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blotterlast week...LocalDeKalb creating ethics hotlineA confidential hotline for govern-mental employees to report uneth-ical behavior has been created in DeKalb County, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Em-ployees received a memo on Oct. 16 encouraging them to report actions such as theft, fraud and financial ir-regularities. A third-party provider will manage the hotline to maintain confidentiality and the reports will be shared with the county’s auditor for investigation. NationalU.S. Vice President’s son discharged from NavyU.S. officials confirmed Hunter Biden, Vice President Joe Biden’s son, was discharged from the Navy Reserves after testing positive for

cocaine this year, according to CNN. A month after being assigned as a public affairs officer at a Nor-folk, Virginia-based reserve unit, the reserve member tested positive for the drug. The vice president’s office did not comment on the dis-charge.

GlobalEveryman Theatre wins award for best new building of the yearThe Everyman Theatre located in Liverpool, England was awarded the Riba Stirling Prize, the Royal In-stitute of British Architects’ highest honor, for the best new building of the year after being remodeled, ac-cording to BBC News. The project cost £27m, took nine years to com-plete and features over 105 punched aluminum panels portraying life-size images of Liverpool residents.

Oct. 12Breaking the law twicePiedmont AvenueA report was filed for an agency as-sist and outstanding warrants. Geor-gia State officers stopped a vehicle on a traffic violation and discovered the driver had an active burglary/home invasion warrant from DeKalb County. The vehicle was impound-ed and the individual was arrested, processed and transported to Fulton County Jail.

Oct. 13More stolen book bagsUniversity Center & Waffle HouseTwo students had their book bags stolen: one at the University Center and the other at Waffle House. Re-ports for theft were filed and the cas-es are under investigation.

Take your things with youKimball WayA report was filed for theft from vehicle interior. A Georgia State student said he left his book bag in the trunk of his vehicle and later discovered it was stolen. The case is under investigation.

Oct. 14To park or not to park on campusN DeckA report was filed for unlawfully damaged/tampered property af-ter a Georgia State staff member said she parked her vehicle at N Parking Deck and discovered the driver-side door was damaged. No items were stolen and the case is being investigated.

Oct. 15Criminal trespassing continuesUniveristy Commons & Sports ArenaTwo reports were filed for a crimi-nal trespass warning (CTW). Geor-gia State officers made contact with a male loitering at the University Com-mons and another male at the Sports Arena. Both were issued CTWs and escorted off of the properties.

Eyes open during lunchOff campus A Georgia State student and her fa-ther said they were eating at a res-taurant off campus when a male took her wallet off of their table. The wal-let was recovered but the money and credit cards had been stolen. A re-port was filed for theft and the case is under investigation.

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PHOTO BY RAVEN SCHLEY | THE SIGNALSmall children played and ran around in their costumes as they waited for the Little 5 Points Halloween Parade to begin on Oct. 18.

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As the film industry booms in Georgia, positions for skilled professionals are opening up

daily.Governor Nathan Deal an-

nounced his High Demand Career Initiative (HDCI) this July which would focus on jobs related to the motion picture industry, according to a governmental press release.

The announcement made on Georgia State’s campus highlighted some numbers showing the state of the industry in the state.

The film business in Georgia is responsible for 77,900 jobs and $3.8 billion in total wages. It also directly employs 23,500 individuals (8,188 in production), according to the Mo-tion Picture Association of America (MPAA).

“I will continue my commitment to growing this industry and to de-veloping a film-ready workforce to meet the needs of the productions that are setting up shop in Georgia,” Gov. Deal said in the press release.

HDCI’s goal is to identify the specific needs of the industry and create a plan with the Georgia De-partment Economic Development, the University System of Georgia and the Technical College System of Georgia to prepare professionals that match those needs, according to the release.

The Georgia Opportunity

Key leaders in Georgia’s enter-tainment industries will also help with the project.

Professional actor Charles Green said he has found more job oppor-tunities within the state. Within the

last year Green has worked in one-on-one scenes with OSCAR win-ners Anthony Hopkins in “Kidnap-ping Freddy Heineken” and Russell Crowe in “The Nice Guys”.

“I have gotten more auditions and jobs in the past year than I did in my eight years of pounding the pave-ments in Los Angeles,” he said.

For Green there are several fac-tors playing in favor of the film in-dustry here in Georgia.

“Georgia’s tax incentives have certainly encouraged productions to come here,” he said. “Combine that with the temperate weather, great locations and the reasonable cost of living here and the major invest-ments from others like Pinewood Studios, I can only see the current boom continuing.”

Darrell Coleman, show producer for GSTV and former Georgia State student, said he sees a future for his career here in Georgia.

“As a local producer, I find this boom to be great. I can continue to follow my passion of making films without having to leave my family and friends in Georgia to do so,” he said.

Deranta Avaloy, senior film ma-jor and creative director at GSTV, said he also looks at Georgia as a place to find work.

“There was a time where [if] you wanted to do filmmaking you had to go to New York or Los Angeles. Now you can stay here,” Avaloy said.

Student TrainingDespite the film industry boom-

ing in the state, Coleman said local training needs to be improved.

“I believe that we need better training and to get better training you will have to spend more money on teachers and equipment,” he said. “I’ve heard that when film makers from Hollywood come out here to

film that they are disappointed by the skill level in a lot of the local crew in Georgia.”

Coleman also said Georgia State needs more financial resources to offer additional production-based classes.

“Georgia State makes it hard for students to enter production classes, at least when I was there, leaving the students that couldn’t get in stuck

with a lot of film theory that they may or may not ever use,” he said. “With more financial support they can have bigger classes and more of them with good equipment and give students a more chance to succeed.”

Avaloy said there should be more production classes at Georgia State.

“More emphasis on the produc-tion side. Theory is cool and should be learned, but it’s too much empha-

sis being placed on theory,” he said.Avaloy also said Georgia State

could place students in professional productions and have them accom-pany crew members throughout a day on set similar to Georgia Tech and the Savannah College of Art and Design.

“I think the school needs to be more involved with that side too,” Avaloy said.

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PHOTO BY JADE JOHNSON | THE SIGNALXavier Thompson, film major, has been working on an indepedent documentary project while also learning in his documentary production class.

PHOTO BY JADE JOHNSON | THE SIGNALThe Digital Aquarium located in Georgia State’s Student Center is a place for students to take advantage of production and editing software and equipment.

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Although Georgia State stu-dents have received cor-respondence from survey

opportunities, outside marketers are being barred from emailing stu-dents.

Teresa Ward, Center for Higher Education Research and Analytics director, said surveys and studies are no longer given out to marketers and that student emails are server protected.

“They protected the student email addresses because students were receiving much spam and so many surveys that the university wasn’t aware that students were get-ting really irritated with having ev-

ery marketer in the United States contacting them more,” she said.

Georgia State’s Office of Insti-tutional Research approves and schedules surveys within the uni-versity based on its effectiveness and efficiency. They also educate re-searchers on procedures pertaining to their area of interest, according to the office’s website.

Another survey advisory body within Georgia State is the Institu-tional Review Board (IRB). It has the responsibility of protecting the safety of human subjects, according to University Research Services & Administration website.

Within the board there is IRIS, a human research protocol manage-ment system, which was copyright-ed from 2001-2014, according to the website.

Training, tutorials and guides about the system are provided by through the university, according to the website.

Despite marketers being re-stricted from emailing student emails, Georgia State’s Office of Institutional Effectiveness can ad-minister exit surveys and national surveys through student emails for engagement and planning purposes.

“For example, [there is an] exit survey that [they] do with students when they graduate to see [how] their academic experience was at the university,” Ward said. “That is im-portant for the administration and the department.”

A transportation/bicycling sur-vey and Experimental Econom-ics Center Experiment Recruiter (EXCEN) emails have been sent to

students as well. EXCEN, Georgia State’s Andrew Young School of Policy Studies experiment recruiter, uses experimental data to develop economic theory, according to its website.

Prospective participants have to sign up on the EXCEN website and can receive monetary compensation for participation.

The transportation and bicy-cling survey was distributed by John Steward, the principal investigator and member of the School of Pub-lic Health. It was approximately 15 minutes and was sent to students, faculty and administration, accord-ing to the email broadcast.

Clubs like National Honor So-ciety and majors such as journal-ism also send out surveys through emails as well.

NEWS TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 20144

Georgia State President Mark Beck-er recapped last year’s achieve-ments and foretold future en-

actments during the annual State of the University Address held in the Student Center Ballroom on Oct. 15.

Achievements highlighted by Becker included Georgia State increasing the bachelor’s degree graduation rate, gain-ing the first Most Visible Progress (MVP) Trailblazer award, and enrolling the larg-est freshman class this fall.

The MVP Trailblazer award was giv-en to Georgia State because of increased graduation rates and was bestowed by the Association of Pubic and Land Grant Universities (APLU), according to APLU’s website.

Becker said that the university’s goal was to establish itself as a national model for undergraduate students.

“Goal number one in our plan is to es-tablish a national model for undergradu-ate education by demonstrating that stu-dents from all backgrounds can achieve academic and career success at high rates,” he said. “I am pleased and proud to tell you today we have made enormous strides in our pursuit of this goal.”

Initiatives already executed1. University Innovation Alliance

(UIA), a consortium of 11 research universities, has the goal to increase graduation rates for those who have historically graduated at low rates.

2. Graduation and Progression Suc-cess Advising System, a large scale predictive analysis system, monitors students and notifies advisors when a student is going off track.

3. A new clinic for veterans was started this fall by Georgia State’s ROTC, College of Law and representatives of the State Bar of Georgia’s Military and Veterans Law Section.

4. 55 Park Place was recently purchased by the university and will have two elevators and atriums to give the College of Business and School of Policy Studies distinct areas.

Future plans 1. The College of Law will be ready for

move-in May 2015 to its new loca-tion at the corner of Park Place and John Wesley Dobbs.

2. On Dec. 1, Georgia State will break ground on a second tower next to the Petit Science Center and is projected to be completed in early 2016.

3. If the university receives funding, Kell Hall will be demolished from 2017 to 2018 to create a campus gre-enway.

4. Becker also noted that the plans for Turner Field have not yet been decided.

Becker did not address Georgia State and Georgia Public Broadcasting’s recent partnership affecting WRAS 88.5 FM and the university’s plan to create more stu-dent housing facilities.

“We are continuing to create new and better ways to do what is at the core of our mission, provide an outstanding educa-tion to a diverse body of students with all of the benefits of learning from leading faculty at a modern research university,” he said.

Highlights from the State of the

University Address

LAUREN BOOKERAssociate News Editor

Marketers banned, students react to university surveys

LAUREN BOOKERAssociate News Editor

Miles JensonJournalism MajorJunior

Q: Do you check your email?

A: Fairly frequently. I have my Georgia State email hardwired into my Gmail so I have a bunch of emails.

Q: Have you received any sur-veys? And where from?

A: Yeah. I remember seeing some survey emails.

Q: What makes you want to fill out one of those surveys?

A: If it was about a topic that I feel like research needs to be done on and it needs to be pru-dent to making change then yeah. Some surveys I think are a little mundane.

Q: Can you give specific types of surveys?

A: Well. I am in a lifestyle and development class and in that class you can take surveys. There

was one survey on there about a double standard between men and women on campus and like safety and stuff like that, which I think is important. I just heard some kids just got robbed at gun point on campus a while ago. So, I think that would be a good one to take maybe.

Q: Do you think surveys should have incentives through mon-ey or things like that? Why or why not?

A: I guess it would depend on the incentive. If it’s money, it’s a pretty universal thing that every one wants. But if it’s like a differ-ent type of goal, then only certain students would take that certain survey. So it would thwart the ob-jectivity of the survey it’s self.

Q: How do feel about being ap-proached in person or through email about a survey?

A: I don’t think it’s terribly inva-sive. There hasn’t been a flood of them. I don’t feel bothered.

University

Natalie AllenJournalism MajorSophomore

Q: Have you received any surveys? And where from?

A: Yes I have. Walking through here and they stop me and say “Can you take the survey?” and I say yes.

Q: Have you gotten any through emails?

A: No and if I have I don’t an-swer them.

Q: When you are ap-proached to do a survey do you do it? What determines you decision?

A: If I have a class I don’t but if I am not busy I always try to do the surveys usually be-cause it is an easy way to sup-port who is asking me.

Q: How do you feel about being approached for sur-veys?

A: I am not offended by it. I think its a very smart way to get student opinion. If you don’t do it then you have nothing to complain over and I like to complain.

Q: Specifically what types of surveys do you feel comfort-able with or like answering?

A: I don’t like it when sur-veys have strictly ‘yes’ or ‘no’ or‘maybe have like three question because that tells me ‘what’s the point?’

Q: Why don’t you answer email surveys?

A: I don’t really check my school email.

Q: How often do you check it?

A: Like every two weeks. Something like that.

Nathaly KerbaJournalism major Junior

Q: Have you heard about any surveys at Georgia State?

A: No.

Q: How frequently do you check your email?

A: I check it a few times a week. Maybe like three or four times a week.

Q: If you did you hear about a survey, would you participate?

A: I think it depends on what the topic is focusing on.

Q: Specifically what type of top-ic?

A: I think if it was something that helps and was like a student led sur-vey that’s only for class. I’ve done those before to try to help out. But generally if [it’s] something that I don’t really care that much about then I just don’t.

Students’ opinions about surveys

Cayla Jones, sophomore chemis-try major, said she’s having is-sues finding another job while

maintaining her work study position after its funds were taken away.

At first Jones was rewarded the money and the work study supervisor for the job called everyone. She then tried to get the paperwork together to start the position. When she was eli-gible, an email was sent out stating the money had been taken away.

The federal government provides approximately 75 percent of work study funding. Employing departments and off-campus agencies provide the rest, according to Student Financial Services.

However, the hourly rates students receive for their positions are deter-mined by the university for the Federal Work Study program.

Before being accepted into the pro-gram, Georgia State students must fill out human resources paperwork. After completing this task the department must then complete an Electronic Per-sonnel Action Form (EPAF) which is similar to federal work-study forms, according to the Student Financial Ser-vices’ website.

The website also states students can be awarded up to $4,000 for fall and spring terms and will be paid $8.75

an hour specifically for Panther Work Study.

Belinda Lindsey, a customer ser-vices specialist for University Career Services, said work study has money al-located for it but cannot be replenished when it runs out.

“Even if you have work study and there’s no money there, you don’t have any money for the job. We still have jobs posted on the system that are for work study students only,” she said. “So what we suggest for students to do is check with enrollment services if there’s fund-ing available for work study if they have money available under Panther Works.”

Student Kenaesha Carson said she tried to get a job through Georgia State’s work study and was upset with the pro-cess.

Carson said she feels that the people who really need the program are set aside because there are already people in work study who don’t have jobs or do not take advantages of the program’s opportunities.

These factors along with non-existant funding add to the issue of students not being able to obtain a job through the program, according to Carson.

She too was offered a job through the work study program, but funding was already depleted, causing her to not start the position at all. She was told to keep checking the status, but after a few months funding remained obsolete.

“I feel there needs to be a more or-

ganized, professional and proper way in which work study is offered,” she said.

Louis Scott, director of Financial Aid, said funds for work study are pro-vided annually by the U.S. Department of Education and that students can re-quest to be put on a waiting list.

“We typically have approximately 270 students on the federal work study program for the school year. Students can request to be put on waiting list if they are not given work study. This typi-cally happens after the beginning of the Fall semester,” he said.

However, before students can be employed they must meet a specific cri-teria in order to be eligible for Panther Work.

Student financial services regulates the program’s employed students who work an average of 10 hours a week, but they must not exceed more than 20. Federal Work Study and Panther Work pay these students strictly by the hour with enforced rules, according to the Student Financial Services website.

Those who are absent due to illness, holiday or other reasons will not be paid or credited for the missed time. These students are also not paid for meal breaks, according to the Student Finan-cial Services website.

“I hope in the future students will have notification that funds are running low long before they run out so I don’t waste my time applying for a job that I can’t keep due to the financial aid’s irre-sponsible behavior,” Carson said.

University

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Students face challenges with work study funding

Georgia State’s Student Gov-ernment Association (SGA) convened for its third General

Senate Body Meeting in the University Center on Oct. 16 at 7:15 p.m.

Topics Discussed at the meeting:

1. Vice President Osato A. Uzamere announced she would graduate this December, leaving her seat vacant. Uza-mere said she would prefer the position to be filled by someone who already holds a title within the organization due to the vice president’s title requiring prior experience.

2. SGA voted against the Voting Powers Reform Act of 2014 which would have put a system of checks and balances among the three branches of SGA. Pro-posed by Senators Jacob Pogioli and Joash Thomas, the bill’s objective was to avoid any of the branches from gaining too much power, similar to the struc-ture of the U.S. government. The bill would have also taken away the voting power from the Executive Board during Senate meetings; however, the bill was struck down due to no previous cases of power abuse within the organization.

3. SGA passed a bill that would repre-sent freshmen and transfer students in the organization. The bill, titled Act to Create and Include Liaison Leadership, was introduced by Senator David Jack-son. The act does not give these students voting power but allows them to bring concerns of the groups they represent to

SGA. There will also be a head liaison representing freshmen reporting to the Senate.

“The concern was brought up about freshmen representation and I do un-derstand that members of the Senate are upperclassmen,” Jackson said. “Even though we represent the university to-tally, specifically freshmen may be un-der represented.”

4. SGA is working with Georgia State on the Panther Leadership Program which will allow students to know their chances of passing a class by semester midterm. The program will also attempt to better inform students on policies re-garding withdrawals. Justin Reinhardt will be the header of the program’s sub-committee. The first meeting will be held Oct. 27 along with other mentors on campus such as FYRE mentors and student advisers.

5. A new program is being developed to serve different departments on cam-pus throughout the year. Teara May-field, vice president of student services, is the leader of the project. The focus for the first four months has already been decided. In January, the program will target the Student Recreation Center followed by Student Career Services in February and the University Advise-ment Center in March. Cinefest will be the focus in April.

6. SGA’s front page website has been updated, according to Vice President of Public Relations Camryn Bradley. Senate meetings are being promoted on screens in the student and university centers and will continue throughout the year. Promotional items such as hats and t-shirts are being finalized to order for students.

Recap: SGA announces new initiatives

MORAYO OYEWOLEStaff Reporter

FERNANDO MATTOS & MORAYO OYEWOLE

Senior & Staff Reporter

SGA Roundup

Level I Basic Support Functions $7.25-$7.45• no experience or general

experience• minimal technical ability• minimal responsibility• general clerical duties

Level II Skilled Support Functions $7.46-$8.15• extensive experience• average to extensive

technical ability• above average

responsibility• highly specific skills

required

Level III Advanced Support Functions $8.16-$9• highly extensive

experience• highly advanced

technical ability• above average

responsibility• highly skilled duties

Level IV Community Service $9.01-$11• off-campus employment

HOURLY RATES for the Federal Work

Study Program

CRITERIA FOR ELIGIBILITY

for the Federal Work Study Program

• Student must demonstrate financial need based on family financial informa-tion submitted on the Free Application for Federal Stu-dent Aid (FAFSA) for the current year. All required forms and documents must be submitted on time; deadlines are established by the Georgia State Univer-sity Financial Aid Office.

• Student is a Georgia resi-dent.

• Student is enrolled at least half-time as an undergrad-uate student.

• Student maintains satisfac-tory academic progress and is in good standing with the University.

• Student is a citizen, immi-grant, refugee or a perma-nent resident alien of the U.S.

• Student must be Pell eli-gible.

• Student is not a Hope/Zell Scholarship recipient.

• Student is not on the Fed-eral Work-Study Program.

• Student is not on the Guar-anteed Tuition Plan.

October is Spina Bifida Awareness Month. Typically when people think of the month of October, they think of Halloween. Though

October is the same month as Halloween, I always thought about spina bifida awareness in conjunction with Halloween.

Growing up, I always enjoyed the yearly tradition of either designing a poster about my experience with spina bifida or giving a short presentation about my experience with the disability to my fellow peers.

My name is Sophia Sanford. I am a vibrant, intel-ligent 25-year-old with spina bifida. You may have seen me speeding around campus in my wheelchair or

you may have been the person who stopped to assist me up those impossibly steep ramps in the courtyard (Thanks!).

I have received many questions about my disabil-ity and I have heard every assumption under the sun. With this article, I hope to clear up every question you’ve ever had about spina bifida.

The factsAccording to the Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention, each year 1,500 babies are born with spi-na bifida. There are approximately 166,000 people in the United States living with spina bifida. It is also the most common physical disability.

Myelomeningocele occurs when the bones in the spinal column do not completely form. Myelomenin-gocele is the most common and most severe form of spina bifida and it is my diagnosis. My spine did not develop correctly resulting in a small opening in my back and a portion of my spinal cord outside my skin. With a single surgery, it was put back in — but I have paralysis from lumbar to thoracic level.

A secondary condition that 80 percent of people with spina bifida have is called hydrocephalus. Hy-drocephalus is when there is excess cerebrospinal flu-id in the ventricles of the brain which presses against the skull. To relieve the pressure on the brain and skull, a small catheter called a shunt is put in place to drain the fluid. A person with hydrocephalus will have many shunt revision surgeries due to complica-tions with the shunt’s function.

The shunt can cause some or all of the following learning issues such as spatial problems which effect the ability to read and interpret graphs, maps and charts, poor hand-eye coordination which can make hand writing illegible, make catching anything in the hands almost impossible, problems with dexterity, learning disabilities occur in either reading or math-ematics, missing or misinterpreting social cues and severe memory problems.

Some also struggle with bowel and bladder is-sues due to little or no sensation in the lower part of the body. There is also a commonality to Latex aller-gies. There is no explanation as to why people with Spina Bifida have different reactions to Latex. Reac-tions range from mild skin irritation to extremely life-threatening. So, never approach a person who has Spina Bifida with a latex balloon or latex gloves.

What causes spina bifida?

So, how do you get spina bifida? The true cause is not known. The medical community will tell expect-ant mothers it is either environmental or genetic. They blame a lack of folic acid as one environmental cause. In my situation, it may be contaminated ground wa-ter. I was born in an agricultural area of Florida. My home was surrounded by orange groves, crop dusting and our home used well water.

Recently, residents of Washington state experi-enced a surge in the number of spina bifida births. This is also a highly agricultural area. Another highly agricultural area which experienced a surge of spina bifida births is Brownsville, Texas.

The bottom line, no chamber of commerce wants their community to receive this label. This would be economically devastating. It is easier to blame a lack of dietary supplement.

As for genetic causes, it takes both the mother and father to possess a defective gene. There are high rates of spina bifida births in communities such as Wales, England because families tend to stay in the same communities.

Living with spina bifidaIndividuals with spina bifida face numerous health

problems and many hospital stays, but that doesn’t stop any of us from living as best we can. Just like any other child, at certain ages, milestones are expected and attained. Spina bifida children may take longer or require different steps to reach goals.

For me, instead of learning to walk, I learned to put on and walk in braces with a walker. It was slower and mechanical-looking but necessary. I played soc-cer from a wheelchair and had to learn to open heavy doors from a seated position. With navigation issues, directional signs were placed high on walls at every school to assist me in getting where I needed to go.

You may have seen my signs at Georgia State as well. I learned to dress and care for myself at age sev-en after attending an independence camp. Today, the laundry is still my responsibility and I am helped by front-loading machines. I reach items high on shelves with the use of a grabber. I can also cook and bake for my family. I am okay with that.

I am not someone who hates my disability or wishes it would disappear. I have accepted and em-braced my disability and my circumstances. Pity from others or comments or questions as to whether I hate my life or whether my parents grieve about not hav-ing a normal child are extremely offensive. My parents have fought for me, accepted me, loved me, encour-aged me and taught me to be independent. They have also taught me to advocate for myself.

Having spina bifida is not an easy feat. However, I believe having the right attitude makes all the dif-ference. I want others who may not be aware to learn about spina bifida and to have a better understand-ing of those who live with it. We don’t have easy lives but we are happy individuals who have accepted our-selves. It’s time for the world to catch up with us and accept spina bifida too. All we want is a better quality of life.

I encourage everyone to educate yourself about spina bifida this October.

For more information about spina bifida or to volunteer with the national Spina Bifida Association, please visit www.spinabifidaassociation.org. Happy Spina Bifida Awareness Month!

Sophia Sanford is a senior at Georgia State.

SOPHIA SANFORDGuest Columnist

OPINIONSOctober is Spina Bifida Awareness Month

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One student’s path to accepting herself, spina bifida and all

Facts about Spina Bifida

• Spina bifida is the most common disabling birth defect in the U.S.

• The latin root of spina bifida literally translates to “split spine.”

• There is no known cause for the condition; however, scientists believe it is a mixture of genetic and environmental factors.

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As the seasons change so have a lot of store displays.

This is the time of year when pumpkins are re-ally popular and places like Party City are frequently visited; it’s nearing Hallow-een. Since we’re not kids anymore, should we still be partaking in the holiday festivities? I say yes.

Halloween is more than just dressing in cos-tumes and racking up on cavities; Halloween is just flat out fun. It’s right after

midterms and this gives everyone a chance to wind down or celebrate getting midway through the se-mester. After being on edge for almost two months, it’s good to be able to let loose at a party or a mini hor-ror movie night with your friends.

Halloween is almost unavoidable. Even if you don’t directly celebrate or recognize the day, you’re still surrounded by it. As children, we’d dress up as our favorite superheroes or princesses while our guardians accompanied us for trick or treating and lat-er inspected our candy; as teens you may be attended a party.

In college there’s still hundreds of costumes and parties, but we traded can-dy for alcohol. And when you’re a little older, you begin passing out candy to the trick or treat-ers who ring your door bell.

How do we make the most of our Halloween? Like everything else, you need to know your limits. You can’t attend every Hal-loween “turnt up” and you don’t need to drink every magical potion; keep in mind you want to actually remember the merriments of the day and night.

Yes, you want to have

a good time, but you shouldn’t abandon all re-sponsibilities. There’s no telling what kind of ghouls and goblins you’ll run into. For all of my legal adults: if you know you’re go-ing to drink, please make arrangements to take a shuttle, cab or call campus security. Do whatever you have to in order to avoid drunk driving. Car crashes and accidents won’t take the night off just because you have.

What are some alter-natives to partying? Have a horror film movie night with some of your friends. Not everyone likes to party and there are a lot of people that are homebodies; if you’re already gathered at a friend’s apartment, you can possibly spend the night. This way you if you do choose to drink you don’t have to worry about driv-ing.

So how old is too old for Halloween? There isn’t an age limit. The activi-ties you choose to be apart may be more adult ori-ented as the years progress, but those aren’t your only options. Whatever you choose to do, remember to be safe. And check out next week’s Halloween issue of the Signal for more activi-ties and ideas!

How old is too old for Halloween?

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Bundle up for savings

Now that the summer heat is (hopefully) gone for good, it’s time to shift gears into

the fall and winter months. While you might think summer is the time you spend way too much money, a majority of consumer over-spending is done during the holiday shopping season.

What seems like a no-brainer — spending less money during the holidays — is a lot trickier than it seems. For college students, I’ve compiled a few pointers for making it through to the new year without going bankrupt.

One of the easiest ways to save is to cut out gift-giving while in col-lege. I would hope no one in your family will judge you if you make it clear that you can’t afford any gifts for anyone this year. Unless you ob-sess over materialistic possessions, I say just bake some cookies and save a few hundred dollars.

If you do end up getting gifts for loved ones, make sure you decide on a total amount, take that out of your bank and pay cash for all of your holiday gifts. By keeping a strict, cash-only budget I guarantee you will spend less money overall.

Adding to this idea, start decid-ing on this budget early in the year. If you know you want $500 to spend on gifts, save $50 per month starting

in January. By the time November rolls around, you’ll have met your goal and not have to put everything on credit cards. Even better, you might decide to skip out on gift giv-ing, leaving you with your $500 gift budget! This can get you started on a great new year.

So you decide you’re getting gifts and you go shopping. Whatever you do, do as much of it online as possi-ble. It’s okay to go to stores to check out potential items, but online stores usually carry items at discounted prices.

With it being the year 2014, you can use technology to help you out with this. Amazon has a game-changing price checking app that lets you simply scan the bar code of a product. It then shows you how much it is on Amazon.com. For ex-ample, you go to Best Buy to try out the new Beats Pill and then go buy it on Amazon for $50 cheaper. Great for the consumer, bad for Best Buy- but that’s their problem! Survival of the most competitive.

So while the temperatures are dropping, your bank account bal-ance shouldn’t do the same. By re-membering to buy smart and save smarter, you’ll make it through to 2015 financially fit. Just remember to prepare now so you’re not caught off guard when the season hits!

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ARTS & LIVING

On Oct. 24, all students, undergraduate and graduate, will be able to enjoy a night at the Woodruff Arts Center for free.

Regardless of if you have a Panthers at Woodruff pass or not, Campus Events is hosting an open house for students with a valid Georgia State ID card.

“There will be student art work, a reception with food and they will have access to the High Museum with a perfor-mance in the instillation ‘Mi

Casa, Your Casa’ and watch the play ‘Steel Magnolias’ at the Alliance Theater for free,” said Brianna Adams, Panthers at Woodruff director.

If you would like to learn more, Adams encourages stu-dents to head to the Woodruff Arts Center on Oct. 24 for a chance to experience the dif-ferent opportunities. No pre-registration is required.

“We want everybody to come out and potentially buy a pass because they’ll love it so much,” Adams said.

Panthers at Woodruff CONNECTING STUDENTS TO THE ARTSWRITTEN BYBECCA LONG

I t’s no mystery that Georgia State’s downtown presence is largely im-pacted by the arts of Atlanta. With

an abundant amount of galleries and venues surrounding campus, joining the arts community may seem daunt-ing.

Campus Events has created a pro-gram to combat that fallacy, and to-gether with the Woodruff Arts Center, is enabling students with an affordable

way to become exposed to the art, mu-sic and theater culture in Atlanta.

For $25 any student at Georgia State is able to purchase a Panthers at Woodruff pass which provides un-limited access to the High Museum of Art, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and the Alliance Theater.

The Panthers at Woodruff program invites you to join them in a celebra-tion for the arts.

Quick Facts about Panthers at Woodruff

A Panthers at Woodruff pass

costs $25

You have access to the High Museum,

the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

and the Alliance Theater

The pass is good for the entire academic year

To each event you can bring one guest

for a reduced price of $12

You can purchase a pass on the third floor in the University Center at the Campus Tickets booth

(near the bookstore)

You can use your Panther Cash

to purchase one pass

Panthers at Woodruff

How to use a Panthers at Woodruff Pass

Buy the pass at the Campus Tickets booth

It takes a day or two for your card to be activated

Show your card at the front desk of the High Museum of Art

For the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and the Alliance Theater, reserve a ticket up to 72 hours in advanced for shows and performances at studentevents.gsu.edu/paw

Follow the Woodruff Arts Center link and reserve tickets using the number on your Panthers at Woodruff card

If you forget to register in time to reserve a seat, you can try your luck for a standby ticket by showing up to the venue the night of the event (access not guaranteed)

PHOTO BY RAVEN SCHLEY | THE SIGNALThe Panthers at Woodruff pass offers all students the opportunity to experience the High Museum, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and the Alliance Theater for the price of $25.

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The access you will receive to the High Museum of Art is not limited to the exhibitions themselves.

With a Panthers at Wood-ruff pass students also have abil-ity to enjoy a lot of The High’s events such as Friday Night Music Remix, Conversations with Contemporary Artists and Single Mingle.

The museum has an exten-

sive permanent collection that can transport you throughout time and the world, but the vis-iting exhibitions are not some-thing to pass over.

“Cézanne and The Modern” is the upcoming exhibition ar-riving at The High on Oct. 25. Freshen up on your Impression-ist and Post-Impressionist art with works from Cézanne, Van Gogh and Manet.

The upcoming season for the Al-liance Theater is one filled with fan favorites.

“Steel Magnolias” will open Oct. 22. and play through Nov. 9. “A Christmas Carol” will be per-formed during the holiday season

and “Tuck Everlasting” will grace the stage next semester opening on Jan 21.

With a Panthers at Woodruff pass you are also granted access to Free Readings and the film series screenings.

The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra is currently experiencing a lockout. Due to a disagreement about terms in their contracts, the musicians at ASO are locked out of performing at the Woodruff Arts Center until an agreement is reached.

“I know a lot of people wanted the pass specifically for the orches-tra,” Adams said. “I would say just wait it out with us. Hopefully they’ll still experience the dancing, theater and the High Museum and hopefully next semester they’ll still have the

opportunity to see the shows that the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra puts on once they are out of the lockout.”

Although Panthers at Woodruff pass members will not have free ac-cess to the Atlanta Symphony Or-chestra, the ASO musicians are per-forming at other venues near campus.

They will be preforming at Eddie’s Attic on Nov. 23 for $12. If you would like to show your support and expe-rience the magic of the orchestra, I highly recommend buying a ticket.

THE HIGHMUSEUM OF ART

PHOTO BY RAVEN SCHLEY | THE SIGNALCampus Events teamed up with the Woodruff Arts Center to offer the Panthers at Woodruff pass.

THE ATLANTASYMPHONYORCHESTRA

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Q&Awith Brianna Adams,Panthers at Woodruff director

Can you break down Pan-thers at Woodruff?

BA: Campus Events and the Woodruff Arts Center part-nered to make an affordable path for students to receive un-limited tickets or access to The High Museum. They can also go to shows at the Alliance Theater as seats are available. Wood-ruff reserves a certain number of seats for Georgia State Stu-dents. They can also see shows at the Atlanta Symphony Or-chestra. Currently, they (ASO) are in a lockout so they cancelled all their shows, but hopefully by next semester that will be re-solved.

How did this idea come to be?

BA: I know that Tech has been doing this for a while with the Woodruff Arts Center and I heard about it because my best friend goes to Tech. Then all of a sudden I’m hearing that we are getting this program as well. I think it was a mutual thing between Campus Events and Woodruff. Campus Events are into the arts and getting discounted tickets for students anyway, so it just came to be.

As Panthers at Woodruff director, what are your

responsibilities?BA: First and foremost, I’m

in charge of promotion and get-ting Panthers at Woodruff out there. Since it’s a brand new pro-gram, people don’t know about it. I’m just trying to put out fly-ers, tell anybody and everybody and planning the Georgia State Night at the Woodruff Arts Cen-ter.

Why was this position ap-pealing to you?

BA: I saw the position for Panthers at Woodruff and I ini-tially thought it was events at Woodruff Park and I thought, ‘that’s a little interesting.’ My adviser started telling me more about it and it sounded really interesting because I’ve been to The High; I love it. I’m always in-terested in going to theaters and shows. Anything art-related I’m very interested in.

Do you think it is important for students to get exposed

to the arts in Atlanta?BA: Most definitely. I feel

like a lot of people don’t know

that Atlanta used to be this huge Mecca for the arts. That’s actu-ally why the Woodruff Arts Cen-ter was created and why The High is so known and respected. Students have this really amaz-ing opportunity to see the arts.

I don’t want to sound biased or anything, I am an art major, but everything around you is art. The way grass grows, the way chairs are designed, signs, everything. So I think to have an appreciation for it is just to have an appreciation for life and to better understand the world around you. This gives students a very easy and cheap opportu-nity to see, learn and be exposed to all the talent, culture and art that Atlanta has to offer.

Do you have any per-sonal recommendations

for events coming up this season?

BA: I definitely think the play “Steel Magnolias” is going to be amazing. I’m really ex-cited for that myself. Also next semester “Tuck Everlasting” is coming to Atlanta which will be great too. There is an instilla-tion at the High Museum of Art called “Mi Casa, Your Casa,” and it’s really interesting.

I feel like a lot of events and a lot of things that go on are on campus. That’s great, but I think an important part of college is branching out. I think students should not focus on being brought up by Georgia State but being brought up by Atlanta, the city as a whole.”

Brianna AdamsPanthers at Woodruff director

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Aspiring writers can look to on-campus publishing to make their dreams a reality.

While the city houses publishers and specialty printing shops, Georgia State has stepping stones and creative outlets right here on campus.

At these three literary journals, there are opportunities where students can get the chance to see their work in print.

Underground Underground, Georgia State’s Un-

dergraduate Art and Literary Journal, is our university’s answer to getting the undergrad students’ published work out there.

The deadline for this semester’s sub-mission was unfortunately on Oct.10.

So how does the journal’s staff work?

Raven Neely, the Underground’s Editor-In-Chief gives us first hand insight to the difficult but rewarding world of creative writing.

“The journal is not a machine and therefore has no set process,” said Ra-ven. “In fact, the only machinations in-volved are the pressing of keys and the printing of paper.”

There are some qualifications to submit entries. Each contributor must be an undergraduate student attending the school. Pieces must also be sent to submissions.underground@gmail.com using the student’s Panthermail ac-count to verify this status.

Neely said anyone interested in be-ing a part of the staff for next semester should be on the lookout for applica-tions over winter break.

While being featured in Under-ground does not guarantee instant stardom, it is an excellent opportunity to showcase a student’s work and make connections in the literary community.

“Remember, it’s all about network-ing,” Neely said. “We’ve been able to connect up-and-coming artists with future patrons and blooming authors

with editorial firms.” Having resources such as Under-

ground are assets to have while at-tending Georgia State. However, the realities of the publishing world don’t escape Underground.

“I’d say we are providing a very ac-cessible platform for emerging artists and authors capable of quality work at the university,” Neely said. “On the other hand, as a writer out in the field, publishing is still terribly difficult. There is a hierarchy that must be ac-knowledged. First-time writers cannot expect to have their works immediately praised by powerhouse publishers such as Harper or Penguin.”

However, Neely recommends stu-dents submit anyway because the rea-sons to submit outweigh the reasons not to.

“Just like any other business, the writer must work her way up, some-times needing to dig her fingers deep into the dirt on an uphill climb and sometimes begging for something to float on,” Neely said. “Take a chance. Start the initiative early. Send us your stuff because we crave it.”

New SouthNew South, Georgia State’s literary

journal designed for graduate students, is published twice a year.

The publication is headed by Edi-tor-In-Chief Jenny Mary Brown. Hank Backer and Stephanie Devine work re-spectively as the Poetry Editor and Fic-tion Editor.

Like Underground, New South publishes short fiction, non-fiction, and poetry from emerging writers and ones who have reached publishing suc-cess before. Quality work can be re-warded with money.

New South sponsors a poetry and prose annual writing contest affiliated with Georgia State’s Creative Writing Program that sponsors the other liter-ary journal, Five Points.

This year’s writing contest has been closed and winners have been awarded their money. However, starting in Janu-ary, the 2015 New South Writing Con-test will begin.

“The judges for the 2015 New South Writing Contest will be Roger

Reeves the author of King Me and Re-becca Makkai, the author of The Hun-dred-Year House,” Brown said.

Once submissions are in and the work has been judged, first place win-ners in each category will be awarded $1,000 prizes, second place winners are given $250 prizes and third place win-ners are granted a three-year subscrip-tion to New South.

Five PointsBeginning in the mid ‘90s, Five

Points is one of the country’s top liter-ary magazines. Published three times a year, they also feature poetry, fiction, essays and even interviews with writers.

The publication offers a limited amount of internship opportunities each fall and spring semester. While being a student intern, you can receive credit hours. Graduate students can also apply to be research assistants. They do manuscript review, copy ed-iting and other duties related to Five Points.

Five Points accepts submissions from the time periods of Sept. 1 to Dec. 1 and then later from Jan. 1 to April 1.

Along with David Bottoms, Megan Sexton is the Co-Editor-In-Chief at Five Points.

“I am the co-editor of Five Points. The journal has an international pro-file and is ranked in the top ten literary magazines in the nation. Our contribu-tors have included Joyce Carol Oates, Natasha Trethewey, Alice Hoffman, Billy Collins among others,” Sexton said.

While Five Points and other jour-nals are without a doubt an asset, there is the question of whether being pub-lished in them actually makes a differ-ence in a writer’s career besides getting your work out there and reviewed.

“For emerging writers, literary journals help writers build an audience of dedicated readers. We also have lit-erary agents who read Five Points to discover potential clients,” Sexton said. “Both established writers and emerging writers look to journals as their liter-ary labs where they can often publish innovative and works in progress that might not find a place in the commer-cial sector.”

SYDNEY CUNNINGHAMStaff Reporter

ARTS & LIVING10 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2014

WRITE YOUR FUTURE:Getting published in Atlanta

PHOTO BY RAVEN SCHLEY | THE SIGNALGeorgia State offers multiple platforms for students to publish their creative works in literay journals like Underground and New South.

TIPS to publishing

SUCCESS

MARKET your work

If you promote your novel, poetry or short story and work hard to get its image as authen-tic as possible, your work has a chance of reaching success. Also, get creative about which market you’re using.

“The publishing opportuni-ties for writers continue to ex-pand beyond the printed page; many options exist such as Kin-dle singles and longer forms,” Sexton said. “There is also the blogosphere where writers can create a readership and market their publications. But it is im-portant to remember that print can and is co-existing as a me-dium for writers and most writ-ers will continue to pursue both paths to publishing.”

APPLYyourself

After the work is completed, the only challenges are not just the marketing and promotion. No publishing house has the power to turn garbage work into gold. The work has to be edited and reviewed and then done all over again.

HAVEthe passion

Wanting it badly still some-times doesn’t feel like it’s worth the waiting and the rejection. However, driving to keep it up is a challenge that has it’s rewards.

“My tip for people hoping to be published is to never lose that hope. It may seem like that moment of triumph will never come, but try to keep looking up. Consider each rejection as an opportunity to refine your craft - it can only get better,” Neely said.

STAYrealistic

While getting published and marketing to the best of the writer’s abilities is necessary, a good por-tion of getting success and notice is all up to chance.

“Once a piece is published in the journal, there is no surety that royalties and fan mail will be flood-ing in, but it’s a good first step,” Neely said.

DOyour own reading

Keep reading yourself, whether it be famous works or anything you can get your hands on.

“I think the best way to break into any particular publication is to read several issues to famil-iarize yourself with the aesthetic and editors’ tastes. If you keep sending your best work, there is a good chance you will have good results,” Sexton said.

“Knowledge and persistence generally pay off. I like to tell young writers that editors really do want to discover new writers and champion their work. That’s the best part of the job.”

The writer can expect to be able to wallpaper their apartment with rejection letters, but if they have passion and determination, they will persevere.”

Raven NeelyEditor-in-Chief

Undergound Literary Journal

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ARTS & LIVING 11TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2014

Who is Command? NAME:

Joseph Mosby

CURRENTLY RESIDES IN: East Atlanta Village

CURRENT PROJECT: Watermouth

AGE: 22 years old

EDUCATION: Conservatory of Recording Arts

Gilbert, Arizona2012-2013

A soul-shaking synth wave re-verberates through a make-shift studio as an imposing

hooded figure, Command, twists several knobs simultaneously. He takes a quick glance at a massive com-puter screen before him, riddled with intricate symbols composing an in-complete beat. Muffled 808 baselines juxtapose gentle, synthesized squeaks as he rocks back and forth, lost in the moment. Command is doing exactly what his name suggests, mastering the final sounds of his production.

Command, better known as Jo-seph Mosby, is a 22-year-old record-

ing artist from Atlanta, ready to take the independent music scene by storm. Despite Command’s mastery of intricate audio engineering, he ex-plains that an unorthodox road led him to his current position.

“My parents never intention-ally pushed me into music,” Mosby said. “My mom wanted me to take the school route, but my dad really helped kick start my learning process. He got me the tools I needed to learn the craft, but I had to teach myself ev-erything about producing.”

Developing an early interest in music, Mosby often put his creative energy before educational pursuits. After graduating high school, Mosby found himself immersed in the life-style of musicianship.

“I took two years off and just lis-tened to a lot of music, made a few

projects and kind of drifted,” Mosby said. “I knew I wanted to go back to school, but it had to be something that I cared about, something I loved.”

Despite Atlanta’s history of musi-cal ingenuity, Mosby found himself attracted to different locations for musical inspiration. Deciding to re-turn to school, Mosby found himself enrolled at the Conservatory of Re-cording Arts in Gilbert, Ariz.

“I really just wanted to get out of Atlanta for a while. It all worked out because the pricing and curriculum of the school was great for me,” Mosby said. “It was pretty hands on and it made me learn how to work with ana-log gear and professional engineering equipment. I really needed to break that barrier down, because I felt like I needed to step up my game profes-sionally.”

Mosby credits his cross-country experiences for his unique musical ear and finds himself preferring experi-mental forms of hip-hop.

“At home I don’t really listen to a lot of mainstream hip-hop like the stuff you hear on the radio,” Mosby said. “I’ll prob-ably listen to some house music or art-ists like Tame Im-pala and Toro y Moi. A lot of the time the genre of music I listen to is affected by how I feel, so it varies by environ-ment and mood.”

Mosby stated that his unique taste in music can be most clearly under-stood in his newest EP, Watermouth.

“On this project I didn’t really sam-ple anything. It’s all original,” Mosby said. “I did a lot the production on live instruments like my bass guitar and moog synthesizer. I have a record play-er, so I just play a lot of records until I find something that interests me. That was what really inspired the sound of Watermouth.”

Mosby be-lieves that Atlan-ta’s new wave of music gives him a better chance than ever to make a mark on traditional hip-hop.

“I feel like Atlanta is waiting for the next Out-kast, that group that can create subject matter you can feel but still to party to at the same time,”

Mosby said. “I can’t knock anything creatively happening in Atlanta. I’m just glad there’s progression. I feel like my sound can really reach a lot of people and influence a change.”

Mosby claims that his creative pro-cess is inspired completely by personal experience, mainly written thoughts.

“Whenever I create music, I try to come from a real place or real from per-sonal experiences,” Mosby said. “I write down concepts a lot, so I have certain things I have in mind whenever get on a beat I’ve made. I take it to the most extreme level whenever I’m making an actual song.”

The backstorySupreme first met Command during a party in a mutual friend’s homeGeorgia State student Elijah Watson helped Supreme book Command’s first show

Supreme had previous aspirations of being a rapper, and even recorded a few songs

“I just know that we have to work to get him going, so we take every op-

portunity we get; whether it’s small shows with a ten minute set or some-thing big like collaborating with pro-ducers like 1985,” Watson said. “We’re setting him apart and working on a strategy to help brand him to the world.”

“A lot of people won’t listen to you even if you have a quality product to provide. You have to build yourself up to a point where you’re on their radar without even approaching them. We just have to see what we can do for ourselves before we can catch some-one else’s attention.”

JOHNNY GIPSONArts and Living EditorCommand

Up and coming artist and producer, Command, explains the origins of his style

CONTROLPHOTO BY NADIA DELJOU | THE SIGNAL

Command makes all the instrumental sounds and vocals in his in-house studio located in East Atlanta.

Began playing instruments at:15 years old

Name is inspired by “command” as he was seek-

ing the creative aspects of his personality

Formed rock band with 2 friends, Corey Brooks and Brandon

Hooks, named “The Electives”

Father produced Jazz music while his mother taught

music classes

Currently plays: drums, bass guitar, keyboards

Command’s musical beginnings:

Command’s music collective:

Menace 4 Society

Sage Guillory – artist behind Watermouth artwork and is

featured on projectCurtis Jones – founding member,

independent videographerRon Shaw – producer, rapper, has an independent meditation

albumCommand – producer, artist,

engineer

Has performed at: Mammal Gallery for his show, 529 for A3C

2014

Wants to perform at: Club SOB in New York and The Basement

in East Atlanta Village

Will perform at: Noon on Oct. 24 in the Library Plaza

Performances

“Watermouth” Term inspired by friends in

Arizona describing the sensation experienced prior to vomiting

“I wonder” Inspired by former long distance

relationship“Tony Newman”

Command’s favorite song, calls it “motivational music”

Featured tracksfrom Watermouth

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The ManagementName:

James SupremeClassification:

SeniorMarketing major

Age: 21

I heard [Supreme’s] sound back in April. I was originally introduced to it by my friend Justin,” Supreme said. “After I came back from Toronto this summer, I gave it another listen and felt like he had something special. I honestly think the personal situations I was going through at the time made me listen with a different ear the second time around.”

PHOTO BY NADIA DELJOU | THE SIGNAL

JOHNNY GIPSONArts & Living Editor

columns12 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2014

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“You’re Dead!” is certainly a pointed title for an album. Equally morbid and humorous,

the title strikes a razor’s balance be-tween a slammed door and a warm welcome.

It’s a sickly, alluring duality that’s only emboldened by the album’s flamboyant cover. The gaping hole fixed center hasn’t just erased the cen-tral figure’s identity – it’s a reminder that death can come for anyone at any time. But even so, the bright reds, yel-lows and golds suggest something far less sinister than the reaper’s touch.

This is to say that Flying Lotus mastermind Steven Ellison knows how to grab the listener’s attention, a skill that’s thoroughly demonstrated throughout the record as well. Much more than just an eye-catcher, “You’re Dead!” is a clear statement of intent from one of electronica’s most re-vered experimentalists.

Whereas Flying Lotus’ previous album dabbled in pastoral psyche-

delics and serene electronics, “You’re Dead!” quickly works to shed any il-lusions of intangible restraint. Much like the specter of death itself, the re-cord flows freely, seemingly without mortal handicaps, running the gam-ut from free-form jazz to straight-edged rap.

Incorporating such wildly vary-ing styles so thoroughly into the re-cord’s genetics could have threatened to unravel the album at its seams, but Ellison’s trademarked, quirk-riddled production forms the rock-solid foundation that holds the immense sonic canvas together.

Case in point, the album’s open-ing six tracks shouldn’t work together on paper, but FlyLo’s arrangement keeps the record on a surprisingly sturdy set of rails. Charging straight through the gates with a massive orchestral swell, “Theme” quickly transitions between explosive surges of bass and electronics before it shifts into a series of jazz-fusion excursions in “Tesla” and “Cold Dead.” Mo-ments later, Kendrick Lamar bursts through the plaintive keys of “Never Catch Me” to deliver the record’s first

jaw-dropping moment in his stun-ning verse, only for Snoop Dogg and Ellison to brilliantly counterpoint it moments later with the humorous tongue-in-cheek lyricism of “Dead Man’s Tetris.”

Sure, it’s a lot to take in over a mere ten minutes, but that’s an in-tegral part of what makes “You’re Dead!” such an engrossing sonic experience. Always turning, mov-ing and transforming, Ellison’s beast refuses to stagnate, and the audi-ence consistently reaps the rewards. From the blissed-out, soulful croons of “Coronus, the Terminator” to the cinematic sweep of “Obligatory Ca-dence,” “You’re Dead!” constantly churns out new idea after new idea, forming a kaleidoscopic collage of permutations.

Of course, none of this aural lib-erty would matter if Ellison’s music couldn’t stand up on its own terms, but it does. With his latest release, Flying Lotus hasn’t just bounced back from an underwhelming fourth al-bum – he’s exceeded expectations. Journeying to the afterlife never sounded so good.

ALEX KUGACZEWSKIStaff Reviewer

Release Date: Oct. 6, 2014Grade: AVerdict: Inspired by the afterlife, “You’re Dead!” finds Flying Lotus at a creative peak and releasing one of the year’s finest albums in the process.

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Fall is my favorite season. The leaves are changing, the air is crisp and ro-

mance is in the air. I personally feel as though fall is the most romantic season—it’s not too hot to where you’re constantly sweating (not sexy), but it’s not too cold to where you’re afraid of leaving your house because there is a possibility you may freeze to death (also not sexy).

Nope. Fall is perfect and there are some great date ideas that are perfect for that fall weather. Here are a few.

Go to a pumpkin patchYou’ll have a blast picking

out your own pumpkin and tast-ing all the magically wonderful pumpkin treats they have. With homemade pumpkin goodies, you’ll forget about all those pumpkin spice lattes you passed off as a “real” pumpkin drink.

Take a ride on the Blue Ridge Scenic Railway It’s about a 4-hour round

trip with a stop in a small town on the border of Tennessee and

Georgia. But what makes this the best time to take the ride is being in the mountains where you can see the leaves in all their autumn glory. The train is not enclosed so it does get a bit windy, so make sure you bring a scarf.

Go to the Corn Maze I was a bit skeptical about

this to begin with but a couple of years ago a group of my friends and I went and walked around the maze and it was a blast. The maze usually has “clues” to which way you’re supposed to go, but we had fun just figur-ing it out ourselves and playing Marco Polo when we lost each other.

Go to a football game I am a firm believer that you

really don’t know your roman-tic interest until you see them in sports or reacting to sports. People can get a bit intense about their favorite teams, but if you’re both on the same page about which team you’re rooting for or that you’re just there to

have a relaxing time, games can be a lot of fun. Share a hotdog, but get your own beers.

Have a Netflix nightDon’t want to go out into the

brisk autumn weather? Stay in, make pumpkin or apple treats for you and your partner and indulge in horror movies on Netflix. I al-ways like watching horror movies in the fall, especially near Hal-loween time. Make sure you turn off all the lights and light a few candles to really set the mood.

Take a hot air balloon rideThis date may not be for

people that are afraid of heights, but for the rest of us it could be a blast. I’ve always wanted to do this and I think this fall will be the best time to do so! There are a few hot air balloon companies around Atlanta that often run group and individual specials to save you money, so make sure to shop around. But I have a feeling once you’re in the air with your significant other, it will be the most romantic date he or she has ever had.

Plan a fall date with your boo

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#36 Matt BreidaPosition: Running BackHeight: 5’10”Weight: 185Year: Sophomore

#4 Kevin EllisonPosition: QuarterbackHeight: 6’Weight: 190Year: Sophomore

#4 Nick ArbucklePosition:

QuarterbackHeight: 6’1”Weight: 215

Year : Junior

Players to watch:Players to watch:

Passing Yards: 122nd (135.6)Rushing Yards: 1st (372.0)Points for: 13th (41.3)Points against: 33rd (21.0)

#9 Donovan Harden

Position: Wide Receiver

Height: 5’11”Weight: 175

Year: Redshirt Junior

Georgia Southern

The Eagles present one of the most proficient running attacks in the nation. Georgia Southern is first in FBS rankings for rushing yards, averaging 275.8 yards a game. They also present an athletic defense that does not give up points easily. Georgia Southern’s defense is 33rd in the country, only giving up 21 points a game.

Georgia State must be aware of these numbers if they plan to take down Georgia Southern.

Passing yards: 19th (303.0)Rushing Yards: 112th (114.3)Points Scored: 85th (27.0)Points Allowed: 111th (40.0)

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Whereas they are strong when keeping the football on the ground, Georgia Southern is not that much of a passing savvy team (122nd in the country). If Georgia State can get an early lead on Georgia Southern, it will force the Eagles to throw the ball and push them out of their comfort zone.

Georgia State’s defense has allowed teams to average 41.7 points (126th in the country). If Georgia Southern’s running game gains momentum, there could be early trouble for the Panthers.

Georgia State is 24th in the nation in throwing the ball, averaging 301.8 passing yards. The Panthers have a high-powered offense when clicking on all cylinders. The offense is led by quarterback Nick Arbuckle who is the centerpiece of the offense. Georgia State has receivers that are athletic and fast with the ability to get open.

STATESOUTHERN:

The start of a new rivalry will take place when Georgia State will take the field against the Georgia Southern Eagles at the Georgia Dome

on Saturday, Oct. 25.Now that Georgia Southern has joined the Sun

Belt Conference, there will be several matchups of these two universities down the road. The Panthers first began play as members of the Sun Belt last sea-son.

Pregame Analysis

Georgia Southern’s offense is similar to Air Force’s who Georgia State previously played this year, losing 48-38. Falcons running back Jacobi Ow-ens rushed for 133 yards on 25 carries along with two touchdowns. Overall, the team had a combined 315 total rushing yards.

The Eagles are even

more of a threat than Air Force was considering the athletes they have on both sides of the ball. The Pan-thers defense must find a way to slow down the damaging triple-option of-fense that Georgia South-ern has. Attempting to slow down such an impos-ing offense is difficult but very achievable.

Georgia State quarterback Nick Ar-buckle has had a breakout season so far. He has thrown for 2,064 yards with a 60.7 completion percentage and a 135.9 passer rating. In order for the Pan-thers to prevail over their rival Georgia Southern, they will need Arbuckle to have one of his best games of the sea-son.

The Panthers will need Arbuckle to make precise movements and quick de-cisions. Another key will be for him to find open receivers, including 6-foot-3 sophomore wide receiver Robert Da-vis. Coming into this season, Davis was looked at as the primary target in the team’s passing game this year.

So far, Davis has only 442 receiving yards this season and one touchdown. Davis is definitely capable of turning this year into another of his best sea-sons after finishing second in touch-downs and receiving yards in 2013 be-hind only Albert Wilson. His presence must be felt in this game to make life difficult for Georgia Southern’s defense.

Since the Panthers’ leading rusher Kyler Neal will be out for the rest of the season due to a torn MCL, junior run-ning back Marcus Caffey will take the handoffs from Arbuckle this week.

Caffey also was one of the Pan-thers’ defensive backs who started this season on the defensive side. He began this season as a defensive player but was

moved to runningback as injuries and Krysten Hammon’s release made Geor-gia State short in that position.

Running the ball will be vital this game to put the Georgia Southern de-fense on its heels and for Arbuckle to get comfortable.

Georgia Southern has won its last four games and has done so by being very aggressive on the offensive side of the ball, scoring an average of 41.3 points a game this season. The Eagles are a team that has athletic players at the skill positions and disciplined offensive linemen.

Georgia Southern has two running backs that have surpassed the 500 yard mark this season. The 5-foot-10 soph-omore running back from Brooksville, Fla., Matt Breida, has rushed for over 800 yards with 96 carries seven games into the season. Breida is averaging 8.7 yards a carry this season.

A major compliment in the back-field for Breida is quarterback Kevin Ellison. He happens to lead the team in carries for the Eagles with 98.

Ellison is very durable and is a very important piece to the triple-offense system. If Georgia State’s defense can contain Ellison, it can increase their chances of defeating the Eagles.

Freshman running back Alfred Ramsby has also hauled in 90 carries for 419 yards.

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Georgia State brings back its cash drop for the Georgia Southern game

Saturday, Oct. 25 was a date many Georgia State fans circled on their calendars after that date

was determined to be the one Pan-thers would face off on the gridiron against in-state and in-conference ri-val Georgia Southern.

The State-Southern rivalry had al-ready existed prior to the Eagles’ move into the Sun Belt Conference but had been significantly heightened with Georgia State and Georgia Southern occupying the same conference.

The two schools had already bat-tled earlier prior to them taking to the football field with the Panthers pre-vailing in the most recent contests.

Friday, Dec. 20 2013-Men’s basketball:

Georgia State wins 73-61During the early portions of the

winter break, the men’s basketball team faced off against the Eagles in the Sports Arena. The Panthers were victorious over Georgia Southern by a final of 73-61. Manny Atkins scored 23 points along with 12 re-bounds for what was his first dou-ble-double of the season. Ryan Har-row also added 22 points. R.J. Hunt-er chipped in with 16 points while Devonta White finished the game with 10 assists.

It was the second consecutive victory for the Panthers as the team

would eventually win 14 consecu-tive games.

Wednesday, Oct. 8 Volleyball:

Georgia State wins 3-1The two schools did battle for the

first time in 2014 not on the football field, but on the volleyball court. Prior to this game, Georgia State was winless at the Sports Arena for the season in Sally Polhamus’ first year as head coach. Before a large crowd at the Sports Arena and after split-ting the first two sets, the Panthers pre-vailed in the last two sets to earn a 3-1 vic-tory over the Eagles.

Junior out-side hitter De-idra Bohan-non finished the match with 22 kills, 12 digs and a .300 hitting p e r c e n t a g e . Junior middle blocker Eliza Zachary was second on the team in the kills category with 14. Kitan Ajanaku also

contributed 10 kills and scored 12 points.

Sunday, Oct. 12Women’s Soccer:

Georgia State wins 2-0A pair of Sundays ago, the Geor-

gia State-Georgia Southern rivalry extended to the soccer pitch with the women’s soccer team facing off against the Eagles from the Soccer Complex. The Panthers defeated the Eagles by a final of 2-0 with a cou-

ple of first-half goals from se-nior forward Whitney Ra-van. She con-nected with the back of the net first in the 11th min-ute and again in the 21st min-ute as Georgia State was able to maintain the two-goal advan-tage throughout the remainder of the match.

The vic-tory increased the Panthers’ overall record to 5-6-1 on the season as well as to 3-1-1 against their Sun Belt Conference ri-vals.

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AKIEM BAILUMSports Editor

Not only football...Georgia State will face Georgia Southern in other sports

GEORGIA STATE VS

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schedule

Volleyball: Georgia State at

Georgia Southern: Nov. 1 in Statesboro, Georgia at 2 p.m.

Men’s Tennis:At Georgia Southern

Invite from Nov. 7-9 in Statesboro, Georgia (times TBA)

Georgia Southern at Georgia State: April 10 at Piedmont Park at 3:30 p.m.

Men’s Soccer:Georgia Southern at

Georgia State: Nov. 8 at the Soccer Complex at 7 p.m.

Women’s Basketball:

Georgia State at Georgia Southern: Feb. 5 in Statesboro, Georgia at 5 p.m.

Georgia Southern at Georgia State: March 7 at Sports Arena at noon (Senior Day)

Men’s BasketballGeorgia State at Georgia

Southern: Feb. 5 in Statesboro, Georgia at 7:30 p.m.

Georgia Southern at Georgia State: March 7 at Sports Arena at 2 p.m. (Senior Day)

Women’s Tennis:Georgia Southern at

Georgia State: April 2 at Piedmont Park at 1 p.m.

Softball: Georgia State at

Georgia Southern: May 1-2 in Statesboro, Georgia (doubleheader on Saturday)

May 1 - 6 p.m.May 2 - 1 p.m.May 2 - 3 p.m.

Baseball:Georgia Southern at

Georgia State: May 14-16 at the Georgia State Baseball Complex

May 14 - 6 p.m.May 15 - 6 p.m.May 16 - 2 p.m.

It will literally be raining money when the Georgia State Panthers take on Georgia Southern as the

two in-state rivals face off for the first time on the football field on Oct. 25.

The annual Cash Drop will be fea-tured after the Panthers and Eagles clash at the Georgia Dome.

Georgia’s Own Credit Union part-ners with Georgia State to create a money giveaway for 500 students.

The 500 students will be randomly selected out of a pool of 1,100 that reg-istered during the homecoming game when the Panthers faced Arkansas State.

Those 500 students will then be brought down to the field at the Geor-gia Dome after the game and the sky will open up with cash vouchers be-ing dropped on them. The students will then be given the opportunity to scramble for as much as they can get their hands on.

They will then be allowed to take the vouchers to their local Georgia’s Own Credit Union to open up an ac-

count and that money will then be placed into that account.

This event has the a two sided ap-proach that will serve two purposes. It will give students some extra money and also aims to drive up student atten-dance at Panthers’ home games.

“Everybody’s always looking for ways to offset costs and not eat Ramen noodles for three meals a day. So we thought this is a cool way to do that and get some more students involved and how it would work out,” Assistant AD for Marketing Matt Newhouse said.

The format is such that in order to register to be a part of the cash drop fes-tivities, a student had to have attended the homecoming game to register. Stu-dents also will be required to attend the Georgia State vs. Georgia Southern game to find out if they were selected to participate.

The cash drop could draw a crowd given the uniqueness of the event. It is not an everyday thing to see cash falling from the ceiling in a stadium as large as the Georgia Dome. This makes for one of the most unique scenes in col-lege football.

The cash drop has seen results in the past. Its buildup can possibly be at-tributed to the increased attendance

from the New Mexico State game to the Arkansas State game. There was a 75 percent increase in attendance between the two games, according to Newhouse.

The fact that the Arkansas State game was this year’s homecoming matchup helped attract fans. But that also helped those that are organizing the cash drop because the only way to register for the cash drop was to be in attendance for that game.

Now an already highly anticipat-ed game gets more intrigue behind it. The attendance for the State vs. South-ern showdown is seen as potentially the best attended game of the season.

Now that game in addition the Cash Drop has the chance to create an elec-tric atmosphere in the Georgia Dome.

The goal for Georgia State is to cat-apult attendance for future games and seasons for football. People who may not get to games that often will come to the State vs. Southern showdown giv-en its rivalry within Georgia. With the cash drop happening, that could also leave a good impression of the experi-ence in those fans minds.

“I think at the level that we’re on we really have to have the mindset that we have to create bigger events out of one game instead [of] trying to spread

things out over multiple games,” Newhouse said.

Newhouse elaborat-ed on the idea that given where Georgia State foot-ball is that a lot has to be put into individual games as op-posed to the entire season.

“If we can put a lot into one game and one event and say it is 20,000 people that show up, those 20,000 people are going to have a great time. They’re going to have a lot more fun. If you spread things out over the games, now that event that could be a much bigger game against a rival team and has a lot more capability to be the huge party,” Ne-whouse said.

For Georgia State ath-letics, creating a memo-rable atmosphere at its football events through these types of events can also be a selling point for prospective recruits. If they’re able to attain that degree of suc-cess, it can launch Panthers football to new heights.

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The women’s volleyball team played a game against Georgia Southern University and won with a score of 3-1.

Here are other days on the schedule that will see the Panthers

and Eagles face each other:

Is it the size of support for the respective teams? Should it be based on geographical relation

and length of contest? Does a great rivalry need to speak to some deeper tension, whether it be religious, cul-tural or socio-political?

Georgia State has no great rival — or at least not yet. The school is only in its fifth year with a football program, the sport which, at least here in America, most great sports rivalries are built on. Our greatest claim to a traditional “rival” is Geor-gia Southern, a team that has contin-uously fielded a football team since 1924.

It’s clear that the rivalry is no-where near the level of Alabama-Au-burn or Georgia-Florida. Yet, every year around a Georgia State/Georgia Southern game, regardless of sport, our campus is infused with an infec-tious spirit of rivalry and social me-dia is taken over with the ubiquitous ‘#StateNotSouthern’ hashtag.

Clearly, there’s something to this rivalry thing. Georgia State and

Georgia Southern aren’t true rivals yet but have the potential to be. This is because they have all the right in-gredients to be one of the great col-lege sports rivalries.

They do have a historical rivalry if not in football, then in other sports that both schools compete in. They have a geographical and, beginning this year, a conference relationship that breeds enmity.

Perhaps most importantly, the ri-valry speaks to a greater issue: Name-ly, the difference between an urban college experience and a more “tra-ditional” college-town experience.

Georgia State and Georgia South-ern’s potential rivalry taps in to a deeper tension between students at Georgia State who enjoy a more ur-ban, less traditional college experi-ence and pride themselves on their position as a major research univer-sity situated in the heart of down-town Atlanta.

Georgia Southern, on the other hand, enjoys what is seen to be the more “traditional” college experi-ence, being situated in a typical col-lege town in Statesboro and having a large, open campus.

When the Panthers and Eagles do

battle on the football field this Satur-day, it will be the first time they have met on the gridiron. However, they have been competing against each other for years in other collegiate sports. The State-Southern soccer games are some of the biggest games of the year for Georgia State’s other collegiate sports teams.

Another interesting facet of the potential State-Southern rivalry is that both teams play in the shadow of the “Power Five” behemoths in the University of Georgia and Geor-gia Tech. Neither school is yet any-where close to matching either of those teams in terms of talent or abil-ity. Right now, the Sun Belt’s Georgia State trying to pick a rivalry with the SEC’s UGA would be like an eighth grader picking a fight with a MMA fighter.

Georgia Southern on the other hand is a fellow member of the Sun Belt and shares a close enough geo-graphical location for fans of both teams to reasonably travel for away games. The competition for bragging rights in the Sun Belt conference and relative proximity will serve to breed a great rivalry.

The greatest rivalries in sports are

often built on these sort of deeper, un-derlying tensions. One of the greatest sports rivalries of all time, the tradi-tional soccer rivalry between the two major teams in Glasgow, Scotland, termed the “Old Firm,” is built on just this sort of tension.

The two clubs are Celtic and Rangers. Celtic was founded by Catholic Irish immigrants who flooded into Glasgow during the In-dustrial Revolution while Rangers were founded by Scottish Protes-tants. They have been fighting it out on the field ever since for more than 100 years.

Georgia State and Georgia South-ern have all the ingredients for a

great rivalry brewing. The only thing it lacks are great games to establish it and success from both programs to make those games worth watching in the first place. Given 20 years of FBS play, if Georgia State and Geor-gia Southern can develop their pro-grams to be the undisputed contend-ers in the Sun Belt, the rivalry will re-ally be something to watch.

The “State Not Southern” rivalry isn’t anywhere near a great sports ri-valry like what Alabama and Auburn fans get to experience, but the future is bright for a good-natured rivalry between GSU and... that other school down in Statesboro.

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GEORGIA STATE ATHLETICS

As Georgia State was victori-ous over Sun Belt rival Texas State this past Friday, this junior set-ter from San Juan aided the Pan-thers’ cause with a 45-assist per-formance. Her outing moved her into sixth place for career assists as a Panther as she now has 2,187 while wearing the blue and white.

Next above Nieto on the list is Missy Stawick who compiled 2,323 assists for her Georgia State career which spanned from 1994-97.

Prior to arriving at Georgia State, Nieto was part of a team during her high school career that won three consecutive champi-onships. She also played for the Voleibol Vaqueros Bayamon team in Puerto Rico.

In her freshman campaign with the Panthers, she had 477 as-sists and was the team leader in that category for the majority of their matches that year. Last sea-son, her assist total jumped to over 1,000.

Nieto is majoring in business marketing while focusing on in-ternational business.

PANTHER OF THE WEEK

Natalia NietoVolleyball

Men’s SoccerGeorgia State began Sun Belt

play on Saturday as they trav-eled to Newark, N.J. to face the New Jersey Institute of Technol-ogy (NJIT) Highlanders. After the game was tied at one apiece in reg-ulation, NJIT scored in the 93rd minute to seal their victory over the Panthers.

VolleyballGeorgia State earned a huge

victory at home when they scored a three sets to one win over the Texas State Bobcats who are the second-ranked team in the Sun Belt. The Panthers will return to action on Oct. 24 when they take on Louisiana-Lafayette at the Sports Arena.

Cross CountryThe Alabama Crimson Classic

ended with the Panthers finishing in 17th place out of the 33 teams that competed. Seniors Hannah Stefanoff and Niamh Kearney fin-ished in 32nd and 38th place re-spectively. Georgia State placed ahead of the other two partici-pating Sun Belt schools, Troy and South Alabama.

FootballThe team suffered its sixth de-

feat of the season with a 30-27 loss to the South Alabama Jaguars on the road. Georgia State had a lead late in the fourth quarter before a scoring drive from South Ala-bama put them over the top. Nick Arbuckle threw for 311 yards and three touchdowns in a losing ef-fort.

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