Vol. 80 No. 12 by The Signal

Newspaper theft: Freshman said he used Signal papers for papier-mâché costume and crafts news | page 3

NOV. 6 - NOV. 12, 2012

VOL. 80 | NO. 12

‘Tis the

season Basketball season is upon us. Here’s everything you need to know about this season

inside:

• New team, new objectives • Players to watch • Georgia State vs. Duke preview

Sports | page 17

Online dating : While most Georgia State students aren’t too concerned about the manner in which their peers find dates, that doesn’t mean they totally agree with the trend. Plus: tips and a quiz Daily news at www.georgiastatesignal.com

News 3

Opinions 6

A&L | pages 10 & 11

Arts & Living 9

Sports 17

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2012

last week... Local Contractors building two nuclear reactors at Plant Vogtle filed a $900 million lawsuit against Georgia Power and other utility groups Thursday over the escalating cost of the project. An out-of-control car hit four vehicles and killed one person before crashing through a wall on Roswell Road in Buckhead. The driver, who was breathing and conscious, was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital in a stable condition. A police helicopter crashed around 11 p.m. Saturday night in northwest Atlanta, near the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. and Hamilton E. Holmes Drive.

National Yoselyn Ortega has been charged with murder by the New York City Police Department in the stabbing of two children last month. According to the police, Ortega fatally stabbed six-year-old Lucia Krim and her brother, two-year-old Leo, then stabbed herself on Oct. 25. The commander and top officers of a Californiabased Navy frigate have been relieved of duty after an intoxicated visit to the port of Vladivostok, Russia.

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The Navy did not reveal any details on the misbehavior of any of the officers. The officers will be temporarily reassigned in San Diego pending more possible administrative actions, the Navy Times reported. After nearly five days of darkness, power has been restored in lower Manhattan. Many of New York City’s outer boroughs still lack power and have a shortage of gasoline. The National Guard gave out free gas at a refueling station in Brooklyn as an attempt to alleviate the situation.

World More than 100,000 people were displaced by a tropical storm that hit southern India on Oct. 31. Just before the storm made landfall, an oil tanker with 37 crew members ran aground, one of its lifeboats capsized in the turbulent waters and one crew member drowned. Three Eriterean nationals were found hiding among dozens of boxed coffins trying to enter the country illegally, but were found by a sniffer dog at the port of Dunkerque, France on Oct. 29, British border officials said. Israel complained to U.N. peacekeepers after three Syrian tanks entered the demilitarized zone in the Golan Heights, a site that has not seen an incursion in nearly 40 years, on Saturday.

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October 29 Sparks Hall

Officers arrested a Student for Agency Assist and Outstanding Felony Warrant. Atlanta Police requested assistance in apprehending a student on a warrant. Contact was made and the individual was turned over to Atlanta Police.

Student Recreation Center

A report was filed for Theft. A GSU staff member stated four GSU bicycles were stolen. This case is being handled by investigations.

University Commons Officers arrested a student for Possession of Marijuana less than an ounce. Officers were notified of a suspected marijuana odor. Officers investigated and made contact with the student and he was later charged and issued a Copy of Charges.

October 30 University Lofts

A report was filed for Theft. A student stated on 10/24/12 at 1:30 p.m., she placed her class ring on the kitchen table and on 10/25/12, she discovered it had been stolen. This case is being handled by investigations.

October 31

Auburn Ave. A report was filed for Agency Assist. officers responded to a help call regarding a Non-GSU individual jumping from a balcony. Officers rendered aid and turned the scene over to Atlanta Police once they arrived.

Student Recreation Center

A report was filed for Theft. A student stated he left his wallet in the restroom and when he realized it, he returned to discover it had been stolen. The case is being handled by investigations

University Lofts A report was filed for Theft. A student stated on 10/24/12 at 1:30 p.m., she placed her class ring on the kitchen table and on 10/25/12, she discovered it had been stolen. This case is being handled by investigations.

November 1

John Wesley Dobbs A report was filled for Officer Information. A student informed she found a gun on the ground. Officers arrived and secured the weapon. This case is being handled by investigations.

Fulton St. SE A report was filed for Theft. A student stated he tied his back pack up to a utility pole and one hour later, he returned to discov-

er it had been stolen. This case is being handled by investigations.

Library Plaza A report was filed for Theft of Lost/Mislaid Property. A student stated she left her iPhone unattended and when she realized it, she returned to realize it had been stolen. This case is being handled by investigations.

November 2 Gilmer/Piedmont

Officers arrested a Non-GSU individual for Driving under the Influence. Officers were patrolling when they witnessed a vehicle driving without headlights, the wrong way on a one way. Upon further investigation, it was determined the driver was inebriated. The individual was arrested, processed and transported to Fulton County Jail.

Edgewood/Piedmont Officers arrested a student for Drunkenness. Officers responded to an injured person call and made contact with a female who was lying on the ground semiunconscious. It was determined the individual was intoxicated. She was transported to Grady for medical attention, and arrested, processed and released on a Copy of Charges.

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Student admits to taking newspapers Freshman said he used Signal papers for papier-mâché costume and crafts NEWS STAFF REPORTS

ALEX OSIADACZ

Staff Reporter

GEORGIA STATE POLICE

The three students, including Gillison, were seen a security camera walking away with an estimated 500 copies of The Signal last week. The Signal filed a report with the Dean of Students and with Georgia State Police last week. According to Rebecca Stout, associate vice president for Student Affairs and Dean of Students, the disclaimer that is in The Signal creates a stronger case that the actions of the three individuals were a violation of the student code of conduct. At last week’s full senate Student Government Association meeting, students weighed in on the disappearance of the papers. The senate agreed to help with the search of persons responsible by posting the pictures from the security camera on their Facebook page, in hopes someone may recognize those involved. “SGA is very sorry about that the copies of The Signal were stolen,” said Taylor Briggs, executive vice president of the SGA. “We do not support any kind of theft or defacing of property on campus.” Newspaper theft has become a growing problem for student papers in Georgia. There were 12 reported cases of newspaper theft in 2012 alone, according to a map created by the Student Press Law Center.

Georgia State Police divide the job of taking care of students into three different zones:

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Greek Housing Freshman Hall Piedmont North The Commons

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Last semester, on May 13, female students were seen putting more than 250 copies of the paper in recycling bins. The Student Judicial Board previously weighed in on the prior case, saying trashing 250 newspapers was not a theft since students have the right to trash as many papers as they want. “It’s open it’s accessible to everyone,” Allison Renyi, former chief justice of the Student Judicial Board, told The Signal in May. “As one student, while it would be grossly unfair of me, I could take every single one of the papers because, as a student, those papers are mine.” According to attorney advocate of the SPLC, Adam Goldstein, taking hundreds of newspaper off the stands is steeling more than paper. “Theft isn’t measured by the cost of something, it’s measured by value you deprive somebody of,” Goldstein said. “You deprive everyone of value [when you take these newspapers]; you deprive the readers; you deprive the advertisers who paid to get a message out; you deprive the [newspaper] staff who put time into the paper.”

Residential Zone:

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PEACHTREE CENTER AVE NE

edra Eberhart-Lee did not come from a family of law enforcement, but in her two-and-a-half year career as a Georgia State police officer, she has quickly learned how to protect people. While major crimes on campus are few and far between, Eberhart-Lee has been involved in two foot chases over her two-and-a-half year career at Georgia State. Eberhart-Lee’s first foot chase started near the Aderhold Learning Center and involved a theft. The suspect was cornered in a maintenance room of a nearby building, Eberhart-Lee said. Her second foot chase took place behind the College of Education near the Five Points MARTA station and reportedly involved a non-student and drugs. At Georgia State, officers work ten-hour shifts, four days a week to ensure areas are covered by more officers during peak times, Eberhart-Lee said. Most of an officer’s ten-hour shift is dedicated to patrolling one of three campus zones. The residential zone covers Greek Housing, Freshman Hall, The Lofts, Piedmont North and the Commons, as well as the parking decks for those buildings. The east zone covers the largest area of Georgia State’s campus. Buildings in the east zone include Urban Life, the Petit Science Center and the Sports Arena. Georgia State Athletics’ practice field located at 188 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard is also in the east zone and is patrolled several times per day, especially before athletes and coaches arrive in the morning. Georgia State recently acquired property on the east side of Interstate 75/85 on Fort Street near Irwin Street. University police also patrol that area, currently inhabited by a condemned apartment complex, when in the east zone. Officer Eberhart-Lee said vagrants and drug users are cleared from the area during the early morning patrols. The west zone, a zone with the greatest mix of businesses and students, extends from Peachtree Center Avenue to Cone Street and includes Aderhold, the Rialto and Woodruff Park. “This is not a closed campus,” Eberhart-Lee said. “We must be observant of students and the public [so we have to] coordinate with APD, Capitol Police and MARTA Police because our territories overlap.” Broad Street is another area where University Police patrol regularly. In addition to classrooms at the Aderhold Learning Center and its proximity to the Rialto, Broad Street is a popular destination for students seeking food and panhandlers seeking handouts. “I’ve had to tell homeless people sleeping along Aderhold to move along,” Eberhart-Lee said. Police also visit businesses located on campus to build relationships and get updates on suspicious activities. Eberhart-Lee said noise complaints and disorderly conduct are the top grievances from restaurant owners on Broad Street. For students, though, theft is the most common crime on campus, Eberhart-Lee said. Theft by snatching and theft of “lost/mislaid property” are reported almost daily. Eberhart-Lee said theft can be reduced if people are aware of their surroundings and their belongings. Parking lots are also common places for crime. Electronic items are targeted in vehicles, so if those items are visible or vehicles are not secured, thieves may strike. Cell phone thefts are greater when students display their phones and are not watching where they walk, so it is wise to keep phones close and eyes forward, Eberhart-Lee added. When it comes to reporting crimes, “things that stand out like hair, tattoos, gender, distinguishing marks and accurate clothing descriptions make suspects easier to spot in public,” Eberhart-Lee said. Georgia State’s police headquarters is located at 15 Edgewood Avenue on the south side of Woodruff Park. Officers are also stationed at residence halls and several buildings during peak traffic hours. Additionally, security guards employed by the University Police are stationed at newly acquired property such as the SunTrust Building and at sporting events.

“I’m here to turn myself in, I guess,” Riley Gillison said when he walked into The Signal office Monday morning. Gillison said he was completely responsible for taking hundreds of Signal papers from a University Center newsstand last week. When asked why he took the copies, he said they were used for a Halloween costume and decorations for his Johns Creek home. “I thought I could just takes some newspapers to make my Halloween costume and some arts and crafts to decorate my house back home,” Gillison said. Gillison told Signal staffers that he used the hundreds of papers for a papier-mâché costume for Halloween. He said that he’s “not big on photos” and he has no pictures to confirm his costume or arts and crafts. Friends told Gillison of The Signal’s coverage of the missing papers, the police surveillance video and CBS Atlanta 46’s news story on the incident. “Once I found out I came in the first business day I found out about it,” Gillison said. Gillison said he didn’t understand that only the first issue of the paper is free, and additional are at a cost of $1. “I’m just a freshman so when I first got here there were people in the courtyard just handing out Signals so I thought they were free,” Gillison said. On the two other students seen carrying papers in the video, Gillison would not say their names. He said he acted alone. “Oh they just helped me carry it,” Gillison said. “That’s literally all they did was help me carry them.” Students anonymous reported on social media the identities of the other students in the police footage and reports of papers stolen from other newsstands. The Signal cannot confirm these reports at this time. Gillison also said his ties with Georgia State’s Kappa Sigma chapter have nothing to do with the missing papers. Gillison also maintained that he would supply proof of his Halloween costume and crafts to the Dean of Student and The Signal, but those were not seen before press time.

Urban Life Petit Science Center Sports Arena Georgia State Athletics’ practice field

NEWS

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2012

Getting shots, not taking them

Sleep Clock Grant to study chemicals in human brain

The importance of vaccination on campus

TERAH BOYD ASIA THOMAS

Staff Repoter

he heavy coats, scarves and beanies around campus are not only stylish signs of the changing weather, but also signs of another season—flu season. Flu season has arrived, which means students have more of a chance of getting sick. Symptoms such as fever, headache, body aches and sore throat are the first signs that you could be coming down with a pesky cold. Traditionally, many people believe the flu vaccine is only for babies, pregnant women and the elderly; however, the flu vaccine is recommended for everyone over the age of six months. The flu vaccine is also highly recommended for people who are in close proximity with others, which directly applies to college students. College campuses experience the flu greater than any other communities due to the closeness of the environment. “Different classes and different dorms make college students susceptible to the flu,” said Georgia State Student Health Clinic Nurse Manager Daisy Williams, RN. Flu season coincidently occurs during the crucial months of the semester, where students cannot af-

ford to miss classes or lack the energy and focus to complete assignments and tests. College students are greatly exposed and aware of the symptoms of the flu; however, they have mixed feelings about receiving the flu vaccination. “I think students don’t feel like they’re going to get sick,” said Williams. “The vaccination does not encompass all flu strains, but it eliminates most of it.” Several students, such as sophomore Kimberly Bartlett, believe the negatives of flu vaccination, like possible fear of needles, pain, or potential symptoms, are worth preventing the illness. “I get one every single year because as much as I loathe needles in my flesh,” said Bartlett. “I hate being sick more.” While some Georgia State students believe the flu vaccination is very beneficial, others are not as receptive to flu shots. Many students believe the flu vaccination will only increase the chance of receiving the flu illness. “I don’t get them,” said senior Keneshia Woodson. “Every time I get a vaccination, I get the flu shortly afterwards.” Williams explains that when people still receive the flu after the vaccination, it is an instance where

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CANDRA UMUNNA | THE SIGNAL Flu Shots are administered periodically by students of Georgia State’s School of Nursing & Health Professions. the vaccine may have eliminated certain strains of flu, but not all. She also encourages every student to receive a flu vaccination during every flu season. The flu vaccination is available to students, without appointment, Monday through Friday, from the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. at the Stu-

Stopping sexual exploitation Panel addresses Atlanta’s stigma as sex trafficking hub LAURA APPERSON

Copy Editor

ccording to the FBI, Atlanta is one of the 14 cities in the United States where girls are sexually exploited throughout the state. This astounding fact has reached the ears of Georgia State faculty and Atlanta leaders, who are both working against human trafficking in Atlanta. “People are interested in this topic, and they want to stop what I think is the most heinous crimes that can be committed against children.” Senator Renee Unterman said at a Panel Discussion, “Human Trafficking—A Look at the Economics, Policies, Enforcement, & Victims of the Industry,” conducted in the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies on Thursday, Oct. 25. The panel, which was held by the Andrew Young Office of Career Services & Student Life, also featured Renea Anderson, a special agent of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) Human Trafficking Unit; Maja Hasic, anti human trafficking program director for Tapesri Inc. and Kaffle McCullough, deputy director of Youth Spark, as panelists at the event. The panel aimed to raise awareness about the economics and policies of the sex trafficking industry, which, according to McCullough, is relatively new. “The best practices haven’t been effectively proven yet,” McCullough said when asked about the ideal solutions for child trafficking. The panelists emphasized the education of child trafficking as the most

effective method of prevention today. “Anytime you say prostitute, there’s a stigma with that word,” said Anderson, who suggested that specifically referring to victims as “commercially sexually exploited children” immediately removes the stereotype of these children and other exploited men and women. “Now we’re bringing light to this topic and looking at it in a completely different way.” The GBI Human Trafficking Unit is focused on domestic minor sex trafficking and has been in existence for a year and a half. However, the GBI office cannot tackle sex trafficking alone; according to Anderson, it is important to get legislation passed. “The most significant thing we’ve done is educating the public that these children are victims—they are not criminals,” Unterman said when asked what the legislature has done about this issue. As a senator, she has also created an infrastructure for nonprofits that are educating law enforcement and judges who have bias against prostitution. Georgia State faculty is also working to help these victims. Dr. Shannon Self-Brown, associate professor in the Institute of Public Health and Dr. Kelly Kinnish, clinical director of the Georgia Center for Child Advocacy, received a $1.5 million federal grant spanning four years for Project InterCSECT. This Project will work with Georgia therapists to service youth who have been sexually exploited in Georgia. Dr. Self-Brown has a Ph.D in clinical psychology and, in the past, has worked to prevent child maltreatment. “Dr. Kinnish talked all about the

work in the Governor’s office about this issue,” Dr. Self-Brown said. “It very much fits into the framework of everything I’ve worked towards preventing.” Dr. Self-Brown will be getting a package together to train 40 therapists for the Project. “The first year, Dr. Kinnish and I will be working with a group of national experts to identify the evidencebased mental health strategies that we think will be most relevant,” Self-Brown said. “These victims have a history of child abuse and running away from home,” Unterman said about sex trafficking victims. “Most of these children are victims because they look so vulnerable.” Self-Brown and Kinnish will be working with agencies that provide living facilities, healthcare and mental health services until they are 18. They will be working closely with this agency to train the therapists and prepare them to help these exploited children. “The children will be referred from the court center for youth in our state,” Self-Brown said. The court center includes a group of people who have been appointed to the CSECT task force specifically. Self-Brown says Georgia State students can get involved with this Project with data collection and transporting youth to the mental health therapy. “There is something so morally wrong with what is happening that it is gathering everybody’s passion and interest to make a difference,” McCullough said. “I have to do something about it.”

dent Health Clinic. The cost of the vaccination is $11; however Williams suggests that students should receive the vaccination even if they are not able to afford it. “We can put a hold on the student’s account,” said Williams. “And they can pay for the vaccination in convenient increments.”

From the Schapiro Group Georgia Demand Study In Georgia…

100

About young girls are sexually exploited each night.

27,000

More than men purchase young women prostitutes more than once per year and

12,400 do so in a given month. From the Georgia Governor’s Office for Children and Families The FBI named Atlanta as one of the

US cities with the highest rate of children used in prostitution. From www.armsofrefuge.org

Atlanta is ranked number one in the percentage of children in extreme poverty, and

90%

of runaways become part of the sex trade industry. The revenue from child trafficking in Atlanta is greater than all the revenue from all Atlanta sporting events and concerts combined

he human body’s internal clock may do more than wake you up in the morning—chemicals and transmitters responsible for getting you out of bed may unlock some of the body’s big secrets. The National Institute of Health gave Center for Behavioral Neuroscience Director H. Elliot Albers $1.3 million and four years to figure that out. Albers has been looking at how the human clock ticks for more than 20 years. “There are these clocks called circadian clocks and they exist in all organisms from plants to people and basically if you put these organisms in an environment where there are no time cues, what happens is that internal clock dictates the length of the day for that individual,” Albers said. Humans have close to a 25-hour day because sunlight causes a chemical reaction that resets our clocks, Albers said. “What I have been studying for many years now is how does light do that,” Albers said. Sunlight enters the human eye and tells the clock it is time to wake up through a chemical reaction. If the clock is damaged or destroyed, a person could sleep and wake at random intervals. What Albers in interested in is the chemical released because of the eye reaction to sunlight, called glutamate. “If you inject glutamate into experimental animals and rodents what happens is you can mimic the ability of light to phase shift the clock,” he said. Other triggers, like exercise, can also shift the clock. “For many years no one could understand how a circadian clock could work,” Albers said. “Now it turns out that these clock genes are not only in the clock, but they’re found throughout the body… these genes could regulate things like cancer and cardiovascular disease.” Albers said this is an example of how basic research opens doors to many other answers and questions. Now he is trying to figure out how the brain takes different factors, like sunlight and exercise, and decides when to “shift.” GABA receptors can block messages to the clock. Previously, GABA was thought to be released in quick bursts, but Albers said it’s released over a long period of time, changing previous notions of GAMA’s role in the body. “The thing that is very surprising about this is because we know that even one second of light can produce a huge phase shift, a reset of the clock,” Albers said. “Everyone just assumed it was going to be a brief chemical signal that would transduce the brief light signal, but that’s what we are proposing is different.” This challenges the previous theory of how the clock is reset. This means it is possible that GABA could work differently with other bodily functions, not just the brain. Albers said GABA could be responsible for things like social behavior or cardiovascular activity. For now, Albers must wait and see what types of doors his research will continue to open. “That’s another feature of this grant that is interesting.”

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2012

Campus Briefs

What was that?

Last Sunday The Signal won Best in Show at the Associated Collegiate Press convention in Chicago. Last week’s issue of the paper, covering the election and women’s cross country championship win, won in the weekly publication category for a four year school. The Signal also took home a ninth place award for a special for its coverage of the Modern Media Conference last September.

Study shows the use of earphones can cause temporary and permanent damage

ANDRES CRUZ-WELLMANN

Associate News Editor

f you turn your music player’s volume all the way up, chances are it reaches 120 decibels—the same noise level as the front row of a rock concert—and, chances are, it could be causing permanent hearing damage. In a recent study published by the University of Leicester, a group of scientists led by Martine Hamann found that listening to loud music at over 85 decibels can damage the coating of nerve cells causing temporary deafness. Most earphones can reach 110 to 120 decibels, much higher than the minimum strength required to cause hearing damage. Just one minute of earphone use at 110 decibels is needed to cause damage. While these noise levels may cause hearing damage, it is not always permanent, the study found. “We now understand why hearing loss can be reversible in certain cases,” Martine Hamann, the scientist who led the study, said. “We showed that the sheath around the auditory nerve is lost in about half of the cells we looked at, a bit like stripping the electrical cable linking an amplifier to the loudspeaker. The effect is reversible and, after three months, hearing has recovered and so has the sheath around the auditory nerve.” In 2010, about one-third of college students listened to their music devices at full volume, according to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Bradley Knight, a student at Georgia State, said “it gets kind of loud in the courtyard at times, especially if you have crappy headphones. So, I end up having to turn up my volume to tune it out.” Even in cases where noise levels only reached 85 decibels, prolonged exposure—even for an hour every day—prevented the sheath from recovering causing permanent hearing damage. There are ways to prevent hearing damage, though, such as noise-canceling headphones. “There are times that I notice that I’m blasting my earphones, like when I walk into a building I come from a noisy environment outside to a more quite one and that’s when I’m like ‘oh, god that’s loud,’” said Jessica Barkley, a student at Georgia State. “I guess not hearing all the noise outside would help.” According to Alison Grimes, an audiologist at the University of California Los Angeles, students who tend to use earphones that cancel out background noise naturally listen to music at much lower levels than those who do not, preventing both temporary and permanent hearing damage. While the volume level of many devices may be at extremely high levels, many companies, like Apple, are coming out with new earphones that fit better and try cancel out noise, recognizing that the danger of hearing loss for this generation is completely different than for any previous one.

It only takes decibels to cause hearing damage. Check out what else can hurt your ears:

0 decibels 10 decibels Rustle of leaves

Threshold of hearing

20 decibels Buzzing insect 30 decibels Quiet country residence

50 decibels Interior of quiet car

40 decibels Average office 60 decibels

70 decibels Heavy traffic 90 decibels

Ordinary conversation

80 decibels Police whistle

Orchestral Crescendo

100 decibels

Power mower

110 decibels Fighter Jet departing

120 decibels Front row, rock concert

130 decibels Pneumatic drill

140 decibels Pain threshold

According to the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies’ Fiscal Research Center found that 88 percent of school districts collected less money per pupil, and 12 percent decline from 2002. The results of the report were discussed at the Future of Georgia School Finance Forum last Friday. Nursing alum Victoria Foster has been selected to attend the Policy Leadership Institute in Washington D.C. Foster will present her study, “Factors Associated with Risky Sexual Behavior in Older Adults” during a mock hearing. Foster is dong research currently at Clayton State University. Robinson College of Business will host South Africa’s ambassador, Ebrahim Rasool, to the United States at a luncheon on Nov. 7. The World Affairs Council at the Commerce Club on Peachtree Street is hosting Rasool. The cost is $45 for council members and $60 for non-members. The J. Mack Robinson College of Business will be honored at the Alumni Awards Thursday, Nov. 8. Iqbal Paroo, Michael I. Marto, Nicholas Shrelber, and Rahim B. Charania will be honored for achievements range from healthcare to alternative fuels. Associate professor of Duke University’s Department of Radiation Oncology, Lee W. Jones, will speak on Monday, Dec. 3 at the Speaker’s Auditorium. He is speaking as part of the American College of Sports Medicine’s Fall 2012 lecture tour. The presentation is sponsored by the College of Education’s Department of Kinesiology. Law professor and vice dean of the University of Barcelona School of Law, Juli Ponce Sole will speak at the Center for the Comparative Study of Metropolitan Growth on Nov. 7. His speech, “Land Use Law, Affordable Housing and Discrimination in European Cities.” The speech is part of the center’s Urban Fellows program.

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Flying past the flyers

Editorial

Well, here we are (again)

n Tuesday, Oct. 30, several individuals removed hundreds of copies of The Signal from our stand outside the University Bookstore. As of press time, one of the individuals, Riley Gillison, came forward to say he had indeed taken the papers for a Halloween costume and decorations for his home, but does not have the photos to prove it (refer to the top story on page 3 for the details). But until the ongoing investigation conducted by the Dean of Students office and GSUPD is concluded, we are not going to take his confession at face value. The Signal has dealt with this kind of situation before; we are not unfamiliar with having our papers taken en masse. Because of our experience in the past, we had to take precautions to protect our newspaper from being taken for someone’s giant papier-mâché project. If you look in the bottom right corner of this page, you will see that only the first copy is for free, and the rest after that can be bought from our office for $1 each. Some students have argued “but we pay for the paper with our student fees so we can take as many as we want.” Unfortunately for them, that isn’t true. Each student only pays a little over two dollars a semester for printing costs (last week’s edition cost $1,754--about six cents per student), and that amount hardly entitles anyone to taking hundreds of dollars worth of newspapers. The printing cost is only a small portion of each edition. Advertisers pay for space in print, which requires us to get the paper into students’ hands. If the paper doesn’t get distributed, then they could revoke payment. Last week’s issue brought in $2,043 in ad revenue. Ad revenue is what pays the staff, who work their butts off to produce the work that is printed. Broken down, we have about 15 stipended students on staff, each making an average of $80 each issue (we print 32 editions per school year). We pay out an average of $150 to our staff reporters and photographers per week (specifically, they earned about $167 last week). Adding it all up, last week’s issue labor cost was about $1,367. Also keep in mind that these are very low wages when compared to endless hours the staff works each week to produce the best possible content for our community. It is safe to say that the entire staff puts

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ampus flyer boards for advertisements and announcements are like email accounts—complete with junk mail. The problem is, you can’t have the junk flyers sent to your trash. When students like Mechelle Pollard are on the go, finding anything of use on the board can be tedious and determined not worthy. “I find myself slipping on flyers scattered by the stairwells of GCB,” Pollard said. These colorful flyers, wildly stapled and crammed together, create more of a failed art project. So why should students care about these “eye sores” they pass by

Anything to make the grade

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orful bold font on the flyer board. Under these respective categories will be the appropriate flyers. How simple and clean is that?! No more scouting the board, blocking others in the hallway, just to find a roommate opening. But won’t people just place their flyers wherever they want? If they’re smart they won’t undermine the rules of the board. Check out this quick scenario: Paul, a student who prides himself on his ability to acquire a 3-course meal complete with dessert at lunch by munching on his friends’ plates, goes to the flyer board to find free food announcements. With our new and improved board his piercing eyes will shoot right to the “Free Food” announcements. If he does not find anything, he won’t waste time searching the roommate section for free pizza flyers. Whether you’re looking for a few discounts, a spot to hit up Friday night, or a new roommate to replace that last scumbag, finding the flyer just for you should only take a second. This also grants you a few extra seconds to check out a couple other flyer sections and ultimately benefits the entire student body. The easy part is done here. Now we’ve just got to find a staple remover.

very year millions of students head off to college all in an effort to build a foundation for their future. The goal—make the grades to get the job. But does this emphasis on a single letter take away from the overall education received? The emphasis on obtaining good grades in college to overall earn a high GPA takes away from how students actually value their education. As long as a student makes a good grade in a course he doesn’t care whether he actually retained anything he learned or not. All that is important is that a single letter says he mastered the subject at the end of the semester. Grades are a superficial gauge of a student’s proficiency in a subject. As stated in California State University’s Why Aren’t Course Grades Good Enough, “Course grades represent evaluation of limited objectives that often are not related to program objectives. At best, grades are a type of “formative” assessment. There is too

much inconsistency from section-tosection and term-to-term. Secondly, there is an inherent conflict of interest when the instructor is the only evaluator of whether the students have met program objectives. Third, we really need to know more about the long-term learning and accomplishments of our graduates. What do they know and what can they do at the end of the program?” A good grade can be obtained as simply as cramming before a major test or cheating off the nerdy kid who sits in front of you in your American Government class. This letter scale doesn’t disclose whether a student cheated or crammed his way through a course, yet it stands un-argued and supreme. Grades perpetuate the cycle of “you pretty much cram your way through four years of school and you’re out with nothing to prove for the education you supposedly received but a few A’s and B’s and a 3 digit GPA.” In today’s society, that suffices. That proves as tangible proof of gaining an education. Students no longer enter a classroom with the hopes of learning something new and groundbreaking that will shape the way they think for the rest of their life, but merely obtaining the grade that will exalt them to the next level. Amanda Jamerson, a sophomore hospitality management major at Georgia State stated, “We go to a lot of classes (esp. prerequisites)

because we have to, not because we want to. At the end of the day a lot of the classes we take aren’t going to help us establish a career and make money in the real world. Grades are the most important thing in college, the classes that I’m taking to make these grades, not so much.” More and more students withdraw their concern from the content of what they’re learning and concentrate it on simply breezing through the course to make another A. Each class is seen not as an opportunity to learn, but as another grade that must be obtained. Students go on from one class to the next, accumulating grade after grade, and still learning nothing. Grades have already proven to be a debatable measure of aptitude within the educational atmosphere, but with all of the value being thrust unto making good grades, learning and gaining new knowledge has been placed on the backburner of education. Is higher education simply continuing the mentality of perception over reality? That it’s not what you know, but rather what you appear to know? That a few letters on a watermarked sheet of paper deem you educated? Have students graduating from colleges around the nation truly even earned their degrees? Are colleges even producing capable prospective employees for the work force? It’s no secret that a student must do what he/she has to. But receiving an education without ever truly becoming educated has become an all too familiar venom in the world of higher education.

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in a combined 300 hours each week to the paper. So by taking gross amounts of newspapers, one is not simply “taking what they pay for.” They are literally robbing the staff of their cold hard cash, regardless of how little that pay can be. And they are also violating the First Amendment. Stealing papers is depriving information from students and obstructing the freedom of speech and the press. So it is not extreme to say that newspaper theft is not only robbery, but also a violation of our Constitutional rights. Yes, it is that serious. Ask a lawyer. In fact, ask Frank LoMonte, executive director of the Student Press Law Center, who is also an expert on First Amendment law and Georgia State alum. Here is his number: (703) 807-1904 ext. 121, or you can visit www.splc.org. If it turns out that the individuals who took the papers last Tuesday weren’t taking it upon them selves to distribute our papers to the students, and instead were disposing of the papers in bulk, The Signal will be working with the university to pursue criminal charges against those individuals. The Signal takes the disposal of our papers seriously. Many of us who work here also take a full load of classes and work two, sometimes three, jobs. The work we do for the paper is a labor of love. So if you disagree with our content, we urge you to send us a letter to the editor to begin a dialogue within our community.

daily? Well, ask yourself these following questions: Do you know that Georgia State has its own chapel for mass? Do you know you could enjoy free pizza while discussing the legalization of marijuana? Do you know students can get $35 Brazilian wax discounts? Do you know that this very newspaper you’re reading is hiring? If you answered no to at least two of these questions then continue reading. Many of our fellow students take the time out of their busy schedules to start organizations. Once a week they buy a box of doughnuts, a big bag of chips and a couple of 6-pack sodas to make sure newcomers feel at home. As the minutes go by, they sit tapping their heels on the desk and it becomes clear: no one got the flyer. These organizations are often very informative and establish bonds between students, but because students won’t fish through clutter to find out about these opportunities, many student organizations find themselves with low turnouts. So, what can be done about this? Glad you ask! One word sums up my solution: catgories: discounts, parties, organizations, hiring, gigs, free food and roommates are just some of the categories we can have in col-

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2012

It’s not a trap!

JAMES MCDOUGALD Columnist

n May 25, 1977, a little b-movie swept the cultural zeitgeist of America and the world. The tie-dyed, bell-bottomed masses had never seen anything like the adventure of a young farm boy named Luke and his group of companions. I am, of course, talking about the original “Stars Wars.” It was on the film’s rerelease in 1981 when the “Episode 4, A New Hope” was added to the familiar title crawl. You know the rest. We’re all trying to forget the prequels. I haven’t been excited for Star Wars in a very long time. Growing up it had been my favorite, until my parents introduced me to Indiana Jones. I saw “The Phantom Menace” and so on, though I can’t remember being there opening day. I was over this franchise. But on October 30, 2012 a very peculiar thing happened. The Walt Disney Company purchased Lucas Films, the owner of Star Wars, for the price of 4.05 billion dollars. I’m writing this on Halloween, while the Internet still groans under the collected weight of anger. But, I’m excited to see what a new generation can do with this story and these characters. I don’t even want sequels. I would be happy with a remake, or a “reboot” in the parlance of our times, and Disney’s the place to do that. They clearly have the money for it. They also have ac-

cess to the talent to do it well. I miss being amazed by film the way I was when I watched these movies as a kid. I miss that sense of awe and adventure the first time I saw the Millennium Falcon take off in a hurry from that dusty outpost. The unease the first time we met Darth Vader. You know, all the feelings that were left out of the new trilogy. Are you still asking for the series to be left alone? Sorry. Dracula has two remakes in production. There are currently three Sherlock Holmes franchises running simultaneously. Star Trek too, is in the midst of a reboot. Some things are too popular to disappear. Some things beg to be returned to. From the stories we as a people keep returning to, the hero’s journey is at the top of that list. The grand adventure. Fighting tyranny. These are important stories and Star Wars distills these sentiments so well. So long as man continues making film, there will be Star Wars. So, before we start panicking at the thought of Tim Burton’s “A New Hope,” maybe, just maybe, something good will come of this. Maybe. Not that it matters, because Johnny Depp could play every character and the movie will still make back Disney’s investment several times over. It’s the nature of the industry. But there’s opportunity here for a new generation to understand what we mean when we talk about Star Wars. There’s an opportunity to find another 33-year old that’s hungry for something new, who has the vision and heart to move an entire culture. Think happy thoughts, because no one is going to stop making Star Wars. Not in a world where Darth Vader is as recognized a figure as Santa Claus and Starbucks.

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Cost: B Academic advisement for students at Georgia State is a walk-in service is covered by your student fees. You won’t be expected to pay anything when you walk in, which is a good thing. But sometimes you get what you pay for. The low cost of student advisement does not make up for the frustration that can come along with seeking advice about your major.

YOUR VOICE • YOUR OPINIONS Do you get flu shots? When was the last time you had one? Do you think it is important that other people get flu shots?

Availability: C – Students will find getting advisement can be a long and frustrating process. Don’t even try to get them on the phone, because you’ll end up listening to the Georgia State jazz ensemble for longer than you’d like. If you want to meet an advisor in person, the best option is to drop by the office while you are on campus and set up an appointment for a later date.

Convenience: C There are easy locations to find on campus and their online presence is good, but be prepared to stand in line when you eventually do get to the office. You have to understand that there are over 30,000 students here, and most of them have no idea what they want to do after college. That’s a lot of advisement, so be ready to wait your turn.

Services: B Once you do figure out how to access their services in person and online, there are plenty of good resources for a student who struggling with direction in their education. There are many lists and resources for students who can look up their interests and find a career that suits them. Make sure to take full advantage of the online resources at www.gsu.edu/advisement/

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With a school as big as Georgia State, giving out proper advisement to students can be a difficult task. However, advisement here at Georgia State is automated enough that most of the students have access to resources that can help them find what they need. Make sure to go to the online resources at gsu.edu/advisement/ and use your academic evaluation on Georgia State PAWS to make yourself a roadmap as you get closer to your degree.

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Megan Moore

Major: Anthropology “I do not. … I’m pretty healthy and I avoid people who have the flu. … I haven’t gotten one in like five years. … I think my mom made me get it!”

Sadeeq Wilson

Major: Economics “No, I did not get a flu shot. … I rarely get the flu and the people I know usually tend to get sick after getting flu shots. … Everyone’s body is different so what may not matter to me may matter to someone else. … People who don’t get sick often don’t really need it or might not want to put something unnatural in their bodies.”

Raychele Ferrante Major: Nursing

“The actual school doesn’t require it, but I have to volunteer at hospitals to get experience and I have to do clinicals and stuff like that, so they require it if you’re going to be around other patients. … I don’t think everyone should get vaccinations. I feel if it’s for religious reasons we should respect that. We shouldn’t push anything on people because we think it’s better or healthier.”

Zareem Alam

Major: Business Marketing “Only people who really need one or are really sick should get one. Personal opinion shouldn’t be forced. Everyone has beliefs and religions but that also shouldn’t get in the way of protecting your health.”

Emmanuel Rojas Major: Studio Art

I don’t think people should be forced, but then again if it’s a really big problem and a lot of people were getting sick or it was like an epidemic, then you have to confront the issue. … If it starts getting serious then you should definitely vaccinate people, but it might be too late by then.”

Brian Rivas Major: Managerial Sciences

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“I mean, obviously it’s important, I don’t feel that a lot of people actually go out there and get flu shots, because they don’t think it’ll happen to them, but it all depends on your medical history. How often you get sick, like myself, I don’t usually get sick a lot.”

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“99 Motivators for College Success” by Dr. Perry Binder LAURA APPERSON Copy Editor

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

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Motivators for College Success as one of his main topics. “My classes emphasize the importance of humor, self-awareness, 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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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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If you think you know extreme sports, think again. One Georgia State student takes ‘extreme’ to a new level with his choice of sport.

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hen most people think about extreme sports, activities like bungee jumping and rock climbing are usually on the list. But according to Georgia State student Matt Hiltman, a senior and philosophy major, there is one sport that tops most people’s idea of extreme. “There isn’t a baseball swing out there that can knock a man in armor off his horse. Not even budge him. The hardest baseball swing wouldn’t even budge someone on horseback,” Hiltman said. The name of this extreme sport is jousting. It’s an unfamiliar sport to many people in the Southern region, but Hiltman is an exception, and a highly-experienced one at that. According to www.history.com, jousting can be traced back centuries to the medieval era, when men from all levels of the social ladder were extensively and often dangerously taught how to defend their king should a war erupt. Considered by most historians to be the first-known extreme sport, it slowly dwindled into a form of entertainment until its popularity shrunk as safer forms of extreme sports took its place. “And actually I think the style we do [today]…[is] more difficult than what they did in the medieval ages,” Hiltman said. “…I’ve heard that they used lances [swords] that were not entirely solid…and we used thick lances…they weigh about 20 pounds and they’re 11 feet long.” And although its popularity in modern times is nothing compared to its first few decades of existence, jousters like Hiltman view it as competitively as other athletes view more popular sports like basketball. Hiltman is so competitive in jousting, he auditioned for History Channel’s Full Metal Jousting earlier this year and became one of 16 contestants. He made it to the final two before losing to contestant Joshua Knowels. “I didn’t win the prize but I got second place so I did pretty well,” he said. “And since the TV show finished airing in the spring, after that I was able to do some gigs.” After the end of the show’s first season, Hiltman and other contestants are occasionally invited by host Shane Adams, who has his own full-time jouster troop, to participate in renaissance festivals where the de-

mand for jousters is highest. “So what happens is, I go out there, I don’t have my own horse or armor, but in the troop they’ve got a set of armor for whoever needs it,” Hiltman said. Since Adams provides the men with armor and horses, it’s usually never a big deal for him to travel to the festivals. “So I go out there, I do my thing, and come back.” Despite the casual manner in which Hiltman explains his love for jousting, the details of how it unfolds between two competitors may seem too intense for even the most skilled athlete. Although the men have on armor,

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hanks to modern technological advances and the creation of dating websites, the dating game has taken on a new meaning that many students approach with caution. In this day and age, it’s not uncommon for people of all ages to meet someone in person that they first encountered via Internet. In fact, Lillian Pettit met her husband online. They’ve been together for four years. Still, at times she feels uncomfortable in social situations when asked about how they first met. “I get a little shy when I say, ‘well I met him online,’” the junior and psychology major said. “I know it has that odd reaction to it.” Pettit most certainly isn’t the only person to date someone she met by way of the Internet. According to a national survey conducted in 2010 by Chadwick Martin Bailey, a market research firm in Boston, one out of five people said they’ve dated someone they met on the Internet in that year. Although Hannah Apicelli hasn’t dated online, she can see the appeal it may have for Georgia State students who do. “I think it’s a good resource to meet people in your area,” said Apicelli, a junior studying Sociology and Religious Studies. “I think there’s [an] attraction to online dating because it’s more anonymous so you get to create who you are.” Apicelli may be on to something. The same Chadwick Martin Bailey survey found that meeting someone online is the third-most popular way to do so behind school, work and being introduced by a family member or friend. Students like Hamza Alharif, a freshman studying respiratory therapy, also understands why dating online is a common way for his peers to connect. “I think for many people it’s fine because they [can’t] find their soul mate.” Hamza, who’s never dated someone he met online, believes long-term relationships may be the

ultimate goal for some of his peers who haven’t had luck in dating otherwise. “Maybe he or she can find her boy or girlfriend in [another] city,” Hamza said. “I don’t mind.” Hamza’s reasoning is supported by some statistics. Onlinedatingbook.org reports that currently, 33 percent of online meet-ups result in a relationship. But not all online statistics reveal a happy story. The same website concluded that only 17 percent of relationships started online will be long-term. For sophomore and managerial science major Christina Coleman, this statistic hits extremely close to home. “My mom has met [several] of her ex-husbands online,” said Coleman. “So that’s why I really don’t like it.” Aside from the fact that her own mother has experienced the downside of online dating, she still doesn’t think it’s necessary for young people. “I know people who have met up with people that they met online [and] it never really turns out well.” A psychology professor at the university of Rochester Medical Center in Rochester, NY agrees that online dating has its share of problems. “Online dating creates a shopping mentality, and that is probably not a particularly good way to go about choosing a mate,” Ph.D. Harry Reis tells a reporter on cnn. com. Due to the manner in which most online dating websites are set up, it reduces the romantic aspect of searching for a partner. What’s more, there’s no denying that many people who use online dating sites are in it for sexual purposes. Whether they do so intentionally or not, meeting someone online strictly to have sex is where some Georgia State students draw the line. “I’m against that. I don’t recommend people to do that,” Hazman said. “You don’t know that person online…he or she may [have] diseases. I don’t support that.” Coleman agrees with Hazman, especially after witnessing her own mother go through similar situations. Speaking about the personas of many online daters, she said “… that’s kind of like a façade I guess,

for awhile. I mean eventually they’ll get to know the real person, but…it takes a long time.” But Pettit, who never casually hooked up with anyone she dated online, doesn’t think it’s necessarily a bad thing. “I think if that’s what makes them happy I don’t have an issue with it,” Pettit said. Pettit doesn’t view it negatively “…as long as they’re honest and upfront about it.” While casual sex may be the motive for many online daters, some Georgia State students believe it’s completely possible to form strong, romantic bonds. Hamza has a friend who is happily married to a man she met on the Internet. “Actually [it’s] a great story because she met [him] on the airplane.” According to Hamza, before the couple met online, they encountered one another on the plane. In an eerie stroke of luck, the two just so happened to cross paths on an online dating site. “So that was great for them and they met immediately.” The couple now has a child together, said Hamza. Even in Pettit’s case, it seems as if Lady Luck was on her side. After going on a few unsuccessful dates with people she met over the Internet, she decided to give what she refers to as the “most negative” website to find a serious relationship, Craig’s List. “I decided to write him and we went on a date,” said Pettit after viewing his profile. “I think we just had a lot in common. We were both in New York at the time; we both did online-type dating.” She was also a stay-at-home mother to her two children at the time, which worked in her favor. “…So I think that’s what sets us apart, we had the same interests already.” Pettit and her husband now have children of their own. For students like Apicelli, online relationships that result in happy marriages like Pettit’s are ideal. “I don’t know if [online dating is] all worth it, but it might help you if you do it in a healthy way,” said Apicelli. “…I think it depends on the person, [but] hopefully people aren’t just sleeping around for the wrong reasons.”

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quiz yourself: When logged in, how often are you thinking of nabbing a date? When you post a photo of yourself online, you’re secretly thinking: A. Someone finds you attractive and contacts you. B. You get a lot of comments and likes. C. None of the above- you just think you’re hot. You post characteristics you want in a mate A. Everyday- Eventually someone will bite. B. Rarely- whenever you’re reminded of something you like. C. Never- you post characteristics that someone would love about you. It’s a good idea to have a username like A. Sexkitten69 B. Lovebunny_4 C. [firstnamelastname] When using a social media site, what should you put in your description? A. Whatever makes me appealing to a potential mate. B. Everything about you-the good and the bad. C. A few of your positive traits, and downplay your negative characteristics. Online A. B. C.

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If you were to meet someone online, how would you tell your friends how you met? A. The truth- there’s no shame in the online dating game. B. Act as if the first date was the first meeting. C. Dodge the question- It’s none of their business, and very embarrassing.

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You might be pretty attached to your computer for the hope of finding love. Or maybe just a sexual healing. Either way, online dating is fun for you. And you may be searching for someone via Facebook or Twitter and not even realize it- go back and analyze the content of your posts. With the demands of life, this form of meeting someone may be convenient and the possibility of a successful relationship seem likely to you.

If mostly Bs:

Online dating? You could take it or leave it. When you log on to a site, you’re just being social. If he/she is cute or funny, maybe you’ll explore. But, since such relationships don’t seem to last, you’ll stick to face-to-face meetings.

If mostly Cs:

Your time spent online is never for initial meetings. It’s more likely that you meet a lunatic than a spouse. If you are interested in exploring eharmony or match.com, you might have a tendency to subtly post to Facebook or Twitter your interests in a mate, but you don’t stay awake at night wondering how many likes, comments or retweets you’re getting.

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Opera Program to put on Little Women ALEXIS SMITH Staff Reporter

hile most operas are centuries old, “Little Women” provides a rare breath of fresh air—it’s only 15 years old. The Georgia State Opera Theatre is showing this operatic adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s popular novel Nov. 8 and 9 at the Kopleff Recital Hall. Tickets for Georgia State students are $5; General admission is $10.The two-and-a-half hour show is based on the familiar story but is set as a flashback. After Beth’s death, Jo goes to her home to visit her family and grieve. Amy comes home with a new husband, which leaves Jo feeling nostalgic for a few years before. At one point Jo screams “stop” and the whole production rewinds on stage; the actors walk backwards and say the lines backwards. Stage director Carroll Freeman said the play is easier to assimilate and consume in the two-and-a-half

hour production. “It’s lyrical and visual and beautiful and it tells a story. It’s easier than it is to sit there and read the whole book, you know,” Freeman said. “I’ve found that as many times as I’ve seen it done and as many times as I’ve done it, people like it. It’s very interesting and complex music that’s done in a way that’s absolutely accessible. And I’m amazed at how people get involved in it.” Tabita Iwamoto, a graduate student at Georgia State, plays Jo in the show. She started singing opera two years ago when she came to America from Brazil. “Being Jo is very challenging,” Iwamoto said. “It’s an American Opera and I’m not American. I’m singing in English, performing for Americans and working with Americans. It’s a leading role, so it’s a lot.” Playing Jo has taught Iwamoto a lot. Iwamoto said it’s the most important role she has done yet. While she admits she may be a little biased, she would like to encourage other students to come see the show.

“People will love to see it. Everybody who read the book would feel something about the opera; it’s very touching. It’s a great opera to watch,” Iwamoto said. Julia Metry is a first-year grad student a part of the show as well. “It’s really stunning because it’s an opera for women,” Metry said. “There are not that many operas out there that are predominantly women. I feel like a lot of people are in the mindset of ‘Oh, opera, that’s such an old art.’ But really, this is a new opera. It’s like another form of entertainment – it’s basically going to the movies but it’s a live show.” Junior Amber Tittle plays the mother, Alma (Marmy) March. She said students should see the opera because it is a step to making them a more cultured individual. “I feel like … the love for opera is dying with the generations – they don’t know about it!” Tittle said. “If they come and they allowed themselves to be exposed, they’ll be more open to music that actually has substance to it and actually takes talent and quality.”

For the love of theatre The GSU Players present “The Hot L Baltimore” INTISAR SEREEJ Staff Reporter CHATEAUX-CAPRI STOVALL Arts & Living Editor

SUBMITTED PHOTO Jousting is Matt Hiltman’s favorite hobby and once worked at Medieval Times for five years doing the competitive sport.

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his year is the 80th anniversary of the Players of Georgia State Univeristy as the oldest producing theatre company in Georgia. After opening their auditions in late August, they now have their cast for “The Hot L Baltimore,” which tells a story about the journey of people attaining or losing their dreams. Starting last Thursday, Nov. 1, the show will continue to run from Thursday, Nov. 8-Sunday, Nov. 11 in the Dahlberg Hall University Theatre. In this play, the hotel’s marquee has a burned-out letter “e” that was never replaced, which is where this production gets its name. Written by Lanford Wilson, the play is set in the lobby of the hotel. When the building is condemned, the residents have to deal with eviction. Andre Eaton, senior double major in theatre performance and English creative writing said what makes the play a must-see is that it features regular people trying to obtain their dreams. “Some of the dreams are selfish, like wanting a new job, wanting to be successful, but others [include] wanting to provide a better life for [a] younger brother,” Eaton said. “It’s just about watching people struggle and fight for what they believe in.” The Players’ success is as much attributed to the hard work of theatre students as it is to the hard work and dedication of theatre professors. In his 14th year of advising the Players of Georgia State, Professor Todd Studebaker, who teaches theatre design and production at Georgia State and Clark University, continues to practice his craft while teaching others how to be sucessful artists. “It’s a lot of hard work,” Studebaker said. “You have to love it, and if you don’t love it and there’s something else you can do in life, then go do it.” With passionate students filling up the University Theatre’s stage, the Play-

PATRICK DUFFY | THE SIGNAL The cast of “The Hot L Baltimore” are in full character during one of their last dress rehearsals before opening night.

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It’s a lot of hard work. You have to love it, and if you don’t love it and there’s something else you can do in life, then go do it.” — Todd Studebaker

ers have been proud to present such shows as “Cloud 9” and “Everyman” last school year. “At GSU I think my favorite production [was] “Cloud 9,” Eaton said. “It was the most challenging because in the first act I had to play an upper class British woman. I learned a lot about myself by trying to transform into that character.” Studebaker said he recognizes the level of dedication the students have for their craft. He said being a threatre major is even more demanding than being a football or basketball player because of the time commitment. Peforming and production are neverending. In addition to committment to theatre, students must posses enthusiam and eagerness as Eaton does. “I think one of the things I like about acting is I’m a shy and reserved

person by nature and so acting serves as a way for me to come out of my shell to interact more with people,” he said. “I like being able to lose myself in trying to be another person. I like being other people.” Eaton said his acting career has been “pretty fantastic” so far, but admitted the way he started in theatre, during high school, was originally an accident. “I was supposed to stay after school for tutoring for some math class. I remember it being cancelled and seeing auditions and I was just like, ‘I’ll just go to that.’” He said he made the cast and continued to be sucessful at each audition. “I hope [the theatre director] realized I really [didn’t] know what [I was] doing. But I guess I kind of just had a natural talent for it and I’ve just been cultivating it ever since,” he said. The “Hot L Baltimore” shows Nov. 1, 2, 3, 8, 9 and 10 at 8 p.m. and Nov. 4 and 11 at 3 p.m. Tickets are $10 for students, faculty and Georgia State staff. For general admission, tickets are $15. For more information about the Players of Georgia State, visit their website at www.sites.google.com/site/playersofgsu/. The Players have general body meetings on Thursdays at 4 p.m. in the Players office on the first floor of Dahlburg Hall.

Hiltman explained the goal of this particular German-style jousting used in the show is to strike the opponent in what’s called a “gridded guard grand.” This plate can be found underneath the jouster’s armor to catch the opponent’s lance. “It’s the most brutal type [of jousting] because all that force is transferred directly to that jouster,” Hiltman said. It’s during what he calls ‘passes’ when each competitor attempts to strike. “And how accurate you are is determined by whether you strike the right spot, that gridded grand guard.” According to Hiltman, competitors don’t receive any points unless they superficially strike the opponent’s gridded grand guard. Whether he’s competing or doing it for entertainment purposes, Hiltman enjoys the adrenaline rush. “It’s pretty awesome. I mean, another aspect of jousting is you’ve got no defense. There’s nothing you can do to protect yourself. The armor protects you as best it can,” he said. “I’ll tell you what, here’s the best way of describing it: if you’ve ever gotten into a 40 mile an hour car crash, that’s exactly what it feels like. I’ve done both and they’re very comparable.” Even Hiltman’s family and friends support and encourage his favorite sport. “My parents knew that if they didn’t let me have creative, exciting ways to channel my energy that it might not turn out so good, so they encourage that kind of stuff.” Growing up, Hiltman said

he’s always been somewhat of a risk-taker. He was a boy scout and in his later years as a young adult, he enjoyed scuba-diving and power gliding. After graduating high school, Hiltman landed a job at Atlanta’s Medieval Times, a dinner attraction with a theme centered on that specific era. Jousting is used as a form of entertainment for customers. “I didn’t know how to ride, didn’t know how to joust, how to sword fight, didn’t know how to act,” he said. “But I was trained for two months down in Florida and taught how to ride horses, and [I] was taught how to [choreograph] jousting that they do for the dinner theatre show.” Halfway through his almost five-year position at Medieval Times, Hiltman enrolled at Georgia State and eventually quit his job. Six months after quitting, he heard about a casting call for the show Full Metal Jousting. As risky as the sport sounds, Hiltman doesn’t fear anything, including his own safety. He said he’s never had any broken bones, stitches, nasty scars or anything else at this point in his jousting experience, although he did receive a minor leg injury during the taping of Full Metal Jousting. Still, he insists that other sports cause more harm than jousting. “I did Rugby here at GSU for a semester and I got injured more in a few practices than [I’ve] ever been injured at Medieval Times,” he said. “I think people who play rugby are nutty.”

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Featured Events On Campus Lunch and Learn: The Modern Family Tuesday, November 13 Noon- 1 p.m. 480/485 University Center

What can be learned about diversity by watching an episode of the Emmy and Golden Globe winning comedy Modern Family? Find out as this interactive lunch and learn focuses on lessons learned while watching a night of television. \

Language & Literacy Distinguished Lecture Series Urban Life Building, Room 1199 Wednesday, November 14 1 p.m.

Research on the Challenges of Acquiring Language and Literacy Distinguished Lecture Series presents Dr. Hugh Catts from the University of Kansas in, at. A reception will follow the presentation.

Now Through Friday, November 16

Rawiya: She Who Tells a Story Welch School of Art and Design Rawiya is a photography collective founded by female photographers from across the Middle East. For more information on this event, contact Cynthia Farnell at cfarnell@gsu. edu or 404-413-5230.

Mondays

7:30 p.m. The Living Room The college gathering of Buckhead Church will include dinner, worship and teaching. Featured speakers are Seth Condrey and Dr. George Murray. “One Way: Is Jesus Christ Really the only way of salvation?” A shuttle from the Commons will arrive at 7:15 p.m. For more information, visit buckheadcollege.org.

Wednesday, November 14

1 p.m. Language & Literacy Distinguished Lecture Series Urban Life Building, Room 1199 Research on the Challenges of Acquiring Language and Literacy Distinguished Lecture Series presents

Dr. Hugh Catts from the University of Kansas in, at. A reception will follow the presentation.

Tuesday, November 13

Lunch and Learn: The Modern Family Noon- 1 p.m. 480/485 University Center What can be learned about diversity by watching an episode of the Emmy and Golden Globe winning comedy Modern Family? Find out as this interactive lunch and learn focuses on lessons learned while watching a night of television.

Thursday, November 15

12th Annual Crossing Paths, Crossing Cultures 5 p.m. – 8 p.m. Student Center Ballroom Enjoy food, live music and an exhibit of amazing photography by photo competition finalists highlighting travels of GSU Study Abroad students.

Friday, November 30

Annual Kwanzaa Program Noon – 2 p.m. Rialto Center for the Arts Lobby A program that educates the GSU

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community about Kwanzaa and its seven principles as we celebrate African American heritage and culture.

Saturday, December 1

Downtown Atlanta Scavenger Hunt Tour 7 a.m. Centennial Olympic Park Come experience downtown Atlanta in a different way. Each team (two to five people) uses their smart phones to solve the clues and complete challenges. You’ll find new places to eat, new things to see and learn more about the history of Atlanta. Sign up online at http://www.urbanadventurequest.com/ or call 805-603-5620. $49 per team, for 20% off use promo code ACCESSATLANTA.

Friday, December 8 – Wednesday, December 26

Atlanta Ballet: The Nutcracker Times Vary Fox Theatre The Atlanta Ballet has been around for 78 years and has been putting on this show for almost as long. A Christmas tradition for many all over the country, this production is back again this holiday season. Tickets are

available on Ticket Network Direct and at the Fox theatre box office.

Friday, December 7

Annual Kwanza Program 12 p.m. – 2 p.m. Lobby of the Rialto Center for the Arts Ever wanted to learn more about Kwanza? Well Georgia State’s annual Kwanza informational program is back again this year. The purpose of the event is to educate the Georgia State community about the holiday. Contact Tonya Cook with any questions: 404-413-1587 or tcook3@gsu. edu

Thursday, December 6

Doughnuts with the Dean 9 a.m. – 10 a.m. Honors College Office (University Center 428) Are you an honors student? Want to come meet the Honors College Dean, Larry Berman? Come grab a free doughnut and talk with him. Bring any questions or comments about the honors program or if you want, just come say “Hi.” Contact the Honors College Office with any questions you may have at 404-413-5577 or honors@gsu.edu.

Most Wanted in Alpharetta Students to register for Georgia State University’s Criminal Justice & Criminology courses taught Spring Semester 2013 at the Alpharetta Center. New Course – First time taught at Georgia State! Serial Killers and Mass Murderers

Courses are clustered for your convenience. Register now! Classes fill quickly. Mondays

 1:00-3:30 p.m., American Criminal Courts (CRJU 3700)  4:30-7:00 p.m., Juvenile Offending (CRJU 3210)  7:15-9:45 p.m., Social Science and the American Crime Problem (CRJU 2200)

Wednesdays

 1:00-3:00 p.m., Criminological Theory (CRJU 3410)  4:30-7:00 p.m., Corrections (CRJU 3310)  7:15-9:45 p.m., Serial Killers and Mass Murderers (CRJU 4900)

Go to GoSOLAR at www.gsu.edu for course descriptions and to register. For more information about our Criminal Justice and Criminology degree programs, go to http://aysps.gsu.edu/cj.

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2012

MUSIC Bat For Lashes “The Haunted Man”

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Grade: ARelease: 12 Oct 2012 Verdict: Doesn’t deviate too much from her established sound, but it does sound like a much more confident endeavor.

MUHAD MOUSSE Staff Reporter

at For Lashes is the stage name for UK singer-songwriter Natasha Khan. Her enticing mix of electro-folk, dreamy synths, and breathy croon has charmed her way right into the hearts of indie pop fans. “The Haunted Man” doesn’t deviate too much from her established sound, but it does sound like a much more confidant endeavor. Khan really comes into her own as an artist. This growth is apparent right out of the gate with the opening track, “Lilies.” It’s a powerful piece where she utilizes an echoed synth to make for a very epic feel. All of her trademarks of dreamy, indie pop are apparent here like they’ve always been on previous releases. But what sets the song apart is her hauntingly, beautiful voice. Free from any overlay or production, her raw voice stands as a stark contrasts to the very spacious, electronic sounds around her. And yet she doesn’t drown in the mix

and rather complements it nicely to create an elegant experience. But while her powerful, production free voice is one element that’s powerfully present on a few songs (though none as close to “Lilies”) it’s far from the only draw. Khan experiments with different combinations of minimalistic guitar, ambient sound, and vocal layer effects to sweep you up but never make you feel like you’re buried in one long song. “All Your Gold,” best exemplifies this with its slow build up to a room-filling symphony. “Horses Of The Sun,” brings in more of her folk elements with a galloping drum beat and heavy bass. But by far the greatest surprise is the enchanting piano ballad, “Laura,” which finds Kahn at her most vulnerable. It’s a raw, emotion-wrought melody powered solely by her voice and piano. When she croons, ‘Uh, Laura you’re more than a superstar/You’ll be fa-

mous for longer than them/Your name is tattooed on every boy’s skin’ you’re stricken with the conflicting emotions of crushing sadness and hope in the way only her voice can do. That’s not to say the album doesn’t have its shortcomings. After “Laura,” it’s pretty low on the surprises. While the last half of the album sounds good, the songwriting isn’t nearly as strong as the first half. Album closer “Deep Sea Diver” goes on for about three minutes too long and sounds like someone looping a sample ad nauseam. But the overall quality doesn’t drop too significantly towards the end. “The Haunted Man” shows Khan going three for three for strong album releases and displays significant growth. Her great pipes and her growing confidence in her creativity bodes well for a future album. Look for this best kept secret to take off if she hasn’t already.

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Grade: BRelease Date: Oct 26, 2012 Running Time: 1 hr. 34 min. MPAA Rating: R

AMI DUDLEY Staff Reporter

Cloud Atlas

The Campaign Directed by: Jay roach Starring: Will Ferrell, Zach Galifianakis and Jason Sudeikis In order to gain influence over their North Carolina district, two CEOs seize an opportunity to oust long-term congressman Cam Brady by putting up a rival candidate. Their man: naive Marty Huggins, director of the local Tourism Center. Showtimes: Monday - Friday: 11 a.m. 1 p.m. 3 p.m. 5 p.m. 7 p.m. 9 p.m. Weekend: 1 p.m. 3 p.m. 5 p.m. 7 p.m. 85 minutes Rated R

Rated: R Grade: F Verdict: Bloated, boring, pointless, self-important, garbage that wants to think it’s profound.

MUHAD MOUSSE Staff Reporter

n true haunted house fashion, “Silent Hill: Revelation 3D” takes you on a trip through the spooky town of Silent Hill, complete with realistic animatronics, random spurts of old man laughter, and creepy carnival music. The evil that awaits you at every turn brings gratifying jumps and visual pleasure. The film picks up where the original “Silent Hill” film from 2006 left off with Heather, the main character, searching for her father who has been kidnapped and taken to Silent Hill. Heather has been haunted by dreams of the menacing town since she was a kid and seeks the answers to who, what, and why. With lines like “the darkness is coming!” and “It’s your destiny!” it’s clear that dialogue was not a priority in the making of this blockbuster. But who needs dialogue when you’ve got

loud Atlas is an adaptation of the acclaimed novel by David Mitchell. By all accounts, it’s a very decent read and is certainly worth your time. The same cannot be said of this movie. Cloud Atlas maybe the first attempt to satirize the entire idea of award winning movies. At least I hope so. Because if it’s meant to be taken seriously, it’s the most blatant, hackneyed approach to storytelling ever conceived. Instead of settling for one script, Cloud Atlas decides to combine every possible award-winning script together with no rhyme, reason, or any threads to connect them. The movie tries it’s best to follow the rather complicated plot of the novel, in doing it’s best to tell multiple stories that are occurring in different locations and different times. The first story is about Adam Ewing, a lawyer who finds himself shipwrecked on a colony and befriends a stowaway ex-slave on his treacherous journey home. The second story stars a homeless, homosexual musician in 20th century Belgium, trying to become the

retina-stimulating monsters like the ones in here? Everyone’s got that one creature that leaves them jittery and sends a few chills up their spine. The film does a superb job of leaving no one ’s “boogeyman” out. A giant pink and bloodied bunny, an 8-foot spider made of mannequin body parts, and creepy clowns are a few of the nightmarish monsters in “Silent Hill: Revelation 3D.” But the spookiest of them all has to be the star villain of the original “Silent Hill” and the successful video game series: Pyramid Head. The vision of mastermind Masahiro Ito, Pyramid Head, also known to the townsmen as “the executioner,” wields a knife the size of a Prius, known as the “great knife.” If his freakishly huge weapon isn’t hair-raising enough, his appearance will do the trick. With no face, “the ex-

ecutioner” has a 4-foot iron pyramid mounted on his neck. Insects of Hell continuously eat at his flesh with no disturbance to the beast. Complete with a bloody apron, this creature of Hell and guardian of the demon provides the film with most of its gory action. Like haunted houses, the trip through Silent Hill is not complete without the last big scare, or production, leaving you with a big grin and sweaty palms before exiting. Pyramid Head meets his match, a female version of himself, in an epic battle that will have you gripping the edge of your seats. If you can drown out the cheesy lines, “Silent Hill: Revelation 3D” is a pretty decent visual. Making sure to give everyone a good jolt, the film’s variety of monsters is the edge it has over any horror film out this year.

apprentice of a reclusive, old composer. Halle Berry stars in the next story as an intrepid report in 1973 San Francisco, who finds herself the target of a mysterious conspiracy concerning a nuclear power plant. The next story is about the misadventures of an elderly publisher and his imprisonment in an old folks home thanks to his malicious brother. The next story jettisons itself into a post apocalyptic future in the city of Neo-Seoul where a young clone rebels against her programing to become a leader to her people. And finally, the last story leaps to the far future where mankind is extinct, except for a small tribe of hunter gathers and a visiting alien race that has taken suspicious interest in the tribe’s small island. The most damning thing about the movie is that the stories don’t flow one after another. Rather they cut it in the middle and jump to another plot out of nowhere. By the time the move gets back to the story you were invested in, you’ve either already forgotten or no longer care. The constant shift of per-

spective is disorienting. The novel does a great job of insuring all these separate stories share a common thread, but the film fails completely at this. If you’re not familiar with the novel, none of the stories have any unifying themes. It all feels like a mishmash of too many plots with no payoff. One interesting thing the movie does do in order to drive home the connection between all these characters and stories is to cast the same actors to play parts for each act. Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Keith David, Hugo Weaving and more do a great job with their many roles. But it would be so much better if the director could unite the story web through better script writing rather than casting. Cloud Atlas has great pieces that, thanks to mismanaging of a complex novel, fail to connect in any meaningful way. At nearly three hours, it drags so much you’ll have long stopped caring about any of these characters or their motivations. The movie makes a gallant attempt to be profound and inspiring, but hits all the wrong notes.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2012

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TECH REVIEW: SCENETAP APP

Nightlife on Demand: Find the closest and hottest spots in real time Directions to the hottest scene straight to your iOS or Android device. JOSHUA YU Staff Reporter

n those boring evenings after class when you still have plenty of energy to go out with friends or meet new people, it can be complicated to actually find a worthwhile spot. Right at your fingertips you can log on to the app SceneTap to locate a new location for drinks, food or mingling. Upon opening the app, you’re asked to create an account or simply log in with your Facebook credentials. Once inside, you’re asked to select a scene with Atlanta being one of the thirteen available. You are then brought to a simple but effective layout. Options include news feed, events, places, pictures, specials and settings. News Feed gives you some interesting information with male-to-female ratios and the average age for each gender in SceneTap venues, but not any specific location. With this location, you can see which nights are the best nights if you’re looking to meet people. Along with ratios and ages, it delivers news about sites in a similar fashion to a Facebook or Twitter news feed.

The Events tab lets you plan your night around happenings in the area if you’re not too keen on drinking. Events include live music, trivia, Texas Hold’em tournaments, college nights and seasonal nights. Places will use your Location Services/GPS to find where you are and pinpoint all of the places of interest on a map for you. The points are color-coordinated by capacity of the location, with orange being “Hot Spot” (81-100% full), yellow being “Hoppin” (53-80% full), green being “Lively” (22-52% full), blue being “Chill” (0-21% full) and black meaning the establishment is closed. You can press any one of the pinpoints for more detailed information such as pictures, events, specials, directions and contact information. The Pictures section lets users submit and browse photos of venues, locations, and memorable events. SceneTap seems to have uploaded a handful of pictures, but overall it seems that not many users have uploaded anything themselves. While useful and visually appealing, the lack of “original content” makes this section a little lackluster. The Specials section is where

Boredom doesn’t have to be an option with the new app SceneTap. The many options it presents can help users find hot spots for drinks, food, clubs and where to find the men/women. SceneTap really shines, as it gives daily deals for several locales. If you’ve ever wondered where you could get the cheapest drinks on a Tuesday, then SceneTap is your goto app. Overall, SceneTap is an excellent app for finding the best bars, electrifying nightlife, and best deals on drinks. SceneTap excels in pro-

viding quick and reliable information about venues and their current capacities and having a calendar of daily specials. It also provides interesting information through gender ratios and average age. However, the lack of users and user-submitted content makes the app seem a little “dead.” This may be due to location and it having not caught on

in Atlanta yet. SceneTap is an app I would recommend due to an easyto-use interface and its appeal to the frugality of college students.

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New team, same objectives

Men’s basketball will try to repeat last year’s successful season despite nine new faces HUNTER BISHOP Staff Reporter

oping to carry on the winning ways from last season, head coach Ron Hunter has the challenge of putting together a new team for 2012/13. “It’s different because we’ve got nine new faces in the program this year,” Hunter said. This team’s lack of experience does not change Hunter’s expectations. “We’ll never use anything, experience or whatever, as an excuse. That’s not what we do,” Hunter said. “If you’re good enough, you play. And that’s what we talk about to our guys. Experience or youth, you’ll never hear me talk about it.” Hunter’s trust on the team is so high that he even decided to start two freshmen – R.J. Hunter and Markus Crider. “This is my nineteenth year as a head basketball coach, and I’ve never started a freshman, and I’m going to start two freshmen,” Hunter said. “R.J. Hunter and Markus Crider are two vital parts of what we do, so two freshmen will start.” Despite his full trust on the two freshmen, it’s impossible for the Panther coach to remain calm. “That makes me nervousI’m having sleepless nights right now. But they’re very, very special freshmen,” Hunter said. Hunter has yet to familiarize with the new team, since last year, the squad consisted mainly out of seniors. However, he plans to rely on strong defensive play just like last year, even though he foresees the offense to be a little more effective. “We will pressure, more threes, we’re a better three point shooting team, offensively we’ll put more points up, so that’ll help out defense,” Hunter said. “Our offense is going to be much better.” One of the biggest additions to the team is redshirt junior Manny Atkins, a transfer from Virginia Tech. Atkins, a 6’7 forward from Tucker High School, shot 91 percent from the free

throw line and 44 percent from the field in limited minutes during his sophomore season. Coach Hunter believes that Atkins is ready for leadership role this upcoming season. “Manny is a very good basketball player. Manny might be the most talented guy in our program right now,” Hunter said. “He’s played against Duke, he’s played against Carolina, he played against those teams. So he understands that.” It will be tough sledding for a team with five returning starters, let alone nine new faces. The Panthers face four teams within the top 100 of rating percentage index, a statistic that measures a team by strength of schedule by wins and losses. Georgia State beat Drexel last year, which sat at No.64. Yet, Duke is a tougher rival, sitting at No. 7 in RPI, though its reputation goes past numbers. “One of the things that happens with Duke is that they’ve won and done so many great things, you get beat by the logo more then you get beat by the team,” Hunter said. “Right now, I’m trying to coach against the logo.” Said Hunter Beating Duke would be a huge accomplishment for the team. Also, they haven’t been to the NCAA tournament since 2001, over three coaches ago, and their chances are especially murky this year as the team transitions to the Sun Belt Conference, rendering them ineligible for conference play. However, Hunter is still optimistic about the team’s chances. “Our goal is to get there this year, every year that’s a part of our goal and we want to do that. You know, we’re switching conferences,” Hunter. “Sometimes it’s just about being in the right place at the right time and winning at the right place. We’ll get there, there’s no question

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2012

PREVIEW VS. DUKE THE PANTHERS TO VISIT THE BLUE DEVILS RHETT LEWIS Associate Sports Editor

f there is a player on the Georgia State men’s basketball squad who can tell you what it’s like to play Duke at the Cameron Indoor Stadium, your guy is forward Manny Atkins. As a former Virginia Tech Hokie, Atkins is the only member of the team who has played a collegiate game at the Blue Devils’ home. “Cameron Indoor is a very lively environment and probably one of the toughest places to play in college basketball,” Atkins said. “The noise level there is crazy because the gym is so small and there are so many rallied up students in there. They love to yell at you from when you step on the court till you walk off the court.” He logged 26 minutes while scoring six points and grabbing five rebounds in a March 2011 game versus the Blue Devils. “I have definitely told a few guys on my team about playing Duke . . . it’s just a name on their jersey,” Atkins said. “They just can’t wait to step foot on the floor to be able to play Duke and upset them at home.” If the Panthers do pull the upset it will be the first time in over a decade that Duke has lost a home game versus a non-conference opponent. The last time Duke lost such a game was Feb. 26, 2000, versus St. John’s. Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski, the all-time wins leader in men’s college basketball,

has been the basketball general at Duke since 1980. Ron Hunter, Georgia State’s head coach, was still in high school in 1980. “All I’ve ever known about Duke had everything to do with Coach K,” guard Devonta White said. “Coach K is arguably the greatest college coach of all time so I have the upmost respect for him and everything that he has accomplished with Duke.” As if having one of the nation’s best coaches wasn’t enough advantage for one team, Duke also boasts one of the most boisterous, creative and informed student sections in the country—The Cameron Crazies. “The student section at Duke is probably the craziest group of people I’ve ever seen,” Atkins said. “They know everything about you, even your personal info. They are so close to you on the court that they are almost touching you on the shoulder from out of bounds.” Al Featherston, a local Duke beat writer, summed up the student section in the 2007 article “Cameron Crazies” on the school’s athletic department website. “Duke’s crowd may or may not be the best student section… but it is the standard by which all others are measured.” The Nov. 9 tilt will be televised on ESPNU and could be an opportunity for the program to make a name for itself around the nation. “We want to prove to everyone in the nation that we belong with teams that are held on that level,” White said. “We are also motivated because we know that if we don’t come to play then we will get embarrassed because they are a very good team.”

HOW’S DUKE LOOKING? Last season, Duke went 27-7 and earned a two seed in the NCAA Tournament, losing to Lehigh in the first round. Duke had two players drafted in the first round of the summer’s NBA Draft. Austin Rivers was drafted by the New Orleans Hornets with the tenth overall pick and Miles Plumlee was drafted by the Indiana Pacers with the 26 overall pick. Seniors Mason Plumlee, Seth Curry and Ryan Kelly return from last year’s squad and form the core of this season’s

team. Kelly suffered a foot injury at the end of last season, but should be fully recovered for the season opener. Curry and Kelly provide Duke with threepoint shooting and Plumlee will be Duke’s power in the paint. Point guard Quinn Cook’s development may determine how deep the Blue Devils play into the postseason. Juniors Tyler Thornton and Josh Hairston have a couple years of experience under their belts and will look to fill complementary roles for the team.

Duke Basketball by the numbers •1,971 WINS (4TH MOST IN NCAA HISTORY) •4 NCAA TITLES (1991, 1992, 2001, 2010) •15 NCAA FINAL FOURS •35 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES •36 ALL-AMERICANS •9 DIFFERENT NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR WINNERS •13 RETIRED JERSEYS •71 NBA DRAFT PICKS •234 MEETINGS BETWEEN CHIEF RIVAL UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA.

Cameron Indoor Stadium by the numbers •JAN. 6, 1940- DUKE DEFEATS PRINCETON, 3627, IN THE FIRST GAME EVER PLAYED AT CAMERON INDOOR STADIUM. •771-150- DUKE’S RECORD AT CAMERON INDOOR STADIUM. •9,314- OFFICIAL CAPACITY. •1,100- OFFICIAL CAPACITY OF STUDENT SECTION. •4- NUMBER OF TEAMS, MEN’S AND WOMEN’S BASKETBALL, WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL, AND MEN’S WRESTLING, THAT CALL CAMERON INDOOR STADIUM HOME.

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Gabby Moss:

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READY TO SETTLE DOWN JOHNNY GIPSON Staff Reporter

ne of its newest members of the women’s basketball team is Lauren “Gabby” Moss, a guard who’s ready to prove herself. A child born to two parents in the military, the freshman has lived in eight different locations over the course of her young life, including Alaska, Texas, Kansas and Virginia. Finally settling down in Atlanta to play basketball at Georgia State, Moss explained what comes with living a lifestyle of constant relocation. “You have to get used to moving around all of the time,” Moss said. “You learn to adapt to your surroundings very easily, and how to brush things off constantly.” Moss’ ability to adapt has certainly aided her with her transition to the college lifestyle, although she is still adjusting to the changes. “As a college athlete, all we do is play ball. I haven’t really been able to enjoy the actual city of Atlanta, except for on weekends”, Moss said. “I have enjoyed the on campus events though. Everyone is very friendly here.” Since she’s not from the South, Moss claims the biggest adjustment to life in Atlanta has been being away from her family and the different styles that people have. “The accents are very different, and everyone dresses differently,” Moss said with a laugh. Moss attended high school in Alexandria, Va. at T.C. Williams High, a school famous for being the location of where “Remember the Titans” was filmed. “There was a lot of school pride there, and it was very diverse,” she said. She has played basketball since she was 10 years old, expressing her confi-

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— Gabby Moss dence in her three-point shooting and defense. Moss explains that the longest she has ever lived in one specific location was five years. “The longest I ever lived in one place was when I lived in Jackson City, Kan. It is completely different from living in Virginia and Atlanta. You learn a lot more in a big city, and there are definitely more diverse people that you meet,” Moss said. Moss said that although living in so many locations may seem hard, there are also positives that come out of it as well. “You meet so many more people living in different places, and they help you learn a lot about yourself in return,” Moss said. A business economics major, Moss said she can see herself staying in Atlanta for a while and beginning her career. “I hope to be working at an investment agency sometime in the future, but I’m also interested in multimedia,” Moss said. She enjoys playing basketball now and hopes to continue being involved with the sport, even after she graduates. “I’d love to coach at T.C. Williams High after I’m

ROBIE DUCHATEAU | THE SIGNAL Young Panther Gabby Moss enjoys Georgia State as she lets basketball direct her life. done playing,” Moss said. “I wouldn’t mind coaching college basketball, but I’d love to start back at my alma mater. “ When asked where her nickname “Gabby” comes from, Moss found it rather amusing.

“I guess it’s because I’m known for talking a lot….. You can’t tell?” Moss said, flashing a big smile and laughing. The laughs and positive energy look to be a good sign as the Georgia State women’s basketball team

prepares to take the court for the first game of the season Nov. 9 against UCF in Orlando, Fl. The sky is the limit for the team this season, and newcomer Gabby Moss is determined to make an impact on the team, sooner than later.

Basketball Schedule MEN’S BASKETBALL NEXT TEN GAMES:

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NEXT TEN GAMES:

FRI, NOV 09 TUE, NOV 13 MON, NOV 19 TUE, NOV 20 WED, NOV 21 MON, NOV 26 FRI, NOV 30 SUN, DEC 02 SAT, DEC 08 SAT, DEC 15

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@ DUKE @ BYU VS. MONMOUTH VS. TENNESSEE STATE VS. SOUTH ALABAMA VS. EAST CAROLINA VS. LOUISIANA TECH @ LIBERTY VS. SOUTHERN POLY @ TROY

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@ UCF 7:00 PM @ FLORIDA 1:00 PM VS. JACKSONVILLE STATE 7:00 PM VS. GEORGIA SOUTHERN 2:00 PM GSU THANKSGIVING TOURNAMENT CONSOLATION GAME 2:00 PM GSU THANKSGIVING TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP GAME 4:00 PM VS. KENNESAW STATE 2:00 PM @ BELMONT 1:00 PM VS. MOREHEAD STATE 2:00 PM VS. WESTERN CAROLINA 7:00 PM

On Monday, Hunter was solid in his debut with the Georgia State men’s basketball team in their first exhibition game against Life University. With 30 points, eight rebounds, and six assists, the Oxford, Ohio native led the team to a victory. Head coach Ron Hunter said to Georgia State athletics, “I don’t think I have ever been a part of a group with eight new guys in the line-up. We got off to a little bit of a sluggish start, but then calmed down and played the type of basketball that I expect us to play.” Hunter is one of the eight new players a part of Georgia State men’s basketball team. Prior to attending Georgia State, Hunter led Pike High School to the Indiana State Championships his senior year. Georgia State plays its second exhibition game at home this Sunday, Nov. 4 against Albany State.

Briefs Alex Vivanco’s header in the 100th minute proved to be the game winner as the Georgia State men’s soccer team defeated George Mason by a score of 2-1 on Thursday.This was Vivanco’s team leading eighth goal and came off a reflected shot by Caleb Kernan.The Panthers (5-12-0, 2-8-0) snapped a five-game losing streak with the win and wrap up their season on Nov. 4 versus Stetson. The Georgia State volleyball fell to 4-19 on the season following a3-1 defeat at the hands of Delaware on Friday. Eliza Zachary and Dede Bohannon paced the panthers with 12 and 11 kills respectively.

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Players to watch out for

RHETT LEWIS Associate Sports Editor

Returning Playmaker

G-Devonta White 5-foot-10-inch junior from Alpharetta, GA White returns for his junior season after a solid 2011-2012 campaign in which he led the team in points per game, three pointers made, free throws made, and free-throw percentage. He was second on the team in steals and assists. White has been named to the All-CAA Preseason Team by the Colonial Athletic Association coaches and looks to be one of the more dynamic players in the conference. For the Panthers to contend with CAA front runners Drexel and Delaware, White must be the best player on the court every night. And that is something he

is capable of doing. White did not play in the team’s first exhibition game versus Life University on Oct. 29 due to a minor injury suffered during practice, but should be ready to go by the season opener versus Duke on Nov. 9. 2011-2012 stats: 12.9 Points per game 2.9 Assists per game 1.8 Steals per game 83% Free throw percentage 34% 3-point percentage

X-Factors with some experience

G-Rashaad Richardson 6-foot-4-inch junior from Charleston, S.C. Richardson appeared in all 34 games for Georgia State last season while making 16 starts. He averaged 5.4 points per contest even though he averaged less than 14 minutes of court time per game. If Richardson is able to improve upon his 38 percent field goal percentage from last season, he may become the number two option the Panthers’ need to take pressure off of White.

Standing 6 feet 4 inches tall, Richardson has the size and ability to be an able defender on the perimeter. 2011-2012 stats: 5.4 Points per game 80% Free throw percentage 35% 3-point percentage

C- James Vincent 6-foot-10-inch senior from Columbus, GA Vincent could be the wildcard for Georgia State this season. He is the team’s biggest player at 6 feet 10 inches tall and 260 pounds. The Columbus, Ga. native is also the only senior on the team. There is no doubting the big man’s size and experience at the college level and Vincent may be Georgia State’s best option inside the paint. Last season he showed glimpses of

solid play even though he averaged only eight minutes per game. He displayed a nice touch around the rim also, evident by his high field goal and free throw percentages. 2011-2012 stats: 3.2 Points per game 55% Field goal percentage 76% Free throw percentage

Transfer returns home

F- Manny Atkins

6-foot-7-inch redshirt junior from Tucker, GA Manny Atkins transferred to Georgia State following the 2010-2011 college basketball season. He spent his first two years at Virginia Tech where he was used in a reserve role by the Hokies. During his time at Virginia Tech, Atkins proved he could provide scoring from the wing by both shooting the ball and by putting it on the floor. At 6 feet 7 inches tall, Atkins also has the size to defend several positions and be a factor on the boards. Even though this will be Atkins first year playing with the Panthers, he sat out

last season due to NCAA player-transfer policy, his experience competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference will be invaluable to Georgia State. 2010-2011 stats (stats from his last season at Virginia Tech): 4.9 Points per game 2 Rebounds per game 91% Free throw percentage 44% Field goal percentage 35% 3-point percentage

Freshman to watch out for

G- R.J. Hunter

6-foot-5-inch freshman from Indianapolis, Ind. R.J. Hunter wasted no time in showing his teammates and Georgia State fans why he will be the freshman to watch this season. In his first collegiate game, an exhibition versus Life University, despite the slow start on the first quarter, Hunter led the team on the second quarter. He ended the game with 30 points including four three pointers. Pretty impressive, considering the shooting guard was filling in for injured

point guard Devonta White. Hunter can also defend multiple positions due to his size and long wingspan. 2011-2012 stats (senior year of high school): 20.5 Points per game 6.6 Rebounds per game 3.8 Assists per game 2.9 Steals per game

PATRICK DUFFY | THE SIGNAL Center James Vincent finished with 15 points and six rebounds in last weeks exhbition game against Life University.

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Players to watch out for RHETT LEWIS Associate Sports Editor

Returning playmaker

G-Kendra Long 5-foot-9-inch junior from Atlanta, GA Last season Long led the team in three-point baskets, minutes played, and steals. She also finished second on the team in scoring and reached double-figures in 16 games. Her freshman season she was named to the Colonial Athletic Association All-Rookie team. The sharp shooting Long should once again be the

leader of Georgia State on the offensive end of the court and could vie for postseason awards and recognition within the conference. 2011-2012 stats 10.5 Points per game 3.3 Rebounds per game 1.6 Assists per game

Senior Leadership

F/C- Cody Paulk 6-foot-3-inch senior from Gadsden, AL Paulk is Georgia State’s rim protector. Last season, she was second in the CAA with 56 blocks and is on track to become the school’s all-time leader in swats this season. Paulk has appeared in 84 games in her Panthers career including all 30 contests last season. Her size, athleticism, and experience will be relied upon heavily this season. Paulk has also been recognized for her work in the classroom while at Geor-

gia State. She was named to the All-CAA Academic first team the last two seasons and was the CAA Scholar-Athlete of the year in 2010-2011. 2011-2012 stats8 Points per game 4 Rebounds per game 1.9 Blocks per game 51% Field goal percentage

G- Tiffany Anderson 5-foot-9-inch senior from Albany, GA Anderson has found multiple ways to contribute while on the court in her first three seasons at Georgia State. Last season she was fourth on the team in rebounding, fifth in points, and seventh in steals and minutes played. The strongest part of her well-rounded game may be her ability to grab offensive rebounds. She has grabbed 135 offensive rebounds in her ca-

reer. Those extra opportunities on offense could provide the Panthers with valuable points they will need to compete in the CAA. 2011-2012 stats 5.3 Point per game 3.4 Rebounds per game 1 Steal per game

Transfers that can provide a spark

F- Maryam Dogo 6-foot-2-inch redshirt freshmen from Kaduna, Nigeria Dogo transferred to Georgia State from Lamar (Col.) Community College. She played one season at Lamar and finished in the top five in the NJCAA in both scoring and rebounding. Dogo’s athleticism should not be exceeded by anyone on the court this season and she has a knack

for rebounding the basketball. She will need time to adjust to the style of play at the NCAA level but should be one of the more productive Panthers this season. 2011-2012 stats (Lamar CC) 20 Points per game 15.3 Rebounds per game 52% Field goal percentage

G- Kesheria McNeil 5-foot-8-inch junior from Raleigh, N.C. Georgia State is McNeil’s third basketball program in the last three seasons. She spent her freshman year at Florida State College in Jacksonville and her sophomore year at Miami Dade College. McNeil will provide the Panthers with another ballhandling and scoring option on the perimeter. Like Dogo, there may be a learning curve for McNeil this season, but she

has the ability to help Georgia State win. 2011-2012 stats (Miami Dade): 19.1 Points per game 5.4 Rebounds per game 3.8 Assists per game 3.4 Steals per game

GEORGIA STATE ATHLETICS Forward/center Cody Paulk shoots over Drexel last season on the Panthers’ loss. She is on track to become the school’s all-time leader in swats this season.

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The final goodbye

Georgia State football seniors’ and coach Bill Curry’s last home game RHETT LEWIS Associate Sports Editor

2012 SENIOR FOOTBALL PLAYERS RB- Rosevelt Watson Lake Worth, FL TE- Emmanuel Ogbuehi Buford, GA G- Kam Cheatham Louisville, KY LB- Akeen Felder Perry, GA RB- Malcolm Smith College Park, GA LB- Mitchell Vinson Monroe, GA T- Gabe Hampton Hercules, CA WR- Joshua Jackson Savannah, GA S- Demazio Skelton Myrtle Beach, SC RB- Donald Russell West Palm Beach, FL S- D’Mario Gunn Hampton, GA

ven in a losing effort several Georgia State seniors and junior Albert Wilson turned in the greatest performances of their careers Saturday night. The 53-27 loss to Old Dominion, which came on Senior Night and in Bill Curry’s final home game, pushed the Georgia State record to 1-9 on the season. In a pregame ceremnoy, eleven seniors and their families were honored on the field. Curry was also recognized for his time and efforts as the first head coach in Georgia State history by having the practice facilty locker room named in his honor. Tight end Emmanuel Ogbuehi had a career day hauling in three receptions for 108 yards. His 55-yard catch and run in the second quarter matched a career long that he set in 2010 versus Alabama. D’Mario Gunn and Demazio Skelton each put on a superb, secondary show in their final home games. Gunn set a new Georgia State record with a 73-yard interception return and Skelton picked off two ODU passes to push his career total to five, also a school record. Running backs Rosevelt Watson and Malcolm Smith also found the end zone in their last games at The Georgia Dome. Watson scampered in from three yards out in the third quarter, while Smith plowed in from one yard out late in the fourth. Junior Albert Wilson continued to drive opposing defenses crazy as he broke his own school record with 296 total yards. Wilson set new Georgia State records with a 93-yard touchdown reception and a 100-yard kick off return. Georgia State will travel to Maine University this Saturday to play their final game of the season. The game is set for a 2 p.m. kickoff.

ANDRES CRUZ-WELLMANN | THE SIGNAL Freshaman defensive tackle Joe Lockley (left) and senior running back Rosevelt Watson (right) give each other an emotional hug after the game.

ANDRES CRUZ-WELLMANN | THE SIGNAL Athletics director Cheryl Levick, president Mark Becker and his wife Laura Voisinet acknowledged Bill Curry (pictured here with his wife Carolyn Curry) for his contribution to the football program since 2008.

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225 University Center • Tuesday, November 6, 12:15-1 p.m. • Wednesday, November 7, 6-7 p.m. • Thursday, November 8, 12:15-1 p.m. Interested in competing for the 2013 Miss Georgia State University crown? All potential pageant contestants must attend one of the above mandatory orientation sessions to sign up and get more information. The pageant will be February 9, 2013, at the Rialto Center for the Arts. For more information, call Teresa Weimann at 404/413-1858, or e-mail missgsu@gsu.edu.

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Election 2012 Viewing Party with CNN Coverage

Tuesday, November 6, 7-11 p.m. Courtyard, Student Center, First Floor • FREE FOOD Co-sponsored by Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

CNN will be on-site to record video of the GSU communityʼs reactions to the 2012 election results as we watch them live in the Courtyard! Open to all GSU students, faculty and staff, who are asked to wear GSU or political-party affiliation apparel. Enjoy free food and patriotic giveaways and cast a mock vote for this historic presidential race, which several national polls have touted as one of the closest races in recent history. Youʼll also have the opportunity to share why this election has been meaningful to you in an open-mic format.

Open Mic Night: All-Stars

Wednesday, November 7, 7-9 p.m. Courtyard Stage, Student Center, First Floor

The winners of the Fall Open Mic Nights compete in an Open Mic Night Showdown. There will be limited other slots available for new student performers, but come on out to cheer on your favorite Open Mic Night performer. Prizes will be given to the top three All-Stars! If you are interested in performing, apply at Campus Events, 370 Student Center, or visit our Facebook page at gsucampusevents.

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The Black Affair

Wednesday, November 14, 7-9 p.m. Dahlberg Hall

Come out for an evening of art featuring an art display with spoken word and musical performances. All-black attire requested. Light refreshments served. Free for GSU students and two guests. Sponsored by the Office of African-American Students, Studies and Programs and by Campus Events.

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Friday, November 9, 7 p.m.-Midnight, Student Center Ballroom

Join Spotlight as we take it “To the Hoop” for the November Panther Prowl. B.Y.O.B. (Bring Your Own Blanket) or sports chair as we stream the Duke menʼs basketball game at 7 p.m. This event will have free food and giveaways, and a movie showing at the conclusion of the game.

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November 5-11, The Campaign

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Tuesday, November 13, 7-10 p.m. Student Center Ballroom

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A fun night of games! The major attraction for this night is the ThinkFast Game Show. The winning teams will receive a $200 cash prize. Refreshments provided.

Monday-Friday: 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m., 5 p.m., 7 p.m., 9 p.m. (No 5 p.m. showing on Tuesday.) Saturday-Sunday: 1 p.m., 3 p.m., 5 p.m., 7 p.m.