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April 22-28, 2016 Taylor Hembree, Editor-in-Chief

Congrats, Class of 2016

Editorial Board
Taylor Hembree .... Editor-in-Chief
Emma Nortje .... News Editor PHOTOGRAPHER
Angela Moryan .... Sports OF THE WEEK:
stuff overheard on campus
Sam Jones .... Asst. Sports Editor John Dillon
Nick Landon .... A&E Editor
Sydney Chacon .... Asst. A&E Editor How do I shrink this I’m selective of who I let
I remember wearing Vans
John Dillon .... Digital Media Editor without making it look borrow my cargo shorts.
when I was a sophomore
Caleb Shorthouse .... Designer weird?
in high school.
Ashley Ferrall .... Ad Manager
Sam Mullis .... Asst. Ad Manager WRITER OF THE Back at it again with the
Clay Garland .... The Lemonade WEEK: Someone should get cheetah Vans.
Will Anderson .... The Lemonade Angela Moryan arrested for something
Abigail Dillon .... PR Representative stupid. It was something about
Christina Smith .... Faculty Adviser sex That alarm gives me...
chills.
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(a few good) Sports moments

from 2013-2016
May 2013
CHAMPIONS! Bobcat Baseball Takes PBC Tournament Title
2013

September 2013
GC Volleyball Gets Straight-Set Win for Inaugural Match

November 2013
Bobcat Soccer Takes Runner-Up Honors at PBC Championship
2014

March 2014
Okvist Steals PBC Record in Bobcat Split at Young Harris

March 2015
Keys Breaks School Scoring Record in PBC Finals Loss, 63-51
2015

April 2015
Georgia College Golf Earns Bid to 18th Straight NCAA Regional

May 2015
#8 GC Softball Advances to First Super Regional in Program History

May 2015
Bobcat Baseball Takes Second PBC Tourney Title in Three Years
2016

February 2016
Harris Sets NCAA-Era Scoring Record for GC
March 2016
Women’s Cross Country Places 13th, Yost All-Region Team

*info taken from gcbobcats.com

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 Every year, seniors left behind a string of memorable safety reports
that show that some things never change.
What you talkin’ ‘bout, Willis?
Sept. 8, 1:45 a.m. Officer Tron Smith observed a student walking
down Hancock Street punching street signs. Smith contacted the
student and asked him why he was punching street signs. The stu-
dent replied, “I don’t know what you’re talking about.” Smith no-
ticed the student’s slurred speech, bloodshot eyes and strong odor
of alcohol on his breath and arrested him for public drunkenness.
Did you take my phone?
Sept. 1, 2:09 a.m. Officer Tron spotted a 20-year-old GC student peeing
behind a police car. The guy then tried to walk away but Tron asked
him to stop. Tron saw that the man had bloodshot eyes and reeked of
alcohol. When asked what he was doing, the guy said he was talking on
his cell phone. When asked where his phone was, the student proceeded
to tell Tron that Tron had taken his phone. The student was arrested for
underage possession of alcohol and taken to MPD. When frisked, no
phone was found on the student.
Bobcat burglar
Dec. 28, 8:39 a.m. Sgt. Ennis responded to a call near Atkinson Hall
where someone had removed the Bobcat statue near Front Campus
from its base and placed it in a trash can. There was slight damage
to the base of the statue, and it was placed inside the hallways at
Atkinson.
There was an “actual fire” in the MAX?
Nov. 19. An officer responded to a report of a fire in “The Grill”
section of the MAX. Upon arrival, the power went out in the dining
hall and all its occupants were evacuated until the cause of the outage
could be found. About five minutes later, smoke was seen coming
from “The Grill” section and the chef on scene put out the fire before
the Fire Department arrived. The cause was determined to be some
substance dropped onto the top of the grill. No property damages or
person injuries were reported.
Damaged foundation
March 1, 12:15 p.m. The community director of Foundation Hall
was looking through a property incident and found in surveillance
footage that someone stole the Housing golf cart for a joyride. The
golf cart was later crashed into a back wall of Foundation. The golf
cart was not damaged but the crash did result in a large hole on the
back wall. Housing staff was able to determine the identity of the
driver and passengers. Housing is forwarding their incident report to
Student Affairs for judicial review.
If you’re looking for a sign, this isn’t it
Oct. 19, 3:51 a.m. Three students were seen at the intersection of
Hancock and Irwin carrying a sign from a campus parking lot. When
Sgt. Gary Purvis and officer Tron Smith asked them why they had
the sign, they told the officers that they wanted something to hang in
their dorm room. Two of the students admitted to cutting down the
sign after drinking earlier that night. The third claimed he was watch-
ing to make sure they didn’t get caught. The sign was returned and all
three students were referred to the Student Judicial Board.
Things that go bump in the night
Aug. 18, 9:15 p.m. Sgt. Purvis encountered a shaken female who
said she was sitting in her room when she heard another door in the
apartment close. Knowing her roommates weren’t home, she fled
the apartment and asked a few guys to look around. Nothing was
missing, but someone had pooped in her toilet, taken a shower and
rifled through her laundry.
Hugs AND drugs
Feb. 8, 1:07 a.m. Officer Mcwilliams went to Grove Park to check on
a SNAP driver in distress. The SNAP officer told McWilliams that a
guy she drove home wouldn’t stop huggin her. She said he was acting
as if he was on drugs. She also said his friends immediately pulled
him away, and they went inside his apartment. After knocking on the
door, McWilliams asked to speak with the suspected hugger. The guy
admitted to smokeing “a lot of weed” and allegedly smelled of alcohol.
He was searched and McWilliams confiscated weed found in the his
pocket. He was arrested and taken to jail.
What’s $68, right?
March 25, 1:00 p.m. A Georgia College faculty member reported
that an Office of Equity and diversity poster was ripped down from
a location in Herty Hall and damaged on March 12. The poster was
valued at $68. There are no suspects. The case has been closed.
Busted
Jan. 31, 2:25 a.m. Officer Woodall and four other officers arrived at the
Pi Kappa Alpha house. After knocking on the front door several times,
the officer at the back radioed to say that the residents had attempted
to leave through the back door. The gentlemen were instructed to go
back inside and step onto the front porch. The three gentlemen were
informed that the officers were there due to the volume of GCSU stu-
dents being received at ORMC “that attended the Pi Kappa Alpha party
needed assistance.” Two of the residents were arrested and given war-
rants for Maintaining a Disorderly House. The case has been referred to
Students Judicial for review.