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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2011

POLICE ARREST 20 OCCUPY ATLANTA PROTESTERS, INCLUDING THREE STUDENT JOURNALISTS See full coverage on p. 2

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In October 2005, students and staff were warned of the Courtland Street bridge’s dangerous erosion pattern via email from Georgia State officials.

Georgia State’s Relations and External Affairs Department was working with Atlanta’s Department of Public Works to have the slated date of the replacement of the bridge moved from its proposed 2010 date to 2008 after the degradation of the bridge was deemed a hazard to vehicle and pedestrian traffic.

Almost seven years later, the antiquated structure built in 1906 has yet to receive that replacement.

The short-term remedy for the crumbling bridge is a series of mesh nets keeping the dangerous debris from landing on cars and pedestrian traffic near the intersection of Collins and Decatur streets on Georgia State’s campus.

A statement issued by the Department of Public Works on the condition of the bridge acknowledged the nets as protection against the deteriorating bridge.

“The Department of Public Works continues to monitor the integrity of the Courtland Street bridge. Our contractor for bridge repairs will be working at this location within the next week to start a special underdeck repair that would eliminate falling debris.”

The DPW maintains that the bridge remains structurally

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The St. Francis Fighting Saints rushed the field at the Georgia Dome after handing the Panthers their worst loss in their short football history last Saturday. The Panthers squandered a two score lead in the final two minutes of regulation to send the game into overtime.

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cruise control with five minutes left in regulation. On the ensuing drive, St. Francis quarterback E.J. White led his team down field and completed the drive with a 2-yard touchdown pass to Luke Gundersen to bring the Saints within three.

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Police arrest 20 at midnight occupation

(Above) Police wait for the word from their superiors before moving in to make arrests. (Right) Police showed up at the Woodruff Park dressed in body armor and heavy batons. They marched down the street in strict fashion. (Below) Protestors gathered at the park earlier that day to make the decision to re-occupy the area.

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Chriss Shattuck News Editor

In a clear show of force, Atlanta police arrested 20 protestors late last Saturday for the second time in about as many weeks .

Dressed in riot gear, riding atop motorcycles and mounted on horseback, police removed protestors from Peachtree Street and other areas around Woodruff Park after the park closed at 11 p.m. and protestors moved into the streets.

The rally briefly turned violent when one protestor attacked an officer as he rode through the crowd on his motorcycle and police struggled to hold protestors back, according to police.

They charged one man, Brandon Wojcik Tremblay, with aggravated assault and obstruction after they say he assaulted a motorcycle officer who was attempting to patrol the area.

However, protestors tell a different story.

“I thought I was going to die,” said David , one of the protestors that claims he was ran over by the officer. “He ran right over my leg and tried to keep going. That’s when he got knocked over.”

“He knew what he was doing,” David continued. “It was intentional.”

Sarah Amis, editor of the Occupy Atlanta website, said that the motorcycle officer “charged the crowd” and that “other people surrounded the motorcycle in order to stop it and tipped it over.”

Following the incident, protestors chanted “Shame! Shame!

Shame!” and when riot police followed they shouted, “you’re sexy, you’re cute, take off that riot suit!”

Police officials said protestors received ample warning over loudspeaker in both English and Span-

ish to clear the park and the streets before anyone was arrested.

“Mayor Reed was clear earlier this week in his public statements that the city of Atlanta would arrest any persons who violated the law,” Police Chief George Turner said. “Our officers professionally and efficiently made arrests as authorized by state laws and city ordinances.”

Nineteen of the protestors arrested were charged with various misdemeanors, including 17 for “pedestrian obstruction of traffic.”

Two others were charged with violating the park’s curfew ordinances.

Several of the protestors arrested were Georgia State students and professors, including recent graduate Chris Seidl, Signal photography editor Judy Kim and an English department professor.

Seidl was one of two protestors sent to the hospital before going to jail.

Police arrested 52 people on Oct. 26 after protestors similarly refused to leave Woodruff Park after its scheduled 11 p.m. closing date. Prior to then, Occupy Atlanta had been granted a special exemption to city park ordinances through an executive order signed

by Mayor Kasim Reed.

The mayor said he revoked the executive order in response to various safety concerns, among which included an impromptu hip-hop concert and reported protestors with guns.

The mayor’s office said last Thursday it has spent more than $451,000 dealing with the Occupy Atlanta protests, most of it in police overtime expenses, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Despite the arrests, the group has maintained that they are nonviolent. Before they decided to stay past the city’s 11 p.m. deadline, or-

ganizers held a non-violence seminar earlier in the day inside their Pine and Peachtree streets headquarters, which they share with a homeless shelter.

The group has filed suit against the city “to redress the deprivation of constitutionally protected rights under the First Amendment,” according to the court papers filed last Friday.

Listed among the plaintiffs was state Senator Vincent Fort (D-Atlanta), Rainbow/PUSH Coalition regional director and civil rights icon Joe Beasley and Georgia State student Liliana Bakhtiara.

“Our constitutional rights should override basic city ordinances,” Bakhtiara said.

“We’re going to continue to build awareness, continue to peacefully assemble, continue to show that our rights are being impeded upon so that they can’t deny that it’s happening.”

Bakhtiara was one of the two protestors arrested Saturday for violating the park’s curfew ordinances, which she said was intended to symbolize the organization’s continued occupation of the park.

“We decided that only two people were going to stay in the park, and the rest were going to stand in solidarity,” Bakhtiara said.

“Obviously that got changed a bit, but the police move to shut the park just showed that Kasim Reed was wasting all this money just to arrest two people who were there peacefully.”

One more protestor, Bailey Sablock, an unemployed woman from Savannah, G.A. that draped herself with an American flag, was arrested Sunday night to further demonstrate the movement’s point.

Four others on bicycles were also arrested Sunday night for obstruction of traffic and one for obstruction of a police officer.

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Signal staff member arrested with protestors Chris Shattuck News Editor

The Signal’s photography editor Judith Kim was arrested among 19 others late Saturday night, despite her objections that she was student media.

Seventeen people were arrested for obstructing the flow of traffic; three were students working as members of the press, including Kim, the photography editor for Georgia State’s The Signal,Alisen Redmond, an editor for the Kenessaw State University Sentinel and Stephanie Pharr, an intern for Creative Loafing Atlanta.

Kim said she had nothing to do with the protestors and did not know why she was arrested until hours after her hands were behind her back.

“Literally, it happened so fast,” Kim said. “I tried to step away, but they came after me.”

“I was screaming ‘I’m student media!’ ‘I’m student media!’”

“I did not know that if you were on the street you were going to get arrested, then I would have stayed on the sidewalk, because last time you had to be in the park to be arrested,” Kim said.

“What I was trying to do when I was photographing was move out of the way, but the thing is: I was moving away from them, but they came after me. They grabbed my wrist, and I had to drop my camera.”

“They didn’t say anything; they just started to arrest me,” Kim said.

“I was by no means obstructing traffic whatsoever.”

Carlos Campos, public affairs manager for the Atlanta Police Department, said protestors as well

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Kim said she had nothing to do with the protestors and did not know why she was arrested until hours after her hands were behind her back.

as members of the media received ample warning that they could be arrested if they disobeyed the orders of the police Saturday night.

“I personally worked to warn media on the scene that we were enforcing the laws and to be mindful of that as the operation continued,” Campos said. “We weren’t arresting protestors or journalists last night, we were arresting people in violation of the law.”

Although Campos declined to comment on the specifics of Kim’s arrest, he said that any protestor or journalist should have known not to enter the street.

“There were verbal warnings on the scene,” Campos continued.

“We tried our best to try to warn people that arrests were impending.”

Although Kim did not have a press pass on her, she was wearing a shirt that identified her as an employee of The Signal. However, Alisen Redmond, the reporter from the Kennesaw Sentinel, did have a press pass with her name, picture and media organization clearly identifiable in large, bold letters.

An editor for Creative Loafing Atlanta at the scene of the protests tried to get Pharr, the intern from CL that was arrested, out of police custody once she was arrested and placed on the police bus to no avail, Kim said.

Campus crime spikes with three consecutive robberies Three students were robbed at various areas around campus within a period of four days, according to campus police. The robberies mark a noticeable increase in serious campus crime at Georgia State for the month of October.

The worst of the robberies occurred Oct. 30 when a student reported that he was choked, thrown to the ground and kicked repeatedly before the four robbers stole his backpack. It was reported by campus police that the victim suffered minor injuries from the assault.

According to the student, the men confronted him after he parked next to their pick-up truck in the Lanier Parking lot off of John Wesley Dobbs / Jesse Hill Jr. Drive.

The suspects were reported as three black males and one white male.

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Students can expect to see the scaffolding taken down sometime either this week or next. Originally the Ivy Street Garage, Wayne Kell Science Hall was purchased by Atlanta Center’s Evening College (now Georgia State) in 1945 and later became a classroom building to assist with the young college’s booming enrollment.

Kell Hall construction nearing an end Terah Boyd Staff Writer

The Kell Hall re-roofing project, once feared to finish completion at the end of the year, will be drawing to a close in the coming weeks, university officials say.

Abatement issues with the removal of hazardous materials threatened to delay the project earlier in the year, said Kim Bauer, the director of Facilities Design and Construction Services for Georgia State, in a previous statement to The Signal.

“The abatement contractor was taking more time than the schedule allowed, so we were concerned that he [had not] completed his work on time,” Bauer said.

This meant the $878,000 reroofing project would have gone on into December. Bauer said the project is now in its final closeout phase of its renovation.

“The new roof will provide better insulation and prevent leaks,” Bauer said of the project on the 87-year-old-structure that now houses Georgia State’s

science classrooms. New flume hoods and ventilation were also installed during the Kell Hall maintenance.

The scaffolding allowed easier access to the roof of the building for workers without disrupting class activity, Bauer said. With the completion of the project, the temporary stairwell outside the building in the courtyard will be removed.

Students can expect to see the scaffolding taken down sometime either this week or next, according to Bauer.

Originally the Ivy Street Garage, Wayne Kell Science Hall was purchased by Atlanta Center’s Evening College (now Georgia State) in 1945 to be converted into a classroom building to assist with the young college’s booming enrollment.

However, the building’s history as a parking garage had little effect on the progress of the project, Bauer said.

“The building previously being a parking deck does not have any relationship to this re-roofing project,” Bauer said.

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Interactive campus map now online raChEL shuFFiELd staff Writer

Georgia State introduced an interactive campus map on Oct. 18 in an attempt to better familiarize prospective students with the campus.

“The purpose of the virtual campus experience is to provide prospective students an opportunity to learn more about life at GSU and ultimately encourage them to visit our campus in person,” said Heather Bond,

the Assistant Director of Admissions at Georgia State.

The new map will also provide valuable insights to students already on campus.

“Current students can also utilize the player to learn more about potential aspects of GSU with which they are unfamiliar,” Bond said.

The map allows users to click on specific buildings or locations on campus for a brief visual or audio description of the various buildings. A description of the building’s function

to students, as well as information on which academics departments are located within the building, will be available. Small symbols of a red man are scattered throughout the map and provide a virtual tour of the nearest building.

Users can directly select places on the map or choose from a list of buildings on a drop down menu. The “selected areas” let users choose a building by name and the map will direct users to a picture of the building, description and location.

The interactive map is reminiscent of the

old, standard campus map, but with more detailed views of places on campus.

“The map portion of the virtual campus experience is one element of the larger project,” Bond said. “There already exists a fantastic interactive map and guided walking tour through the GSU mobile app.”

However, the areas including the parking garages are not interactive.

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CAMPUS CRIME November 1

Student Recreation Center

A report was filed for Theft. The complainant, a GSU student stated, at 12:00 p.m. he noticed various items were missing from his locker. The case is being handled by Investigations.

Standard Building

A report was filed for Theft of Lost or Mislaid Property. The complainant, a GSU student stated, on 10/27/11 at 3:00 p.m. she left her clarinet case containing her clarinet and various other items unattended and when she returned on 10/28/11 at 9:00 a.m. she noticed it was missing. The case is being handled by Investigations.

General Classroom Building

A report was filed for Theft of Lost or Mislaid Property. The complainant, a GSU student stated, on 10/31/11 at 11:00 a.m. she placed her wallet containing various items in her backpack and on 11/01/11 at 12:00 p.m. she noticed it was missing. The case is being handled by Investigations.

Timely replacement depends on transportation tax funds

Student Center

A report was filed for Theft. The complainant, a GSU staff member stated, on 10/20/11 at 11:59 p.m. she noticed four A-Frame advertising signs were missing. The case is being handled by Investigations.

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Georgia State officials have had an ongoing dialogue with Atlanta and GDOT authorities to attempt to resolve issues with the bridge. Since the bridge is not Georgia State property, the university must rely on government agencies to hire contractors to repair or replace the bridge.

“Replacement of the Courtland Street bridge has been on the Department of Transportation’s priority list for several years. We support the state’s efforts to include this project in their current priority list of projects,” said Tom Lewis, Senior Advisor to President Mark Becker.

“We are also pleased that the Atlanta Roundtable included this bridge replacement on their final transportation investment list for the TSPLOST that will be voted on in 2013. In the meantime, we continue to work with the City of Atlanta to ensure appropriate measures are taken for the safety of pedestrians,” Lewis said.

The Transportation and Investment Act, signed to law in 2010, divides Georgia into 12 regions so that voters can decide their own transportation needs.

Voters will get the opportunity to decide if they will add the Transportation Special-Purpose Local-Option Sales Tax for transportation, or TSPLOST, in 2012. Georgia’s sales tax is currently 4 percent, and regions will have the option to add up to 2 percent to the current sales tax to be allocated to transportation needs if the TSPLOST is passed.

The Courtland Street bridge is now a candidate to be replaced by the Georgia Department of Transportation. The bridge replacement is still up for public review along with a June 2011 $22.9 billion list of other regional roadway needs.

The region that includes the Metro Atlanta area, the Atlanta Regional Roundtable, has included the Courtland Street bridge on their list of transportation issues to be voted on if the voters decide to pass TSPLOST. The list of $22.9 billion needed repairs for the region will be whittled down to $6.14 billion after proposed projects are cut from the list.

A GDOT and Atlanta Roundtable factsheet on the proposed project gave the Courtland Street bridge a sufficiency rating of 49.49 out of 100 points.

Any rating under 50 points is considered in need of replacement.

“That doesn’t sound safe at all,” Jason Bright said, a junior at Georgia State. “For years only netting has been keeping pieces of bridge from falling on people? I walk under that thing all the time.”

If the Courtland Street bridge does make the list, the GDOT will not begin construction until 2017. The AAR sets the cost of the new bridge at $22 million, accordong to AAR website.

“The bridge will be designed to accommodate multiple modes of transportation, including bicycles, pedestrians, transit, and freight vehicles.”

Voters will have the chance to decide whether to approve the TSPLOST funds necessary for the bridge’s construction today at various local sites.

November 2

Auburn Ave./Piedmont Ave.

A report was filed for Robbery. The complainant, a GSU student stated, at 12:00 p.m. two black males ran up behind him, pushed him down, then took money out of his wallet and threw his wallet on the ground. There were no reported injuries. The case is being handled by Investigations.

Dahlberg Hall

Officers issued a Non-GSU individual a Criminal Trespass Warning.

At 12:34 p.m. officers were advised the individual was in the building asking for money. He was issued a C.T.W. and was escorted off campus without incident.

Urban Life

A report was filed for Theft. The complainant, a GSU student stated, at 2:00 p.m. she noticed a GSU digital camera was missing. The case is being handled by Investigations.

Sparks Hall

A report was filed for Theft. The complainant, a GSU student stated, at 12:35 p.m. she noticed her cellular phone was missing. The case is being handled by Investigations.

L Parking Lot

A report was filed for Theft of Bicycle. The complainant, a GSU student stated, at 6:30 p.m. he noticed his bicycle and helmet was missing. The case is being handled by Investigations.

K Parking Deck

A report was filed for Duty upon Striking an Unattended Vehicle. The complainant, a GSU student stated, at 6:50 p.m. she noticed her right side quarter panel, light and bumper was damaged. The case is being handled by Investigations.

November 3

General Classroom Building

A report was file for Theft. The complainant, a GSU student stated, at 11:45 a.m. he noticed his Kindle E-Reader was missing. The case is being handled by Investigations.

Courtland St./Auditorium Place

Officers issued a Non-GSU individual a Criminal Trespass Warning.

At 12:05 p.m. officers observed the individual smoking behind the fountain and smelled an odor of marijuana. When officers approached the individual he discarded what was in his hand. He was issued a C.T.W. and was escorted off campus without incident.

Library North (Top) Originally built in 1906, the Courtland Street bridge is one of several projects that made the Atlanta Roundtable’s final transportation list for reconstruction with potential TSPLOST funds. (Middle) The concrete and steel bridge currently has a 49.49 sufficency rating out of 100, according to the GDOT. (Bottom) To prevent falling debis from landing on pedestrians, the city of Atlanta maintains a series of nets under the bridge along with several warning signs placed on its steel columns. photos by chris shattuck / The signal

Officers issued a Non-GSU individual a Criminal Trespass Warning.

At 2:18 p.m. officers were advised the individual was cursing at a GSU staff member. He was issued a C.T.W. and was escorted off campus without incident.

S Parking Deck

A report was filed for Entering Auto. The complainant, a GSU student stated, at 4:47 p.m. she noticed her driver’s side window was shattered and her GPS system was missing. The case is being handled by Investigations.

John Wesley Dobbs/Courtland St.

A report was filed on an Agency Assist. At 8:10 p.m. two GSU students were struck by a vehicle and the vehicle continued traveling southbound on Courtland St. Both students were transported to the Hospital. The case is being handled by the Atlanta Police Department.

OPINIONS www.gsusignal.com/opinions

From the Editorial Board Since the Occupy Atlanta movement began, The Signal has provided in-depth coverage of the grassroots movement to the Georgia State community. While on assignment to cover a story, one of our own was arrested and inadvertently became our new front page story.

Three journalists - Judy Kim of The Signal, Alisen Redmond of Kennesaw State’s The Sentinel and intern Stephanie Pharr of Creative Loafing Atlanta- were arrested while they were doing their job covering the exchange between Occupy Atlanta protestors and the Atlanta police.

Journalists are increasingly finding themselves wrongfully charged while covering their respective Occupy movements around the country. Journalists - most from student media - have been detained in Milwaukee and Nashville.

The decision of the Atlanta Police Department to arrest these student journalists is unjustifiable. These arrests are not only disconcerting but may have a chilling effect on student media’s willingness to cover breaking stories.

If reporters, much less students with their careers still years ahead of them, have to worry about whether or not they will be arrested, less and less people will be willing to do the job.

This incident violates the First Amendment’s promise of the freedom of the press. Not only are the rights of the arrested individuals violated, but our right as citizens to be informed has been violated as well.

While we cannot speak for the other two student journalists, we can attest that Kim repeatedly identified herself as a member of the media both during her arrest and while in custody.

The editorial staff cannot help but think if Kim had been carrying a larger camera or been accompanied by a correspondent from a local television studio, she would not have been arrested.

And what kind of statement does it send when the police department spends more time occupying the streets than the Occupy protestors?

With this said, The Signal urges the Chief of the Atlanta Police and Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed to publicly apologize for these wrongful arrests and violations of students’ rights.

Surely, Mayor Reed would not want those under his leadership to interfere with the fundamental rights of a free press guaranteed by the First Amendment.

Oh, and by the way, marching down the street Third Reichstyle with giant batons and militarized body armor doesn’t do you any favors. It certainly doesn’t look like you’re trying to preserve the peace.

It just looks like you’re trying to prove the protesters right.

FROM THE EDITORIAL BOARD reflects the majority opinion of the Editorial Board of The Signal, but not necessarily the opinions of individual editors

THE SIGNAL Editorial Board Miranda Sain, Editor in Chief • Mishall Rehman, Managing Editor • Chris Shattuck, News Editor • Sabastian Wee, Associate News Editor • Angel White, Campus Life Editor • Saakib Zafrani, Sports Editor • D.J. Dunson, Associate Sports Editor • Brooke Marshall, Entertainment Editor •Paul Demerritt, Associate Entertainment Editor • Bennett Greer, Production Editor • Aysha Johnson, Assistant Production Editor • Brittany Williams, Online Editor • Savanna Keo, Copy Editor • Miles Keenlyside, Copy Editor • Alicia Johnson, Copy Editor • Judy Kim, Photography Editor

Republicans following Tea Party down wrong path D.J. Dunson Associate Sports Editor

They are unlike anyone in Washington. People love their straight, no-nonsense talk. Unfortunately, the Tea Party is now discovering that upon second glance, they don’t like their candidates’ chances at defeating President Obama.

Republicans are just now realizing that their candidates are severely flawed.

When I was a kid my mom had a saying that related to succumbing to peer pressure.

She would ask, “If all your friends jumped over a cliff, would you follow?” Conversely, the Tea Party led Republicans to a cliff and they foolishly followed.

The Republican Party’s love affair with incompetent candidates who pander to the Tea Party’s demands is reminiscent to the story of The Emperor’s New Clothes. The tale of an emperor who is promised the finest suit from invisible fabric but ends up walking in a parade naked is too close to reality for Republican voters.

At the story’s end, the Emperor walks through the streets naked while citizens applaud out of fear of embarrassing their Emperor.

The Tea Party craved simplistic people and straight shooters. For a few months, they had fun speed dating through fresh faces because of its dissatisfaction with familiar frontrunner Mitt Romney. Part of the dissatisfaction stemmed from the fact that Romney has completely changed his positions to align himself with the Tea Party. Michelle Bachmann’s victory in the Iowa straw poll resulted in conservatives courting a last minute Sarah Palin presidential campaign. Instead, Palin decided to promote her book on a national bus tour.

After getting shot down by Palin, the Tea Party turned their eyes to Texas Governor, Rick Perry as their new savior. Unfortunately, Perry revealed himself to be a terrible debater, who sunk dramatically in the polls. Last week, Perry

raised even more doubts about his viability after giving a bizarre speech, in which he appeared to be hung-over.

Just weeks after Perry began his candidacy, Republicans began stalking New Jersey Governor Chris Christie. After repeatedly shooting down the thought of a presidential run, Republicans finally left him alone. Soon after, they began pursuing Congressman, Paul Ryan who swiftly said no.

In the meantime, Herman Cain enjoyed a meteoric rise up the polls until past allegations of sexual harassment during his time as head of the National Restaurant Association were recently disclosed.

At every turn, Republicans have failed to find their dream candidate. The sad fact is that Republicans have completely ignored their most electable candidate, Jon Huntsman.

In the aforementioned tale of the Emperor’s New Clothes, there was one onlooker who wasn’t afraid to blurt out the obvious. He’s the only candidate who has railed against hyperpartisanship and has been willing to act like a Republican leader instead of a Tea Party follower. After all, that is what the leader of the free world is supposed to do. Unfortunately, Huntsman has barely registered in polls and is pinning his strategy on winning in New Hampshire.

It’s too late to find a savior for Republicans, but they do have a chance to put on some clothes. Following the Tea Party into a general election would be like Seal Team 6 following the cast of “Jersey Shore” into Pakistan.

The day of Reckoning is nearing. Pretty soon, they’ll begin voting for a candidate to lead their party into a general election. These are the candidates that they put their faith in and during election season, they’ll have to live with their decisions. They can either send their candidate into the streets to embarrass himself or rally behind the only electable candidate they have.

Time to Occupy our parks and minds Miles Keenlyside Copy Editor

There has been a lot of talk from the media about how the entire “Occupy” movement is unfocused and directionless and most unfortunately, without leaders. The talking heads on TV seem to mostly focus on the imminent demise of the movement and how the sophomoric protesters don’t even know what they want.

However, the average citizen who identifies with the movement each has their own grievances with the banks or with congress or with “the system” in general. When these people get in front of the cameras of the various news affiliates, they are given the opportunity to voice their feelings, but more than too often this opportunity is wasted.

When Occupy Atlanta was in its infancy, the Atlanta Journal Constitution and 11 Alive had media circus, which of course was expected. Several of the protesters interviewed about their motives responded with ridiculous nebulous statements like “I just want to change everything that’s wrong with this country” or even worse “Tax the corporate fat cats!” Such inflammatory quotes are like catnip for the media. I know it’s a democratic movement, and you can’t say who can and can’t talk to the media, but people need to be policing themselves about what they say when they are interviewed; its going to be on the internet forever.

That being said, I think Occupy Atlanta has

made some positive strides, as well as a few steps backwards. When the protesters were forcibly removed from Woodruff Park they didn’t get much media attention, but the impact from that will come later. They made a good choice in forcing themselves to be removed, because they created a symbolic center for their protest.

From the beginning, I was skeptical of their choice of location. There are plenty more symbolic centers that they should have been protesting outside of, such as the Federal Reserve Bank or the Bank of America building. Why they chose to occupy a park that is regularly “occupied” by Atlanta’s homeless is beyond me. And then, after they were removed from the park, they chose to occupy the Peachtree-Pine homeless shelter. I mean come on Occupy Atlanta, you’re just asking for people to make cracks about how you’re all homeless lay-abouts. But don’t get me wrong, I know it’s not entirely true.

Now that the Occupy movement has been removed from the park, it’s re-entrance into the park will stand for their resilience in the face of adversity. People don’t think that they are serious, but that they are a bunch of fair-weather sailors and summer soldiers. Now is their chance to show some courage behind their convictions and re-occupy the park. Now that they are no longer allowed to stay, you can count on the fact that they got someone’s attention. So now that you’ve got that attention Occupy Atlanta, what are you going to do with it?

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Brandon Jones sits in disappointment as the Saints rush the field after the final whistle.

Continued from front page seconds left in regulation. E.J White and the Saints returned onto the field and quickly moved the ball up the sidelines. The Panther defense was unable to stop the Saints from converting a fourth and three.

With 14 seconds left the Saints moved the ball to the Georgia State 30-yard line.

The Saints were able to move the football to the Georgia State 14-yard line with one second remaining in regulation. St. Francis called a time out, and true freshman kicker Sean Murray made a 31yard field goal to tie the game at 27

and put the Panthers in their third overtime game in a row. the football to the Georgia State 14-yard line with one second remaining in regulation. St. Francis called a time out, and true freshman kicker Sean Murray made a 31-yard field goal to tie the game at 27 and put the Panthers in their third overtime game in a row.

In the overtime period the Panthers received the ball first and were unable to advance with very conservative play calling. Ehasz’s 47-yarder bounced off the post, and the Saints had an opportunity to put together a game-winning drive.

“They were running by us and we weren’t tackling them,” Curry

said. “They were blocking us. We knew what they were doing but just didn’t get the job done.”

The Panthers’ defense couldn’t hold St. Francis, and Sean Murray’s 31-yard field goal gave the Fighting Saints a 30-27 victory.

As the Saints were celebrating, the Panthers were holding their heads on the way back to the locker room.

“Well I think if I say that then that is saying St. Francis didn’t deserve it,” said head coach Bill Curry.

“They deserved to win. They won the game. They played better than we did and I don’t want to diminish that. It is very, very disappointing.”

After a Kelton Hill rushing

touchdown put the Panthers ahead 24-10 with three minutes left in the 3rd quarter, the Panthers seemed confident that the victory would be theirs. The Panthers’ coaching staff elected to go for it on a fourth and long situation that proved to be unsuccessful, very questionable call. Although they converted their first two attempts on fourth down, going for it with 13 minutes left in the game with a two-score advantage may have been unnecessary.

In a losing effort, quarterback Kelton Hill rushed for 98 yards and threw for 197 yards including a 50yard bomb to sophomore Albert Wilson. That reception by Wilson was the fourth play of 50 yards or

longer between Hill and Wilson in the past three games. The chemistry between these two players is picking up and will be something to look forward to in the final two games of the season.

Despite Hill’s offensive performance the Panthers offense was out-gained by the Fighting Saints in almost every important offensive category.

This was the second game in a row that the Panthers let a fourth quarter lead slip, and then blew it in over time. It doesn’t get any easier as they travel to 7-3 West Alabama this Saturday. Granted, UWA is a Division II team, but so is St. Francis.

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georgia state sPorts CoMMuniCations

Sophomore Evan Scott leads the team with seven goals, and likes to celebrate his scores with a trademarked back flip.

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Sophomore Jamal Keene has proven himself as a mainstay in the midfield, having racked up 1669 minutes on the season, the most by any Panther.

First CAA Tournament berth At Lipscomb

W 1-0

At 20 South Florida

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At Presbyterian

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Vs Mercer

W 2-1

At Alabama Birmingham

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At Delaware*

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At NC State

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Vs Hofstra*

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At Northeastern*

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Vs UNC Wilmington*

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Vs Drexel*

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At 11 Old Dominion*

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Vs James Madison*

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At George Mason*

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At VCU*

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At Towson*

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Men’s Soccer was picked to finish 12th in the 12-team CAA this season. On Wednesday they will play their first match ever in the CAA tournament, having secured the sixth seed.

The Panthers’ first matchup will come against third-seeded William & Mary Tribe, a team that Georgia State bested 1-0 at home earlier in the season.

Georgia State is lead-

ing the CAA in almost all defensive statistics this season including goals allowed (.74), goals against average (.73) and shutouts (9). William & Mary are a close second in most defensive categories, but they are next-to-last in almost all offensive statistics. This bodes well for Georgia State, but the matchup isn’t exactly on a neutral field as William & Mary is only 180 miles from host James Madison.

If Georgia State can get on the board early, they can nurse a lead with their suffocating defense, if they get behind, the Tribe’s defense has proven that they can be just as effective.

In the regular season win, it took a moment of brilliance from junior forward Gimel Gordon, as he got a clever flick on a pass and darted past defenders down the sideline. Gordon cut inside toward the goal and rifled a shot inside the near post to give Georgia State the game-winning goal.

Georgia State’s forwards will have to play their best

game of the season to over come the Tribe in the tournament and advance to the next round.

The tournament berth marks the first time the Panthers have made a tournament appearance since 2004, and it’s the first time they’ve made the CAA tournament.

Head coach Brett Surrency led a remarkable turnaround from the team’s 8-8-4 record last season. Surrency’s team finished 12-6-1 this season and 6-5 in conference play.

Though the overall theme has been a smothering defense, the team has proven they can also attack the opposition. Sophomore forward Evan Scott leads the team with seven goals, three of which came in a come-from-behind hat trick against Drexel at home.

When the Panthers found themselves down against offensive powerhouse Old Dominion 2-0, they fought back to push the game into over time. They went on to lose 3-2, but when push comes to shove, Georgia State has what it takes to come back against the competition.

The Panthers went 7-1 at home this season, losing only to top-seeded James Madison 1-0.

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Vincent Foermer has been one of the best goalkeepers in the CAA since last season, and was honored in topdrawersoccer.com’s top 20 at the beginning of the season. Foermer is also a 4.0 student on the President’s list.

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Cross-Country heads to NCAA South Regionals Tiffanie Smith Staff Writer

Coming off a strong end to their season, cross-country is set to compete in the NCAA South Regionals in Tuscaloosa, Ala. this Saturday.

Both men’s and women’s teams ended their regular season on high notes.

On the women’s side, they earned third place overall at the CAA Championship, along with two first place finishes at the Coach “O” invite and the Jaguar Invite.

On the men’s side, they earned fourth place at the CAA Champi-

onship, along with first place also in the Coach “O” Invite and second place at the Jaguar Invite.

With the NCAA South Regionals around the corner, head coach Chris England said his team does their daily routine to help prepare for the event.

“After the high of doing well at the CAA Championship, we are back to business this week preparing for the regional meet,” England said. “We’re preparing just like we do for every meet. We have daily morning practice and weights as well as being mentally prepared for the next competition.”

Freshman star Hannah Ste-

fanoff has helped the women’s team shine with her outstanding running. So far, she has earned six individual awards.

She recently finished in the top 12 competitors by placing ninth at the CAA Championship and was also the second freshmen female to cross the finish line. Additionally, she has had three first place finishes this season.

England thinks she is a great asset for the team.

“Being just a freshman, she doesn’t have much to say, but she is running extremely well and her results show that,” England said.

“She is also pushing her teammates and motivating them to run with her. Her success has helped the other runners become successful as well. She’s made a great impact, and we still have one more race to go.”

Sophomore Valentin Poncelet has also helped men’s team with their success. Recently at the CAA Championship, he placed eighth overall, while at the Coach “O” Invite he placed first, following another first place finish at the Jaguar Invite.

“With Valentin being a transfer student, he’s already proven that he can run well at the collegiate level,” England said. “His addition to Georgia State and his previous success and experience has only helped a formerly struggling men’s team to improve greatly. Not only that, but [it’s exciting] for the future of GSU men’s cross country.”

The men’s 10K race will begin at 10 a.m. while the women’s 6K race will begin at 11:15 a.m.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Sports Calendar Wednesday, Nov. 9

Women’s Basketball vs. Young Harris (Exhibition) GSU Sports Arena // 7:00 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 10

Men’s Soccer vs. William & Mary (CAA Championship 1st round) Harrisonburg, Va. // 5:00 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 11

Volleyball vs. Northeastern GSU Sports Arena // 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 12

Men’s Basketball vs. Washington (World Vision Classic) Seattle, Wash. // 5:00 p.m.

Football at West Alabama Livingston, Ala. 7:00 p.m.

Cross Country NCAA South Regional Tuscaloosa, Ala. // 10:00 a.m.

Sunday, Nov. 13

Volleyball vs. Hofstra

GSU Sports Arena // 1:00 p.m.

Women’s Basketball vs. Arizona GSU Sports Arena // 4:00 p.m.

Men’s Basketball vs Portland (World Vision Classic) Seattle, Wash. // 5:30 p.m.

Monday, Nov. 14

Men’s Basketball vs. Florida Atlantic (World Vision Classic) Seattle, Wash. // 7:00 p.m.

Jeff Hurndon Freshman Phenom Hannah Stefanoff has proved to be the team’s most valuable runner in rookie season. She’s finished first place in three separate invites this season.

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your match?

Georgia State hooks up with Date My School Date My School is a website that is specifically designed for college students interested in the online dating scene. The website has recently decided to to introduce it to Georgia Stae students.

Date My School is a standard dating website and asks that you complete a somewhat detailed profile to make matches based on your criteria. Furthermore, the site allows you to select filters in order to eliminate people who do not agree with your personal values or fit the physical traits you are looking for in a mate.

The site currently has over 16,100 members.

Subscribers can claim their status as interested in looking for a relationship, dating or just friendship. The basic structure of the website resembles social networking sites, Twitter and Facebook.

The website allows members the option of browsing for possible matches. After a match is found, select the “save” button, indicated by a star icon, and that person will be added to a favorites list.

Potential candidates can range from students at Georgia State to students from universities across the country.

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cally, the uniShuffield versities that are particiStaff Writer pating in this site include Emory University, Georgia Institute of Technology and the University of Georgia.

The downsides to this site are the browsing and filtering portions. In order to filter searches for individuals, users are required to sign a friend up, which means a link must be sent to a friend in order to have him or her sign up for the site. Only if a friend signs up for an account with DateMySchool.com, does the site allow filtering by location, age and the creation of new search options. By inviting friends to the site, an account becomes upgraded, and with each new friend, the site gives an additional week of the upgraded account status.

Students around campus are almost completely unaware of the site and did not know it even existed. When Amy Andresen, a student at Georgia State, was informed and questioned about the her use of the site she said, “I’m not too tech savvy and haven’t ever been interested in online dating.”

If interested in learning more or signing up for this online dating and meet up site, visit www.DateMySchool. com.

Front and center at the Ra Ra Riot show

NeKelia Henderson Staff Writer Whoever coined the term “let the fur fly” must have been front and center at the Ra Ra Riot show at the Earl Oct. 29. The baroquepop band entered stage right fully decked out in costume — Halloween costume, that is. A serenading chicken, drumstick-slinging cow, guitar-riffing gorilla and bass-strumming werewolf took the stage fully amped and ready to rock the socks off an Atlanta crowd. Bumblebee violin and cello players filed in as well, bows drawn. As “Each Year” sliced the anticipation in the air, Ra Ra Riot fans got what they were waiting for. Cigarettes were extinguished in almost-empty Blue Moon bottles, and head bobbing ensued as the drum-heavy “Too Too Too Fast” shook the compact concert venue. Five years have gone by since the six-member group formed at Syracuse University. The inclusion of a violinist and cellist in a pop band gave Ra Ra Riot a look and sound all their own. “Milo [Bonacci] kind of networked and got

everyone together,” cellist Allie Lawn said. “We just wanted to have it musically open, and I think he felt that violin and cello would really cater to that.” Initially playing around campus, Lawn, Wes Miles, Mathieu Santos, Milo Bonacci, Rebecca Zeller and Kenny Bernard created a buzz fairly quickly. They landed an appearance at the College Music Journal Music Marathon in New York City only six months after formation.

Now two albums and countless fans later, the band, formerly known as the Orangemen, are putting the petal to the metal for a nationwide tour. Ra Ra’s buzz spread like wildfire after audiences caught wind of how infectious their onstage energy was. With a name including the word “riot,” what more could you expect? “We couldn’t figure out a name,” Lawn admitted with a laugh. “A friend of ours had a name for a band she didn’t have yet, so we temporarily borrowed it and never gave it back.” The close-knit relationship between Riot members evolved into a web that held all concertgoers captive. No matter how much I wanted to rebel against the need

to dance, my efforts were defeated by a scissor-kicking vocalist in a chicken suit and the hypnotizing tunes seeping from his bandmates’ instruments.

“We just want it to sound good and feel good for the listeners and really be able to translate each one [song] into the live show, because that’s very important to us,” Lawn said. “It’s one of the most magical things that we get to do together, perform onstage every night.”

I could feel the magic taking over as I stood between a sweaty Waldo and drink-sipping Pikachu. Multiple heads nodded in agreement as Miles described the show at the Earl as “one of the funnest shows we’ve had in a long time.” As the band ended their set with “Dying Is Fine” from freshman album The Rhumb Line, I felt sad to leave my newly befriended barnyard pals. No concert has ever left me praying for an open FYE to appear on a corner so I could rush in and buy every album in a band’s catalogue. I returned home with the stench of cigarettes on my clothes, a camera covered in liquid and a pep in my step that echoed the remnants of a Ra Ra Riot beat.

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Heroes to the rescue Residence hall organization to host annual regional conference at Georgia State Laura Apperson Staff Writer

The South Atlantic Affiliate of College and University Residence Halls (SAACURH) is coming to Georgia State from Nov. 4-6 with the theme “Heroes to the Rescue.”

SAACURH is an affiliate of the National Affiliate of College and University Residence Halls Inc. Each affiliate holds an annual regional conference every fall.

Sheldon O’Steen and Ryan Imhoff are conference co-chairs, while Kerry Wallaert and Ty Hill are both conference advisors.

All program sessions, special presentations and state meetings will be held in Georgia State’s Aderhold Learning Center, and the group lunches will be held in Piedmont North and Freshman Hall Dining Halls. Since housing will be provided at the Sheraton Hotel, all banquets will be held there.

The conference begins with a tour of all Georgia State residence halls, including Piedmont North, the Commons, Freshmen Hall and the Lofts.

Throughout the conference, a contest will be held to determine who will receive the SuperHERO of Spirit Award. This Award will be given to the delegations that earn the most spirit points during the conference. These points will be given out for things like philanthropy, cheering and having a winning display. Two awards are given out: one to a large school and the other to a small school.

This year’s theme, “Heroes to the Rescue,” is an acronym for honor, experience, respect and outreach.

There are four programming tracks to go along with each theme. Honor focuses on recognition and hon-

oring Residence Hall Association (RHA) and National Residence Hall Honorary (NRHH) members. Experience is centered on gaining knowledge and building leadership. Respect focuses on programs that encourage diversity awareness, and outreach focuses on community outreach both on and off campus.

The conference also strongly supports philanthropy. Hosea Feed the Hungry is an international aid organization that distributes food and supplies to the homeless in Georgia. During the conference, members will be at the Hosea warehouse to help with inventory in food and clothing. According to the SAACURH 2011 website, “a true superhero always gives back to their community and making donations to Hosea Feed the Hungry is a great way to earn your superhero spirit points.”

The SAACURH committee and the conference staff meet before the conference during the summer at their Summer Summit, which is normally held during a weekend in July at the host conference school.

During the meeting, the committee plans for the upcoming year, reviews the schedule for the conference and meets the entire conference staff.

This committee holds business meetings to handle legislation, holds elections and selects the winners of several awards, including the Program of the Year (POY) and the Student Award for Leadership Training (S.A.L.T.).

The annual regional conference gives schools in the region an opportunity to meet and exchange ideas, as well as learn new things in programming sessions.

The conference is held at a school that is a member of NACURH and is open to all schools in the region.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Student unleashes “College Wives” Laura Apperson Staff Writer

Bravo has the “Real Housewives” franchise, VH1 has “Basketball Wives” and Georgia State will soon have “College Wives.”

Georgia State student Maika Alexandre, director and producer of College Wives, wants to show the different situations student face as they try to find love on a busy college campus.

“I know a lot of people say wait until you get your degree and then you do all of that.,” Alexandre said.

“Well, why not have it all? Why not do both?”

“I saw a lot of reality TV shows, but it was focused on celebrities or people who are already out there,” Alexandre said. “Why not give an opportunity to the college students who would be on TV someday and want to build their portfolios now?”

Alexandre intends to use the popularity of reality TV to build her own brand, hoping to show her audience that not all college students are into the stereotypical college hook-up culture.

“I want to help the campus see what it takes to have a successful relationship or at least a healthy love life,” Alexandre said. “We’re going to pick up with the couples while they’re in situations or don’t know what they want. Hopefully by the end of this season, we will see which couple made it to the

altar, broke up or still don’t know what they want. It will be like survival of the fittest.”

Many directors would cringe at the thought of being compared to another show, especially a show like the “Real Housewives of Atlanta,” but Alexandre embraces a potential comparison.

“That is exactly what I want,” she said. “It’s a mixture of all of those. It will be like Real Housewives, “Basketball Wives”—all of that.”

Alexandre is also working on another show at Clayston State University called “Greek Wives.”

“It will be from both points,” Alexandre explained. “For women what it takes to be with a man in a Greek letter organization and men who aren’t Greek dealing with wives and girlfriends that are Greek.”

The majority of the cast has been selected, but Alexandre is still looking to add people.

“We’re still open. Anybody willing to put all of their business out there, we’re taking applications” Alexandre said with a laugh.

Any student interested in being on the cast of College Wives can reach Alexandre by email at malexandre@student.gsu.edu Those interested can attend the show’s first recording on Wednesday, Nov. 9 at 3 p.m. in the GSTV studio.

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Turn in the Dream-Songs 01 A Jeffrey Lewis (Rough Trade) is Dance!

02 Life Various Artists (B-Music)

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03 Vektroid Neo Cali (Self-Released) Antique 04 Beats Beats Antique (Antique)

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Creek Park 05 Rock Oddisee (Mellow Music Group)

After an eight-year hiatus from their last album, rock stars Jane’s Addiction return with The Great Escape Artist. This album boasts songs for loyal fans and newbies who haven’t had a chance to compare this release to the band’s previous records.

The first track, “Underground,” sets the tone for the rest of the album: a little dark, more deep than shallow and quite frankly a tone you might expect from any wellestablished, alternative rock band.

A pleasant surprise that listeners receive is the band’s commitment to some classic rock traits, seen in the first track and many others. Familiar sounds like heavy guitar solos, a piercing yet smooth vocal dialectic and spastic drumming make frequent appearances.

As the album progresses, it mellows out and even morphs into a more soft sound familiar to How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, fellow rock ‘n’roll legends U2’s past release. Later songs like “I’ll Hit You Back,” “Twisted Tales” and “Broken People” team up to form its own album within this release.

These track have a harmonious unity, telling the stories of lovers

Gumbo 06 Cookin’ Captain Planet (Bastard Jazz)

07 Conatus Zola Jesus (Sacred Bones) for Mowo!

08 Candygram Mocean Worker (Mowo! Inc.) Sharks 09 Lone The Doppelgangaz (Self-Released) the Water 10 On Future Islands (Thrill Jockey)

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Jonti (Stones Throw) DJ JS-1 (Ground Original)

Hair 13 Gauntlet Gauntlet Hair (Dead Oceas) of an Hour 14 Creatures Still Corners (Sub Pop) EP 15 Canopy Painted Palms (Secretly Canadian) Bread 16 Daily Hassaan Mackey & Apollo Brown (Mello Music Group) Rip Tide 17 The Beirut (Pompeii) Extrana 18 Era Neon Indian (Mom & Pop) Sister 19 Twin In Heaven (Domino) Year in Hibernation 20 The Youth Lagoon (Fat Possum) Fortune 21 Oh Dan Mangan (Arts & Crafts) Masses for Squaw Peak 22 New Holiday Shores (twosyllable) at the X 23 Staring Forest Fire (Fatcat Records) Up, We’re Dreaming 24 Hurry M83 (Mute)

25 Nightlife Phantogram (Barsuk) Dream 26 Hazed Psychic Ills (Sacred Bones)

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Club 28 Tape Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin (Polyvinyl) & Present 29 Past Tycho (Ghostly International) // ST 30 YT Yamantaka // Sonic Titan (Psychic Handshake)

whose futures aren’t written in stone quite yet.

Deeper into this release, production allows the melodies to shine more, thus putting a spotlight on the weighty and at times symbolic lyrics.

Frontman Perry Farrell uses his vocals to write a love letter to listeners. It becomes more obvious than ever in the mainstream friendly song, “Splash a Little Water On It.” “You got to treat her like a flower, man / Women need time to recover.” What could have easily turned into a tear-jerking perfor-

mance maintained its hard-hitting expectations through guitar and drum instrumentation, forming an appreciated balance.

This album reminds listeners not to judge the whole album based on the first song, because it progresses and changes until the final track. This isn’t an album to skip around or pick and choose songs along the way.

In fact, a chance to get enveloped in the complex delivery and quality music might urge listeners to want more.

Campus Events NovEmBEr 9, 2011

Green Bag Lunch: Gwendolyn keyes Fleming, director of EPa region 4

Join us to hear from Gwendolyn Keyes Fleming, the current Director of the EPA for the Southeast Region (Region 4) and the first African-American to hold this post. This is the third and final Green Bag Lunch of Fall 2011 in a series of Wednesdays each month, hosted by Greening Georgia State and the Environmental Law Society.

Urban Life, Room 100 // 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

NovEmBEr 10, 2011

university Jazz Band with special guest vincent Gardner, trombone

Gordon Vernick, director.

Jazz trombonist and composer Vincent Gardner is a bandleader, performer and the lead trombonist for the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra (which also features Wynton Marsalis). Gardner also performs often with his brother, trumpeter Derrick Gardner and his ensemble, The Jazz Prophets.

Rialto // 7:30 p.m.

NovEmBEr 11, 2011

Gsu Night at the Georgia aquarium

This is a friends and family event, meaning anyone may purchase tickets for this event.

Parking and Transportation Free campus shuttles and free campus parking will be provided. Beginning at 5 p.m., persons with one of the following two items may park in M Deck for no charge: • GSU Night at the Aquarium ticket(s) • Aquarium Annual Pass Shuttles Beginning at 5:15 p.m., free GSU shuttles from the Student Center and the Commons will begin running to and from the Aquarium.

The last shuttle will leave the Aquarium promptly at 11:15 p.m.

Georgia Aquarium // 6:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.

NovEmBEr 14, 2011

distinguished speaker series: Bill Nye - the Earth is a Great home, But We have to make some Changes

Nye is a scientist, engineer, comedian, author and inventor. He is also a man with a mission: to help foster a scientifically literate society and to help people everywhere understand and appreciate the science that makes our world work.

Student Center Ballroom // 3:00 p.m.

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Leadership Profile: Yvon Chouinard

Tuesday, November 8, 11 a.m.-Noon Student Center, Lucerne Suite Yvon Chouinard created his brand Patagonia after a rugged career start climbing mountains. Study the leadership styles that quickly led his company to become the industry leader in environmentalism, sound business practices, employee wellness and quality product.

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Wednesday, November 16, Noon-1 p.m.

Student Center, Lucerne Suite Leadership and governance are important components in successful organizations. In this session, we will explore how to strike a balance between the two.

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Sailing Away on the SS Panther Prowl

Friday, November 11, 8 p.m.-1 a.m., Student Center Ballroom

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Building a Diverse You

Thursday, November 17, 1-2 p.m.

Student Center, Lucerne Suite Explore ways to incorporate diverse, multicultural, meaningful experiences into your leadership journey. Using the values categories outlined in the Social Change Model as our guide, we will identify key experiences all leaders should undertake to enhance their own understanding of diverse issues.

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Holidays of the World

Tuesday, November 8, Noon-1:30 p.m.

Student Center Ballroom Come and learn about different holidays celebrated around the world at an event voted Outstanding Multicultural Program at NACA South 2011. Enjoy free food and music by Courtyard Music Series performer Rodney Branigan, who plays classical, bluegrass, jazz and flamenco blend on two guitars. Write a card to our troops stationed around the world.

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Student Concert Series: Shook Foil, Indie Rock

Thursday, November 10, 12:15-1 p.m.

Hurt Park Come out and enjoy live music by Shook Foil for free while eating lunch or just hanging out for awhile between classes. As the band says, “Shook Foil is doing the indie rock thing — guitars, noise, pop, rock.” The Student Concert Series highlights GSU musical artists and bands. To inquire about performing, call 404/413-1857 or e-mail campusevents@gsu.edu.

Open Mic Night

Wednesday, November 16, 7-9 p.m.

Courtyard Stage, Student Center, First Floor Perform your music, poetry, lyrics or other talents at Open Mic Night, or just sit back and enjoy performances by your fellow classmates.

Prizes will be given for the top three winners!

To perform, come out early and sign up before the event or e-mail Campus Events at campusevents@gsu.edu.

See ad in this issue for information about: GSU Night at the Aquarium Friday, November 11

Distinguished Speaker Series: Bill Nye Monday, November 14

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All shows free for GSU students, faculty and staff with ID. Guests $3 before 5 p.m. and $5 at 5 p.m. and after.

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Captain America: The First Avenger, November 7-13

Berlin 36, November 7-13 For showtimes, visit www.gsu.edu/cinefest.

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