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Maybe the Bell Building could be used as a homeless shelter instead of a parking lot.

Oct. 21, 2015, when Marty and Doc traveled to the future, is almost here! Read about the “Back to the Future” event inside!

Get to know Associate Athletic Director for Communications Mike Holmes!

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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2015

Oct. 7 Holding on to Mary Jane

In Hurt Park, a non Georgia State affiliated person was arrested for carrying less than an ounce of marijuana and obstructing the police.

The arrest occurred at 11:31 a.m.

oct. 5

Bag snatcher

A handbag stealer was reported to the Georgia State Police Department at 10 a.m. in Kell Hall. The case is active and a Georgia State student was involved in the incident.

Oct. 5

One intense workout

A Georgia State student was sick or injured in the Student Recreation Center at 12:56 p.m.

Oct. 6

On the brink

Oct. 7

An all out brawl

A non Georgia State affiliated person was arrested for simple battery in Park Place. The incident occurred between 2:10 p.m. and 2:41 p.m.

oct. 7

Con Artist

Fraud was committed in the Student Center from 1 p.m. to 10 a.m. A Georgia State student was involved and the case is active.

A Georgia State student threatened to commit suicide in the Citizens Trust building between 12:20 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. The case has been cleared.

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PHOTO OF THE WEEK A Georgia State student argues with a Christian group protester. Students and protestors occupied Library Plaza for several days in heated debates over religion, sex and race.

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After a petition to save the building started, Georgia State University is revisiting the original plan to turn the building into a parking deck.

Beating the Bulldozer

Georgia State stalls plans to demolish the Bell Building while opposition gains traction LAUREN BOOKER & MIRANDA HAWKINS

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hen a community bands together, it can do almost anything including halting demolition plans for a building located in the center of Downtown Atlanta that was erected in the 1920’s.

In August this year, Atlanta citizens went into a frenzy after learning of Georgia State’s plan to raze the Bell Building located off 25 Auburn Ave., tucked neatly beside the university’s T-Deck. The university wanted to build a 74-space parking lot.

Darin Givens, author of the soonto-be-retired ATLUrbanist blog, created a petition to “Save the Bell Building” that now boasts more than 2,000 signatures. Atlanta City Councilmember Kwanza Hall also introduced legislation during the Sept.

9 City Council meeting to protect the building by deeming it a historic structure.

“I haven’t seen the reports, but [the Bell building] could be [saved],” Hall said. “I have seen much worse buildings get preserved. It could be put to an adaptive reuse.”

After a strong reaction from the community, Georgia State is reevaluating its original plan.

Re-assessing the Bell building

Hall, sponsor of Resolution 15R-4047 to make the Bell building a historic site, said Becker and

Commissioner of Planning and Community Development Tim Keane are working to assess the building’s value. Hall said he is an advocate of preserving historic buildings in the city as he believes it adds character.

However, his resolution is currently on hold. He said he would prefer for Georgia State’s administration to address the issue because “it is their shop,” and the university is following through on its promise.

“Georgia State told me they don’t plan to do any type of demolition and want to do an assessment of the building right now,” Hall said. “So how it got to be a demolition conversation?

I am not sure.”

Although the Fulton County Board of Assessors has appraised the Bell Building’s value at zero from 2013 to 2015, the land and building are valued at $1,643,600.

Ramesh Vakamudi, assistant vice president for Georgia State’s Facilities Management Service, said he began the process a couple weeks ago of screening third party, independent consultants for possible hire to do an independent review of the building.

Walter Massey, president of Georgia State Foundation and vice president of Development, confirmed the outside architect would be weighing the cost of “maintaining and refurbishing the existing building.”

“We’re still finalizing the terms and conditions of the contract,” Vakamudi said. “Once we have signed an agreement we can share that information.”

Vakamudi said a contract should be inked within the next week or two.

Hall said he is pleased with Georgia

State’s initiative to look at alternate plans for the Bell Building.

“I am encouraged by the willingness of Georgia State under Dr. Becker’s leadership to also look at the building through a perspective of what could be done with it as it is,” he said.

He also said he believes Keane’s effort to lead the assessment will result in a “win, win, win for everyone involved.”

While the community has succeeded in deviating the building’s impending doom, plans to bulldoze the constructed dwelling have been in the works since 2014.

The original plan

Massey said Sasaki Associates, an architectural company that updated Georgia State’s Master Plan in 2012, had different suggestions for what type of learning structure should be built.

“One of the things that they pointed out in terms of where there was a need was in the area of wet labs for undergraduate research - biology, chemistry, things like that,” he said. “[So] the first thought that came to mind was to satisfy that need.”

In 2013 Georgia State initiated a plan to “document its historic resources,” according to the Georgia State University Campus Historic Preservation Plan. The document was completed June 6, 2014.

Late last year, Georgia State submitted a final proposal to the Woodruff Foundation for a $22.7 million grant dated Sep. 2. Georgia State was awarded the banknote.

“Georgia State told me they don’t plan to do any type of demolition and want to do an assessment of the building right now. So how it got to be a demolition conversation? I am not sure.”

-Kwanza Hall, Atlanta City Councilmember Outlined in the proposal, the lion’s share of the cash was intended to build a multi-media center for film and journalism students. However, $3.5 million was designated to fund the wrecking to the Bell building.

Givens said he was surprised to learn the Woodruff Foundation accepted the proposal.

“It’s very strange because the Woodruff Foundation - from what I’ve seen on their website - is they’ve funded projects to restore buildings,” he said. “It’s a little concerning that a light wouldn’t have gone off somewhere saying ‘ding ding, why are we funding the demolition of a building.’”

The Woodruff Foundation denied response saying it is their general policy to not comment publicly.

Attached to the final proposal is a letter of support from Central Atlanta Progress (CAP), “a private non-profit community development organization” who Georgia State President Mark Becker sits as an executive committee on the board. The letter was signed by CAP’s president A.J. Robinson on Aug. 29, 2014.

After reaching out multiple times, a spokesperson for Robinson said he denied to comment on this matter.

In the bid for the grant, the Bell site was initially planned to be transformed into a 25,000 sq. ft. park.

Massey said numerous phone calls were held hashing out the final details regarding the plans for the Bell Building.

Massey said there was no physical updated version of the proposal, because they didn’t rewrite it. They just “redesigned it into a parking lot.”

He said the garage was only meant to be interim use of the space.

“The more we talked among ourselves the more we went ‘if we put in green space we’ll never be able to get it back, so let’s put in a parking lot,” he said. “Because we always knew that ultimately it was going to be another academic building.”

In an earlier interview held late August, Becker said “we haven’t finalized what we’re going to do there, but we’re evaluating our options.”

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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2015

Underground Atlanta redevelopment plans delayed Crime

MIRANDA HAWKINS Senior Reporter

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nderground Atlanta has been home to many tourists searching for the true “Downtown” feel. But over the years, the sea of people has dwindled to the occasional random straggler and Underground has been left to collect dust.

Still, there is hope for the neglected 12-acre lot that is the heart of Downtown Atlanta - maybe.

WRS, Inc., a South Carolina real estate company, made a bid to purchase the property last December. According to the Purchase and Sale Agreement between WRS, Inc. and the City of Atlanta, Sep. 30 was to be the closing date. That day has come and past and the contract sits uninked.

The Atlanta Business Chronicle (ABC) reported the sale has been delayed until Jan. 15 as the “city of Atlanta works through what Mayor Kasim Reed described as a ‘solvable problem.’”

Although the contract is still in the works, Kyle Kennedy, president of the Atlanta Downtown Neighbor-

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According to Atlanta Police Department, Public Affairs hood Association, said the public has yet to see a full rendering of the proposed redevelopment.

Kennedy said there has been no update or final development plan since the release of the preliminary site plan this past February.

“Well what I think that the developer is proposing housing and new retail, including a grocery store, [and] it is a great project,” Kennedy said. “But there hasn’t been any additional information that has come out that’s helped clarify or provide additional information to how the

plan will actually work.”

Whatever WRS, Inc. has envisioned, ABC said the success in reviving the heart of Downtown relies heavily with Georgia State and Georgia Tech students. For a grocery store to thrive, the area needs intown residents.

How safe is Underground Atlanta?

However, getting students to visit Underground Atlanta, even with a facelift, may prove difficult.

Georgia State senior Adam

Chaves said he visited the area as a child, but the influx of crime has kept him at bay from returning.

“Hearing and reading about fellow GSU students getting mugged is a good factor that plays into my not-so-great feelings towards Underground these days, along with the [recent] MARTA shooting [that happened] just a little ways up at the Five Points Station,” he said.

Comparing crime statistics from last year until Sep. 28 of this year within a quarter of a mile radius of Underground, 2015 has seen a drop

or an even number of atrocities in the area, according to an email from the Atlanta Police Department (APD). Rape is the only exception.

Chaves isn’t the only one who is cautious to step foot in Underground. Another Georgia State senior, Eric Wightman, reinforced the damaged reputation of Underground by calling it a “shit-hole.”

Redevelopment won’t be enough to change the current culture of Underground, said Chaves. He said the issues of crime and homelessness would require a city-wide cooperative effort between the APD and other organizations.

“I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been offered cocaine of molly while walking to or from my car,” he said. “If nothing is done about these concerns, I can guarantee that this reiteration of Underground will just be history repeating itself.”

If “new life is breathed” into the area, Chaves said he would be willing to give Underground another shot. But until then, he is keeping his distance.

“For now, Underground Atlanta will just serve as a cheap, convenient parking deck for when I have to make a quick stop in Downtown,” he said.

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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2015

SGA plans to raise cancer awareness through a flash mob CHARLES BAILEY Staff Reporter

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ctober is Breast Cancer Awareness month, and Georgia State’s Student Government Association (SGA) President Pro Tempore Nicholas Smith wants to help raise awareness by holding a flash mob. Legislation to start this flash mob initiative was tabled until SGA’s Oct. 22 senate meeting.

The flash mob resolution was placed in the hands of a committee until the next Senate Meeting. SGA Head Senator of Arts and Sciences Justin Brightharp motioned for tabling the issue, citing logistics and university involvement as his main reasons.

“There are a lot of questions that involve the university, so it’s better to have a report from the university before we move forward,” Brightharp said. It’s logistics; how’s this gonna go down, and who’s gonna be involved in it.”

Smith introduced the flash mob resolution on Oct. 8. The resolution includes SGA hosting a flash mob to promote breast cancer awareness, and encouraging students and

school officials to participate and help promote the event.

Smith said the flash mob would be primarily for students to increase the participation of student organizations. The flash mob would be held in a designated location on campus, preferably during Plaza Day near Oct. 31.

Campus Broadcasts would announce the event and one SGA flash mob event would be held during a Plaza Day in the gym for one hour if approved, according to Smith.

Smith cited the ALS ice bucket challenge as inspiration.

“I saw the ALS challenge as a big movement, and I thought the flash mob could help bring cancer awareness to light,” he said.

The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge began the summer of 2014 to promote awareness and encourage donations for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS. Over 17 million people took the challenge, according to The ALS Association.

Smith described flash mobs “as the reverse of musical chairs,” and wants to challenge other collegiate institutions to follow Georgia State’s flash mob example.

“There’s a set song, set location and when the key part of the song comes on, everyone gets to go crazy,”

he said.

Smith also said the flash mob is a free event, and people can bring their own props.

No campus organizations have been contacted yet, but Smith hopes to reach at least 250 participants.

“With the campus broadcast, we’re hoping to reach a lot of students and administrators,” he said. “After the campus broadcast, 250 is nothing, especially when the event means something to people.”

Smith said he talked it over with other senators who were in agreement the initiative is a good idea.

“So far, [senators] all for it, and it’s not something too complex to take on since it’s hard for student organizations to take on big issues like [cancer awareness],” he said.

Mahze McQueen, a Georgia State freshman, said he thinks the flash mob is a good idea and is considering participating. He also believes cancer awareness could also be promoted with a parade.

“Maybe have a group of people walk around campus yelling out, to get people’s attention in support of different causes,” he said.

Chapter President for Colleges Against Cancer (CAC) at Georgia State Charbel Aoun said the organization would be happy to join the

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Cancer accounts for

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in the US, and is the second most common cause of death. according to The American Cancer Society.

SGA in helping to promote cancer awareness.

“I think the SGA initiative is a great opportunity to bring more awareness about cancer and at the same time be able to bring the campus closer on a common purpose and goal,” he said.

Smith said Georgia State’s student population can spread the flash mob idea.

“That’s the beauty of having such a diverse campus,” he said. “You never know who will participate.”

Supply and demand

High rent in Atlanta threatens campus accessibility for students JOSEPH DOYAGUE Staff Reporter

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tlanta continues to grow as a city, and as a result rent prices continue to spike. Soraya Farivar, a senior biology major at Georgia State, has moved farther from campus to find further housing.

“It was worth it,” she said. “It was hard to beat the price I was paying.”

Since living in Georgia State’s University Lofts, becoming a resident assistant in the University Commons and moving off campus to find cheaper living, Farivar has had to deal first hand with the effects of housing prices.

“I was paying under $400 in rent a month,” she said when she first moved off campus. “Now it is harder.”

Starting August of this year, Rent Jungle, a website that computes rent trends, found the average apartment rent prices over the past six months in Atlanta has increased by 29.4 percent, making an average of a $319 increase in apartment rent rates.

Moving away for affordable housing

Georgia State is also surrounded by six of the 10 most expensive neighborhoods (Poncey Highland, Inman Park, Midtown, Virginia Highland, Old Fourth Ward, and Cabbagetown) in Atlanta, according to Rent Jungle.

Sarah Lemaux, Georgia State senior neuroscience major, resides in Grant Park and said better housing accom-

modations usually come at steeper prices.

“I think I pay more now to have a better living situation,” she said.

George Burgan, director of communication and technology at the Atlanta Neighborhood Development Partnership, a nonprofit promoting, creating and preserving affordable housing in Atlanta, said the increase in rent prices is due to simple economics.

“It all boils down to supply and demand,” he said.

The demand has been created by an increase in millennials, students and professionals that have moved to the inner city and empty nesters in intown neighborhoods, Burgan said.

“When all of these groups are combined, the result is a dramatic increase in demand for rental properties,” he said.

However, currently the supply has not caught up to the demand, Burgan explains.

“Access to mortgage credit has diminished in the economic downturn and hasn’t fully returned, new home construction hasn’t fully rebound yet, and there is limited availability of quality rehabbed homes for purchase,” he said.

Farivar currently lives in East Atlanta and has moved twice within the neighborhood, farther east each time, to evade swelling rent prices.

According to the Atlanta Business Chronicle, earlier in 2015 East Atlanta was named third hottest neighborhood in the country due to the exploding interest from investors because of the trendy restaurants, bars and boutiques that can be found around East

One bedroom units has increased by

$196

&

Two bedroom units have increased by

$427

over the past six months According to Rent Jungle

Atlanta Village, a likely cause for rent spikes within the neighborhood.

“It’s the old adage, ‘Drive until you can buy,’” Burgan said about moving further from downtown in order to find affordable housing. “That is certainly the trend that has been created in the home buying market.”

While cheaper neighborhoods close to Georgia State are by Turner Field and the West Side, Farivar said she wouldn’t feel safe given the reputation of those districts.

“I’m not fond of the area,” she said.

“I know there are some good deals in Peoplestown, but I don’t necessarily feel that comfortable there.”

Micro apartments on the way

However, there is a new option that may be available to students in the future are “micro” apartments.

Atlanta’s 10th largest apartment developer, Gables Residential, is adding units to its Emory Point community that will be under 400 square

feet, according to the Atlanta Business Chronicle.

It isn’t certain how many micro units will be coming to Atlanta since some projects remain in the planning stages, according to the Atlanta Business Chronicle.

“If I had to sacrifice my space for a cheaper price, I would do that,” Farivar said.

However, the 390 square foot units are leasing at $1,110 to $1,150 per month, as stated in the Atlanta Business Chronicle.

“Micro in size does not seem micro in price,” Burgan said. “It is almost predatory in terms of maximizing product.”

Burgan advised students to know the city and neighborhoods closest to school, and neighborhoods easily accessible to bus or rail when finding a place to live off-campus.

“I know a little more about Atlanta now, so I know where I want to live and what’s a good price,” Lemaux said.

“And like not getting ripped off.”

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Alcon expands to Metro Atlanta

Lens manufacturer Alcon Laboratories plans to spend $250 million on expanding its Johns Creek location in Atlanta, according to the Atlanta Business Chronicle. The business currently has 1,700 employees and will create 250 jobs with the expansion. The new positions will be in the engineering and production sectors of the business. The Johns Creek Alcon location has been continuously adding jobs since 2013.

National

Two U.S colleges experience school shootings in a day

On Oct. 9, two U.S. college campus were hit with school shootings. The first one was at Northern Arizona University and began because of a fight around 1:20 a.m., according to CNN. The student then shot at four students, killing one and wounding the other three. The victims were members of the Delta Chi fraternity, and the gunman was allegedly a pledge for Sigma Chi. Later during the day at 11:30 a.m., a person was fatally shot at Texas Southern University, according to CNN.The shooting happened outside the university’s student housing, and two people suspected of being connected to the incident have been arrested. A third suspect is still on the loose.

Global

Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet receives Nobel Peace Prize

The Nobel Peace Prize committee awarded the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet with the Nobel Peace Prize for promoting a democracy in Tunisia, according to CNN. The quartet helped the county create a system of government impartial to gender, religious ideals and political endorsements. A labor union, human rights group, lawyers coalition and trade confederation composes the group. The group started in 2013.

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Some thoughts on how the Bell Building should be used JOHN MILLER Columnist

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ccording to this week’s article, a City Council member worked on a resolution to declare the Bell Building a historic site, and Georgia State is hiring an architect to assess what it would take to maintain the building.

It would seem that the city and Georgia State are both on board to try and preserve the Bell Building, but no one can be sure of anything that might happen in the future.

But while the article gives a good run-down of the key players and their decisions thus far, I’m in the business of voicing my own biased opinion, so this article is going to be about that.

First, I should say my opinion of the building as a historic relic itself is close to non-existent. I only heard about the building because of the debate surrounding it in recent months.

Otherwise, the building penetrates my personal experience for all of thirty seconds while I pass it on my way to Aderhold. During this time, my only thoughts about the building-if I have any at all--run along the lines of “what a decrepit-looking building.”

SavetheBell.org has a nice (but vague) description of the building’s reuse potential.

Vague, perhaps, because those big names who will ultimately decide the fate of the building have all the money and social power to shape it to their purposes.

Refer, then, to our news story for such names. It is, in the end, Georgia

State’s property, and it is ultimately their choice whether to respond to petitions or not.

Speaking of petitions, the blogger Darin Givens has recently posted a story on his blog titled “Atlanta: question the way we perceive homelessness.”

One of the theses of his article is this: “People experiencing homelessness – they aren’t the problem. Our inability as a society to provide them with adequate resources is the problem.”

Which brings me to that biased, uninformed opinion of mine I was talking about earlier.

Make me dictator (as my grandfather says), and I’d turn the Bell Building into a homeless shelter.

It just seems to me that a broken, decrepit building, one that has been in disuse for years, would be best used to house broken, decrepit lives.

It’s obvious to think of the building as Georgia State property, and it’s obvious to think of it as a potential asset to this or that academic endeavor.

It’s also easy to get caught up in the romanticization of the past, the glorious past in which the building was the nerve center of telephone activity.

But as far as I’m concerned, the building, if it should continue to stand, would be best used to fulfill an immediate and pressing need.

Now, I’m not sure if homelessness is necessarily a problem in metro Atlanta, but better-informed urbanists such as Givens certainly do.

And my personal experience of the area has always been that there are a ton of homeless people, especially in the Woodruff Park area.

I don’t need to proselytize here about why it’s important to help the homeless. They’re citizens just like anyone else, capable of contributing to society just like anyone else, but some have been crippled by drug addiction, mental illness, and poverty.

They are not a breed of person, or even a social ill, they’re just people who either made the wrong choices or have had the wrong choices made for them. But you already know that.

Taking a look at Google Maps, one can see that there are very few homeless shelters around 5 Points MARTA station, where there is a large concentration of homeless.

It makes sense to me that, since Georgia State and the city alike seem to have been dragging their feet with regards to what to do with the Bell building, that an immediate use for it would be to make it a homeless shelter.

At the very least it could be used by pre-existing homeless shelters downtown such as the Salvation Army, Shepherd’s Inn, and the Metro Atlanta Task Force for the Homeless.

But that’s just one opinion. One that, I should remind any reader who’s made it this far, is based entirely upon whimsy and a desire to clear out those people around Woodruff Park who seem to be suffering.

I know that such a thing will likely not happen. It will probably be declared a historic site and Georgia State will do something with it, but this article should serve simply as an expression of an alternative use, one which could very possibly be more useful to the city in the long run.

“It just seems to me that a broken, decrepit building, one that has been in disuse for years, would be best used to house broken, decrepit lives.”

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Feeding into the madness

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eorgia State’s library plaza is a gathering spot for many students throughout the week. Some students are talking to their friends, handing out flyers or trying to make it to class on time.

And others are arguing with religious protestors.

The religious group, Street and Open Air Preachers of America (SOAPA) visited Georgia State for three consecutive days in library plaza.

These protests have left a lot of students with questions. Why are they doing this? Why are they allowed on campus?

For students, the problem is SOAPA can walk into the university and yell hateful and aggressive remarks but the Plaza is a free speech zone.

SOAPA has gone through the necessary channels to hold their demonstration and the University has granted it. That is why university police are there to keep the peace. SOAPA cannot be forcefully removed without cause of action. They have been authorized to hold their demonstration which to some student’s is unacceptable.

It can be said that SOAPA is

doing this to get attention. Some protestors have GoPros attached to their picket signs, and some students are giving them a show.

On a typical day, protesters will be outside of library plaza on the street. Since Georgia State is a public university, the stage can be rented out and used for demonstrations such as this one.

However, instead of musical entertainment or upcoming event promotions, students are faced with comments they find offensive.

During the event, a Signal photographer was punched in the face by a student because of mistaken identity. The student believed the photographer was one of the protestors. Officers will take action once violence has started. If a student were arrested due to violence at this demonstration, more fuel would be added to the fire.

Students can be seen yelling, creating their own signs from paper and covering the protestor’s face in an attempt to silence them.

However, they will continue until it is time for them to stop. On their first day, a majority of the protestors left, but one remain and continued. The majority of

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To the Editor: the students left, however, some students remained and continued.

It does no good going back and forth.

Yes, there were protesters holding up signs saying “Got AIDs Yet” and “Homo Sex is Sin.” We know that hearing someone say you are going to hell, because you love a certain lifestyle is hard to walk by. We also understand that sometimes not saying anything, can be viewed as acceptance.

But blowing literal smoke in the faces of SOAPA members, did not stop them from yelling back at you. And dancing in the grassy part over the stage where the “preachers” were gathered, did not stop their chants. Sometimes you have to show restraint and not feed into what agitators want, which is your reaction.

It is not only the protestors behavior that is questionable but also the students. While others will join and form prayer circles, look on from the outside or continue to walk away, some students will jump into the conversation. Who was more mature during these demonstrations, let us know at signaleditor@gmail.com.

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hile one could argue that increased levels of security and vigilance could prevent a massacre like the one that occurred recently in Rosenburg, Oregon from occurring here in our campus, I believe that the discussion started by the editorial that appeared on the OCT 6 edition fails to engage the student body in a much wider conversation and questions.

Among these questions are do we as a society think it is acceptable for us to see 90 of our fellow Americans die each day from the use of a firearm? Is it acceptable for young children to be sent to school by their parents to never come home at the end of the school day because a deranged individual decided to seek whatever madness by slaughtering them and their teachers in cold blood as they stare defenseless down the barrel of his instrument of hate?

Do we so highly value a bankrupt amendment to our Constitution as to not even consider proposed changes to it?

I believe these are the sort

of questions we need to reflect on as we seek answers to these horrific events that appear to be part of the American experience. Gun right proponents like to speak of values and tradition.

I have yet to understand, from their arguments, what it is about our values, that allows such horrific events to go on without national outrage that forces elected officials to act? Are we a nation of cowards? Do we like to see our future be slaughtered in the most horrific way each week on live TV? What will be the right number of victims and their age group in one of these occurrences that forces change? 5, 10, 15, 30…?

I hope that the Signal will not continue to miss on engaging its readership to fullest extent on this important national issue.

Ramon Bargallo Georgia State University

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Back to The Future: THE TIME IS NOW

SYDNEY CUNNINGHAM

Associate Arts and Living Editor

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hen Marty McFly and Doc Brown soared the DeLorean into the future, the dashboard read Oct. 21, 2015. That date falls this year and The Masquerade is hosting the party to commemorate the fated event.

The party is being produced

by Markster Con Productions & Events, a company that throws pop culture themed parties. Mark Baggett, the owner of Markster Con Productions & Events, has considered this party for quite some time now.

“Over the past 25+ years, I’ve often wondered what would happen on Oct. 21, 2015 and how the “future” would actually be,” Baggett said. “When I started producing events several years ago, the date often came up. So once I reached a point in my event production capability with Markster Con, I believed I’d be able to host an event worthy of fellow ‘Back to the Future’ fans time and attention.”

The Masquerade event is the only publicized “Back to the Future” party of this magnitude in the Atlanta area. The party is for ages 18 and over. They are expecting several hundred people to gather and for those turned off by it being held during the week, the party will begin earlier than most at 8 p.m.

The Cause

The star of “Back to the Future”,

Michael J. Fox, has solidified his presence in media as a beloved actor and an activist. Fox is a sufferer of Parkinson’s Disease and devotes a lot of time into searching for a cure. Team Fox, the charity he started, has already raised over $450 million dollars for research funding.

“I also thought the event would be a great opportunity to support Team Fox,” Baggett said. “Both my father and grandfather suffered from Parkinson’s Disease so anything that we can do to help find a cure or treatment, I’ll support.”

100% of the gross from the event’s proceeds will go towards Team Fox, after the initial expenses for the event have been paid. No personal profit will be made. The charity drive will be culminating at the party. Fund have been gathered for months, with a goal of $5,000.

To get involved, one can join the team at BTTFatlanta.com. Additionally, at the “Save the Clock Tower” booth during the party, you can donate into Team Fox.

The Party

Without giving too much away, there are some guarantees for the soiree.

1 - The event will be broken up into separate “time jumps.”

“For attendees that are there for the duration of this event, they should expect to see some staple visuals from the different time periods represented in the movies,” Baggett said. “The 1950’s were a very innocent time in our country

so we’ll be visiting that era sn we’ll also ‘time jump’ into the 1980s for a good while and then eventually find ourselves in the ‘future’, 2015,” 2 - A packed dance floor with music from all of the represented eras, along with performances.

“We have some great DJs lined up for the event already, with each time period being their own forte/ genre,” Baggett said.

The performance troupe “Art to Life” will be presented at the party with dancers and Dragon Fire Events will be bringing in a light show which will acclimate to each stage of the three decades.

3 - There will be “geek-themed” vendors and artist on board. They will be displaying their themed creations.

4 - Professional photography.

“We plan to have several professional photographers out and about to capture the event as it unfolds,” Baggett said.

5 - “Back to the Future” themed drinks for the 21 and over crowd.

6 - A DeLorean.

“The most exciting aspect for me is that we’ll actually have a Time Machine DeLorean on site,” Baggett said. “We are bringing one in from North Carolina that is owned by Razorfly Studios and will have it set up outside The Masquerade for personal photo opps.

The car is pot on, even with a Mr. Fusion,” The help of professional photographer Troy Nelson, of Hero Drams Imaging, will be offered.

7 - Contests

Throughout the night, there will be contests the partygoers can participate in, including a costume contest later on in the night.

“We know there will be some die-hard ‘costume-rs’ on hand that want to show off their wearable creations as well as get some great photos,” Boggett said.

Future Markster Con Parties

“Since I started producing parties in the Atlanta area, Markster Con have hit many different fandoms,” Baggett said.

Upcoming events include the following themes: Star Wars: “Bash of the Empire”, Dec. 12 Harry Potter: “Wizard’s Ball”, Nov. 21 “Hogwartz Pub Crawl”, Dec. 4 Dante’s Labyrinth, Dec. 31, making it the last New Year’s Eve party at The Masquerade.

“I believe a good bit in creating one’s own reality so I throw myself head-first into my productions and host events that myself would love to go to, knowing that there are many others in the Atlanta area who’ll come out and share in the event with me,” Baggett said.

For those unaware of “Back to the Future”:

“Although ‘Back To The Future’ is woven into our pop culture tightly, it’s not one of those fandoms where you see it celebrated often,” Baggett said.

“Back to the Future” is a comedic sci-fi film in the 1980’s surrounding teenager Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) discovering a time traveling DeLorean with eccentric partner in crime, Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd). The film has since earned iconic success with amusement rides and video games being created. In a twist of fate, they get stuck in the era they find themselves in every installment. The first film lands them in the past, the second one takes them into the future and the last installment travels all the way back to the Wild Wild West.

“Back to the Future” deals with McFly running into past generations of his lineage and running into the same villain, no matter the decade.

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s: ast Bre for st The TheBe World Could Use A few More Fit 4 The Cure 1. Runs through the entire month of October.

2. There will be different events for students to be a part of and support breast cancer awareness.

Be You!

October Events (Breast Cancer awareness)

Pink is not just a pretty color. It’s the color of love, it’s the color of lives, it’s the color of survivors. It’s not a secret that October is breast cancer awareness month and Georgia State students are taking it into their own hands to raise awareness.

Fit 4 The Cure For Mama Combs

A Georgia State junior and founder of Be You! (a fitness organization), Sydney Combs, started Fit 4 The Cure in October 2014. Fit 4 The Cure was created in memory of Comb’s mother, Cynthia Combs, who passed from her second diagnosis of breast cancer in March 2015.

“Fit 4 The Cure is a breast cancer awareness workout,” Combs said. “Breast Cancer risks are elevated when women are not active and have increased levels of estrogen, which can be caused by being overweight or obese.”

The goal of Fit 4 The Cure is to bring awareness and teach college students about

the importance of fitness and how it relates to breast cancer. The program also raises money during the events for the American Cancer Society.

“Fit 4 The Cure symbolizes being strong by not just being fit but acknowledging the fighters and survivors of this illness,” said Combs.

Be You!

Be You! was Combs’ first fitness project before expanding to Fit 4 The Cure. The purpose of Be You! is to help students better their health and fitness. But this program also allows students to network and learn new skills.

“This is not a fitness organization or just somewhere where students work out,” Combs said. “It is much more than that.”

Members of this program have also help with community service projects and have even gained internships and job opportunities. Combs goal was to help create a program where students could work through self-esteem issue and better themselves.

Oct. 14 : Zumba Party In Pink.

105 Courtland St. NE, Atlanta Ga, 30303 at 7 p.m.

Oct. 24: BeYou! Walk For The Cure, Making Strides For Breast cancer Walk Centennial Olympic Park at a.m.

Oct. 26: Be You! Food For The Cure Urban Life, West Exhibit from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

If you are interested in joining Be You! Email Sydney Combs at beyou.gsu@gmail.com

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Fit 4 The Cure, a breast cancer awareness workout, created by Georgia State junior Sydney Combs, helps women keep active to reduce their chances of getting breast cancer.

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Georgia State junior Emma Koenig’s mother, Danile Koenig, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2007. After a month of Chemotherapy and radiation treatments five days a week for six weeks she became breast cancer free. She then was diagnosed with kidney cancer that was removed and now goes yearly for mammograms.

S D R WO of a survivor Q) What was it like when you found out that you had breast cancer (thoughts, feelings)?

A) “Absolute fear!”

Q) What kinds of fears did you have while going through everything?

A) “I was terrified. I had children in elementary school, middle school and high school. I was afraid I would be too ill to care for them. I was also really afraid of chemo. I remember sitting down at the oncologist's office waiting for the first treatment being frozen with fear. Oddly enough, I tolerated it very well. I was so lucky!”

Q) What was the hardest part about going through everything other than the physical aspect?

A) “The toll an extended illness takes is hard to quantify. It affects not only your health, but every other aspect of your life. You realize how much

some people love you, some of whom you really didn't know felt that way about you. Others, you become aware are not the friends you thought they would be. As well, you learn that some people are simply not able to stand by you because they already have too much on their own plate.”

Q) What was it like finding out that you were cancer free?

A) " ‘Cancer Free’ are the two greatest words you can hear. Oddly enough, in a fairly short time I felt anxious.

My oncologist explained that it's not an uncommon feeling. After almost 10 months of taking action to actively fight for your life, inaction is difficult to manage.”

Q) What would you say to people who are going through it now or know someone who is going through it?

A) “Please become your own best advocate. Fight for what you need medically.

I was dissuaded from getting a biopsy after a mammogram showed an irregularity. I insisted, and needed to be quite assertive. If the biopsy wasn't performed my cancer would have advanced for at least 6 months before being detected.”

Q) Is there anything else that you would like for people to know?

A) “Please don't ask ‘what can I do to help?' Just do something, Send a card, flowers, bake a cake, buy a gift card, or simply give a hug. Most importantly, be there through what might be the most difficult time of a person's life. Call and extend invitations with no expectations. Be happy if the person answers or attends, but don't feel hurt if they can't make it. Perhaps they simply aren't up to it. I promise they will appreciate being treated just like everyone else!”

Daughter’s point of view

Q) What was it like when you found out? (thoughts, feelings?

A) “My mom did a very good job at keeping a positive attitude. She waited until she was very informed and comfortable with the news before exposing her kids to the news. I was pretty young so with my mom’s calm hopeful, can do attitude it was much less scary or intense as most times kids find out their parents had cancer.”

Q) What were some of the fears that you had while she was going through chemo and remission?

A) “I was very worried about my mom

feeling more comfortable while she was balding and getting used to her wig. As a young child that was a big change that most kids my age noticed, therefore it was what I cared about most. I knew that she was uncomfortable with losing it so that was my main concern.”

Q) What would you say to someone who is or knows someone who is battling breast cancer?

A) “A positive attitude and a good support system is the most important part of it. My mom had endless positive energy and support and it kept the entire experience a good one.”

Q) What kinds of struggles did you face during the process?

A) “The biggest struggle I went through was talking to my peers and explaining what was going on with my mom. Not very many kids my age understood.”

Q) Is there anything else that you would like people to know?

A) “Cancer can be beat and it doesn't have to be as scary as it sounds. Anyone can do it.”

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Also check for any swelling or distortion.

2. Next raise your arms and look for the same things.

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“Here and Queer” over “Queeries:” A conversation with Alliance for Sexual and Gender Diversity CATRINA DYGERT Staff Reporter

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eing queer in America, especially in the Bible Belt, has never been easy, and with a looming threat of abandonment or abuse, it’s hardly safe either.

At Georgia State, the Alliance for Sexual and Gender Diversity hope to nurture pride within queer students and offer a safe place for kids to explore their gender and sexuality.

Aaron Prince, the Alliance president, gave a little more insight into the organization.

Pride History Queer history has been riddled with violence. Only 40 years ago, homosexuality was considered a mental illness and any gay activity was deemed illegal. It wasn’t until the Stonewall Riots in 1969 that things began to change. People began to embrace their sexuality despite the uproar against it. Atlanta held its first official pride parade in 1971, and, by 1977, 1500 people were marching proudly. Today, Atlanta Pride attendance is roughly 250,000 annually, according to the Atlanta Pride website.

THE SIGNAL’S Q&A WITH: Alliance for Sexual and Gender Diversity How did Alliance get started?

Prince: I haven’t been too educated on the history of all of it. I know it’s about 35 years old.

It’s the largest, most active gaystraight student organization in the Southeast Coast. I imagine it started because there was a need for it. There were a lot of queer people on campus who needed a safe space and who needed, I guess, a support system.

Do you have any upcoming projects?

Prince: We had our drag show the first weekend in October, then we had Pride, and then we have the AIDS walk. We have some other things that we’re working on. We may be working with some LGBT youth organizations and we may be participating in World AIDS Day, which is, like, December 1.

What happens at your meetings?

Prince: It’s very interactive.

You sit in a classroom all day so we try to make it social and interactive.

Do you have any specific goals this year for expanding your group?

Prince: I guess just making our presence known, letting them know there is a room for them, queer people. There’s a lot of people that still don’t know about us, so making sure that they have access to us and through us have access to other things like living assistance or insurance or maybe job placement.

Hold on, you said you help kids get insurance?

Prince: Yeah, we definitely want to point them in the right direction as far as getting situated. There’s a lot of LGBT youth who, as they come out, they get kicked out or they age out of insurance, so we definitely want to make sure they have access to everything...they need.

Is the resource center always open? What all do you do here?

Prince: Yes. We chill, we study.

We sometimes sleep. We watch TV. We usually have on our shows like Drag Race and Different shows that we like to watch, we’ll all gang up in here.

You can microwave your food, you can leave your food in here, you can leave your belongings in here - within reason.

Alliance’s doors are always open . They help queer students who need some guidance or simply a safe place to unwind.

Anyone can come out (no pun intended) and get involved with the organization to help promote a healthy environment for discussions of sexuality and gender for our and future generations at Georgia State.

Interested in joining?

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Alliance meets every Thursday at 7 p.m. in Student Center West 464.

Dues are required to become a member - $20 for a semester or $30 for a full year – and can be paid

in person at the meetings or at the Resource Center in SCW 467.

To stay up-to-date with all upcoming Alliance events, sign up for email alerts at https://orgsync. com/23913/chapter.

Georgia State’s Alliance for Sexual and Gender Diversity members met before going to Atlanta Pride together

Showcasing Atlanta’s Art District The theme for this year’s “Elevate” event is F. I. L. A CHANTE FOSTER Staff Reporter

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rt can be found scattered throughout the City of Atlanta. The yearly art expo, “Elevate”, provides an eclectic showcasing of local artist and special performances. As the art district continues to expand, this year’s theme is Forever I Love Atlanta, which symbolizes the community’s pride for Atlanta. Murals and sculptures canvas the city, providing a splash of character and color to the streets.

The Annual Art show

“Elevate” creates an interactive experience from the artist to the community. Throughout downtown, Atlanta artists have turned the streets into a work of art with abstract sculptures, wall murals and graffiti. The showcased expo started in 2011 and over the years, has become an even bigger event. Reported numbers of tourists and visitors were 13,313 people that came to Atlanta to enjoy local artwork, according to the Office of Cultural Affairs. As “Elevate” grew, so did its promotion and sponsorship, which means it began to get more funding.

Today, Elevate showcases Atlanta’s art district and provides revenue.

What’s in Store

The nine day expo event is hosted by the City of Atlanta’s Office of Cultural Affairs. Performers and artists throughout the city of Atlanta will be coming together to show their Atlanta pride at the “Elevate” exhibits.

Block Party

“Elevate” will be having an reception which will feature exhibitions from The Art of Organized Noize, which fused together hip- hop, artwork, and more. The first event will be held on Oct. 15, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Gallery 72, located on 72 Marietta Street.

Art in the Park

From the canvas to the streets, the “Elevate” block party will kick off the nine day event. The event will be located at Woodruff Park on Oct. 16, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.

This event will feature local artists, dance battles, live performances and more. What’s interesting about the block party is the Bent Frequency expo which will convert the Atlanta’s streetcar into a musical performance. As guests enter the streetcar they can expect to get a live musical performance.

LiFT Salon

Social activists, local artists and

the community can come together to vocalize about social issues.

The LiFT salon emphasizes being a place where people can express thoughts or ideas on trending topics. This event is geared towards motivating the youth and community to be active in events happening around Atlanta and want to change social issues. On Oct. 18, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. this event will be held at Gallery 72, located on 72 Marietta Street.

Sponsored By: The City of Atlanta’s Office of Cultural affairs

The City of Atlanta’s Office of Cultural Affairs was established in 1974, and today it’s still impacting the community through the arts. The yearly revenue for 2013 to 2014 that was reported by COA was $1,266,782.10, according to their website. This revenue goes towards funding major art programs such as Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, community organizations like Boys and Girls Club of Metro Atlanta, events like the Atlanta Jazz Festival and more. As the art district continues to grow, it creates more revenue and community involvement within the city.

PHOTO BY DAYNE FRANCIS | THE SIGNAL

A man looks up at a wall mural by artist Sam3, showcased at a previous Elevate event.

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FILM REVIEW

‘The Martian’ is 140 minutes of screen magic Few films in 2015 have managed story tension this well

SYNOPSIS:

When astronauts blast off from the planet Mars, they leave behind Mark Watney, presumed dead after a fierce storm. With only a meager amount of supplies, the stranded visitor must utilize his wits and spirit to find a way to survive on the hostile planet.

Meanwhile, back on Earth, members of NASA and a team of international scientists work tirelessly to bring him home, while his crew mates hatch their own plan for a daring rescue mission.

RATED: PG-13 GRADE: A VERDICT: “The Martian” is an exhilarating adventure that will keep audiences glued to their seats even without seatbelts.

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his film has one extreme factor that could have made it go extremely wrong: it’s the story of one man alone on Mars. However, “The Martian” is one of the best cinematic adventures of 2015, leaving its most recent competitors “Gravity” and “Interstellar” in a cloud of red dust.

While on a NASA mission in Mars, astronaut Mark Watney (Matt Damon) is hit by a large metal piece blown away from a nearby communication tower during an unexpected and heavy storm. His fellow astronauts presume he is dead from the impact and the possible depressurization of his suit. Watney, however, survives and now must use all his knowledge to extend his food supply and remain alive.

Despite starting out as a oneman-show, the movie is incredibly dynamic. As Watney works to fix a problem, another issue is already in the horizon. As Watney celebrates being able to grow food inside the NASA station, he must find a way to stretch the battery of his solar vehicle to reach the spot where the next Mars mission will land in four years.

There isn’t a moment when Watney seems comfortable. This screenplay choice of piling of events causes us to feel the day by day struggle to survive. “The Martian” never lets us have comfort through the usual Hollywood-midpoint-happy-montage.

It’s quite the opposite.

Inevitably, this situation would get boring or repetitive. Screenwriter Drew Goddard counteracts this by reestablishing contact between Earth

and Mars. By showing NASA’s side, who wants to save both Watney and its reputation, Goddard avoids long sequences of Damon on-screen speaking with himself.

Damon delivers that screenplay in a superb performance, worthy of an Oscar nomination. Lonely scenes are extremely difficult to shoot, since it requires the actor to imagine an entire situation by himself. Damon does it successfully. When planted crops die in a storm that blows part of the station open, death is imminent and we see it all in Watney’s face.

Photography doesn’t lag behind either. The vast, red expanse of Mars looks as beautiful as it is menacing and unforgiving. Although it isn’t as impressive as “Gravity,” the photography does much better at moving the story forward, while the 2014 film tended to lag in scenes that didn’t push the plot.

The soundtrack here is also a great surprise. Bowie’s, “There’s a starman waiting in the sky,” plays as we see the infinite universe beyond us. The rock of Bowie fits into these scenes, despite sounding nothing like we expect from space films. Instead of the dark beats of scifi, Bowie’s lyrics are mellow and cheerful. This contrast creates a beautiful moment as Watney seeks to be both saved but also hailed as a hero. It makes these scenes fresh, rather than just repetitions of old tropes.

In 1982, director Ridley Scott delivered a sci fi masterpiece: “Blade Runner.” This new film isn’t quite at the same level of his immortal classic, but it still is a magnificent piece of cinema. “The Martian” is one of those movies to be experienced in the theatre, and we will tell what that experience was like to our future generations.

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The Voice of Georgia State Sports

Dave Cohen

A profile on the legendary

JARED OLIVER Staff Reporter

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f anyone has listened to 1340 The Fan 3 or WRAS-FM, they’ve probably heard Dave Cohen, the 18 year broadcast coordinator veteran who calls all of Georgia State’s baseball, football and basketball games.

Cohen has been involved with Georgia State radio broadcasting going all the way back to his college days doing the sports updates at WRASFM, which is the student media radio station.

Cohen has been involved in the business now for 33 years, previously calling football games at Furman University for 12 years prior to coming to Georgia State.

Cohen is mostly seen at Georgia State basketball homes, opposed to being in press boxes for baseball and football. Cohen has the tallest chair at the media desk on the side of the court, similar to Los Angeles Lakers head coach Phil Jackson.

He still remembers when he called his very first game and explained how every bit of it was a learning experience.

“A Canadian basketball team was playing at Cobb County Recreation Center in 1983 and that was the first game I remember doing,” Cohen said.

“It was a learning experience from the get go as—I tell people now who want to get into doing play-by-play, you can read about in a book, you can watch and listen to people do, but the only real way to learn how to do it is— to do it,” Cohen said.

Previously and still some today, there are radio play-by-play announcers who have a loud deep voice. The commanding sound of the deep voice was essential to have going back to the 1960’s. Now there has been somewhat of an evolution to where everyone does not need a deep voice to make it

in the radio broadcasting industry.

“Back before television and before ESPN, where they televise every game, the radio announce was the voice and the outlet for the team,” Cohen said. “Whether it was radio play-by-play at University of Georgia Larry Munson, former radio voice for Georgia Tech Al Cilrado --- all of these southern colleges really have well-known guys who were there for years. A lot of them who have what you would call ‘booming’ radio voices. I don’t think you really need that as much now.”

The industry has changed to where everyone needs a familiarity in all facets of broadcasting, from radio to television. The necessity of having the old-fashion voice is no longer an asset to hold.

Radio broadcasting is more descriptive and tedious than television broadcasting due to the inability to see what’s going on, which Cohen points out talking more and “painting the picture” is important to do.

“You have to describe more in radio than you do on television,” Cohen said. “For basketball, it’s always what’s the score, how much time is left, who has the ball and where the ball is on the floor.”

“At times I have to remember to take it down to 80 [mph] down to 60 [mph] because I do not have to paint the picture in television,” Cohen said.

“In television you can see who has the ball and where, as for radio I have to explain where the player is and who has it. You’ve got to tell a whole lot more when you are on radio.”

Cohen’s wife sometimes tunes in and listens to Dave Cohen call the games and she critiques him at times, even when she’s not paying attention.

“My wife will be doing something

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Dave Cohen, Georgia State’s radio personality, has been calling basketball, football and baseball for 18 years now.

around the house and then I’ll get home and she’ll say, [you] didn’t give the score enough, but I’ll say yeah I did you’re just not listening,” Cohen said.

Some people who are not the industry believe the T.V and radio jobs are easy and not a real job. The preparation and immense amount of information that’s required to be aware of is certainly not an easy task.

“I do what is called meticulous preparation and I’ve done the same preparation for years,” Cohen said.

“For every basketball game I do the same sheets that I’ve been doing forever. I’ve got a Georgia State sheet and I’ve got a sheet for the opposing team.”

The sheets he use is to write down

the information and statistics of every single player for both teams. For example, the heights, names weights and pertinent information that is needed to call a game.

Cohen alluded to the amount of manual work he does: calling the game, keeping the score in his stat book.

“It’s not like I have a stat monitor like Turner Field does for the announcers in the press box,” Cohen said.

Dave Cohen was a sociology major at Georgia State University, but had a strong interest in radio and was involved with WRAS-FM (student media radio station).

“WRAS is a lot different than today,

then when I was there than it is now.

It was ran like a professional commercial radio station,” Cohen said. “It was a very strictly formatted schedule, you know we did sports three times a day, morning afternoons and evenings.”

If any students who aspire to become involved in radio play-by play or even television broadcasters Dave Cohen has a piece advice for those: “You can take all the classes that you want (not saying don’t take them), but you have to get out there and do games. Sometimes being in Atlanta it’s hard to get that radio experience, so you may have to go outside of a large market to get that level of experience,” Cohen said.

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Baseball brings in another massive recruiting class Coach Frady and staff replace Panther professionals JEREMY JOHNSON Staff Reporter

T

he 2015 Georgia State baseball recruiting class has the chance to go down as one of the most impactful recruiting classes in program history and build on what is already a budding giant in the Sun Belt Conference.

This is saying alot considering the talent that the Panthers have had in the last decade sending multiple players to professional baseball.

The 2015 class has not even stepped into a game for the Panthers yet and many do not know what role they will play for the Panthers.

Despite not having accomplished anything yet, the early hype for the class has already peaked eyes of the college baseball world.

The Panthers’ recruiting class was mentioned among the top classes by baseballnews.com in their annual college baseball recruiting class rankings for the third straight season.

“It’s a great honor to be mentioned as one of the top division one recruiting classes in the nation. It’s a goal of ours to bring in the best possible student athlete,” head coach Greg Frady said.

This year’s class is unique compared to previous classes. The class is 15 players strong and features a lot of players that can make an early impact with 10 junior college transfers.

However, the Panthers also had three players from this class get drafted and begin their professional careers.

The class will add the experienced newcomers to an already experienced and talented roster.

The Panthers wanted to focus their recruiting efforts on the pitching staff after losing some key players from last season.

“We’re very happy to have the guys that have just come into the program here. Already they’re making a great impact in every position but, we primarily focused on trying to bolster our pitching staff again because we lost some guys from last year,” coach Frady said.

The early departure of Nathan Bates to the professional ranks along with graduation of Kevin Burgee, Connor Stanley and Jerry Stuckey has left holes at the top of the Panthers’ pitching rotation.

The Panthers have brought in some exciting new talent to fill those holes.

The newcomers that will be pegged as potential replacements will be Devin Vainer, Bryce Conley, Dillon Swaggerty.

Vainer, a left hander, comes to the Panthers from Georgia Perimeter College where he went 4-3 with a 3.44 ERA and struck out 58 batters in 55 innings of work.

Vainer is originally from the Atlanta area and played his high school baseball at Riverwood.

“Devin Vainer he was one of the top junior college recruits in the nation.

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The Georgia State Baseball team looks strong, as new players have been drafted for the new season.

A top 25 recruit in the nation and he’s looked really good,” coach Frady said.

Conley, a right hander, comes from Chattahoochee Valley Community College in Alabama. Conley went 7-1 with a 2.62 ERA in 75.2 innings pitched last season. Conley spent 2013-2014 with the Mercer Bears.

Swaggerty transferred from Georgia Highlands where he posted a 3-0 record with a 2.81 ERA in 2015. Swaggerty is originally a Canton, Georgia native.

This trio has a lot of potential along with ample opportunity to produce

early in the Panthers’ program.

The trio of pitchers aren’t the only player to watch as other players will be looking to pick up the offensive slack left by the departure into the professional ranks by Matt Rose who led the Panthers in home runs and runs batted in last season.

Rose was a consistent home run threat for the Panthers. Now the Panthers will need to fill that void, though Ryan Blanton is returning, the Panthers will need another hitter with pop at the top of the lineup.

This recruiting class again provides

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The first player that comes to mind for power in the 2015 class goes to one of the younger members of the class.

Nick Gatewood one of the rare freshman in the 2015 class but also is one of the highest ranked players in the class.

Gatewood is a catcher from Duluth, Georgia where he played at Peachtree Ridge High School.

Gatewood was the number 71 ranked player in the extremely talent rich state of Georgia by Perfect Game.

Gatewood is known for his immense power hitting at the plate.

The Panthers will have to find ways to get Gatewood on the field as entrenched starter senior Joey Roach will be returning. The Panthers may look at moving one of the two to other positions to take advantage of their bats on the offensive side.

Another freshman Darius Sewell will also be one to watch on the offensive side. Sewell is a third baseman from the Atlanta area where he played at Lakeside High School last season.

Sewell was ranked as one of the top 150 players in the state of Georgia by Perfect Game.

The Panthers’ class has a lot of promise and over the next two to three seasons Panthers’ nation 75004 will look at this class as a building block to the success that is right around the corner for Panthers’ baseball.

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with Mike Holmes

Associate Athletic Director shares favorite memories RASHAD MILLIGAN Sports Editor

Mike Holmes, associate athletic director and Georgia State alumni, discusses his favorite memories about traveling with the sports team

Q: What exactly is your official title here at Georgia State?

A:

I am the associate AD for communications. I took over that role this past summer. Before that, I served as associate director. I’m now in my eighth year working here in the athletic department. I also do my undergraduate and master’s here, [I] left for a little while and came back here in 2008 at that point actually as an assistant director...I oversee Men’s Basketball, both of the Golf team’s and I serve as a secondary contact for football.

Q:

We saw the [Sun Belt Championship] rings on your Twitter, how many rings do you have?

A:

[chuckles] Right now, I’m up to four rings. Honestly, I’m extremely proud of each one. It’s not easy to win a championship. I try to do whatever I can to help the team succeed on and off the field. First one came as the baseball championship back in 2009, it’s the first time we ever won a conference championship in baseball, so obviously that was a little bit special, it was also the first- basically my first year back here. Then there’s been two basketball rings. One from the conference championship two years ago and obviously this special one everybody cherishes from last year and then throw in a golf ring as well. So, I’ve kind of joked about it and it really is more of a joke, I’m on the outside of all this, but this is the year ‘One for the thumb.’ To be honest, I’d like to pick up one for the thumb and two for the other hand I’m working with for the two golf teams and the basketball.

Q: Is there anyone you’re

coming for with the rings, like Phil Jackson or anyone…

A:

[laughs] I’d be all for it, because if I did, obviously it would mean Georgia State would’ve won a lot of championships. At the end of the day, what makes me proud is seeing smiles on the faces when those guys get them. You know, not every studentathlete is not able to get one at the end of their college career. Obviously, you hope to get one, honestly you want to come up with four. I really hope I’m around Georgia State long enough to press Phil or maybe one of those guys.

I do my undergrad degree here, I do my masters here, so I’m proud. When football loses a game, I’m hurt, when football wins a game, I celebrate- so you know, it’s more than a job to me, I mean this is my school. That’s how I look at it and that’s how I motivate myself to work up the ranks.

Q:

You also went to the ESPY’s, can you just talk about that a little bit?

A: Um, I have never felt so out-

of-place in my life. But, with that said, I have never had such great a time. I was actually only in L.A. for 30 hours because I was in the middle of my families vacation, but they treated us no different than they treat LeBron James or Derek Jeter or the Women’s U.S Soccer Team that just won the World Cup I think 10 days prior. They treat everybody exactly the same. What was cool going to some of the parties and some of the events was, everybody there was “a celebrity.” So, you’d have people...Urban Meyer came up and congratulated our guys for their run and our guys Ryann Green, Markus

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“When, you get back from a Conference Championship at 2:45 in the morning and you don’t go home. You don’t go to sleep.

You just stay up ‘till the next night to get done everything that needs to get done...”

Crider and T.J. Shipes took a picture with him. Seeing guys like Odell Beckham, who obviously had an incredible year last year taking pictures with our guys- they knew who our guys were.

From that run in the NCAA tournament, so I think it made our guys even wanna work harder to try and figure out a way to get back to the ESPY’s again next summer. What I told them was, we’re not gonna be pulling off anymore upset specials anymore.

We’re probably going to have to do something really special to get back- if it means to push themselves to work as hard as going to a Final Four, that’s what they want to do. Being out there in L.A. was an unique experience, I had a lot of fun, there wasn’t a whole lot of sleep while we were out there, but I think the guys really enjoyed it.

It was just the perfect culmination for what I consider the perfect season for the Georgia State basketball program.

Q:

Okay, so you said the guys met [New York Giants receiver] Odell Beckham, how was that for you as a [New York] Jets fan?

A:

[laughs] At the end of the day, I’m a sports fan. The teams that I cheer for and post about frequently on Twitter, have not had the most success over the years. I’m having a pretty good October right now, with the Mets starting playoffs this week, my Jets are off to a 3-1 start. At the end of the day, I enjoy watching the top athletes in the world.

I may not be a Yankees fan, but I really enjoyed seeing Derek Jeter there. I like LeBron James-seeing those guys there, I enjoyed that stuff. I’m not a big Ohio State fan, no real reason why, but I thought it was cool to see Urban Meyer there. Everyone was on the same level, it was a big room of celebrities, there were no fans coming up to them or anything like that, everybody’s equal. So that was cool. Tara Lipinski, who’s a former Olympic athlete, was standing next to me- those are just the elite athletes that you like to look up to, so that experience was really neat.

I think the guys really appreciated it.

Q:

What was your favorite season from a team, from all the teams you’ve ever worked with?

A:

Hmm….I’ve actually been asked this before. I pretty much had a cop-out answer at the time. ‘Cause each one has been special. For example, I work with the golf team a little closer, per say. I actually took them down to Key West earlier this year.

Each one’s a little different. With that said, the NCAA tournament is an incredibly huge deal in this country. For a lot of reasons. From people filling out brackets, to the number of people watching it, all that. I think last year’s run, that five day, six day period that Coach Hunter likes to talk about, from that Sunday to that Saturday, is probably the most special. It did a ton for the University, to be perfectly honest

and blunt, it did a ton for my career.

We had 5,000 article mentions over that five day stretch. 250 media request. From the time the game ended, and to be honest it’s still a little bit of a blur, to the time I got in the locker room, which is a period of...four minutes? I had 43 texts and 23 phone calls on my cellphone. It literally took me hours to get back, but I responded to every single person that reached out to me. It may have just been a smiley face, people that haven’t reached out to me in years but just to acknowledge they thought enough or the fact they were even watching, the amount of people watching those games was absolutely incredible. To be honest, where I stand, the amount of fellow sports information directors that reached out to me just to say, “hey congrats, that was awesome”- it meant a lot. It kind of what drives me. When, you get back from a Conference Championship at 2:45 in the morning and you don’t go home. You don’t go to sleep. You just stay up ‘till the next night to get done everything that needs to get done...I joked when I came home after a week and I don’t know if my two-year-old son knew who I was. but, it made it all worthwhile. It’s stuff that years from now I’ll be able to tell him about. At that point, when he starts to follow College Basketball and stuff, he’ll appreciate it.

To be honest- it was the perfect storm of everything- from Kevin Ware returning to the tournament after what had happened to him, Coach Hunter tearing his achilles and getting to go, to coaching RJ, so you know all that leads up to the shot that is going to be a part of the NCAA tournament for the next 30 years, you’re gonna see it. It does nothing but bring a smile to your face everytime you see that. Even when I talk to RJ now, it still pops in my head.

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On The Field Men and Women soccer vastly improve in 2015

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Georgia State midfielder Suzanne Arafa, along with her teammates, strengthen the Panther defense this season.

JEREMY JOHNSON Staff Reporter

B

oth the Georgia State men’s and women’s soccer teams are off to fast starts in what is a promising season for both clubs.

Women

The women’s team has gotten off to a 8-2-3 record to open 2015. The Panthers have four matches until they host the Sun Belt Tournament in Panthersville.

The Panthers are being led by a fully healthy senior Ashley Nagy and emerging superstar junior Suzanne Arafa and freshman sensation Caitlin Ray. Nagy has four goals and two in the first 13 games of the season. Arafa leds the team in goals with six and one assist.

Ray has five goals in 13 games off the bench. Ray has been a great threat off the bench for the Panthers as there is a consistent rotation of players receiving significant playing time.

“Both Ashley and Suzanne have provided a lot of leadership for the team and obviously they are scoring goals. But they aren’t the only ones.

We have a group of 10 players that rotate and have been making an impact on attack most notably freshman Caitlin Ray with 5 goals,” Head Coach Derek Leader said via email.

Coach Leader wants to keep his team grounded and focused heading into the latter stages of the season.

Leader knows that the early success is good but the team has bigger goals for 2015.

“Well we don’t speak about any success. The non-conference results were not a big part of our team goals. If you’re talking about the W’s then I’d have to say that it comes down to the hard work of the team and the core values that they set for each other,” coach Leader said via email.

The Panthers will look to continue their hot start with a strong finish in the most important games of the season against Sun Belt Conference competition.

“I’m feeling really good about the SBC season but there’s a lot of parity in the league and really anybody

can beat anybody right now. It’s up to us to bring our best in every match,” coach Leader said via email.

The Panther have South Alabama, Troy, Texas State and Appalachian State and the Sun Belt Conference Tournament remaining on their schedule.

Men

The men’s soccer team has gotten off to a 5-4 start. The Panthers’ progress is evident after beginning the season losing two of the first three games of the season.

The young team has since jelled and learned from the early mistakes and is quickly gaining valuable experience.

“It’s a good group. It’s been a lot of fun to work with. For the most part it’s a young group. So we certainly have had our ups and downs but so far we’ve had more ups and even the downs are learning experiences that I think the guys are taking close to heart and using in the next time they are in a similar situation,” Head Coach Brett Surrency said.

The Panthers play lots of young players. They run out about nine to 10 freshman and sophomores on a game to game basis.

With young starts like sophomore Rashid Alarape leading the way along with veteran leaders like Eddie Wilding, Cory Plasker the Panthers have fought their way through the first half of 2015 with their youth and come out on the other side. Now the Sun Belt Conference’s best are waiting for them on the other side.

The Panthers will still are looking to reach the goal of winning the Sun Belt Conference title.

“I think it’s a goal of ours to be the regular season champs. We’ve obviously beat App State this past weekend and we have NJIT this coming weekend and our goal initially is to win every game we have at home when it comes to Sun Belt stuff and that’ll put us in a really good position for the away games as well and the overall points for the conference standings,” coach Surrency.

The Panthers will face Hartwick, Howard and Georgia Southern to close out the Sun Belt regular season schedule before heading to Boone North Carolina for the Sun Belt Tournament.

Georgia State’s women’s soccer team gather during practice.

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The junior from Lexington, Georgia finished in the top three in the Cabo del Sol intercollegiate. In the classroom, Mallonee has been named to the University’s President’s List for both the Fall and Spring semester’s during the 2014-15 year. Mallonee was also named to the University’s Dean’s List for the Fall and Spring semesters during the 2013-14 year.

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Hartwick

4-0 | Overall: 10-2-1

2-0 | Overall: 4-1

1-0 | Overall: 5-4-2

Troy

Appalachian State

Georgia State

3-1 | Overall: 10-3

1-0 | Overall: 4-1

1-0 | Overall: 5-3

Little Rock

South Alabama

Appalachian State

2-1-2 | Overall: 7-5-3

1-0 | Overall: 3-2

1-1 | Overall: 4-4

Georgia Southern

Arkansas State

NJIT

2-1-1 | Overall: 5-6-2

1-0 | Overall: 2-3

0-0 | Overall: 3-5-2

Appalachian State

UL Lafayette

Georgia Southern

2-1-1 | Overall: 6-4-3

1-0 | Overall: 2-3

0-1 | Overall: 2-5-1

Georgia State

Georgia State

Howard

2-1-1 | Overall: 8-2-3

1-1 | Overall: 1-4

0-1 | Overall: 0-11-2

7th

Texas State 2-2 | Overall: 8-4

UL Monroe 0-1 | Overall: 1-4

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8th

UL Lafayette

Texas State

2-3 | Overall: 8-6-1

0-1 | Overall: 1-4

Arkansas State

Troy

0-4-1 | Overall: 2-11-1

0-1 | Overall: 1-4

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9th

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South Alabama

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UCLA

Iowa vs.

Iowa

Northwestern Georgia State vs.

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2nd

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FOOTBALL

South Alabama

1st

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