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Football holds off Lamar Cardinals, ensure winning inaugural season

Becker opening office to students By MISHALL REHMAN Staff Writer

By SAAKIB ZAFRANI Associate Sports Editor Riding a two-game losing streak, the Georgia State Panthers righted the ship on senior night, defeating Lamar 23-17 in the final home game, guaranteeing the Panthers a winning inaugural season. Sidney Haynes started the game with a bang as he rushed for 62 yards on the first play of the opening drive. His run set up a 33yard Iain Vance field goal and also set a school record for the longest run from scrimmage. The Panther defense also made a statement on Lamar’s opening drive, forcing a three and out. On the ensuing punt, Jordan Giles made the team’s first punt block of the season. Redshirt Freshman Drew Little then connected with Haynes in the back of the end zone to give Georgia State a 10-0 lead. Head Coach Bill Curry’s team looked like a well-oiled machine five minutes into game, but appeared to run flat shortly after. “I think we started with a lot of zip but then we sort of fizzled, and we have done that three weeks in a row,” Curry said. “I think the charge of flat is accurate. I don’t pretend to understand it. It’s a disturbing trend, and it’s something we need to work out before November 18.” To start the second quarter, Little orchestrated a 12 play, 58-yard drive, but Vance pushed the 34-yard field goal attempt left. Vance would make it up with a field goal from 47 yards in the third quarter. Lamar took the ball at their 20-yard-line and drove 76 yards on the Panthers’ defense, which held the Cardinals to a field goal in the red zone. The Cardinals started the fourth quarter on their own one-yard line, but they drove 99 yards for a touchdown to cut the Panther lead to 13-10. On the following drive, Ryan Clark picked off Little and took the ball 54 yards for the go-ahead touchdown, putting the Cardinals up 17-13. After losing the lead, the Panther offense restarted their engine and drove down the field for 69 yards. From the two-yard line, Little threw for Arthur Williams, but a Lamar lineman tipped it in the air, reminiscent of the game-ending play in the overtime loss against Jacksonville State. “I just told myself, ‘not twice, not in one year,’” Williams said. “When he tipped it, I said, ‘Oh no!’ But, it was in my reach. So I said, ‘I have to make this catch.’” The touchdown put the Panthers up 2017.

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Redshirt Freshman Parris Lee leads all Panther rushers with four touchdowns

On Lamar’s next drive, Jamal Ransby picked off Doug Prewitt. That led to a tough 29-yard field goal for Vance. “Kicker Iain Vance had a truly heroic game. He was injured and would not come out of the game even when I wanted him to. He made a [29]-yarder that ended up being the difference in the game and we had to almost carry him off the field,” Curry said. To their credit, Lamar tried to make a game of it, and heaved the ball to the endzone twice from the Georgia State 39 yard line. Both times, wide receiver Danny Wil-

liams, inserted as a safety in the prevent defense, batted the ball down. The second one ended the game and gave Georgia State a winning inaugural season. “We have a lot to work on, but the bottom line is this, we have a winning record for the year and we have a winning record at home,” Curry said. “We have one more piece of business to take care of and we are already allowing ourselves to think about it now. We will have a plan for when we go to Tuscaloosa and we will play our hearts out and let the chips fall where they may.”

Starting Nov. 10, Georgia State President Mark Becker will begin holding regular office hours with individual students. “I am fortunate to interact with many students through a variety of means, including student life, academic, athletics, and arts events, and the addition of office hours provides a new and different way to UNIVERSITY RELATIONS connect with individual students,” Becker President Mark Becker. said. Becker’s decision to begin holding office hours with students is part of his ongoing plan to increase communication with students, faculty and staff, serving as a meet-and-greet between the president and students. According to Andrea Jones, Director of Communications, the president has always been interested in students and their activities. He also meets regularly with Student Government Association President James Dutton. “Dr. Becker is interested in what’s going on with students. This will give students a face-to-face opportunity to meet with the president and bring up any issues,” Jones said. Roundtable meetings with faculty and staff are also in the works. The first faculty roundtable is on Nov. 11 and the first staff roundtable will be in early December. Prior to the decision to hold office hours with students, several questions were raised about whether students were allowed to meet with Becker. Jones denies that there was ever an official policy that restricted the president from meeting with students and attributed this belief to miscommunication. She stated that beginning office hours was a way of solidifying a process of meeting with the president even though doors had been open to students previously. So far, 50 students have signed up for the Nov. 10 office hours. According to Jones, Becker is open to discussing any issue. However, Jones stresses that issues such as grade appeals need to go through proper channels. Office hours are open to all undergraduate and graduate students. Due to his busy schedule, students will be allowed one hour per month to meet with the president. The first session, on Nov. 10, will be from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. with ten-minute intervals with each student. Students interested in scheduling an appointment with President Becker must e-mail or call Chandler Brown, coordinator of Presidential Communications. Brown’s e-mail is chandlerbrown@ gsu.edu. Students can call him at 404-413-1361.


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