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The battle for the worst apartment complex

Which is worse: Revelry Farts or Smellamy?

Andrew Oldham, Opinion Editor • September 27, 2023

At this point, it is a canon experience for first-year college students everywhere to live in housing that is suspect at best. No matter where one goes to school, as a freshman in the dorm, you can be...

Braves: Alone at the top

Atlanta Braves' record-breaking season summary

Connor Blakley, Staff Writer • September 27, 2023

The Atlanta Braves are on top of the baseball world, as they hold the best record in all the MLB and are favorites to take home the World Series trophy thus far. It is no question that the Atlanta Braves...

GC soccer preseason ranking

Drew Bogumill, Staff Writer • September 27, 2023

The preseason rankings for the Peach Belt Conference are out, and GC was ranked fifth with 51 votes. The Bobcats were a mere three votes shy of Lander for the No. 4 position. Teams that GC beat out...

Dear Freshman

Paige Blakemore, A&L Editor • September 25, 2023

I can still vividly remember the moment I watched my mom gently close the door behind her as she walked out of my freshman door with tears in her eyes, and a few escaping mine. As the door shut, I was...

PBC runner of the week: Philip Bulatao

Brennan Schmitz, Sports Editor • September 25, 2023

GC men’s cross country was in action for the first time this season at the Foothills Invitational hosted by Jacksonville State University. The team placed 11th overall with 274 points. This was a...

Cale’s cinema corner: best movies of the summer

Opinion

Cale Strickland, Managing Editor • September 25, 2023

Historically, summer has been a safe haven for Hollywood. Although fall is film festival season, studios put out many, if not the majority, of the year’s biggest releases in its hottest months. It is...

The “Blind Side” controversy

Michael Oher blind sided by Touhy family conservatorship

Kylie Rowe, Asst. A&L Editor • September 25, 2023

“The Blind Side”, released in 2009, told the story of the Tuohy family, who courageously adopted Micheal Oher so that he could achieve the full potential that the family saw in him, both academically...