The Chargers’ first basketball teams have had their ups and downs, but whether winning or losing, they have added immeasurably to the spirit and culture of Georgia Highlands.  The women’s team has had a stellar season, with 19-4 for the season and 10-3 in conference play.  They most recently beat the number one team...
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So it’s official. GHC has a competitive athletics program. We’re a member of an athletic conference, and we are compiling statistics on team members. Men’s and women’s basketball ceremoniously launched this fall. And yours truly, who, in my youth, would have chosen tooth extraction without benefit of Novocain rather...
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In most every society there are institutions and traditions that are enshrined as necessary to assure the balance of justice against self-interest, generosity against greed and decency against exploitation. In America the court systems, police forces and churches are supposed to balance those dark impulses of our lesser selves.  The daily newspaper is also...
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Many were surprised by the results of the 2012 presidential race, particularly the Republicans, who were convinced they would win.  In this Counterweights, Scott Akemon, assistant professor of political science and history, and Mark Greger, assistant professor of Spanish, discuss what happened and why.  For the purposes of debate, Akemon represents the liberal point...
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By Joan Ledbetter Where Are You Wearing and Why Should You Care? Where Am I Wearing? is the common-read book for the GHC community this year, largely because it was Floyd County’s One Book/Many Voices 2012 choice.  Selecting it for Georgia Highlands made for a very nice collaboration with the Rome community and provided...
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Brian Barr, professor of art, is this issue’s Faculty Face.  Listen to him discuss his passion for art and for teaching.
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Chris Tranter and James Wyatt are students at GHC-Cartersville. But they are also military veterans.  And their experience and training in the service served them well recently when they were traveling to the Student Veterans of American conference in Orlando.  Tranter, who is president, and Wyatt, who is vice president of the SVA club...
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