By: Braiden Rudloff (Gainesville, Ga.) On Tuesday March 12, Duchess Catherine was in Grimsby, England speaking to a crowd of people who had been awaiting her arrival when she almost said her baby’s gender. A lady who had been waiting to welcome the Duchess handed Catherine a stuffed toy for her baby. Duchess Catherine thanked the woman saying, “Thank you, I will take that for my d… for my baby.” It seems as if the Duchess was about to say

By: Braiden Rudloff (Gainesville, Ga.) Kelly Freda, former secretary for the Beatles band, has not shared her stories about working with the band until now. Freda worked for the band for more than 10 years. Her career with the band began when she was only 17 years old. At that young age, Freda managed the Beatles appointments, helped them get gigs and handled their fan mail. Until now, Freda, who is now in her 60s, has never publicly shared the

By: Braiden Rudloff Picture credit of: ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP/Getty Images (Gainesville, Ga.) On Tuesday March 12, the Roman Catholics will vote for their new pope. Pope Benedict XI’s recent resignation led the Roman Catholics on a search for a new Pope. Although there have been many rumors on why the last Pope resigned, no one knows the real reason. Whatever the reason, Benedict has kept it to himself. The election for a new Pope is a secret process. Because of this,

By: Braiden Rudloff (Gainesville, Ga) Prom has always been a big deal for high schoolers, but lately some of the excitement for prom has become ridiculous. Back in 2009 when I was a senior in high school, being asked to prom was exciting, but no one made a big deal over it. Lately, high schoolers have turned being asked out to prom into a contest of who can do it the best. Some of the ways girls have been asked

By: Braiden Rudloff (Gainesville, Ga.) The well-known Easter candy, Peeps celebrates its 60th birthday this Easter. Peeps is a popular candy treat that many children and adults alike enjoy. It is a marshmallow shaped chick covered with a sugary coating. Peeps come in all different colors and generally begin to show up on store shelves near Easter time. To celebrate their 60th anniversary, Peeps has created their first T.V commercial. This commercial will focus on the memories and stories of

By: Katayon Qahir (Gainesville, GA) Under a radical council plan, in Flintshire, north Whales, faith schools students are required to have baptism certificates to be allowed on the school bus. This means they will have to prove their religion to qualify for free school buses. Children whose parents are nonbelievers will be denied access to free transportation to school. This act of law, which is the first of its kind in the country, is considered a discrimination against people without

By: Rachel Zarach Image by: Rachel Zarach (Gainesville, GA) – On Friday February 22, spring break here at Brenau University officially started. I know by this time, everybody was really looking forward to some vacation time. I know Brenau’s spring break comes very early, and many students are frustrated about this. They don’t like it because our spring break is so much earlier than other schools. Therefore, if you have friends at a different school, you cannot vacation with them.

By:  Anastasia Minaeva (GAINESVILLE GA) Movies with mixed genres of melodrama and horror are rare creations these days. However, new movie about an American zombie apocalypse, “Warm Bodies,” based on Isaac Marion’s novel of the same name, turned out to be an interesting movie with a combination of horror, melodrama and comedy. “Warm Bodies” is not another scary movie about zombies. Actually, the movie has a warm atmosphere with the hope of a brighter future. Little-known main actors, Nicholas Hoult (R)

By: YUNFEI WANG (GAINESVILLE, Ga.) The week of professional development at Brenau University starts on March 25th and runs until March 28th (Monday through Thursday), providing students with career advice, interview skills and internship opportunities. This event is held by the School of Business and Mass Communication in a joint effort with Career Services. It is designed to help students meet local employers and find out about internship opportunities in the Gainesville area. Students going to the Career and Internship

By: Anna Claire Dover Here at Brenau, student government and other governmental organizations, are almost the equivalent of the national government. With that being said,  Student Government Association, or SGA,  just had their annual elections, to choose next years leaders on campus. This is very important to the students of Brenau, because SGA is the liaison between the administration and the students. When voting on members of SGA, Brenau students keep these things in mind: Reliability Responsibility Integrity Dedication Jessica Anderson, the