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Sexual Battery

A Georgia State-related person reported a sexual battery that occurred near Piedmont North on Ellis Street. The case is still active.

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A Georgia State-related person reported a financial fraud that occurred sometime between 9-8-21 at 10:00 pm and 9-9-2021 at 1:30 pm. The case is still active.

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Georgia Drivers Licences are soon to have a digital option.

Tropical Storm Nicholas forms in the Gulf.

Two women race to become France’s first woman president.

The Transportation Security Administration and Apple announced on Sept. 1 that it will be working with Georgia and seven other states to bring state ID’s and driver’s licenses to Apple Wallet. The feature will contain a number of safety measures that will allow the TSA to confirm the identity of the person without the physical license.

An already battered Gulf Coast braces for yet another storm. Tropical Storm warnings were issued for Texas and Mexico as forecasters predict widespread rainfall. Texas Gov. Abbott ordered resources to be placed on stay by along the whole coast.

On Sunday, two french politicians kicked off presidential campaigns. Both seeking to become the nation’s first female president.

The National Rally far-right candidate and the Socialist mayor of Paris both launched in extremely expected fashions.

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September 14, 2021

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Twenty years after 9/11, new information is declassified.

The first round of newly declassified documents is released.

KENNETH LOCKETT III Managing Editor

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s the nation remembers 9/11, the victims’ families continue to fight for justice 20 years later. Those same families have pressured the Biden administration to release several documents related to the tragedy. Late Saturday evening, the first round of documents were finally released.

The heavily redacted document details the hijackers’ communications with their Saudi associates but fails to prove that high-ranking Saudi government officials were involved in the attack. Even in that case, the families view this as a significant win.

Jim Kreindler, the family’s attorney in their lawsuit against New York, said in a statement that “the findings and conclusions in this FBI investigation validate the arguments we have made in the litigation regarding the Saudi government’s responsibility for the 9/11 attacks.”

The Saudi government has said that the claims were ”categorically false” in a statement from their embassy. They further stated the declassification of the documents will “end the baseless allegations against the Kingdom once and for all.”

The release of these documents comes as tensions between the two allies start to rise. In February, the Biden administration released an intelligence document that implied Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was involved in the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

While the document does not directly imply the Saudi government, it does show that the hijackers had contact with Saudi nationals that had connections with the Saudi government. Some of the Saudi national contacts that hijackers made were to Omar al-Bayoumi.

Bayoumi had known contacts in the Saudi government and was looked at by the FBI before the February 2000 meeting. In addition to Bayoumi, another Saudi national was mentioned in the document, Fahad al-Thumairy.

Thumairy was a high-ranking official in the Saudi consulate; the FBI identified a seven-minute phone call

The sun beams on both towers of The One World Trade Center.

to a Suadi Arabian family. Two family members would eventually end up in the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba prison.

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And for 20 years, I had to live with the fact my father was one of the victims. Only to find out that it’s factually possible that a US ‘ally’ assisted in the attack. A US ally we give billions of dollars of weapons to, that hurts a lot.

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— ALEX WASHINGTON

Georgia State Student

Many criticized the timing of the document release as the nation remembered the tragic events 20 years prior.

Alex Washington, a Political Science student at Georgia State, was especially critical.

“I don’t have many memories of my father, barely any. I don’t know many facts other than he worked

near the impact site in the north tower.” Washington started, “And for 20 years, I had to live with the fact my father was one of the victims. Only to find out that it’s factually possible that a US ‘ally’ assisted in the attack.

A US ally we give billions of dollars of weapons to, that hurts a lot.”

Even then, Washington wanted to make sure everyone knew who the true enemy was. “And I want everyone to remember who the enemy is. And it’s not Muslims.

It’s not foreigners. And anybody who thinks that is not the patriot they claim to be.” Washington said. “The US is a nation of multi-culturalism. Muslims do not hate America, and my father would be sick to see all the hate being thrown around.”

During the attacks, former President George W. Bush alluded to the same thing during his speech on the anniversary. “So much of our politics has become a naked appeal to anger, fear and resentment,” said the former president. “On America’s day of trial and grief, I saw millions of people instinctively grab their neighbor’s hand and rally to the cause of one another.

That is the America I know.”

Even with that sentiment Muslim Americans faced endured suspicion, surveillance and hate crimes. Hatred and bitterness took over the decision between tolerance and vigilance, the meaning of patriotism. Many took it upon themselves to ‘avenge the fallen’ as the proper way to honor the dead.

“American sure does like to do that, huh? Instead of actually going after the issue, they go after the symptoms. Instead of asking why do they hate us, they resort to hating and attacking them.” Washington said.

“My father was never like that; he was a kind soul.

He’d hate what we have become. I hate what we have become.”

The name of Washington’s father has been left out of the story at the family’s request.

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Remembering the Victims of 9/11/2001

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2021 Stuart Seid Louis Joseph Lovero Jenny Seu Kueng Low Wong Michael W Lowe Garry W Lozier John Peter Lozowsky Charles Peter Lucania Edward Hobbs Luckett Mark Gavin Ludvigsen Lee Charles Ludwig Sean Thomas Lugano Daniel Lugo Marie Lukas William Lum, Jr Michael P Lunden Christopher Lunder Anthony Luparello Gary Frederick Lutnick William Lutz Linda Anne Luzzicone Alexander Lygin Farrell Peter Lynch James Francis Lynch Louise A Lynch Michael Cameron Lynch Michael F Lynch Michael Francis Lynch Richard D Lynch, Jr Robert Henry Lynch, Jr Sean P Lynch Sean Patrick Lynch Michael J Lyons Monica Anne Lyons Patrick Lyons Robert Francis Mace Jan Maciejewski Catherine Fairfax Macrae Richard Blaine Madden Simon Maddison Noell Maerz Jennieann Maffeo Joseph Maffeo Jay Robert Magazine Brian Magee Charles Wilson Magee Joseph V Maggitti Ronald Magnuson Daniel L Maher Thomas Anthony Mahon William J Mahoney Joseph Daniel Maio Takashi Makimoto Abdu Ali Malahi Debora I Maldonado Myrna T Maldonado-Agosto Alfred Russell Maler Gregory James Malone Edward Francis Maloney III Joseph Maloney Gene Edward Maloy Christian Maltby Francisco Miguel Mancini Joseph Mangano Sara Elizabeth Manley Debra Mannetta Marion Victoria Manning Terence John Manning James Maounis Joseph Ross Marchbanks, Jr Peter Edward Mardikian Edward Joseph Mardovich Charles Joseph Margiotta Kenneth Joseph Marino Lester V Marino Vita Marino Kevin Marlo Jose Marrero John Marshall James Martello Michael A Marti Peter C Martin William J Martin, Jr Brian E Martineau Betsy Martinez Edward Martinez Jose Angel Martinez, Jr Robert Gabriel Martinez Victor Martinez Pastrana Lizie D MartinezCalderon Paul Richard Martini Joseph A Mascali Bernard Mascarenhas Stephen Frank Masi Nicholas George Massa Patricia Ann Massari Michael Massaroli Philip William Mastrandrea, Jr Rudolph Mastrocinque Joseph Mathai Charles Mathers William A Mathesen Marcello Matricciano Margaret Elaine Mattic Robert D Mattson Walter Matuza Charles A Mauro, Jr Charles J Mauro Dorothy Mauro Nancy T Mauro Tyrone May Keithroy Marcellus Maynard Robert J Mayo Kathy Nancy Mazza Edward Mazzella, Jr Jennifer Lynn Mazzotta Kaaria Mbaya James Joseph McAlary Brian McAleese Patricia Ann McAneney Colin Robert McArthur John Kevin McAvoy Kenneth M McBrayer Brendan McCabe Micheal McCabe Thomas McCann Justin McCarthy Kevin M McCarthy Michael McCarthy Robert McCarthy Stanley McCaskill Katie Marie McCloskey Joan McConnell-Cullinan Charles Austin McCrann Tonyell F McDay Matthew T McDermott Joseph P McDonald Brian Grady McDonnell Michael P McDonnell John McDowell, Jr Eamon J McEneaney John Thomas McErlean, Jr Daniel Francis McGinley Mark Ryan McGinly William E McGinn Thomas Henry MCGinnis Michael Gregory McGinty Ann McGovern Scott Martin McGovern William McGovern Stacey Sennas McGowan Francis Noel McGuinn Patrick McGuire Thomas M McHale Keith McHeffey Ann M McHugh Denis J McHugh III Dennis McHugh Michael E McHugh Robert G McIlvaine Donald James McIntyre Stephanie Marie McKenna Barry J McKeon Evelyn C McKinnedy Darryl Leron McKinney George Patrick McLaughlin, Jr Robert C McLaughlin, Jr Gavin McMahon Robert D McMahon Edmund McNally Daniel W McNeal Walter Arthur McNeil Jisley McNish Christine Sheila McNulty Sean Peter McNulty Robert McPadden Terence A McShane Timothy Patrick McSweeney Martin E McWilliams

Rocco A Medaglia Abigail Cales Medina Ana Iris Medina Deborah Louise Medwig Damian Meehan William J Meehan Alok Mehta Raymond Meisenheimer Manuel Emilio Mejia Eskedar Melaku Antonio Melendez Mary Melendez Yelena Melnichenko Stuart Todd Meltzer Diarelia Jovanah Mena Charles Mendez Lizette Mendoza Shevonne Olicia Mentis Steven Mercado Westly Mercer Ralph Joseph Mercurio Alan Harvey Merdinger George L Merino Yamel Merino George Merkouris Deborah Merrick Raymond Joseph Metz III Jill Ann Metzler David Robert Meyer Nurul H Miah William Edward Micciulli Martin Paul Michelstein Peter Teague Milano Gregory Milanowycz Lukasz Tomasz Milewski Sharon Christina Millan Corey Peter Miller Craig James Miller Douglas Charles Miller Henry Alfred Miller, Jr Joel Miller Michael Matthew Miller Philip D Miller Robert Alan Miller Robert Cromwell Miller, Jr Benjamin Millman Charles Morris Mills Ronald Keith Milstein Robert Minara William George Minardi Diakite Minata Louis Joseph Minervino Thomas Mingione Wilbert Miraille Dominick N Mircovich Rajesh Arjan Mirpuri Joseph Mistrulli Susan J Miszkowicz Paul Thomas Mitchell Richard P Miuccio Frank V Moccia, Sr Louis Joseph Modafferi Boyie Mohammed Dennis Mojica Manuel Mojica Kleber Molina Manuel De Jesus Molina Carl Molinaro Justin Molisani Brian Monaghan Franklin Monahan John Monahan Kristen Montanaro Craig Montano Michael Montesi Jeffrey Montgomery Peter Montoulieu Cheryl Ann Monyak Thomas Moody Sharon Moore Krishna Moorthy Abner Morales Carlos Manuel Morales Luis Morales Paula E Morales John Moran John Chrisopher Moran Kathleen Moran Lindsay Stapleton Morehouse George Morell Steven P Morello Vincent S Morello Yvette Nicole Moreno Dorothy Morgan Richard Morgan Nancy Morgenstern Sanae Mori Blanca Robertina Morocho Leonel Geronimo Morocho Dennis Gerard Moroney Lynne Irene Morris Seth Allan Morris Stephen Philip Morris Christopher Martel Morrison Jorge Luis Morron Garcia Ferdinand V Morrone William David Moskal Marco Motroni Cynthia Motus-Wilson Iouri A Mouchinski Jude Joseph Moussa Peter Moutos Damion O’Neil Mowatt Christopher Mozzillo Stephen Vincent Mulderry Richard Muldowney Jr Michael D Mullan Dennis Michael Mulligan Peter James Mulligan Michael Joseph Mullin James Donald Munhall Nancy Muniz Carlos Munoz Frank Munoz Theresa Munson Robert M Murach Cesar Augusto Murillo Marc A Murolo Brian Joseph Murphy Charles Anthony Murphy Christopher W Murphy Edward Charles Murphy James F Murphy Iv James Thomas Murphy Kevin James Murphy Patrick Sean Murphy Raymond E Murphy Robert Eddie Murphy, Jr John Joseph Murray John Joseph Murray, Jr Susan D Murray Valerie Victoria Murray Richard Todd Myhre Robert B Nagel Takuya Nakamura Alexander Napier Frank Joseph Naples III John Napolitano Catherine Ann Nardella Mario Nardone, Jr Manika K Narula Mehmood Naseem Narender Nath Karen Susan Navarro Joseph Micheal Navas Francis Joseph Nazario Glenroy I Neblett Rayman Marcus Neblett Jerome O Nedd Laurence Nedell Luke G Nee Pete Negron Ann N Nelson David William Nelson James Nelson Michele Ann Nelson Peter Allen Nelson Oscar Francis Nesbitt Gerard Terence Nevins Christopher Newton-Carter Kapinga Ngalula Nancy Yuen Ngo Jody Nichilo Martin S Niederer Alfonse Joseph Niedermeyer Frank John Niestadt, Jr Gloria Nieves Juan Nieves, Jr Troy Edward Nilsen Paul Nimbley John B Niven Katherine Marie Noack

Curtis Terrance Noel Daniel R Nolan Robert Noonan Daniela R Notaro Brian Christopher Novotny Soichi Numata Brian Felix Nunez Jose Nunez Jeffrey Roger Nussbaum Dennis O’Berg James P O’Brien, Jr Michael P O’Brien Scott J O’Brien Timothy Michael O’Brien Daniel O’Callaghan Dennis James O’Connor, Jr Diana J O’Connor Keith Kevin O’Connor Richard J O’Connor Amy O’Doherty Marni Pont O’Doherty James Andrew O’Grady Thomas O’Hagan Patrick J O’Keefe William O’Keefe Gerald O’leary Matthew Timothy O’Mahony Peter J O’Neill, Jr Sean Gordon O’Neill Kevin O’Rourke Patrick J O’Shea Robert William O’Shea Timothy F O’Sullivan James A Oakley Douglas E Oelschlager Takashi Ogawa Albert Ogletree Philip Paul Ognibene Joseph J Ogren Samuel Oitice Gerald Michael Olcott Christine Anne Olender Linda Mary Oliva Edward Kraft Oliver Leah E Oliver Eric T Olsen Jeffrey James Olsen Maureen Lyons Olson Steven John Olson Toshihiro Onda Seamus L O’Neal John P Oneill Frank Oni Michael C Opperman Christopher Orgielewicz Margaret Orloske Virginia Anne Ormiston Ronald Orsini Peter Ortale Juan Ortega-Campos Alexander Ortiz David Ortiz Emilio Ortiz, Jr Pablo Ortiz Paul Ortiz, Jr Sonia Ortiz Masaru Ose Elsy C Osorio James R Ostrowski Jason Douglas Oswald Michael Otten Isidro D Ottenwalder Michael Chung Ou Todd Joseph Ouida Jesus Ovalles Peter J Owens, Jr Adianes Oyola Angel M Pabon Israel Pabon, Jr Roland Pacheco Michael Benjamin Packer Rene Padilla-Chavarria Deepa Pakkala Jeffrey Matthew Palazzo Thomas Palazzo Richard Palazzolo Orio J Palmer Frank Anthony Palombo Alan N Palumbo Christopher Matthew Panatier Dominique Lisa Pandolfo Paul J Pansini John M Paolillo Edward Joseph Papa Salvatore T Papasso James Nicholas Pappageorge Vinod Kumar Parakat Vijayashanker Paramsothy Nitin Parandkar Hardai Parbhu James Wendell Parham Debra Marie Paris George Paris Gye Hyong Park Philip Lacey Parker Michael Alaine Parkes Robert E Parks, Jr Hashmukhrai C Parmar Robert Parro Diane Marie Parsons Leobardo Lopez Pascual Michael Pascuma Jerrold Paskins Horace Robert Passananti Suzanne H Passaro Avnish Ramanbhai Patel Dipti Patel Manish Patel Steven Bennett Paterson James Matthew Patrick Manuel D Patrocino Bernard E Patterson Cira Marie Patti Robert E Pattison James Robert Paul Patrice Paz Victor Paz-Gutierrez Stacey Lynn Peak Richard Allen Pearlman Durrell V Pearsall Thomas Pedicini Todd Douglas Pelino Michel Adrian Pelletier Anthony G Peluso Angel Ramon Pena Richard Al Penny Salvatore F Pepe Carl Peralta Robert David Peraza Jon A Perconti Alejo Perez Angel Perez, Jr Angela Susan Perez Anthony Perez Ivan Perez Nancy E Perez Joseph John Perroncino Edward J Perrotta Emelda H Perry Glenn C Perry John William Perry Franklin Allan Pershep Danny Pesce Michael John Pescherine Davin Peterson William Russell Peterson Mark Petrocelli Philip Scott Petti Glen Kerrin Pettit Dominick Pezzulo Kaleen Elizabeth Pezzuti Kevin Pfeifer Tu-Anh Pham Kenneth Phelan Sneha Ann Philips Gerard Phillips Suzette Eugenia Piantieri Ludwig John Picarro Matthew M Picerno Joseph Oswald Pick Christopher Pickford Dennis J Pierce Bernard Pietronico Nicholas P Pietrunti Theodoros Pigis Susan Elizabeth Pinto Joseph Piskadlo Christopher Todd Pitman Joshua Piver Joseph Plumitallo

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THE SIGNAL John Pocher William Howard Pohlmann Laurence Polatsch Thomas H Polhemus Steve Pollicino Susan M Pollio Joshua Iousa Poptean Giovanna Porras Anthony Portillo James Edward Potorti Daphne Pouletsos Richard N Poulos Stephen Emanual Poulos Brandon Jerome Powell Shawn Edward Powell Antonio Pratt Gregory M Preziose Wanda Ivelisse Prince Vincent Princiotta Kevin Prior Everett Martin Proctor III Carrie Beth Progen Sarah Prothero-Redheffer David Lee Pruim Richard Prunty John Foster Puckett Robert David Pugliese Edward F Pullis Patricia Ann Puma Hemanth Kumar Puttur Edward R Pykon Christopher Quackenbush Lars Peter Qualben Lincoln Quappe Beth Ann Quigley Michael Quilty James Francis Quinn Ricardo J Quinn Carlos Quishpe-Cuaman Carol Millicent Rabalais Christopher Peter A Racaniello Leonard J Ragaglia Eugene Raggio Laura Marie Ragonese-Snik Michael Ragusa Peter Frank Raimondi Harry A Raines Ehtesham Raja Valsa Raju Edward Rall Lukas Rambousek Maria Ramirez Harry Ramos Vishnoo Ramsaroop Lorenzo E Ramzey Alfred Todd Rancke Adam David Rand Jonathan C Randall Srinivasa Shreyas Ranganath Anne T Ransom Faina Aronovna Rapoport Robert A Rasmussen Amenia Rasool Roger Mark Rasweiler David Alan Rathkey William Ralph Raub Gerard P Rauzi Alexey Razuvaev Gregory Reda Michele Reed Judith Ann Reese Donald J Regan Robert M Regan Thomas Michael Regan Christian Michael Otto Regenhard Howard Reich Gregg Reidy James Brian Reilly Kevin O Reilly Timothy E Reilly Joseph Reina, Jr Thomas Barnes Reinig Frank Bennett Reisman Joshua Scott Reiss Karen Renda John Armand Reo Richard Cyril Rescorla John Thomas Resta Luis Clodoaldo Revilla Eduvigis Reyes, Jr Bruce Albert Reynolds John Frederick Rhodes Francis Saverio Riccardelli Rudolph N Riccio Ann Marie Riccoboni David H Rice Eileen Mary Rice Kenneth Frederick Rice III Vernon Allan Richard Claude Daniel Richards Gregory David Richards Michael Richards Venesha Orintia Richards James C Riches Alan Jay Richman John M Rigo Theresa Risco Rose Mary Riso Moises N Rivas Joseph Rivelli Carmen Alicia Rivera Isaias Rivera Juan William Rivera Linda Ivelisse Rivera David E Rivers Joseph R Riverso Paul V Rizza John Frank Rizzo Stephen Louis Roach Joseph Roberto Leo Arthur Roberts Michael Roberts Michael Edward Roberts Donald Walter Robertson, Jr Catherina Robinson Jeffery Robinson Michell Lee Jean Robotham Donald A Robson Antonio A Rocha Raymond James Rocha Laura Rockefeller John Rodak Antonio J Rodrigues Anthony Rodriguez Carmen Milagros Rodriguez Gregory Ernesto Rodriguez Marsha A Rodriguez Mayra Valdes Rodriguez Richard Rodriguez David Bartolo Rodriguez-Vargas Matthew Rogan Karlie Barbara Rogers Scott Williams Rohner Keith Roma Joseph M Romagnolo Efrain Romero, Sr Elvin Romero Juan Romero Orozco James A Romito Sean Paul Rooney Eric Thomas Ropiteau Aida Rosario Angela Rosario Wendy Alice Rosario Wakeford Mark Rosen Brooke David Rosenbaum Linda Rosenbaum Sheryl Lynn Rosenbaum Lloyd Daniel Rosenberg Mark Louis Rosenberg Andrew Ira Rosenblum Joshua M Rosenblum Joshua Alan Rosenthal Richard David Rosenthal Daniel Rosetti Norman S Rossinow Nicholas P Rossomando Michael Craig Rothberg Donna Marie Rothenberg Nicholas Rowe Timothy Alan Roy, Sr Paul G Ruback Ronald J Ruben Joanne Rubino David M Ruddle Bart Joseph Ruggiere Susan A Ruggiero

Adam Keith Ruhalter Gilbert Ruiz Obdulio Ruiz Diaz Stephen P Russell Steven Harris Russin Michael Thomas Russo, Sr Wayne Alan Russo Edward Ryan John Joseph Ryan, Jr Jonathan Stephan Ryan Matthew Lancelot Ryan Tatiana Ryjova Christina Sunga Ryook Thierry Saada Jason Elazar Sabbag Thomas E Sabella Scott Saber Joseph Francis Sacerdote Neeraha Sadaranghgani Mohammad Ali Sadeque Francis John Sadocha Jude Safi Brock Joel Safronoff Edward Saiya John Patrick Salamone Hernando Salas Juan G Salas Esmerlin Antonio Salcedo John Salvatore Salerno, Jr Richard L Salinardi, Jr Wayne John Saloman Nolbert Salomon Catherine Patricia Salter Frank Salvaterra Paul Richard Salvio Samuel Robert Salvo, Jr Rena Sam-Dinnoo Carlos Alberto Samaniego James Kenneth Samuel, Jr Michael San Phillip Sylvia San Pio Hugo M Sanay Erick Sanchez Jacquelyn Patrice Sanchez Eric M Sand Stacey Leigh Sanders Herman S Sandler James Sands, Jr Ayleen J Santiago Kirsten Santiago Maria Theresa Santillan Susan Gayle Santo Christopher Santora John A Santore Mario L Santoro Rafael Humberto Santos Rufino Conrado Flores Santos Iii Jorge Octavio Santos Anaya Kalyan Sarkar Chapelle R Sarker Paul F Sarle Deepika Kumar Sattaluri Gregory Thomas Saucedo Susan M Sauer Anthony Savas Vladimir Savinkin Jackie Sayegh John Michael Sbarbaro Robert L Scandole, Jr Michelle Scarpitta Dennis Scauso John Albert Schardt John G Scharf Frederick Claude Scheffold, Jr Angela Susan Scheinberg Scott Mitchell Schertzer Sean Schielke Steven Francis Schlag Jon Schlissel Karen Helene Schmidt Ian Schneider Thomas G Schoales Frank G Schott, Jr Gerard Patrick Schrang Jeffrey H Schreier John T Schroeder Susan Lee Schuler Edward William Schunk Mark E Schurmeier Clarin Shellie Schwartz John Burkhart Schwartz Mark Schwartz Adriane Victoria Scibetta Raphael Scorca Randolph Scott Sheila Scott Christopher Jay Scudder Arthur Warren Scullin Michael Herman Seaman Margaret M Seeliger Anthony Segarra Carlos Segarra Jason Sekzer Matthew Carmen Sellitto Howard Selwyn Larry John Senko Arturo Angelo Sereno Frankie Serrano Alena Sesinova Adele Christine Sessa Sita Nermalla Sewnarine Karen Lynn Seymour Davis Sezna Thomas Joseph Sgroi Jayesh S Shah Khalid M Shahid Mohammed Shajahan Gary Shamay Earl Richard Shanahan Neil Shastri Kathryn Anne Shatzoff Barbara A Shaw Jeffrey James Shaw Robert John Shay, Jr Daniel James Shea Joseph Patrick Shea Linda Sheehan Hagay Shefi John Anthony Sherry Atsushi Shiratori Thomas Joseph Shubert Mark Shulman See Wong Shum Allan Abraham Shwartzstein Johanna Sigmund Dianne T Signer Gregory Sikorsky Stephen Gerard Siller David Silver Craig A Silverstein Nasima Hameed Simjee Bruce Edward Simmons Arthur Simon Kenneth Alan Simon Michael J Simon Paul Joseph Simon Marianne Teresa Simone Barry Simowitz Jeff Lyal Simpson Khamladai Singh Kulwant Singh Roshan Ramesh Singh Thomas E Sinton III Peter A Siracuse Muriel Fay Siskopoulos Joseph Michael Sisolak John P Skala Francis Joseph Skidmore, Jr Toyena Skinner Paul A Skrzypek Christopher Paul Slattery Vincent Robert Slavin Robert F Sliwak Paul K Sloan Stanley S Smagala, Jr Wendy L Small Catherine Smith Daniel Laurence Smith George Eric Smith James Gregory Smith Jeffrey R Smith Joyce Patricia Smith Karl T Smith Keisha Smith Kevin Joseph Smith Leon Smith, Jr Moira Ann Smith Rosemary A Smith Bonnie Jeanne Smithwick Rochelle Monique Snell

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Tattoos and piercings: expression or unprofessional?

Reform dress code in the workplace

O ALYSSIA HARDGE

Staff Columnist

n March 13th, I cried for more than 45 minutes before getting my first tattoo. Getting the tattoo itself only took 13.

I now have three tattoos, a tiny tyrannosaurus rex, a crystal, and a small solar system. Each one has a different meaning but is equally important to my heart. If you were to tell a younger me that I would have three tattoos, four piercings and multiple different hair colors by my sophomore year of college, I would not have believed you.

As kids, our parents put in our heads that tattoos and piercings were unprofessional, that you could only have a natural hair color to get a job, that our bodies were temples and needed to stay pure always. Of course, for some of us, that ended earlier than they expected.

For generations, American culture has limited one’s selfexpression. Everyone wants you to be yourself, but it has to be within acceptable standards. The culture of modern, corporate America has heightened these standards.

Many companies prohibit their employees from expressing themselves through hair color, piercings or visible tattoos. Companies limit workers to “natural hair colors,” at most, one facial piercing and small tattoos that the employee can cover easily.

Employees are given a limited ability to express themselves. Companies want to make cookie-cutter employees when no one is the same. We all work differently, act differently and dress differently. It begs the question, why do so many employees obsess over conforming to these standards?

There is a website called Stapaw.com, which has an article giving “10 Reasons Why Tattoos and Piercings Should Not be Allowed in the Workplace ‘’. While some may think these reasons are valid, many may beg to differ.

As stated in the article, piercing and tattoos “ will scare away customers.” This sentiment is simply untrue.

Given my personal experiences working at Starbucks, my tattoos are a crowd favorite and a great conversation starter.

Another reason stated on the site, says that tattoos and piercings are “not beautiful.”

“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and ask yourself if the hiring process should be a beauty contest or based on talent and qualifications.” While I agree that the hiring process should not be a beauty contest, having confident and more self-assured employees is more valuable, overall, to a company.

Times are changing, and social graces are shifting in America. Some things might take a little longer. Accepting that self-expression through body art is normal can eliminate the social stance that people like me are unprofessional.

Our art has meaning. What might seem dumb to you might mean the world to me.

Tattoos and piercings have become a popular way for the younger generation to express themselves better.

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Atlanta demographics affects mayoral election Race Pays a Big Factor for the Election

O GABBY MILLER Staff Columnist

ver the past few years, the city of Atlanta has been getting more diverse. According to an article by the Atlanta JournalConstitution, Atlanta’s city demographic has increased by 71,400 people. That demographic shows how diverse Atlanta has become over the years.

This year’s mayoral elections changed because of the new demographics of Atlanta. The subject of race has become the driving factor behind elections as the city grows more diverse.

The diversity of the mayoral candidates also has highlighted the issue of race. Four out of the five candidates are people of color.

In history, black people had an extremely hard time, especially in politics. They have had to fight for the right to vote and run for public office.

Though times are still hard, Atlanta is finally moving in the right direction. Since the election of Maynard Jackson, we have had several other black mayors. This trend shows how our city is continuously working to make things more diverse.

Another reason things took so long to change around here was people were afraid of change. No one likes change, especially when it comes to politics. In some elections, people just vote for the person that makes them feel the most secure in their lives.

Humans prefer familiarity and often fear what new voices could change.

Change is not always a bad thing, but people typically blind themselves, fearing what may come rather than thinking of the positive changes someone else could bring.

A more diverse office could bring massive, positive changes to Atlanta, such as making healthcare more affordable. The sky’s the limit when it comes to positive change in politics.

For this year’s mayoral election, we should vote after thoroughly researching who we truly feel would bring those positive changes to the mayor’s office.

By showing that we welcome diversity, we would show that we are not as intimidated by the changes to come. In the past, people would vote for the candidates that they felt represented them. In the past, those candidates were white.

According to an article by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, demographic shifts are essential in a city because race is often an undercurrent in the history of Atlanta and Atlanta’s identity.

Due to changes in demographics, the election is more diverse this time around. This time, a majority of the candidates are people of color.

The changes in demographics are another great chance for the city to reflect how things have changed. It is good that we are in a place now where things are getting more accessible. Meaning there are not as many restrictions as things were in the past.

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At least 3,200 people are unhoused in Atlanta.

Our anxious rest is over

The eviction moratorium has ended; welcome back to the world.

T TREVOR KOSLOSKI

Staff Columnist

hursday evening, August 26th – the Supreme Court of the United States proclaimed a dictum: that the Biden administration’s stay on evictions is an overreach. The moratorium was to conclude immediately, before the original October 3rd extension.

Those tenants, the opinion holds, for whom the original stay was intended have had their conditions improve throughout the past year. The “harm to landlords” has only been elevated, meanwhile.

The distribution of funds for rent assistance has grown, attaining a greater purview; the distribution of vaccines has enabled work to continue. An anxious respite has ended; the dog days across America will boil the brick tenements like jars, and you among the hot air will be too tired to do anything but sit quietly or vacate.

The opinion is a disjunction: you will go back to work, you will pay, or you will be displaced. If you have not paid, you will be displaced.

Last summer in Minneapolis, graffiti gave a mordant reception in paint: “WELCOME BACK TO THE WORLD.” Five months inside – those with the option withdrew from everything, but everything continued without them.

Heat drew us out into the streets for three months now flattened, and we were back inside directly afterward. Everything went on again without us.

I’m filled with a sense of profound, angry love by the memory of 2020. Getting mad at the news again is like biting the madeleine. I am convinced by the idea that history has contingencies, if only because everything felt possible then.

That said, I think the reception was premature. We consoled ourselves with the thoughtless imminence of something better, huddled in processions on the odd occasion, sleepily riding the train back to the comfort of cloistered homes and images on screens.

We weren’t in the world long, that is. We became peeping toms, idly dreaming of what the world could be. 500-some writs of possession are now continuing through the channels of the Fulton County Magistrate Court.

We shouldn’t fool ourselves: the preceding stay was hardly watertight – evictions continued while we were elsewhere. But marshals and sheriffs with clipboards and Glocks will be receiving everyone now, anyway.

Chants at protests are often odd and poorly recited but upheld by the potent belief of every screaming, syncopated voice. Politics are like a hastily but earnestly assembled high school production in that way.

Freddie Gray’s murder by the police brought a hot summer in 2015. A particularly stilted chant from Baltimore circulated on video in April after being suggestively edited: “can’t stop, won’t stop, killer cops in cell blocks.”

The manipulated clip suggested they had been chanting “kill a cop.”

3,200 is a familiar number if you’ve been in Atlanta long. It’s a figure that rarely expands or contracts – it’s remarkably consistent and easily deployed. 3,200-some people are unhoused in Atlanta, probably.

Getting the actual data is a chore, and the results are unsightly – so we settle for what’s probable. We don’t count how many unhoused people die and bake in their bodies on our streets every year. We can assume a consistent turnover – 3,200 is a fine guess at the equilibrium.

I am reluctant to talk too much about killer cops after last year. “Eviction is tantamount to killing” – I’d like to think this. Though I have come to believe these ideas are too sentimental.

Killing requires a degree of belief: the killer believes in the possibility of death and, therefore, the life that precedes it. Landlords, marshals and sheriffs are more secular.

I do not think Derek Chauvin believes in life. I do not think any of our nine sitting justices believe in life. I do not think any of us actively believe in enduring life, except in name.

We are nothing to each other, except during spare moments of life-affirmation, the arrivals of which are almost entirely a matter of chance.

The radiant warmth of the stirring streets last June was an affirmation of life. It was a belief that was bound up in a burning AutoZone, in a looted Target. Believing is an entire act of the body, and we ceased believing when we went home.

We rarely believe in the life and death of the unhoused, and most often, we materialize that belief by calling the cops – and only then. The Supreme Court of the United States lifted the stay on evictions not because the realtors, judges, cops, and lawmakers are killers. That label would be too generous.

The stay on evictions lifted because they have no beliefs and no compunctions beyond the mundane continuation of economic motion. The unhoused occupy no place in their minds – very little does, anyway, besides their unrehearsed roles scribbled down but always upheld.

I am sure they would all attest to believing in plenty of things. However, while they cradle their head on the bedside and weepily murmur a name with baubles in hand, they are still yet too bleak to be interesting, and too spiritless to be killers.

Hundreds of thousands now sit awaiting displacement. As we boil in late summer, I am asking us to believe again, however naive.

I am asking us to understand love and anger as belief and belief as an action. I am asking us to place our bodies before the courthouses, to chain ourselves to doors and believe loudly in our deaths and the deaths of others. We must believe eviction is killing, even if it is only our own belief.

A moment to affirm life has arrived, by chance, and the streets are again a theater.

The audience, once voyeurs, has been called into the scene, our lines penciled in – there will be no practice.

I am asking us back into the world. I am asking you to join the stage with me, hand outstretched, and deliver your part as though you have known it forever.

We must struggle against houselessness with rasped throats, tired arms and a bold unknowing but vigorous belief. It will be a hot September.

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Just how misrepresented are women in the music industry?

Female artists around Atlanta challenge shocking statistics on women in the music industry.

Written By: Grace Braswell - Staff Reporter

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he music industry has historically ignored women. A recent study reported that only 21% of all artists are women, 12% are songwriters and only 2% of women are producers. These statistics can be frustrating to hear, but Georgia State student female artists are working to change those numbers.

Channing Gottenmaker, better known by their stage name, Stargirl, is a Georgia State sophomore who started their journey with music around 16 years ago when their mother began giving them piano lessons. From there, they joined the choir and ended up doing musical theatre.

They knew they were in love with music for a while, but it wasn’t until their sophomore year in college that they began to consider music as a serious career choice. Their first EP, Stargirl, was written and produced after falling in love with another person and the societal pressures that came with it.

“I kind of opened up about my personal problems that I felt like I wasn’t actually able to be myself,” the artist said. “I felt like I had a double personality for a while. I wrote about that a lot in the EP.” Stargirl is not much for love songs. Instead, they focus on the intensities that pop-rock provides to express how they feel throughout their music.

Their genre of music is in-between an alt-rock sound and a bedroom pop vibe.

NG Stargirl produces their own music and is using their Georgia State education to grow her skill set. After making their last EP, they wrote and produced the song “Leverage,” which was recently released. Stargirl described this song as incredibly personal and discussed people who did not have her or her friend’s best interest in mind.

“A lot of people ask me if it’s hypothetical or real life. This [song] is my real life. The whole summer was [not] filled with the best people,” Stargirl said. “Then I was like, ‘you know what, I’m going to call them out,’ which is how ‘Leverage’ got made.”

Stargirl feels they need to educate themselves and do as much research as possible to succeed in such a sexist place as the music industry.

“I wrote my whole English thesis on women in the music industry,” she said. “I wrote about how they are sexualized and manipulated. I just feel like I need to do as much research and education as possible.”

Another female artist at Georgia State, Envilittle, began her music career with the Georgia Country Gospel association. After developing stage fright at thirteen, Envilittle took a break from performing until about September of last year, when she began to take her passion for music and music production seriously.

With her guitar and production equipment, Envilittle created and produced the EP titled “Melpomene” and a single titled “Quiet Tables,” both within this past year. She also plans to release an EP this month. “Quiet Tables” is an ambient-pop jam written during quarantine.

The song, about her family dynamics, describes things as tense and quiet, based on her need to express herself. “I feel like me, as an artist, I need for everything to have a clear representation of myself in what I write,” Envilittle said.

For women who want to pursue a musical career but feel like they cannot, Envilittle explained the importance of the “everybody eats” mentality. As the music industry constantly compares women to one another, Envilittle believes women should be working together instead of letting the media get to them.

“Women shouldn’t be pitted together all the time,” Envilittle said. “It’s about realizing that we can all make music. Society is just pining us against each other.”

For local Atlanta artist Alex Goeke, music is what drives her, inspires her and keeps her going through the ups, downs and crazy turns life throws her way. Through music and songwriting, Goeke can express herself in personable ways she deems essential.

Goeke created her band “Gokey” a little over a year ago, the name being a play on her last name. Goeke started the band as a way to showcase the music she had piled up for years.

Goeke created songs via her voice memos app and collected over a thousand song memos throughout her writing career. Gokey allowed space for those songs to come to life.

Songwriting is something that comes naturally to Gokey, as she began writing at only seven years old. She also started playing guitar around the same time and began to take writing more seriously.

“At one of my first ever guitar lessons at a local music store, my guitar instructor told me he wanted me to give my best efforts at writing a song, even if I only had a few lines to give him the next week,” Goeke said. “I came back with a full song at my next lesson. I’ve been hooked ever since.”

Goeke’s songwriting process usually involves setting up a voice memo to record, playing some guitar chords, and singing whatever feels right at that moment. Goeke likes to keep her recordings and songwriting moments spontaneous, but it depends on the context.

“Sometimes, the spontaneous lyrics are the ones that come out ten times better than what I ever write in a calculated sense,” Goeke said.

Along with Goeke, the other members in her band include Foster Wells, who plays lead guitar and is also in a band called Strumbrush and Kam Haliday, who plays bass and keys. Their sound leans more towards an indie-pop-alternative feel, leaning somewhere between Paramore and Soccer Mommy.

Goeke describes her relationship with her bandmates as “eye-opening,” leading her into musical directions she never thought possible. Currently, Gokey has one song, “Let Go,” officially out on all platforms. Apart from that song, the band also released a song on Bandcamp and Soundcloud called “IFBW.” Goeke plans to write as much as possible in the coming months to grow in her abilities and her band’s sound.

She would like to release more music as soon as she feels the time is right.

“The more material I put out, and the days that I work with the band, the more my vision for the future becomes clear. Right now, I am very focused on getting more music out there so people can connect without sound.”

Women’s representation in music is vital, and it is imperative to support women in the music industry as much as possible. Both Stargirl and Envilittle will be playing at Ape Obelisk Friday, September tenth at 7:30. Both artists will also be playing on October 22nd at “Capture the Fear,” hosted by Capture the People. Gokey will be opening for Liz Brasher in Purgatory at the Masquerade on September 16, 2021

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Despite the messy reputation of its predecessor, “The Suicide Squad” sticks the landing.

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“The Suicide Squad” is a bloody joyride.

Director James Gunn makes a sequel/reboot with a more cohesive direction than its predecessor DESMOND LEAKE Associate Arts & Living Editor

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ames Gunn’s “The Suicide Squad” feels like a reaction to the “Suicide Squad” movie that preceded it. The color palette, dialogue and overall tone feel almost contradicting to the previous film. These changes are all to the movie’s benefit, as director James Gunn gave audiences one of the best superhero movies in years.

“The Suicide Squad” is a sequel/reboot of DC’s previous cinematic universe film, “Suicide Squad.” Newcomers will not be lost if they decide to watch this movie and not the previous films, avoiding the issues of continuity lockout that many films in the genre face.

However, when comparing the two films, it is impressive how much “The Suicide Squad” improves on the flaws of its predecessors.

The original “Suicide Squad” is a mess of a film. The first movie suffered from issues, such as its bloated cast of characters and the distracting use of licensed music. It was also subject to general mismanagement by Warner Bros, which mangled the writing.

The original movie received multiple cuts and was edited by numerous teams before the theatrical version was released. Director David Ayer even released a letter on Twitter accusing Warner Bros. of ruining his movie.

Despite its poor reception, “Suicide Squad” was a massive financial success, grossing over $746 million worldwide.

In some ways, the opening scenes of the sequel are a light-hearted refutation of its predecessor. The opening scenes introduce the audience to an already pretty sizable cast of nine named characters. This scene establishes our characters as criminals trying to lessen their sentences by doing dirty work for the U.S. government, with the threat of their heads being blown off if they disobey.

They all engage in typical action movie banter with each other. The humor is relatively solid, and we gain some insights into their character traits.

Then they all die horrific deaths at the hands of enemy soldiers less than five minutes later. Pete Davidson’s character gets his face blown off, heralding the death of seven of our supposed protagonists in a scene that is as violent as it is hilarious.

This scene cuts into another entirely different squad

invading the same beach, and this smaller group of antiheroes are the show’s real stars. The bait-and-switch at the beginning of the film serves two purposes.

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At its core, Gunn’s “The Suicide Squad” is an absurd, gory film about bad people attempting to do good things. Even if it’s somewhat heavy-handed in its commentary about interventionism and foreign policy, the movie never really stumbles in its execution

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— DESMOND LEAKE

Associate Arts & Living Editor

The first is to illustrate the darkly comedic tone that the movie will have, and for the most part, the movie completely sticks the landing with it. The second is to

acknowledge the first film’s underdeveloped yet bloated cast by unceremoniously killing the cast in less than 20 minutes.

The previous film is notoriously messy in terms of plot and tone, so the consistency in the follow-up is appreciated.

Outside of its predecessor’s context, “The Suicide Squad” stands well enough on its own merits. One of the movie’s greatest strengths is its ability to be comedic without relying on an entire cast of snarky quip masters that so many other superhero films do.

Instead, the comedy in the movie takes the excessively morally ambiguous actions our protagonists commit and makes it hilarious. In no other film will viewers see two mercenaries trying to one-up each other by killing terrorists in increasingly brutal ways, which is hysterical.

The reveal that said terrorists were freedom fighters that were on their side makes it even funnier. A huge strength of the movie comes from its incredible cast.

The actors do an incredible job at making what could have been incredibly unbearable characters into likable if troubled, characters. Sure, Idris Elba’s character Bloodsport is not groundbreaking by being another hitman with a heart of gold in a franchise that already has one, but his execution leaves no complaint.

Margot Robbie returns to playing Harley Quinn and is the perfect amount of off-kilter and awesome without being tied to the first film’s loathsome version of the Joker.

The standout performance is John Cena’s as Peacemaker, a psychotic personification of American interventionism.

The way Cena effortlessly turns Peacemaker’s seemingly hilarious over-the-top patriotism into an incredibly tragic trait in the film’s third act is a sight to behold.

At its core, Gunn’s “The Suicide Squad” is an absurd, gory film about bad people attempting to do good things. Even if it’s somewhat heavy-handed in its commentary about interventionism and foreign policy, the movie never really stumbles in its execution. It is a gory, hilarious, heartfelt and tragic film, aided by the incredible performances by its actors.

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OnlyFans doubles back on the ban of sexual content Service banned explicit content after public backlash COLE PODANY Staff Reporter

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ince its start in 2016, the British subscription service OnlyFans made a name for itself, but not how creators intended.

Originally intended as a space to share music, art and updates with dedicated fans, the site has become synonymous with online sex work.

On August 20, OnlyFans shocked creators by stating that they would ban ​​ sexually explicit content.

The company said nude photos would still be allowed, but those photos would have to comply with new community guidelines.

“In order to ensure the long-term sustainability of our platform and continue to host an inclusive community of creators and fans, we must evolve our content guidelines,” stated an announcement from the OnlyFans website.

The internet responded to the announcement in an uproar, with many content creators expressing their anger, frustration and disappointment. It was due to sex workers, many creators claimed, the company grew from a $13,000 loan into a pornfocused marketplace with a valuation of over $1 billion.

“If you don’t want us and you don’t want our money, I guarantee there are places for us to distribute our content,” said Alex Tikas, a content creator, in an interview with New York Times.

Some creators, Tikas included, considered switching to other platforms after hearing the news. JUSTFOR.FANS is a popular alternative, offering a subscription service similar to OnlyFans.

Other sites like ManyVids also caught the interest of workers looking for a new space to share their content.

In response to the backlash, OnlyFans reversed their policy in a tweet on August 25. The tweet said that the company “secured [the] assurances necessary to support our diverse creator community and

have suspended the planned October 1 policy change.”

“Thank you to everyone for making your voices heard,” the tweet stated.

“OnlyFans stands for inclusion, and we will continue to provide a home for all creators.”

Jake Orion, an OnlyFans content creator who has been on the site since 2017 and is in the top 0.3% of creators, said he expected the company to repeal the ban.

“People panicked and ditched, and that was a mistake; I knew this would happen,” Orion said.

“Listen, guys. It’s a bad move, but better late than never. Don’t act like we don’t need OnlyFans.”

Brandy McCoy started posting pornographic content to OnlyFans in early 2020 when her partner suggested that she create an account to make extra money during the pandemic. Unlike Orion, who has 800 videos and almost 2,000 photos on his account, McCoy has about 100 pictures on her account. “[The ban] really didn’t bother me personally because, for me, it wasn’t a ‘job-job;’ it was more of a side hustle,” McCoy said.

“But it doesn’t make sense.

OnlyFans was really only known for [sex work], and is considering taking their whole branding away all over the CEO having postnut clarity.”

She says she doesn’t feel loyal to the site and would consider switching her business to another website if the company banned explicit content.

“I don’t think they would ban porn again considering [the] backlash, but people will just hop over to other sites like ManyVids,” McCoy said.

Many creators are choosing to leave their options open, while others remain strictly loyal to OnlyFans. Whether OnlyFans continues to allow explicit content or not, creators will undoubtedly find a new home for their work somewhere else.

The discussion about this nomadic lifestyle remains as many people debate about the reality of why people live in mobile homes.

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Youtubers discuss the attraction behind van life

Christian Schaffer and Kristen Leo discuss van life factors

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KARA MARTIN Staff Reporter

ike many popular millennial and young adult trends, the van life (or van living) trend seems to be getting a significant amount of attention recently. Although this nomadic trend is growing in popularity, many question its merits.

The idea of nomadic living is not a new concept, and many young people, minimalists and even retirees find living in their vans to be the best version of the lifestyle. However, choosing this lifestyle requires some modifications and upgrades to the owner’s vehicle.

Some of the ways people customize these vans include adding a toilet, a sink and a bed. With all of these interior upgrades necessary to make a van a mobile home, this conversion takes a lot of planning, saving and knowledge to prepare for this kind of life shift.

The many complications of van life have sparked a debate about whether van life glorifies homelessness or if it’s just a more convenient and cheaper way of living.

On one end of the spectrum, those who support van life are content with leaving behind their possessions, living minimally and traveling often. Many have boasted about waking up to a beautiful view and living on their own terms.

YouTuber Christian Schaffer shared a video describing how she started her mobile journey and tips for those interested in doing the same.

“I was coming out of a long-term

relationship, and I wanted a fresh start, and I love the freedom of being on the road,” said Schaffer. “ There are a lot of things to consider, so I highly recommend trying it out first.”

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The many complications of van life have sparked a debate about whether van life glorifies homelessness or if it’s just a more convenient and cheaper way of living.

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Although living minimally is not required to pursue van life successfully,

it makes starting a lot easier.

“It is really nice to have everything you need and love in your vehicle when you’re traveling, but a storage unit is always an option,” said Schaffer.

“Another option is going through your things and decide what you might want to sell.”

In contrast, many who have transitioned from staying in a house to living on wheels have credited this lifestyle change due to low wages and unfair housing prices. YouTuber, Kristen Leo, has tried to change the narrative surrounding van life and discuss the realities of why many people live in their vehicles.

“Housing is unaffordable, rent is too high and with the rise of AirBnb’s, urban areas are becoming more gentrified,” said Leo. “Our generation is not only making less, but everything is also much more expensive than it used to be.”

Van life has not always been a praised lifestyle and was even frowned upon for quite a while. Leo believes that people are not glamorizing poverty and homelessness with a new perspective from the younger generations, but instead normalizing the frugal lifestyle.

“This generation [understands] that human relationships are the most important thing and not possessions and flexing,” said Leo. “We are aware that we can’t afford a lot of things, so we’re embracing this low-cost lifestyle.”

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Georgia State hosts Charlotte on Saturday

What you need to know ahead of the Panthers week three game JULIAN HARDEN Staff Reporter

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Georgia State came into Kenan Memorial Stadium on Saturday with ambitions of upsetting Sam Howell and the No. 24 North Carolina Tar Heels.

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eorgia State came into Kenan Memorial Stadium on Saturday with ambitions of upsetting Sam Howell and the No. 24 North Carolina Tar Heels.

“It’s hard to make light of a situation like (the game). During the course of the game, there were times where I really thought that both lines of scrimmage were controlled by us,” Elliott said.

Halftime looked like there was a little hope when the Panthers trailed 24-10 after a pair of Sam Howell touchdowns, including a Howell 57-yard dime to Antoine Green midway through the first quarter.

“When we got into the second quarter, I was really pleased. We were playing with momentum, we were playing with effort, enthusiasm. There was a great look in their eye,” Georgia State head coach Shawn Elliott said.

Then, Howell North Carolina controlled the second half, using a 403131 total yards advantage to outscore the Panthers 35-7.

The Panthers run-focused offense averaged just four yards on 45 carries.

They also rushed for 181 yards and

passed for 90. The longest run of the night came from backup quarterback Darren Grainger, who broke off late in the fourth quarter for a 36-yard run with 8:19 to go in the fourth. After a replay review confirmed Grainger was out at the two-yard line, Marcus Carroll found the end zone for six points.

Howell finished the game with 456 total yards and five touchdowns, including 104 yards and two scores with his legs. He’ll most likely be the most talented quarterback anyone on the Panthers’ defense sees in their college careers. After the game, Elliott talked about the challenge to prepare for such a player.

“There’s a reason why he has the talk of being the top quarterback in college football and being the top pick in the NFL Draft. It’s hard to compete with that guy,” Elliott said. “If you’re not assigned and aligned, you’ve got no chance to defend. And there were times tonight where we had no chance to defend.”

Elliott described the first two games as “embarrassing,” but there were a few bright spots that gave the team some life Saturday. Georgia State marched 75 yards

down the field for a touchdown midway through the second quarter in their most impressive drive of the young season so far. After Cornelious Brown led the offense into Tar Heel territory, Tucker Gregg saved the drive with a crucial six-yard run on fourth down leading to Brown’s four-yard score.

“Any time you can take a possession and go 17 plays, drive the length of the football field, that tells you that you have a consistent push up from your offensive line. In that drive right there, we handled the line of scrimmage pretty well. I think we were able to run the football effectively, and that gives us manageable down and distances. During that drive, that’s exactly what we did. We were able to punch it in and gain some momentum.”

The loss puts head coach Elliott and the Panthers at 0-2 this season and a point differential of -75. The fourth-year head coach talked about where his team stands Saturday night after the game.

On Saturday, the Panthers face the Charlotte 49ers for a 7 p.m. week three showdown as the team looks to win their first game of the season.

eorgia State returns home in week three and welcomes Conference USAfoe the Charlotte 49ers.

The two will face off for the first time since the Panthers’ 28-0 road win at Charlotte in 2017. The two teams were supposed to face off last year, but false-positive COVID-19 tests resulted in the game’s cancellation.

It’s a new year with new players, and as such, the two teams have had quite the opposite starts to their season. After dropping their season opener to the Army Black Knights 43-10 at Center Parc Stadium, the Panthers left their fans with a sour taste in their mouths.

Shawn Elliott’s team left Chapel Hill three days ago after the North Carolina Tar Heels dissected them in a 59-17 one-sided match.

On the other hand, the 49ers’ have scored over 30 points in their first two games to start 2-0. Their most explosive offensive weapons, running back Shadrick Byrd and receiver Victor Tucker, lead an offense that could trouble a Panthers’ defense struggling to find an identity.

The Panthers can turn their season around, but Elliott and his team will need help from their top players to get in the win column.

Cornelious Brown hasn’t found much success this season throwing the ball. He’s yet to through a touchdown in his first 46 passes, and his 20 QBR is outside of the top-100 in the country. With the Panthers back home and facing their final test before a road game against the Auburn Tigers, Saturday would be the perfect time for Brown and his receivers to put points on the board.

Brown’s last game against a Conference USA opponent came in the LendingTree Bowl when he was sensational against the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers. He earned

the game’s MVP throwing for 232 yards and three touchdowns. If he can find his form, the 49ers’ defense might be in for a long night.

Brown’s athleticism in the play-action is crucial for a Panther victory.

Sam Pinckney could certainly help Brown return to form. After missing the first game against Army, the redshirt junior played against the Tar Heels, hauling in just one catch for 12 yards. Week three will be Pinckney’s first home game of the season, and he’ll look to give the home crowd an electric performance reminiscent of last season.

On the 49ers’ side, Victor Tucker had a huge day in the upset victory against the Duke Blue Devils in week one. In the upset win, Tucker caught eight passes for 133 yards. The senior wide receiver has been a critical weapon for the 49er offense and will be crucial in Atlanta’s hotly contested road game.

While he didn’t get into the endzone, he was crucial in moving the 49ers’ offense across the field, especially on third-down situations.

Chris Reynolds won’t grab any headlines but is a definite player to watch against Georgia State. He shredded the Blue Devil defense, throwing for 324 yards and three touchdowns.

Reynolds will look to capitalize on a vulnerable Georgia State defense early.

Prediction: Charlotte 35, Georgia State 28

Brown and Pinckney will return to form at home but expect the secondary to struggle to contain the 49ers’ offense. Charlotte will look to silence the crowd quickly, and Reynolds and Tucker will likely put big numbers against a weak Panthers secondary.

Catch the game Saturday at 7 p.m. EST at Center Parc Stadium or watch it on the ESPN+ stream.

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Jessica Steward embodies a players’ coach

Life, sports and lots of golf talk with the women’s head coach MARQUIS CHAMBERS Staff Reporter

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ot all great athletes make great teachers for the next generation of talent. However, that ability to teach is why Jessica Steward’s work with the Georgia State women’s golf team is unique. Last season, Steward coached her team to a win in a dual match with the Dayton Flyers to tie and a tie for fourth at the Georgia State Invitational.

Steward is carving her own path to becoming a leader for her team. From watching her parents take her older brother to the golf course, Steward learned and continued the tradition of golf in her family.

“My parents played golf earlier in life, but when they began to raise our family, they stopped playing for a while,” Steward said. “Eventually, my brother was old enough for them to start bringing him out to the course, so they got back into it and got him into the game. Then when I was old enough, they started me as well.

Steward found golf at a young age. There were other sports she enjoyed, but golf and soccer were always the top choices.

She didn’t begin to take it seriously until she was ten years old. Yet, she still wanted to do as much as she could.

“I played quite a bit of soccer and was on some traveling teams, the same thing with softball,” Steward said. “I didn’t start playing golf until I was about ten or eleven and tried to continue with as many sports as possible for as long as I could...I was able to stick with soccer and golf up until graduation because they were in opposite seasons.

That worked out well for me because those were my two favorite sports.”

Steward took over her program three years ago, and from day one, the experience that she has built over the years has

allowed her to impact the program and recruiting instantly.

“Every year, no matter where I am or have been, I learn how to become a more honest and open communicator with our student-athletes. That helps me grow as a coach and make a bigger impact each year,” Steward said.

“More specifically, my previous roles at IPFW and Lamar University have taught me to be resourceful. Both of those golf programs have been small, and we have had to accomplish as much as we can with as few tools as possible. That has been especially valuable given the challenges that COVID has presented, but during normal times, I’ll feel like we have a [bottomless] pool of resources here.”

Steward’s team has enjoyed nine top-25 finishes in six events in just two years at Georgia State, including the team’s lowest round at the Amelia Island Collegiate.

“I love watching our players work really hard to achieve something. If I can help just the smallest bit in the learning process, that means the world to me,” Steward said. “I also really value the relationships that I build with them, especially as they continue on past graduation.

Watching them build their careers, get married, start families, and reach whatever other milestones are important to them in life is just as rewarding.”

Steward’s recognition goes well beyond just Georgia State’s team: her peers voted her the 2017 LPGA’s Central Section Coach of the Year. Steward led her team to win in a dual match with Dayton University and tying for fourth at the school’s invitational. Steward and her team look to continue improving their play as they compete at the FIU Pat Bradley Invitational on October 16th.

A nine-time NBA All-Star with the Atlanta Hawks, Wilkins was also a seven-time All-NBA selection.

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Atlanta’s greatest athletes embody success across all sports

Hank Aaron, Julio Jones and more who defined their generation MALIKAI COLLINS Staff Reporter

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tlanta has been hosting professional sports since the mid-1960s when the Braves relocated to the city. With the introduction of a professional baseball team came two more additions to the upper echelon of the sporting, including the Falcons and the Hawks later that decade.

Throughout its 45-years in professional sports, Atlanta has given the world plenty of all-time great athletes. The city of Atlanta has had at least four professional teams competing in different sports for most of the 21st century.

Along with various franchises come athletes who touch the hearts of fans.

They make it about more than just a game. Legends of the past, present and future each give their generation moments to replay for the next few years.

Let’s reflect on the athletes who shaped their sport and recognize those who carry on their legacies as Atlanta’s finest.

Legends of the Past 1. Hank Aaron

Aaron, a 25-time MLB All-Star selection, is best known for breaking Babe Ruth’s home run record of 755. He is one of only two players to hit 30 or more home runs in a season on at least 15 different occasions.

Aaron collected several accolades that cement him as an all-time great in baseball, along with the home run record.

He won the National League MVP in 1957 before winning the World Series.

The former home run king also followed up his MVP year with three straight seasons as a gold glove recipient, is a two-

time National League batting twice, led the NL home run leader and led the NL in RBI four times.

Above all, Aaron competed at a time where few Black athletes garnered fair treatment for their performances. Before breaking Ruth’s home run record, fans regularly sent him hate mail, including death threats.

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Dominique Wilkins

Coined the Human Highlight Film, Wilkins will always be known as one of the best dunkers in NBA history. But he was more than just a dunker: Wilkins was a gifted scorer throughout his NBA career.

A nine-time NBA All-Star with the Atlanta Hawks, Wilkins was also a seven-time All-NBA selection. He led the league in scoring during the 1986 season and is one of just eight players in NBA history to average at least 25 points per game for ten consecutive seasons.

He also competed in some of the most legendary dunk contests, where he was a two-time champion.

“I’ve never seen a guy get that shortsticked on everything as far as being a superstar,” former Hawks point guard and slam dunk champion Spud Webb said on his former teammate. “He led the league in scoring. [The] teams won 50 games, he rebounds, he scores at will.”

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Tom Glavine

Glavine’s most significant accomplishment as a Brave led them to the city’s only major four professional sports title with a World Series victory in 1995, where he was also named World Series MVP. Glavine was selected to All-Star games in 15 seasons with the Atlanta Braves

and won two NL Cy Young awards in 1991 and 1998. He also led the National League in wins five times. As a hitter, Glavine won four the Silver Slugger Award four times.

“And the thing was that in all those years, hitters never quite caught up to [Glavine]. They never quite figured him out,” NBA Sports’ Joe Posarnski said.

“They didn’t understand that, just like in the Princess Bride, there was nothing to figure out, that they had no chance to win the battle of wits.”

Current Legends 1. Julio Jones

In nine years with the Atlanta Falcons, Jones went to seven Pro Bowls and received All-Pro honors. He led the NFL in receiving yards three straight seasons from 2015-17. During the 2018 season, Jones became the fastest player to reach 10,000 reeving yards (104 games).

During the Falcons’ 2016 NFC champion season, Jones was a catalyst for Atlanta’s offense, leading the team in receiving yards, targets, and yards per catch.

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Freddie Freeman

In the second round of the 2007 MLB draft, the Braves drafted Freeman.

Though they would not call him for another three years, he has cemented his place in Atlanta’s sporting history. The reigning National League MVP is a fivetime All-Star.

However, he’s done much more than just have one solid season. Freeman’s amassed numerous awards, including a 2018 Gold Glove and back-to-back Silver Slugger over the last two years. With him in his prime, that trophy collection doesn’t seem to be shutting down

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UPCOMING EVENTS FRIDAY

GSU Collegiate Recovery Community 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Student Center West

Immigration Law and Issues 11:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.

Newton Campus 2N Auditorium 2100

Mobile Clinic: Clarkston 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 PM CN Building

Peer Advising w/ Study Abroad 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Dahlberg Hall

#TakeCareOfYouGSU 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Student Center West

Making Better Moves: Decision Making Workshop 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

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Blue Table Safety Talks with Student Victim Assistance 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

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Crash Theatre 12:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

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Hamilton 1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

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Peaceful Place Meditation 10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

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Football vs. Charlotte 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

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