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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
She-Hulk: Attorney at Law has garnered controversy from Marvel fans with its feminist overtones and lack of any serious themes.
A Hulk-sized issue
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
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.
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] Is GHC Handling COVID-19 well?

December 2, 2021
From left, Information Specialist, Debby Zeigler, has worked at GHC for 29 years and was previously a counselor for the deaf and hard-of-hearing program. Admissions Counselor, Trish Linsdey, is certified in ASL.

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

November 15, 2021
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[Photo] Braves defy odds using last minute trades to win World Series title

November 7, 2021
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[Photo] Food is expiring in campus food pantries

November 15, 2021
In the Netflix series Squid Game, masked guards are seen wearing pink hooded jumpsuits which frequently become splattered with blood.

[Photo] ‘Squid Game’ delivers plenty of gore in a compelling story

October 27, 2021
Students can win prizes by dressing in costume at the Halloween party on the Cartersville campus on Oct. 25.

[Photo] Fall Frenzy coming to all campuses

October 22, 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.

Students Without Borders to host Chinese lunch and movie

October 19, 2021
Admissions Counselor, Trish Lindsey, is certified in ASL and coordinated the ASL Basics event offered by Student Engagement in person at the Cartersville campus library and on Zoom Oct 18 at 2 p.m.

ASL basics event may lead to certification courses in the future

October 13, 2021
Evan Snelling, Brother 2 Brother Coordinator, was in the program as a GHC student before he landed his current position.

Brother 2 Brother and GHAME improve minority male academic outcomes

October 11, 2021
GHC students pose at Mt. Washburn in Yellowstone National Park.

Applications open for summer Wyoming trip

October 11, 2021
GHC Professor of Biology, Tom Harnden, places flags for the 9/11: Never Forget Project as a volunteer with the Sons of the American Revolution.

[Photo] We never talk about what led up to 9/11

September 12, 2021
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Cicadas are in the forecast — what you should know about Brood X

March 15, 2021
This comic illustrates a simplified version of Januarys short squeeze.

Reddit-fueled “short squeeze” leaves GameStop short-sighted

February 10, 2021
Art by Russell Chesnut.

[Photo] Trans athletes find victory in President Biden’s new executive order

February 1, 2021
Andrew Aydin answers questions from the GHC community, pointing to examples from March: Book Three.

[Photo] “March” co-author Andrew Aydin speaks on comic books and civil rights

January 18, 2021
League of Women Voters president reminds students to vote in Jan. 5 Senate races

League of Women Voters president reminds students to vote in Jan. 5 Senate races

December 12, 2020
The Trump Campaigns official Parler account posts multiple times per day to a following of over 2.4 million users.

[Photo] Parler is not the free speech platform it claims to be

December 5, 2020
March is a graphic novel trilogy by civil rights leader and Congressman, John Lewis, and co-author, Andrew Aydin.

“March” co-author Andrew Aydin holding virtual Q&A for GHC students

November 23, 2020
What’s that smell?

What’s that smell?

November 16, 2020
GHC students vote Biden but predict Trump

GHC students vote Biden but predict Trump

November 2, 2020
Photo by Russell Chesnut

Three pumpkin DIY projects to get creative this fall

October 22, 2020
Ink Outside the Box: Local artists take on Inktober challenge

Ink Outside the Box: Local artists take on Inktober challenge

October 21, 2020
I am counting on discerning voters like those in the Georgia Highlands College community to be committed voters this election,” said Lucy Hale, president of the League of Women Voters of Georgia.

The importance of voting

October 5, 2020
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