September 10th, 2020 by Georgia Southern University

Jacob Blake Follow Up

Serve 912 Returns

COVID-19 WEEK 3 UPDATE

University community speaks out after shooting of Jacob Blake PAGE 6

Student volunteer organization Serve912 is starting up once again for the new school year. PAGE 9

Georgia Southern reported 363 positive COVID-19 cases during the third week of classes. PAGE 8

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THIS ISNâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;T GOING AWAY Morgan Carr talks about the individual responsibility that Covid-19 has placed upon us.

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This isn’t going anywhere

MORGAN CARR Morgan is a senior graphic design major from Newnan, Ga.

I hope you’re settled in and ready to hunker down, because I’m here to tell you that unless some godly miracle makes it so everyone suddenly listens to scientists and health professionals and cares for others’ wellbeing, this virus isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. This means wearing masks and staying six feet apart and no concerts or bars or football games for the foreseeable future. Even into 2022 or beyond. We live in a country where the existence and impact of this virus is apparently of political opinion. I just can’t wrap my head around the idea that the entire world

facing a health crisis and subsequent recession is a ‘hoax’ to benefit one side or other of American politics. Believe it or not, the rest of the world does not prioritize the success or failure of the US; they have better things to do, their own countries to run. The statement that ‘it only kills old people and people with underlying conditions’ is morbid and devalues the lives of other humans. Age, health, and ability are not indicators of worth, and everyone has a right to life. Ignorance is bliss, but at this point ignorance is willful, selfish, irresponsible, and dangerous. Unfortunately, those of us following the guidelines are in a massive, life-altering group project with some of the most selfish people on earth. You can do your very best to keep away and sanitize, but somebody who just can’t stand to not go to parties is gonna mess it up for everyone. Individualistic attitudes will be the death of so many people, and it won’t even be fair. And what’s worse is that I’m even more angry at the people running

the show. A presidential administration that wants less testing (because if you stop counting, there are less numbers), a governor who vaguely suggests we should wear masks while actively fighting city-wide mask mandates, and a university system that puts a bunch of socially starved young people back on campus faceto-face without considering how quickly this can sweep through a population. How did this become an issue of individual responsibility? There were so many things our leaders could have done to protect us, but they’ve just thrown us to the dogs for the sake of what? The economy? The economy over human lives. So now, it really is up to us, all of us, making individual choices each day to suppress the spread of this virus. You do not live in a bubble, and despite what your parents may tell you, you are not the center of the universe. There are other people in this world that you come into contact with, like in class or at the store, and you do not know these people’s stories. You don’t know if they have invisible

underlying conditions that put them at higher risk than you. You don’t know if they have people at home in the high-risk group either. Now think of every person in the world in this way. Think of a line of dominos made of stone, and out of every 100 dominos 3 are made of glass. When you trip that line, the stone ones can be set back up, but the glass ones will shatter. A ‘regular healthy person’ is a stone domino, but their friends, family, coworkers, and just random people they pass by with underlying conditions, compromised immune systems, and sometimes just poor luck are the glass ones. Not everyone comes out of this unscathed. For these reasons, we all must take on the responsibilities our leaders have failed to. If you want this nightmare to end, you must take action and encourage others in your life to do so as well. Taking precautions is a very clear indicator of your level of empathy toward your peers. Just remember when you see someone in a mask, that means they care for your safety.

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A Letter from the Editor-in-Chief Does The George-Anne have an agenda?

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Dear Georgia Southern Community, Everything we do at The George-Anne is based off of our news philosophy. For those of you that don’t know, news philosophy is, “A set of values the [news organization] uses to emphasize some types of stories instead of other types,” according to Broadcast News Handbook, Fourth Edition.

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Our’s is simple: keeping our readers informed, holding the powerful accountable and helping our readers understand the world around them. Those three pillars drive our coverage decisions today and every day. At first glance, it seems that many of you have been enjoying our coverage. Since the last time I wrote to you, August 15, to September 7, we had nearly 140,000

page views, nearly 78,000 users and a majority, nearly 77,000, new visitors. Why do those numbers matter? The analytics tell us numerous things: 1) we’re reaching audiences we never have before, 2) our readers are reading multiple stories each time they visit our site and 3) our choice in coverage (i.e. the news philosophy) is paying off. Some of our readers, however, don’t care for our coverage. I received an email two weeks ago from a high-ranking Georgia Southern official. The email, sent on a Friday, had multiple questions for me, as editor-in-chief, about our coverage decisions. This is not unusual in the world of news; I’ll be more specific in a moment. I was going to ignore the email until I read the final line, which, in essence, accused me of having an agenda. “Do you understand why you are asked if you have an agenda,” wrote the official. What this high-ranking official was, likely, trying to do was what journalists call, “play the referee.” Think about playing the ref like this: I’m the ref and the high ranking official is the coach. I threw a flag on the coach’s team who was caught holding. In response, the coach rails into me, the ref, so that

next time the coach’s team holds I go easy on him. Let me be crystal clear: that email was not successful. Let me also say to you, our readers, and to this official: yes, The GeorgeAnne does have an agenda. Our agenda is to keep our readers informed, hold the powerful accountable and help our readers understand the world around them. Our goal, exclusively, is to act as a voice for the voiceless and to level the playing field between powerful university officials and the students whose tuitions pay much of the officials’ salaries. Know that next time an official ‘holds,’ we’ll be calling a ‘flag.’ We are here for you. We will continue to be here for you. And we’ll always be on the side of the truth. Stay safe and stay well,

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University community speaks out after shooting of Jacob Blake BY SHAKAILAH HEARD Correspondent

It was just another reminder for me about how the relationship between Black people and police is really really fragile and has been for a long time.” Elizabeth Desnoyers-Colas

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Seven shots in the back is totally uncalled for.” Jason Dever

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STATESBORO — August 23, the shooting of a Black man by police rocked the nation and caused unrest resulting in protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin and across the nation. 29-year-old Jacob Blake was shot in Kenosha, Wisconsin. After attempting to break up a fight between two women, Blake was shot in the back seven times by a white officer, after trying to get into his car to leave. Since the video of the shooting went viral there have been protests, marches and an uproar in America. Elizabeth DesnoyersColas, associate professor in communications, sat down with The George-Anne to discuss the Jacob Blake shooting. “I was especially really upset by this shooting because, first of all, he got shot seven times in the back and his children were in the back of the car,” said Desnoyers-Colas, “I guess the biggest thing was mostly shock, but it was just another reminder for me about how

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the relationship between Black people and police is really really fragile and has been for a long time,”. Blake survived the shooting and is still in the hospital and is paralyzed from the waist down. “I watch these things because it reminds me of how fragile we are in our communities that we can be shot by policemen for not complying or for actually maybe for complying, but maybe the policeman doesn’t like the way you comply quicker than other people,” said Desnoyers-Colas. People on campus have different opinions when it comes to the Jacob Blake shooting. “When I first heard the story I thought yeah that’s pretty bad, seven shots in the back is totally uncalled for I totally agree with that,” said Jason Dever, plumbing supervisor for Georgia Southern on the Armstrong campus. What Dever does not agree with is the media’s rush to be first to get a story out. He believes doing this can potentially misinform the mass majority of the people and someone’s opinion can change

once there are more details added. “At the end of the day for me, this does not really affect me, I’ve been taught and I’ve taught my kids that if law enforcement or anything just do what they ask, as wrong as they may be. Hopefully if you follow their demands, you will come home, and that’s all I can do,” said Dever. Not only did professors speak out about the shooting, Georgia Southern athletes participated in a “March for Change” on the Statesboro Campus to bring awareness to racism, police brutality and social injustice. “Obviously sports is the main attention and what brings in most of the money, so whenever that comes to a halt and they’re trying to make change for stuff, it obviously gets seen,” said Ashlee Durance, junior chemistry major. Durance supports the Black Lives Matter movement because she believes it is about equality and seeking justice for those who deserve it. She says she believes that Blue Lives Matter and All Lives Matter is an attack on them.

“If you look at the statistical data and you look at who is apart of the Black Lives Matter and who’s marching, it’s not them that’s doing the violence and the looting and the burning, that’s not their platform, so I support their right to march,” said Desnoyers-Colas. Durance believes we should continue to educate people without being too defensive. Dever believes the whole justice system would have to be redone, based off how many people are in prison and the sentences they received for different crimes. He does not understand how one person can get a sentence and another can get a “slap on the wrist” for something worse. As new information continues to emerge about Blake, his attorney, Ben Crump, posted a video of him in the hospital bed where he’s seen saying, “It hurts to breathe. It hurts to sleep. It hurts to move side to side. It hurts to eat,” “You do not want to have to deal with this,” Blake added. Officials say Blake pleaded not guilty to three charges, one being sexual assault from an incident that happened in early May.

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Georgia Southern’s CARES team during Covid-19 BY ABBY FULLER

Daily Managing Editor Abby.Fuller@thegeorgeanne.com

STATESBORO — Georgia Southern launched the COVID-19 Answers, Resources, Evaluation and Self-reporting (CARES) Center on July 27 as part of the university reopening plan for the fall semester. The CARES Center is available for faculty, staff and students and serves a variety of functions related to COVID-19. Here’s what you need to know.

Who is the CARES team?

The CARES Center consists of university employees who have been reassigned to the center from other duties on campus, according to Shay Little, vice president of student affairs. Many of the employees are graduate students, but they come from a variety of backgrounds and majors, not just public health. Most of the employees working in the CARES Center are now doing that full time, according to Little.

Service center

One aspect of the CARES Center is the main service center that can be reached by phone or email Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Faculty, staff and students can contact the CARES Center with questions regarding COVID-19, whether that’s about the overall GS response to the pandemic or about resources available for those who have been exposed to the virus. The service center consists of two teams, one for employees and one for students, according to Little.

The phone number for the CARES Center is 912478-CARE, and the email address is covidsupport@ georgiasouthern.edu.

Self-reporting form

If you’ve tested positive for COVID-19, suspect that you have it based on symptoms or have been notified that you are a close contact of someone who has tested positive, there is a self-reporting form that can be accessed through the MyGeorgiaSouthern portal. The form consists of questions about symptoms, when and where you were diagnosed, who you’ve been in contact with and GS campus activities or classes you have attended since either two days before your symptoms began or two days before you received a positive diagnosis, if you had no symptoms.

Contact notification team

The contact notification team works to notify people who have been identified as a close contact of someone who has reported that they tested positive. This supports the contact tracing being done by the Georgia Department of Public Health. All members of the contact notification team have gone through training to learn how to reach out to individuals who have come in contact with someone who has tested positive. “There’s a Johns Hopkins University contact tracing course that I’ve taken and gotten the certification as well, too, and that provides a lot of good information for those individuals who are reaching out to students,” Little said.

What happens when you test positive for COVID-19? Students who live on campus are told to go home and self-isolate when they test positive, according to Little. “We also recommend students who need to quarantine go home first,” Little said. “We do have some spaces available in Statesboro and in Armstrong for students to self isolate, or quarantine, if needed.” Meal deliveries can be arranged for students who have a meal plan. The CARES Center can also assist off-campus students who may not have a meal plan. “We’re working with off campus students,” Little said. “Sometimes that may mean they might not be on a meal plan, but they may need something from our food pantry for instance.” The CARES Center also notifies instructors when one of their students has tested positive for COVID-19 so that they can make the necessary accommodations for that student. Little added that students have expressed concern about filling out the selfreporting form because of fear of getting in trouble. “I really want to emphasize we encourage people to fill out that report,” Little said. “We want to know when you fall in one of these three categories. We want to know how we can help you manage.”

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The latest numbers from the Georgia DPH’s COVID-19 Daily Status Report for counties with a Georgia Southern University campus:

Georgia Southern announces 363 positive COVID-19 cases during third week BY ANDY COLE

Editor-in-Chief Andy.Cole@thegeorgeanne.com

Bulloch County: 2,519 cases, 23 deaths

Chatham County: 7,592 cases, 132 deaths

Statewide:

287,287 cases, 25,845 Hospitalizations, 6,128 deaths

Georgia Southern, week 3: 363 cases, 942 total

Liberty County: 978 cases, 19 deaths

STATESBORO — As they have every week, Georgia Southern reported 363 positive COVID-19 cases during the third week of classes. That’s 145 less than GS’ second week numbers. “The report below shows a decline from last week in confirmed and self-reported cases after completion of the third full week of classes on our campuses,” said a disclaimer on GS’ reporting website. “While we have been pleased with how the university community is complying with public health guidelines on our campuses, we must remain vigilant in our efforts if we want to continue the semester as we have started.” Similar to the second week, a majority of the cases come from students on the Statesboro campus.

GS officials report nearly 950 positive cases since reopening 21 cases come from employees, 11 from the Armstrong campus and only one from the Liberty campus.

COVID-19 Analysis

Total COVID-19 positive cases since returning: 942 Total positive cases (third week): 363 University confirmed: 126 Self reported: 237 Students: 352 Employees: 11 Statesboro campus: 351 Armstrong campus: 11 Liberty campus: 1

BREAKING

Report again named Statesboro and Bulloch county as “red zones” Latest White House state report contradicts Georgia Southern’s quarantine policy, says university towns are reversing gains BY ANDY COLE

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STATESBORO — The latest White House coronavirus task force state report says university towns are reversing Georgia’s gains and urges university towns to strengthen mitigation efforts. The report, penned on Sunday and first obtained by NPR affiliate WABE, also directly contradicted a policy Shay Little, vice president for student affairs, described. Little previously told The George-Anne that students living in on-campus housing are asked to quarantine at home, not in Statesboro. The report said, “Residential cases and contacts should not be sent home to isolate or quarantine.” In a statement to The GeorgeAnne, Jennifer Wise, director of communications, confirmed the policy of sending students home and said students who couldn’t return home would Page designed by Jaelynn Gillis

be placed in quarantine locally. “To protect the safety and wellbeing of our students, this decision was part of an extensive planning process for the fall semester that began in April 2020,” said Wise. “Planning was informed by [Georgia Department of Public Health] and [Centers for Disease Control] guidance, and we remain in frequent communication with these partners and with the University System of Georgia.” Wise added that Health Services has hired new staff to meet the demand for testing for those with symptoms. Campus community members without symptoms can schedule an appointment with the local DPH to get a test or show up without an appointment during the last hour of testing on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. Wise did not say if Georgia Southern would be reversing its policy based on the report’s

guidance. “We are seeing gains being reversed in other states due to university spread,” read the report. “Georgia universities need to increase testing and isolation to prevent spread from students to local communities and hometowns.” Asked if the University System of Georgia (USG) had any comment on the report or its guidance, Aaron Diamant, USG’s vice chancellor for communications, said they anticipate updated guidance from the CDC. “While we do anticipate new guidance from the CDC, we continue to follow guidance from the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) and the CDC as we have since March,” said Diamant. “Each of the [USG] institutions prepared and have now enacted testing programs appropriate to their unique campuses and communities. Local circumstances influence the

final decision of an institution’s testing approach.” Diamant added that each institution has a liaison who works with local public health officials to ensure coordinated contact tracing and isolation plans for those who test positive. The White House report again named Statesboro and Bulloch county as “red zones.” A red zone, as defined by the report, is a location that, “During the last week reported both new cases above 100 per 100,000 population, and a viral (RT-PCR) lab test positivity result above 10%.” For reference, there were 18 other Georgian core-based statistical areas (Statesboro is considered one) and 58 other Georgia counties in the red zone. The report also recommended that bars, restaurants and any other places college students congregate limit their hours if cases begin to rise.

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Serve912 ‘serves’ up new plan amidst COVID-19 pandemic BY DAVIS COBB

Correspondent Davis.Cobb@thegeorgeanne.com

STATESBORO — Student volunteer organization Serve912 is starting up once again for the new school year. With COVID-19 guidelines set by the state and university, their typical event plan has undergone a few renovations. Operating under Georgia Southern’s office of leadership and community engagement, the organization seeks to assist students and the Statesboro community in interacting with and reaching out to one another while also providing aid to various local organizations in need. Serve 912 is responsible for several community service events throughout each school year, including the Holiday Helper Tree, Sculpt-It, and Step Into Statesboro. In previous years, Serve912

9 would offer around 10-12 volunteer opportunities each week, in which students are invited to travel to various locales around Statesboro or Savannah and help a local organization that needs assistance. In line with the new regulations set by the Georgia Department of Public Health and the state, the volunteer organization has had to change gears and take a new approach to community service. Rather than traveling to the location to provide aid, Serve912 is providing on-campus opportunities to help every day. One such is a “take and make” activity, in which students may receive a service activity, complete it on their own time, and turn it in later in the week. “While we’re continuing to promote service opportunities, the safety of our community and of our students is paramount, so we are following all state and university regulations, ensuring that our student leaders are familiar with COVID requirements, adjusting expectations for what service looks like this year, and encouraging virtual and indirect volunteer opportunities wherever we can,” said Jordan Wilburn, community engagement coordinator for the office of leadership and community engagement. Serve912’s website and newsletter will also be updated to provide information on other on and off campus service opportunities as well as activities that can be done at home. Community liaisons will also still be available to help students contact local organizations.

What do students think of the new food delivery robots? BY FERNANDA CAMACHO HAUSER Correspondent Fernanda.CamachoHauser@thegeorgeanne.com

STATESBORO — This week marks the first full month of the Starship Technology food delivery robots becoming a common sight on campus. In a series of short interviews with students around campus on their opinions of the six wheeled additions to campus one thing is clear: these things are cute. These robots were brought on to campus with the idea to bring students food in a way to reduce the amount of person to person contact during COVID-19. Of the 18 students interviewed only 2 had ordered food through the Starship App but the remainder expressed interest to order food out of curiosity. Those who were interviewed also offered up some insight on what it’s like to share a campus with these contactless delivery robots along with some questions of their own. There are those who are concerned about the robots habit of stopping in the middle of their route to figure out their next step. This can happen in the middle of the road or in the case that Nicholas Wolf brought up, “I’ve almost gotten taken out by them a couple of times on my longboard because they’ll just randomly stop and move around.” Amongst the questions and

concerns that students brought up about the robots the following three were the most common: how do they know where to go, how are they powered, and where does the funding for them come from? The robots began mapping around campus in early August in preparation for the beginning of the Fall 2020 semester. According to a post on “Medium” by Joan Lääne, mapping specialist at Starship Technologies, the robots are first given a 2D model of the spaces they’ll be navigating through. Based on this 2D model the robots’ cameras and sensors are used to create a 3D model of their surroundings with lines based on things such as buildings and lamp posts. The robot recognizes these “guidelines” in order to maneuver around and use their sensors to avoid colliding with passersby. This is a process that is being updated constantly as each robot sends its feedback back to the main server in order to more efficiently and safely allow the robots to travel around campus. The robots are also equipped with GPS trackers to ensure that they are on they’re way to their destination, which is viewable on the Starship App which is also used to unlock the food compartment. According to the Starship

I’ve almost gotten taken out by them a couple of times on my longboard because they’ll just randomly stop and move around.” Nicholas Wolf Student

Technologies website, these robots are not only efficient when it comes to delivering your food but they are also with how they are powered. Their website declares them to be energy efficient and green. Due to the robots being managed by a third party they don’t fit within the GS budget but instead the company receives a percentage of the sales and delivery fees, according to Jennifer Wise, director of communications.

How are student organizations functioning during the COVID-19 pandemic? BY SHAKAILAH HEARD Correspondent

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STATESBORO — The campus community is changing rapidly as we all adapt to a new ‘normal.’ Hundreds of students each year participate in student organizations, but how are they adapting to COVID-19 guidelines? The office of student activities has come up with guidelines for student organizations to follow. All of the changes can be found in the registered student organization and campus departmental program guidelines. Listed in the program guidelines are the initial things to consider, basic protocols, an explanation of how the CDC states the risk of COVID-19 spreading at events and how it varies and a list of frequently asked questions. There is also a list of reminders for students to follow when planning and scheduling an event. Paul Anthony Bradley Jr.,

assistant director of student activities, said students should use their critical thinking skills when it comes to social distancing and planning on campus events for their organizations. “They are using the online resources a lot more, they are also being creative in their program because of the format in which a lot of their programs have to be done.” said Bradley. “Something that they may have done in person like a study night, or game night they’re moving it to their online platform such as zoom,” Bradley said the online resources like House Party, Google hangouts, Google Meet and Zoom have always been available for students to use. “For large gatherings like the interest meeting, I anticipated a lot of people to come, so I wanted to do it virtually that way everyone was comfortable with coming,” said Kariyah Muhammad, president of F.I.N.E.S.S.E., femininity in a new era securing successful

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enterprise, an organization at Georgia Southern. Muhammad said she does plan on doing workshops throughout the semester and depending on the size, some events may be virtual, or held on campus and social distancing will be practiced along with the enforcement of masks. With the COVID-19 cases rising on campuses, students may wonder if all organizations will be forced to go fully remote. “We will follow the CDC guidelines, the university guidelines as well and we will share with organizations what we know, what has been shared with us however it won’t necessarily be like we’re forcing them, we’ll be passing the information along for them to process and do what’s best for their organization,” said Bradley. This year there will be two organization fairs. One this past Wednesday and another one next Wednesday, Sept 9.

The fair will be held outside like past years, but the tables will be six feet apart, with tape guidelines showing where to stand. “I’m a little uncomfortable with it being outside, the office of student activities said the tables will be six feet apart, so that kind of gives me some ease, but at the same time we’re on a college campus so there’s going to be a lot of traffic,” said Muhammad. The organization leaders working the tables for their organizations are required to wear a mask, according Bradley. Events are not the only thing that has changed with organizations. They require less wing points to keep their organization active. The requirements for the Statesboro campus are down to 30 points and for Armstrong, the requirement is 20 points. All of the sold series workshops are in a virtual format and there are a total of 14 workshops.

For large gatherings like the interest meeting, I anticipated a lot of people to come, so I wanted to do it virtually that way everyone was comfortable with coming.” Kariyah Muhammad

President of F.I.N.E.S.S.E., femininity in a new era securing successful enterprise

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Puzzles

D A T E E E C I Y T A C H I E V E S

S E L A C E N O P H W L A A N N O Y

C A B S H T U O M A J O R R D R U G

F A C T O R I E S I R U M J T C P A

I T A F F E C T D E C D U D R H R S

G O G R E W E A X L E D O E O E S O

H T O W E R I N G E G I A N A W E L

T A C Q U I R E A E F M E S S E N I

R L E O R T E A V B A L L S T D S N

U S A O D E L R A I L Y A C S P E E

R E N D S E Y W P I L E A G O E S R

A R S H Y O U V E E S N E E Z E E T

L I O I N T E R N A T I O N A L I S

P E C R A H P S N R K T E N S M O D

Y S U E V E A S I E R C B E I N G S

E A R N Y R W I B L O O D D G O O O

A R B I T E S A R A D A R S W G N N

H A R D R P O O R X S T A B L E S S

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Level: Medium

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Crossword by Myles Mellor Rewrite 1 10 15

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Senses Series 35 36

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Level: Medium

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Level: Difficult

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34. Kind of pie 35. Chamber group, maybe 36. “My bad” 30. Vacation locale, with "the" 39. Would contraction 31. Lord's Prayer start 40. “Eureka!” cause 41. Small knot32. Fruity dessert 42. Seed coat35. Kind of truck 43. Automaton 37. Blood-typing letters 47. Fold of a membrane 48. Gang 38. Inits. on a rocket 49. Kind of nut 39. Laundry accessory 51. Ponzi scheme, e.g. 53. Pitcher 44. End 55. When repeated, like some 45. Affairs shows 56. Lodges 46. Ace 57. Exploit 47. Communications authority 58. Answer incorrectly, e.g. 50. Bedded down, in Britain 59. Animal house

33. 23. Diminish The human soul

60. Deserter 52. Spain and Portugal

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27. Coast Guard officer, for short

54. Vegetables

28. Call, as a game

58. Cornell of Cornell University

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Sudoku Solution 1

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A W B

19 22 27

35 39

O W

R O N

D O

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F A C T O R I E S I R U M J T C P A

40 45

I T A F F E C T D E C D U D R H R S

G O G R E W E A X L E D O E O E S O

U M B

U S A O D E L R A I L Y A C S P E E

R L E O R T E A V B A L L S T D S N

T A C Q U I R E A E F M E S S E N I

A G

R E N D S E Y W P I L E A G O E S R

R O

O U

B O

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H T O W E R I N G E G I A N A W E L

N G B O

C A B S H T U O M A J O R R D R U G

R O

S E L A C E N O P H W L A A N N O Y

A M

D A T E E E C I Y T A C H I E V E S

R O

A G

D O

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R E

O W E

M E W

A R S H Y O U V E E S N E E Z E E T

L I O I N T E R N A T I O N A L I S

P E C R A H P S N R K T E N S M O D

Y S U E V E A S I E R C B E I N G S

E A R N Y R W I B L O O D D G O O O

A R B I T E S A R A D A R S W G N N

H A R D R P O O R X S T A B L E S S

Sudoku solution: medium

1 3

8 4

9 6

7 1

5 2

3 8

4 7

2 9

6 5

4 9

6 3

2 5

8 4

7 1

5 2

9 6

1 8

3 7

8 2

9 7

1 3

5 9

6 8

7 4

3 5

4 6

2 1

Sudoku Solution

Sudoku solution: difficult

5 9

7 2

3 6

6 7

4 5

1 8

2 1

9 4

8 3

4 8

3 9

1 2

8 4

2 6

5 7

9 3

6 1

7 5

2 7

4 1

9 5

5 9

7 8

3 6

6 4

8 3

1 2