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The George-Anne
Georgia Southern University - Statesboro, GA The George-Anne is published on most occasions on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays by interested students on campus. I became a staff member in February 2002. I'm a writer for the features and lifestyles departments and write on campus events as well as various other forms of entertainment. The George-Anne is printed by the Statesboro Herald. All articles are reprinted with permission from Georgia Southern University of Statesboro, Georgia. Sheryl Crow 'soaks up the sun' with new album (May 22, 2002) In 1998, pop rocker Sheryl Crow released her "Globe Sessions" album. After that, she stayed away from the recording studio for four years, until 1999 when she released a live album. Now 2002 has marked her triumphant return to studio albums with "C'mon. C'mon." (continue) Averitt Lecture series featured Sheakespearean scholar Russ McDonald (April 12, 2002) Russ McDonald, Professor of English at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, recently led "Player Queens: Three Shakespearean Actresses," this year's installment in the Jack N. and Addie D. Averitt Lecture Series. (continue) Irish writer Richard Murphy shares works at poetry reading (April 10, 2002) Richard Murphy, a celebrated Irish poet, led a reading of his works in the College of Education Auditorium on Thursday, April 4th. (continue) Hanner to hold celebrity boxing to benefit the "I Can't Find A Park" fund (April 1, 2002) It was announced on Friday that the Hanner Fieldhouse will host a special three-bout celebrity boxing event on April 15th at 8 p.m. The event follows in the footsteps of Fox's ratings knockout "Celebrity Boxing," featuring Vanilla Ice, Tonya Harding, and an amazing Danny Bonaduce vs. Barry Williams slugfest. (continue) Russell Union to host reunion of 'Full House' on April 2 (April 1, 2002) The GSU campus has seen many big names and events come and go, but none like what will hit the Russell Union on Apr. 2nd at 7 p.m. That's right, the majority of the cast of the classic sitcom "Full House" will be in attendance for the first-ever reunion since original episodes of the show stopped being made. (continue) Paula Swisher's paintings and drawings on display at Gallery 303 (March 25, 2002) Almost a dozen drawings and paintings by Paula Swisher are on display until April 4th in Gallery 303 in the Foy Fine Arts Building. Swisher is a lecturer of painting at Clemson University. (continue) Hilarious all-star cast carries 'Rat Race' to a strong win (March 25, 2002) Only in "Rat Race" can Cuba Gooding, Jr., the guy who played Mr. Bean, and a cast of Lucy wannabes come together and be so funny. Gooding leads an all-star cast including "Mr. Bean" Rowan Atkinson, John Cleese, Whoopi Goldberg, Jon Lovitz, and Seth Green. (continue) Faculty Guest Recital Series performs an evening of poetry and music (March 20, 2002) Poetry is truly an artform. A well-written poem can touch many people in so many different ways just by being read. However, when put to music, poetry can rise to greater and more inspirational heights. A fine example of this was an installment of the Faculty-Guest Recital Series, presented by the GSU Department of Music. (continue) Caribbean Trade Winds exhibit on display at GSU Museum (March 6, 2002) Many students, staff members, and visitors at GSU will never have an opportunity to visit the Caribbean. Now through May 19, the GSU Museum is offering the next best thing with its new Caribbean Trade Winds exhibit. The exhibit is being shown in conjunction with International Student Programs and the Center for International Studies. (continue) Grammy Awards could be a beautiful day for U2, India.Arie and Alicia Keys (February 25, 2002) After a year of controversy centering on multiple nominations for controversial rapper Eminem as well as his performance with Elton John, the Grammy Awards will attempt to return to normalcy with the 2002 ceremony on Wednesday, February 27. (continue) |
Mariners' Log
Coastal Georgia Community College - Brunswick, GA The Mariners' Log is published six times a year by students in the journalism practicum class, who also earn credit as a staff member. I was on the staff from August 1999 to May 2001 and was the editor-in-chief for the 2000-2001 academic year. I served mainly as the lead entertainment writer, but I have also written articles about campus events (such as the Seaswells First Copy Program) as well as designed the publication department's website. Mariners' Log was printed by The Darien News of Darien, GA, from October 1999 to April 2000 and by Leavy Publishing of Brunswick, GA, beginning with the August 2000 issue. All articles are reprinted with permission from Coastal Georgia Community College of Brunswick, Georgia. The advisor is Sharon Bartkovich. Seaswells 2001 Unveiled at First Copy Program (April 2001) The hard-working staff of Seaswells finally came out of the Publications Office in the Science Building on Friday, April 27, to unveil the 2001 edition of CGCC's award-winning art/literary magazine at the annual Seaswells First Copy Program. (continue) Willou Smith to Speak at 2001 Commencement May 4 (April 2001) The graduating class of 2001 will begin their commencement ceremonies at 7 p.m. on Friday, May 4, in the Howard Coffin Gymnasium on campus. Willou Copeland Smith, Executive Director of United Way of Brunswick and Glynn County, will address the class. (continue) It's the End of Trivia as We Know It (April 2001) Well, the day has finally arrived. My ship has docked and I'm pretty much ready to sail, done here at CGCC. I've enjoyed every second (well, except for those classes that occasionally kickd my butt), and I'd do it again in a heartbeat. The highlight, not surprisingly, has been my time serving on the Mariners' Log and Seaswells staffs. (continue) The Constant Barrage of Reality Television: Too Real? (April 2001) In case you missed the boat (and the 15 that followed it), reality television is all the rage. Now, we have a barrage of shows including Boot Camp, Making the Band, The Mole, Popstars, Big Brother, Fear, The Real World, Road Rules, The Real World/Road Rules Extreme Challenge, Chains of Love, Eco-Challenge, Tough Enough, Survivor, and Temptation Island. There's more on the way. Reality television will not go away in the year 2001. While the shows seem like harmless fun, are they much more? Reality shows have impacted more than just the weekly television ratings. (continue) March Madness! (March 2001) Article coming soon! (continue) The Art of the One-Hit Wonder (March 2001) The members of the group Right Said Fred were too sexy for their shirts. They were too sexy for their hats. They were too sexy for their cars. They were even too sexy for their bodies. Unfortunately for Right Said Fred, they were apparently too sexy to have a second hit song. While "I'm Too Sexy" and its tale of walking on the catwalks was a huge smash for the group, nothing they put out after it had a snowball's chance in Brunswick in August. (continue) Can WWF-style Football Survive? (February 2001) Vince McMahon. For most, the mention of the name brings up thoughts of either a genius or a devil. McMahon has turned the World Wrestling Federation into a hugely successful, very profitable organization. WWF stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange; the WWF has ratings-grabbing shows on TNN, UPN, and MTV; its Web site, WWF.com, gets over a million visits a day. Clearly, the WWF is the top organization in the business. (continue) Temptation Island: Who Let The Sleaze Out? (February 2001) I'll be the first to admit it... I'm a sucker when it comes to reality shows. After all, I've dedicated a few articles right here in the Log to them in the last few months. I missed all but the finale of the original Survivor season, but I caught every episode in reruns. I have kept up with The Mole. Heck, I've even watched the last three seasons of MTV's The Real World and the last season of Road Rules. As stimulating as it is trying to figure out who "The Mole" is or who the tribe is voting off this time, the most intriguing of these shows is FOX Network's Temptation Island. Yes, it is majorly sleazy. Sure, it's full of cheap thrills. Yes, it has driven the morals of America down a few more notches. However, it sure has been fun to watch this season. (continue) Presidents' Day Trivia, Free of Recount Jokes (February 2001) On February 19th, the nation will celebrate Presidents' Day. However, those of us at CGCC will be sitting in class, celebrating by taking tests instead of honoring our past leaders on a day off by . . . um . . . sleeping, realistically. Don't let having class on Presidents' Day get you down, though. In the usual Who Whats to Be a Millionaire style, here are 15 Presidents' Day trivia questions sure to make you think. Well, they have presidents' names IN the question. (continue) Anything is Collectible! (December 2000) If you have driven around historic downtown Brunswick over the last few years, you’ve noticed that it is home to quite a few antique shops. In fact, if we give it a few more years, we can probably rename it the antique district. But why are all of these antique stores there? It’s simple: because people like to collect stuff. Some people enjoy collecting various plates while others prefer to collect a wide variety of lamps. Either way, these antique stores are making some money by selling these collectibles. (continue) The 12 Days of Trivia (December 2000) If you are like me, you know all of the words to “The 12 Days of Christmas.” If nothing else, can make it to the seventh day without mixing things up. Well, I decided to add a twist to my usual Who Wants to Be a Millionaire-style trivia by asking only 12 quetions. Each question deals with a particular day of the song. Easy enough? That’s what you think! (continue) Reality TV: It's Not Just Eating Rats (December 2000) Coming soon! (continue) You Can't Spell Fall Television Without Reality (October 2000) For years and years, when the fall television schedule came out, it looked like it had every year before: 15 or so new shows that wouldn't make it to Christmas, two or three new shows that wouldn't prosper but were good enough to last a while, and the one or two shows that viewers at home actually cared about. ABC totally shattered that kind of lineup last year with its breakthrough hit Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. That's right, a game show came into the lineup midseason and totally dominated each and every sitcom all five networks had to offer. Regis Philbin, once merely an annoying sidekick to an even more annoying Kathie Lee, became a household fixture, and the Millionaire craze was on. (continue) I Thought The Music Mattered! A Fall Music Preview (October 2000) I recall a time when music sold because it was good. Today, though, it seems that music sells because of the artist. Let’s face it, the Backstreet Boys could put out an entire CD of them singing “On Top of Spaghetti” and it would top the charts for months. For those of you who are fans of the boy bands, they won’t disappoint this fall. Even for the rest of us, there’s plenty of music coming out during the big fall music sales rush. Some of it is good; some of it... well, it’s not. If it were newspaper, you’d use it to ine the bottom of the bird cage. This preview lets you know what’s out and what’s not. For reference, release dates are in parentheses. (continue) Torturous Halloween Trivia (October 2000) October 31st is just around the corner, and we all know what that means: Halloween is almost here. To celebrate the spooky day, I have prepared a “who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire”- style trivia quiz to scare you totally, just as the show does. Just as the show does (where is that editor when I need her?), the first couple of questions are simple. From there... well, let’s just say you should be scared of what might happen if you do know all the answers. You don’t win the money; sorry; it went towards trick-or-treat candy. M&Ms for all! Every question will have some kind of Halloween symbol-pumpkin, ghost, witch, and so on-in its question or its answer. (continue) Speaking of Doing Worse... Anna Kournikova Makes a Fine Running Mate (October 2000) As you possibly noticed in an article elsewhere on this page, my fellow writer BJ Corbitt has thrown his hat into the political ring. While BJ would make a fine king (oh wait... our country is presidents, not kings... my bad), I think I know a fellow who could be even better. That's right, me. To be honest with you, I know very little about politics. However, if former professional wrestler Jesse "The Body" Ventura can be a governor why can't your everyday college student be President of the United States of America? As BJ said, you could do worse. If you need any evidence: Dennis Rodman, Eminem, and Tom Arnold. See, what could be so bad about me in the Oval Office. (continue) Vanessa Bell Receives Outstanding Staff Member Award (October 2000) The Outstanding Staff Member Award is given out each year at the fall Convocation for the College's staff and faculty. The award is presented to recognize and reward staff members who demonstrate outstanding performance, achievements, and innovation on the job. Congratulations to this year's winner, Vanessa "Ma" Bell, who works for the Athletics Department assisting faculty and students in athletics and physical education. (continue) Unveiling of 2000 Edition of Seaswells at First Copy Program a Huge Success! (April 2000) Friday, April 28, 2000, is a day that will live in CGCC history as the day the first Seaswells First Copy Program of the century was held. What a program it was! As it is every year, the program was held in the Science Lecture Room at noon. The First Copy Program is an annual tradition, the campus's first chance to get a copy of the brand new Seaswells, hot off the press, as well as a chance for winners of the year's art, photography, prose, and poetry contests to be recognized. (continue) Potpourri for the Millionaires (April 2000) That's right, I'm back with another great dose of trivia. However, I had a horrible time trying to come up with a theme for this month's trivia. Sure, I could go with Easter or April Fool's Day, but I tried and just couldn't come up with 15 quality questions. Since this is a Who Wants to Be a Millionaire ripoff in the first place, I just decided I would go yet another Millionaire route and just use a potpourri of questions -- no specific theme, just random questions that challenge the feeble mind like mine. Some are really easy, some are challenging, and I have a feeling there is one that you will never be able to get. As usual, I'm following the standard Millionaire guidelines: 15 questions with increasing dollar amounts and difficulty, except I don't have money to give you or that wonderful music before each question. Easy enough? That's what you think... (continue) Need a Break from Studying for Finals? Go Rent a Video! (April 2000) Coming soon! (continue) It’s a Good Thing I'm Not Paid to Do This: A look back at my fall television preview (March 2000) Back in the October 1999 Mariners' Log (archived on our website), I wrote an article previewing the Fall '99 television season. As with most fall seasons, a good number of new shows didn't make it into the new century. However, some made the transition successfully, if not surprisingly. Let's look back at where I went right and wrong. (continue) Scream 3 is a Scream (March 2000) Do you like scary movies? The Scream dynasty has been great for the folks at Dimension Films, bringing in a whole lot of money from teenagers like myself. I'm not usually one for scary movies, especially with all of the gore, but the Scream trilogy has really caught my attention. Maybe it's that Neve Campbell is in all three and I really like Neve. Maybe it's that there are all kinds of inside jokes. Maybe it's that Kevin Williamson did such a great job writing the first two. Maybe it's even that somebody dragged me to the second one (kicking and screaming) on its opening night right after showing me the first one and creeping me out. Whatever the reason, I was really anticipating the arrival of Scream 3. (continue) Is Santana's Supernatural Really That Good? (March 2000) To answer that question quickly, it is that good, and more. Carlos Santana and the gang have what is the comeback album of the century-yes, I realize that the century just started; cut me some slack here-and there is a reason it received 10 Grammy nominations and has gone platinum several times over. (continue) It's Not Easy Being Green (March 2000) It's March, which brings us a little bit of green, thanks to spring and St. Patrick's Day. Seeing that I have secured my spot as the Mariners' Log trivia expert, I thought I should use the green to make this month's trivia a little more exciting. Since it was so successful with the Valentine's trivia last month, I'm ripping off Who Wants to Be a Millionaire again. There are 15 questions, each with four multiple choice answers. You don't actually win money, you don't have Lifelines, and you don't have that cheesy music, but we can still have fun, right? (continue) The Millennium Log: A Look Back at Our History (February 2000) Over the winter holidays, I was sitting around, still at a loss for ideas about articles for this month’s Mariners’ Log. As I was updating my wonderful website, I stumbled upon the perfect idea: a look back at past Mariners’ Logs. Through this, not only would I get to see how past people in my position did what they did, but I also would get to share a few things about CGCC’s past with you. Well, it turned out that this would take a whole lot more time than I had thought it would. Once I got started, I spent many hours, buried in the archives in the library doing the necessary research, including one night right up until the 11 p.m. closing time. (continue) Who Wants to Be a Valentine? (February 2000) As the Mariners' Log's resident trivia expert, I would be a fool not to totally ripoff ABC's Who Wants To Be a Millionaire. It's popular. It has a cool look. It has Regis. So, I have ripped off the idea and twisted it into my own little Valentine's trivia. All of the below trivia include something to do with Valentine's, whether it's directly or if I just use a Valentine's word. I'll be playing the part of Regis for today. Unfortunately, since AT&T wouldn't allow us to use the Phone-a-Friend option, I cannot provide you with any Lifelines. I cannot actually give you the money for the questions you get right, either, since the answers are in this paper. However, if it gives you any satisfaction at all, you can find me on campus and I can ask you if you are confident and if that is your final answer. (continue) I Kiss You (February 2000) Ahhhhhh! It's Valentine's time again. All of the kissing, expensive flowers, dinners, weight gained from all of the chocolate-nothing like it, is there? To celebrate this loving time of year, I'm going to attempt to rank the top ten love movies of all time. Of course, I haven't seen a third of the love movies released, so this list is far from perfect. I also prefer a comedy over a love movie on most occasions. However, we'll take a stab at this anyway. At times, the particular rankings might not be perfect. Maybe movie #4 is better than #3, and so forth. Let me know what you think. (continue) Mariners' Log is Online! (December 1999) As you've probably figured out by now, computers play a big part in almost every class here at Coastal Georgia Community College. Whether you have to correspond with a teacher via e-mail or type up an essay rewrite, a lot of time is spent sitting in front of a screen. (continue) Gotta Catch 'Em All: The History Behind Pokémon (December 1999) Do you remember Furbys? How about Tickle Me Elmo? Let's not forget the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, virtual pets, Sleep and Snore Ernie, Transformers, Strawberry Shortcake, Cabbage Patch Kids, Alf, and that lovable Fraggle Rock. Every hot craze has a life span of a year or two (sometimes three), maxing out around the day after Thanksgiving and lasting until around Christmas. This year's craze has arrived, and I'm not sure it's going to last just a year. (continue) Enough It's A Wonderful Life! - A Christmas Story Trivia (December 1999) Chances are that you and everyone you know has seen the 1984 classic A Christmas Story. After all, it comes on television five million times starting the day after Thanksgiving. In fact, TNT decided to show it over and over for 24 hours last year. Every year, I sit down in front of my TV and watch my little kiddie Christmas specials like The Grinch That Stole Christmas, Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer, Frosty the Snowman, and It's Christmas, Charlie Brown. And let's not forget the Disney parade every Christmas morning. Well, last year I saw A Christmas Story for the first time, and it will be on my list of shows to watch this year. But how much do you know about the movie? Here's a way to find out... my trivia quiz! There are seven easy questions and seven much hard questions. (continue) Andy's Top Ten Holiday Specials of All-Time (December 1999) The day after Thanksgiving is known as the biggest shopping day of the year. It's also known as the day that all the networks begin airing their holiday specials. Here's 10 that you should be on the lookout for this holiday season. These are 10 (in no particular order) that I usually watch every single year. Remember . . . you are never too old to enjoy kids’ movies. Never. By the way, you'll notice the list includes four cartoons and two clayish versions that might as well be counted as cartoons. (continue) Fall TV '99 . . . Let's Get Ready to Cancel! (October 1999) It's October, which can only mean a few things. For one, the weather has finally decided to start cooling off. It's also time to go out and buy Halloween candy and a costume. (You are never too old to trick or treat - and you have my permission to say so!) The Braves are hopefully winning the World Series for the first time since 1995. Along with those, the thing I look forward to the most in October is all of the new fall TV shows. The story is always the same: maybe a dozen are hits, and the rest are gone within five episodes. Just look at 1998's statistics. Only 10 shows are back; 27 didn't make the cut. Fall 1999 brings us over 30 new shows. Which ones will still be around when the nest issue of the paper comes out? (continue) Creepy Halloween Trivia (October 1999) How up are you on your Halloween movie trivia? Take this simple trivia quiz and find out! The easy level has questions that many of you gory-movie fans will hopefully be able to get. I have to admit, though, that even the easy questions are hard. After doing the research to make the questions, I can still answer only about four of them. But if you do well on the easy level, try the medium level that, if you've seen the movies and you put your brain to it, you can probably get. Then there are the truly trivial questions - Dracula's coffin level - for the smartest creatures of the night only. Let's see how you do! (continue) Suggestions for Getting in the Mood for Halloween (October 1999) I know exactly what you are thinking: it's late October, Halloween is drawing near, the trick-or-treaters will be coming by any day now, and you just aren't in that Halloween spirit. (Get away from the candy bowl! That's for the little monsters, not you!). I've got the perfect solution for you: Halloween movies! To help you with your movie selection, I have taken the time to sit down, watch, and review three October fright-fests. For those of you into the scary, slasher movies, there are Scream and Scream 2. For those who prefer laughs over blood, there's Dracula, Dead and Loving It. As far as the infamous ARS (Andy’s Ratings System), I rate movies on a scale of one to five stars, with five being the best and one being a real stinker. Let's move along, shall we? (continue) |
