One day after celebrating his 69th birthday, Georgia State head coach Bill Curry received a gift from his team in the form of a sticky Gatorade bath and a thrilling double overtime vic-tory at homecoming in front of more than 14,000 fans.

As outside linebacker Mark Hogan sat down beside Curry and Kelton Hill at the postgame press conference, he inhaled, exhaled and then let out a loud “whew!” Hogan’s sigh of relief encapsulated the emotions behind the Panthers 27-20 home-coming win over the South Alabama Jaguars better than any words Curry could offer up after the game.

The win was the Panthers’ first in seven weeks and im-proved their record to 2-5. As a result of an odd sequence of events at the end of regulation, Hogan was forced to play hero for the Panthers twice.

After trailing for the entire second half, South Alabama ma-triculated the ball deep into the Panthers’ red zone in the final four minutes. With eight seconds remaining in the game, Ho-gan picked off a desperation pass by the Jaguars’ CJ Bennett, who struggled for most of the game.

However, the officials ruled that the offense had not been set and that a false start infraction by the Jaguars nullified the play. The ruling was even more controversial because of a new NCAA rule that requires a mandatory ten-second runoff for an offensive penalty committed in the final minute. A ten second runoff would have ended the game. Oddly enough, South Ala-bama’s delay of game penalty meant the play never happened and there was no 10 seconds to run off the clock.

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The Student Government Association has closed its executive board meetings from the public on a weekly basis, citing “personnel” is-sues as the reason for the closures.

In closing its E-Board meetings, the SGA is in violation of Georgia’s Open Meetings Act, according to the Georgia First Amendment Foundation and the Student Press Law Center.

“Unless you have a specific reason that you

can point to under the law, and unless you go through the proper process for doing that, you are in violation,” said Mike Hiestand, a con-sulting attorney for the SPLC.

“Once you assume that role and those re-sponsibilities, it comes with it another respon-sibility to comply with the laws that say the business you can set needs to be done publi-cally,” Hiestand said.

SGA E-Board members refused to allow Signal reporters into its meeting on Oct. 5, say-ing it was closed to discuss “personnel” issues.

Two weeks later, the doors were locked for its Oct. 19 meeting.

The Executive Board is comprised of the president, executive vice president, the five sub-committee vice presidents, the president pro tempore and the chief justice of the stu-dent judicial board, who sits as a non-voting ex officio member.

SGA President, James Dutton, has said that the E-Board meetings must be kept closed to

CHRIS SHATTUCKNews Editor

Students may soon have the opportunity to vote on a campus-wide smoking ban in a student referendum as early as next year.

The idea for the ban came from Dr. Douglass Covey, the vice president of Student Affairs, last year when he pitched it as an idea for the University Sen-ate to consider.

“Last year I suggested the idea, but it never made it out of committee,” Covey said. “Its something the university should certainly consider.”

“I would love to see this policy brought up before the Student Alliance and Development Committee in the University Senate,” Covey said.

President James Dutton of the Student Govern-ment Association wants a referendum on the topic, in order to allow students on campus to voice their opinions.

“[The referendum] should really engage all the students,” Dutton said. “We think the fairest way would be a referendum.”

Although no concrete plans have been scheduled yet for a vote, students have already begun speaking out about the ban.

Some non-smokers like Danielle Daoust, a junior marketing major, support the idea of a smoking ban because of the negative side effects of second hand smoke.

Daoust said that she has asthma, and when she walks past another student that is smoking, it causes her asthma to flare up.

“I shouldn’t have to be affected by someone else’s decisions,” Daoust said.

One compromise would be to designate official smoking areas away from the busiest places around campus. Diamond Hill, a sophomore journalism ma-jor, said this would be the best solution for everyone.

“I feel like there should be select areas away from everyone else,” Hill said.

She thinks that if citations were given to students that smoke, students would obey the ban.

State law already bans smoking 25 feet outside the doors of a public building, but Michael Johnson, a

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Sorority and fraternity members will be required to participate in various activities if they want to remain in good standing at Georgia State, according to Georgia State’s new “Five Star Chapter Enhancement Program.”

Failure to participate in the program could result in consequences such as social and intramural restrictions and a loss of campus recognition, according to the official program guide by Georgia State Greek Affairs.

The Five Star Program includes required participation in various activities pertaining to five areas: excellence in academics, citizenship, campus involvement, member development and chapter development.

For some Greek students, such as former president of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity Matthew Braham, the new guidelines raise the question of whether Greek members are doing community service out of compulsion rather than individual motivation.

“If it wasn’t intact, I think people might do it for more sincere reasons,” Braham said.

The program has received mixed reviews from other students in Greek leadership roles.

“The positive aspect of it is that Greek life’s name is going to be spread

at Georgia State University,” Greek Council President, Umama Kibria, said. “The negative aspect is that there are so many events we have to attend, so many standards.”

The packet detailing the new requirements was distributed to Greek leaders in July. In order to qualify to meet Five Star Program r e q u i r e m e nt s for the 2011-2012 school year, sororities and fraternities must participate in events throughout the academic year.

Some of the r e q u i r e m e nt s under the Five Star Program include: attending an academic success workshop, volunteering at the Georgia State American Red Cross Blood Drive, 100 percent membership participation in 10 hours of community service, 50 percent membership participation in a program sponsored by another student organization and 75 percent member attendance at the upcoming Leadership Conclave.

Coordinator of Greek Life, Lucille Whiten Ausborn, said she is very enthusiastic about Five Star and emphasized the fact that its rules and

regulations are not set in stone. “Five Star is a program, it’s not a

policy,” Ausborn said.Still, the program has become a

potential hot-button issue for some student groups, like the Student Government Association.

In its Oct. 13 meeting, Ben Williams, the vice president of its Student Affairs department, issued a sharp warning to the school administration by saying “I think it’s important for us to pick battles, and I think this is one of those times.”

To receive greater input from students

and address potential issues with Greek life at Georgia State, the SGA has formed a subcommittee known as Greek Affairs out of its Student Life department.

“I think all student organizations should be able to participate in it because when you look at community engagement, extracurricular activities—all the things it’s advocating for—all student organizations can benefit from that,” Williams said.

Williams also said that Greek Affairs seeks to institute guidelines regarding when the Five Star rules and regulations are submitted to sororities and

fraternities. Because group members have other academic and extracurricular activities to manage already, Williams emphasized the importance of giving them enough time to plan for additional responsibilities.

“There’s a certain amount of notification that they need,” Williams said.

In addition to extending the Five Star opportunity to all student organizations and giving sororities and fraternities the rules and regulations in a reasonable amount of time, Williams stated he takes issue with the rewards of the program.

“Greek housing is also listed as a benefit for Five Star, and I don’t agree with that at all,” Williams said.

Yet, Ausborn feels that gaining or losing housing based on Five Star participation is not an issue at this point.

“Greek organizations will not ‘lose’ or be in jeopardy of losing their chapter townhome if they do not obtain Five Star requirements,” Ausborn said.

However, she conceded that for Greek organizations that do not presently have on campus Greek housing, the “application process might include participation in the Greek Life Five Star Chapter Enhancement Program.”

“The positive aspect of it is that Greek life’s name is going to be spread at Georgia State University. The negative aspect is that there are so many events we have to attend, so many standards.”

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JUDY KIM / THE SIGNALPresident James Dutton speaks at an SGA Senate meeting last September, which was open to students.

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discuss filling vacancies within the University Senate. The University Senate is an SGA organization tasked with representing the students and al-locating fee money.

“We need to talk frankly and can-didly about those positions and the people that we need to fill,” Dut-ton said. “That’s why the meeting is closed.”

State law allows public meetings to be closed for specific exceptions, in-cluding personnel decisions. However, meetings that discuss taking action on

“filling of a vacancy in the membership of the agency itself shall at all times be open to the public,” according to § 50-14-3 (6) of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated.

E-Board members also discuss of-ficial business involving the proceed-ings of the various SGA committees during these meetings, in addition to filling Senate vacancies, according to Dutton,

“The way the constitution works is that a lot of stuff has to go to the E-Board first and then it goes to the Sen-ate,” Dutton said. “It’s all made public - none of it is clandestine.”

While Dutton has offered to allow Signal reporters into its E-Board meet-ings previously, he has placed condi-tions on the offer by requiring that they notify the E-Board in advance.

“Our E-Board meetings are not gen-erally open,” said Dutton in a voicemail left before the Oct. 5 meeting. “If you’d like to set up a time to maybe come and visit one of our E-Board meetings, we can do that on an as needed basis.”

The law on whether the Open Meetings Act applies to university in-stitutions is pretty clear, according to the SPLC.

“Where it can be demonstrated that a student government has been granted some degree of decision-making authority by the state, such as allocation and distribution of student activity fees collected by the school - a task that the school itself would be required to perform if the student government did not exist - the Open Meetings law almost certainly would apply,” the SPLC said.

That is also Georgia State’s official policy in regards to Open Meetings laws, university spokeswoman Andrea Jones said.

“The university believes meetings should be open unless there is a legiti-mate reason to close them,” Jones said.

However, Dutton has said that dis-cussing filling vacant senator positions gives the E-Board “an automatic ex-ception” to close the meeting without voting.

Under the Georgia Open Meetings Act, even if a meeting has legitimate grounds to be closed, the majority of members present must vote to close the meeting in public and must pro-

vide a specific exemption in the law with which to close the meeting.

Ordinarily, the names of the mem-bers present and those voting for the closure must be publishing in the meeting’s minutes. Further, the chair-person presiding over the meeting, must file a notarized affidavit certify-ing the reasons behind the closure.

Dutton said that while minutes of the E-Board meetings have been made, the E-Board has not officially voted to close any of its meetings. He has not said whether or not an affidavit has been signed for each meeting.

Regardless, no official documents from the E-Board meetings have been made publically available.

Knowingly and willfully conducting or participating in a meeting in viola-tion of the Open Meetings Act is a mis-demeanor under O.C.G.A. § 50-14-5(a).

Although the SGA has recently begun to post its minutes of Senate meetings online, it has yet to release agendas prior to these meetings or summaries three days afterwards, as required by O.C.G.A § 50-14-1(e)(1) and (2).

However, Dutton has said that the SGA will begin to post each meetings’ agenda in its office a few hours to im-mediately before it’s set to begin.

“We’ll have those available here in the office,” Dutton said. “And then we’re going to bring some extra copies for people that don’t have one to the meetings.”

According to Dutton, anything ear-lier would be impossible.

“It’s never a set agenda until usually about two hours before the meeting, just because we don’t know,” Dutton

said.State law gives agencies until up to

two weeks prior to a meeting for an official agenda of its proceedings to be published, including the time immedi-ately before the next meeting.

Agendas must include a record “of all matters expected to come before the agency at such meeting,” accord-ing to O.C.G.A. § 50-14-1(e)(1).

Like the agendas, minutes of the previous meeting must be made avail-able at least immediately before the next scheduled meeting. However, the SGA’s constitution requires a more rig-orous posting schedule - at least for its Senate meetings.

“Senate meeting minutes must be distributed at least three calendar days prior to the next scheduled Senate meeting,” says Article 5, Section 1 of the SGA Constitution.

In the past, minutes of SGA meet-ings were not made publically avail-able until the end of the academic year.

On Oct. 7, the SGA released its min-utes for its first two September meet-ings. Minutes for its Oct. 13 meeting should be available on Oct. 24.

The SGA holds its E-board meetings once every other week on Wednesday mornings at 8 in its offices and holds its full Senate meetings on Thursday nights at 7 in the Urban Life Audito-rium.

Senior Editor Sabastian Wee also contributed to this article.

“Our E-Board meetings are not generally open. If you’d like to set up a time to maybe come and visit one of our E-Board meetings, we can do that on an as needed basis.”-SGA President James Dutton

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OCTOBER 20Aderhold Learning CenterOfficers arrested a Non-GSU individual for Drinking in Public. At 3:21 p.m. officers observed the individual exiting a stall in the men’s restroom and smelled a strong odor of alcohol. Officers also observed an alcoholic beverage in the stall. He was issued a C.T.W. and was arrested, processed and transported to the City of Atlanta Jail.

OCTOBER 19Library NorthOfficers issued a Non-GSU individual a Criminal Trespass Warning. At 9:30 a.m. officers were advised by a GSU student that she observed an unknown individual pick up a bag that appeared to belong to another student. Officers made contact with the individual that confirmed ownership of the bag but became disorderly during the investigation. He was issued a C.T.W. and was escorted off campus without incident.

Library SouthA report was filed for Suspicious Activity. The complainant, a GSU student stated, at 10:00 a.m. an unknown male followed her into the women’s restroom. The case is being handled by Investigations.

Aderhold Learning CenterA report was filed for Theft of Lost or Mislaid Property. The complainant, a GSU student stated, at 12:30 p.m. she left her cellular phone unattended and when she returned at 1:00 p.m. she noticed it was missing. The case is being handled by Investigations.

OCTOBER 18 Student Recreation CenterA report was filed for Theft. The complainant, a GSU student stated, at 7:25 p.m. he noticed his umbrella was missing. The case is being handled by Investigations.

Arts & HumanitiesA report was filed for Harassment. The complainant, a GSU student stated, at 6:30 p.m. another GSU student began harassing her. The case is being handled by Investigations.

Courtland St.A report was filed for Theft of Bicycle. The complainant, a GSU student stated, at 6:00 p.m. he noticed his bicycle was missing. The case is being handled by Investigations.

OCTOBER 17Fairlie St./Luckie St.Officers arrested a Non-GSU individual on an Agency Assist. At 12:10 p.m. officers were investigating a verbal dispute between two individuals and confirmed an active warrant one of the individuals. He was arrested, processed and transported to Fulton County Jail.

Commons PlazaA report was file for Fighting by Two or More Persons. The complainant, a Non-GSU individual stated, at 4:45 p.m. he observed one GSU student attack another GSU student. The case is being handled by University Housing and Investigations..

Piedmont North General AreaA report was filed for Theft. The complainant, a GSU student stated, at 11:00 a.m. he noticed his I-Pod Touch was missing. The case is being handled by Investigations.

University CommonsA report was filed for Odor of Marijuana. The complainant, a GSU staff member advised officers of the odor of marijuana. The staff member attempted to make contact with the residents with negative response. The staff member keyed into the room with officers and observed towels under the bathroom door and one of the suites. Officers also observed marijuana residue on the bathroom floor and in the sink. The case is being handled by University Housing.

Citizens Trust BuildingA report was filed for Theft. The complainant, a Non-GSU individual stated, on 10/13/11 at 9:00 p.m. he noticed steel pipes and fitting were missing. The case is being handled by Investigations.

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Despite a vote against a new Green Fee by the Mandatory Fee Committee, supporters have vowed to continue the fight to make Georgia State more green friendly.

Dr. Michael Black, an architect of the proposed Green Fee and the Sustainable Green Drive advisor, said he will be looking at alternative ways to create an Office of Sustainability and further other environmental causes on campus.

In summarizing new plans and strategies for environmental causes, Black said that he would continue working with the Student Government Association and the university to realize his vision of a more sustainable university.

“For the student cost of two $5 lunches at Georgia State, we could make dramatic changes at the university for a more sustainable campus that benefits students, increases community connections within the Atlanta area, gives tremendous positive PR to the university, furthers three of the five university strategic plan goals, attracts donations and collaborations from alumni and outside institutions, and substantially lessens our impact on

the environment and the consequent effects on our international neighbors,” Black said.

This week, Black plans to meet with SGA President James Dutton to work on ways to implement green technologies on campus along with the university administration.

Dutton, one of the student members of the Mandatory Fee Committee that voted unanimously against the proposed Green Fee, said that emphasizing sustainability programs on campus is vital, but he has some serious reservations about the proposal.

“All of those initiatives can be done in other ways with other money,” Dutton said. “It needs to have a central coordinating office, everyone agreed with that, but should that be a stand alone office? Who is that office going to be answerable to? Where is that office located? None of those questions were really answered.”

Like Dutton, the SGA vice president for Student Life, Ben Williams, supports establishing measures to create an Office of Sustainability, but he also sees flaws in the proposed Green Fee plan.

For instance, Williams said one flaw he perceives is the potential overlap with pre-existing university departments, such as between the

scheduling of distinguished speakers. “We can’t create a fee to do things

that other fee money is already doing. Students shouldn’t have to pay two fees to support green speakers when we already have a whole university department dedicated to that,”Williams said.

However, Williams thinks the proposals submitted will gain weight and pass next year with the help of student organizations and support from SGA, despite different versions of the proposed Green Fee being shot down three times previously by the Mandatory Fee Committee.

In discussing his own views about the importance of environmental causes, student Grady Rogers stated the importance of university support.

“Establishing an Office of Sustainability could be advantageous for students and the Earth but will not be unless it is an active and vibrant entity supported by the students and administration of GSU,“ Rogers said. “Young people are the future, and the environment is in desperate need of enlightened and active advocates who are motivated to change the status quo and begin the process of reversing the damage to Earth.”

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second-year philosophy graduate student, thinks a ban would make enforcement even harder.

Johnson is a smoker, but he said Georgia State should set up designated areas instead of a total ban.

“Well, I think they should probably set up smokers’ lounges instead,” Johnson said. “I think it would be a huge inconvenience for the smokers on campus if there is not a dedicated place or dedicated places that are convenience to reach and people can smoke.”

Even a small space in the courtyard would be accept-able, Johnson said.

“To be quite honest, this quad is quite big. You could designate an area and enforce it if you wanted,” Johnson

said. “Once again, enforcement of this is going to be a hi-larious sort of thing. I doubt they’re going to be able to do much enforcement if they do put a smoking ban on cam-pus.”

Smokers need to be conscious of how they’re perceived by other students and need to respect others’ rights, John-son said.

“I’m out here at the margins, I don’t want to disturb anyone,” Johnson said. “People have a right not to breathe my smoke, so I don’t want to force that on anyone, and I try not to. Smokers need to be courteous.”

Still other smokers like Adam Burkes, a senior english major, absolutely reject any sort of ban.

“I think it’s frankly over-restrictive,” Burkes said. “We pay tuition to go here. We’re all adults here.”

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Wait, Another PantherCard? Georgia State mulls over adding modified Discover card to PantherCards

Petition to open Mega One Stop Shop early begins to get traction

Auxiliary and Support Ser-vices are considering yet an-other PantherCard for students to be available possibly as soon as next year.

Blackboard, the company that is responsible for Geor-gia State’s uLearn and Pan-therCash programs, has asked Georgia State to consider im-plementing its BlackboardPay program into students’ Pan-therCards.

The BlackboardPay pro-gram will speed up how fast students receive their money through the automation of fi-nancial aid, student payroll and other forms of credit and through its integration with the students’ PantherCards, according to Blackboard.

Leveraging First Data’s Money Network, the new BlackboardPay PantherCard would double as a Discover Card. This would not be a credit card for students, rather a ‘debit’ account that would house financial aid funds typi-cally distributed by the school.

The Student Government Association is currently in the process of getting feedback from Georgia State students to see if Blackboard’s program would work here.

“If any students have nega-tive feedback…we would love to hear that feedback,” SGA President James Dutton said.

SGA has been working with Auxiliary and Support Services to explore Black-board’s proposal, Dutton said.

“[I’ve] tried to find some-thing wrong with the program, and I just can’t,” Dutton said.

According to Blackboard’s proposal, the startup of the program will not cost Geor-gia State anything. Blackboard plans to generate revenue though the transaction fees charged to merchants that ac-cept the card, although some merchants do not accept Dis-cover versus MasterCard or Visa.

“My concern is [that] I pay for rent and other bills online,” Kelsey Shiflett said, a junior who recently transferred to

Georgia State. “If I had a Dis-cover Card, I would have to pay differently. It might make things more inconvenient.”

“I would want [my refund] to draft into my account, part of that is because Discover isn’t as popular,” Shiflett said, who already has a debit and credit card through her bank. “It would be one extra thing to take care of and would make things more complicated.”

However, in its pitch, Blackboard said they would charge less in fees for this ac-count than many other banks.

Blackboard would charge a $2.50 out of network ATM withdraw fee, a $4 outgoing fee for online payments and a $3.50 a month abandon-ment fee after a period of nine months of inactivity.

Blackboard expects uni-versities to save an estimated $10 on every student that par-ticipates in the program, due to eliminations in paper check disbursements.

The addition to the Pan-therCard would not replace or eliminate PantherCash. New cards would be equipped with a second magnetic strip. Fur-ther, there would be an online program that would allow you to transfer funds from the Dis-cover account to the Panther-Cash account.

“PantherCard cash is a pain,” Janie Olivera, a journal-ism major, said. “I have to shop [for text books] at Georgia State, where books are more expensive.”

However, she said having her refund direct deposited into a Discover account would help her spend her money eas-ier.

“I wouldn’t have to wait for the money,” Olivera said.

This process will not hap-pen overnight. It could take a year for Auxilliary and Support Services to approve or reject Blackboard’s proposal.

“You can opt out if you want, it’s not going to be forced on anyone,” Dutton said to stu-dents who may be concerned or skeptical of the potential program.

A petition by the Student Government Association to move the Mega One Stop Shop the week before classes start has begun to attract support. .

Proponents of the petition believe that opening the shop a week before classes would re-duce the huge influx of students that overwhelm the shop during the first week of school.

“The overall purpose of opening the Mega One Stop Shop one week before school starts is so that students will be able to have all of their questions an-swered about their accounts without being on hold with the

One Stop Shop for hours, or wait-ing in line for hours as well,” said Marcus Kernizstan, the vice pres-ident of Academic Affairs of the SGA.

Kernizan is the creator of the petition and said the impetus for it came after experiencing per-sonnel frustration with the One Stop Shop in previous semesters.

“[We received] many com-plaints about being on the phone, on hold for hours and long wait times for the One Stop Shop, Kernizstan said. “So, I proposed an idea that we should open the Mega One Stop Shop a week be-fore school starts so we can re-duce these problems.”

The Mega One Stop Shop usually opens the first week of

classes and is typically packed with students. This service caters to student’s questions or con-cerns about financial aid, student accounts, enrollment services and registration.

Currently, the petition for the opening of the Mega One Stop Shop has over 200 signatures and SGA encourages anyone who is interested in supporting this pe-tition to visit the SGA Office to sign the petition posted outside of the office door. The petition will be available to sign until the end of the semester.

SGA’s goal for the petition is 1,000 signatures. If the petition receives 1,000 signatures before the end of the semester, it will be sent to the Office of the Registrar.

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After rappers Common and Rick Ross canceled their appearanc-es a little over a week apart, Campus Events will be seeking reparations for money lost through promotional activities.

“Our contract agreement states that anything that we have to pay out of pocket, if he were to cancel, we have the option to hopefully re-coup that,” said Cara Jones, the ad-

visor for Campus Events. “The same thing goes for Rick Ross’s situation as Common’s.”

Ross suffered two seizures and canceled two other scheduled per-formances in Memphis, Tennessee, in addition to his Homecoming con-cert for Georgia State.

Due to the short notice cancel-lation, Georgia State was unable to find a replacement performer.

“We will definitely be adding up what we’ve spent on promotions and other things thus far,” Jones

said. “Anything that we can’t recoup through the cancellation [we] will present that to him and his people and hope that we can recoup those expenses back.”

Jones said that any money they can get back from Ross’s cancellation will be “put towards another event that we have for students.”

“The only thing we have cur-rently out of pocket is probably the under a few thousand dollars we spent on promotions,” she contin-ued.

Like Ross, Common was sched-uled to appear but canceled at the last minute.

Common was supposed to dis-cuss his new book, One Day It’ll All Make Sense, on Oct. 11 but told the university he would be unable to at-tend the day before, as he would be shooting a series with CNN in Haiti.

“We hope to recoup that [mon-ey spent on promotions] in renego-tiating his appearance at a little bit of a reduced fee since he cancelled on us,” Jones said. “So hopefully that

will happen, that way we won’t real-ly be paying out of pocket any more money than it would usually take to promote a speaker of that caliber.”

Jones said they had a contract with Common since at least June.

”He’s known about the event for a long time. We have talked to him about dates even before then…so I guess whatever he was doing was important enough for him to miss his speech with us,” Jones said.

Despite a vote against a new Green Fee by the Mandatory Fee Committee, supporters have vowed to continue the fight to make Georgia State more green friendly.

Dr. Michael Black, an architect of the proposed Green Fee and the Sustain-able Green Drive advisor, said he will be looking at alternative ways to create an Office of Sustainability and further other environmental causes on campus.

In summarizing new plans and strategies for environmental causes, Black said that he would continue work-ing with the Student Government Asso-ciation and the university to realize his vision of a more sustainable university.

“For the student cost of two $5 lunches at Georgia State, we could make dramatic changes at the university for a more sustainable campus that benefits students, increases community connec-tions within the Atlanta area, gives tre-mendous positive PR to the university, furthers three of the five university stra-tegic plan goals, attracts donations and collaborations from alumni and outside institutions, and substantially lessens

our impact on the environment and the consequent effects on our international neighbors,” Black said.

This week, Black plans to meet with SGA President James Dutton to work on ways to implement green technologies on campus along with the university ad-ministration.

Dutton, one of the student mem-bers of the Mandatory Fee Committee that voted unanimously against the pro-posed Green Fee, said that emphasizing sustainability programs on campus is vi-tal, but he has some serious reservations about the proposal.

“All of those initiatives can be done in other ways with other money,” Dutton said. “It needs to have a central coordi-nating office, everyone agreed with that, but should that be a stand alone office? Who is that office going to be answerable to? Where is that office located? None of those questions were really answered.”

Like Dutton, the SGA vice presi-dent for Student Life, Ben Williams, sup-ports establishing measures to create an Office of Sustainability but he also sees flaws in the proposed Green Fee plan.

For instance, Williams said one flaw he perceives is the potential overlap with pre-existing university departments,

such as between the scheduling of distin-guished speakers.

“We can’t create a fee to do things that other fee money is already doing. Students shouldn’t have to pay two fees to support green speakers when we al-ready have a whole university depart-ment dedicated to that,” he said.

However, Williams thinks the pro-posals submitted will gain weight and pass next year with the help of student organizations and support from SGA, although different versions of the pro-posed Green Fee have been shot down three times previously by the Mandatory Fee Committee.

In discussing his own views about the importance of environmental causes, student Grady Rogers stated the impor-tance of university support.

“Establishing an Office of Sustain-ability could be advantageous for stu-dents and the Earth but will not be unless it is an active and vibrant entity support-ed by the students and administration of GSU,“ Rogers said. “Young people are the future, and the environment is in desperate need of enlightened and active advocates who are motivated to change the status quo and begin the process of reversing the damage to Earth.”

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It is refreshing to see the university try and make new attempts to create a withstanding tradition and culture that is specific to Georgia

State, and with the second year of our football program steadily growing, it seems that Georgia State has the right idea of how to

cement a bleed blue mentality. Despite its efforts, this process is still clearly in the making.

Starting with the cancellation of Rick Ross’s homecoming concert, could there not have been plans made for a backup performer? Yes, it is probably an insulting gesture to ask another performer to become our backup plan, and yes, Rick Ross canceled due to serious medical

conditions, but how does it make our university look if it has its homecoming performer cancel last minute and not host a homecoming

concert at all?There was a homecoming door decoration, in which different

departments and organizations were asked to decorate the doors of their offices and compete for the Most Spirited title. Even local businesses were invited to partake in the friendly competition, but

hardly any businesses around campus were informed of the opportunity. As a result, there were only a small amount of doors decorated inside

the Student Center and other Georgia State buildings.The Inaugural Powder Puff Tournament turned out to be sort of a

success, attracting student groups to participate, but how were students able to know who to go to in order to sign up? Or how were students

to know when the games were happening so that students could watch and cheer on different teams? The event information only seemed to

have reached a handful of students but not the majority. The Royal Ball was an event that only the upper-class men seemed to know about, because advertisements for the fancy dance party were

minimal as well.The Homecoming Golf Cart Parade was a great idea to build culture, but it seemed to be a bust, largely because the student body was not aware

of the time the parade was occurring. Though Georgia State may not be a traditional campus, this does not mean that it cannot play in the same ballpark as Georgia Institute of

Technology or the University of Georgia for that matter.Tradition is what brings a community together. It’s what connects the

old crowd with the new crowd; it creates a sense of universal unity and understanding that is shared by a simple experience.

Next year, Georgia State students should experience a solid, well-planned homecoming week, where everyone would know what is going on through extensive and successful promoting. Before the

homecoming game, let’s throw a fancy fire show or a spear throwing, anything that could kick start a specifically Georgia State tradition.

Of course, tradition can only be built over the years. But why not start the process early and get it right as soon as possible?

Next year will be the third year the university will have a fall homecoming with a football program on its side. As the famous saying

goes, hopefully – third time will be the charm.

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Slavery in the Bible

Slavery has got to be one of the most immoral things a person can do, yet slav-ery is rampant throughout the Bible in both the Old and New Testaments. The Judeo-Christian Bible clearly approves of slavery in many verses, and it goes so far as to tell people how to obtain slaves, how hard you can beat them and when you can have sex with the female slaves.

Many Jews and Christians will try to ignore the moral problems of slavery by saying that these slaves were actu-ally “indentured servants” or “prisoners of war”. Many translations of the Bible use the word “servant”, “bondservant” or “manservant”, instead of slave to make the Bible seem less immoral than it really is. While many slaves may have worked as household servants that does not mean that they were not slaves who were bought, sold, raped, beaten and treated worse than livestock. The following Old Testament verses prove that slaves are clearly property to be bought and sold like livestock:

Leviticus 25:44-46 – “Your male and female slaves are to come from the

nations around you; from them you may buy slaves. You may also buy some of the temporary residents living among you and members of their clans born in your country, and they will become your prop-erty. You can will them to your children as inherited property and can make them slaves for life, but you must not rule over your fellow Israelites ruthlessly.”

Exodus 21:20-21 – “If a man beats his male or female slave with a rod and the slave dies as a direct result, he must be punished, but he is not to be punished if the slave gets up after a day or two, since the slave is his property.”

Numbers 31:17-18 – “Now kill all the boys. And kill every woman who has slept with a man, but save for yourselves every girl who has never slept with a man.”

You would think that Jesus Christ and the New Testament would have con-demned slavery, but slavery is still ap-proved of in the New Testament, as the following verses prove:

Ephesians 6:5 – “Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear, and with sincerity of heart, just as you would

You would think that Jesus Christ and the New Testament

would have condemned slavery, but slavery is still approved

of in the New Testament

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I am more than willing to give stu-dents the shirt off my back, because I believe in the students and I not only understand but agree with students who are upset with the dumbing down of our university. I must first begin by thanking both James Dutton and Ben Williams for their letters to the editor. I’m actually re-ally proud of them for at least attempting to provide what I will reluctantly count as a response. Mr. Williams: I’m elated that you plan to have town hall meetings soon; I hope that they are advertised to the same degree as Rick Ross was. I hope that you utilize the same forms of media that were used to promote this individual around campus. After all, now it seems rather obvious that the university finally has the budget to push any chosen agenda at will. Mr. Dutton’s article was extremely delusive. Therefore, I feel no need to of-fer any rebuttal to the few arguments that were presented, being that they were ei-ther completely false or have nothing to do with the initial issues that I brought up as a concerned student. I feel that Mr. Dutton mistakes “passion” for “purpose”. The manner in which I write may seem passionate to the untrained eye, yet I am merely speaking with purpose. I speak for those that are unspoken for, and I have only one interest and that is to progress the student population. Mr. Dutton, if you feel that my initial letter was disre-spectful this is because you hold onto a false sense of authority and privilege. You are in a position of power solely because Georgia State students give you this pow-er. They hold the power, not you; you are

merely a representation of this power. All things considered, you should be thank-ing me; only through fierce debate do the best ideas present themselves. Intense dialogue has the potential to progress any form of government, whether it is univer-sity, local, state or national. No personal attacks were made regarding gender, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, etc., because I attack ideas rather than people. I attack the idea itself rather than the in-dividual responsible for the manifesta-tion of the idea. If you are a poor leader, you are a poor leader- there is no sugar coating this statement; therefore, I won’t apologize for the directness of my article. You are mistaken if you blindly assume that you only write to address Mr. Kirk, because thousands of students agree with me on several issues. So, I hope future letters are addressed to the entire stu-dent population.I am obviously not the only individual who refuses to embrace smoke and mirrors within the politics of my university. Thank you for inviting me to your office. However, if I were to at-tend an SGA meeting currently, it would be to seek out the legislation regarding the impeachment of an SGA president. Actually this method may render unnec-essary since the current SGA president was never actually elected.

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obey Christ.”1 Timothy 6:1-2 – “All who are

under the yoke of slavery should consider their masters worthy of full respect, so that God’s name and our teaching may not be slan-dered. Those who have believing masters are not to show less respect for them because they are brothers. Instead, they are to serve them even better, because those who benefit from their service are believers, and dear to them. These are the things you are to teach and urge on them.”

Colossians 3:22 – “Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything; and do it, not only when their eye is on you and to win their favor, but with sincerity of heart and rever-ence for the Lord.”

In the following verses, Jesus Christ clearly approves of beating slaves, even if they didn’t know they were doing anything wrong:

Luke 12:47-48 – “Jesus Christ says, “That servant who knows his master’s will and does not get ready or does not do what his mas-

ter wants will be beaten with many blows. But the one who does not know and does things deserving punishment will be beaten with few blows. From everyone who has been given much, much will be de-manded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked.”

For more proofs read Dan Barker’s Godless book or visit the EvilBible.com website.

Vince Albanov

Zanesville, Ohio, the site of the strangest safari in Ohio’s history. Terry Thompson released 56 wild animals from his private zoo onto a small unsuspecting town in Ohio, and then took his own life. The lo-cal police department was forced to shoot and kill 50 of them. How did this ever come to happen? Some people feel like they are important enough to have a private zoo. Local policies allow for people to be smug-gling tigers. Local police are not pre-pared for an invasion of tigers. There are many reasons, but who’s really to blame for this incident.

Owning large dangerous exotic animals such as tigers and bears is not only embarrassingly lavish but irresponsible and dangerous. People who buy these animals are typically housing them in cruel conditions, since they don’t have the facilities to have a fabricated habitat. Usually they are under-trained hobbyists and the animals will grow beyond their control.

The law regarding the exotic animal trade is rather lax, since there are fairly easily obtained exotic ani-mal licenses for entertainers. You might say we need some system in place to make sure people aren’t stockpiling their own private menag-eries. Perhaps some sort of purchase history, maybe limit him to only 1 ti-ger every two weeks?

Of course it is much more likely

people acquire these animals in il-legitimate ways, and how can you pass a law against something that is already being done illegally? How can you prevent people from mani-cally releasing an army of tigers upon an unsuspecting town as a last grand statement before taking their own life? Ideally, all the animals that were being kept in that private zoo in Zanesville would have been trans-ferred peacefully into zoos in the surrounding areas, and they could be kept happy and healthy. Unfortu-nately, that was far from the case.

The police who shot and killed the 50 animals are receiving a lot of criticism from animal rights activ-ists, who disagree with the police’s methods in stopping the marauding army of large predatory beasts. It seems to me that the victims in this incident are the animals. Not because of the obvious reasons of being shot, but because they were forced to live a life in petty captivity before they were killed. That being said, the po-lice were doing their job, and you cant expect that a small town police force would be properly equipped to humanely capture such large dan-gerous animals on short notice, when most police have trouble capturing humans humanely on a daily basis. It may sound callous but there is a part of me that prefers the loss of 50 tigers to the loss of even one human life. Perhaps I get that from some in-nate caveman bloodlust for tigers, or maybe I just like people more, who knows?

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National Football League (NFL) Commissioner, Roger Goodell’s seemingly uncontrollable and non-uniform fining of players for infractions has gotten out of hand. His latest mind numbingly stupifying act as the commish: Fining the Green Bay Packers’ A.J. Hawk $10,000 for flipping the bird on national television to a viewership of millions and then fining 2010 Defensive Player of the Year Troy Polamalu the same amount for calling his wife with a cell phone from the bench to let her know that he hadn’t suffered a serious injury.

Fining Hawk for his obscene gesture makes perfect sense, but when he is only fined $10,000 com-pared to the $25,000 plus other players are fined for making clean hits that Goodell thinks are too hard, is ridiculous. Making helmet to helmet contact or laying out an opposing player is not offensive to viewers, and if it is, they’re watching the wrong sport. It’s inexplicable how one is so much less than another, especially when three players were fined $15,000 in the same week for what the league has deemed “roughing the quarter-back.” And if that is inexplicable, then it’s absolutely unconscionable how Polamalu can be fined $10,000 for using a team doctor’s cell phone to call his wife.

In a statement made on last Tuesday, Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin said “It wasn’t a personal call. He wasn’t checking on his bank account. He was talking to his wife to let her know that he was fine.”

Granted, it is against the rules to possess a cell phone in the bench area starting 90 minutes before kickoff, but if not by using a cell phone, how is a player to let his loved ones know that he hasn’t suffered a severe injury? Or does Goodell not deem it necessary? Sorry Roger, it is necessary, and it’s about time you start re-viewing each fine on a case by case basis. And after you do that, make sure you’re fining the players an amount appropriate to their infractions.

The league makes more than $1 million in fines each year, and this week racked up $120,000 alone with infractions ranging from the aforementioned, all the way to shoes not matching a throwback uniform and everything in between. It’s not getting ridiculous, it’s already gotten there. Players are being fined for things that referees aren’t even calling in games, which means that the NFL’s henchmen are actively reviewing game tape in order to slap players with more fines.

Fining players for infractions isn’t anything new, but last year commissioner Goodell stated that he would start to suspend players for certain egregious in-fractions or for repeat offenses. Why hasn’t he started suspending players yet? The answer is simple: you can’t fine a player thousands of dollars if he isn’t in the game. The league can fine players just about whatever they want and keep fining them. It’s a gold mine, and there isn’t any end in sight unless players, fans and coaches stand up to the league.

SAAKIB ZAFRANISports Editor

Roger Goodell YOU are ridiculous

Usually in a letter like this you’d start with, “Dear sir,” or “To Whom it May Concern:,” but neither of these fit. I know you’re a man, I saw you when I passed your van, desperate to escape your slogan, but I don’t feel comfortable address-ing you as sir. Sir infers that I respect you, and frankly I don’t.

I get it. You think that America, the land of the free, doesn’t need any crazy-Muslims and their wacky book of not-the-Bible, but aside from being a total bigot, you’re completely miss-ing the point of being American. We became the land of the free to escape religious persecution. I feel, understandably, that you’re making it pretty difficult for Muslims to feel that same level of freedom.

If I’m honest, I’m a pretty naïve guy. Maybe you thought it was a pretty cool goof to put that bumper sticker on the back of your van. Maybe, hopefully, you don’t mean it. I don’t want to label you as a racist because of how you decorate your car, but you’ve made it exceptionally difficult for me to believe otherwise. I made a lot of assump-tions about you and how you behave after seeing

that sticker, but that’s just karma right? Sorry to reference another phone-baloney religion. My bad.

Naturally, I’ve imagined you reading this letter to yourself; a grimace set into your face as you struggled with some of the bigger words and figured I’d spell out some stuff for you. It’s no se-cret that the rest of the world isn’t always keen on America. You are why. You are the American people in other countries imagine, close-minded to other beliefs, decadently proud of your own country and far too brash to be let out in public.

“No!,” you exclaim, furious at the assess-ment I’ve given, “I’m certainly not like that. I’m a hard worker, and a family-man. You’ve treated me unfairly.” Again karma. Imagine the millions of Arabs and Muslims forced every day to be as-sociated unjustly with al-Qaida or other terror-ist groups, just because they belong to a certain faith. It’s tomato, tomato I guess.

What bothers me the most is that a company saw it profitable enough to make those bumper stickers. You are not the only wretched person with out-and-out racism on display for the world to see. You may be complaining about Americans being too politically correct. We aren’t. You’re just being really super racist.

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One day after celebrating his 69th birthday, Georgia State head coach Bill Curry received a gift from his team in the form of a sticky Ga-torade bath and a thrilling double overtime victory at homecoming in front of more than 14,000 fans.

As outside linebacker Mark Hogan sat down beside Curry and Kelton Hill at the postgame press conference, he inhaled, exhaled and then let out a loud “whew!” Hogan’s sigh of relief encapsulated the emo-tions behind the Panthers 27-20 homecoming win over the South Alabama Jaguars better than any words Curry could offer up after the game.

The win was the Panthers’ first in seven weeks and improved their record to 2-5. As a result of an odd sequence of events at the end of regulation, Hogan was forced to play hero for the Panthers twice.

After trailing for the entire sec-ond half, South Alabama matricu-lated the ball deep into the Panthers’ red zone in the final four minutes. With eight seconds remaining in the game, Hogan picked off a despera-tion pass by the Jaguars’ CJ Bennett, who struggled for most of the game.

However, the officials ruled that the offense had not been set and that a false start infraction by the Jaguars nullified the play. The ruling was even more controversial because of a new NCAA rule that requires a mandatory ten-second runoff for an offensive penalty committed in the final minute. A ten second runoff would have ended the game. Oddly enough, South Alabama’s delay of game penalty meant the play never happened and there was no 10 sec-onds to run off the clock.

“We’ve gotten some of the strangest and most difficult calls I have ever seen in all my six years just in the last couple of weeks,” joked

Curry after he explained the officials ruling.

Instead, the Jaguars were given another opportunity from the nine-yard line. On the fifteenth play of their drive, Bennett threw a dart into the chest of receiver Corey Waldon in the end zone. The ensuing extra point forced overtime.

On the first possession of over-time, South Alabama kicker Jordan Means booted it wide left. Needing just a field goal for the win and start-ing at the 25-yard line, Georgia State running back Donald Russell carried the offense to the seven-yard line. On first down Curry elected to bring out the kicking unit. South Alabama blocked the kick to send the game into a second overtime.

In the second overtime Curry allowed Russell to finish the drill.

Russell responded by scoring a touchdown in just three plays. South Alabama was unable to match as linebacker Bennett’s pass attempt inside the ten was tipped into the air and ultimately intercepted by Hogan at the 1-yard line.

“I saw a lot of blue jerseys in the area, so I knew it might be tipped up in the air,” Hogan said.

Coach Curry was especially jubilant after the win as he hugged both Hill and Hogan.

“In the last couple of weeks we’ve learned a lot about the rules of football and learned a lot about life,” Curry said. “I want the men to enjoy it from now until about 7 p.m. then I want them to go study. I’m pretty sure they will do that.”

Nobody’s life had more up and downs this season than sophomore

quarterback Kelton Hill’s. After nearly getting dismissed from the team in the offseason, Hill had a masterful performance in his first career start. Hill threw for 209 yards, two touchdowns and finished with an 80 percent completion per-centage. He also ran for 60 yards on 14 carries and most importantly, was sacked just once.

Hill attributed the offensive line’s performance to a promise he’d made to his blockers earlier this week. While the offense gained yardage in bulk, Hill’s wallet like-ly got lighter. After buying pizza for the offensive line earlier in the week, Hill promised to buy dinner at Houston’s Steakhouse for his line-man if the offense gained more than 400 yards. The offense gained 429.

Aside from his three fumbles,

Hill also proved he could operate the offense as more than an occasional Wildcat option. Whenever Drew Little’s injuries heal, the Panthers may have a quarterback controversy brewing if Hill continues to per-form at this level. Bruising tailback Donald Russell also had another big game after rushing for 137 yards and one touchdown on 20 carries.

Wide receiver Albert Wilson caught five passes for 175 yards and two touchdowns. Wilson scored his first touchdown of the afternoon after grabbing a screen pass from Hill, taking off along the sidelines and hurdling a fallen defender en route to a 78-yard touchdown. Wil-son’s catch-and-run touchdown was the longest play from scrimmage in Georgia State’s short history. Wilson scored again on a 64-yard pass from Hill.

Defensively, the Panthers’ front-seven played much stronger and had a trio of goal line stands in regulation. The Jaguars turned the ball over on downs after getting stuffed by the Panthers at the 1-yard line on the game’s first possession. On their first two possessions of the second quarter, South Alabama com-mitted turnovers inside the Georgia State 10.

“We got in there three times in-side the 10 and came up with noth-ing,” South Alabama head coach Joey Jones said. “Obviously, our chances to score early, we let them go. I thought that was a big factor in the game, I really did.”

The loss was South Alabama’s second double overtime game in as many weeks. After securing their first win over a future Football Bowl Subdivision member, the Panthers will head back on the road to face the University of Texas San Antonio, who will be an official FBS member in 2012. The game will be played at the Alamodome on Oct. 29 at 1:30 p.m.

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After their exciting home-coming victory, the Panthers will look ahead to their next road game against the University of Texas at San Antonio Roadrunners. The Roadrunners lost to the Panthers’ homecoming opponent, South Ala-bama, two weeks ago in a competi-tive overtime game 30 – 27.

Larry Coker, who won the 2001 national championship with the 2001 Miami Hurricanes, coach-es the Roadrunners. Although they improved their record to 2–5 on the season with a win over South Alabama, UTSA will not be a cake walk for Georgia State.

The Roadrunners are playing as a FCS independent this season before they jump to the Football

Bowl Subdivision, formerly known as Division I-A, when it moves into the Western Athletic Conference. The Roadrunners will be looking to get back on track after losing to the UC Davis Aggies 38 – 17 on Oct. 15 in Davis, California.

Eric Soza, quarterback for the Roadrunners, had 257 yards passing as well as throwing for two touchdowns in UTSA’s game against the Aggies. Soza completed 22 of his 31 attempted passes in a losing effort. Although the Road-runners are in the midst of a three game losing streak, Soza has been stellar in the past two games. Soza has not thrown an interception in the last two games, after throwing three against Sam Houston State.

Soza has passed for 1,527 yards, 10 touchdowns, 5 intercep-tions and is completing just 56.2

percent of his attempts. Soza is also a dual threat with his legs and has run for 348 yards this season.

Soza is an exceptional quar-terback, but he cannot win games on his own. The Roadrunner run-ning game has no star running back. Four different running backs share carries, and Soza leads the team in rushing yardage. Five dif-ferent players rushed for only 79 yards against the Aggies defense.

The Roadrunners have a 35 percent 3rd down conversion rate, so if the Panthers defense can stop UTSA on 3rd down, the Panthers will have success. The Roadrun-ners are coming off of a bye week and should be well rested for a competitive game.

This game will be played on Oct. 29, 2011 at 12:30 pm at the Al-amodome in San Antonio, Texas.

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EDWARD A. ORNELAS / SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWSGeorgia State’s defense will have to contain UTSA quarterback Eric Souza, who leads the Roadrunners in passing and rushing yardage.

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After a first season full of grow-ing pains and adjustments under new head coach Sharon Baldwin-Tener, Georgia State will try to establish a winning culture in the 2011 cam-paign.

With a large chunk of the ros-ter having had a full year to soak in their new coaches style and system, the Panthers will look to set a differ-ent tone on Nov. 9 when they take on Young Harris.

“A year makes a big difference,” Baldwin-Tener said. “Not only do we have six returning letter winners, we also had three people that redshirted. So we really have nine players that understand what it is we’re trying to do, and we were able to build a foundation and you know, change the mindset a little bit.”

Yet, if Georgia State really hopes to improve from their 12-19 record of last season, the going will be tough early as three of their first four match-ups come against teams that posted 20-win seasons last year: Ari-zona, Florida State and Appalachian State.

Baldwin-Tener is looking for-ward to these early tests saying, “I want to see early where we are and see how much we can improve and get ready for CAA play.”

And it won’t be easy in CAA play to get one of the six playoff spots. The conference has talent throughout and powerhouses such as Delaware will make collecting victories chal-

lenging.The team’s strength going in

to the season will be it’s front line, which includes Chandra Harris and Cody Paulk, and while the backcourt is talented, the inexperience is still there.

“We have a lot of young players, I think, in the backcourt that will be

good players,” Baldwin-Tener said. “You know, but right now, Chandra Harris and Cody Paulk, they both worked very hard this summer... [And] they’ve both really gotten bet-ter in a year.”

At the point guard position, Jer-lisa Taylor has been solid but some nagging injuries have created a situ-

ation where she will be sharing some playing time with freshmen Ashley Watson and Kayla Nolan.

Now that players are beginning to buy into and understand Bald-win-Tener’s philosophy, the 2011-2012 season will be all about mental toughness and confidence. The abil-ity and desire is there.

“The biggest thing is making people realize that we can win,” Baldwin-Tener said. “Changing the mindset. This team, they’re really focused and they want to turn things around, and they want to win.”

DYLAN RICEStaff Writer

Baldwin-Tener prepares Women’s Basketball for second season

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Gruca shines at Auto Trader.com Collegiate

Sophomore Tyler Gruca placed seventh out of 75 competitors last Tuesday at the AutoTrader.com Col-legiate, and led the Panthers to a fifth place team finish.

Gruca finished with a score of 1-under 215, which made this the second time he has made the top ten while he has been at Georgia State. Along with his accomplishments, he also was recently awarded CAA Golfer of the Week Honors.

Head Coach Joe Inman was proud of Gruca.

“I am extremely proud of the hard work that Tyler has put into working on his game,” Inman told Georgia State Athletics. “He is truly deserving of this award as he has helped our team improve in so many ways already this year. I continue to look for big things from Tyler as the year continues.”

According to Athletics, he has already earned a pair of top 15 fin-ishes in three starts and currently has the lowest scoring average on the team.

The men overall placed fifth for the event in the 12 team field along with Georgia Southern. The Pan-thers started the tournament with a score of 301 and finished with a score of 7-over 295 on the final 18 holes.

“The tournament was a great

success,” Inman told Athletics. “All the golfers seemed to really love the course. The coaches thought it presented a great challenge that em-phasized control of the ball and dis-cipline. Overall, there was universal praise for both the course and the tournament.”

Other top golfers for this event were seniors Clemens Dvorak and Jared Cagle, sophomore Grant Cagle and freshman Davin White. Dvorak finished in a tie for 13th place with a score of 2-over 73, following Grant Cagle who finished with a score of 8-over, placing him for 29th place.

Also, White finished for 38th place at 10-over while Jared Cagle finished in 70th place.

Sophomores Victor Lavin and Ross Mclister played as individu-als and posted rounds of 77 and 84, placing them at 55th place overall.

Other competitors included

East Carolina, North Florida, and Chattanooga.

Georgia State will have a week-end off and will compete again Octo-ber 29th at UNCG Bridgestone Golf Collegiate in Greensboro, N.C. for its final tournament of the Fall season.

TODD DREXLER | SIDELINE SPORTSTyler Gruca earned CAA Golfer of the Week Honors for placing seventh overall.

Tiffanie SmithStaff Writer

Sports Calendar

FRIDAY, OCT. 28 – SUNDAY OCT. 30Women’s Golf at Furman Paladin InvitationalGreenville, S.C. // All Day

FRIDAY, OCT. 28 Volleyball vs. George MasonGSU Sports Arena // 7:00 p.m.

SATURDAY, OCT. 29 – SUNDAY OCT. 30Men’s Golf at UNCG Bridgestone Golf CollegiateGreensboro, N.C. // All Day

SATURDAY, OCT. 29 Cross Country CAA ChampionshipHampton, Ga. Nash Farm Battlefield Park // 10:00 a.m.

Football at UT San Antonio San Antonio, Texas 1:30 p.m.

Men’s Soccer at George MasonFairfax, Va. // 3:00 p.m.

SUNDAY, OCT. 30Women’s Soccer at UNC WilmingtonWilmington, N.C. // 1:00 p.m.

Volleyball vs. James MadisonGSU Sports Arena // 1:00 p.m.

MONDAY, OCT. 31 Men’s Basketball vs. Southern Poly (Exhibition)GSU Sports Arena // 7:00 p.m.

D.J. DUNSON Associate Sports Editor

5 Clemson at Georgia Tech

Despite giving up 83 points in the past two weeks, 8-0 Clemson is rolling offensively and have risen to fifth in the BCS standings. Conversely, Georgia Tech has stumbled in two consecutive games after a blazing 6-0 start. It’s the oldest trick in the book. Just when it seems a team looks like it can’t be beat, the impossible happens. Look for Geor-gia Tech to get back on track and sink the ACC’s final unbeaten.

Georgia Tech upsets Clemson 37-34.

11 Michigan State at 14 Nebraska

There’s a football powerhouse in Michi-gan and it’s not the Wolverines. After beating Wisconsin on a tipped Hail Mary pass Satur-day night, Michigan State is knocking on the door of a Big Ten Championship. Michigan State will bottle up Nebraska’s rushing at-tack just as they’ve done to nearly every of-fense they’ve played thus far. The Spartans’ sixth ranked rushing defense returns a key cog along their star defensive line when Wil-liam Gholston returns this week. The Spar-tans are somewhat vulnerable through the air but Taylor Martinez won’t threaten with his arm.

Michigan State wins 21-27.

6 Appalachian State at 1 Georgia Southern

One month ago, DeAndre Pressley was Appalachian State’s star quarterback. How-ever, after getting benched in favor of backup Jamal Jackson, Pressley has emerged has a defensive force at cornerback. Meanwhile Jackson has excelled and led the offense to 500 yards of total offense for consecutive weeks. Georgia Southern’s option offense is led by quarterback Jaybo Shaw, a former backup at Georgia Tech. This season, the Georgia Southern offense is averaging 46 points per game. They won’t score 50 but their defense should keep Appalachian State under control.

Georgia Southern wins 34-28.

22 Georgia vs. Florida

For the first time in several years, Geor-gia will take the field at the “The World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party” as the over-whelming favorites over their Gator rivals. The Gators are reeling after losing three con-secutive games. The Gators have averaged only nine points per game during their losing streak. If Brantley can’t play, the Gators will struggle to move the ball and put points on the board.

Florida wins 27-17.

Weekly NCAA footballmatchups and predictions

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Albert Wilson is known as the all-purpose specialist and big play threat for the Georgia State Panthers’ football team. He was the only Pan-ther to score against the defending national champions Alabama last season and has been even more dy-namic as a playmaker this season.

But behind all the hype, Wilson is a just a 19- year-old young man from Port St. Lucie, Florida. Growing up in Florida, Wilson bounced in and out of foster care but sought refuge on the football field.

Inspired by uncles who played football, Wilson began playing while still in elementary school.

As the middle child in a fam-ily of five sisters, Wilson says that he learned that the important thing in life is to support the people around you. He translates that attitude to the football field.

“The team is the best part of football is the team — losing is worst…that’s the worst part of football.”

And the Georgia State football team certainly does rally around Wil-son to give him that extra push.

Before last season’s matchup against Alabama, Wilson was re-minded that it was his time to shine.

“My teammate Darren McCray came up to me and told me that I had to make up for the last one [kick re-turn] that I missed,” said Wilson. “ He motivated me.”

The motivation worked. In the second quarter Wilson received a kickoff, launched himself up field and gracefully returned the ball 97 yards for a touchdown.

“When I broke one tackle and got to the sideline, I thought, ‘I can’t wait to get to the end zone’”, said Wilson. “After, I just couldn’t believe it.”

Before coming to Georgia State, he ran track at Port St. Lucie High

School where he was an all-area se-lection. Wilson was also a quarter-back who racked up 1,029 passing yards and nine touchdowns in his se-nior season. However, his future was at receiver.

His goals for this year are to gain records, break all the ones he earned last year and to continue have a win-ning season as a Georgia State Pan-ther.

Against South Alabama on Sat-urday, Wilson caught a first quarter screen pass, turned and ran 78 yards for a touchdown. It was the longest play from scrimmage in Georgia State history and by the end of the game Wilson had broken the school record for single game receiving yardage.

His overall goals are not much different.

“I want everybody to know that I was a hard worker, and I want to be-come one of the best players to ever play at Georgia State,” said Wilson of the legacy he wants to leave behind after he graduates.

Until then, Wilson is working towards obtaining a degree in Sociol-ogy.

“Growing up in and out of fos-

ter care, I had people that motivated me,” said Wilson. “I really looked up to them, so I would really like to do that for others.”

He hopes to use his degree to become a social worker or a motiva-tional speaker. Wilson says that other than wanting to be a social worker, his whole life right now is sports.

His favorite movie is The Blind Side, a movie about Baltimore Ravens offensive lineman, Michael Oher, who was adopted into a family after years of being in and out foster care.

“I know the struggle and pres-sure he went through,” said Wilson.

Part of the appeal for Wilson is that he can identify with the sto-ry and hopes that one day he will achieve the same success as Oher. Wilson names the Pittsburgh Steel-ers as his favorite team and hopes to play for them one day.

Wilson says, “My biggest fear is not succeeding in life.”

If Wilson continues to improve on and off the gridiron while staying as level headed as he is today, that won’t be his worry for much longer.

From foster care to the football field

ZAKKIYYA ANDERSONStaff Writer

SAAKIB ZAFRANI | THE SIGNALWilson celebrates his second touchdown at homecoming with fellow receiver Danny Williams after setting multiple records

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With so many killer events going on in and around Atlanta this weekend, you won’t want to be caught dead at a house party.

Scoutmob & The Goat Farm

Located among chillingly dilapidated warehous-es, The Goat Farm already feels ghostly enough. However, local deal masterminds Scoutmob are going to take it to the next level, turning the Farm into a festival dedicated to all things night-mare-inducing. The one-night attraction offers performances by Ruby Velle & the Soulphon-

ics, Cousin Dan and gloATL, plus a screening of vampire classic Nosferatu soundtracked live by Felipe Barral, a haunted house constructed by The Collective Project and various other ee-rie showcases. Come witness The Goat Farm’s grand metamorphosis into The Ghost Farm.

The Goat Farm, 1200 Foster St. // Oct. 29, 7:30 p.m. // $35, 21+

PAUL DEMERRITTAssociate Entertainment Editor

Atlanta’s best bets for Halloween

M83

If Halloween was a band, it would be M83. Their songs evoke imagery of graveyard girls, lost ghosts, midnight cities, teen angst and John Hughes. A lot of John Hughes. Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming, their latest LP, is a double concept album devoted to the evolution of dreaming throughout a lifetime, and also

psychedelic frogs. M83 is known for their distinct mash-up of mammoth synth buildups aided by a strong homage to ’80s pop icons like Depeche Mode. Catch them playing in Hell, fittingly enough, Oct. 31.

The Masquerade, 695 North Ave. // Oct. 31, 8 p.m. // $15, all ages

The Queers, Bomb the Music Industry! with The Wild

Punk godfathers The Queers may be old enough to be your dads, but they probably rock out way effing harder. They’re supported by Bomb the Music Industry!, who proves that the DIY ethic is far from gone. All six of their albums are offered free on their website, and they even encourage fans to bring in-struments and proudly thrash alongside them. Local favor-ites The Wild open with a similarly blistering style of in-telligent hardcore that prom-ises to ensure a proud case of tinnitus.

The Vinyl, 1374 West Peachtree St. // Oct. 31, 7 p.m. // $10, all ages

COURTESY OF THE WINDISH AGENCYM83’s synth-driven sound is the perfect soundtrack for Halloween-inspired dance-a-thons.

GLOATL.COMDance troupe gloATL will bring their riviting experimental stylings to Scoutmob’s Halloween shindig.

MYSPACE.COMAtlanta’s own The Wild open for The Queers and Bomb the Music Industry! with their brand of intelligent hardcore.

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of Montreal

These psychedelic Athens na-tives have become famous for their surrealistic live performanc-es where it’s not uncommon to see mock hangings, dry hump-ing, mass stage diving, audience members dressed up like fancy

tigers, unashamed grown men in tutus and frontman Kevin Barnes drenched in red paint while sporting gold hot pants. Be pre-pared.

40 Watt Club, 285 West Wash-ington St., Athens // Oct. 29, 9 p.m. // $11, all ages

Wham City Comedy Tour

Wham City is possibly the most bizarre assort-ment of people imaginable, and they make no effort to hide it. Hailing from Baltimore, Md., Wham City is comprised of experimental visual artists, filmmakers, ventriloquists, comics, per-

formance artists and the electronic guru Dan Deacon. For their comedy tour, the collective blends all of their talents together for a two-hour freakout fest rooted in an undying love for the absurd. Eyedrum, 364 Nelson St. // Oct. 31 // $7, all ages

Zombie Apocalypse

One of Atlanta’s most unique Halloween attractions, Zombie Apocalypse offers a chance to fulfill that innate urge to fran-tically mow down the undead. It’s one part haunted house and one part shooting gallery where employees don protective zom-bie outfits so lucky customers can arm themselves with paint-ball guns and live out their de-liciously gory end-of-the-world dreams. The haunted house takes patrons through a simu-lated zombie wasteland decked out with smoke, fire, destruc-tion and most things associated with an undead takeover.

4215 Thurman Rd., Conley // Oct. 27-31, 8 p.m.-midnight // $20 haunted house, $15 shoot-ing gallery, $30 combo ticket

WHAMCITY.COMThe Wham City Comedy Tour features bizarre, experimental comedy, as well as electronic god Dan Deacon.

OFMONTREAL.NETBe forewarned: of Montreal’s costumes are probably going to upstage yours.

ATLANTAZOMBIE.COMAt the Atlanta Zombie Apocalypse, you can live out your dream of going Resident Evil/Walking Dead/Shaun of the Dead on some truly horrifying zombies.

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It’s clear even during its intro-duction that My Brother My Brother and Me isn’t like other podcasts. Nar-rator Bob Ball warns listeners that despite the nature of the show, the show’s hosts are not experts, and that any advice given is not to be followed — ever.

My Brother My Brother and Me (MBMBAM), a self-described advice-cast for the modern era, may only have 70 some episodes to its name, but its rabid audience and critical reception would suggest dif-ferently.

The show, hosted by real-life brothers Justin, Travis and Griffin McElroy, answers questions sent in by readers and culls questions from Yahoo! Answers, very few of which are taken seriously. When asked how to pick a costume that borders on cute and nerdy for a baby’s first Hal-loween, eldest brother Justin sug-gests dressing the baby as a dog and leaving it a cage so that its parents might go and get drunk. Later in the show Griffin dissects a question on Yahoo! Answers, asking if they would sit on a human skull for 300,000 dol-lars or pounds, suggesting that any-one in such a situation should first check current exchange rates.

Witty as their advice may be, Justin remains hazy on how the show got its beginnings.

“It’s funny, I don’t actually know. We all three like to tell people how to

live their lives, and we’re all kind of know-it-alls, so I think that’s proba-bly where the inception came from,” Justin said. “Basically I wanted more opportunities to talk to them, be-cause we all lived in different cities.”

Justin did admit, however, that some definite influence came from their father, Clint McElroy, a profes-sional radio host in West Virginia.

“We grew up in a house where we were constantly trying to make each other laugh,” Justin said. “Dad was sort of the ringleader of all that.”

Although the show isn’t record-ed in person, Justin feels that the show doesn’t suffer because of it.

“I think it’s so hard, when you do a remote show, to find chemistry. I think the reason our show works where a lot of other shows don’t is because we know each other so well,” Justin said. “I don’t need to see their faces to know what they look like when they’re saying something.”

Fans clearly agree. A fan-driven push on the maximumfun.org forums caught the interest of the network’s owner Jesse Thorn.

Thorn, host of public radio show The Sound of Young America, added MBMBAM to the Maximum Fun podcasting network, where it has re-ceived considerable popularity and added sponsorships.

“Radio producers spend their whole careers looking for chemistry on-air,” Thorn said. “It leads them to do things like pairing Danny Bona-duce with Adam Carolla. The McEl-roy’s chemistry is literally in-born. And also: They’re hilarious.”

The Maximum Fun community has also gotten involved with the net-work’s newest show.

“I’m the middle sister of two brothers,” Christine Mack, a Maxi-mum Fun fan from Portland, Ore, said. “We lost our parents in elemen-tary school and basically took care of each other until we each went to college. We haven’t lived within an 800-mile radius of each other since

1987 but are very close. MBMBAM is silly but it reminds me of the impor-tance of siblings and how we develop a sense of humor together.”

While the show is continuing to grow in popularity, Justin maintains high hopes for the show’s future, ex-pressing a particular interest in more live podcasts.

“I think when we first did that show in Chicago, I think that really

cemented it for me,” Justin said. “Be-ing on the Second City Stage and be-ing backstage where all these amaz-ing people have signed the walls… It felt real I think.”

Mack agrees. “I actually enjoyed their show better live. [Which is] weird for a podcast.”My Brother My Brother and Me is published every Monday, and is available for free on iTunes.

MICHAEL RABALAISStaff Writer

Listen to MBMBAM... just not its advice

COURTESY OF JUSTIN MCELROYJustin, Travis and Griffin McElroy dish out some of the best worst advice you’ve ever heard on their podcast, My Brother My Brother and Me.

01 In HeavenTwin Suster (Domino)

02 Count Yer Lucky StarsGringo Star (Gigantic Music)

03 Creatures of an HourStill Corners (Sub Pop)

04 Era ExtranaNeon Indian (Mom & Pop)

05 Canopy EPPainted Palms (Secretly Canadian)

06 Super Basement EPJesse Futerman (Jus Like Music Records)

07 TwirligigJonti (Stones Throw)

08 Life is Dance!Various Artists (B-Music)

09 Gauntlet HairGauntlet Hair (Dead Oceans)

10 We SinkSoley (Morr Music)

11 ConatusZola Jesus (Sacred Bones)

12 ElectrafoneBeats Antique (Antique)

13 The Rip TideBeirut (Pompeii)

14 New Masses for Squaw PeakHoliday Shores (twosyllable)

15 Candygram for Mowo!Mocean Worker (Mowo! Inc.)

16 Strange MercySt, Vincent (4AD)

17 Oh FortuneDan Mangan (Arts & Crafts)

18 A Turn in the Dream-SongsJeffrey Lewis (Rough Trade)

19 Lone SharksThe Doppelgangaz (Self-Released)

20 No One CaresDJ JS-1 (Ground Original)

21 Cookin’ GumboCaptain Planet (Bastard Jazz)

22 Daily BreadHassaan Mackey & Apollo Brown (Mello Music Group)

23 Rock Creek ParkOddisee (Mellow Music Group)

24 Life SuxWavves (Ghost Ramp)

25 The Whole LoveWilco (dBpm)

26 The Year in HibernationYouth Lagoon (Fat Possum)

27 Western TeleportEmperor X (Bar/None)

28 The Wonder Years9th WOnder (Traffic)

29 Aabenbaringen Over AaskammenCasiokids (Polyvinyl)

30 Sem NostalgiaLucas Santtaa (Mais Um Discos)

You don’t need to understand the lyrics (and you won’t) to appreciate Gauntlet Hair’s chilly, echoey experimental pop.

Tessa Murray’s haunting vocals float wispily atop Greg Hughes’s cinematic instrumentation.

Nervy yet tropical, listening to Holiday Shores feels a lot like waking up on the beach next to Hunter S. Thompson after a two-day-long bender on drugs that haven’t been invented yet.

Real EstateDaysDomino

Reverb-soaked beach rock is ever more commonplace nowadays, but the New Jersey trio Real Estate takes a different approach than most. Instead of copping the traditional, upbeat coastal melodies of yesteryear like many of their contemporaries, Real Estate opts for a sound with as much in common with the Beach Boys as the Cure on their new offer-ing, Days.

Vocalist Martin Courtney, who also plays in Titus Andronicus, has a largely nondescript voice, but it’s a good fit for Real Estate’s brand of indie. There’s not much technical musicianship to be found on the re-cord; it’s all about the construction of a streamlined, no-frills pop melody. Face-melting solos aren’t missed—the group eschews them in favor of riffs that stick long after the music stops.

Days kicks off with “Easy,” which sounds exactly as its title implies. This effortless pop ditty lends itself to a cool, cloudy day on a northeastern beach, and is one of the record’s strongest and most rep-resentative tracks. “It’s Real” bears a resemblance to ’70s power-poppers the Real Kids in both style and atti-tude. These two stand above the rest in that the writing is the tightest; it’s here that we see exactly what Real Estate wants to accomplish with their music.

Although many of the melodies shimmer with pop fluency, they’re not very dynamic from one to the next — standout tracks are rare. By that same token, Days is one of the most cohesive records of the year,

proving that Real Estate has a vision they’re prepared to carry out to the fullest.

Days is geared to a different beach crowd than the one search-ing for fun, fun, fun. It’s suited more for those introspective folks who’d rather take an overcast afternoon to sit on the sands, rather than the ones there to take a dip or soak up the sun. Melancholy as it might be, the record contains some pop melodies that can hold their own against much of what’s been passing for indie pop. Days is no masterpiece, but it’s cer-tainly a step in the right direction.—Zack Kraimer, Staff Writer

Tom WaitsBad as MeANTI-

Tom Waits is the original badass. Over the course of a career span-ning more than three decades, he’s explored countless genres: straight blues and rock, gritty pop and strange and lackadaisical experimentation are just a few. His lyrics range from near-nonsense to the kind of pure, simple truths that cut to the depths of your soul — all intoned, of course, in his signature booze-soaked, two-lighter-a-day smoker’s voice.

His latest release, Bad as Me, like Waits himself, defies genre clas-sifications. It opens with the fren-zied “Chicago,” a blend of blues and lounge accented with the flutter of a harmonica and Waits’s desperate growl, almost a plea: “Everything will be better in Chicago.” The song yields to the casual swagger of “Talking at the Same Time,” which stands in stark contrast to the spooky, slightly ominous “Raised Right Men.”

The rockabilly “Get Lost” is

driven by a guitar that sounds like the mournful whistle of a faraway train before effortlessly sliding into a driv-ing blues-rock riff. Yet on the same album is “Pay Me,” which sounds like the kind of thing you’d hear from a half-crazed expat living under the bridges of Paris, making his living singing for nickels on the sidewalk. The mournful lyrics are tinged with hope, carried along on the backs of a reedy violin and a plinking piano: “And though all roads will not lead you home my girl / all roads lead to the end of the world / I sewed a little luck up in the hem of my gown / the only way down from the gallows is to swing / and I’ll wear boots instead of high heels / and the next stage that I am on / it will have wheels.”

All told, Bad as Me sounds like it’s set in a dusty bar in a tiny west Texas town where hard men come to fight mean and drink straight bourbon and maybe pay a visit to the brothel in back. At this bar, you might hear the bluesy “Face to the High-way,” with its bleary guitar accented by bells, giving the track a timeless significance. “I’ll turn my face to the highway,” Waits moans. “And I’ll turn my back on you.”

When things have wound down, when it’s a drunk Sunday morning and you’re the only customer still bellied up to the bar, is when you’d hear the tired, Mexican-inspired guitar and drum of “Back in the Crowd.” You get the same sensation from the weary album closer, “New Year’s Eve.” The band plays on to a tired but satisfied staff, sweeping and polishing glasses, and you, the last customer, nursing your last bourbon. Whores are draped over the furni-ture, a few of them sleeping; a couple of them do an ironic shuffle as the rising sun cuts through the cracks in the wall, illuminating the otherwise darkened room with puddles of weak light like lemon juice.

And there is Waits, standing be-hind the bar, wiping it with a dirty rag. He stops for a moment and fixes you with a hard gaze. He leans for-ward, and with whiskey-reeking breath, growls the meaning of life in your ear. —Brooke Marshall, Entertainment Editor

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Atlanta Events

Want to see an event in this space? Contact Brooke Marshall at signalentertainment@gmail.com with the event name, time, date, location and a brief description.

THURSDAY, OCT. 27The Edgewood SpookDon your best slutty cat costume and head over to Edgewood, where three houses will play host to more than 50 bands. Friend Bleu House Productions on Facebook and stay tuned to find out the exact location.Edgewood // 12:30 p.m. - 3 a.m. // $5-$10, 18+

FRIDAY, OCT. 28WHORifiedReuse that slutty cat costume and dance yer ass off.MSR, 1271 Glenwood Ave. // 10 p.m. // $8, 21+

SATURDAY, OCT. 29

Extreme Pumpkin Carving ContestIf you’re afraid your pitiful pumpkin-carving attempts will earn you the derision of your neighbors, this is the event for you! Local artists will carve timeless works of art into pumpkins, and then they’ll be auctioned off, starting at a mere $10.MINT Gallery, 145 B Sampson St. // 4 p.m. // Free, all ages

SUNDAY, OCT. 30Psycho and Ghostlight Tour of the FoxCatch a screening of the horror classic Psycho, and then tour the haunted areas of the Fabulous Fox. Fox Theatre, 660 Peachtree St. // 7:30-9:30 p.m. // $8 movie, $20 tour, all ages

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Students and their guests anx-iously waited in a lengthy line outside of the Student Center State Ballroom, for their chance to make an entrance into the Royal Ball 2011. This year’s ball brought increases in student at-tendance despite a Homecoming concert cancellation and cool tem-peratures earlier in the week.

Patrons waited in line for over 15 minutes to enter the event. With-in two hours, the ball topped recent records of attendance with numbers getting close to full capacity through-out the night.

Finance major and 2011 Fall Homecoming King, Nick Alexander, was impressed with this year’s turn-out.

“It’s great to see everybody come out. It shows a lot of school

spirit,” said Alexander. “Each year [the ball] keeps getting better and it’s going to be really exciting to come back 10 years from now and see what Georgia State has grown into. It’s re-ally great to be a part of the beginning of it right now.”

Birth through Five education major and Homecoming King candi-date, Quintin Bostic said a lot of work went into making the event success-ful.

“The ball itself was definitely a lot of hard work but it’s been a great experience and I appreciate every-one who came out to support us,” said Bostic.

Lucy Edosomwan, a pre-med psychology major and Homecoming Queen candidate, was excited about the diversity of the student turnout.

“It’s been so exciting, I’ve met some really cool people [and] we

have a real diverse group here of peo-ple with many talents and different majors, so it’s just really been fun,” Said Edosomwan.

Bostic and Edosomwan, along with the other Royal Court Candi-dates, opened the ball with a unique choreographed dance. It incorpo-rated many styles of dance to Royal Court members who possed varying levels of dance.

“It was like ballroom dancing mixed with hip-hop so the choreog-raphy was crazy,” said Edosomwan. “Myself, I’m not a dancer so it was in-tense for me, but I had a great time,” she added.

Bostic agreed that the danc-ing was a challenge, “Sherell was an amazing choreographer and it was tough to keep up with her because she was not playing at all, but we came out, hit it hard and hopefully

pleased the crowd.” The romantic wonderland set-

up for the scene added a whimsi-cal touch. Georgia State graduate and 2010 Fall Homecoming Queen LaToya Raines said, “Each year the decorations get fancier and fancier and Georgia State has definitely set the bar.”

While the event itself was in-deed a showstopper, Raines and Al-exander agreed that the 2011 royal court candidates provided quite the line-up with beauty, personality, scholarship and leadership.

“I’m excited [about the Queen candidates]--all of them are student leaders, obviously great GPA’s, [have] community involvement, I’d be hap-py with any of the three women.” Alexander called the king candidates “well-rounded” and felt like they each represented people that stu-

dents would admire and respect.Although, both agreed they were

secure and happy with passing their torches on this year, the moment was indeed bittersweet. However, Raines was sure that she and Alexander could find comfort in knowing that they had kicked off the tradition as the first football homecoming court.

“Of course I’m sad our tenure is coming to an end, but there will nev-er be another first—many will come behind us, but none before us,” said Raines.

The 2011 Royal Ball indeed daz-zled and delivered, but most of all it captured school spirit through the large attendance numbers. Raines said, “The Royal Ball is a time for GSU students to come together and really enjoy one another and celebrate the university that we love so much—it is nothing short of amazing.”

SAMARIA SMITHStaff Writer

The Royal Ball 2011

NICOLE GILLIS | SIGNALThe Homecoming Candidates perform a coordinated dance for the crowd.

NICOLE GILLIS | SIGNALThe crowd at the Homecoming Royal Ball.The crowd at the Homecoming Royal Ball.

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Annual Golf Cart Parade ImpressesLAURA APPERSONStaff Writer

The cool October breeze blew balloons, streamers and banners on golf carts and Homecoming floats awaiting on Gilmer Street Thursday, Oct 20 for the start of Georgia State’s 9th annual Homecoming Golf Cart parade. This year’s parade added new twists such as more floats, per-formances from the marching band and a homecoming at the close of the event.

Golf carts have been part of Georgia State’s tradition for nine years, and it has been a staple event created for the campus’ urban lay-out. The parade normally consists of student organizations, various of-fices and departments and a float for the Homecoming Court. While many of the past participants returned for this year’s parade, many new ad-ditions were added to the line-up. The Athletics Department entered a float that showcased different ath-letes, University Relations rode Seg-ways alongside golf carts throughout downtown and the marching band gave a live performance in the middle of Piedmont Ave for spectators.

“Participating in the parade was a wonderful experience,” said Amy Caputo, a freshman in the Georgia State Marching Band, “I loved seeing all the school spirit and leading the parade around campus.”

Organizations that participated include The Residence Hall Associa-tion, the Student Advisement Center, Women in Media, the Health Clinic,

the International Student Associa-tions Council, the 1913 Society, vari-ous fraternities and sororities, the Study Abroad Office, the Office of Civic Engagement, Career Services, the Sociology Club, and Georgia State Hospitality.

The parade was followed by the Spirit Rally, which included the band, the spirit squad, football team and a message by the new basketball coach Ron Hunter and football coach Bill.

Though this is the 9th Home-coming parade, it is only the 2nd

fall Homecoming parade. Since the football team launched its first sea-son last fall, Homecoming at Georgia State has been shifted from a spring event during basketball season to a fall event during the football season.

For the 10th annual parade the

University will be waiting to see if there will be more golf carts, another contest, or more floats. The tradition of the Golf Cart Parade has continued to expand and brought a whole new meaning to a downtown Homecom-ing.

NICHOLE GILLIS / THE SIGNALVice President of University Relations Deanna J. Hines (L) and Communications Director Andrea Jones pass by with the rest of the University Relations Department.

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OCTOBER 25, 2011Courtyard Series Concert: Trey Griffin – Classical PianoTrey Griffin is a senior at Georgia State and has been playing piano since elementary school. He is currently working with a number of different bands in the Atlanta area and enjoys playing classical and jazz music. Although he is currently involved with music, after graduation he plans to focus his attention on screen writing and short film production.Courtyard Stage, Student Center, First Floor // 12:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.

Writing a Winning EssayThis workshop unlocks the secrets of what sets a scholarship winner apart from thousands of candidates - the personal essay! Learn how to create a winning essay by avoiding common mistakes, understanding what the judges want to see, and reviewing winning essays and essays that failed. If you have already written a personal essay that needs work, don’t be afraid to bring it!Sparks Hall Room 251 // 1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

OCTOBER 26, 2011

23rd Annual Benjamin E. Mays LectureThe Alonzo A. Crim Center for Urban Educational Excellence in the College of Education will host the 23rd Annual Benjamin E. Mays Lecture on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011, at 6:30 p.m. in the Speakers Auditorium (located in the GSU Student Center). A reception will be held prior to the lecture, beginning at 5 p.m. Dr. Vanessa Siddle Walker, Winship Distinguished Research Professor in the Division of Educational Studies at Emory University, is the guest speaker.Student Center – Speakers Auditorium // 6:30 p.m.

Open Mic NightCome out and showcase your talent or sit back, relax and be entertained, moved or amused by your friends and colleagues as they perform on the Student Center’s Courtyard Stage – where you can expect the unexpected on Open Mic Night. Courtyard Stage, Student Center, First Floor // 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

OCTOBER 27, 2011

Career Chat: If you love college, why leave? Careers in Student AffairsAttend this career chat to learn more about your career optionsUniversity Center 460-465 // 12:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Language & Literacy Distinguished Lecture SeriesDr. Elizabeth Peña, University of Texas at Austin, will present her research on “Profiles of Language Impairment in Bilingual Children.Urban Life Building Room 1199 // 1:00 p.m.

OCTOBER 28, 2011Yoga ClassesEmployee Development & Wellness is sponsoring a series of Yoga classes for Georgia State University faculty, staff & students. Try the 1-hour class of gentle yoga, emphasizing stress reduction and relaxation. 480 University Center // 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Film Screening: “The Monster Squad”“Monster Squad” is a 1980’s classic horror/comedy film about a group of adolescent monster movie enthusiasts form a club that meets in a treehouse in this pre-teen horror feature. When Dracula, The Mummy, Frankenstein, and The Wolfman are joined by Gill-Man in the search for a magic amulet, the boys form the Monster Squad to battle the forces of evil. Free popcorn at screening while supplies last.Cinefest // 9:00 p.m.

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This year’s fall Homecoming Greek Exhibition signified the celebration of Greek Life at Georgia State. This year was a first for the annual exhibition, as the Greek Stepshow competition is usu-ally held during the spring semester. Most of the Greek organizations step, stroll or dance, and the exhibition is an event where they can have fun while giving their fellow students the opportunity to see who they are.

The Greek Exhibition is a small pre-view of what’s to come in the spring. It’s an event where the students can have a great time and mingle with their fellow student body. It also gives the different Greek organizations an opportunity to participate in Homecoming events, while allowing students to possibly gain an in-terest in joining a Greek organization.

“Before this event, there wasn’t any Greek participation during Homecom-ing and they felt sort of left out. This year was a way to reach out to the Greeks and to give them an opportunity to be a part of the Homecoming events. We want to make this event bigger and better every year. Everyone’s participation and patron-age will help the event to be a success.”, said Tre’von Williams, Journalism Major and the creator of the Greek Exhibition.

Originally there were six Greek or-ganizations participating, unfortunately two groups had to drop out due to unfore-seen circumstances. The Greek organiza-tions that performed at the event were the Zeta Phi chapter of Delta Sigma Theta sorority, the Pi Alpha chapter of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity, the Theta Beta chapter of Phi Mu sorority, and the Zeta Theta chapter of Omega Psi Phi fraternity. Wil-liams hopes to have even more Greek par-ticipation at next year’s event and maybe even some performers.

Joadane Clerveau, a junior and Mar-keting major, enjoyed the program and looks forward to what’s in store for next year. “The Greek Exhibition is setting the stage for a traditional Homecoming event, which is exclusive to the Greek organiza-tions. I can’t wait until next year’s Exhibi-tion.”

There was a huge turnout for the event and some students even had a chance to get free Homecoming t-shirts.

There were also a few impromptu dance competitions and a special performance by the new GSU step team, P2. P2 brought the house down with several different step routines, and that was only a snippet of what they have in store.

The Homecoming candidates were also in attendance, and had the opportu-nity to introduce themselves to the crowd. The candidates gave their name, major and the groups that they were a part of on campus; as well as why they should be chosen to represent Georgia State. Many reasons were given, such as involvement

in organizations on campus, dreams of al-ways being a princess, as well as a love for Georgia State.

For this to be the first annual Prefix Greek Exhibition, it was very well exe-cuted. The Exhibition had a huge turnout by the students of Georgia State as well as other neighboring colleges. The event’s founder promises next year’s event to be 10 times better, and we look forward to what the Greeks will do when it’s their turn to hit the stage.

JAMILA DEWITT Staff Writer

Prefix 2011: The Greek Exhibition

JAMILA DEWITT | SIGNALDelta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. showcased thier routine in the Greek Exhibition.

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Many college students experience heart palpitations when scanning the prices of pre-made Halloween costumes. Men and women’s Halloween costumes tend to be an especially expensive and costly purchase just for one occasion. The solution for many broke college students this Hal-loween will be to create their own costumes. Here are a few less expensive do–it-yourself options that are just as awesome as a costume from pricy Halloween stores.

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For the ladies:The Walking Dead meets Breakfast at Tiffany’s- A grotesque twist to Audrey Hepburn’s classic character-- this simple costume only needs a little black dress, a pair of long silk gloves, and a small tiara. Buy a make-up kit from your nearest Party City and add fake blood to your face and create artificial flesh to hang from your body and mouth.Makeup Kit $5.99 at any Party City

Super Bass (without the “B”)-

Nicki Minaj is known for her rather large posterior. To play up this hip-hop sensation , grab a pink wig, a funky dress and to achieve the Minaj mirage, cut open a pillow, pull out the cotton and pack it as tight as you can to increase the size of your behind.Pink Wig $12.95 on Sears.com

Alan from “The Hangover”-

First, find a grubby white t-shirt and purchase a fake beard.Next, purchase a babydoll or borrow your newborn cousin and strap him or her to the front of your shirt. Grab a pair of aviator sunglasses and you are good to go.Baby Doll $12.00 at your local K-Mart

For the gentlemen:Clark Kent aka Superman–

First, you must be a virgin. Next, purchase a white dress shirt, some slacks and a pair of clear lens glasses. Find a superman themed pillow case, cut it to make a sleeveless shirt and wear it under your dress shirt. Add some fake chest hair and go court your next Lois Lane.Clear frame glasses $4.00 on Amazon.com

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Attack the Block, October 25-November 6

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October 25: Short Films, Indemnity, Deadly Consequences, Schism

October 26: Alien Zombie Invasion, The Horror of Barnes Folly, The Night Shift

Army of Darkness, October 27

The Monster Squad, October 28

Carrie, October 29-31

All shows free for GSU students, faculty and staff with ID. Guests $3 before 5 p.m. and $5 at 5 p.m. and after.For showtimes, visit www.gsu.edu/cinefest.

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SPOTLIGHT PROGRAMS BOARDwww.gsu.edu/spotlight

Asylum 1913: Nightmare on Gilmer Street Friday, October 28, 7-11 p.m., Student Center BallroomThe theme of Spotlightʼs annual Haunted House this year is an insane asylum. The event will feature many festive activities, including pumpkin decorating, fortune tellers, a cake walk, a costume contest, food and much more. Come out and have a scary fun time!

For more information, call Spotlight at 404/413-1610.

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Leadership Development

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENTwww.gsu.edu/leadership

Teamwork in the WorkplaceThursday, October 27, 4-5 p.m., 460/465 University Center

Weʼve all heard that there is no “I” in team. Companies are successful when their teams work well together. In this session, we will discuss how to build

successful teams as well as how to be an effective team member.

Public Speaking: Let Your Voice Be HeardThursday, November 3, 3–4 p.m., Student Center, Lanier Suite

Developing the confidence to speak comfortably in front of others is an important leadership skill. In this session, you will learn key advice for public

speaking and have the opportunity to put the information in practice.

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Open Mic Night Wednesday, October 26, 7-9 p.m. Courtyard Stage, Student Center(Next to Food Court)Sign up at the event to perform your music, poetry, lyrics or other talents, or just sit back and enjoy performances by classmates. Prizes will be given for the top three winners!

Student Concert Series: Gareth RogersThursday, October 2712:15-1 p.m., Hurt ParkJoin us for a performance of pop/ alternative guitar music by GSUʼs own Gareth Rogers. Eat your lunch or just stop by under the trees of Hurt Park across from the Student

Center and enjoy live music from this student on the local music scene. Admission is FREE! For more information or to inquire about performing in the Student Concert Series, call 404/413-1857 or e-mail cemusic@gsu.edu.

Coming Soon from Campus Events! See ad in this issue for information about:Holidays of the World, Tuesday, November 8GSU Night at the Aquarium, Friday, November 11Distinguished Speaker Series: Bill Nye, Monday, November 14

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Student Organizations

STUDENT ORGANIZATIONShttp://gsu.orgsync.com

OrgSync Training Day Friday, October 28, 465 University CenterJoin us for a day of workshops covering various aspects of the OrgSync system at GSU. Representatives from OrgSync will be on campus to lead discussion and offer tutorials in the following areas:

Session 1: Using OrgSync for Involvement, 10-11:30 a.m.

Session 2: OrgSync Resources for Advisors, 1-2:30 p.m.

Session 3: Using the OrgSync Website Builder, 3-4:30 p.m.

All sessions are B.Y.O.C. (Bring Your Own Computer), and snacks will be provided. For more information, contact studentorganizations@gsu.edu. RSVP for each session using the calendar on OrgSync.

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DISCOUNT TICKETSNOW AVAILABLE FOR DISNEY AND BILTMORENew Campus Tickets booth opens in University CenterDiscount tickets for Walt Disney World and for Biltmore House in Asheville, N.C., are now available through the Student•University Center. Disney tickets may be purchased online on the PAWS portal — paws.gsu.edu — on the University Life tab. Biltmore tickets may be purchased at the Information Center on the first floor of the Student Center, which also sells discount tickets to other attractions. For a full list of discount tickets, including tickets available for purchase online, visit www.gsu.edu/ticketdiscounts.

Ticket sales for special events sponsored by the Student•University Center have moved from the Student Center Information Center to the new Campus Tickets booth, which opened in the University Center this semester (discount tickets for movies and local attractions can still be purchased at the Information Center). Both ticket locations now accept cash, checks, PantherCash and credit cards.

Information Center: 404/413-1850 • Campus Tickets: 404/413-1852

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