Archive for the Features Category
Stick this in your queue and watch it – summer edition
We are on the cusp of summer break and the future is looking bright. Already students are discussing plans for traveling abroad, going on vacation, or even fun things to do around town with their loads of free time. But what if you are not leaving the middle Georgia area for summer? What if you [...]
Coffeehouse event sparks interest in Warner Robins campus activities—will more follow?
At 7 p.m. on April 19, the Walker Auditorium of Macon State College’s Warner Robins Campus was transformed into a coffee house, complete with refreshments and music. The event, paid for by student activity fees, had no entry price for attendance. Each student was allowed to bring up to two non-student guests to the event. [...]
Gay Straight Alliance Club joins forces with Georgia Equality
Em Elliott, field organizer for Georgia Equality from DeKalb County, spoke with the Gay Straight Alliance club last Wednesday about lobbying at the Bibb County School Board to promote a campaign called Safe Schools. “Teachers are trained to intervene when they hear racial slurs, but what happens when students are bullied about gay or gendered [...]
In the Spotlight: Eric O’Dell
This spring Macon State College brought back Eric O’Dell, a well-known and respected artist, to teach Art Appreciation and a studio painting course. “Our hope is for me to come on board in the fall to continue being a part of the Fine Arts team with the regular professor, Mr. Charles ‘Skip’ Ward,” O’Dell said. [...]
Folsom’s new vision for SOI
“I had some [Macon State] student friends who invited me to play board games with them and . . . I have been a part of the club ever since,” said Kimberly Folsom, the new president of the Society for Overactive Imaginations (SOI, Gaming Club). She is a Networking and Technology Major. The advisors for [...]
Netflix Review: ‘Welcome to the Rileys’
After the death of their daughter, Doug and Lois Riley are damaged beyond repair. Doug, played by James Gandolfini, takes on an extramarital affair while Lois, played by Melissa Leo, refuses to leave the sanctity of her own home. After his mistress perishes, Doug is more broken than ever and decides to leaves Lois as [...]
Netflix Review: ‘Winter’s Bone’
Before ever picking up a bow and arrow and calling herself Katniss Everdeen in “The Hunger Games,” Jennifer Lawrence was nominated for an Academy Award for her starring role in the film “Winter’s Bone.” “Winter’s Bone” is a film based on the novel of the same name by Daniel Woodrell. The movie follows Ree Dolly, [...]
The Hunger Games have begun
What started out as a simple novel for young adults about a girl and her journey through a deadly tournament has become a worldwide phenomenon with a trilogy of books and a blossoming movie franchise. “The Hunger Games” was written by Suzanne Collins and originally published on Sept. 14, 2008. The story centers on Katniss [...]
Featured Health & Wellness Column: The secrets behind sleep
Beep! Beep! An alarm clock is the contraption that wakes students up from the very thing that keeps them functioning and learning at school throughout the entire day. The wonderful activity I am referring to is sleep. Sleep contains various stages, dreams derived from our wandering minds, and relaxation that nothing in this world can [...]
The Macon Statement’s artist’s corner met Bryon Rolle, Jr.
Macon State College has a talented rapper who is also a poet. His name is Bryon Rolle, Jr., “JR” for short. He is a 19-year-old freshman whose major is Biology. Rolle began writing poetry and music at the age of 14 years old. His inspiration for writing poetry and music is to write pieces of [...]