Vol. 80 No. 1

AUG. 21 - 27, 2012

VOL. 80 | NO. 1

looking back

Pumping iron

to the sun belt

It’s been 50 years since Georgia State desegregated. A look at how it all started

Christopher Brown works out seven days a week. Maybe we should follow suit

Georgia State teams look to change history with the conference they helped create

NEWS | PAGE 3

a & l | page12

sports | PAGE 4

Welcome back

Are you ready?

Student Shayna Butler leaving the Georgia State bookstore on the first day of school.

Graham Robson | The Signal

OPINIONs Then and now: our position on desegregation and georgia state’s diveristy page 6 Daily news updates at www.gsusignal.com

News 3

Opinions 6

Arts & Living 9

Sports 19

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blotter

briefs Local

Atlanta’s Sunbelt project experienced trouble after its chief executive’s contract met an abrupt end. Brian Leary’s contract now ends on Aug. 31 after an Atlanta JournalConstitution investigation showed staffers at the Beltline project charged taxes payers with personal expenses.

According to President Jim Wagner, Emory University has been intentionally fudging their student data to maintain their ranking status as one of the nation’s top universities.

Alleged illegal traffic stops are costing the city of Stone Mountain $50 million. A federal complaint stated that the city wrote citations based on the results of an expired speed detection device.

National

Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney announced Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan as his presidential runningmate. Romney officially introduced Ryan last week at a naval base in Norfolk, Va. A four-star general is under fire for alleged unauthorized spending. Gen. Wil-

liam “Kip” Ward billed the government for an overnight refueling stop in Bermuda, among other things.

Residents that fled homes due to threatening wildfires in Washington and California returned to their homes last week. As blazes continue many residents will and will not have homes to return to.

World

A 24-year-old Rio De Janeiro construction worker, Luiz Alexandre Essinger, survives a six foot metal bar piercing his skull. After a five-hour surgery, doctors successfully removed the rod from Essinger’s head.

Ecuador’s decision to grant political asylum to WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange was met with resistance from Great Britain. Britain threatened with a 1987 act to arrest Assange as he passes through the British embassy.

Former Algerian foreign minister Lakhar Brahimi replaced Kofi Annan as peace envoy to Syria, according to the United Nations. Brahimi previously served as an U.N. envoy in Afghanistan and Iraq and is attempting to discover diplomatic solutions to the crisis in Syria.

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August 15

Student Center A report was filed for Theft.

A Non-GSU individual stated he misplaced his wallet while sitting on the loading dock at 1:35 p.m. He stated a Non-GSU individual found the wallet and turned it in to a GSU staff member and the wallet was returned to the owner but $160 dollars in cash had been stolen from the wallet. This case is being handled by investigations.

He was arrested, processed and transported to Fulton County Jail, without further incident.

Information Desk A report was filed for Theft.

A GSU staff member stated she last saw her GSU issued Apple iPad on 2/27/2012 at 5:15 p.m., in a suite in the Citizens Trust Building. She stated on 3/30/2012, she noticed the iPad had been stolen. This case is being handled by investigations.

other. An investigation of both subjects was conducted, which yielded one subject being cleared and escorted off the property and the other subject had drugs on his person and a warrant; he was arrested, processed and transported to Fulton County Jail, without further incident.

University Book Store A report was filed for Theft.

A GSU staff member stated she observed an unknown male stealing a book and leaving the area. Officers searched the area for the subject, but were unable to locate him. This case is being handled by investigations.

Luckie St. A report was filed for Theft.

Officers arrived at Smoothie King and were notified about a male stealing items from the store and fleeing. Officers searched the area for the subject, but were unable to locate him. This case is being handled by investigations.

August 14

August 13

Edgewood Ave/Courtland St. Officers arrested a Non-GSU individual for Battery and Simple Battery. At 3:20 p.m., officers were flagged down during regular patrol in reference to two Non- GSU victims stating they were struck in the face by an unknown black male. Officers were given a description of the suspect; he was later located and taken into custody. The victims identified the subject; he was arrested, processed and transported to Fulton County Jail without further incident.

Officers arrested a NonGSU individual for Possession of Less Than an Ounce of Marijuana, Disorderly Conduct and an Outstanding Warrant. At 12:25 p.m., officers observed two males throwing punches at each

N- Parking Deck A report was filed for Graffiti. An officer was patrolling at 2:40 a.m., when he discovered red in color words displayed on the exterior stairwell wall. This case is being handled by Investigations.

G-Deck Officers arrested a Non-GSU individual for Obstruction and Criminal Trespass. At 10:36 a.m., officers observed a suspicious male who had been given a previous criminal warning on the 6th level.

The subject attempted to flee.

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NEWS A Road Much Traveled

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Fifty years after desegregation, Georgia State continues to pursue diversity ANDRES CRUZ-WELLMANN Associate News Editor

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nnette Lucille Hall made history when she stepped into her first class at Georgia State on June 13, 1962. She became the first African-American to walk the halls of the university, then called Georgia State College. It would be the walk that came to define the university.

Fifty years later, the family of Annette Lucille Hall was given the opportunity to witness a ceremony honoring Hall and her achievement on the 50th anniversary of the desegregation of Georgia State.

The ceremony featured notable speakers such as Doris Derby, the founding director of the Office of African-American Student Services and Programs (OAASS&P), and David Smith Jr., authors of “Georgia State University: An Institutional History, 1913-2002” and assistant director of OAASS&P. First Steps Though many others attempted to enroll at Georgia State before Hall, it was Barbara Hunt who most notably marked the trail that Hall, and thousands of others, later followed.

When Hunt was denied admission into Georgia State, she and five others filed a lawsuit in 1956 against the State of Georgia and the Board of Regents.

Hunt argued that a requirement for admission that asked that all applicants submit three recommendations from alumni stating that the applicant was of good “moral” character, were “unreasonable, arbitrary,” and, “discriminating under the 14th amendment.”

Editors of The Signal, along with many other Georgia State students, were critical of the lawsuit.

The minuscule coverage that was included in the student paper was mostly buried in the inner pages.

An editorial published in The Signal on Oct. 5, 1956 declared its support for segregation.

“We feel it is the only answer to the racial problem,” the editorial read. “We can see nothing in integration but racial strife. We realize no reason for mixing the races in schools and colleges now or in the years ahead” (See Opinions p.6 for full editorial).

It took three years for the court

to decide in favor of Hunt, stating that “the effect of the alumni certificate requirement upon Negroes has been, is, and will be, to prevent Negroes from meeting this admission requirement. As a result Negro applications have been rejected...”

By that time Hunt had left Atlanta. While the lawsuit was being decided she worked for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, where she received death threats from the Ku Klux Klan. She moved to Texas in fear of her safety, and, later, attended the University of Texas.

While riots erupted throughout many other parts of the South, including the University of Mississippi (who admitted their first African-American student later on that year), Georgia State remained peaceful—even throughout the years after Hall.

The fact that Annette Lucille Hall quietly walked on to campus was a testament to her maturity, said Dr. David Smith, Jr., who wrote his dissertation on the history of Georgia State later published as a book entitled, “Georgia State University: An Institutional History, 1913-2002.”

The fall after Hall attended, Georgia State admitted its first full time African-American student, Mary Belle Reynolds Warner, a transfer student from the University of Georgia.

Again, no violence or unrest occurred, or even a slight student reaction, according to Smith.

However, these achievements did not encourage too many African-American students to attend Georgia State—at least not immediately. There were only 252 African-American students by the winter of 1968, only a few months after King’s assassination.

A Marked Path While the number of admitted African-American students at Georgia State did not sky-rocket immediately, time would prove that the path cleared by the trailblazers would be much traveled in the future—10,806 African-Americans attended Georgia State in the 2010-201l school year. There were 13,114 Caucasian students enrolled that same year.

Kimberly G. Walker, Director of Finance of the African-American Alumni Club “was amazed at

how diverse the student body had become” when she first came to Georgia State. “When I was in high school in the 1980s, students from my high were discouraged from coming to GSU as it was perceived as a mostly Caucasian, commuter school for non-traditional students with little to offer high school students from metro Atlanta,” Walker said.

Georgia State is now the top ranked not-for-profit institution in the nation in awarding African American students undergraduate degrees. The university awarded 1,262 undergraduate degrees in the 2010-2011 school year, 38 more than Florida A&M University and 90 more than North Carolina A&T State University—two HBCUs. “I was told a lot that we were very diverse, but it was only until I started going to the classes, that’s when I saw the people, where they were from, all the countries. That’s when I really experienced the diversity,” said Ladarius Pugh, a Georgia State student.

Pugh said that he believed Georgia State provides its students more opportunities since it is more diverse.

With the barriers broken by those pioneers, Georgia State has grown into one of the top universities of choice among AfricanAmericans.

Walker pointed out that “those numbers may be peaking.”

Walker believes that there is a direct relationship between the amount of scholarship and grant money and African-American enrollment.

“The introduction of the HOPE Scholarship made [Georgia State] an affordable and attractive option for many African-American students,” Walker said. “With ongoing changes in the HOPE Scholarship criteria and increasing tuition, those funds may not be available for some African-American students who want to matriculate here.”

Crystal Freeman, daughter of Barbara Hunt, felt differently.

According to an article in a 2009 issue of GSU Magazine, she said that, “Georgia State has one of the highest graduation rates for African-Americans. Where it was a sad story in the ‘50s, it is such a success story today...”

Photo courtesy of Dr. David Smith Jr. Annette Lucille Hall, first African-American student to attend Georgia State.

Georgia State University Archives Signal headlines from the time before Georgia States desegregation reflect tension.

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Transportation changes Fall Semester brings the first wave of change to Parking & Transportation LAURA HAAS Staff Writer

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GEORGIA STATE AUXILIARY SERVICES Chjan Changes to the Panther Express routes include a single bus that only offers service to and from Turner Field. There will also be a higher of frequency of buses going to Aderhold.

School of nursing Introduces new program Allows Ph.D’s to enter workforce faster ALEX OSIADACZ Staff Writer

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new, accelerated nursing program will debut this semester at the Byrdine F. Lewis School of Nursing and Health Professions.

Known as the B.S.N.-Ph.D. program, it will allow Nursing students to earn a Ph.D. faster, which in turn, will give them more opportunities to conduct research and serve patients.

“Graduating Ph.D. candidates earlier in their career allows nurse scientists to develop expertise in research,” Dr. Ptlene Minick, doctoral programs coordinator, said.

Nursing students will expedite their education by taking master’s and doctoral classes simultaneously over approximately four years at full-time.

“There is time to participate in more than one post-doctoral research experience, more time for them to be mentored in academia,” Minick said about the new streamlined degree path.

Curriculum for the new B.S.N.Ph.D. program will feature existing courses, according to Minick. She added that students can adjust the program to feature more laboratory or more clinical courses depending on individual needs.

“We have 18 hours of coursework where the student and faculty will work closely to choose specific courses

that will help the student develop research expertise,” Minick said.

Research opportunities are not in short supply for students at the School of Nursing. “Our faculty is currently conducting research with colleagues from the CDC, Emory, and Children’s Health Care of Atlanta,” Minick said.

Minick also explained that Georgia State has contracts with more than 200 other clinics and hospitals, including those in Georgia, Alabama and South Carolina.

In addition to working in facilities across the Southeast and learning firsthand from local professionals, Georgia State nursing students involved in the B.S.N.-Ph.D. program will graduate from one of the few universities to offer such a program. RUSH (Chicago), University of Virginia, University of Kansas, University of Arkansas, University of Texas and the University of Louisville offer comparable degree tracks.

“The first, true entering class will enroll Fall 2013,” said admissions counselor Barbara Smith. That class will not be determined until the application deadline expires in February 2013. Only one student has enrolled in the Georgia State B.S.N.-Ph.D. program for Fall 2012.

College records show that more than 550 undergraduate students have applied to the School of Nursing for the traditional Nursing track since last Fall, but an average of 72 undergraduates per semester have been admitted since Fall 2007.

tudents, faculty and staff can expect to see several changes to the parking and transportation system on campus as a part of the new Master Plan developed by an outside agency earlier this year.

These changes and future changes come from the Parking and Transportation Master Plan developed for the University by the parking solutions firm Carl Walker, Inc. Carl Walker, Inc., a private company hired by Georgia State, has worked on parking solutions for the campuses of Purdue University Calumet, Michigan State University, as well as other universities and businesses throughout the United States.

According to Auxiliary Services, the goal of this plan is not to create adequate campus parking for all faculty, staff and students but rather to “provide high quality customer service and continue to provide for parking needs on campus, while promoting alternative modes of transportation.”

First-time campus parker Brookelynn Ashworth won the lottery on her

first attempt this year when she received a parking space “near the heart of the campus.”

“I was expecting the fee to be around $400, but was thrilled when they told me it would be around $200,” Ashworth said.

The T Deck, formerly the Sun Trust Parking Deck, is now open to students with a semester permit in addition to faculty and staff. Up to 700 spaces will be available to students for the Fall semester only, at a rate of $215 per semester. According to Auxiliary Services, T Deck may not be open to students in the Spring semester, when additional parking options may be available.

The Panther Express shuttles will now service four distinct routes. A single route will transport students to and from the Turner Field parking lot.

Students will now change buses for a second route that will provide service throughout campus.

Panther Express will also be expanding its services to the Piedmont North student housing complex and will be increasing the frequency of daytime stops at the Aderhold Learning Center.

Permanent, plastic discount MARTA cards will be available to students,

faculty and staff in place of the limited use paper cards beginning in October.

Students, faculty and staff can purchase these cards at the customer service window of Auxiliary Services between Aug. 20-Sept. 15 for use beginning in October. Cards can be reloaded monthly online before the 15th of the month for no additional charge.

After that date, the online window will close and cards will be reloadable only at breeze card machines at any MARTA station for a fee of $7.50 for students and $6.80 for faculty and staff.

The cost of an unlimited monthly discount MARTA pass remains $61 for students and $77 for faculty and staff.

Georgia State Parking and Transportation is set to update the parking section of the free GSU App early in the semester. According to Auxiliary Services, the App will provide accurate arrival predictions and location services for the Panther Express.

University Parking and Transportation is self-funded. As a result, all fees associated with on-campus parking and on-campus transportation provide funding for personnel, parking facility maintenance, Panther Express shuttle services, Turner Field parking space leasing and providing discounted passes for MARTA.

Rise in graduate health cost Broader health insurance leads to higher prices for mandatory coverage for grads TERAH BOYD News Editor

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tudents preparing for Fall semester face an unexpected hurdle with changes to mandatory healthcare coverage for graduate students.

Students were notified about the changes in the policy, including a cost increase, following the switch of service providers from Pearce and Pearce to UnitedHealthcare less than two months before the start of this school year.

Graduate programs, including the History Department, are concerned that cost increases to the healthcare policy and the rising cost of education will hurt retention and recruitment numbers.

“The history department, like many departments around the university, has made great strides in this area in recent years, but these advancements are threatened by the increases to graduate health insurance fees,” said Dylan Ruediger, president of the Association of Historians at Georgia State and other members of the history program in an appeal to the administration to reconsider cost increases.

Georgia State said healthcare cost increases are a result of requirements of the Affordable Care Act, rising cost of healthcare and University System of Georgia requirements that include a maximum annual limit of no less than $100,000.

The timeliness of the notifications of cost increases is a major woe for students.

“Unlike other major changes in University Policy (such as the Holiday Schedule and Class Schedule), this notice was emailed out to students less than two months before the Fall semester is scheduled to start,” Nathaniel Boyd, president of the Biology Graduate Student Association, said. “This has likely been an extraordinary hardship for non-traditional students who have had to scramble to find private insurance in less than two months to avoid paying the large increase in premiums for the Fall and Spring semesters.”

Georgia State apologized for the short notice of the healthcare

changes for students.

“We thought it would be quicker, but the unsettling issues with the American Healthcare Act, along with the requirements of procurement regulations, lengthen the process of selection of a vendor for student health insurance,” said Elizabeth Jones, associate vice president of finance and administration.

Students have the option to use their own private insurance provider if their personal coverage is comparable to that provided by the university.

Requirements of outside insurance include a maximum benefit of $100K and a behavioral benefit. It is the burden of the students to complete an online waiver to petition for use of their own insurance policy. If their request is denied then they are notified via email and the cost of the university provided insurance is added to their student account.

With the exception of Georgia Tech, University of Georgia and University of Science Health, all USG schools provide the same healthcare for graduate students.

Due to a separate bidding process, USG employees are provided a different health benefit from a different healthcare provider.

Georgia State attempted to extend their contract with Pearce and Pearce, but the Georgia Department of Administrative Services (DOAS) denied that request.

DOAS procures all goods and services for all state agencies, including Georgia State. They chose not to extend the Pearce and Pearce contract, accepting a bid from UnitedHealthcare instead.

“We changed companies because of the submitted responses to the University System of Georgia,” Said DOAS in an online statement. “UnitedHealthcare provided the best services for the best price when compared with the other vendors submitting proposals.”

Cost increases include additional benefits for students.

“Many of the changes graduate students in previous years had actually requested,” Jones said.

“The cost did go up, but this may have occurred with the Pearce & Pearce plan as well.”

Jones said that cost increases include new wellness visits and

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pre-existing conditions coverage, along with minimal vision and dental benefits. Injury to natural teeth and vision care as it relates to disease is included. Regular dental cleanings and eye exams are not included.

“Competition for quality graduate students seems to mandate an offering of some type health insurance for the students to purchase,” Jones said.

Mandatory coverage of graduate students began six years ago in an attempt to provide a more competitive recruitment package.

Some graduate programs are troubled by the dramatic cost increase of the new coverage. Graduate students struggling to cover rising tuition may not be able to manage healthcare mandatory healthcare costs.

“We are concerned that this dramatic increase in out-of-pocket expenses will negatively impact recruitment and retention of students in our department and lead more students to seek outside employment while pursuing their degrees, which will increase the length of time it takes to complete their degrees and increase the number of students that are forced to withdraw from the program,” Ruediger said.

Boyd expressed concerns about older members of the biology program potentially enduring the most hardship since older students experience the most dramatic increase in insurance rates.

He said the age diversity of the biology program is one of its most important strengths.

“In fact, in my lab of six, I am the only student under the age of 27,” Boyd said. “We, as graduate students of the Biology Department, embrace this diversity and feel that it makes our department stronger; the faculty mirrors this sentiment.”

Jones said Georgia State believes the change in healthcare coverage is an asset to graduate programs and students; the benefits of the cost increase will help recruitment and retention numbers.

“We hope that by providing a healthcare insurance option for graduate students, our recruitment and retention numbers in graduate programs will continue to grow.”

Changes in Georgia State graduate health insurance coverage Inpatient and Outpatient psychotherapy and alcoholism/drug abuse maximum 30 day visit limit has been eliminated; Ambulance service; Durable medical equipment maximum has been eliminated; Preventative care, well-child care and wellness benefit combined under preventative care, all paid at 100% with no deductible or co-pay.

Pharmacy/Prescription drug benefit -- 100% after $15 copayment for generic prescription medication per 30-day supply; $30 copayment for preferred brand name prescription medication per 30-day supply; $50 copayment for non-preferred brand name. In-Network Coverage Only.

Per PPACA, no annual limits except if plan maximum annual limits exceed $100,000.

Unlimited medical repatriation and medical evacuation benefits in support of international and domestic travel, except if plan maximum annual limits exceed $100,000.

After hour nurse call service and after hour mental health hotline/call service at no additional cost for insured students and family members

“The Greatest Living Alto” Florence Kopleff

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Jasmina Alston Staff Writer

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nce hailed by Time Magazine as the “greatest living alto,” Emerita Florence Kopleff, 88, died July 24 due to diabetes complications in Atlanta.

She was a music professor at Georgia State’s School of Music and became the first Artist in Residence, according to the College of Arts and Sciences.

Born on May 2, 1924 in New York City, she sang for the glee club of her high school and also studied for a job as a secretary, despite dreams of wanting to be an Opera singer.

Robert Shaw made a big impact on Kopleff ’s life after meeting her in the year 1941. She was a member of his collegiate chorale and toured with the Robert Shaw chorale, according to the College of Arts and Sciences.

“Florence not only gave amazing performances as a contralto,” said School of Music director W. Dwight Coleman, “but she also demonstrated and expected the highest level of professionalism of her students and colleagues. She was my mentor and a dear friend.”

After a solo career, Kopleff moved to Atlanta to pursue

teaching music at Georgia State and to become the school’s first Artist in Residence.

“My first concert at GSU in the fall semester of 1973 featured Pergolesi’s ‘Stabat Mater;’ fortunately I took a draft of the program to her office before the concert,” remembered Dr. John Haberlen, former director of the School of Music. “On the cover I had naively printed ‘Florence Kopleff, Alto’...she stared at me and said sternly, change that to ‘Contalto and don’t you ever forget it!”

Haberlen recalled Kopleff ’s spirit and generosity and what an impact it made on the music program at Georgia State.

“Over our 39 years of special friendship she made generous gifts to music and academic organizations, but unknown to most she made many anonymous gifts to needy music students. A large circle of friends and the GSU music faculty were a part of ‘her family’ and today we celebrate her life and legacy,” Haberlen said.

In 1982, she was awarded the Alumni Distinguished Professor Award, for teaching a total of 30 years at Georgia State’s School of Music.

For her 80th birthday, Georgia State named its School of Music Recital Hall in Kopleff ’s honor.

A memorial service will be held in the Florence Kopleff Recital Hall on Sept. 16, 2012 at 3 p.m.

OPINIONS

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Then & Now

MILES KEENLYSIDE Opinions Editor

In order to celebrate Georgia State’s 50th anniversary of de-segregation, The Signal’s editorial staff have reprinted a column originally included in our publication in 1956 that was in opposition to de-segregation. As you read the column, we encourage you to reflect on how much Georgia State and the state of Georgia as whole have changed over these short 50 years.

Since those dark times of segregation, Georgia State has grown and changed as an institution into one of the most racially diverse and multicultural universities in the southeastern United States.

Much to the chagrin of the author of the aforementioned column, we at The Signal now universally reject segregation as an intolerable and racist institution that is definitely “separate” but far from “equal”. We do not encourage “deep and intense” resistance to the rulings of the Supreme Court, and we do not support Georgia seceding from the Union.

Here at The Signal, we are proud to represent all of the students at Georgia State. As a newspaper, we are lucky to have the opportunity to provide a service for the progressive urban center of learning that Georgia State has become.

By simply co-existing as a diverse student body, every day we disprove the bigots of the past. These bigots and proponents of segregation hid behind the pseudoscience of racial sociology and phrenology in order to justify their racism. Now modern science has disproved these ignorant fairy tale musings and revealed the people who claimed them as what they really are: ignorant bigots.

Now we are educated enough to know that there is no link between the shape of your head and your predisposition to criminality any more than there is a link between your race and anything else.

The angry, racially-resistant and rabble-rousing column from 1956 that has been re-printed in this edition captures an image of Georgia in transition. It is an important part of our history that we should not soon forget. Civil rights were not won easily here in Georgia, and we must remember how intensely so many fought for and against it. It is just as important to remember the villains of the Civil Rights movement as it is to remember the heroes. “If you know both yourself and your enemy, you can win a hundred battles without jeopardy.” – Sun Tzu

PATRICK DUFFY | THE SIGNAL

(Editor’s note: This is a reprint of a 1956 editorial published by The Signal in response to the proposed de-segregation of Georgia State College. The opinions expressed in this column do not under any circumstances reflect the opinions of the current editorial staff.)

Saturday, four negroes sought admission to Georgia State College though federal court action.

The fight over segregation has thus come to Georgia State.

Georgia State Signal has not explained its stand on the segregation problem in an undersigned editorial previouslf (sic). We could see no need for doing such.

But now, with the battle at our front door, we feel the necessity of making our statement.

We have carefully considered the stand we are about to take. We have listened to statements expressed by student body and administration alike.

With this in mind, The Signal gives unqualified support to segregation in the long battle ahead.

Let us say now: we believe in segregation. We feel it is the only answer to the racial problem. We feel it is the only answer to the racial problem. We can see nothing in integration but racial strife.

We realize no reason for mixing the races in schools and colleges now or in the years ahead.

We must resist all attempts by federal courts to force integration upon us.

We must maintain deep and intense opposition to the United States Supreme court rulings (sic). But this opposition can not be carried on by the shrill cries of demagogic politicians.

In the impending battle we must raise ourselves above the realm of demagogues. We must unite as a band of solid Georgians, abandon our old devices and clichés, and prepare to fight until doomsday with legal weapons to maintain segregation in out state schools.

United States Supreme court (sic) opened this week on another year of handing down segregation decisions. A court which has laid down its program for ending segregation in public schools.

In the same week four negroes sought admission to Georgia State through a suit filed in United States district court here.

What can the State of Georgia do? (sic) The Negroes have made their move.

Now it is our move.

We must realize that we have a legal fight ahead. We are fighting a fourteenth amendment to the United States Constitution, the passage of which was forced on Georgia by military edict during Reconstruction.

In our efforts therefore, we must leave the word “race” to the demagogues. We can no longer exclude negroes because of race. Such provisions in our State Constitution are dead letters … [missing text] … drances (sic).

We must henceforth resort to other aims in order to exclude negroes.

One aim, if faced with a federal district court order to integrate, would be

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An introspective look at Georgia State’s divided past to enact the provate school amendment, passed by the State in 1954. Under this plan, Georgia State would become a private institution, theoretically outside of federal court jurisdiction.

Various other aims, such as pupil assignments, written and oral entrance exams and other laws to continue segregation should be studied by the Georgia General Assembly.

Is all of this to advocate that Georgia attempt, by lawful means, to get around the law?

That is exactly what The Signal advocates.

For let us say this once more, in unmistakable language: In May of 1954, that inept fraternity of politicians and professors known as the United States Supreme court, chose to throw away the established law.

These nine men repudiated the Constitution, spit upon the tenth amendment, and rewrote the fundamental law of this land to suit their own quazy (sic) concepts of sociology. If it be said that Georgia is flouting the law, let it be said to the high court: you taught us how.

From the moment that abominable decision was handed down, two broad courses were available to Georgia. One was to defy the court openly notoriously; the other was to accept the court’s decision and to combat it by legal means.

To defy the court openly would be to enter upon anarchy; the logical end would be a second attempt at secession from the Union. And though the idea is not without merit, we should try all legal means first.

To acknowledge the court’s authority does not mean that Georgia is helpless. Rather, it is to enter upon a long course of lawful resistance; it is to take lawful advantage of every moment of the law’s delays.

Litigate? Let us pledge ourselves to litigate this thing forever. If one remedial law is ruled invalid, then let us try another; and if the second is ruled invalid, then let us enact a third.

But while we resist, let us continue the doctrine of “separate but equal” facilities. Let us do everything” (sic) we can. Not because of the Supreme court, but in spore of the Supreme court, to raise the cultural and educational levels of all our people.

We should continue to do our utmost to assure adequate education for every student, white and colored alike.

The negroes’ petition to the federal district court last Saturday ended nothing. The opinion of the Supreme court (sic) changed nothing.

And if it be said that the court’s opinion was conciliatory, we would reply that Georgia is in no mind to conciliate today than it was in 1954. And Georgia State is no more willing to accept negroes today than it was last Saturday.

When the court proposes that it’s social revolution be imposed upon Georgia and Georgia State College “as soon as practicable,” The Signal would respond that “as soon as practicable” means never at all.

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TUESDAY, AUGUST 21, 2012

Observe the rules of the bus

Editorial Red & Black badge of courage

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f the recent debacle at the Red & Black, UGA’s student newspaper, taught us anything, it is that student media really does play an important role in this country.

When the paper’s top editors walked out after its board of directors tried to enforce prior review, the news exploded over social media and was picked up by nearly every major news outlet, from 11 Alive and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution to The Washington Post and The New York Times.

Within 48 hours of the walkout, nearly all of policy changes issued by the board of directors were reverted back to normal. The drama unfolded via Twitterverse, which was as nail biting as any Hollywood thriller.

The students emerged victorious, though there’s still work to be done.

This incident comes on the heels of other student media-related fiascos: The termi-

nation of The Collegian of Georgia Perimeter College’s adviser, which occurred after the college suffered a $16 million shortfall in June, and last year’s firing of The East Carolinian’s adviser after the editors ran a front page photo of a streaker in all his glory.

We at The Signal applaud the former/ now-pending staff of R&B for their courage and vigilance in restoring the paper back to its essence.

What many of these college administrations (in R&B’s case, independent publishers) fail to understand is the role of student media. Yes, it is our job to serve and inform our community. No, it’s not our job, or intention, to make anyone look good or bad. But ultimately, it’s our job to practice journalism, to practice all its principles, and most importantly, to learn from our mistakes.

We’re not perfect, but we’re damn well going to try to be.

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f you’ve been at Georgia State for any length of time, you’re still probably confused by the inane amount of web portals that students are expected to navigate in order to reach their personal information. Any time a student wants to view some of their information online, they must slog through GoSOLAR, uLearn, PAWS, Microsoft Outlook and possibly even wade through the mire of broken links and useless informational pages that makes up www. gsu.edu. I have never been impressed by the web presence of Georgia State University, but I naively believed that it was a work in progress that would be streamlined by the time I reached senior year.

Now, here I am as a senior, and I still find web access to my classes to be frustrating and messy.

But it gets worse. As soon as you figure out an easy way to reach your final destination online, your password doesn’t work anymore. Your “grace logins” have expired, and you must do a reset of your password. The trouble is that you may not use a password that resembles any password you have ever used at Georgia State, ever. Look, IT people of Georgia State, I can only remember so many passwords and I am the only person you are keeping out of my PAWS account. I have to remember more passwords for my PAWS account than I do for my bank account. Why all the security? What could an intruder in my PAWS account do besides laugh derisively at my class schedule and student fees?

On top of all that, not all professors use these

web portals universally. Some of your classes may be on uLearn, with some only on PAWS, while the rest of the professors contact their students solely through Microsoft Outlook. My browser is inundated with bookmarks and saved pages because the online student access at Georgia State is so cripplingly fragmented.

I appreciate the effort, I really do. It is important, if not crucial, for a university in the 21st century to have online access options for students.

The only problem is that while the rest of the university is in 2012, our online access is in 2002. The time has come for these services to be amalgamated.

But in the interest of fairness, Georgia State isn’t the only university to have web services divided between web portals. Emory University has their web portals split up in a way similar to Georgia State. Opus is their version of PAWS; it handles student registration and grades, First Class is their version of uLearn; it offers access to course information. To top it all off, there is the semi-superfluous Blackboard system.

So Georgia State isn’t the only university with a messy system of web access, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be changed. I also realize that as a part of the University System of Georgia, a change to the web portals at Georgia State could probably only happen as a part of a complete overhaul of web portal access in universities all across Georgia.

Sooner or later, web access at Georgia State needs to be updated in a way that make it simpler and more user-friendly. The clock is ticking, and it becomes more outdated by the minute. Think about it Georgia State—making it easier to register and navigate web information means more students registering and paying for classes. That’s good for the students, and for the university.

Many of us park at Turner Field every day. But did you know that there are no official rules for what you can and can’t do? For example: anyone can just walk up and start driving the bus, just be confident about it. Would you like to dance with someone on the bus? Nothing’s stopping you (again just be confident about it). This is why it is time someone laid down some ground rules and established order to this routine.

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If you can’t keep up a conversation for the entire bus ride, don’t talk to that person.

Better yet, just pretend like you don’t even see that person until the bus ride is over and you can be all like “Oh my god, I had no idea you were right there. We should totally have small talk some other time and more importantly some other place.” Nailed it.

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Always pretend like you don’t hear the conversation going on right next to you I’ll never forget one time this girl behind me got an upsetting phone call where she was informed that her house was robbed, and all her sentimental items were stolen. She was devastated and everyone on the bus could hear it, yet the guy sitting next to her didn’t attempt to comfort her, or give her condolences. Instead he just sat in silence and stared out the window, pretending like there wasn’t a girl crying loudly inches away from him. That guy was a pro level shuttle rider. Excellent job, sir. I dedicate this column to you and heroes like you.

3:

If you are texting, tweeting or updating your facebook on the bus, people will try to read what you’re typing.

I know this because I am that guy. What if you’re tweeting about some witty observation I’m missing out on? What if you’re texting your friend about a sinister plot to leave a box of wasps on the bus? Everyone riding the shuttle should do their part and read what other people are typing on their phones. No exceptions.

So if you can’t talk or text, what are you supposed to do?

1. Play Chicken

This game is simple to play: instead of trying to look away from the person sitting directly across from you, stare them down directly in the face. Look straight into their eyes and see how long it takes for them to look in your direction.

If you make eye contact you’ve lost the game and must beat your time on the next shuttle.

2. Deserted Island

Following these rules will ensure that you live out a full and healthy lifestyle.

You’re welcome.

Imagine that the bus you are on is whisked away to a deserted island. Who on the bus will lead the group? Who are you going to try to shack up with? Who will betray the group for their own personal gain? Who will try to eat you?

Who will be the first to cry? This game is perfect because every bus ride is a new group of castaways.

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reparations are completed for the last-minute Arabic language floor, dubbed Beit al-Arabiya— or Arabic House—opening this semester in Georgia State’s residence hall, the Commons. Residents of the Arabic language floor will be Georgia State students who wish to enhance their learning experience by immersing themselves in Arab art, language and culture.

Michael Herb and Alta Schwartz, the Director of the Middle East Institute and director of outreach, took a grant opportunity and proposed the idea of creating an Arabic language floor through the Residence Life office.

“We met frequently throughout the Spring semester with the leadership staff of the Middle East Institute to design the program, solicit student involvement, and make preparations for the Fulbright Scholar who will be living in the living learning community with the students,” said Zduy Chu, the coordinator of Living Learning Communities and Academic Initiatives.

Living-learning communities allow residents to live beside individuals with like-minded interests, lifestyles or studies. A language floor for Arabic students took the Residence Life department to another level.

“We thought this particular living learning community would be a great way to advance academic initiatives, partner with other campus departments, and enhance our living learning LEAH JORDAN | THE SIGNAL community program,” said MyThis is the first year for the Arabic hall in the Commons building. Students communicate primarily in Arabic to encourage fluency. and lon Kirksy, the associate director enjoy various aspects of their culture. of University Housing for Residence Life.

Chu had an extensive list of “We want to make Arabic a 3D ready has a graduate degree in Busireasons for why students should al-Arabiya is currently one of the only Arabic residence floors in the experience,” Schwartz said. ness English from the University of start to live on campus.

Part of Jarraya’s task as Faculty Tunis and is a native Arabic speaker.

Chu cites benefits to living on United States with both faculty and Although meetings and accampus: living in downtown At- student residents for a four-year in- Resident is to assist students in cullanta and talking advantage of the stitution, not including regular lan- tivating their language skills. But tivities will be exclusive to Beit alwith a language that has so many Arabiya residents, the Middle East urban landscape; close proximity to guage immersion programs.

“It can be so difficult to study dialects, this can get difficult.

Institute hosts events for all interclasses, student services, great eaterIn order to become more fluent ested students through the Arabic ies and stores; living in secure and abroad,” Schwartz said, “so students inclusive communities; having the really jumped on the opportunity to in the language, Kirksy also noted Cultural Association. Arabic cofthat Beit al-Arabiya’s residents are fee hours—casual get-togethers for opportunity to socialize and devel- live here.”

Apart from being a rare sort encouraged to speak Arabic while students to practice Arabic, listen op lifelong friendships with other to lectures and taste Arab sweets— students and the ability to live in of residence hall, the students will on the floor.

“My kind of Arabic is hard, I take place throughout the school an environment and interact with also have the opportunity to live by professional and student staff that and learn under Emna Jarraya, the think,” Jarraya said. “I want to mix year. Speakers on current Middle support students’ academic and faculty resident for the hall and the words and use a variety of dialects Eastern events and affairs also freFulbright Language Teaching As- so that they [the students] can un- quent Georgia State to educate stupersonal success. dents.

“Students who live in the resi- sistant for the Georgia State Arabic derstand and communicate.”

As a perk to accepting the poEven though Beit al-Arabiya dence halls tend to have a higher classes.

In charge of organizing activi- sitions, Jarraya can take up to two houses only five students this seGPA than those that do not,” Chu said. “And [they] have higher grad- ties for student residents, Jarraya Georgia State courses per semester mester, a growing interest in the plans for the student residents to in any subject she chooses. language and culture is sure to raise uation rates.” watch Arabic films, listen to Arab “I think I’ d like to do Spanish.

I the number of residents for the According to Schwartz, Beit music and taste Arab food. like languages,” said Jarraya, who al- 2013-2014 academic year.

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Sleepless college nights...for a different reason Student parents share their transitions from parties to pampers.

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othing cuts through the soul of an young adult like hearing or saying the words, “I’m pregnant.” Overnight your priorities shift from studying to buying a heaping load of Pampers.

Senior Ecclesia Holmes remembers being on her lunch break working at Payless when she realized she might be pregnant.

“I had a burger, and it didn’t stay down. I felt so sick!” Holmes said.

“After I threw up I was like, ‘Okay.

Was it food poisoning, or the other thing?’”

Holmes worked up the courage to tell her boyfriend the news, but the real challenge was telling her mother.

“I didn’t tell her,” Holmes said. “I took a picture of the test and sent it to her, to see what she was going to say.”

Senior Travis Louis found out his ex-girlfriend was pregnant on Valentine’s Day. “She was rubbing her stomach,” Louis said. “And I’m like, ‘Are you trying to tell me your pregnant?’

Then she didn’t really saying anything. Then I’m like, ‘Oh snap!’”

Louis was in shock, but his big family was very supportive.

“Everybody helped,” Louis said.

“I already knew that it wasn’t going

to be as hard as I thought it would be when I got the ‘okay’ from everyone.

In contrast, Holmes’ mother was not thrilled and even suggested not to keep the baby. Having a baby took a toll on their relationship, but Holmes’ mother still remained supportive.

On Nov. 27, 2009, Holmes’ son Dillan Ingol was born.

“He is the best thing that ever happened to me and changed my whole outlook on life,” Holmes said as she recalls that day.

Soon reality set in. After taking one semester off because of a difficult pregnancy, Holmes returned to school and went to class during the day while working at Wal-Mart at night.

“It’s a strain,” Holmes said.

“There were sleepless nights and at the same time having emotional issues with his dad.”

Eventually Holmes and her boyfriend broke up and Holmes fought through her hectic schedule to support Dillan.

Louis’ daughter, Alana Louis, was born on Aug. 7, 2008.

“I was happy. I finally got to see her for the first time after nine months,” Louis said.

Louis was 20 years old at the time and a sophomore at Albany State University. He took a year off from school to work two jobs as a server and valet at home in Atlanta.

Louis’ ex-girlfriend decided to drop

out of school and stay in Albany.

Eventually, Louis enrolled in classes at Georgia State and left his valet job, but was promoted from server to bartender at Villa Christina.

“It’s very difficult,” Louis said.

“Sometimes I have to cut classes or miss certain work days. I’m either not getting paid or making a bad grade, but you got to do what you got to do.”

Although Louis is an economics major, his passion is producing music. In the future he wishes to create scholarships for single fathers.

Holmes’ experiences motivated her to start a program for young single mothers called My Soul 2 Keep.

“It encourages young moms like me and tells people more about the resources that are out there,” Holmes said. Holmes says her program informs mothers about rental assistance, day care, and other resources.

Aside from starting her own program and raising her own child, Holmes is a member of the Delta Theta Sigma Sorority. She is majoring in Sociology and double minoring in English and Psychology. She believes God is her main source of strength and that everything happens for a reason.

“It’s not the end of the world,” Holmes said. “People try to make it seem like your life has stopped, but it stops only if you let it stop. Never give up!”

LEAH JORDAN | THE SIGNAL Cle Holmes holds son Dillan Ingol. Holmes started My Soul 2 Keep, a program that provides information for a variety of resources for single mothers.

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t’s a widely known fact that fast food chain Chick-Fil-A was founded on Christian values. It’s closed on Sundays, and its founder is a devout Baptist. So, when President Dan Cathy revealed his opinion on gay marriage, no one should have been surprised. However, his opinion or first amendment right is no longer the issue. The issue is that Chick-Fil-A’s charity organization, WinShape, has given millions in support of anti-gay organizations over the past ten years. That means, when you buy a Chick-Fil-A sandwich, some of your money could be going to organizations such as the Family Research Council, which has been deemed to be a gay “hate group” by the Southern Poverty Law Center. Despite the fact that Cathy denied being anti-anyone, problems have arisen for the inventors of the chicken sandwich.

“If a corporation uses its general treasury funds to finance political advocacy, does that mean any politician that takes action against that corporation in response to that advocacy is

violating the First Amendment? It’s a question that comes down to whether you believe corporations have rights akin to human beings,” said Lee Fang of The Nation.

Businesses having a hand in political debate seems like a bad idea.

If this becomes a trend, it’ll be an exhausting process for consumers to buy anything. Perhaps it would be a good idea for businesses to be just that, a business, and keep out of the political arena.

In response to the hype, the Chick-Fil-A website states that “Going forward, our intent is to leave the policy debate over same-sex marriage to the government and political arena.”

Brilliant idea.

What should Georgia State do about its Chick-Fil-A in the University Center? Many colleges across the nation are debating this. Students of Georgia State took the time to share their thoughts on the topic.

Andrea Roman, a senior Film major at Georgia State, states that “ChickFil-A’s support of anti-gay organizations makes me not want to support them. I wouldn’t eat at Chick-Fil-A again.”

Ginny Barnes, a senior English student states that, “Having some kind of vote would be a good idea, considering that some of our students, faculty and staff are gay and might be offended by GSU’s Chick-Fil-A. If people really care about human and civil rights, however, they should start researching the policies of all the companies with which they do business.”

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PUMPING IRON

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Brown frequents the Student Recreation Center seven days a week, two to three hours a day.

ALEXIS SMITH Staff Reporter

Dressed in blue basketball shorts and a gray t-shirt, Christopher Brown begins to bench press a 135-pound weight, almost effortlessly. Typically, Brown says he can bench press more than 315 pounds.

Brown has used every piece of machinery that the Georgia State recreational center has—and he’s there seven days a week, two to three hours per session. The accounting major manages to work out in between classes, as well as on his job at the equipment checkout and return desk in the Recreational Center.

And Brown isn’t alone when it comes to working out.

Melissa Buchheit, associate director of programs with recreational services, estimated 30 to 35 percent of students utilize the recreational center on a regular basis.

“That’s probably better statistically than the American population are working out,” Buchheit said.

But the odds seem to be stacked against college students, particularly students entering college for the first time.

According to a study published by the American Journal of Health Behavior, researchers found that because so many of these firstyear college students are making independent decisions for the first time, “new environmental factors may emerge…[and may] have a greater influence on their behavior.”

In light of this research, Buchheit does note that because the Recreational Center has treated

only a fraction of the population at Georgia State, she can’t exactly say how healthy students really are.

However, Brown may have had a one up on his peers in high school – he worked out three days a week before he went off to college, which included weight lifting and cardio, but mostly basketball.

Even his current diet, which consists of grilled chicken, no fast foods, and vegetables, didn’t get its start until recently.

“I’ve always tried to eat healthy, but I’m just now getting more strict with it,” Christopher said.

While certain activities may not immediately affect the health of a typical college student in the beginning – drinking alcohol, eating greasy foods, and staying up all night – it can lead to problems later in life, explained Terrence Nichols, a former graduate assistant at the recreational center.

“Your health is going to get worse if you keep doing the same things you’ve been doing,” Nichols said.

Heart attacks and strokes are among some of the common health risks that may plague a student who continues this lifestyle long after college, Nichols explained.

Although Brown admits that he wasn’t always concerned about eating unhealthy foods, things are quite different these days.

Brown’s current workout schedule is one to be reckoned with: Monday is aimed towards toning his chest; Tuesday he’ll work on his legs; Wednesday is for his back and biceps; and Thursday he focuses on his legs again.

“I really want to keep my legs strong, since I still play basketball,”

he explained.

That’s not all, of course. He also runs a few laps around the track.

“Sometimes I run outside to change the scenery… to make it less boring,” Brown said.

While Brown takes advantage of everything the recreational center has to offer, Jennifer Lehigh, a part-time personal trainer at the recreational center, said many students come to the Recreational Center hoping for a quick fix.

“They want to come in and walk out looking great in a bikini…it’s a lifestyle choice and behavior modification is a big thing,” Lehigh said.

But Buchheit said she has noticed more students are becoming concerned about their health.

“It’s not necessarily to lose weight,” Buchheit said. “It’s just to keep things in check.”

While students like Brown keep things in check with his daily regime, he does it because he wanted to get more defined for basketball.

“I hate to admit it, but I don’t really like working out, I just feel like I have to work out,” Brown said.

But exercising didn’t always come easy for Brown.

Growing up, he never knew he was fat.

“Every once and while somebody would call me ‘fatboy,’ but it was never anything serious,” Brown said.

Yet it’s the skinny-is-healthy misconception that can be just as harmful.

A high body fat composition can lead to cardiovascular disease and high cholesterol, Lehigh explained.

“You get a thin person who

says, ‘I look good,’ [you] do their body composition, and it’s actually really high,” Lehigh said.

It wasn’t until Brown’s freshman year of college that he upped the fitness ante. Aided by the motivation of a friend, he started working out more often.

While Lehigh wishes that more students like Brown would understand how important it is for them to care more about their health she does believe a lot of it has to do with lack of fitness edu-

cation.

“It’s not that I don’t think people care,” Lehigh said. “I think they don’t understand how dangerous it is to walk around with high blood pressure at [age] 22.”

Whatever the case may be from student to student at Georgia State, Brown understands the importance of fitness, and the hard work seems to be paying off.

“I’ve noticed I’m getting more buff,” Brown said. “I can’t fit medium shirts anymore.”

ANNA NORRIS | THE SIGNAL Christopher Brown adds weights to the bench press. Christopher Brown typically lifts about 315 pounds.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 21, 2012

“99 Motivators for College Success”

by Dr. Perry Binder LAURA APPERSON Staff Reporter

Georgia State’s favorite legal studies professor combined motivational speaker has released his second book, “99 Motivators for College Success.”

His first book, “Unlocking Your Rubber Room,” was referred to by The Signal’s Jasmine Shergill in her 2009 review as “a hilarious book” that “exceeds expectations.”

Binder describes it as a book that shows “ the funny side of law but also about how everyday people can use the law to their advantage.”

This second book is a little different, though.

“The book is intended to make people think hard about what they want out of a college experience and career, in an easy to access format,” Binder said.

Similarly to “Unlocking Your Rubber Room,” the book is divided into three sections: Motivators for Success in Picking a Major or Career Path, Motivators for Success in the Classroom, and Mo-

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tivators for Success in Adjusting to College Life. Written for freshmen and sophomores, Binder provides a sample essay question with a college-level answer in his book after he realized that new college students have a difficult time transitioning from a high school essay exam to a college one.

“At the end of each section, three ‘Takeaways’ highlight the overarching Motivator themes, and then students are challenged to apply these concepts by writing three Personal Motivator Goals,” Binder said.

In the classroom and in

lecture halls, Binder uses 99 Motivators for College Success as one of his main topics.

“My classes emphasize the importance of humor, selfawareness, and preparation as the key ingredients for effective learning,” Binder said.

The dedication to this book is simple and inviting— “This book is dedicated to any person who walks into a college classroom and dares to dream about a better today and tomorrow.” When asked how Binder came up with such a poetic dedication, he jokingly replied, “I swiped that dedication from a late night psycho-exercising infomercial.”

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10tips

for picking a career path as written in the Huffington Post

1. Don’t let anyone crush your dreams. However, the riskier your dream, the better your backup plan must be.

2. There is a huge difference between a childhood dream and a dream job. If you dreamed of being a lawyer since the age of twelve, you better make sure you know exactly what attorneys do on a given twelve hour work day. Did You Know: In a survey of 800 attorneys, only 55 percent reported being satisfied with their career.

3. Make sure your dream job is not an avocation (a hobby). An avocation is a vacation from a vocation, because the pay ranges from little to nothing.

4. No matter what your parttime jobs or summer jobs are, always be thinking about how those experiences will enhance your resume and work skills.

5. The most important thing for deciding on a major or career path is to get out of the classroom and into an internship which exposes you to the day-to-day ups and downs of that profession.

“Learning by doing” will give you a better appreciation of the job than learning through textbooks.

6. Do what you love but don’t let your career choices jeopardize anyone you love.

Including yourself. Translation: Take care of others but don’t forget to take care of yourself, sometimes before

others. Listen to our airline flight attendants: “Put your own oxygen mask on first before assisting others with their masks.”

7. Determine whether you are driven to be your own boss or if you crave the stability of a steady paycheck.

Assess your personality traits and the risks inherent with both paths. (e.g., the risk of putting up your own money as your own boss versus the risk of losing a job in a company you work for) Did You Know: The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics lists occupations with the largest job growth projected through the year 2018, starting with registered nurse.

8. Rather than casually asking career advice from parents or other relatives, set up a time to interview them, with prepared general and specific questions. This approach will make them think more thoughtfully about their responses, and may reveal their personal career challenges and triumphs.

9. Don’t rely on luck or fate in your career. Professional success is about putting yourself in a position to create numerous opportunities.

10. Over the course of your lifetime, there may only be a handful of impactful career opportunities. Assemble an inner circle team of advisors now, so you’ll be able to act quickly to objectively assess the pluses and minuses of future opportunities.

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he United Kingdom has provided the music industry with some of the most talented artists in the past

decade or so including Adele, Duffy and the late Amy Winehouse. Joss Stone is no exception. Her sixth studio album, “The Soul Sessions Volume II,” is a musical testament to the growth and maturity Stone has experienced since her first album, “The Soul Sessions.”

Most of the songs on her newest album cover lesser-known soul artists from the 70s and 80s that many of her younger fans may not be aware of (do the names The Chi-lites, The Dells, or The Honey Cone ring a bell?).

While the album as a whole is solid, there are few stand-out tracks.

The second track, “(For God’s Sake) Give More Power to the People,” has inspirational lyrics and Stone’s powerful vocals are impossible to ignore. Fast forward to track five, “I Don’t Want To Be With Nobody But You,” which will send chills up your spine as she

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f you’re looking for some relaxing tunes to unwind to after a long day of class, Joshua Radin’s Underwater is a good start. With a smooth voice and folk vibe, his acoustic style is attractive to a variety of listeners. Though his lyrics that are a bit simple, they still tell a story that his audience

passionately sings about loving someone indefinitely. “The Love We Had (Stays On My Mind)” is a love song which is unmatched by any commercial love song you might hear on the airwaves today. She toys with sexual innuendos on “Pillow Talk,” and serves up a little poetic justice on “The High Road.” The last track (unless you buy the deluxe edition), “Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye,” is the perfect ending to a soulful roller coaster that you will want to ride again and again. Although the first track, “I Got The…” should not have been the first song on the album, it is certainly not a forgettable track.

In a music industry oversaturated with gimmicks, carbon copies and shallow lyrics, The Soul Sessions Volume II serves like a fresh, hot plate of R&B, rock, and soul in the way it is supposed to be.

can relate to. (Everybody’s too loud, I can’t listen to myself/I need somewhere where I can go, underwater is where I’ll go/underwater) Ohio-native Radin’s fourth studio album release is worth a listen.

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merican singer-songwriter David Archuleta released his new album this past week, despite being abroad in Chile for missionary work.

Archuleta’s album is a compilation of covers of well-known songs such as Beautiful (Christina Aguilera), Everybody Hurts

(R.E.M.), and Somewhere Only We Know (Keane).

Although the selection of songs he chose to cover were popular when first released, Archuleta’s rendition of them did not live up to expectations. By singing cover versions, his voice will inevitably be judged against the original singers’. If his vocal talent is perceived to be on a lower level than his competition, he may not be able to make many waves with this music.

His only original song on the album,

“Broken”, is anticlimactic when compared to his covers of other music.

In the future, however, Archuleta would do well to stick to working on his original music in the chance that his lyrical quality rises above his vocal talent.

FILM REVIEWS The Avengers CHATEAUX-CAPRI STOVALL Arts & Living Editor Iron Man, Captain America, the Hulk and Thor are all on campus this week in Marvel’s “The Avengers.” This American superhero film premiered in the country May 4, 2012 with much success.

This all-star cast of Robert Downy, Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Tom Hiddleston and Samuel L. Jackson, among others, helped tell this action-packed story of teamwork, betrayal, and triumph. When an unexpected enemy emerges that threatens to enslave the human race, Nick Fury, director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need of a team to pull the world back from the brink of disaster.

With breathtaking action sequences and comedic relief through witty dialogue, Marvel’s The Avengers isn’t just for the comic book fans. If you haven’t seen each character’s individual film beforehand, “The Avengers” will definitely give you a new found interest in superhero films.

The Campaign

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he Campaign” goes way too far, but not so far that you’ll leave the theater offended (well, some people might-just don’t bring your grandma along). “The Campaign” goes just far enough. Each scene is absolutely outrageous. But it’s

balanced out by a reality-television vibe, where the viewer is so appalled by the acts of the characters that they begin to feel sorry for them because the characters simply don’t know any better.

Although every character is incredibly exaggerated, it isn’t hard to believe any of them. Actors play their characters perfectly.

Will Ferrell is Cam Brady, the long-term Congressman of North Carolina’s 14th District who cheats on his wife, has virtually no filter, curses like a sailor, drives drunk and somehow still manages to charm voters.

The movie really sets sail when the Congressman commits a political snafu. Brady dials the wrong number and leaves a steamy voicemail for his mistress on the machine of a local high-strung religious family (the father is played by Jack McBrayer from 3D Rock).

Zach Galifianakis flawlessly portrays the super Christian, soft-spoken, and feminine Marty Huggins, who is prey for two sleazy CEOs who want to run Brady out of office.

Huggins has so many characteristics that are endearing and embarrassing at the same time. He is a tour guide for an incredibly small town that rarely (if ever) gets tourists, he has two pugs that he’s obsessed with, he takes himself far too seriously, he wears sweater vests, and he would do absolutely anything to

earn the respect of his big-wig father.

Galifianakis had some previous practice with a role like this. If you’ve ever seen “Zach Galifianakis: Live at the Purple Onion,” you know what I’m talking about. If you haven’t, Galifianakis plays his own twin brother, Seth, in a character that’s eerily similar to “The Campaign”’s Marty Huggins.

Both candidates in The Campaign are incredibly naïve and clueless, but in different ways. Huggins’ overbearing and over-the-top campaign manager (played by American Horror Story’s Dylan McDermott) manipulates him into doing ridiculous things to further his campaign, like replacing his pugs with more American canines and redecorating his house with guns, deer heads, and oil paintings of bald eagles.

All of his naivety comes from insecurity, while Brady’s naivety seems to come from his absolute arrogance.

He is convinced he can do the most immoral things— punch a baby, leak a sex tape of himself, steal a cop car—without any consequence. Not only that, but Brady believes he can do those things while gaining the support of voters. “The Campaign” doesn’t just have an incredible cast. The movie also features cameos from Wolf Blitzer and Piers Morgan (who both appear as themselves). Little things, like the seemingly real news coverage, are what make the movie seem painfully real.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 21, 2012

TECH REVIEW

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Good Try, Facebook!

Facebook Camera vs. Instagram

Consumers already have endless options when it comes to iPhone apps, but two photo-uploading apps are competing head-to-head right now.

Facebook recently purchased Instagram, and now they’ve created a photo-sharing app that’s somewhat similar but with different features.

We’re delving into both apps to figure out which one is better for different purposes.

As pointed out by www.gizmodo. com, both apps function on the same premise-they allow users to share photos with the people in their lives...and both use generally the same processselect a photo, add a filter if you want, and upload away!

However similar in function, the two have very different designs.

VS. The interface on Instagram is all about simplicity. There’s a button for your home page that shows you the feeds from the people you follow, a button for exploring photos, a button that takes you to the easy-to-use camera, a news button that shows you the latest changes in your Instagram network, and a profile button that shows you your own account.

It’s nothing too fancy, but nothing confusing either. Plus it’s got that nice

polaroid feel (hence the name)-all the pictures are completely square. Actually, the Facebook app has the same square-style photos, but Instagram has more of the vintage feel since it’s design seems to be geared towards looking more analog than digital.

The Facebook app, unlike Instagram, which has been around for a while, is only on its first version of something that gizmodo estimates will go through a big transformation in the

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near future. The Facebook app certainly has some things that Instagram does not. First, the feature of Facebook “tags.” You can tag your Facebook friends in the photos you upload. Secondly, you can upload multiple photos at a time! This third feature may seem like a small thing but it can definitely be frustrating when you want to look at a photo closer on Instagram and there’s no way to zoom in. The Facebook Camera app has allows you to

zoom in on photos.

Both apps have the square photo aesthetic, both allow users to place filters on their photos, and both allow users to upload photos and share them with friends. But Instagram has a significantly larger amount of filters to offer than the Facebook app does.

The Facebook Camera app gives the user much more control over who sees the photos. You can filter out those who you don’t think would be interested, whereas on Instagram, all your followers see every photo you post.

The downside of the Facebook Camera, though, is that you can’t filter whose photos you see. The app just shows the photos of every single Facebook friend you have (Which, for many of us, means seeing photos from people we haven’t spoken to since middle school). That can be overwhelming.

Weighing all the different aspects, I think the Facebook Camera app has

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Georgia State Idol

Can you sing? Are you looking for a way to showcase your talent on campus? If so, auditions for the Georgia State Idol competition is around the corner. Auditions will be held at the Rialto Center for the Arts on Aug. 25 from 11-2 p.m. and then later on that evening from 5-7 p.m. If you just want to sit back and watch the talent, the live showcase will be August 28th.

Doors for the event will open at 6 p.m. but it will not officially start until 7 p.m. This performance is free to Georgia State students and guests!

Downtown Mary J. Blige, D’Angelo, Melanie Fiona

A soulful R&B evening is taking place Aug. 28 at Chastain Park Amphitheatre in Atlanta, Ga. The return of D’Angelo continues with his joint tour with Mary J. Blige this summer. This event begins at 7 p.m. along with Melanie Fiona.

Tickets for the show – priced at $55.75$125.75 – are on sale through all Ticketmaster outlets, www.ticketmaster.com and 1-800-745-3000. This is a regular table set-up show, so coolers and carryins are welcome.

Tuesdays Funny Café

Looking for a couple of good laughs? Join the ATL House of Comedy at Kat’s Café located on Piedmont Avenue. For more information visit the website at www.KatsCafeAtlanta. com.

August 23

Green Market at Peachtree Center 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

Enjoy live music and vendors including LefTeas, Organic Mountains Honey, King of Pops, H&F Bread, Abundant Harvest Gardens produce, and Antico Mercato Artisan Cheeses.

Free Movie 8 p.m.

The free weekly movie showings in Atlantic Station are wrapping up: Bring your friends and a picnic basket to the final movie event of the summer, Hugo.

August 24

Rep. John Lewis Mural Dedication 10-11:30 a.m.

Atlanta City Council member Kwanza Hall invites you to join at 171 Auburn Avenue on the side of the Renaissance Walk Building at Jesse Hill Jr. Drive NE.

The Stumbling Distortion Bash 8 p.m.

The Largest Underground Hip Hop Party of the Summer will be at The Masquerade.

August 25

My Reptile Guys 12 p.m.

Everyone has an opportunity to touch or hold many of the animals. Pictures of the animals and the kids after the show are welcome

Civil Pub Tour 2-6 p.m.

Calling all history buffs: trek the four-hour tour discussing the origin of

Atlanta as well as its role in the Civil War. You will travel some of the same routes that were used in 1864.

German 2-7 p.m.

This year marks the 9th Annual German Bier Fest.

Games, food and music will be available. Location will be in Woodruff Park.

Sweet Auburn Curb Markets Cooking Demonstration 4-6 p.m.

Join New Orleans native Hugette of Cooking Station Atlanta as she takes you to the Big Easy and teaches you how to cook traditional meals.

Through the 26th: Summer Shade Festival

Grant Park will host its 10th Annual free Summer Shade Festival. There will be live music, arts & crafts, food and more.

August 30

Georgia State Football

First Georgia State football game of the 2012 season against South Carolina State.

Language & Literacy Distinguished Lecture Series 1 p.m.

“Engaging Autism: Developmental Implications for Interventions” Research on the Challenges of Acquiring Language and Literacy Distinguished Lecture Series presents Dr. Connie Kasari from the University of California at Los Angeles in room 1199 of the Urban Life Building.

A reception will follow the presentation.

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eorgia State may have been one of the schools that founded the Sun Belt Conference, but the Panthers could never obtain a title while playing in it.

Almost 30 years later, as ten individual sports join the Sun Belt a year earlier than planned, they hope to rewrite that chapter in school’s history.

The individual sports to join the conference: men’s and women’s tennis, men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s indoor track and field, and men’s and women’s outdoor track and field.

Practice hasn’t begun for the golf team yet, but they anxiously await the upcoming season.

“We were glad to hear that the Sun Belt

Conference would allow us to play in their championship this year,” men’s golf Head Coach Joe Inman said. “I have not had a chance to talk with all the players as most were not around during the summer, however, I am sure that they will be very happy when we have our first meeting when school starts again.”

Men’s tennis Head Coach Joerg Barthel recognized athletics’ cooperation with the Sun Belt to let his team in.

“This is a fantastic opportunity for us that was made possible by the hard work done by the Georgia State Department of Athletics and the Sun Belt Conference,” Barthel said.

Originally, Georgia State’s transition to the Sun Belt was scheduled to begin in the 2013-14 season, with the exception of the football team, which will join in 2014.

But earlier in the year, the CAA Conference restricted Georgia State from competing in postseason tournaments, so the athletic department requested an early

transfer of its individual sports to the Sun Belt.

The Sun Belt unanimously approved Georgia State’s petition.

Team sports could not transfer because their schedules have already been planned, but individual sports do not play a regularseason conference schedule, so it was possible to accommodate them without any schedule interruption.

Athletic Director Cheryl Levick was content with the Sun Belt’s decision.

“We thank Commissioner (Karl) Benson and the Sun Belt Conference athletics directors for their unanimous support in welcoming Georgia State to the conference and supporting our student-athletes,” Levick said in a statement released by athletics earlier this year. “We are eager to get started in this exciting new chapter of Georgia State Athletics.”

She said teams that will remain in the CAA one more year will not have an opportunity to compete in the postseason

conference championship.

“We are disappointed for our studentathletes who cannot compete in conference championship play, but we will move forward,” Levick said.

Men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s soccer, baseball, softball and will remain in the CAA until next year. Although they will not compete in any CAA championships, they still have a chance to earn an at-large berth to compete in the NCAA tournaments.

With the basketball team, Head Coach Ron Hunter and his players prefer to stay optimistic of the future.

“I would be lying if I didn’t say it will hurt to not play in the CAA Tournament in March, but that doesn’t mean we will play any less hard this year,” Hunter said. “I have talked to our players. They were disappointed that they will not be able to play in a conference tournament at the end of the year, however, they just look at it as another challenge.”

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Coach Curry will step down after 2012 season HUNTER BISHOP ISMAEL SUAREZ Staff Reporter Sports Editor

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Bill Curry helped develop Georgia State’s football program and will look to lead the team to a winning junior season.

ill Curry, the first head football coach in Georgia State’s history, announced his retirement after the end of the 2012 season through a press conference last Tuesday.

“This has been a labor of love, but after this season, it will be the right time to step away from coaching. I am blessed with good health, but I am ready to move on to other things in my life and devote more time to my wife, Carolyn, and our children and grandchildren,” Curry said during the conference.

Coach Curry has been the football team’s coach since 2008, and was the mastermind of the university’s foot-

ball program. Since then, he obtained a 6-5 record on the program’s first season and a 3-8 record on the second year.

Athletic Director Cheryl Levick recognized Curry’s contributions to the school.

“He is a hero to his players; he is an ambassador to his players and a lifelong friend to everyone in this room.” Levick said.

Curry previously coached at Georgia Tech, The University of Alabama and The University of Kentucky, but has developed a special bond with Georgia State.

Curry praised the university, calling it a part of the “mythology of the Curry family” since it was very influential for his family previous to becoming its football coach.

“We were quickly thrust in the bizarre world of the NFL, moving every six months back and forth, rais-

ing our children while she did that, there was only one reason why she was able to earn her Masters and Ph.D. was because of this university.” Curry said, voice breaking.

Although he’ll step down from coaching, he will remain working for the university as a special assistant to the athletic director.

For now, he will focus on the team’s upcoming season.

“My reason for making this announcement right now is so that we can totally focus on what matters, which is Georgia State football being ready for this season,” Curry said. “There will be time for a proper thanks to many entities… and that will be at the end of the season.”

His last season will begin on Aug. 30, when the Panthers open up at home against South Carolina State University.

Men’s basketball team brings more than shoes to Africa TIFFANIE SMITH Associate Sports Editor

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hrough Head Coach Ron Hunter’s link to the Samaritan’s Feet organization, the men’s basketball team recently made a tenday trip to South Africa to help children in need.

The Panthers’ mission consisted of delivering shoes to underprivileged children. Hunter seemed very happy about his choice to take the team to South Africa.

“This was my sixth trip abroad and every summer I have taken a trip to help distribute shoes all over the world,” Hunter said. “Millions of children will wake up every morning without shoes and Samaritan’s Feet is doing work around the world. They felt as though on this trip our best place to go to provide hope would be South Africa.”

Coach Hunter has been working with Samaritan’s Feet since 2008. While working for Georgia State, one of his most memorable actions was to coach a game while barefoot, but he had never taken the team to a trip with him.

“This is the first time I had to take Georgia State on a Samaritan’s Feet trip,” Hunter said.

“I saw the response I received from student athletes while I was at IUPUI and I figured that this was an appropriate time for the trip. I think it worked out for all those involved.”

According to Hunter, the

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Men’s basketball team found some union during the ten days they spent in South Africa.

trip united the team tremendously.

“Everyone was there on the same mission—to help as many children as we could with Samaritan’s Feet,” Hunter said.

“When everyone works toward a common goal, great things can happen. I have no doubt we saw that on our ten day trip.”

The other players felt the same way. According to guards Rashaad Richardson and Devonta White, the experience

brought the team together even though the group is new.

“This is relatively a new team so it’s something that could only help,” White said.

“We found out a lot about each other because this trip made a lot of people step out of their comfort zones. So it was cool to see how closely we came together in such a short period of time.”

To describe the team’s everyday activities in South Af-

rica, Hunter posted a blog on Georgia State Athletics.

One of the activities consisted in the team going to the aquarium and giving autographs to many of the school children there.

One of the activities that player Rashaad Richardson enjoyed the most was to wash the children’s feet before giving them a new pair of shoes.

“I would pray with each kid after I washed their feet and put

new socks and shoes on them,” Richardson said. “The way each kid smiled after we prayed will always remind me that no matter what, if you keep God first everything will work out.”

The team also distributed shoes with Paarl, South Africa to high school-aged children.

Later, they organized a fundraising dinner for Samaritan’s Feet the last night they were there.

After four years with Samaritan’s Feet and taking the

team to South Africa with the organization, it is safe to say that Coach Hunter is very passionate about this subject.

“They are a great organization founded by a great man, Manny Ohonme,” Hunter said.

“The fact that they work with children to bring them hope just touched my heart from the first time I talked with Manny. I have no doubt it is the right thing to do and plan to continue to do for many years to come.”

TUESDAY, AUGUST 21, 2012

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A Victor on and off the court RHETT LEWIS Staff Reporter

Men’s Soccer Schedule (Home-GSU Soccer Complex)

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With 91 games won, Valente enters his senior season to remain a shark on the court with GSU.

choice.

“Once I reached the end of my senior year in high school, I told myself I would not live this sad reality and I took the next step in deciding to come to the U.S. to study and play tennis at a high level,” Valente said.

Former men’s tennis head coach, Chase Hodges, believed Valente made the correct decision and assured him that Georgia State was the right place to cultivate his game and his studies.

Hodges was right; Valente was named to the All-CAA singles team in each of his first three seasons with

the team and has twice been honored as a member of a doubles team.

His junior season, which included a first team All-CAA recognition in singles and a second team recognition in doubles, included a 16-5 singles record while playing the number one position and a 14-7 mark while playing in the team’s number one doubles tandem.

Between dusting his competition, Valente managed to earn several academic accolades.

Valente, who is a computer information system major, was named to the Capitol One Academic AllDistrict team, recognized as a Schol-

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ar Athlete by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association, and named the Scholar-Athlete of the Year by the Colonial Athletic Association in 2011.

Valente will enter his senior season this year at Georgia State as a team leader, a title he feels he must earn on a daily basis.

“If you want people to look at you as a leader, you need to gain their respect not only with words, but with actions,” Valente said.

To remain a leader, he will return to school to continue dominating at tennis and school like he does with waves in his spare time.

Former soccer play dies in fatal shooting

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Wed, Oct 31 George Mason

@ Home

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Former Georgia State soccer player and student Ayokunle Lumpkin was shot and killed in Southeast Atlanta last Sunday morning after an altercation over a hit and run.

After Lumpkin was shot, he was taken to the Grady Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Through a statement released by Georgia State Athletics, men’s soccer head coach Brett Surrency said that everyone in the “Georgia state soccer family is devastated by this tragic loss” and that “he will be greatly missed.”

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ictor Valente, the ace of the men’s tennis team, wanted to spend his summer vacation dodging sharks and searching for waves in his native Brazil.

Unfortunately, Mother Nature may have won this round.

“I am really frustrated because I did not have the opportunity to surf since a lot of sharks were found at the beach,” Valente said.

After a well-deserved vacation, he returned to Georgia State for his senior campaign looking to bolster an already glowing resume both on the court and in the classroom.

Valente, who holds a 4.1 GPA, has won 91 matches in the past three seasons.

Valente first picked up a racket, a gift from his father, on his third birthday and was claiming titles in local tennis tournaments by the age of seven.

For the next decade Valente honed his craft, hitting the books and the courts just as hard as his killer forehand.

“I remember that my state had just one tournament per year,” Valente said. “After winning this tournament both years that I played, I realized that I could have a bright future in this sport.”

But with high school graduation looming, Valente faced a tough decision.

According to Valente, athletes graduating from Brazilian high schools have two choices: give up their dream of playing sports and attend college to focus solely on studies, or give up the academic opportunity and devote their energies towards becoming a professional athlete.

But he didn’t want to make that

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GSU men’s tennis hires experienced Joerg Barthelt RHETT LEWIS Staff Writer

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he Georgia State men’s tennis team will not only start in a new conference this season, but also will have a new coach.

The university hired Joerg Barthel in July to replace former Head Coach Chase Hodges, who resigned the post a month earlier to join Georgia Gwinnett College’s tennis program as head coach.

Barthel was a member of the University of Nebraska men’s tennis coaching staff for the past six seasons, the last two of which he served as the associate head coach.

In 2010, Barthel helped turn the perennially unranked Cornhuskers into a qualified contender in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in its history. They would do it again the next year.

Getting the Panthers to that big stage is Barthel’s priority.

“My first goal when I started was to make the NCAA Tournament,” Barthel said. “I also want to be able to compete for the Sun Belt Championships with our team.”

The native of Friedrichsdorf, Germany also hopes to have found a new home here in the city he considers “a tennis town.”

“As my record states, I am not big into leaving places in a short period of time,” Barthel said. “I want to have the chance to work towards my goals here for years to come and am sure I will be staying in Atlanta for a while.”

Barthel will inherit a program headed in the proper direction and one that features a pair of senior standouts, Victor Valente and Lucas Santana.

Under the guidance of former head coach Hodges, the Panthers posted a 56-17 mark over the past three seasons, a record that could have some new coaches feeling the pressure to perform immediately.

Barthel realizes there are expectations for his team in year one, but he has a pulse on where he envisions the men’s tennis program in the future as well.

“I understand the success Chase [Hodges] has had here but do not see the pressure for me at this point,” Barthel said. “I have a plan for the next three to five years at this time and am confident that we will be doing very well in the new conference within the next years to come.”

Recruiting is the backbone to every good college program and Barthel is excited about the possibilities that Georgia State and Atlanta can provide.

“I will be looking closely into the state of Georgia and the Atlanta region and also focusing strongly on international recruiting,” Barthel said. “Atlanta, as a city, will give me plenty of opportunities to recruit nationally and internationally.”

Replacing a reigning conference Co-Coach of the Year, who led the men’s tennis program out of the cellar and into relevancy the way Chase Hodges did, will be a challenge.

Joerg Barthel, by all accounts, seems more than ready to accept.

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College bound: Rose declines the pros to attend Georgia State

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f coming right out of high school, you had to the chance to become a professional baseball player, would you take it or go to college?

Incoming Georgia State freshman Matt Rose had to make his own difficult decision over this recent summer after being drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays, but he chose to become a Panther instead.

The young pitcher was chosen as a 24th round pick during the MLB draft. Rose was given until July 13 to make a decision to whether become a pro or play for Georgia State.

“Georgia State was a better fit for me,” Rose said. “I felt that I was too young to go pro right away and I decided it would be better for me to go to college.”

During his senior year in high school, he signed a letter of intent with Georgia State. Soon after, to his surprise, the Blue Jays would be interested in drafting him.

“I didn’t think I would get drafted right out of high school,” he said. “That was pretty exciting, but I’m happy to be coming to GSU this fall.”

This is not a decision that the average teenager has to deal with—Rose had a lot of thinking to do.

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Georgia State Athletics Rose joined Georgia State’s baseball team to mature as an athlete and continue his academic studies.

a tough decision, but everyone was supportive,” Rose said. “In the end, I made the right choice.”

According to Georgia State Athletics, Rose was named the Florida Today Baseball Player of the Year and also led his travel baseball team to the Senior League Baseball World Series.

It’s no accident that Rose has so many accolades under his belt. The Melbourne, Fla. native has been playing baseball since

the age of four.

“Baseball was the first sport that I played as a kid and it just came naturally to me,” Rose said.

Georgia State baseball team’s head coach Greg Frady was excited to hear that Rose will be joining the team this fall.

“I know for myself, the coaches, and the players, we’re all very excited to have Matt join the team,” Coach Frady said. “We feel that Matt will be a great addition to the team and we know he’ll good things for Georgia State.”

Off the diamond, Rose likes to watch MLB games, in which two of his favorite players are Robinson Cano and Derek Jeter.

“They come to play every game and they have a great work ethic that I try to use as inspiration in my game,” Rose said.

Although Rose those players as inspiration, he would like to be looked up to as well in the future.

He shared some tips for the younger players to follow.

According to Rose, it’s essential to “work hard off the field.” Rose added, “Some of your best results come from the things you do off the field.”

Concerning his academics, Rose decided to major in Sports Management entering Georgia State, and hopes to coach at a high school level or start a travel team if his baseball career doesn’t work out the way he hopes.

eorgia State athletics has been striving to keep a “growing stature” for a few years, and so far, they haven’t failed to maintain this reputation.

Now, they have a tougher challenge ahead.

This summer, athletics released a plan that Director of Athletics Cheryl Levick defined as “a blueprint for success and growth for GSU athletics that will allow the Panthers to compete at the highest level.”

The Georgia State Athletics Master Facilities Plan, or simply “Master Plan”, consists of the construction of a brand new baseball, softball and soccer complex, new amenities to the Sports Arena, a volleyball arena and a sand volleyball complex.

Can they pull this one off?

In 2011, the project was valued to cost about $80 million and, according to athletics, student fees or tuition will not be raised to pay for this cost. Instead, they plan to fund it through private donations.

The plan is genius, and it would give prestige to the school’s name. If built close enough to campus, these arenas could transform the city and would professionalize Georgia State sports.

But as infallible as it might sound, there are many details that remain nebulous.

So far, the only facility that has been started on is the sand volleyball complex, which is located behind the Sports Arena and will be completed by October.

The rest of the projects will be constructed when “funding becomes available”, according to athletics. But, let’s be honest, who has a few million dollars to spare these days?

For now, it seems that athletics stands firm on just raising money through private donors.

“The Master Plan will be funded through private donations,” Associate AD for Sports Communications Allison George said. “We’re not going to have bake sales and car washes.”

If this policy remains the same, a long time will pass before they purchase the first brick for their next construction, unless they have something up their sleeve that they’re not revealing.

Money isn’t the only complication, though. Georgia State will also have to compete for land, which could possibly be the most difficult task, since it won’t be easy to acquire relatively cheap space around campus.

I understand that it’s a long-term plan and there’s no exact date for its completion.

Also, no one expects such a large goal to be completed overnight, but now that they were creative enough to come up with such a great plan, why don’t they think of creative ways to raise money?

I’m no expert, and my ideas could have flaws, but while we wait and try to find “big” donors, they could try generating investor interest, fundraisers, 3-on-3 basketball tournaments, or even maybe charge a relatively small contribution for people to engrave their name on one of the facilities.

Despite all complications, I still believe that the project has the potential to be remembered as another positive example of the school’s growth. But for now, it seems too good to be true.

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Fall semester rental of lockers in the Student Center, University Center, Urban Life Building and General Classroom Building is now available in 360 Student Center on a first-come, first-served basis.

The rental period will end Dec. 7.

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Fees for first-time rentals are $20 per semester plus $10 for a lock.

After a lock has been purchased, fees are $20 per semester.

For more information, visit www.gsu.edu/studentcenter or call 404/413-1860.

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Welcome Back Comedy Show Starring Mike Epps and Host Gary Owen

Saturday, August 25 Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

Show starts at 7:30 p.m.

Rialto Center for the Arts Tickets on Sale Now at Campus Tickets in the University Center (open Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.)

GSU Student: $5 GSU Guest: $15 (only one GSU guest per GSU student)

Campus Events at Unity Plaza

Tuesday, August 28, 12:15-1 p.m.

To kick off the year, DJ Nica and DJ Peter Parker will perform in a two-DJ plaza.

Campus Events Meet and Greet

Wednesday, August 29, 5:30 p.m.

Student Center, Lanier Suite Come learn about the exciting opportunities to get involved with Campus Events. Light refreshments to be served.

Thursday, August 23, 12:15-1 p.m.

The first Spotlight Plaza of the year will be a performance from Willie Ziavino and COT (a Latin/Caribbean band) featuring dancers from the GSU Salsa Club. There will also be a food truck present vending exotic Caribbean dishes.

Panther Prowl: Cirque du State

Friday, August 24, 8 p.m.-2 a.m.

Student Center Ballroom Ladies and Gentlemen…Panthers of All Ages: Join us for the first Panther Prowl of the year. Be amazed as we present to you our exotic animals petting zoo, contortionist, carnival games, free food, prizes and so much more! Admission is free for GSU students and $3 for their 1 invited guest. We look forward to seeing you at the Greatest Show at State!

Spotlight Meet and Greet

Monday, August 27, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Student Center, Senate Salon Looking for a way to get involved on campus? Come and discover the many opportunities available with Spotlight Programs Board. Free food and drinks will be available, along with applications for committee memberships.

Project Dynamite

Thursday, August 30, 5:30-6:30 p.m.

Orange Lot In conjunction with the first home game of the season, join Spotlight for a tailgate featuring Project Dynamite, a comedic novelty act that juggles unusual objects. We will have the grill going, so donʼt miss out on this exciting pre-game action!

TICKETS ON SALE NOW! Blue at the Zoo Friday, September 7 5:30-10 p.m.

Zoo Atlanta 800 Cherokee Dr., Atlanta

Come join Georgia State University as we paint Zoo Atlanta BLUE! After closing for the day on September 7, Zoo Atlanta will re-open its gates for the GSU community for its inaugural Blue at the Zoo event. Students, faculty, staff and guests will have the zoo to themselves for a private event that will include music, food, face painting, stilt walkers and much more! Donʼt forget to bring your camera so you can catch a lasting memory with GSUʼs own Pounce!

SAVE THE DATE Homecoming 2012 October 15-20

For more information, call Spotlight Programs Board at 404/413-1610.

Cinefest Film Theatre

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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.

Student•University Center Open House The offices and services in the Student Center and University Center will put doorstops in place during Panther Welcome to host an Open House on Tuesday, August 21, 2-4 p.m.

Come enjoy a snack and meet all the wonderful people who are the life of the Student•University Center! Free and open to all GSU students, faculty and staff.

This event is co-sponsored by Campus Events, the Student•University Center and Intercultural Relations. For more information, call 404/413-1857.

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Monday-Friday: 11 a.m., 1:30 p.m., 4 p.m., 6:30 p.m., 9 p.m.

Saturday-Sunday: Noon, 2:30 p.m., 5 p.m.

For details, visit www.gsu.edu/cinefest.

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