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A look back at Georgia State’s first full week of games.

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THE WAITING GAME A breakdown on everything on the future of Turner Field PHOTO BY NADIA DELJOU | THE SIGNAL Georgia State President, Mark Becker, discusses forthcoming plans and changes happening this year for the university and how it will affect students’ downtown experience.

MIRANDA HAWKINS Senior News Reporter

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oud music, packed streets, gridlocked traffic and the occasional whiff of a burger sizzling on a grill have filled Turner Field stadium every game day since it became home to the Atlanta Braves in 1997. But by 2017, the ballpark will be singing a different tune.

The Braves officially announced in November 2013 they were leaving Turner Field for a shiny new stadium to be built in Cobb County. The news was explosive.

Since then, the press has scrambled trying to tackle the tangled mass of information that has been pouring in from all sides from the Downtown stadium.

As of this past August, the Braves proclaimed they won’t be resigning their Turner Field lease when it expires Dec. 31, 2016, according to the Atlanta Business Chronicle (ABC).

The Atlanta City Council followed the heels of that decision by approving the Livable Centers Initiative (LCI) grant, according to Creative Loafing (CL).

The LCI study is to compile a report for future developers about what would be the best possible use of the land for its inhabitants.

But the progression of Turner Field and the LCI study has hit a lull.

Here is a list of the players who are first and second to bat in what could be the final inning of the Turner Field game.

Major league players Georgia State From the beginning, Georgia State has made it clear it wants to acquire Turner Field.

Georgia State President Mark Becker said the university is biding its time for the Atlanta Fulton County Recreation Authority (AFCRA), the current owners and caretakers of the baseball field, to put the lot up for sale.

“We continue to be the only folks that have come out with a plan and a public proposal,” Becker said. “We’d like to have the opportunity to buy it as soon as possible.”

Georgia State and Carter, an Atlanta based development company, entered a public-private partnership and in May 2014 unveiled blueprints for a $300 million redevelopment, according to WABE. Becker said only one-third of the land is Georgia State’s. He said it will be primarily used for athletics, but there will be “academic components as well.”

“Two-thirds of this project is all going to be private,” Becker said. “It won’t be our land. We won’t build it.

We won’t operate it.”

However, after some pushback from local residents in the area, Becker and Carter tweaked their original proposal, according to Curbed Atlanta.

Becker said retail was originally going to be placed in the southeast corner of the lot but now it would be placed towards the middle of the property, drawing people in rather than pushing them out.

The community suggested placing the retail shops along Capital Avenue, which has served as a pseudo barrier separating the neighborhood, according to Becker.

He also said the community preferred building apartments instead of single-family homes, because “there’s a lot of single family properties that are either vacant or are rentals right now that could be residential.”

Another tweak would be to build a smaller college football stadium at

the north end, which is closer to the university, and to do an adaptive reuse of Turner Field - similar to the redevelopment of the Ponce City Market building - according to Becker.

Becker said he stands behind Georgia State’s proposal being the best possible proposal for the soonto-be vacant lot.

“Not only because what will happen there will be good for the city,” he said, “[But because] one hundred years from now Georgia State is still going to be here.”

The LCI study is not a Turner Field study, because the stadium is only a portion of the area being considered, according to Becker.

He said he wants to acquire Turner Field quickly, because his plans are already behind schedule.

Still, while Becker said “our ears are open” to community suggestions, he also said “we will exercise [Georgia State’s] responsibility as well.”

Turner Field Community Benefits Coalition Residents of Turner Field and Atlanta have united together to form the Turner Field Community Benefits Coalition.

Matthew Garbett - a coalition member and resident of Adair Park - said the coalition is a conglomeration of “47 different organizations representing the neighborhoods of Summerhill, Peoplestown, Mechanicsville, Pittsburgh, Adair Park, Chosewood Park, Grant Park, SAND communities and concerned citywide residents.”

The TFCBC’s wants to ensure the LCI study is completed before a developer signs off on the property to guarantee the community’s voice is heard, according to Garbett.

“There’s a lot of speculation [about possible developments], and the neighborhood has been so severe-

ly damaged by parking and so severely damaged by the interstate going through it, that the expectation is [the community] deserves to be heard,” he said.

Garbett, who attended Georgia State, said he would like for the university to honor the community’s wishes and wait for the LCI study to be completed before gobbling up the property.

“Georgia State is not compelled to listen to the LCI, but they have the funding to do their own kind of community outreach,” he said. “I think that starting more closely to the baseline approach as opposed to ‘here’s the product, you can pick the color’ approach, that they had in the past, would behoove of them better.”

He also said he is aware asking 10,000 people within a two mile radius to have an unanimous vote is unrealistic, but he hopes the LCI will provide guidance.

“The Braves aren’t going to move out before the end of 2016 anyway,” Garbett said. “This process will be done in June and from that, let that be the basis for what any developer, GSU or somebody else, proposes.”

Mayor Mayor Kasim Reed has had his hands full juggling the media, possible proposals and the community’s desires.

A spokesman from Reed’s office said the mayor has given his support to Georgia State as a possible developer.

However, the spokesman also said Reed “feels an obligation to hear out serious proposals from other potential developers.”

The mayor has acknowledged the City of Atlanta’s approval of the LCI study and the meetings that are to commence, according to the spokesman.

“Recommendations from those

meetings will be strongly considered as a sale is finalized,” he said.

Minor league players Who’s batting second MGM Casinos (kind-of) MGM Resorts International, known for its casinos and entertainment, placed a $1.1 billion proposal alongside Georgia State’s proposition on July 1, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC).

By July 23, three other casinos had thrown their bid in with MGM, according to the Atlanta Business Chronicle (ABC).

Reed’s spokesman said the mayor will be meeting with a casino representative soon.

Atlanta City Council The Atlanta City Council approved the Atlanta Regional Commission’s $287,000 grant for the LCI study on Aug. 17, according to the Atlanta Business Chronicle (ABC). The study is set to commence this year and be completed by next June.

Councilwoman Carla Smith, who holds community meetings regularly on Turner Field, said she is unsure if the Atlanta City Council will have a final vote in the Turner Field decision.

“No one knows how that process is going to work,” she said.

Smith said right now she is focusing on getting a neighborhood reading from the LCI study to ensure the community will have a plan ready. “[That way] any developer that comes in will know what kind of amenities our neighborhood desires,” she said.

The LCI contract is being signed now, according to Smith. A date will follow shortly.

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DEMOLITION Georgia State’s plan for the Bell Building

The historic Bell Building will soon be turned into a parking deck for Georgia State students.

LAUREN BOOKER News Editor

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hile Georgia State administration plans to demolish the historic Bell Building, the city has banded together against the initiative.

The university has held the Bell Building since 2007, and recently decided to use the Woodruff Foundation’s $22.8 million grant to tear it down and build a $2.5 million parking lot, according to Atlanta Magazine.

Andrea Jones, Georgia State’s associate vice president for Public Relations and Marketing Communications, said the building is a component in the university’s next campus master plan.

“The goal is to build something that adds value to the university and the surrounding business community,” she said.

Beating the wrecking ball Georgia State’s Facilities Management Division predicted the price for renovating the historic building would be between $18.9 million to $22.3 million based on past restoration projects, according to Jones.

However, ATL Urbanist blog, Savethebell.org creator and Downtown resident Darin Givens, said if the university cannot use funds to restore the building, then they should sell it.

Two vendors have expressed interest in the building, and one has already approached Georgia State, according to Givens.

“We would rather see them spend the money needed to renovate the building and use it and turn it into a great adaptive reuse project similar to some others that are going on nearby, such as the Flat Iron building,” he said.

And Givens isn’t the only one who is against the building’s demolition. His Save the Bell petition has 2,020 supporters as of Sept. 3, and the Mayor’s Office also voiced opposition to Georgia State’s plans for the building.

“Planning Commissioner Tim Keane has previously said that the City would deny any request for a permit to demolish the Bell Building. This 108-year-old building is a precious and historic part of Downtown Atlanta that we can’t afford to lose,” a Mayor’s Office spokesperson said.

Givens said numerous Georgia State students and alumni have signed the petition and are angry with the university about its plans for the Bell Building. He

said his goal is to have at least 2,000 signatures on the petition. Then he will be bringing the appeal to Georgia State administration.

“There have been a few comments from the people in the historic preservation department. It’s very odd that GSU has a master’s program teaching people about historic preservation, and yet there’s a historic building there they are going to tear down,” he said.

Director Richard Laub of Georgia State’s Master of Heritage Preservation (MHP) Program said he thinks the impending demolition of the Bell Building is a “short-sighted, unfortunate and a terrible decision.”

“The building is in deteriorating condition, but it could certainly be rehabilitated and made useable again with some creative thinking. I do not believe that the university has done its’ due diligence on coming up with a rational alternative to demolition,” he said.

But the Bell Building does have some hazardous issues inside of it with the presence of PCB equipment, mercury containing lights, 10,000 square feet of mold growth and 12,000 cubic feet of pigeon droppings, according to an Open Records Request filed by Creative Loathing (CL).

CL found that it would cost about

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$400,000 to remove the substances.

But Laub said the building is still salvageable and urges the university to consider an alternative option for the building instead of demolition.

“I do not believe that the university has done its’ due diligence on coming up with a rational alternative to demolition.

Especially the fact that it will be razed so that the ground can be used for surface parking,” he said. “This is not good urban design and we do not need this in our downtown. The building is in solid condition, structurally and there are many uses it could be put to, from offices to classrooms to renting out the first floor for a commercial tenant.”

Holding on to history Jones said Georgia State has “been a major contributor to the revitalization of downtown Atlanta.”

“In recent years, Georgia State has renovated and re-purposed several buildings in downtown Atlanta for university programs and uses, converting former hotels into student residences and office towers in classroom and administrative space,” she said.

She said this is displayed through the renovating of 75 Piedmont Ave. into offices, 188 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive

into a football practice space, 100 Auburn Ave. into Centennial Hall and 25 Park Place into the home of the College of Arts and Sciences.

However, Givens said the Bell Building’s visibility next to the Atlanta Streetcar lines is a striking historic staple in Downtown Atlanta.

“It just feels like the kind of old building that you would see in a downtown area and we don’t have a whole lot of those left in Downtown Atlanta,” he said. “They have been demolished over the decades for things such as parking decks and parking lots.”

The Bell Building has a vast history originating in 1905 to 1907 when it was built to house the Southern Bell company, according to Georgia State MHP student Charlie Miller.

The Atlanta Preservation Center’s email blast says the Bell Building has been placed on its endangered lists and asks people to sign the petition.

With the Save the Bell petition, a study will also be produced to explore alternatives for the Bell Building’s future, according to Laub.

“When buildings all around downtown are being rehabilitated, it is a sad commentary on GSU to be tearing down historic buildings for surface parking,” he said.

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DISCOUNTS ARE HERE Panthers can look forward to cheaper meals with the new PantherCash system SEAN KEENAN

Associate News Editor

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artial meal plans are on the backburner for now, but the PantherCard office and Student Government Association (SGA) have cooked up some new PantherCash rewards for the fresh semester.

SGA’s Vice President of Student Services Fortune Onwuzuruike has long fought to implement partial meal plans as a student dining option. But the university’s contract with its food vendor, Sodexo, will keep that vision at bay for another school year.

Until next year’s SGA can take another stab at installing a partial meal plans system, current students can swipe their PantherCards to rack up campus dining rewards.

“This is a great way to substitute the partial meal idea until we are ready as a university to make that happen,” Onwuzuruike said.

Current discounts include 20 percent off dining hall meals, 10 percent off the bookstore on Fridays and 8 percent off the vending machines and food courts on campus.

“That’s applied to Centennial Café, Panther Pizza, College of Law Coffee House and Convenience Store, Panthers Corner Café, the Courtyard and the Panthers Club,” Onwuzuruike said.

Last year there were no discounts for PantherCash spenders in dining halls, according to Lenore Musick, director of Panther Dining’s insourced operations. But the new discounts will apply to the university’s newest eateries such as the cafe in Centennial Hall and the shops at the new law building.

“Our retail environment is ex-

panding to include Centennial Café, Legal Grounds and Miss Demeanor’s,” Musick said.

In order to transfer real money to a student ID card, Panthers just need to visit an on-campus PantherCard ATM, according to Onwuzuruike.

And although previous classes needed to spend the entirety of their PantherCash accounts to avoid losing the remaining funds, the new PantherCash system will carry your balance over into the next semester.

“PantherCash now rolls over each semester, so you won’t lose your money,” Onwuzuruike said.

He said he’s been meeting with PantherDining officials to endorse the creation of a partial meal plan so the school can better appeal to the cashflow of a typical student.

“Georgia State students needed and deserved this change because we are a group of students who work hard both inside and outside of class,” Onwuzuruike said. “I look for a discount daily because I am on a college budget. This is my effort to replace the partial meal plan project [for the time being].”

Onwuzuruike said SGA has been working towards partial meals for a couple of years. But he thinks his successor next year will be able to finish the job.

“We are looking forward to seeing the partial meal plan come to fruition in the next year because the opportunity to make this happen should be there from previous work,” he said.

“Their contract will be up in a year,” he said. “As new vendors begin to put in bids we will work on ensuring there is an option like a partial meal plan included in the new contract.”

Onwuzuruike has formed a committee to develop a survey gaging the interests of other campus organiza-

tions regarding good and affordable meals.

With the committee’s findings, the university will be better able to assess the Sodexo contract [and its potential reinstatement] as it nears expiration.

In addition to the new discounts, SGA is handing out free refillable “Go Green” mugs to interested students. Students can fill up the mug at some campus locations with soda for $1 or coffee or hot chocolate for $1.50 “Students want to save money,” Onwuzuruike said. “Fortunately, PantherDining and PantherCash staff agree with that and wanted to create these discounts so students could use their convenient on-campus services.”

And in the meantime, Onwuzuruike urges students to reach out with any concerns they may have with the new discount system.

“If student have any issues please contact me at fonwuzuruike1@gsu. edu and we can go from there in solving the issue,” Onwuzuruike said.

Georgia State freshman Zachary Clay said he’s not upset with the new PantherCash system, but he thinks it could be improved upon.

“I have a PantherCard, but it would be cooler if I could just get the student discount without using it,” Clay said.

Another freshman, Ryan Burrus, said she likes the idea but won’t go out of her way to juggle another account balance.

“It’s a good idea,” Burrus said. “[But] I don’t know if I want to use my PantherCard just to get a discount. I already have a card that I use. It’s easier to use the one I already have than to set up another account that I’ll have to keep up with.”

PHOTO BY RALPH HERNANDEZ | THE SIGNAL The implication of Panthercash will help many people like second year student Hayden Clelland, eat more frequenty at thedinning hall.

‘Hotlanta’ ranks in America’s top Atlanta traffic among the worst in the country State Rank 20 sexiest cities deterioration is obstructing the city’s NICHOLE MOTAHARI Staff Reporter

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tlanta was named one of the “sexiest cities” in the nation by Playboy, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

While the poll was based on local nightlife and “hot locals”, Atlanta’s residents spend more on sex toys than any other city in the nation, thus putting them in the top 20 category, according to Playboy.

However, Heather Scarlet Wylde, romance coach & educator at SexPositive, a sexual awareness group, said “sexy is very subjective”. To her, sex is not necessarily about the amount of money someone spends, but rather about the various options an area provides.

“A place is sexy if it awakens my sense of adventure, offers a lot of adult-type fun (strip clubs, adult stores, swingers clubs, BDSM play spaces, etc), and also has good food & nightlife,” Wylde said.

Georgia State junior Simon Phillips agreed with Wylde about Atlanta’s different nocturnal activities.

“The Hookah lounges allow for a relaxed nightclub scene, with hot DJs playing as if they’re clubs,” he said.

“The concert scene is huge thus allowing the party animal in all of us to come out. And the endless bars allow us to add some food to the deal for your date.”

For others, such as first-year english master’s student Jay Shelat, it’s the people who make the environment.

“Atlanta is sexy because it allows for a variety of people to display their talent,” he said. “Our city’s dating scene is open enough that you meet people from all over with different interests.”

Wylde said that what makes an area sexy depends on the person’s interests. As a romance coach, Atlanta works well for her activities.

“It’s great because I teach classes on how to have better relationships & sex, and we go on field trips to adultthemed events like cabarets/burlesque shows, movies, and play spaces,” Wylde said.

Wylde said there is no set definition of what defines sexy, because what might seem sexy for one person might not be the same for another.

JOSEPH DOYAGUE Staff Reporter

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tlanta drivers can attest to the frustration of sitting bumper to bumper on their commute, and a recent report has figured out how much time drivers are wasting behind the wheel each year.

Atlanta placed No. 12 in U.S. urban areas for drivers’ yearly delay based on the average extra hours commuters spend in their cars, according to the 2015 Urban Mobility Scorecard by INRIX and the Texas A&M Transportation Institute.

The report stated that during 2015 Atlanta drivers spent an average of 52 hours per year stuck in rushhour traffic due to delays.

Rebecca Chapman, Georgia State biology professor, said she must plan her day around the commute. She said she has to leave considerably earlier than she would if there wasn’t traffic.

“It’s absolutely terrible,” she said.

“I can’t teach past 4:00 p.m. I wouldn’t make it to my child’s school before it closes.”

A spokesperson from the Mayor’s Office said Atlanta’s infrastructure

flow. ”The City of Atlanta is in critical need of renewing its infrastructure,” spokesperson said. “Maintenance on the city’s roads, bridges and traffic signals have been deferred for decades, often contributing to longer and more frustrating commutes.”

Abhi Reddy, a Georgia State postgrad marketing major commuting from Suwannee, said he avoids traffic by leaving after morning rush hour.

He said the struggle begins once he leaves campus.

“Coming here is not as bad. Coming home is exhausting,” he said.

Reddy also said he hopes to avoid traffic by moving within city limits once he finds a job in his field.

“I’d like to have a place here, but right now I just don’t have the money,” he said.

The mayor’s spokesperson said the city is implementing a historic $250 million investment in Atlanta’s infrastructure to try to improve traffic issues.

“The Renew Atlanta infrastructure program will synchronize traffic signals, add new bike lanes, repave roads, repair bridges, and bring other urgently needed upgrades that will improve commute times,” the spokesperson said.

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Los Angelas

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San Francisco

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New York

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Boston

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Chicago

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Houston

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Atlanta

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Detroit

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Data from the 2015 Urban Mobility Scorecard by INRIX and the Texas A&M Transportation Institute.

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Atlanta Braves new stadium won’t include a new bridge

The new home of the Atlanta Braves, Cobb County, requested $101.1 million from the Georgia’s Department of Transportation (GDOT) for 17 different transportation projects, according to Atlanta Magazine. Perhaps the most notable request on the list was $9 million for a bridge to be built over I-285 “to take Braves fans to and from the new stadium.” However, GDOT denied Cobb’s new bridge along with a couple other projects. The county only received $42 million.

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GRTA UNVEILS NEW BUS SERVICE FOR 2016

National

How Republican officials are reacting to a Rowan County clerk in Kentucky

Kim Davis, a Rowan County clerk in Kentucky, was imprisoned this past week for not allowing her office to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, according to the Rolling Stones Magazine. Davis’s decision is in direct violation of the Supreme Court’s decision that nationally legalized samesex marriage throughout all 50 states. Davis is claiming it is her “religious right,” and her claim is causing a sticky situation for Republican officials, according to the article. The Rolling Stone has documented how each Republican official is reacting to the current situation.

Global

Al Jazeera journalists jailed, media and governments worldwide are outraged

The worldwide public didn’t take to kindly to Egyptian courts jailing Al Jazeera journalists last week, according to AlJazeera.

The three journalists were accused and found guilty of “aiding a terrorist organization,” according to the article. But Prince Zeid bin Raad, spokesman for the UN Commissioner for Human Rights, said the journalists were just doing their jobs. Other news organizations and governments throughout the world have rallied to show their support through social media sites

Xpress service routes extends to Gwinnett and Cobb Counties

CHARLES BAILEY Staff Reporter

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ew bus routes from Gwinnett, Forsyth and Cobb counties will let patrons have another transit option to and from Perimeter Center, one of metro Atlanta’s fastest growing employment centers.

The Georgia Regional Transportation Authority (GRTA) voted on Aug. 12 to expand its Xpress bus service’s morning and evening routes, making more destinations accessible by bus in metro Atlanta counties, according to the Marietta Daily Journal.

GRTA Chief External Affairs Officer Matt Markham said new routes include service from the Town Center Park and Ride to the Civic Center in Atlanta and the Perimeter Mall Park and Ride lot in Sandy Springs, which will be funded by the state.

Markham said there is no exact date set, but the new service plan will update existing commuter routes in addition to new routes. The new routes are referred to in the service plan as Horizon 1 and the first in GRTA’s three part plan.

Horizon 1 includes increased service hours and trip frequencies on high demand routes and new streamlined routing patterns through Downtown Atlanta, according to a Direct Xpress press release.

“We are targeting Spring of 2016 for the implementation of the changes in Horizon 1, including the new routes to Perimeter,” Markham said.

Markham said the new routes are designed to raise ridership, and routes with low ridership will make additional stops at adjacent park and rides, according to the Horizon 1 Service Plan.

“We are confident that these changes will lead to a long-term increase in ridership, which also has the benefit of improving commutes for people who still choose to drive,” he said.

In Perimeter Center, employer shuttles will focus on Dunwoody Station, including new routes from Cumming, Cobb County, and Gwinnett County, according to the Service Plan.

William Bamaca, Georgia State chemistry major, said his drive from school to home and back can take 40 minutes on a good day.

“On a bad day, driving home could take up to an hour and fifteen minutes,” he said.

Markham also said the new routes will provide an opportunity to decrease commuter traffic, notably on 1-75, adjacent to Town Center Mall in Cobb County.

Bamaca said he prefers to drive, but if he needed to take public transit, he would have to bring his belongings and store them somewhere safe on campus.

“I’d have to prepare more in advance, and store my belongings in a safe place on campus,” he said.

Markham said commuter buses account for two percent of vehicles on the road during high travel times on interstate lanes, and GRTA’s buses will free up congested vehicle lanes.

Angelica Oliver, Georgia State junior public relations major and resident of Gwinnett county, said she thinks the new bus routes are a great idea.

“It’s beneficial to the City of Atlanta and GSU,” she said. “We also have a lot of business professionals that need to get to work as well.”

Bus service routes with low ridership will either be eliminated or minimized, and federal employees will walk farther to work. But wait times for buses are expected to be as low as ten minutes, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Horizons 2 and 3 are dedicated to implementing service to I-75 N, I-75 S, I-85 Hartsfield Jackson International Airport from Cobb, Gwinnett, Henry and Coweta counties, according to the press release.

In preparation for this plan, the authority conducted an extensive outreach campaign to maximize its efforts towards improvement, receiving a multitude of customer feedback through surveys and public meetings, according to the service plan.

Markham said GRTA is examining Downtown Atlanta to enhance the commuting experience.

“We are committed to looking at improvements we can make in Downtown Atlanta to enhance the commute experience for our customers, such as improved signage, lighting, shelters and bus stop amenities,” he said.

GRTA also is working in conjunction with MARTA and the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) to improve signage, according to the service plan.

The Service Plan also calls for improved bus service for all of GRTA routes. Service in Downtown Atlanta and Midtown is expected to decrease in traffic flow and passenger travel time.

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HOW CHANGES IN YOUR DEPARTMENT MIGHT DELAY YOUR GRADUATION JOHN MILLER Columnist

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ou might have missed hearing about an important change within your department because not enough people are talking about it both inside and outside of the department.

This wasn’t the case with the introduction of the new minor in entrepreneurship. Georgia State University News’ coverage of it was timely and kind. But not every change in the undergraduate catalog is announced as widely by Georgia State News or by the departments themselves.

For example, the Certificate of International Business was removed recently as an option for International Business students within the Robinson College of Business (RCB), leaving students fulfilling requirements for the certificate unable to attain it.

While students who have already fulfilled the certificate’s requirements could have applied and probably gotten it, it’s now not an option for stu-

dents currently fulfilling its requirements.

Those students can seek the comparable minor in international business as it currently appears on the Institute of International Business’ website, and will need to fulfill 15 credit hours for it, similar to the 12 hours following a BUSA 3000 class the certificate required.

The problem with this is that students who have a determined line of coursework planned for their college career may not be able to afford to accommodate other classes in order to fulfill their goals, and not all classes that worked toward the certificate count under the minor.

Also, the change is not apparent on the Institute for International Business’ website. The website for the unavailable certificate is still there on RCB’s page, and there is a separate page for the minor, which can cause confusion, as students might be led to believe that both are available, when only the minor is.

This this is likely a byproduct of a transitional period within RCB, but is still problematic since students sometimes only catch wind of these chang-

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es when their teacher tells them during class time.

This is just one example of the type of change I’m referring to. I’m sure upperclassmen from all departments have their own stories regarding similar changes that set them back a semester or two, or made them have to take a larger course load than they were planning.

Though the undergraduate catalog has wonderful breakdowns of four-year plans to fulfill requirements, those plans are ultimately ineffective if the student doesn’t know about the changes within their own departments and colleges.

What might help students’ awareness of these changes is more news updates like the one preceding the new entrepreneurship minor. Even then, Georgia State University News is not the most widespread media outlet the university has to offer, and they can’t cover every change within each department.

E-mail is always the most effective way to communicate with students. Any changes in requirements within departments should be broadcast to students through widespread

e-mails, regardless of how miniscule the change might seem. It could make the difference between graduating on time or a semester late.

As a side note, there has been, in my experience, a wonderful yet misplaced consistency in email correspondence within the College of Arts and Sciences.

As an English major who started my college career with a declared Philosophy major, I still get emails from the Philosophy department, even though I changed my major years ago.

This is my own fault for not unsubscribing.

But I greatly appreciate the regular emails I get from from Heather Kerry Russel alerting me to new internship opportunities. They’ve proved to be extremely helpful in my academic career.

And it’s this kind of dedicated correspondence I’d call on every academic department to utilize with regard to even the subtlest of changes in their course requirements.

It is true these issues can be raised during advisement, but as helpful as advisement meetings are, their weakness lies in the fact that they put a

UNDERGRADUATE IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MINOR

REQUIREMENTS

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In addition to taking BUSA 3000, the Certificate of International Business requires 12 hours of coursework.

This includes three (3) credit hours from one of the study abroad programs listed in Group A. (If the program is worth six (6) credit hours, only three (3) will count toward the certificate total of 12.)

Students who spend a full semester abroad on another program can apply on an individual basis for credit hours.

Each case will be evaluated individually as to decide how many credit hours will count towards the certificate.

To be accepted to the five-year program, students must be admitted separately to each degree program and satisfy prerequisites for each program.

whole lot of responsibility on students to learn fundamental things about their academic experiences before meeting, things that students may not know to ask about.

Students are generally expected to learn the ins and outs of their departments and plan their academic careers accordingly, but the problem is that they simply don’t know what they don’t know, and sometimes don’t have the awareness to make use of resources available to them.

It should be up to the departments themselves to give the students that knowledge by disseminating it as widely as possible and as soon as possible, no matter how discreet or tentative the change might be.

For the time being, though, freshmen and sophomores should begin to think about these things as they fulfill their core requirements.

This way, they’ll be able to be well on their way to completing their degrees, even if they choose to change their majors early on. And once they settle on a major, they’ll be able to keep an eye on the subtle, unannounced changes that occur within their majors’ departments.

REQUIREMENTS

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For Robinson business students, a 2.8 GPA in Area F (Business Foundation) and 45 credit hours are required to declare a minor in international business. Courses that count toward a student’s major cannot also count toward this minor.

Students graduating with a degree offered by the Robinson College of Business must complete five classes (15 hours) from the list of minor in international business electives below:

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WITH NATURE When There Is No Granola to Be Found NICHOLE PLACE

Associate Arts and Living Editor

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aving the city as a campus opens a lot of doors for students. However, getting in touch with nature is pretty hard to do.

Many students that attend Georgia State never really get a chance to enjoy the things that living closer to nature can offer. Luckily, for Georgia State students there is Touch the Earth.

A Four Step Program: Touch the Earth is a program that offers different services to help students enjoy the “granola” things in life.

They give every Panther a chance to participate in events like rafting down the Nantahala River or climbing up their indoor rock climbing wall; located right behind the Recreation Center.

And if any student wants to participate in winding down the Beltline, they offer bike rentals and bike repairs.

TTE rents out camping gear, canoes, rafts and kayaks. Along with their rentals, trips and indoor rock climbing wall, TTE offers a fourth service, The Challenge Program.

Get Challenged: The Challenge Program is an intensive team building program. It takes organized groups and leads them through games and high/low ropes courses at Indian Creek. Some professors have even signed their classes up to participate in the program, which allowed their students to feel more comfortable participating in class.

Carson Tortorige, the trip coordinator, has been with TTE for nearly seven years. He has been able to improve the program by enhancing the Challenge Program, creating the boul-

dering cave and has kept students thirst for the outdoors satisfied over the years.

This “earthy” program allows students to get in touch with their adventurous side. The program takes students out of the city by going on multiple trips each semester, 39 of which are taking place this semester alone.

Some students may be scared of the idea of getting a few rocks in their shoes; but the program doesn’t just cater to nature fanatics.

Many of the adventures offered by TTE do not exclude students who lack experience. “We take a lot of novices,” said Tortorige. “[Those] that have never camped, never canoed, never done all of the things that are done in the woods, [we] take them out on all these amazing, incredible adventures across the nation.”

Unfortunately, there are no classes offered to teach the ill experienced a thing or two about outdoor techniques before being thrown into the woods.

There are, however, skilled and passionate trip leaders on every excursion to ensure students’ safety.

Discovering New Grounds: TTE has taken students on trips to places like Colorado, Peru and Alaska.

This semester the program has several trips planned that will take curious students out of state.

Most of their large scale trips happen over breaks in the school year.

There are about five “break trips” a year, and these trips have been a part of this program for about 39 years.

Different locations are offered each year, but there is one “break trip” that is always constant, Steamboat Springs Ski and Snowboarding trip. This trip takes students to ski and snowboard on the Colorado Mountains.

The trip takes place this December before the Christmas holiday. It also offers classes for beginners and expert

snow enthusiasts.

People who are new to the outdoors never have to worry about being in unfamiliar territory with the leaders that TTE has. Tortorige keeps a good pool of about 30 to 40 volunteers handy for trips. “[Volunteers] have to have an avid knack for being in the outdoors,” Tortorige said.

He makes sure that along with experience, trip leaders must have a passion for what they are doing. Trip leaders need to be experts in their field rather than being average at everything.

Georgia State’s TTE program allows students to become leaders. They have to have the outdoor skills and passion, and will need to become CPR certified along with a few other requirements.

Devin Chattman, senior, has worked with TTE since the beginning of the year. “I wanted to work here because of my previous experience with the program,” said Chattman. “I wanted to work with Touch the Earth to encourage those students considering a trip to go ahead and go for it.”

PHOTO BY JADE JOHNSON THE SIGNAL Students and members of the recreational center are able to rent out canoes, kayaks, and other outdoor essentials.

ARE YOU INTERESTED? · Any student who want to rent equipment or sign up for any trips can sign up in the Touch The Earth office behind the Recreation Center · Trips can be found on the Touch The Earth website: http://recreation.gsu.edu/ touch-the-earth/ · Students who are interested in becoming a trip leader can contact Carson Tortorige ctort@gsu.edu

Get Your Hands Dirty: Touch the Earth is a wonderful way for students to get involved and stumble upon a passion that they may not have been looking for. It is a program that provides experience and adventure for those seeking something new.

“The one word description of Touch the Earth is epic,” said Tortorige.

“It’s a program that offers experiences that can create an infinite amount of emotion and outcome.”

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SWIMMING WITH THE GREAT ADVENTURE Written by: Chante Foster

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our of the largest animals in Atlanta are located at the Georgia Aquarium. These animals are a part of an interactive program that allows you to swim

with whale sharks and learn how to conserve their habitat. The Gentle Giants program simulates an actual ocean dive, and for most people it’s a once in a lifetime experience.

THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM Susan Oglesby, manages the Immersion Drive program for the Georgia Aquarium. Before that she volunteered at the aquarium as a scuba diving course instructor. Oglesby’s current work allows her to make dreams happen.

The program allows visitors to have a intimate connection with the marine life.

What’s special about the Gentle Giants programs is that it creates an environment where.

“People want to know more about our aquarium and how to conserve

THE RESEARCH

Dr. Michael Black is a professor at Georgia State that specializes in animal behavior. The neuroscience department at Georgia State takes selects eight students to participate in an interactive internship, that allows them to observe whale shark behavior.

The purpose of the internship is to collect information about husbandry so that they can learn how to accommodate and care for the animals properly, for conservation education, research.

“The largest number of whale sharks under human care, and because of that it’s a unique research opportunity,” said Black. “We can watch the same sharks and see how their behaviors change over long periods of time and in short periods of time.”

By observing the behavior of sharks a the aquarium, Black noticed that they tend to swim at great depths.

With the help of satellite tags they can get an idea as to where the sharks are going, “It’s unclear why they go these great depths it might be for food, [or] geo navigate, but it’s unclear why,” said black.

One of the research programs that benefit from the conservation re-

it,” said Oglesby.

In 2008, the launch of the program was designed to accommodate everyone who choose to participate.

The cost of the program is provided by the aquarium and the people who participate. A portion of the money goes to a research programs that work to conserve marine life, according to the Georgia Aquarium Website Conserve Participants have the opportunity to swim with sharks and help preserve their natural environment. search is the Domino project. “their spotting pattern is like a finger print, so each shark has a unique pattern of sharks,” said Black. As a result research can be conducted that will allow scientist to document the activity of wild whale sharks. There are a identifier, and with the help of technology data is collects for these sharks.

The interns observe the sharks at different times of the day.

Behaviors such as the depth that they swim, the direct they swim, and other behaviors such as sky hopping, and feeding are observed .

The ocean voyager exhibit is made to accommodate the movement of the sharks , and is made like a dumbbell so that they can use both sides of their body while they swim.

There is still a lot of research to be done regarding the whale sharks and their mysterious behavior. These massive animal like to swim at great depths and as a result it’s harder and costly to keep track of their movement. WIth the help of the georgia aquarium the interns at Georgia State get the chance to observe shark behavior in human care.

WHALE SHARKS There are four whale sharks at the aquarium,“we love our Whale sharks [they] are the ambassadors,”said Oglesby. The two females are named Alice and Trixie, Yushan and Taroko are the males.

Whale Sharks are friendly animals that can grow to be about 40 feet, which is about the size of a school bus.

They feed on plankton, and can live to be 100- years- old, according to National Geographic

Their gentle nature makes them easy to work with. Sophie Gaza, is a Dive Immersion Senior Divemaster at the Georgia Aquarium, and she said, “I can confidently say that the sharks are my favorite coworkers,” according to her Georgia aquarium blog.

They are found in tropical water because they enjoy warm water, and during certain seasons they migrate.

WHAT TO EXPECT When guest book a swim they are getting more than just a chance to get close to the animals. The program includes aquarium admission, a 30 minute swim, certificate of participation, AT&T dolphin show and much more.

The program gets about, “5,000 participants,divers and swimmers, [it’s] so big it constitutes an open water dive,” said Oglesby. “It never gets old, every time we get in the water and one gets next to you it takes your breath away.”

Don’t worry about figuring out what to bring, but a bag for wet bath-

ing suite. All equipment such as wetsuits, snorkels and flotation devices are provided by the aquarium.

Experienced divers can get even closer to the action, but all divers must be certified.

For information about scheduling a swim or dive with the gentle giants, visitors can go to the aquarium’s website. All swims and dives are led by a guide that will be in the water.

The time for the the swim is 4:30 p.m., and the swim is about 30 minutes long.

A ONCE IN A LIFE-TIME EXPERIENCE The Gentle Giants program give participants an opportunity to swim with some of the largest sea creatures in the world.

It’s described as a,“once in a lifetime experience, [it’s] underwater peace,[and] beauty,” said Ogles-

by. “Unlike any experience anyone has ever had before or probably have again.”

Once participants schedule a time and day,“bring the right attitude,” said Oglesby. “Everything is provided.”

KEEP THE MEMORIES The Georgia Aquarium allows volunteers to be a part of the action location of the aquarium: 255 Baker St. NW Atlanta, Georgia 30313 Registration and prices for the Swimming with Sharks program is located on the Georgia Aquarium website Oglesby describes the volunteer opportunity at the aquarium as a memorable experience, she said it’s, “The most fun place to volunteer in the whole word.”

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THE COMING OF AGE STORY: Novels that have something to say Written by: Sydney Cunningham, Associate Arts and Living Editor

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n all art forms, the most satisfying stories are the ones you can picture yourself in. The most special movies, television shows or books are the ones that gave you something when you needed some inspiration. Surely, these books will offer all of that and more to you.

BY: JACK KEROUAC

ON THE ROAD

Some people, groups and works of art are considered to represent the “voice of a generation”. For Jack Kerouac’s “On The Road”, it is a novel widely expressed to represent the literary Beat Generation.

In the book, Jack Kerouac writes much like a letter back home. Kerouac tells of his travels, his friends and his thoughts. As a prescribed manifesto of the beatnik, it involves rebellion, spiritual quests, exploring different religions, rejection of

materialism, examining the human condition, drug experimentation and sexual liberation. The beatniks of that generation were doing rebellious and freeing things that the generation before would have never thought was acceptable to do.

“On The Road” is a novel that revolves around wayward behavior, something apt for college students.

Through the log of Kerouac’s life, you realize the true story isn’t in what happens at the grand end, but

BY: JANET FITCH “White Oleander” by Janet Fitch is the perfect example of the quintessential coming of age novel.

Through the eyes of the protagonist, you witness their very painful growth into an adult.

It revolves around Astrid Magnussen, who after her mother is imprisoned for murder, is shuffled around foster homes. At each new

house, a new world is created for the reader where Astrid learns lessons about life and herself.

In “White Oleander,” the growth and strength you have for yourself comes when you are suffering the hardest. As Astrid gets thrown from foster home to foster home, you feel the growth and life she is leaving behind.

what was there along the way.

The best way to live your life thoroughly is through experience.

Each year, the youth that are graduating from college have the opportunity to create their own counter culture. “On The Road” might inspire you to do the same.

“The best teacher is experience and not through someone's distorted point of view.” - Jack Kerouac, “On The Road”

WHITE ER OLEAND

The toxic and complicated relationship between Astrid and her mother have moving dialogues and brings up the question of what it means to be loved in a poisonous way. Each foster home reads of truth on some aspect of life. This novel couldn’t come at a better time than at a life period where every phase is molding you.

BY: ALDOUS HUXLEY

A BRAVE NEW WORLD

In “A Brave New World”, a dystopian world is created where people are genetically made and groomed into a five-tier caste system where their position in life has been decided for them.

The goal of their government is to weed out “unnecessary” strong emotions and relationships from society. Anytime an unwanted drive, emotion, or thought is expressed, a drug called “soma” is used to quell it down. The psy-

chedelic drug puts you in a “happy state,” where you are mentally checked out.

Huxley uses “A Brave New World” as a poignant way to depict where he saw society heading. That was 1932. Through the unveiling of the “savage” society living on the outskirts of the government, questions of the human condition are raised.

The book deals with things people our age are beginning to ques-

tion; the morality of consumer society, the role the government plays in our lives and what it means to be happy in this world. What does it mean to be mindlessly happy and sedated when you are not living truthfully, life’s scars and all?

“I’d rather be myself,” he said.

“Myself and nasty. Not somebody else, however jolly.” - Aldous Huxley, “A Brave New World”

When you are in college or a transitional time, having something to connect to and learn from is a very satisfying touchstone. The most beautiful part of identifying with a

piece of fiction or art is that it lasts with you. A quote that won’t leave your mind and a scenario that makes you think deeply is something you will always remember about the

book. Hopefully, in a place in your life where you are doing a lot of required reading, choosing to pick up these stories will enrich the way you view your life.

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COLUMN

An Intervention for Hipsters: Be You, But Be Sensible ALEX KUGACZEWSKI

Staff Reviewer

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e see you. We see your beanie-capped head sweating in the summer heat as your hair fights for dear life like a dog trapped in a parked car. We see you parading skin tight jeans like Kanye West parades his campy clothing line as a farcical substitute for his rapping. Yes, we even judge you – all the time. We don’t do it out of hate or even out of ignorance. We judge you out of love. We want you to stay you, but you need to understand that hipster is not in the look; it’s in the heart.

I’ve never been one to wear “cool” clothing. My modus operandi is simple: if it’s comfortable, wear it. Shirts and pants that do not meet this single criterion are disregarded. Typically, this results in a look that switches t-shirts and button-up collared shirts over a

pair of jeans. Without the trendy power of seasonally-confused attire, I can still spout off dozens of bands you’ve never heard of (my favorite has fewer than 60 likes on Facebook).

Moreover, you can project an air of narcissistic elitism and dress to impress simultaneously. While you sit inside the indie café with your disinterested friend you can explain to him how The Smiths were your inspiration to raze the meat industry. You can explain in riveting detail exactly how being part of the vast minority who morally object to the consumption of animal meat doesn’t actually accomplish anything practical. Morrisey would be so proud, guys! If that’s not a great way to project your intellectual superiority, I don’t know what is.

I know what you’re thinking: “I can’t possibly go to the record store without my favorite plaid shirt.” Sure you can, man. If The Dude can visit Mr. Lebowski’s million-dollar mansion in homeless bum attire then your imagina-

tion is the limit. A record store is a business, and like any business it wants your money. In fact, if you spent less money on your questionable clothing you’d actually have more money to drop on some vintage copies of horrible albums like In My Aeroplane Over the Sea. Speaking of horrible, isn’t the lumberjack-facial-hair-look uncomfortable in the summer heat?

I get that sense isn’t at the top of your priority list (I mean some of you guys are actually pushing for a revival of the cassette tape), but we need to come back to down to reality. You’re not carrying an axe, and most of you aren’t living in the woods. Given those facts, let’s stop trying to impress Paul Bunyon. He’s not even alive anymore.

Besides, folk legends don’t qualify for cool unless they’re recording their albums in their bedrooms through a Dictaphone.

Ultimately, it comes down to this: your love of music shouldn’t be warped into a fashion statement. Your roommate shouldn’t

be able to divine your tastes just by glancing at your daily attire (he or she will probably get the idea from the obnoxious noise blasting out of your speakers 24/7).

By turning the art of music into a marketable clothing line, we’re stamping dollar signs on the blood, sweat and tears it takes to create truly great art and repelling everyone else in the process. For the love of the great music we fill our lives with, stop.

Please don’t get the wrong idea, though. I’m not critiquing you as an outsider: I’m one of you. I enjoy the sound of a needle dropping on wax. I enjoy the thrill of hunting for obscure, new artists. That said, I also enjoy regular hygienic maintenance and sensible clothing. So can you.

We love you guys, really, but it’s time for an intervention. Be you, but be sensible. Be hip, but keep it in check. Drop the beanie, drop the jeans and come back down to earth. We’re waiting with open arms.

FILM REVIEW

‘No Escape’ FERNANDO MATTOS

Staff Reviewer

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he multiple OSCAR winner and classical Hollywood director Billy Wilder outlined 10 rules for screenwriting. His tenth commandment is: “The third act must build, build, build in tempo and action until the last event, and then — that’s it. Don’t hang around.”

“No Escape” follows this rule successfully. There’s absolutely no fat in the ending of the plot. It works well because the film doesn’t hang around. Once the thriller ends – and there’s plenty of it – the black screen appears and the lights come on. Just like a rollercoaster ride, you will only breathe once you leave the theater.

In the film, Jack (Owen Wilson) is an American engineer trying to start a new life in Asia with his wife and two kids. They are caught, however, in the middle of a revolution where foreigners are among the main targets.

The few minutes after the prologue set up these characters: a loving father, a supportive wife and happy kids. Instead of falling to the cliché of kids who are annoyed to

be moving away from their home in Texas, the movie shows how much they love and support their father. It is a nice character touch.

Once things begin to go wrong, we already care for this family. From here, the movie goes on an unstoppable crescendo to the end. This rising tension is one of the marks of a good thriller.

Scenes carry good amounts of tension. As Jack, his family and other foreigners get trapped by rebels on the roof, who later begin shooting at them, there is that “no escape” sensation. This sensation reappears when they must drive through a wave of rebels without being recognized.

Some scenes are more unbelievable than others, which can break the spell of tension in those viewers who are more critical. In one of these scenes, Jack throws his kids to another building’s roof while his wife catches one then the other. Despite the eventual break in realism, all scenes work in progressively stepping up the sensation of danger and entrapment.

Photography is, in turn, a strong point of “No Escape.” The agile camera never stays quiet for too long, which helps in keeping every scene at a high level of tension.

The prologue of the film is a

now playing at

flashforward, which shows the assassination of the country’s prime minister figure in his luxurious home.

While it is beautifully shot, the scene is a bit useless at that moment since it is never used again. It looks as an afterthought, and not as an important part of the film. This killing could have been shown later, when tension would have been higher and viewers would have more context.

The scene feels out of place.

As far as acting goes, Wilson builds his character as the family protector extremely well since scene one. He seems older and more experienced, different from his comical look in films like “The Internship.”

This added seriousness and family orientation makes his character likeable since early on.

The wife Annie (Lake Bell) is a strong woman, but also one who has fears and knows she cannot be strong all the time. In the beginning of the film, her crying in the restroom away from everyone is a powerful moment. We see a layer of her character that wasn’t shown before.

She now needs her own quiet time, away from her family obligations.

This scene shows a multilayered character and one who isn’t a superhero, just like the rest of us. We can easily identify with her fears.

Guiding this family to survival is Hammond, a quirky British man played by Pierce Brosnan, who brings a lot of his 007 days to this new work. His incredible control of guns and fearlessness before dangerous situations remind us of his 007 films. He creates a fun and important character out of a more secondary role.

“No Escape” is a movie that doesn’t “hang around” and one that the big screen experience helps in making it more intense. Although it can inspire all kinds of social commentary about the first and third worlds, the film is much better when enjoyed as a pure thriller, not as a drama nor a document of reality.

No Escape

Rated: R Grade: B+ Verdict: “No Escape”

succeeds in the difficult thriller genre with great action from beginning to end.

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Campus & Downtown Events Labor Day Luau

Sept. 7 1 p.m.- 3 p.m.

Indian Creek Lodge & Recreation Complex (at the pool)

Join other Georgia State students for free food and games at a back to school luau. Summer doesn’t have to fizzle out. Say goodbye to summer days with a celebration.

Coffee Talk

Sept. 9 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.

Student Center West

Located in 475 Student Center West, Coffee Talks are a weekly series where students can have conversations with each other. The students can explore things such as current issues and discuss their personal views. A different topic is posed each month and students are more than welcome to suggest their own. Coffee Talks take place every Wednesday.

spotlight game Sept. 9 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Sports Arena

Wednesday night Georgia State’s volleyball team takes on Kennesaw State in the sports arena. Stand side by side painted blue and white to support the team. Don’t be afraid to show GSU some love. Come wearing your Panther Nation shirt and receive a free give away.

Strategic Plan town hall meeting Sept. 10 1:30 p.m.- 2:30 p.m.

Addressed by President Mark Beker, a brief review of Georgia State University’s first five year strategic plan will be given. In the plan, Becker will enlighten achievements in five goals and

explain the areas that will need more concentrated work. In the upcoming five-year phase of the new plan, Becker will announce the members and all will take questions from the audience.

The event is free and open to the public.

Service Project with Big Bethel Sept. 12 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.

The Big Bethel Saturday Academy is in use to assist children, youth and the families of said groups.

They aid in areas of computer and academic literacy. A discussion occurs about the daily basis problems and ways to eradicate them is discussed too. A plethora of different interactive activities will be held aimed at empowering the children through technical skills programs.

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If you have missed out on some of the free classes offered at the Recreation Center, don’t miss out anymore. The rec center has been offering students the chance to try out the different classes offered. The classes taking place on Saturday will be Cardio Sculpt, Ab Blast and Zumba. Check online for the times of these classes. Free Fitness classes will continue everyday of the week until December 7.

Steam3 conference Sept. 11- 12 All Day 100 Auburn

The STEAM3 conference is a chance for students to come and find out new information about learning and teaching models.

They will get a chance to test the newest technologies and attend panel discussions and debates from experts and technology leaders. This conference is held by the College of Education and Human Development, who partnered up with the nonprofit Learning Innovations in Future Education. This is a great opportunities for education majors to learn more about what could potentially be put in their future classrooms.

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The Mental Health & Development Program is now accepting participants for an NIMH research project concerned with identifying factors that contribute to mental health problems.

Volunteers may be eligible if they are 16 to 30 years of age and are experiencing unusual thoughts, perceptions, or increased suspiciousness.

Participation includes diagnostic and cognitive evaluations, MRI scans, EEG, and blood work. There is no charge for the assessments, and participants are compensated for their time.

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ELIZA ZACHARY NAMED TO CATAMOUNT ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM Eliza makes the most out of 0-3 start to season

Eliza Zachary, #12, practices with her teammates in preparation for the volleyball season JARED OLIVER Staff Reporter

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enior Eliza Zachary was named to the Catamount All-Tournament team in Cullowhee, North Carolina, but the team lost their season opener to Western Carolina and fell 0-3 in the Catamount Volleyball Classic.

Not the best start to the season for the girls going 0-3 combined for the past weekend. The Panthers with a team of six seniors, fell short against a hard- fought battle against Western Carolina. The Panthers lost 24-26, 2520, 17-25, 17-15. Although the ladies were unable to pull out the win in the match Seniors Kitan Ajanaku and Eliza Zachary had a combination of 40 kills.

In the first set, two of the seniors rose to lead the Panthers to a 24-26 victory in the first set. Ajanaku managed to obtain a hitting percentage of .818 while getting nine kills. Senior Eliza Zachary chimed in and recorded

six kills out of 10 attempts to help lead the offense.

Natalia Nieto recorded her career high against the Catamounts. She finished the match with 65 assists. In 2014 Nieto averaged 9.35 per set.

The Panthers were on their P’s and Q’s in set two as they never trailed, until Western Carolina put together a 8-2 run against the Panthers. The Catamounts took the set 25-21.

While Georgia State came out on fire in set two, the opposite in set three happened. The Catamounts started set three off with a 9-2 lead. The Panthers made a 5-0 run to close the gap at 9-7, but it wasn’t enough. WCU pulled away again.

The Panthers managed to tie at 1717 for set four but, Western Carolina took the set 25-20, which put the Panthers 1-2 in the match.

The Panthers had a .462 hitting percentage in the fourth set and took a 7-2 lead to win 25-17. Freshmen Crystal Lee contributed four kills and five digs.

Set five the Catamounts started off with an 8-5 lead. The Panthers fought to the end of the set to 14, but WCU

managed to win the set 14-10.

“Coming back from a 14-10 deficit in the fifth set shows discipline,” Polhamus said to GSU Athletics. “Now we need to play that way the whole set.

It’s about limiting our unforced errors and taking care of the ball.”

Not the way the girls expected to start the season. As Deidra Bohannon said after the blue and white scrimmage, their motto this year is Together We Will.

“The things we can control is our effort,” Bohannon said. Surely the effort and fight was there against the Catamounts, the ladies were just unable to finish their mission.

Coach Polhamus understands their team plays a good match with effort, but there were advantages Western Carolina had. One was limiting the amount of times the ball touched the floor.

“It was a hard fought match against a well-coached team in Western Carolina, Polhamus said in an interview with Georgia State Sports Communications. “They just didn’t let anything hit the floor,” Polhamus said.

The Panthers continued their play

PHOTO BY NADIA DELJOU | THE SIGNAL in the Catamount Volleyball Classic on Aug. 29 against Fresno State.

The Panthers fell to Fresno State losing 25-27, 25-21, 11-25, 25-19, 15-10. This was the Panthers second match-up where the girls played a five set match.

The Bulldogs started the first set of the match with a 9-5 lead. Georgia State began to get into sync and tie the score up 11 all.

Kitan Ajanaku and Anna Rantala had a set block which gave the Panthers their first lead of the set. The score became 20-19, but the Bulldogs found a way to pull away to become point up on the Panthers, 24-23. Senior Deidra Bohannon’s kill extended play in the set. A nice kill by Eliza Zachary won it for the Panthers in set one, 27-25.

The second set Fresno State once again started off hot. The Panthers evened up the score at 15. Fresno State made a vital 4-0 run. The Bulldogs would eventually take set two, 25-21.

Set three the Panthers took the early lead, which is something they have been unable to take advantage of in this tournament. The panthers

started with a 4-0 run and lead. The Panthers put together a 9-4 lead, prior to a Fresno State timeout. This was the most impressive set for the Panthers in the entire tournament, winning the set 25-11.

Fresno State took set four, winning the frame 25-19.

Georgia State had a 4-2 lead in the fifth set to 15. Fresno State managed to comeback and the Bulldogs took set five winning 15-10.

The Panthers second match would be against the Murray State Racers.

The Panthers were unable to win any of the sets. Murray State didn’t drop a set the entire tournament.

Bohannon finished with 10 kills hitting .333.

Murray state showed no signs of complacency winning the first set 256. Georgia State played with more effort and proficiency, but their 12-9 lead was not enough to capitalize off of as Murray State made a run to lead 18-15. Murray State won the second set 25-21.

The Racers were able to win the match in three sets. Set three, the Racers won 25-20.

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Women’s soccer finish first week

undefeated Panther of The Week Callie O’Connor leads charge

JARED OLIVER Staff Reporter

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eorgia State’s Women’s Soccer team came out of summer vacation on fire with a 3-0 start.

This is the best start for the program since the start of the 2010 season, when the Panthers started 4-1.

Georgia State opened regular season play in Montgomery, Alabama.

The Panthers defeated Alabama State 5-0 in game one to win their first season opener since 2010.

Junior Suzanne Arafa opened the season with a hat trick. Lauren Harriman opened the scoring in the first half and finished the match with a goal and an assist. Senior Callie O’Connor scored the second goal and Arafa did the rest of the scoring for the Panthers.

Junior Brie Haynes started in goal and picked up the win for the panthers without having to stop one shot on goal. Haynes was later relieved in the last seven minutes and 20 seconds of the game by sophomore Anastasia Swift.

The Panthers headed home to face

Kennesaw State in the home opener.

The team defeated Kennesaw State 3-2.

O’Connor put the Panthers in the lead for good in the final 10 minutes of the game. Haynes picked up her second win of the season and recorded nine saves.

Freshman Monique Hundley scored the first goal of the game putting the Panthers up 1-0 early but the Owls would tie the game and go to the half tied 1-1.

Junior Alexis Thomas scored early in the second half to put the Panthers up 2-1. The Owls tied the game up and the tie held until O’Connor’s game winning goal.

The Panthers headed to Jacksonville for a two slate.

The team was scheduled to play two games in Jacksonville but had to settle for one game in the sunshine state as the second game against North Florida was cancelled due to rain.

The Panthers were able to win the first game against Jacksonville in a close, thrilling 1-0 game that went into double overtime.

O’Connor won the game for the Panthers at the 103 minute mark in the second overtime.

Senior Christa Fox started in goal and picked up her first win of 2015 and recorded seven saves.

Head Coach Derek Leader doesn’t want the Panthers to be satisfied just yet. He knows that it is a long season and that the Panthers still have work to do to reach their ultimate goal.

“I’m proud but it’s always next week that matters,” Coach Leader said via email. “No time for complacency.”

The Panthers have made the best of their opportunities so far this season and have scored nine goals in the first three games.

“We were able to create many chances on goal and we were good enough to finish our opportunities when it mattered,” Coach Leader said via email.

There are things that the team still needs to work on improving such as ball movement.

“Ball circulation and taking up quick and precise supporting positions early,” Coach Leader said in an email.

The Panthers head to Huntsville, Alabama to face Alabama A&M Sep. 11 and then come home to face Western Kentucky Sep. 13.

PHOTO BY NADIA DELJOU | THE SIGNAL The women on Georgia State’s soccer team practice strategic drills during pre-season practice.

No. 10 Georgia State ranked

in Southeast region JEREMY JOHNSON Staff Reporter

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he sun has come up on the 2015 college soccer season and the Georgia State men’s soccer team started off with a bang in the opening weekend.

The Panthers played two matches in Jacksonville to kick off 2015. The team went 1-1 to start the season.

In game one, Georgia State faced the host team the Jacksonville University Dolphins. The Panthers took a 2-1 loss.

The Panthers gave up an early penalty kick goal in the first half. They would quickly answer with a goal from senior Eddie Wilding that tied the game at 1-1.

Redshirt freshman goalkeeper Greyson Walldorff started in goal after the long three-way battle during the preseason. Walldorff posted five saves and held the Dolphins down for most of the game until late in the match.

The Dolphins would eventually break the tie with 6:09 remaining in the game when freshman Alvaro Alvarez scored to take the late lead and

push the Dolphins to the season opening win.

Though the Panthers lost Friday, the energy and experience gained in the first game led well into the next day of competition. Georgia State played a lot young inexperienced players, as six freshmen and one sophomore saw action against Jacksonville in the opener.

“Unfortunately, we didn’t get the result on Friday. But I actually think Friday’s game set the tone for Sunday’s game. We have a lot of really young players,” Head Coach Brett Surrency said. “For those guys to get through a weekend of play against some good teams and come away 1-1 is respectable. Obviously you want to win every game but, I think we really grew and learned with some of our young kids from the weekend hopefully that will help us out moving forward.”

The Panthers returned to the field on Sunday to face the North Florida Osprey and came away with the 2-1 victory.

Georgia State got goals from sophomore Jad Elkhalil and senior Andy Anglade to push them to their first win of 2015.

Elkhalil’s goal put the Panthers up 1-0 at 53:32 into the match. The Osprey would answer to tie the game at

one apiece with a Drew Spragg goal at 62:05 mark.

Anglade’s goal came at 87.37 to put the Panthers on top for good.

Walldorff got his first career victory as he posted four saves for the match. Walldorff continued to have a good first week of the season as he was named Sun Belt Conference Defensive Student-Athlete of the week after his solid weekend in Jacksonville.

All in all the Panthers are getting experience under their belts as they will look to learn early lessons in the season and become a dangerous team later in the season.

Coach Surrency is pleased with the team’s fight and grit early in the season despite being really young.

“I thought we competed and we grinded it out. College soccer is a lot of one goal games and our guys found out how to win on Sunday and that was only because of the game on Friday. So I’m pleased in terms of the progress and hopefully there’s more to come,” Surrency said.

After Panthers young players got their first taste of college rivalries against Mercer, Georgia State now heads to Birmingham, Alabama to face Gardner-Webb and Illinois-Chicago on Sep. 11 and Sep. 13.

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2015 JARED OLIVER Staff Reporter

W WOMEN’S GOLF GETS

READY TO T-OFF.

Panthers Women’s Golf Take Greens Sep. 8

PHOTO SUBMITTED BY GEORGIA STATE ATHLETICS Joeeum Bae, junior, once placed 41st out 95 during a tournament. Now, this season, she aims to beat that ranking.

omen’s golf takes it to the greens for their season opener on Sept. 8. Opening day for the ladies is in Johns Creek, Georgia at the Atlanta Athletic Club.

Head coach Cathy Mant, who is known as the winningest coach in Georgia State golf history, enters her 16th season. Mant had the privilege to be the coach for the United States Girls this summer in the Toyota World Junior Golf Championship in Japan from June 16-19. Last year, the team had a roster of mostly freshmen and sophomore. The injury bug bit the Panthers which hindered their performance a little.

The team struggled majority of the season in 2014, now the young team has more experience under their belts and are looking forward to the future.

“Our average per round was .313 and that’s just not really acceptable,” Mant said. “So our job this year is to at least reduce that in half. That says we’re going to average 75-76 in stroke game.”

Let’s look at some of the athletes on the golf team.

Joeeun Bae:

Bae is a junior who played her best round of 74 at the Lady Pirate Intercollegiate. There, she placed 41st out of 95 golfers. The Korean native made the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in 2015 and 2014.

Jemima Gregson:

Gregson is a freshman who’s a native of Bristol, England and played at Millfield Senior School. In 2014, she won the Gloucestshire Ladies Championship with 79-73 rounds. When she was 11 years-old she became the youngest female to win English Golf Union National Club Championship.

Solene Le Coz:

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Entering her junior year, the French native played in all nine events last season. Le Coz finished in the top 25 three times last season. In the

Sun Belt Conference she was tied for 25th. She has made either the Dean’s or President’s Lists every year of her enrollment.

Julie Lied:

The only senior on the team, topped her career best last year in the Lady Paladin Invitational with a score of 226. Made the Athletics Director’s Honor Roll in 2015 President’s List in 2014.

Emily Royer:

Last year had a strong start in the four events she played in with an average of 76.67, but season ended due to surgery. The native of England scored 75 or lower on six rounds of golf out of 12 rounds in the fall.

Yasemin Sari:

Played in all five spring events and had an average score of 79.62. Sari place 21st in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament and 18th in the Amelia Island. The Germany native made the 2015 Dean’s List for spring.

Paula Zabarte:

Carded a pair of best-round 77 scores in the Florida State Matchup and the Amelia Island Intercollegiate.

Zabarte’s tournament score was 239 at Florida State. The Spain native was on the 2015 Spring Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.

Gloria Zeitler:

Freshmen Gloria Zeitler became the eighth international player on the roster this season. The Germany native played in the Am Reichswald golf club in the Nuremberg area. Zeitler plans to major in pre-medicine.

PANTHERS CROSS COUNTRY FOCUSED ON SUN BELT TOURNAMENT Panthers Cross Country debut Sept. 4 JARED OLIVER Staff Reporter

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anthers Cross Country opens their season Sept. 4 in the JSU Struts Invitational in Oxford, Alabama at 7:15 p.m. (ET).

The Panthers were ranked in the top five in the Pre-Season Sun-Belt Polls. The team has four returning runners from last season’s team.

Chris England is entering his fifth season as the Panthers head coach, who is also the coach for track and field.

The cross country team is still relatively young but, Chris England expects his team to challenge themselves.

“The trio [Melanie Hamilt, Nuria Ramirez, Jordan Townsley] of return-

ing team members from last year's freshman group have matured over the summer: both mentally and physically,” England said. “Those three sophomores are each ready to improve on their individual results from 2015 and play bigger roles for us."

Hannah Stefanoff was inevitably the top-runner last season winning the Sun Belt Conference Championship. England knows developing Stefanoff was a process, but was asked who could be the top competitor for the Panthers cross country team..

The team’s new top runner is a graduate student from South Carolina.“Transfer Stephanie Berger has proven to be the team's current No. 1 runner,” England said. “Berger’s maturity and experience from competing three years in the challenging Southeastern Conference should help guide our freshmen and to give Geor-

gia State a boost in the team scoring.”

Coach England was asked who could be someone who may be a surprise on the team.

“Sophomore Nuria Ramirez was up and down in her debut Cross Country season for Georgia State,” England said. “She rebounded in the spring to have a successful and contributing track & field season. Watch for Nuria to climb in the team's depth chart as the season progresses, as well as for her career.”

Ramirez place sixth in the Sun Belt Championships finishing with the time of 4:39.57 in the 1,500m and seventh in the steeplechase in 11:08.07.

“Often times, a freshman surprises to lead the team,” England said.

Coach England referred to former runner Anna Sinclair in 2010 and Hannah Stefanoff in 2011.

This year the Sun Belt Champi-

PHOTO SUBMITTED BY GEORGIA STATE ATHLETICS onship is in Georgia States backyard at National Farm Battlefield park in Hampton, Ga so they will have the home advantage. Coach England explains the number one goal is to prepare his runners for Nov.1 at the Conference Championship.

“This is the most-important competition of the fall and the one that matters most,” England said. “Each competition, each day of practice, each training session is to prepare each runner to perform their best leading up to this date,” England said.

PANTHER OF THE WEEK

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Kristin Rehse Tennis The six foot sophomore from Hofheim, Germany was named to the 2015 All-Sun Belt Dubles Second Team. A former member of the Unversity’s Deam’s List, Rehse finished her freshman season with a 12-8 record in singles play Spring season.

Her most notable singles wins in the 2014 Fall season included players from No. 35 South Florida, No 42 LSU and No. 75 N.C. State. The 20 year-old’s Major is still undecided

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