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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2020
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GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY
VOLUME 95 , ISSUE 7
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PRIDE WEEK GOES VIRTUAL
The Office of Multicultural Affairs is hosting the annual Pride Week at Georgia Southern to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community with different events throughout the week.
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NEW INCLUSIVE EXCELLENCE CURRICULUM Following racist incidents, First-Year Experience courses add inclusive excellence curriculum.
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Jaila Petersen is using the scenery of Sweetheart Circle as her inspiration for her poetry on a cloudy day.
Cassie Chambers and Gemanii Pinckney
Sociology (Cassie) & Exercise Science (Gemanii)
How has COVID-19 impacted your daily routine at GS? I miss being on campus as much I used to be, but I am making the best of all of the virtual classes (at least I can stay in my comfy PJ’s and still go to class!)
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Kourtney Boswel is on Tik Tok taking a break from her classes at the Nursing Building.
#Petsboro Coyote Coyote’s owner: Hannah Hester, sophomore interior design major
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Staying in the cool shade, Jarin Thrift is doing her English 1102 class work outside of the Newton Building.
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An Update on University Villas
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BY FERNANDA CAMACHO HAUSER Correspondent Fernanda.CamachoHauser@thegeorgeanne.com
STATESBORO — Univesity Villas, one of the Statesboro campus residence hall, which closed down at the end of the Spring 2020 semester will not reopen as a residence hall in its present condition. The residence hall was slowly closed down due to structural issues in specific rooms before being completely shut down. The property that University Villas stands on will remain
part of the Georgia Southern campus. According to an email from Pete Blutreich, executive director of university housing, “The current buildings will not be used or renovated to be student housing however definitive plans have not been established for the future use of the site.” The same email confirmed that the final plans for the property have not been decided but several options are being considered and discussed.
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Georgia Southern announces 12 positive COVID-19 cases during seventh week
BY ANDY COLE
Editor-in-Chief Andy.Cole@thegeorgeanne.com
STATESBORO — Georgia Southern officials announced another week of decline, reporting 12 cases during the seventh week of school. “The report below reflects a fifth consecutive week of decline in confirmed and self-reported cases, and again, no single day last week registering more than five positive reports.” said a disclaimer on GS’ reporting website. “We must continue to exercise responsibility both on and off campus —to wear
face-coverings, remain socially distant from others, and wash hands frequently.” One case comes from employees, two from the Armstrong campus and none from the Liberty campus.
COVID-19 Analysis
Total COVID-19 positive cases since returning: 1,122 Total positive cases (seventh week): 12 University confirmed: one Self reported: 11 Students: 10 Employees: one Statesboro campus: nine Armstrong campus: two Liberty campus: zero
The latest numbers from the Georgia DPH’s COVID-19 Daily Status Report for counties with a Georgia Southern University campus: Bulloch County:
2,940 cases, 28 deaths
Chatham County: 8,739 cases, 170 deaths
Liberty County:
1,149 cases, 23 deaths
Statewide:
326,142 cases, 29,308 hospitalizations, 7,259 deaths
Georgia Southern: 12 cases, 1,122 total
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THE GEORGE-ANNE DIVISION Editor-in-Chief Andy Cole Daily Managing Editor Abby Fuller Print Managing Editor Mitch Smith Enterprise Managing Editor Olivia Craft THE CREATIVE DIVISION Creative Editor-in-Chief Aminatta Mbow Creative Managing Editor Morgan Carr Project Design Editor Kayla Hill Photo Editor Tamara Tanksley G-A Designers Madison Terry, Lauryn Terry, Adrienne Prophet, Jaelynn Gillis Project Designers Dalis Worrell, Cierra Horton, Niaya Smith PR/Marketing Manager Jasmine Coye The George-Anne Studio Editor-in-Chief Ben Barks The George-Anne Reflector Editor-in-Chief Jenna Wiley The George-Anne welcomes letters to the editor and appropriate guest columns. All copy submitted should be 350 words or fewer, typed, and sent via email in Microsoft Word (.doc/. docx) format to letters@georgiasouthern.edu. All submissions must be signed and include phone number for verification. GSU students should include their academic major, year and hometown. The editors reserve the right to reject any submission and edit submissions for length. Opinions expressed herein are those of the Board of Opinions, or columnists themselves and DO NOT necessarily reflect those of the faculty, staff, or administration of GSU, the Student Media Advisory, Student Media or the University System of Georgia.
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Hispanic Heritage Month
BY FERNANDA CAMACHO HAUSER Correspondent Fernanda.CamachoHauser@thegeorgeanne.com
September 15 to October 15 is Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month. The seemingly random start date of this Heritage month was selected due to the independence days of several Hispanic and Latinx countries starting on September 15 and the days that follow. The month long event commemorates the contributions of the past and present by the Hispanic and Latinx communities. Brandon Derricho said when asked about this month, “I feel like it’s well deserved, honestly. Our Hispanic brethren, I feel,
don’t get as much love and attention as they probably should. So it’s nice to get a month to get to know them and their heritage.” This year the Statesboro campus of Georgia Southern hosted a Loteria Game Night on Monday September 21, “Words Matter: No Human Being is Illegal” through zoom on September 22, “Afro-Latinx:Am I Black?” through Zoom on September 23, and the Flag parade on Thursday September 24. Chhay Mao, who attended one of the events, summed it up as a fun event with food and candy. While food is always a great incentive for college students to attend any event, these events also offer a window into cultures
or parts of cultures that students might not be so familiar with. Such as the Loteria Game night being a fun way to enjoy friends and food while joining in on a game that is a staple of family game nights for Hispanic and Latinx families. Two students who were actually caught leaving their Spanish class, Taleeya Johnson and Jahniya Rowe, were surprised to not have heard about the month or the events planned. Organizations on campus such as HOLA (Hispanic Outreach and Leadership Achievement) and MAP (Minority Advisement Program) offer guidance and assistance organized by the Office of Multicultural Affairs.
Eagles escape Louisiana with a close win After a fast start, Eagles nearly let the Warhawks come back BY DJ CADDEN
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Eagles escape Louisiana with a close win
After a brutal loss last week to Louisiana, many Eagle fans expected Louisiana-Monroe to be a much easier game for Chad Lunsford’s team. At first, it looked like this would be the case as the Eagles jumped out to a 14-3 lead. However, the Warhawks would not go away and just kept chipping away at Georgia Southern every time the lead grew. From the start, it was obvious that Georgia Southern’s focus was on establishing the ground game rather than establishing anything through the air. The Eagles would only attempt seven passes the entire game with only three completions for a measly 29 yards. However, the ground game would come to the rescue. In the end, the Eagles would
rush for 340 of their 369 total yards. After jumping out to a quick lead, the Eagles would play a great offensive game while still holding onto the lead. However, the defense was less than stellar, allowing 30 points to a Warhawk team that had only 30 in their previous three games combined. This lackluster defense would allow LouisianaMonroe to cut the lead all the way down to five points and gave the Warhawks a chance to win the game with under three minutes remaining. The Georgia Southern lead would swell to as large as 18 points, however the Warhawks would score two straight touchdowns to cut the lead to just five points. This is when things would get nerve-racking for Eagle fans everywhere. With just under three minutes remaining, Georgia Southern punted the ball away
EMILY GILBERT It’s time to Talk about VOTING
“As college students, have such an impact, being young voters, to influence others on our campus and kind of convince them that voting is really the only way we can spark change.”
and Louisiana-Monroe took over at their own 27-yard line. The Warhawks would then drive down the field with ease, creeping into the redzone with just 40 seconds remaining. After gaining just 11 yards on the next five plays, the Warhawks were left with 12 seconds and nine yards between their offense and the endzone. On a gusty scramble, Warhawk quarterback Colby Suits would come up less than a yard short of the endzone as the clock hit double zeroes. Georgia Southern showed yet again that their defense is a glaring weakness so far this season. However, the offense is a force to be reckoned with and will keep the Eagles in almost every game they play. Lunsford will definitely know what his team needs to work on and will have plenty of time to prep for Appalachian State on October 14.
jocelyn jones “People treat voting as a choice, when really it is a right and we should exercise that. And I always tell people you not voting is basically voting for the other side.”
tamera harris Saa’e Favors “Voting is important. Your vote is your voice. One of the things that we forgot to take into consideration is that we’re not just voting for a president. There are other elections that follow the presidency that we also need to be aware of.”
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“Open your eyes to what’s happening right now. If you want things to change, you need to go out and vote or you need to just educate yourself. It’s very easy. You can look it up, you can talk to people. A lot of people are really willing to have the conversation.”
MONIQUE EDWARDS “Voting is your duty, in a way. If you want to impact the world, change the world, I feel as though voting is the first step.”
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Following racist incidents, First-Year Experience courses add inclusive excellence curriculum BY SHAKAILAH HEARD
Correspondent Shakailah.Heard@thegeorgeanne.com
Following recent racist incidents involving Georgia Southern students and those taking place across the nation, the 2019-2020 FYE Steering Committee has added more modules to the firstyear experience (FYE) course, to help students understand diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) better. Maurice Nelson, assistant director of multicultural affairs and inclusive excellence fellow, wrote the DEI curriculum outline and built out the five DEI modules all with the partnership of Finbarr Curtis, associate professor in religious studies. “There are actually five brand new modules that have been embedded into our FYE course that focus explicitly on inclusive excellence,” said TaJuan Wilson, associate vice president of inclusive excellence and chief
diversity officer. “The success as an institution depends on how well students and staff engage in matters of DEI,” Wilson added. The five modules consist of terms for the students to know and topics to discuss. The topics throughout the modules include diversity, equity, inclusion, privilege, valuing diversity and bias. Instructors are expected to teach students with the modules and connect with students by meeting them where there are and then challenging students to also create their own personal action plan for the things that they can do to help the institution move forward with respect to this work too, said Wilson. Chris Caplinger is an assistant professor of the department of history and a FYE instructor this year. “We’re going over key terms related to DEI… there were many terms in there that were
not terms that students have not really encountered or that they encountered in different ways,” said Caplinger. The modules talk about all the material that someone would expect from a comprehensive diversity training, according to Wilson. Caplinger said he likes the direction the modules are going in. “Instead of leaving it to chance as to whether or not you will learn this, [students are being] exposed to this as a student at the university,” Wilson said, “It literally is embedded in your FYE course in a way that is more meaningful and intentional than perhaps ever before.” “It is going to continue to be a process, we’re going to have to continue to have conversations and not with just new groups of students,” said Caplinger. Wilson believes students are generally more open now because of recent racist incidents here at Georgia Southern and across the
nation and are willing to engage in the difficult dialogue. “I think you can’t ignore those events.”
Recent events have absolutely played a part. I’ve been so encouraged by our students because I think [students] are willing to have difficult conversations,” TaJuan Wilson
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Olivia Hicks, a freshman multimedia journalism student, said she wants to be able to talk to different people in the FYE class to see their perspective on how they view the topics, and not just a teacher’s point of view. “We should be put in groups with people that are different from us so we can learn from each other,” said Hicks. Wilson says people are craving this knowledge right now and in many ways, issues of DEI have been highlighted. “If we really value inclusive excellence, which we do, we have an obligation to expose all of our students, all of our faculty, and all of our staff to training and education around this work. And I think that’s what folks are starting to see is that we’re shifting in that direction,” said Wilson, “Are we perfect? Absolutely not, but are we committed to doing better.”
Pride Week at Georgia Southern University is going virtual this year BY SHAKAILAH HEARD
Correspondent Shakailah.Heard@thegeorgeanne.com
The Office of Multicultural Affairs is hosting the annual Pride Week at Georgia Southern to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community with different events throughout the week, starting on October 5. “Like all minoritized groups, celebrating queer identities is important because they need to know they are welcome and valued in our community,” said Ryan Moguel, the Office of Multicultural Affairs coordinator for multicultural services. Moguel said LGBTQ+ people face a lot of issues and struggles on a daily basis so any time the university can connect and build community is important. “I think it’s important to affirm the experiences of our students and to provide space to celebrate
them and their full identities and so I appreciate the fact that that institution is doing this, we absolutely stand in support of our local organization which of course is Boro Pride,” said TaJuan Wilson, the associate vice president of inclusive excellence and chief diversity officer. Alexis Southward is a senior multimedia journalism student at Georgia Southern and is a part of the LGBTQ+ community. “Out of all events and awarenesses and supporting causes I see around, it’s rarely any tailored around LGBTQ+ so seeing something that sheds a positive light on our community would make me and I hope others feel special and truly appreciated.” The Office of Multicultural Affairs celebrates the LGBTQ+ community every year in a variety of different events. In November, they will be observing Trans* Day
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I feel like it would be such an amazing thing because very little do we see LGBTQ representation/ support on campus,” Alexis Southward
Senior Multimedia Journalism Student At Georgia Southern
of Remembrance with a variety of programs, said Moguel. “Our goal is to let LGBTQ+ students know they are welcomed, loved and valued here on campus. Additionally, we want to provide educational opportunities for the community to learn about these identities,” said Moguel. Moguel gave a description of what each event will consist of this week: Monday is National Coming Out Day via social media. Students can post photos of themselves showing their pride with the hashtags #GSComingOut and #OMACARES. Tuesday, the Diversity Peer Educators are hosting their dialogue event, Talk Tuesday, on the topic of LGBTQ+ rights and issues. Wednesday, they will be holding a storytelling workshop
to discuss queer stories and share tips on how to better share your LGBTQ+ story. Thursday, the office will be holding a Student Safe Zone training so students can learn more about LGBTQ+ identities and how they can be better allies to the community. Also on Thursday, the Office of Student Activities is hosting a viewing of Hairspray the movie in the Ogeechee Theater on the Armstrong campus. There is limited seating and concessions will be provided. Finally, on Friday the office is hosting Pride Prom. There will be a DJ playing music all night, and students can join virtually from their rooms to enjoy. All events except the Hairspray viewing are virtual. Students can sign up for the virtual events at the QR code attached to the marketing flyer on their website.
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