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Non-native English-speaking students have difficulty navigating college life
Non-native English-speaking students have difficulty navigating college life
Nursing students from Cohort 2023 attend lecture at Heritage Hall.
GHC Nursing LibGuide receives MERLOT award
Students will be able to enjoy the new gas firepit while taking in views of Paris Lake.
Construction underway at the Floyd campus
The audience sits in the theater as they await the Opera production “The Barber of Seville.”
GHC Spanish Club enjoys a night at the opera
Anticipating the result of the next batter, GHC softball head coach Savannah Sloan watches as the Lady Chargers head to extra innings against Gordon State on April 7, 2021.
Batter up: Softball with Sloan
A number of people enjoy working from home and it has increased their productivity and positively affected their mental health. Others like going to the office because it gets them out of the house and into a social environment with other co-workers. (Photo Illustration)
Will returning to the office boost productivity?
Respondus Lockdown Browser: A good choice?
Respondus Lockdown Browser: A good choice?
Book #2 of the Bridgerton series, the adaptation of season 2 derived from this book.
Review: ‘Bridgerton’ season two is a slow, satisfying watch
Students can study better if time is managed effectively in smaller intervals instead of long sessions. (Photo Illustration)
There is tension in the air – Final exams at GHC
The Baby Boomers and Millennials are actually more alike than you might think.
Millennials are different, but the same
Some states have been passing religiously charged legislation that would bar public schools from teaching certain topics to students.
Editorial: Is academic freedom dying a slow death?
‘Turning Red’ makes families confront difficult discussions
‘Turning Red’ makes families confront difficult discussions
CDC and Covid regulations
CDC and Covid regulations
Editorial cartoon: Ship of fools
Editorial cartoon: Ship of fools
Social media creates new challenges for the First Amendment
Social media creates new challenges for the First Amendment
Three generations of Wall women all have strong ties to GHC. Left to right: Marlene Goodrum is a math tutor on the Marietta campus, Rachel Wall teaches English at the Cartersville location and Harper Elaine Wall attended GHC for two years.
Letter to the Editor: Stay cautious of COVID-19
First day back selfie challenge
First day back selfie challenge
Fitness center is underused
Fitness center is underused
Letter to the Editor: STEM isn’t the only beneficial path to trek
Student responds to the classes available during the summer at GHC
Student responds to the classes available during the summer at GHC
She-Hulk: Attorney at Law has garnered controversy from Marvel fans with its feminist overtones and lack of any serious themes.
Review: A Hulk-sized issue
The Toys R Us building near the Mt. Berry Square Mall in Rome is the main setting for Spirit Halloween: The Movie. The store closed its doors in 2018 due to bankruptcy and has since been used as a Spirit Halloween pop-up store every fall.
GHC students and staff featured on set of ‘Spirit Halloween: The Movie’
Banned and challenged books stand alongside an infographic of the top ten most challenged or banned books of 2021 at the GHC Paulding Learning Commons library. Books have been challenged and banned for decades for various reasons. Some of the most notable banned titles are Fahrenheit 451, To Kill a Mockingbird, and Lord of the Flies.
Censorship lives in book bannings
HBO removes titles in Discovery merger
HBO removes titles in Discovery merger
Serialization of the YA graphic novel series by Alice Oseman, “Heartstopper.”
‘Heartstopper:’ The limits of self-publishing
Chargers player Zayd Brannigan looks on as he awaits his turn to bat in their game against Gordon State College on April 19, 2022.
Valentine, Brannigan lead the way in Chargers win
Falcons Draft and NBA Playoffs
Falcons Draft and NBA Playoffs
Celtics or Bucks?
Celtics or Bucks?
NBA Playoffs and Player Activism
NBA Playoffs and Player Activism
After the Lady Chargers scored a basket, Rita Kun (14) and Naz Oget (5) get ready to play defense in their game against Spartanburg Methodist on March 6, 2021.
Lady Chargers season ends in NJCAA National Tournament
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[Photo] Laila McCleery

September 3, 2022
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[Photo] Brandon Dyer

February 16, 2020
The DeSoto theatre located in downtown Rome is featured in the first few seconds of the Spirit Halloween: The Movie trailer. The film features multiple locations filmed in Rome and Cave Spring including the abandoned Toys R Us, Celanese and the Robert Redden Footbridge.

[Photo] GHC students and staff featured on set of ‘Spirit Halloween: The Movie’

September 27, 2022
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[Photo] About Us & Jobs

May 10, 2011
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[Photo] Patrick Daniel

September 9, 2022
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[Photo] Julia Haynes

September 3, 2022
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[Photo] Non-native English-speaking students have difficulty navigating college life

May 9, 2022
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[Photo] ‘Outstanding’ faculty members receive awards

May 19, 2022
GHC, Keep Paulding Beautiful and the City of Dallas community all banded together to clean the downtown Dallas area.

[Video] GHC celebrates Earth Day at Paulding

May 2, 2022
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[Photo] Abby Chesnut

September 15, 2021
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[Photo] Respondus Lockdown Browser: A good choice?

May 2, 2022
Funding for the National School Lunch Program will be cut off at the end of June. Those relying on this program will be left to find other alternatives to support their children throughout the summer.

[Photo] Congress ends Covid-19 student meal program

April 26, 2022
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[Photo] What GHC graduates should know before graduation

May 2, 2022
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[Photo] Do you like Respondus tests?

April 13, 2022
The Baby Boomers and Millennials are actually more alike than you might think.

[Photo] Millennials are different, but the same

April 15, 2022
SGA and club leaders met to discuss events planned for the end of the semester.

[Photo] SGA meeting discusses end of semester events

April 12, 2022
The Defenders Saga is a collection of R-rated Marvel shows chronicling the origins and stories of street-level heroes. The Netflix originals were moved to Disney+, ridding them of the Netflix credits.

[Photo] Commentary: ‘The Defenders’ shows moved to Disney+ concerns parents

April 11, 2022
Full time GHC staff and faculty will receive up to $5,000 that will go towards their income.

[Photo] Cost of living salary adjustments coming soon

April 11, 2022
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[Photo] Disney faces backlash for stance on Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill

March 29, 2022
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[Photo] Film industry flocks to Georgia

March 31, 2022
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[Photo] Redshirting: GHC baseball players given time to grow

March 25, 2022
Keeping in competition with the Kroger next door, the QuikTrip on Nathan Dean Blvd near the Paulding campus also has higher than usual gas prices. Despite the increase, there were still many visitors as usual in the afternoon of March 10.

[Photo] Gas prices too high with no hope in sight

March 22, 2022
GHC is now adding new areas of study including Building Information Modeling Management, Healthcare Management and FinTech. Film Production was added in 2020 and is continuing into 2022.

[Photo] GHC offers new bachelor programs

March 21, 2022
Besides the typical content warnings, Euphoria includes dark and sensitive themes which are not warned to potential viewers.

[Photo] Interacting with sensitive media through HBO’s ‘Euphoria’

March 14, 2022
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[Photo] Spotify slow to moderate Joe Rogan and other podcasts

March 10, 2022
Paulding site manager Christina Henggeler shows off the piece of king cake with the plastic baby Jesus inside. King cake is a Mardi Gras tradition. Whoever eats the piece with the plastic baby has to throw the next Mardis Gras party, buy the next cake or buy the bar a round.

[Photo] GHC English department celebrates Mardi Gras at Paulding

March 7, 2022
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[Photo] CDC and Covid regulations

March 7, 2022
Most students prefer to buy their textbooks through the online GHC bookstore.

[Photo] In-person bookstores still useful

February 21, 2022
Abby Chesnut, a business major who attends GHC primarily online, works on assignments for their literature class. (Photo illustration)

[Photo] Should online students be exempt from in-person activities?

February 21, 2022
Paulding students frequently occupy the Charger Learning Commons located on the 2nd floor of the Bagby building. The main area includes multiple seating spots and tables with the addition of a microwave for student and faculty use.

[Photo] Paulding campus opens Charger Learning Commons

January 27, 2022
On Jan. 25, Wordle 220 features the winning word SUGAR. Wordle gives players a different five-letter word to guess within six tries every day. (Photo Illustration)

[Photo] The World and ‘Wordle’

February 3, 2022
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[Photo] Social media creates new challenges for the First Amendment

January 25, 2022
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[Photo] Abigail Henderson

January 23, 2022
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USPS offers free at-home COVID-19 tests

January 19, 2022
Alexandra Reiter presents Angelena Gienapp with a gift bag from Keep Paulding Beautiful after filling two buckets of trash from the courtyard and neighboring areas.

[Photo] Students keep Paulding clean in recycling day event

December 12, 2021
The Charger Food Pantry on each campus is stocked with a variety of canned and dry foods.

[Photo] Food is expiring in campus food pantries

November 15, 2021
Cartersville Student, Samantha Lewis, practices ASL by signing to Debby Zeigler, Information Specialist.

[Photo] ‘Deaf’ is not a bad word: ASL event teaches students deaf etiquette

November 15, 2021
Dave Chappelles The Closer is available on Netflix and currently ranks #10 in the U.S.

[Photo] Dave Chappelle’s “The Closer” is an important critique of the LGBTQ community

October 21, 2021
Students Without Borders faculty adviser, Alexandra Reiter, said she wants the Joy Luck Club event to be inclusive so that more students will want to get involved.

[Photo] Students Without Borders to host Chinese lunch and movie

October 19, 2021
Deadline for Paulding campus ribbon cutting ends soon

Deadline for Paulding campus ribbon cutting ends soon

September 18, 2021
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