The 15th annual Margaret Harvin Wilson Writing Awards ceremony took place March 28 at Georgia College & State University. Out of 63 submissions, five finalists were selected from different writing categories including poetry and short story. In the first year and sophomore category, sophomore Kennedy Welker of Peachtree City placed first and third for her poems “The Last Sheep” and “December 2016,” respectively. Placing second, is sophomore Alexia Schauer of Johns Creek for her short...
Every now and then you come across a situation that really warms the heart. But few people—let alone an international student continents away from home—get to directly affect another person’s life, altering their path to greatness. Rihito Uda was privileged to be that person recently for a little boy from Japan. Sosuke Nishimiya, a fifth grader from Springdale Elementary School in Macon, almost pulled out of the recent K-5 State Science and Engineering Fair at Georgia College & State...
Some say the solar eclipse on April 8 is a lucky omen. Others say it’s a sign of God’s judgement. But one thing’s for sure. No matter what you believe, this year’s darkening of the sun by the moon promises to be an astronomical display that’s bigger and longer, brighter and more spectacular than the last total solar eclipse that crossed America in 2017. Georgia will not experience total blockage of the sun. But, weather permitting, residents will still see a remarkable occurrence,...
Every once in a while, an obstacle isn’t an obstacle at all. It’s the perfect opportunity. That happened last fall when people on campus noticed the city had no public art ordinance. For years, Milledgeville City Council members said they wanted one. Without one, they had no guidelines for approving municipal art. That void gave a Georgia College & State University policymaking class some real-world experience. By proposing rules for art in the city, that class may also pave the way...
Antionette Reames, ’12, discovered her zeal for art when she was seven, after an Orlando city bus encounter with a young rider who held a sketch book. “My mother and I noticed he kept looking at me,” Reames said. “She eventually walked over to ask, ‘Why do you keep staring at my daughter?’ He said that he was drawing a picture of me. I was sitting in a chair with my little teddy bear. When he showed us, I just knew that's what I wanted to do.” Years later, she did just that. Taking...
After traveling 24 hours by plane and a motorized rickshaw ride through the twisting streets of Udaipur, India, to their ‘haveli’ (hotel)—a mansion several centuries old—two Georgia College & State University students were exhausted and barely able to keep their eyes open. Although they hadn’t eaten, they said they just wanted to go to bed and sleep. Trudging to their rooms, the students looked out at the stunning city—the “Venice of India”—emerging from the serenity of a lake. All...
Story by GCSU senior Cale Strickland Dr. Evren Kutlay is the spring 2024 Martha Daniel Newell Visiting Scholar. Thanks to an endowment by Georgia College & State University alumna Martha Daniel Newell, experts in the arts, humanities and social and physical sciences have been visiting campus for over a decade. Kutlay is the embodiment of scholarship and the interdisciplinary nature of Georgia College’s liberal arts mission. Born and raised in Turkey, she developed a love for the piano...
Growing up, studio fine art senior Mattie Thompson of Savannah was never one to color inside the lines. Instead, she spent most of her life not believing in her art ability until her sophomore year of high school. She took a class in painting in order to graduate and fell in love with it. Thompson’s creation “Milly Squared” was on display at the Leland Gallery in November as part of Georgia College & State University’s Art Department exhibit, “Ephemera.” The exhibit celebrated senior...
For people to respect law enforcement, the criminal justice system must be fair and reasonable—creating policies that make citizens of all classes and races feel safe. These are the words and hope of Montavious Taylor Sr., a Marine veteran, who earned his master’s in criminal justice at Georgia College & State University in December. He wants to be part of the change that makes justice equitable for all people. “I grew up witnessing the good and bad of the criminal justice system,”...
