay (Staff Writer)Follow this playlist on Spotify under “Valentine’s Day” by Caitlin Knox.

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Lockdown was a jokeBy ALEX COURTENAYStaff Writer

On the evening of Thurs-day, Jan. 30 two students in the parking lot behind the Lambda Chi Alpha House were robbed at gunpoint. The two students were not hurt, and their stolen items were recovered. The campus was put on lockdown, and students were advised to stay inside and to barricade doors.

However, the campus did not take this lockdown seri-ously. Some students did not heed the warnings the campus gave. Students played tricks on other students, and people did not take the situation seri-ously.

One student said that a fellow student banged on a door scaring everyone in the room. In another situation, a student who did not care about the lockdown went outside anyways and headed to South Campus. It is important to take lockdowns seriously even if they only last half an hour.

An article from Washing-ton Post, written by Cristina Lafferty Hassinger, was pub-lished, coincidently, on Jan. 30 about school shootings. The article reported that, “There have been at least 39 school shootings since the massacre in Newtown, Conn., on Dec. 14, 2012.” Out of those 39 school shootings, there have been 11 this year, and it is only February.

Widener University, in Chester, Pa, had a student shot and critically injured on Jan. 20. The student was walking near

the Schwartz Athletic Center on the Widener Campus.

The next day, Purdue Uni-versity, West Lafayette, Ind., had a student, Andrew Boldt, shot and stabbed to death inside a classroom in the elec-trical engineering building by fellow student Cody Cousins.

Collen Curry, ABC News, reported that, “Hatfield said that police searched other buildings in addition to the engineering building. He said students and teachers took the lockdown ‘very seriously.’”

Three days later, South Carolina State University, in Orangeburg, a student was shot in the neck and four students have been arrested due to the murder. Thomas J. Elzey, the school president, said, “Our first order of busi-ness is to make sure that our students are safe” (Ralph Ellis, Greg Botelho and Ben Brum-field, CNN).

On Jan. 28, at Tennessee State University in Nashville, a person was shot in the leg due to an argument. According to “The Huffington Post” article, the university sent out “an emergency message about the incident, urging all students

on campus to ‘stay in shelter as secured as possible.’”

Eastern Florida State Col-lege had the most recent school shooting. On Jan. 30, the same day as Georgetown’s crisis, a student was shot and injured on the Florida campus.

The students in the inci-dent all knew each other and claimed self-defense.

The Georgetown College website has a what–to–do if a shooter is on campus and a lockdown is in place, “If advised to shelter for an active shooter incident, immedi-ately seek shelter in the near-est facility. If possible, lock or barricade yourself and others inside a room. Do not leave your area until authorized by Public Safety officials.”

I personally add, take lock-downs seriously. Lives may be at risk, and honestly, it is sad if college students cannot be serious during an emer-gency. Also sign up for the text alert system. To do this: go to MyGeorgetowncollege.edu > GC Life > Emergency Notifi-cations.

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Police searched for the robber Thursday night.

Issue 4 Opinion February 12, 2014 Page 11

No winners in Nye-Ham debateBy ZAC LOSEYStaff Writer

Last week the “debate of the decade” took place between Bill Nye (of “Science Guy” fame) and Ken Ham, founder and CEO of Answers in Gen-esis, a Christian apologetics and ministry organization. The topic at hand? Evolution and creationism.

Spurred by a series of online videos in which these two men passive–aggressively attacked each other’s views on the subject, the debate was built up by the media as a momentous moment in the ongoing science–religion con-versation.

While Ken Ham was applauded for agreeing to the debate and his people over at Answers in Genesis have been basking in all the attention this event has given them, Bill Nye received a very substantial amount of criticism for accept-ing the challenge.

Many reputable science supporting organizations, and quite a few individuals, were upset with Nye because by debating the merits of evolu-tion with a young–earth cre-ationist, he was implying that there is actually something to debate (which there isn’t, in case you weren’t aware). He was decried by his colleagues over and over, but went through nonetheless and last Tuesday we saw the result.

The two men faced off in the heart of the beast—at the Creation Museum in Peters-burg, Ky. It was immediately apparent that the crowd was

hostile to Nye, but overall the debate seemed to go quite well.

While Nye was off topic at times, certainly less than concise, not always quite as compelling as we may be accustomed to, and definitely went over people’s heads with some of the science he was talking about, all of his argu-ments were quite clear and (more importantly) sound. He most definitely could have taken better care to hone his debate skills, but the evidence which he cited and the expla-nations he gave were convinc-ing and valid.

Ham, on the other hand, baffled me completely. I had expected his usual charlata-nous lunacy about “histori-cal” versus “observational” science, but he totally gave up the game almost immediately by admitting he’s not actually defending any sound, reason-able arguments (not his choice of words, but the essence of what he said). More than pre-paring for an actual debate in which he would engage the gargantuan, colossal, prodi-gious amounts of well-estab-lished evidence for evolution, Ham appears to have simply prepared to deliver an emo-tionally enticing sermon.

Now, to be fair, I don’t think Nye completely stayed on topic or addressed every one of Ham’s points, but he most certainly presented evi-dence where it was needed. And the evidence presented was compelling. The argument was clear and logical, exactly the opposite of what we saw

from Ken Ham…big surprise.But who won? Well, that

depends. On one hand, I’m inclined to agree with so many others who claim that Nye lost just by showing up — by giving these evidentially impervious kooks a forum to spread their message, and by giving credence to the idea that there is actually a debate about merits of young–earth creationism versus evolution.

However, ignoring cre-ationists isn’t going to work either—they’re clearly not

evolution. Real, honest truth seeking is not done in debates — two entrenched opponents do battle to be as convincing as possible, regardless of what manipulation and misrepre-sentation must be done. While I don’t think much of that occurred on the part of Nye last Tuesday, I also think his message could have been so much more effective through a different medium. Though he did well, and engaged an astoundingly large audience, Nye did not win. He most cer-

that nothing could convince him the word of God is not true. Asked the same ques-tion, Bill Nye responded much more simply and admirably: evidence.

This, I think, is the key issue here. Ken Ham and many others in his trench start with assumptions from which they cannot be dis-suaded — there is no arguing with someone who will never change their mind. More than anything, this is what I found repulsive. Ken Ham and AiG never intended for any truth searching to happen, nor for an honest evidence–based debate to take place; rather, they intended only to spread mind-less, unreasonable dogmatism in an utterly deceitful manner.

Evolution and creation-ism are not equals, and there is no controversy to teach. So maybe Bill Nye shouldn’t have given creationists a forum, and maybe he should have chosen a better way to spread scien-tific literacy and his passion for discovery.

I don’t know what the answer is to halting the spread of this plague of ignorance, but I do appreciate someone taking up the torch and at least trying to steer people in the right direction.

Regardless of what else it did, the debate reminded me that maybe it’s time that rather than entrenching ourselves into ideologies and convic-tions, we could all take a leaf out of Bill’s book and start to believe things for the only good reason there is to believe in anything – evidence.

going to just disappear, and with a massive number of Americans who believe the earth is <10,000 years old (46% was the figure last time I checked, but I could very well be wrong) something must be done.

A debate type forum is almost certainly not the best forum for dissemination and explanation of scientific prin-ciples, especially ones that require at length engagement to truly comprehend such as

tainly didn’t lose, but the only real winner here is Ken Ham and the Creation Museum, who quite cleverly portrayed this as an attack on Christi-anity and him as the brave defender of the faith.

More than anything though, I think the defining moment of the debate came during the question and answer session at the end. When asked what could pos-sibly change their mind about the issue, Ken Ham responded

Source: Mnn.com

Bill Nye and Ken Ham squared off over creation February 4.

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Team USA should be a source of unity amongst Americans.

United We StandBy LEANNDRA W. PADGETTBack Page Editor

For all our complaints about dis-unity and division on campus,

this week has shown that certain things do not fail to bring us together—loss, for one.

The unexpected death of Doc Bird-whistell has shaken the campus and brought students, faculty, staff and alumni together in a time of mourning and celebration of life.

Full disclosure—I did not know Doc personally. However, I have heard stories about him for years. This week, I have been in conversations with mul-

bobsledder from California really have in common? And furthermore, what in the world do they have to do with stu-dents in Central Kentucky?

The answer to those questions will vary broadly, but my response is this: despite differences in talents and chosen sports, despite varying back-grounds and the baggage of troubles in their hometowns and home states, each of those athletes represents the same nation. They represent the viewers from the Bluegrass to the Badlands (sea to shining sea and all of that).

For 17 plus days, these representa-tives serve as a rallying point around which our nation can be proud. I understand that there are problems with and injustices within this coun-try. Still, as we support our athletes and root for them in their competitions we can get caught up in the sentiment of a common cause. We should not do this just for the sake of it, but should indulge in feelings of unity and coop-eration in order to go forth and make them a reality.

You know I’m still talking about Georgetown College, right? After the rallying point—after the funeral service of loss or the Olympic event of celebra-tion—we must go out and act upon the

tiple people who revealed just how much he means to them and what a mentor and inspiration he has been in their lives.

I have been amazed at the wide variety of people wearing the black badges that read “Doc” in his memory or who have changed their profile pic-tures to the same image. His reach was wide and his influence broad, breaking the barriers that all too often block us from others.

Surely, it must not always take the death of a mutually loved professor to bring us all together. To be fair, there are events other than funerals that pack out the Chapel—the hypnotist, perhaps Opening Convocation and Baccalau-reate. The gym and football stadium are usually full during games as well. Times of across–the–board oneness of spirit and broad support just seem too few and far between, however.

I watched the Sochi opening cer-emony last Friday and experienced a surge of patriotism as Team USA entered in their stars and stripes sweat-ers (undeniably tacky, yet I want one to wear myself). I was reminded by this touching scene of what it can look like to unite amidst diversity. How much do you think a curler from Fargo and a

unity which we clung to in time of need or joy.

What does that look like? Get involved in a cause on campus that you have previously neglected; show soli-darity by attending an event that is out-side your normal circle. For crying out loud, you can start by just introducing yourself to a stranger sitting next to you in the Caf.

Change the things on campus that you do not agree with (or at least speak up about them). This is a time of need; every member of Georgetown has a role to play. Please start (or continue) doing your part.

Source: Facebook.com

Students wore pins in memory of Doc Birdwhistell.