Vol 90, No. 8

Walker and Warnock going into runoff and Brain Kemp defeats Stacy Abrams

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THE BLOTTER

CRIME BLOTTER

“This is…awkward.”

On Tuesday a person was caught breaking into cars around Piedmont Avenue. However, one of the victims of those robberies noticed the suspect and shot several shots at them. This was at around

“Go Panthers!?”

On Friday, a non-Georgia State affiliated person was caught trespassing at Center Perc Stadium. This was at around 8:40 in the morning.

“I think you’re in my spot.”

On Monday, cars on two separate occasions were broken into in J deck. The victims of both break-ins were people not affiliated with Georgia State. The first break-in was at around 7:40 in the morning, and the second break-in was at around 8:20 at night

“Are you new here?”

On Thursday a non-Georgia State affiliated person was the victim of simple battery while walking through Woodruff Park. This was at around 3:15 in the afternoon.

NEWS BRIEFS

LOCAL NATIONAL INTERNATIONAL

Early voting for this upcoming runoff election will be cut shorter than expected. Due to scheduling conflicts between the election and an upcoming state holiday, Georgia voters will be unable to cast their votes on the weekend after Thanksgiving. This is due to a law passed in 2016, which restricted voting on the Sunday following a holiday. Because of this law, voting on Thanksgiving weekend will be restricted since the Friday following Thanksgiving (Black Friday) is a federal holiday in the State of Georgia.

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As the Senate and House elections reach a close, it appears that the highly expected shifts in power won’t be too drastic. From where it stands right now, it is likely that the Republican party will gain a majority in the House. The Senate however is a different story. It is likely that the Senate will maintain its 50/50 split between Democrats and Republicans. Democrats will then have the majority of votes in the Senate, having 51 votes (50 senators + The Vice President).

Japan and South Korean leaders have agreed to work towards settling their disputes with each other. On Sunday, the two countries met at a regional gathering in Cambodia and agreed to maintain efforts to resolve their past conflicts. The two countries, along with other allied Asian countries with work together with America in forming a security alliance. This alliance will help combat threats like North Korea’s nuclear program.

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Dwon Odom’s reaction after called for a charge vs. Georgia Tech

A Passing of the Guard for Georgia State University

Myla Williams

becomes new EVP of SGA after Ira Livnat resigns

ADAM DUFFY Editor-in-Chief

Atorch has been passed at Georgia State. On Thursday, Nov. 10th, the Student Government Association held its last meeting of the semester. A semester that saw the passing of numerous pieces of legislation, the seating of many new senators and an increased level of involvement not seen in years.

During this meeting, the Executive Vice President of the Atlanta campus Ira Livnat officially resigned from SGA. In his place, Myla Williams, a senator from the College of Arts and Sciences, was elected into the position after a two-thirds majority vote from the sitting senators.

At the head of this administration, Livnat made it his mission to initiate the new senators and executive members coming into their first year at SGA, while continuing his work for the students.

He accomplished all of these things. Student body president Anthonio Prince and Speaker of the Atlanta Senate Jordan Madden, both of whom were elected last semester and make up the 93rd administration, have expressed that Livnat’s experience in SGA was invaluable in pushing the organization in the right direction.

Livnat is a five-year veteran of SGA, first running for student-body President in his freshman year. Since losing that election, he has worked tirelessly to get into SGA and do unparalleled work for the student body.

Among his laundry list of accomplishments, Livnat has worked with the Parking department to better the parking situation on campus and return thousands of dollars to students. He has worked to make resources like menstrual products and scantrons freely available to students. Just recently, he worked with the Panthercard office to make Panthercards free for two weeks and work to bring the prices of replacements down in the future.

SGA is left in good hands however, Williams has served in the Senate for two years and has served as the Student Services Committee Chair for almost a year. In that time, Williams has held numerous tabling events to promote mental and sexual health, the most out of any seated Senator.

In an interview with The Signal, we asked EVP Williams about her thoughts toward her appointment as EVP.

“After serving as a member of the Senate for the past two years, I’m overjoyed to become the EVP. I am more grateful and thankful than anything that the members of the Senate felt that I was equipped to fulfill the role of EVP. With my position, I plan to establish more structure within the Atlanta campus of SGA. Through serving in the Senate and as the Student Services Committee Chair, a lot of the issues we encountered in SGA this year as well as in the last administration stem from a lack of structure. I plan

to work alongside Speaker Madden to help implement a structure that will allow a lot of things to run smoothly. For the student body, I plan to continue the work I did as the Student Services Committee Chair which consisted of working alongside Parking and Transportation to better the parking situation on campus. I plan to serve on the student advisory council for the College of Arts and Sciences and encourage other members of SGA to serve on the advisory councils for their Colleges. In order to bring a different perspective to those councils. I also plan to continue on the initiatives I was working on before, pertaining to mental health, sexual health on campus, safety on campus as well as access to resources.”

We also asked Livnat about his resignation and how he reflects on his nearly half a decade in SGA.

“I will always be a fierce advocate for others. In that regard, nothing’s changed. I chose this moment as a good stopping point for a few reasons. First, I feel that I’ve left no stone unturned, no road not taken, no opportunity unseized. Second, there is a moment where you realize the last thing you have left to give is space and the last thing you have left to do is let go. I think the timing of those two things is critical to ensuring a successful and healthy future for any venture. Of course, eventually, the sun must set. What a beautiful sunset this is. The leadership in SGA is so strong. EVP Myla Williams is more than ready, willing, and able to lead this campus and this organization. Watching her take center stage so gracefully and firmly is inspiring. Similarly, Speaker Jordan Madden is prepared to support her and continue doing great work. There are very few people who are so committed to their position and constituents that they would pass up what most people would consider to be a promotion. But Speaker Madden has done so twice. His commitment to his constituent and his sense of duty is unwavering. I wouldn’t be surprised if we started seeing a lot more of him in the near future. I want to express my gratitude to SGA, to Student Media, and to the student body. Thank you for trusting me to lead you. Thank you for standing by me through the easy times and the difficult times. Thank you for believing in me when no one else did. Thank you for giving me the space and time to grow and learn. Thank you.”

The Nov. 10th meeting also saw the departure of Senator Matthew Adjen-Tetty, Financial Director Jennifer Ogbodo and Speaker Pro Tempore Sydney Barret, all students who have done nothing but serve the student body since arriving at Georgia State.

There is a new guard in SGA, and they are committed to continuing the work they have been doing for years.

The welfare of the student body requiresrequiring it.

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Friendships Don’t Have to End Based on Differences in Political Affiliation. Stop Ending Friendships Based on Politics!

GABBY MILLER Staff Columnist

Here we are yet again in election season. Some of you may be doing some research on who it is you want to vote for. Many of you are probably rewatching the commercials that have been showing since the late summer.

Election time can be dramatic in your friend groups. A lot of people base their friendships on their political affiliation. Most people befriend those who are like-minded in their affiliation.

If you do not agree with someone about which candidate is best, you may reconsider your friendship. This is also a problem when it comes to dating. Most Americans downright refuse to date someone outside of their political party. However, no one completely agrees with one another about their politics.

Basing friendships based on politics is very closed-minded. You never know who you might meet in the world. What if you met your soulmate and you had everything in common except for your political affiliation? It is silly to think only one way is correct. If you base a relationship on another person’s beliefs, you know he does not believe the same things you do. You are knowingly hoping to press your own political agenda on that person.

Even though it is good to be friends with like-minded people, if you base a friendship on politics too much, that will most likely be the only thing you have in common. Being friends with someone solely on their political beliefs does not mean they would be a good friend to you. Of course, you want to be around people who think like you. However, it is another thing when you drop friends without a second thought if they do not believe the same things as you. It becomes incredibly tiring to be in a relationship or friendship when the only thing you have in common is your political affiliation.

Politics can break friendships quite easily. Nowadays, we see more people fighting over politics instead of religion. Especially during these times, we all want to be right at the end of the day. Oh, you do not think the same way as me? Oh, you do not believe in pro-choice like me? Our friendship is over!

It gets tedious at the end of the day because we base too much stuff on our personal beliefs. We

could even lose life-long friends based on each other’s politics. This is why basing your relationships solely off of political affiliation is wrong. It could show how closed-minded humans can be regarding our belief system.

Why You Should Delete Your Dating Apps

Stop swiping and start making real-life connections.

LUIZA DE ABREU Staff Columnist

During the quarantine era of the pandemic, the use of online dating apps skyrocketed. Desperate for a way to connect with one another in such a lonely time, many people turned to their phones to create these connections. However, how true can a connection really be when it’s cultivated in a space that is based solely on looks?

Dating apps are soul-sucking. When we use these apps, we make dating into more of a game than it has already become. You reduce a complex, multifaceted human being to just a couple of pictures. It’s an egotistical and shallow way to meet people. Basing whether or not someone is deserving of your time and affection on whether or not they are attractive enough is incredibly problematic.

Let’s be honest, no one is going on dating apps to meet their soulmate. It is primarily used as a momentary ego booster. It’s hard to beat that feeling you get when you see someone swiped right on your picture. That instant gratification you get from seeing that you matched with someone is addicting.

Though there are some people who have formed long-term relationships through dating apps, it is incredibly rare and uncommon. Many connections formed on these types of apps are fleeting. The most common narrative is that in which you text someone for a while, go on a mediocre date or two,

then get ghosted.

When you are getting to know someone through a screen, it makes it hard for some to see them as real people. It creates a sort of disconnect from them and a lack of consideration for their emotions. This can lead to several toxic behaviors, such as leading someone on, ghosting and just flat out wasting people’s time. I know several people who have admitted to having no intention of ever meeting anyone in person from a dating app and just using it to flirt and get that instant gratification of knowing people think you’re attractive.

The chronic use of these apps has created a lack of real-life human connection. We are losing the ability to connect with one another in a meaningful way. When we rely on using technology to meet people, we lose out on one of the most special things about being alive- real human connection. People are all around. There are countless new connections waiting for you every day out there in the world. You don’t need an app to help you meet people. All it takes is a little confidence to start a conversation with someone. Delete the apps and go shoot your shot with that cutie in the coffee shop instead. I promise you won’t regret it.

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Midterm Results are in, here’s What the Student Body is Saying About It

Brian Kemp wins in a landside, Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker heading to a runoff.

TONI ODEJIMI Staff Reporter

Results for the 2022 Midterm elections are in, Georgia was one of the key battleground states where the fate of our elections would influence the balance in Washington. Stacey Abrams (D) lost her second consecutive run for Govenor, being beat by incumbent Brian Kemp (R) in a landslide defeat. Kemp won with 53.4% of the vote, Abrams at 45.8%, a 300,000 vote difference.

In our Senate race, Herschel Walker and Raphael Warnock were neck and neck all through Nov. 8th. The final results came out to 49.4% for Warnock and 48.5% for Walker, a difference of 35,000 votes. Since neither candidate achieved the required 51% of the votes to be declared a winner, the Senate race will go to a runoff. This will be contested next month, with Election Day being on Dec. 6th, early voting starting a week earlier, Nov. 28th. This seeming dichotomy in our state’s elections reflect a national trend.

What was predicted to be a “Red Wave” sweeping across the country only panned out to a narrow advantage. Republicans should control the House of Representatives but only by a small margin. Polls taken on national feelings towards the two parties in the months leading up to the election slowly took the edge off of the GOP, spurred on by multiple cultural issue that took place within that time.

For more details on how a runoff election works, and to check your registration status, go to georgia. gov/election-2022.

Governor

Brian Kemp (R)

PHOTO BY: TRENT LEGASPI | THE SIGNAL

F**k the Republicans.

- Abbey

I’m, I’m disappointed that Abrams lost. I think that if we would have gotten more younger people and just Democrats, in general, to vote in the midterms, I think she would have won in a landslide.

-

Caleigh

In my opinion, some pretty terrible people got into office. And I’m pretty disappointed to see Kemp back. Very disappointed to see Stacey Abrams in office, because I think she’s the best, most qualified person to fill that position for governor.”

“I think we [Georgia] need a lot more. I think we need a lot less gerrymandering of our districts, a lot more voting stations, I think we need a lot fewer voting restrictions, especially towards minority groups… I think we need fewer people like Marjorie Taylor Greene, I think we need a better education of what voting does and what it is.

- Reese Orkin

And also a lot of younger people got elected in office. There are some upsides.

- Ginette

November 15, 2022

With a university as large and diverse as Georiga State, numerous opinions on a topic as salient as this were bown to arise. We asked Georiga State students from different political ideologies what they thought of the election, this is what they had to say:

I don’t really look into politics that deeply… It doesn’t really affect me, what happens.

- Gaurab Nag Chowdhuri

...I’m really pissed off at the people who voted libertarian. Because keep in mind, I understand people want change… But you’d be better if you didn’t vote at all than to vote third party.

And I really had a… pretty positive view on his policies, and especially his pandemic response and how he was able to keep small businesses open, unlike governors and Democratic governors…measures that impacted families and small businesses. So really, I’m actually glad that we’re gonna have Kemp for another four years.”

- Mekai Kamara

A lot more people are voting, which is good. Hopefully… that’s the start of a long trend of younger people voting and being more active in their more local politics.

- Yann Jdan-Louis

ARTS & LIVING

The Labyrinth of Midnights

Taylor Swift’s Latest Album Midnights

KAWTHAR ALASAAD Arts & Living Editor

On midnight of Oct. 21, 2022, Midnights was birthed, and so was history. Midnights, written and produced by Taylor Swift and Jack Antonoff, threw Swift into becoming the first artist to completely take over the top 10 spots of the Billboard Hot 100 chart after its release. Midnights is also the first album to have 10 songs in the top 10.

Leading number one on the chart was “Anti-hero,” followed by “Lavender Haze” in second and “Maroon” in third place.

Swift’s Reputation, which sold 1.216 million copies, set a record for a conventional album’s largest U.S. sales week five years ago. This record was surpassed in just four days by Midnights. It is safe to say this is Taylors Swift’s most significant success yet.

After the midnight Midnights release, Taylor Swift discreetly released an additional version of Midnights named Midnights (3 am Edition). Midnights (3 am Edition) includes seven more tracks not included on the original Midnights track list of 13 songs. Swift explained in a Twitter post, “I think of Midnights as a complete concept album, with those 13 songs forming a full picture of the intensities of that mystifying, mad hour. However! There were other songs we wrote on our journey to find that magic 13.”

Taylor Swift’s “13 sleepless nights” are the source of the lyrics for Midnights, which ruminates on themes including anxiety, insecurity, self-criticism, self-awareness, insomnia and self-confidence. The album tackles topics that have touched many people, especially her fans.

Taylor Swift explained that the 13 songs are “a collection of music written in the middle of the night, a journey through terrors and sweet dreams.” A sentence that precisely describes the journey one takes as they spend their midnights listening to Midnights.

The lead single from Midnights, “Anti-Hero” has been described as a collision of synth-pop, neurotic image analysis and dense lyricism. “It’s me / Hi / I’m the problem / It’s me” is a line that is a fan favorite and also went viral on multiple music applications, such as TikTok. Taylor Swift has stated that “Anti-Hero” is her favorite track on Midnights. “This song really is a real guided tour throughout all the things I tend to hate about myself. We all hate things about ourselves,” Taylor explained. “So yeah, I like ‘Anti-Hero’ a lot because I think it’s really honest.”

A surprise feature that shook many fans up was the song “Snow on the Beach,” which featured the famous Lana Del Rey. Although Lana only happened to occur a few times in the track, which disappointed many fans of Lana del Rey, Swift’s fans enjoyed the song regardless.

Midnights takes us on a roller coaster of emotions and holds meaningful lyrical poems to many songs that have significantly impacted the music industry and Swift’s fans. Tracks such as “Labyrinth” and “Dear Reader” obtain so much value within mental health topics, holding safe spaces to be open about such issues. Midnights is an album of comfort and vulnerability, opening the door for many midnights spent with company.

94-year-old Lieutenant Colonel Henry on Discrimination in the Air Force

Lieutenant Colonel Eugene Henry speaks on the challenges of being a black pilot.

“The one that dropped the atomic bomb…... that was my first big airplane [I flew].”

With most of his upbringing in a quasi-segregated town in Illinois, Eugene Henry is no stranger to life’s challenges. He was told in the Air Force, “You know… when they assigned me to your crew, I came close to resigning…I’ve been taught all my life that blacks were inferior, it was hard taking you as my superior.” This was not the beginning nor the ending of the racial and non-racial challenges Henry was to face.

“I could order a banana split but I couldn’t eat it there, [I] wasn’t allowed in the bowling alley, things like that.”

Henry was raised in a segregated area, but the school he attended was not. He explained that at school everyone got along, but outside of school, everyone knew their place. “Nobody got upset about it... that’s just the way it was.”

In high school he was told by one of his instructors “Blacks can’t fly,” and instead of letting that hold him back, he let that be his fuel.

He knew if he was going to accomplish his dream, he needed to take the initiative despite the doubts. With the grace of perfect timing and grit, things began to work out when a navy veteran who happened to be a retired pilot came to town and built an airport.

“I saw [a plane] in the air one time and said ‘Wow I want to do that; I want to be up there’… I always wanted to fly.” Despite the obstacles, he did just that.

Though Henry did not have the money to afford lessons, he came to an agreement with the pilot at the airport. In return for hanging around and working, he got flight lessons.

“One morning we went flying and [the pilot] said… go cut the engine on... I’m getting out. Take it up by yourself…” Henry did just that. He flew the plane and was launched into what would be roughly 74 years of successful flying.

After high school, Henry attended Tuskegee University. Not used to being around predominantly black spaces, its majority black student body came as a shock.

Throughout his years at Tuskegee, he was inching closer to his

dream, and when the opportunity came, it seemingly slipped away. He got into flight school, then the orders were removed. However, Henry eventually found himself in the cockpit flying for the Air Force.

Though he “made it,” the challenges did not stop there. He faced racism not only from his peers but from those he oversaw and his instructors.

“...I was the only one in every squadron where I never got out of that co-pilot’s seat… I went through that my whole career.” Though Henry was beyond qualified, he was often overlooked. Eventually, one of the Air Force superiors in Washington looked at his flight record, realized what was happening, and gave Henry the promotion he deserved.

Though the road to being a pilot for the Air Force may not have been easy, he achieved nothing but success. Henry speaks of a time as co-pilot when he landed the plane so smoothly that no one was able to tell that they had touched down. The pilot then turns to Henry and admits that he shouldn’t be just co-pilot, as his capabilities far surpass that.

Despite the accomplishments, Henry remains modest and states “It’s just a thing you know… when you’ve got it, you’ve got it.”

With 21 years in the Air Force, that was not the end of Henry’s flight time.

“[I was flying] from 1947 till … I only quit about a year or two ago, I can still fly now, but I voluntarily stopped, nothing wrong, I’m still medically qualified.” Mr. Henry states at 94 years old.

With no regrets, the one thing Henry wishes he could have done was to go to outer space or the moon.

Henry has lived the ultimate life of challenge, adventure, and longevity. With three grandkids, six great-grandkids and having been previously married for 59 years. Though he does not fly anymore, his age does not stop him. He enjoys deep sea fishing, and still drives, bowls, and mows his lawn.

“Now is the time to start [living],” 94-year-old Lieutenant Colonel Henry tells me.

PHOTO BY: MIDNIGHTS

AMIRA DANIEL Staff Columnist

PHOTO PROVIDED BY LIEUTENANT COLONEL EUGENE HENRY

The Hawks have more than just a dynamic duo

Not just a big two, but a big five!

SKYLER HILL Staff Reporter

To say the Atlanta Hawks are back to 2021 Eastern Conference Finals form would be a stretch, but it wouldn’t be that elastic if you catch the Hawks’ drift.

Ever since that magical playoff run that began in Madison Square Garden, the Hawks have been disappointing. To be fair, they surpassed what the team and fans expected out of them. To be honest, that team did what most thought they needed a couple more years for. They were ahead of their time. The map hadn’t fully rendered, but somehow they had reached a conclusion that saw them face the final boss in Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks.

Nonetheless, this year is different. The seamless transition Dejounte Murray has made in his new role in Atlanta has fit in better than anybody would have thought. There was much speculation on whether it would work with him and Trae Young, well it’s marvelously worked out. Murray is averaging 22.3 ppg, 6.5 rpg and 8.4 apg. His stats are all pretty similar to what he averaged in San Antonio, with a few improvements on the defensive end. In Atlanta, Murray’s defensive stats have increased as he’s now averaging 2.5 steals per game and 0.7 blocks per game.

Young is doing what fans expect. He’s averaging almost the same numbers as he did last year: 28.2 ppg, 3.3 rpg and 9.4 apg. What’s understood doesn’t have to be explained with Young.

It’s apparent the backcourt will rank amongst the highest in the league, but is a “big two” enough to win a championship?

Well, a championship is a hefty promise. Ask Lebron when he went down to Miami to join the Heat. Forget the promises, fans have to realize the

Hawks don’t just have a “dynamic duo.” The Hawks have a big five.

The backcourt is the backcourt, but think about the other three guys running the floor. The Hawks’ frontcourt consists of De’Andre Hunter, John Collins and Clint Capela. Hunter and Collins both possess above-average athletic abilities and provide key pieces to the team. Look back to the season opener a couple of weeks ago against the Houston Rockets. Young, Murray, Hunter and Collins all had 20-plus points in a victory over the Rockets. It almost happened again in the following game against the Magic when Young, Murray and Collins repeated those same scoring totals.

On the season Hunter is averaging 14.4 ppg and 4.0 rpg. Right behind him is Collins averaging 12.9 ppg and a whopping 9.0 rpg. Going one more down the list and you get Capela averaging 9.3 ppg and 10.2 rpg. The team has players who can make plays and set their teammates up. The defense is impeccable. Yes, it’s the beginning of the season so it’s important not to overreact, but the Hawks are the fourth-ranked defense in the league and it’s no anomaly. Last year, the team finished sixteenth in the league in overall defensive ratings and struggled to stop elite guards on the perimeter. This team is built to play both sides of the ball and that has been at the forefront of their hot start to the season.

The Hawks are currently sixth in points per game with an overall ppg of 116.5. They’re eleventh in overall apg with 25.8 per game and rank eighth in the league in steals per game with 8.1. Once Bogdan Bogdanovic comes back, there’s no telling the heights the Hawks might soar to!

Men’s Golf in full swing Panthers featuring squad made of a majority of underclassmen

ADEBANJI BAMIDELE Staff Reporter

The Georgia State Men’s Golf team has swung deep into their 2022 season schedule. The Panthers are back in action after falling to rival Georgia Southern in the semifinal of last season’s Sun Belt Championship tournament.

Entering his sixth year, head coach Chad Wilson will have to navigate the course with a squad featuring only two upperclassmen with a large portion of the team consisting of freshmen. The first stop on that course would be the Maui Jim Intercollegiate in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Maui Jim Intercollegiate

Freshman Hunter Smith led the pack on day one as he shot (-2) for a total score of 68, placing him at 29th in the competition. Connor MacMillan shot (-1) and was not far behind Smith with a score of 69.

“I am happy with the way we played today for our first round of the year,” Wilson said. “Super proud of our two freshmen; if we clean up some bad tee ball mistakes, we should be able to pass a few teams the next two days.”

At the end of the first day, the Panthers totaled 282 points, causing them to finish 17th out of the 18 teams.

Day two was full of improvements as four Panthers finished under par. Macmillan (-2), Mason Dean (-2), Smith (-1) and Jordan Jung (-1) propelled the Panthers into 15th place, tying Georgia State with UCLA headed into the final day.

Georgia State concluded the event with a final round of 285, which was enough to secure 15th place ahead of UNLV and NC State. Smith was the highest-placing Panther, finishing 38th, shooting two under par.

Up next was the J.T. Poston Invitational at Western Carolina.

J.T. Poston Invitational

The Panthers had a rough start, shooting (+9), but did have a few bright spots. Jung shot (+1) on day one of the competition but followed it up with his career low in the second round, shooting (-6).

His teammates picked up the slack, launching Georgia State into seventh place in a two-day span.

“We had a very disappointing opening round, but the guys fought back and had the lowest second round team score,” Wilson said.

Jung’s club stayed hot, finishing (+1) as he placed ninth overall on the final day. Smith and MacMillan finished within the top 50, shooting (+7) and (+10), respectively.

The Panthers then headed home to host the Georgia State Invitational.

Georgia State Invitational

This matchup featured a career-low from another Panther in junior Jake Kephart. Kephart shot 76 on day one and followed it up in the second round with a career-best 67 to sit comfortably in eighth place.

Jung had a solid two days, finishing (+1) at the end of day two to end the event in 15th place. The team combined for a 583 overall score, which was good enough for fourth place overall.

“Pleased with having the lowest second round score that allowed us to get back in a position to win the event,” Wilson said. “Ultimately, the mistakes on the greens have really cost us, but hopefully, we can clean that up for 18 holes tomorrow.”

Kephart shot a final round 74 to finish eighth, and Georgia State finished fifth in the overall competition.

“Disappointing day for the group as we weren’t able to play a solid round and get ourselves in contention,” Wilson said. “Still a lot of positives to take away from this week, and we are excited for our next event this weekend.”

This particular event was the Bank of Tennesse Intercollegiate hosted by Eastern Tennesse University.

Bank of Tennesse Intercollegiate

The course was unrelenting on the Panthers. Every golfer on the team finished above par for the first time all season. Jung led the squad once again, shooting 73, 76 and 72 across three rounds, landing him (+5) and 50th overall.

Georgia State shot (+29) in the competition to finish last in 15th place. In an effort to forget, the Panthers moved on to the Pinetree Invitational at Kennesaw State University.

Pinetree Invitational

In a very much improved outing, Georgia State had four players place within the top 50 after day two. Smith once again led the pack, shooting (+4) after two days, finding himself in 19th place.

Jung wasn’t far behind in 23rd for shooting (+5), Kephart and MacMillan tied for 31st shooting (+6). The Panthers were in eighth place and aiming for an even higher finish.

Day three saw a turnaround, with Smith shooting (+6) overall and 12th in the competition. MacMillan (+8) and Jung (+9) finished 15th and 20th, respectively. The Panthers don’t see another competition until Feb. 2023 at the Wexford Intercollegiate in South Carolina.

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