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“Mari-wanna tell me what you’re doing?”

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A Georgia State-affiliated offender was arrested for a drug law violation. This occurred at 10:08 PM at University Commons.

A non-Georgia State affiliated offender was exceptionally cleared of criminal trespass.

This occurred at 2:25 PM at the Student Recreation Center.

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“Somebody is ready for the weekend!”

A Georgia State-affiliated victim was involved in a case of vandalism. This occurred at 12:05 PM at the Baptist Student Union. The case is still active.

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A Georgia State-affiliated offender was involved in a drug law violation. This occurred at 2:41 AM at Piedmont Central.

The offender was judicially referred.

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Atlanta ends indoor mask mandate

Inflation increases days after Ukraine invasion

Ukraine president refuses to leave country

Mayor Andre Dickens ended the indoor mask mandate for the city of Atlanta on Friday. Dickens stated that a mix of factors led to this decision. Increased vaccination rate and a downturn in cases are things the mayor cited. This decision coincides with new CDC guidance on mask wearing policies, set to go into effect Mar. 1st.

Prices in the grocery stores and gas pumps are already beginning to climb only a few days after Russia has started to invade Ukraine. Consumer gasoline prices have increased nearly 20% nationwide. Oil used for agriculture and heating has also become more expensive, which will drive up food costs and energy bills nationwide.

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has rejected offers from the U.S. and other countries to leave Ukraine as Russian and Ukrainian forces continue to battle. Zelenskyy told a top U.S. intelligence official that “The fight is here; I need ammunition, not a ride.” Other famous Ukrainian figures such as the Klitschko brothers have expressed that they will remain in the country to fight.

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Russia invades Ukraine

Ukraine faces attacks from land, air and sea MATTHEW MONROE Staff Reporter

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ussia’s Initial Attacks

Russia’s assault started early Thursday morning and took place in various parts of Ukraine. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is the largest in Europe since World War II. The full-scale assault has shocked many Ukrainians who deemed this scenario as unthinkable. Amid these attacks, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky declared martial law martial law.

All males between 18 to 60 have been called to the war effort and cannot leave the country. Ukraine has also distributed firearms to every able-bodied citizen to defend their country.

Russia has launched various airstrikes on military facilities. The Russian Defense Ministry has confirmed it has destroyed 83 Ukrainian military facilities.

The Russian military has also attacked major cities such as Donetsk, Odessa, Kherson, Mariupol, Luhansk, Kharkiv, Sumy, Chernihiv and even the capital, Kyiv.

Russia has shelled parts of Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, and The Chernobyl Zone, located in northern Ukraine. The zone, which contains the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, was seized by Russian forces this week.

According to “credible US reports,” staff is reportedly being “held hostage by Russian forces.”

Russia has failed to capture any major population centers but instead, focuses on critical infrastructures such as the Kakhovka hydroelectric plant. Russia has launched numerous cyberattacks on the country and has yet to seek negotiation with Ukraine.

The curious case of Vladimir Putin:

The Russian president has used outlandish claims to justify a despicable war against Ukraine. Putin has described the offensive as necessary to “denazify” the country.

Putin’s attempts to paint Ukraine as a violent and fascist government have met much criticism from Ukraine and the international community. Putin’s stance hasn’t wavered, and he has gone

on Russian state television to defend his stance.

“The goal is to protect the people [subjected] to abuse, genocide from the Kyiv regime,” Putin said. “To this end, we will seek to demilitarize and denazify Ukraine and put to justice those that committed numerous bloody crimes against peaceful people, including Russian nationals.”

The Kremlin has fed false narratives to the Russian public to convince its citizens that they were dragged into this war, although Russia has been the aggressor since 2014. The form of revisionist history is insulting to much of Europe, who witnessed the horrors of World War II just 70 years ago.

Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, is of Jewish descent and had family members die in the Holocaust back in World War II. The Nazi regime executed three of his great uncles in the 1940s. His grandfather survived those events and lived to tell the tale. Zelensky responded to Putin’s comments via Twitter and said Russia had attacked Ukraine just “as Nazi Germany did.”

“As of today, our countries are on different sides of world history,” Zelensky said. “Russia has embarked on a path of evil. [Putin] is pulling on that thread from history to say that what you had was a neo-Nazi usurpation of power [in Ukraine] in 2014.”

Sanctions on Russia:

Various countries worldwide have refused to send Ukraine military support, but have been quick to announce sanctions on Russia.

The United States, The European Union, The UK, Australia, Japan, New Zealand and Taiwan have been among the countries to impose massive sanctions on Russia. Russia’s MOEX Index closed down 33% on Thursday, and with more potential sanctions looming, the Moscow Exchange is likely to see severe effects on its economy going forward.

Germany has also responded to Russia’s aggression by announcing on Tuesday it would halt further work on the Nord

Stream 2 gas pipeline project in the Baltic Sea. The pipeline was designed to increase gas flow from Russia to Germany and is one of Europe’s most expensive projects in recent memory.

However, amid these sanctions, Ukraine calls upon Western nations to ban Russia from SWIFT. SWIFT is a high-security network that facilitates international payments with over 11,000 financial institutions in over 200 countries. The Allied nations have been reluctant to take this step so far as it could critically affect energy exports throughout Europe.

Attack on Kyiv:

Based on Putin’s actions so far, it seems inevitable that Russia will seek to overthrow Kyiv’s government and install a pro-Russian puppet autocracy. Russian troops have marched towards the capital, Kyiv, but have been met with heavy Ukrainian resistance. Russian attacks have slowed down on the capital’s outskirts in the last 24 hours.

Ukraine’s Defense Ministry has told its citizens to turn off all lights at night, stay inside, and prepare Molotov cocktails to defend the capital against the Russians.

Air raid sirens have rung out since early Thursday as Russian airstrikes have hit various apartments and homes.

Many have taken refuge in underground shelters in subway stations.

Images that have recently surfaced have shown rather stark comparisons to what residents in the UK’s Capital faced in the early part of World War II. Nazi Germany enacted nightly bombing runs for over eight months in the 1940s, and many residents also slept in subway stations to take shelter from the devastating attacks.

Russia’s unprovoked actions against its neighbor have shocked the world and have left many wondering what’s next. The world hasn’t seen a war fought globally in over 75 years, and with a potential war on the horizon, only time will tell how this situation unfolds.

While this situation in Ukraine continues to develop, we’ll be sure to keep you up to date on the latest information.

We asked students what they thought about the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Here is what they had to say:

“ It’s all sad and I can’t imagine how

scary everything must be for people in Ukraine. I hope nothing like that happens here.

— LA’MORE SHEPHERD

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“ I’m very much against violence.

It’s very sad that it had to come to this. People fleeing their homes in fear for their lives. Imagine if that happened in America, pets, clothes , photos and significant items would all have to stay. It’s very disheartening but I’ve been praying for them and for peace.

— JADE RAMOS

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“ I think if the U.S. is trying to help with this, get people involved, but just in a way that doesn’t lead to a big war breaking out.

— JOSE ESPINEL

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“ I think there should be more

consequences to Russia during this whole situation.

— NICHOLAS FINLAYSON

JUNIOR

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The Mother of Amaud Arbery addresses the crowd and pastors during the trial in November 2021.

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Convicted killers charged with federal hate crime Two years later, Ahmaud Arbery’s family finally gets some closure TARA WOODIN Staff Reporter

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n Feb. 23, 2020, Ahmaud Arbery was shot and killed while jogging through the Satilla Shores neighborhood in Brunswick. The world has since closely followed the case.

Arbery’s death was one of the multiple that helped spark the most prominent civil rights protests in recent history during the summer of 2020.

The three men responsible were convicted of federal hate crime charges this week, on the second anniversary of Arbery’s murder. Much has happened in the two years since his death.

Ahmaud Arbery was running on a route near his home on a Sunday afternoon when two men from the neighborhood, Travis and Gregory McMichael, followed him in their pickup truck and confronted him with two firearms.

A third man, William “Roddie” Bryan Jr., took pursuit behind Arbery and filmed the incident. A physical altercation ensued between Arbery and Travis over Travis’s weapon, ending in three gunshots from Travis that resulted in Arbery’s death.

73 days later, two days after the video of the killing was made public, the Georgia Bureau of Investigations arrested both McMichaels on charges of murder and aggravated assault.

Two weeks later, authorities arrested Bryan on charges of felony murder and a criminal attempt to commit false imprisonment.

In September of 2021, authorities indicted former Brunswick District Attorney Jackie Johnson for “showing favor and affection” to Gregory, her former subordinate, for violations of her oath, obstructing the case during the investigation and obstructing law enforcement by directing two officers not to arrest Travis for shooting Arbery.

During the trial, which didn’t get underway until November of 2021, the aggressors argued they were enforcing the Citizen’s Arrest Law, in which an individual could detain someone they had seen committing a serious crime if the suspect was trying to escape.

The jury ultimately decided that the three men did

not meet the requirements to justify their actions.

“There are requirements for a citizen’s arrest to be valid and legal,” says local attorney Jason Duncan. “You can’t just carte blanche decide to citizen’s arrest anyone you want.”

The state law, which dates back to the American Civil War era with a long history of being used to justify lynching, was repealed in the wake of the incident.

Gregory claimed he followed Arbery because he believed he matched the description of a man suspected in several recent break-ins in the area.

Public records show there was only one recorded theft in the area, the month before when someone stole a handgun from Travis’s unlocked vehicle.

“There’s a big difference between being vigilant and being a vigilante,” Justice Department attorney Christopher Perras said in his closing argument.

Travis testified that he fired in self-defense, but prosecutors said self-defense was not possible in the case because the men were acting as aggressors.

In November of 2021, the jury returned guilty verdicts to all three men for the felony murder of Arbery.

Gregory McMichael was found guilty of four counts of felony murder, two counts of aggravated assault, false imprisonment and a criminal attempt to commit a felony. Authorities acquitted him on a malice-murder charge.

Travis McMichael was found guilty of malice murder, four counts of felony murder, two counts of aggravated assault, one count of false imprisonment and one count of criminal attempt to commit a felony.

William “Roddie” Bryan Jr. was found guilty of three counts of felony murder, one count of aggravated assault, one count of false imprisonment and one count of criminal attempt to commit a felony.

He was acquitted of malice murder, one count of felony murder and aggravated assault.

Travis tried to take a plea deal that averted his hate crime trial in late January.

Still, Arbery’s family argued a federal prison sentence, the condition of the agreement, would not be a tough enough punishment for the man who killed their son.

Arbery’s mother, Wanda Cooper-Jones, said she believed the men should spend the rest of their lives in a Georgia State Prison.

“Please listen to me,” Cooper-Jones told the judge.

“Granting these men their preferred choice of confinement would defeat me. It gives them one last chance to spit in my face.”

District Court Judge Lisa Godbey Wood rejected the deal, saying its terms would lock her into a specific sentence. She wanted to give the Arbery family a chance to voice their thoughts on whatever punishment was ultimately given.

Travis said he was willing to plead guilty to killing Arbery because of his race, but the court still decided to go through with the hate crime trial, which took place in February of.

Defense attorneys argued the premise of the trial was wrong, again stating the three men pursued Arbery because they believed him to be a burglary suspect, not because he was black- but there was a lot of damning evidence.

Several witnesses spoke of experiences in which they heard one of the defendants using racist language.

One witness, Carole Sears, recalled Gregory saying, “All those Blacks are nothing but trouble, and I wish they’d all die,” in response to discovering civil rights leader Julian Bonds had died.

In their opening statements this week, defense lawyers criticized the racist language their clients used.

Still, they also insisted such language is not sufficient evidence the men killed Arbery because he was black.

All three men were convicted on federal hate crime charges for targeting Arbery due to his race. They were also found guilty of interference with rights, attempted kidnapping and both McMichaels were charged with using and carrying firearms.

Judge Wood gave the defendants and their attorneys 14 days to file post-trial motions before the U.S. Probation Office conducted a pre-sentencing interview and scheduled the sentencing hearing.

As a result of this case, on Jun. 26, 2020, Georgia enacted a new hate crime law.

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Thrifting is a great alternative to fast fashion. Plus it can reduce the large carbon footprint of buying new clothes.

SheIn is Out, Thrifting is In

The fast fashion industry is heavily contributing to climate change.

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Staff Columnist

eing a student at Georgia State is like attending one big fashion show every day. The entire campus is like a vast catwalk, with dozens of people showing off their incredible style. , There are two common answers if you ask someone on campus where they got their outfit. The most popular is, “I thrifted it!” The other common answer is, “I got it from SheIn.”

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In this capitalistic society, it can feel impossible to make change. Though there is some truth to the statement that there is no ethical consumption under capitalism, we have a duty to our planet to try.

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Staff Columnist

SheIn is a viral fast-fashion empire. It had a slow start in 2008 but shot up in popularity after TikTok, and YouTube influencers started doing huge hauls full of incredibly affordable clothes.

No one stops to think about the actual cost of these cheap clothes.

When shirts and dresses are mass-produced and only cost around $3-5, as consumers, we must stop and think about the ethical issues behind why the clothes are so cheap.

SheIn is notorious for constantly stealing designs from independent artists, and not paying their workers’ fair wages.

As someone who thrifts regularly, it is incredibly alarming to see the racks of my favorite second-hand stores fill up with SheIn and FashionNova.

With the emerging popularity of fast fashion, clothing production has doubled, while garment usage lifetime has decreased considerably. We discard 92 million tons of clothes-related waste each year.

Venetia La Manna is the founder of Remember Who Made Them, a campaign to raise awareness for fair wages for garment workers. In an interview with GreenMatters, she says, “[Shein’s] scale of output is unsustainable for our planet and its finite resources,” It’s not just SheIn that is guilty of this. Major fashion labels and brands should also be held accountable. The fast fashion industry is heavily contributing to climate change. Fast-fashion produces more CO2 than aviation and shipping combined.

The life cycle of clothing has become so painfully short. The trends come and go so quickly that clothes are being produced and thrown away exponentially. 85% of our clothes end up in landfills.

So, what can we do? What are the alternatives to participating in fast fashion culture?

You can go thrift shopping! Thrifting is an incredible way to shop sustainably and affordably. Not only is it good for the environment, but it’s a great way to find one-of-a-kind pieces for your wardrobe!

There are tons of thrift stores to choose from in Atlanta, and many of them have great daily deals. My personal favorites are Park Avenue Thrift and Value Village.

Another way you can avoid wasteful shopping habits is by shopping for sustainable brands! This idea means buying from brands that participate in slow-fashion.

There are no sweatshops, no unfair wages and no mass production. This option can be pretty pricey, but the clothes are usually of excellent quality and will last a lifetime, and the best part is they are produced ethically.

In this capitalistic society, it can feel impossible to make a change.

Though there is some truth to the statement that there is no ethical consumption under capitalism, we have a duty to our planet to try.

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The cultural battlefield

How social issues are kept in place to prevent real change

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hat is the actual point in caring about how sexy a piece of chocolate People can see this idea in the way that many schools in the southern US have seen candy is? Is it necessary for a potato to be gendered? book bannings and burnings for books that contain LGBTQ+ and race issues.

How many people even know what critical race theory is? In the When considering narratives that aim to attack a group, person or some nebulous minds of many Americans, especially on the right, these are very pressing questions. idea, it is crucial to understand who the message is being propagated by and the These questions cause people to spend spend airtime on outrage towards the vaguest consequences of taking action against those things. idea of social progress.

There are authentic and toxic aspects of our culture and society that both of the The truth is that much of these talking points and discussions are there to fuel a United States’ political parties contribute to significantly. manufactured hysteria When observing moral panics in our media, we must be critical of the perceived Moral panics are nothing new. We have seen panics come and go for pretty much effects (if there are any), and even when something may be genuinely harmful, it is every generation of political discourse, from the Satanic Panic of the 1980s to more vital to investigate the root of those problems rather than a symptom. recent examples like the effects of video game violence.

However, their irrationality binds them, which one could argue is by design.

The growing division in the United States can make combating these narratives even more complicated.

While most Americans share the same conditions regarding work and their relationship to power and capital, there is much cultural division amongst us, which politicians and pundits use to their advantage.

When scammers send out “Nigerian Prince” emails, they aren’t looking for critical people. They want the most suggestible person they can find.

This fact is why people write emails in such a self-evidently deceitful way.

This method of weeding out an audience by bombarding them with nonsense is very similar to how the right galvanizes its base into directing their rage towards people and ideas they view as harmful to the wellbeing of society.

When people direct their anger at these subjects, whether people are mad at Carhartt for mandating vaccines or Lil Nas X for…existing, raging against symbols of change.

There is no legitimate reason to be upset at these things as they are, at worst, corporate attempts and pinkwashing, and at best, just a person.

However, the danger of moral panics like this is that they have very real consequences for the targets of rage, even when they may not be directly involved in the perceived harm of the panic.

Even during actual harm coming from specific individuals of a community, culture war narratives for foreign invaders become overblown and have historically led to brutal violence.

Americans can see this in the spike in anti-Muslim hate crimes that happened in the wake of the 9/11 attacks and the recent rise in anti-Asian hate crimes following an overabundance of news stories covering China’s COVID-19 pandemic response.

It is no coincidence that many moral panic and culture war issues that Conservatives at the US Capitol PHOTO BY NICOLE GLASS PHOTOGRAPHY deal with oppressed minorities are used as a go-ahead to inflict harm onto protesting masks and vaccines.

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The United States’ health care is corrupt The various issues with our healthcare system

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ou have probably heard of the various jokes about the United States’ healthcare system over the years. It is a known fact that our healthcare system is not the best in the world. Various people compare our health care with Great Britain or even France.

Even American citizens joke about our healthcare system because we get through difficult situations with humor.

It is no secret that our healthcare system mainly focuses on money. The United States’ health care is famous for this because of capitalism.

The healthcare system of the United States is famous for its high cost.

However, unlike other high-cost products, we do not have a premium package on our health insurance just because we pay more for it.

The United States scored poorly on different health measures like life expectancy, preventable hospital admissions, suicide and maternal mortality.

As a result, many people like to avoid the hospital if possible, mainly because of the prices of just going to the emergency rooms. However, sometimes people have no choice but to go to the emergency room because they are not insured.

The health care system does not give us a choice on whether we want to be under insurance or not. The concept of money has caused everyone who is not part of health insurance to lose funding and support under our current insurance model.

It will cost more, a lot of people will go bankrupt because of our healthcare system.

People go bankrupt due to a medical issue primarily because someone in the person’s family has a severe illness. These severe illnesses include terminal diseases like an advanced form of cancer, neurological conditions or even an advanced lung disease.

Insurance companies in the United States are beyond predictable. Each year, an insurance company could change its policies and truly mess up someone’s medical plan.

This idea could mean that the medications the insurance could cover would probably change, making the person’s medication hidden and costing them more of the original cost after the insurance comes in.

It is very damaging to those who rely on these medications to find some normalcy in their lives.

They count on their medications to thrive in their daily life. Mental medications are not an easy fix when the insurance does not cover them.

People could spend months or years trying to find their perfect combination of antidepressants and anxiety meds. And an insurance company’s policy change could ruin it all.

It is not just medication people should worry about. It can also change who you see for physical or other worries for your overall health.

Many people have a hard time finding a physician that would help them with whatever medical issue they have. With just a policy change for the insurance you are under, the system forces you to spend multiple hours of your day finding a new replacement.

The health care system in the United States is nowhere near perfect.

Many people suffer from the money-hungry ways of a health insurance company.

We need to be more aware of what to do with these various challenges.

We have to keep an open mind based on each insurance company.

What other choice do we have? It is not a choice to have insurance or not, especially for those who suffer from different medical diseases in which they need to have insurance to afford their medicines.

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The Athletes Representing Georgia at the 2022 Winter Olympics The story of the Winter Olympic 3 athletes with connections to the Peach State Written By Josh Jenkins - Staff Reporter

Once every four years, athletes worldwide gather to compete in the Winter Olympics. They compete in the

bobsled, cross country, skiing and 13 other events across two weeks for 36 medals.

Team USA sent the most athletes to the Winter Olympics with 224 competitors. While most Winter Olympic athletes come from the colder, mountain region states, three have connections to Georgia.

Jared Shumate, who grew up in Park City, Utah, and competed in Nordic combined, was born in Atlanta.

Josh Williamson, a bobsled team member, went to Mercer University in Georgia. Elena Meyers Taylor, who also competes in the bobsled, grew up in Douglasville, Georgia.

Jared Shumate: This year, Shumate competed in his first Olympic Games due to his performance at the 2021 Nordic combined World Cup in Predazzo, Italy.

“I am honored to be selected to represent the USA at the 2022 Olympics,” Shumate said in a press release following his selection.

“I’m excited to compete with the rest of my teammates at the highest level of sport and am looking forward to experiencing my first Olympic Games!”

His Nordic combined event skiing consists of a long jump and then transitions into a 10 km cross-country skiing event. The event typically takes around 30-minutes to complete, with the very best able to get times close to the 27-minute mark.

Despite finishing 17th overall, Shumate was still the highest-ranking American at the event, beating out three of his Team USA teammates in the race. He finished with a time of 28:58.5 after scoring 101.3 points on the Large Hill.

Shumate shared his thoughts on his performance on Instagram after the first day of the event.

“Certainly was hoping for a few more meters on the ski jump,” he said on his personal Instagram account. “But overall pretty happy to be top-20 at the Olympics!”

Josh Williamson: The next Georgia-linked athlete is Williamson of the men’s bobsled team. While this is Williamson’s first Olympics, he has competed in the bobsled at high levels since 2017.

Williamson won two gold medals and two silver medals at the 2017-18 Four-Man North American Cup for pilot Hunter Church, his first major career highlight.

Williamson was at Mercer University in Georgia on a Lacrosse scholarship, but injury cut his season short.

Still desperate to compete, he saw an advertisement for a reality TV show called “Scouting Camp: The Next Olympic Hopeful,” which he applied for and found his new passion in bobsledding.

Since his debut in 2017, Williamson has won two Bobsleigh World Cup bronze medals in the 2020 Innsbruck World Cup and the 2022 Winterberg World Cup. His performances at these World Cups earned him his spot at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Williamson tested positive for COVID-19 just one week before the Olympics started, putting him in doubt for the events altogether.

“This has not been an easy pill to swallow,” Williams posted on Instagram.

“I have felt pretty helpless throughout this process, but I’ve also found myself laughing a bit at the situation I’m in. Isn’t it ironic that after four years of hard work, all there is to do is sit, rest, recover and have faith? Things I struggle to do the most.”

Luckily for Williamson and Team USA, the Men’s four-man bobsled takes place during the last four days of the Olympics, giving him the maximum amount of recovery time.

Williamson has not currently competed in any event due to his recovery from COVID-19. Team USA has been without a gold medal in the fourman bobsled since 2010.

There’s a big target for Williamson in his debut Olympic Games, but he is more than willing to go for it.

Elana Meyers: The final Georgia athlete at the Olympics is Elana Meyers. Meyers is an Olympic veteran, this year being her fourth Olympic Games. Meyers grew up in Douglasville, Georgia, the most authentic Georgia representative at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Meyers has competed in the women’s monobob event every Olympics since 2010 and has placed on the podium every year she competed.

She earned a bronze medal in her debut Olympics in 2010 in Vancouver, then earned silver in the 2014 Sochi Games, the 2018 PyeongChang Games and again this year in the 2022 Beijing games.

Outside of the Olympics, Meyers has had a decorated career in Bobsledding. She has had seven podium finishes with four gold medals in Bobsleigh World Cups and 28 gold medals in various other bobsleigh competitions over her 15-year career in the sport.

Meyers almost missed this year’s games because she caught COVID-19 just a couple of weeks before the start and only two days before she arrived in China.

She had to quarantine and missed out on the opportunity to be the person to carry the American flag at the opening ceremonies.

“I’m not a crier,” she told Washington Post in an interview. “There’s been a lot of emotions every day. It’s just been really, really hard.”

Meyers managed to recover in time for her event.

Even though she didn’t manage to get the gold medal she has been chasing for 12 years, she can hold her head high knowing she managed to earn her country a place on the Olympic podium for the fourth Olympic games in a row.

Georgia is not a wintery state, and while Colorado and Utah may produce the most Winter Olympians, there are still people out there bringing pride to the Peach State.

With two of the athletes being Olympic debutants, there’s still plenty of room for the representatives of Georgia to grow and achieve in four years.

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‘Euphoria’ review: The enthralling and addictive show What makes ‘Euphoria’ so addicting?

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very Sunday at 9 p.m., watchers all around the world dim the lights, turn on their TVs and get ready to watch yet another chill-and-thrillfilled episode of HBO Max’s “Euphoria.”

The immensely popular show enthralls watchers in with intense sexual scenes, the snorting, smoking and shooting of a plethora of drugs, trendy clothing and makeup looks and a dramatic storyline.

Originally based on an Israeli television series with the same title, “Euphoria” is narrated by a seventeenyear-old girl named Rue, who is played by television star Zendaya.

As the show continues from episode to episode, Rue recounts stories of her high school companions— explaining each one’s struggles with sexuality, parental issues, drugs and their adverse effects, relationship drama and so much more.

“Euphoria’s” high school-aged characters and teenage plotlines have sparked comparisons to shows such as “Degrassi” with similar themes and topics.

However, what makes “Euphoria” so different from typical teenage drama shows, is the insanely vivid and surreal scenes, the aesthetically pleasing shots and its ability and willingness to display graphic nudity.

The show gives watchers an inside into what it’s like to struggle with drug addiction through an extreme amount of drug use within the show.

This vividness can deeply trigger many, especially

those who have struggled with drug addiction or are currently struggling with drug addiction.

For some viewers, these graphic depictions of addiction can cause feelings of stress and anxiety due to the realness of the situations displayed in the show.

Maddie Bass, a sophomore at Georgia State, described the show as “intimate, addictive and triggering,” noting how the show can bring out toxic traits in its watchers.

For Bass, it’s hard just to sit down and watch “Euphoria”.

To calm her anxieties from the show, she has to take breaks in-between episodes to calm her nerves just because of how graphic and honest the show is.

However, like most viewers, she always comes back to see what happens in the next episode.

“It’s really hard to watch Rue go through those things and to see how these characters struggle with all of these problems,” Bass said.

“It’s so agonizingly painful, but I still really want to know what happens in the end. That’s why I take breaks from certain episodes whenever the scenes get to be too much.”

Despite these anxieties, “Euphoria” continues to grow in popularity.

As Rue relapses and continues to use narcotic drugs such as opiates and fentanyl, watchers continue to watch in anticipation in hopesthe show’s main

character will make it out alive and finally find herself in a place of complete recovery.

“That’s a lot of the reason why I’m still watching,” Bass said. “I really want to see a turnaround with a lot of the main characters, especially Rue.” “I’ve seen people struggle with addiction before, and it really is so hard to make it out. The show does a really good job of making us feel empathy for Rue despite her addictions, and I want to see her recover.”

The show touches on many mental health topics both relatable and educational. The show’s characters dig into mental health topics such as bipolar disorder and depression, showing a dramatized yet realistic account of what it’s like to struggle with these problems.

Apart from mental health and drug addiction, “Euphoria” is a diverse and inclusive show, giving insight to plus-sized characters, transgender characters and those struggling with sexuality.

The topics and characters in this show are relatable to a wide range of people, making the show so popular and addicting.

“Euphoria” released its eighth and last episode of the season on Feb. 27. With high hopes and lots of intensity, Euphoria watchers yearn to learn what happens to their favorite characters as season two comes to an end.

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Simply recipes: banana cream pie This recipe is perfect for national banana cream pie day KARA MARTIN Staff Reporter

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ith Mar. 2 being National Banana Cream Pie Day, here is a step-by-step recipe that is not only delicious but requires little to no baking.

This dish can be made from scratch or made with the help of some store-bought shortcuts.

Ingredients: • • • • • •

For custard filling: Four eggs, separated ⅓ cup of flour ¾ cup of sugar ½ tsp of vanilla extract Two cups of milk

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Two and ½ cups of allpurpose flour ½ tsp of salt One cup of chilled unsalted butter Four tbs of granulated sugar Four tbs of cold water Store-bought frozen pie crust (optional)

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Two cups of heavy whipping cream ¼ cup of powdered sugar Two tsp of vanilla extract Eight oz container of Coolwhip (optional)

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Four to Five bananas sliced

Quick version:

Cook time: 12 minutes Prep: 15 minutes Total cook time: 35 minutes Chill time: Six to Eight hours Yields: Eight people

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Handmade version:

Cook time: 35 minutes Prep: 20 minutes Total cook time: 55 minutes Yields: Eight people

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Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.

In a food processor or by hand, blend flour, sugar and salt. Add in chilled cubes of butter and slowly pour in cold water and pulse until mixed.

Roll dough into a ball and wrap in plastic wrap and set in the refrigerator for 20 minutes.

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it is slightly larger than the pie pan. Transfer flattened dough into the pie pan and press it into the pan.

Fold the edges over and crimp with a fork or fingers. Dock the button of the pie crust and lay parchment paper in the bottom of the pie and fill with beans or rice to weigh down the paper.

Bake the pie crust in the oven for 12 to 15 minutes or until brown. If using a store -bought crust, just dock the crust and bake for 10 to 12 minutes.

Once crust is brown, set aside to cool for 10 minutes. In a medium saucepan, turn the heat to low and add in the flour and sugar, and whisk together. Pour in milk and whisk ingredients together until evenly mixed.

Turn the heat up to medium-high and continue mixing. Temper the eggs by slowly adding the yolks into the warm mixture while whisking quickly. Continue this process until all eggs are incorporated and the mixture thickens Once the mixture is thick like pudding, turn off the heat and add in the vanilla extract. Mix well and set aside to cool down to room temperature.

Next, peel and slice the bananas in small slivers to place at the bottom of the pie crust and add half of the custard on top. Add another layer of custard over the `bananas and smooth out the top with a spatula.

Place pie in the fridge for about six to eight hours to cool and set.

In a medium bowl, add in heavy cream, powdered sugar and vanilla and mix with a stand mixer, hand mixer or whisk by hand until firm peaks are formed.

Alternative for whipped topping is store-bought container of Coolwhip.

After cooling, add whipped cream to the top of the pie and add more slices of bananas on top of the whipped cream for garnish. Slice and serve.

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Parnnoul Dreams of a Beautiful Future

On Their Breakthrough Album, Parannoul Excels GARET WEHS Staff Reporter

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ew albums embody the sentiment of music being a universal language, quite like “To See the Next Part of the Dream.”

The second studio album from the South Korean indie artist Parannoulpredominantly operates in lo-fi, emo and shoegaze. Despite the language barrier of the album, the distorted riffs and fuzzy drums communicate everything that is needed.

Almost replacing the instrumentals, the vocals throughout this album are always a vital part of the tracks. Even if what the speaker says is unknown or unclear, the feeling that is poured into the performance on this album is incredible.

With the vocals giving the distinct impression of someone looking in on a happier world from the fringes, the lyricss manage to stir up feelings of melancholy nearly wherever they are found.

The album’s themes of inadequacy and of being a failure are established firmly in the opening track “Beautiful World.”

The piano notes and forlorn

vocals impart a distinct feeling of unhappiness and dissatisfaction.

Slowly building tension throughout the 5 minute run time, the track feels like a mental breakdown of some kind by its end. This track alone is nearly enough to overshadow the rest of the album, although this is not indicative that the rest of the album is poor by any means.

“White Ceiling” is another striking moment on the album, the longest track running a total of 10 minutes. The distracting alarms at the front and end of the track bookend nicely the dreamlike and purgatorial world presented in the lyrics and vocals.

Driving drums and guitars at the end of the track communicates a feeling of frustration and anger, particularly towards the singer himself.

“Age of Fluctuation,” another of the longer cuts at around 9 minutes, is perhaps one of the most distorted and fuzzy tracks on the album. The track bleeds into itself on several occasions, instrumentation and vocals drowning each other out.

This blend gives the track the

feeling of time passing by, slipping through the singer’s fingers as he watches it pass.

The alnum’s back half gives a much-needed reprieve from the loud and aggressive first half. The pleasant “Extra Story” and “Chicken” allow listeners to breathe with some surprisingly precise acoustic instrumentation, a moment of reflection for both listeners and singers.

The final track, “I Can Feel My Heart Touching You,” is the culmination of the themes throughout the album. It delivers a refreshing dose of optimism that gives the sense that the speaker is finally moving on and beginning to see spots of happiness in their life, quite literally the next part of their dream.

“To See the Next Part of the Dream” is an incredible feat of emotional storytelling that potently communicates frustration and unhappiness. While still using traditional shoegaze and emo aesthetics, Parannoul has carved out their own space in the broader world of those genres in a compelling way.

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The aftermath of the Hawks Trade Deadline

Will this come back to haunt them as they push for playoff spot?

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Georgia State enters the Sun Belt Indoor Championship with confidence. It is set for Feb. 21

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Georgia State Track and Field riding success into Sun Belt Indoor Championships ADEBANJI BAMIDELE Staff Reporter

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he Georgia State Women’s Track and Field Team enters the Sun Belt Indoor Championship with confidence as they are riding high on a season filled with successful meets.

“In the last two meets of the season, these young ladies really found their rhythm, and their confidence is at an all-time high as we move into [the] conference,” head coach Kyle Stevenson said.

The team began the season in Clemson, South Carolina. There were strong performances from junior Imani Flanagan, who finished second in the 400m race, and sophomore Morgan Manley finished third in the 600m race.

Senior Simone Harper finished fourth in the 60m hurdles, while senior Jaeda Hunt rounded out the competition with a fifth-place finish in the long jump.

The team took a brief break for the holidays and returned with significant finishes at the UAB Vulcan Invitational.

The 4x200m relay team led by senior Jordyn Braswell, freshman Maleah Heard, junior Destiny Nash and sophomore Ashanti Tigner began the meet with a third-place finish of 1:41.85.

Senior Marine Garnier earned a firstplace finish in the 3000m with a time of

10:20.69. In the long jump, Jaeda Hunt earned herself a first-place finish with a distance of 5.84m.

With a few meets under their belt and numerous top-five finishes, the team headed to Nashville, Tennesse, to compete in the Vanderbilt Invitational.

The Panthers began with a solid thirdplace finish in the Distance Medley Relay run by Emma Devis, Morgan Manley, Anouk Prop and Marine Garnier.

Jaeda Hunt continued her previous week’s success by setting a new Vanderbilt Invitational record with a long jump distance of 6.03m, earning her a second-place overall finish.

After wrapping up in Nashville, the Panthers headed to Houston for the H-Town Speed Series. The 4x400m relay team led by Morgan Manley, Imani Flanagan, Blake Blakemore and Jaeda Hunt secured a first-place finish with a time of 3:50.70.

Marine Granier finished second in the mile with a time of 5:04.73. Emma Devis followed her up to earn a second-place finish in the 800m with a time of 2:15.08.

With a much-needed break, the Panthers had a week off as they headed to Birmingham, Alabama, to compete in the Bulldogs Invitational. Being the final

meet before the Indoor Championship, it will be the final one to fine-tune any minor issues.

For the Panthers, the meet began with strong first-and-second-place finishes from Simone Harper and Zyra Shivers in the 60m hurdles with times of 8.66 and 8.73, respectively.

The 4x400m relay team continued their reign as they finished in first place again with a time of 3:47.50. The team also had four Panthers finish in second place in the long jump, 800m sprint, triple jump and mile run.

The Sun Belt Indoor Championship commences Feb. 21, and the seniors on the team are hungry for better finishes than in last year’s championship.

In the 2020-21 championship, senior Jadea Hunt finished second in the indoor long jump after setting a personal record of 6.13m. Na’ilah Moore finished third in the triple jump with a distance of 12.39m.

The Championships are a two-day meet that begins Monday with the long jump, 200m, 400m and a few other longdistance events. On Feb. 22, the meet will close out with the triple jump, 4x400 and the track finals.

his young and vibrant Atlanta Hawks team chooses to play chess while the rest play checker. Many speculated the Hawks would make a move, but to contrary belief, they didn’t make one, not two, but zero moves at the trade deadline.

On Jan. 10, the Hawks made a deal that seemed very calculated. They traded former lottery pick Cam Reddish for Kevin Knox and a protected first-round draft pick leading fans to believe an exciting trade deadline was heading their way on Feb. 10.

The front office had two choices at the deadline. Ride with the current roster or trade away assets for a player that could push them over the hump.

Until the last couple of hours of the trade deadline, there was still a plethora of talent available for the Hawks to make a move on. Ben Simmons, Myles Turner and Jerami Grant were all still hadn’t been dealt, but they didn’t bite on any one of those guys or anybody at all for that matter.

Since the deadline, the Hawks have looked moderately the same: a topranked offensive team with a low-rated defense.

Whether or not the Hawks should have made a trade at the deadline is a complicated question. They have a group full of young guys who seem to mesh together well.

Acquiring a new piece believed to be the missing link could’ve hurt the chemistry between players and been very detrimental to the team’s long-term success.

Nonetheless, it can’t go unstated how badly this team needs rejuvenation on the defensive end.

As great as Trae Young is, he needs help defending elite guards.

Bringing in Ben Simmons could have been a great addition as he can push the pace on offense while guarding the opposing team’s best player.

Nevertheless, would the pairing of a poor shooting Simmons with another poor shooter in Capela realistically be what this offense needs right now? Would those guys have made sense together on the floor?

Jerami Grant also could’ve been a great addition to this team. He’s only 27-years-old and has become way more than the previous threeand-D guy he was in the past.

Last season with the Detroit Pistons, he averaged 22.3 ppg and provided great defense around the perimeter, where he often guarded many forwards.

The Hawks have the assets to make a trade happen but chose not to. With Grant out due to injury, the question arises: why trade young assets for an injured player?

According to Chris Kirschner of The Athletic, the Hawks were in talks with the Portland Trailblazers in hopes of trading for CJ McCollum.

Whether this trade would’ve been a good fit for the Hawks leaves many scratching their heads.

Atlanta needs defense, and McCollum doesn’t necessarily scream “ball, ball, ball!”

He brings excellent shot-creating and a veteran presence to the team. He definitely would’ve been able to help Young out with the offense.

What does the front office consider the “next level” for the Hawks? That’s where many fans believe executives brought the conversation for a trade were silenced.

They did go all the way to the eastern conference finals last year, losing 4-2 to the eventual NBA champions in the Milwaukee Bucks.

Whether or not the Hawks needed to make a trade at the deadline is up for debate. With about a fourth of the season left to go, only time will tell if the Hawks not making a move at the deadline helped or hindered their season.

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he NFL season has just come to an exciting conclusion, with the Los Angeles Rams defeating the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20 in Super Bowl LVI. This Super Bowl featured plenty of potential Hall of Famers such as Von Miller, Aaron Donald, Jalen Ramsey and Eric Weddle.

Other players such as Matthew Stafford and Andrew Whitworth, who are fringe Hall of Famers, also competedin the nation’s largest sporting event.

Former Seattle Seahawks fullback and current NFL Network analyst Michael Robinson sparked the conversation on if Matthew Stafford is a Hall of Famer debate on ‘Good Morning Football’ saying, “Yes, he’s a gold jacket.”

Future Hall of Fame corner and former teammate of Robinson, Richard Sherman, chipped in on the conversation and made it known via Twitter how he felt about Stafford even being in the conversation as a Hall of Famer.

“I’m gonna talk about it on the podcast, but the HOF bar is incredibly low now, ‘’ Sherman said.

“Like a participation trophy. No alldecade team. No, All pro. No MVP. 1 Pro bowl. Not even MVP of the SB. [He was] never considered the best in any year he played. At least M. Ryan has an MVP.” Sherman’s comment had social media in a frenzy, and surprisingly there were a lot of Stafford defenders.

However, Sherman made an interesting point at the end of his statement, basically saying, what about Matt Ryan?

Ryan is seemingly always left out of the hall of fame discussions, which warrants the question, does Matt Ryan have a case for making the NFL Hall of Fame?

Let’s dive in and see.

The NFL Hall of Fame debate has been a pretty interesting one as of late.

Over the years, people have been critical of the process, feeling that the Hall of Fame is starting to look more like a joke.

However, players like Ryan have a case and a very compelling one at that.

Ryan was a top-five pick(3rd) out of Boston College in 2008 and, in his senior year, led the Eagles to an 11-3 record while throwing 31 touchdowns.

Ryan lived up to his draft stock when he was selected.

Since arriving in Atlanta, Ryan holds a win-loss record of 120-102, with a .541 win percentage.

That is a better win percentage than current hall of fame quarterbacks Dan Fouts, Warren Moon, Sonny Jurgensen, Joe Namath and George Blanda.

Some would say that is underwhelming, especially since he’s played most of his career with top-level NFL players such as Tony Gonzalez, Julio Jones, Roddy White, Michael Turner and Calvin Ridley.

In 2016, Ryan won MVP and threw 38 touchdowns and only seven

interceptions, capping it off with a Super Bowl appearance where the Falcons lost 34-28.

A game where they infamously gave up a 28-3 lead to the New England Patriots.

Ryan currently sits at ninth all-time in passing touchdowns with 367 and eighth in passing yards with 59,735.

Those numbers are better than current Hall of Famers John Elway, Warren Moon, Frank Tarkenton and Joe Montana, who are all looked at as all-time greats.

Unfortunately, due to the passheavy NFL of today, Ryan, along with the other modern-day quarterbacks, numbers may seem “inflated” and may ultimately be overlooked by voters.

Ryan has also had 33 fourth-quarter comebacks, 42 game-winning drives and a postseason comeback in 2013.

In that comeback, Ryan faced a Seattle defense that led the league in points allowed (231), yards allowed (4,378) and takeaways (39)-featuring Legion of Boom members Richard Sherman, Kam Chancellor and Earl Thomas.

The four-time pro-bowler and one-time all-pro have had an excellent career. He has been a top-ten quarterback for the better half of his career.

Ryan is a tough quarterback, and the resume he’s built shows that he deserves a yellow jacket to go along with a bust in Canton.

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