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VOLUME 92, ISSUE 40

Walk A Mile Annual event aims to raise sexual assault awareness

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The Willow Hill School

Looking back at the historic school in Bulloch County

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BLAKE KESSLER

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Effort Eagles come back to beat The Citadel on Tuesday

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LEGEND in the making

Steven Fisk continues amazing career at GS

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Thrift clothes shopping in Statesboro

The 411

BY JULIA FECHTER The Reflector staff

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If there ever is a time to revitalize your wardrobe, it is spring. However, making the drive to a big-city boutique to shop may be taxing–especially when you just want to spice up your closet and not spend a ton of money shopping.

Consignment and thrift shops can be an alternative to larger, perhaps more popular clothing stores. Statesboro actually has several thrift and consignment shops.

Here is a sampling of local stores to get you started. If you go to any of these shops and buy something you like, tag us #reflectorgsu on Facebook or @reflectorgsu on Twitter with pictures of your new outfits.

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These types of stores dot the streets of Statesboro. You just have to know where to look.

Knowledge is one of those places. The shops offers a smaller, but colorful, inventory of clothing and accessories ranging from skirts and dresses to hats and brand-name purses. Though the purses are closer to their original brandname prices, the jewelry is fairly cheap.

Also, you will want to bring your cash, as Knowledge is currently a cash-only store!

Knowledge is located on 256 North Main Street. As well, you can check out Cherry’s Charms Fine Consignments on 603 Northside Dr. (Hwy. 80) West, next to Food World, and the Statesboro Thrift Mall on 107 E. Parrish St.

NONPROFITS

A couple of the nonprofit organizations around Statesboro operate thrift stores as a way to raise funds for their causes. ReTails, for example, is the thrift shop run by The Humane Society of Statesboro and Bulloch County. That shop offers a decent amount of women’s and men’s shoes, many of the styles either black, boots and/or heels.

Even though the sizes on items like dresses and pants tend to be medium or bigger, the shop does offer both formal and pajama clothing, along with very unique jewelry pieces.

ReTails is located at 105 North College St. Additionally, other nonprofit thrift stops in town include the Habitat for Humanity of Bulloch County’s Restore on 201 Johnson St. and the Christian Social Ministry’s Thrift Store on 122 E. Parrish St., right down the road from the Statesboro Thrift Mall.

GOODWILL

This is probably the first place you thought of when it comes to clothes shopping on the dollar-and you are not wrong.

Goodwill offers the largest selection of clothing and accessories by far. In fact, it has a specific boutique section near the front of its store. The only con to a secondhand store of this size is that its size can make it harder to sort through items to find what you want.

Goodwill is located on 24015 Hwy. 80.

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Keeping you in the h know about events sponsored by the Division of Student

Last Chance Career Fair

Time: April 5, 2-5 p.m Location: Nessmith-Lane Center, RAC Pavilion

March 29TH

This is students' and employers' last opportunity before summer to connect with each other for full-time jobs, co-ops, and internships. Employers for part-time employment on and off campus will also be in attendance.

Professional Dress required Contact Information: Amanda Wheeler

UPB Movie: The Shallows

Time: April 6, 9:15 pm Location: Recreation Activity Center (Indoor Pool)

March 29TH

Looking for fun on a Friday? Join the University Programming Board for our bi-weekly, Friday movie series. This event is free and open to GSU students ONLY. Students, bring your Eagle IDs. There will be only ONE showing of this movie. Concessions will not be provided or permitted for this movie. Please bring your own towel. Bleachers will also be available for those who do not wish to get in the pool. If you need assistance, related to access for this event, please email upb@GeorgiaSouthern.edu at least two weeks prior to the event.

Contact Information: UPB@GeorgiaSouthern.edu

Talk Tuesdays

Time: April 10, 12 pm - 1:30 pm Location: Russell Union 2080 The USCCA Concealed Carry Course is a comprehensive course for anyone considering carrying a firearm

March 23RD

for self-defense. This 8-hour course includes both classroom and range components, using a laser-training gun to develop point-shooting skills in the classroom and culminates with live fire on the range. Equipment and ammunition are included. This course covers the following topics: develop your own personal protection plan; understand conflict avoidance; situational awareness; understanding of the physiology of violent encounters; the legal aspects of using deadly force (including knowing what to do in the aftermath); and a guide to gear and gadgets.

Contact Information: SSEC (912)-478-5436

OSA: Student Organization Essentials Workshop: Goal Setting Time: March 30th 3:30 pm Location: Russell Union 2047

“I plan on going to Cartoon Network and becoming a storybook artist.”

SEANTREI BURGESS, STUDIO ART MAJOR

“Maybe working in pediatrics or surgery... I’d like to work overseas.”

BLAINE GAINEY, HEALTH EDUCATION AND PROMOTION MAJOR March 24TH

Feeling like you or your organization is not on track? Do you feel that your organization's efforts are not leading anywhere? Goal setting is an important part of managing any organization. Goals help you plan where you want to go and how to get there. Join us in this Student Organization Essentials Workshop to learn more about how to create and maintain successful goals for your student organization!

Contact Information: osa@georgiasouthern.edu

Fresh Fruit Friday Time: March 30 10 am - 1 pm Location: Dining Commons (covered sidewalk)

Students will be given the opportunity to taste cups of in-season fresh fruit. Students will also be educated on the health benefits associated with each particular fruit provided.

Walk A Mile in Her Shoes

Time: April 3 April 3rd, check-in/registration 3:30 - 5 pm, walk starts at 5pm Location: Russell Union Ballroom Walk A Mile in Her Shoes is an International Men's March to Stop Rape, Sexual Assault, and Gender Violence.

March 29TH

The march provides a powerful experience of education and empowerment. Walk A Mile in Her Shoes is an event designed to create a unique and powerful public experience to educate individuals and communities about the causes of sexualized violence, provide them with prevention and remediation strategies, and empower them to further develop and implement these skills interpersonally and politically.

The event proceeds will be donated to our own Statesboro Regional Sexual Assault Center. Registration Cost (includes t-shirt and heels for male walkers): $10 Students, $20 Non-Students. Register today at cri.gs/redwalk Contact Information: Michele Martin, mmartin@georgiasouthern.edu, 912-478-5436

RecycleMania

Time: Through March 31 RecycleMania is a competition between universities across the country. Continue to show your Eagle pride by recycling all of your plastic bottles, aluminum cans, paper and cardboard in campus recycling bins. This year, one of the Center for Sustainability’s main goals during RecycleMania is reducing contamination in our recycling. Contamination is when an item is put into a recycling bin that does not belong there, such as putting a Styrofoam plate into a recycle bin marked ‘Plastic Only’. When contamination occurs, the entire bin has to be thrown away instead of recycled. It's just a matter of choosing the right bin for all of your paper, #1&2 plastic, cans and corrugated cardboard. We have more than 600 recycling bins on campus, so you're never more than a few steps away from keeping these items out of the landfill. So let’s focus on where we are putting our recycling and show everyone that Georgia Southern University is True Blue and Green Too! Contact Information: Dave Rector (912) 478-5436

UPB: 2018 Homecoming Theme Competition Ends: April 5th at noon

“I either want to be a lawyer or a detective.”

MARINA WIGGINS, CRIMINAL JUSTICE MAJOR

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“I kinda want to do something in sales and advertising.”

R. P. KNIGHT, MARKETING MAJOR

The University Programming Board is proud to announce that for the first time ever, students are invited to submit ideas for the 2018 Homecoming Theme using Snapchat! Submissions may also be sent through email. Students may submit entries to UPB Snapchat (@gsu_upb) or email to upb@georgiasouthern.edu.

To participate: Students must be currently enrolled (Statesboro, Armstrong or Liberty campuses) The entry must include the Homecoming theme/title and a tagline It must be appropriate Bonus points awarded for submissions that include all 3 campuses (Statesboro, Armstrong and Liberty) Contact Information: upb@georgiasouthern.edu

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Letter to the Editor:

Asra Normani Dear Editor, I am writing ZELIHA SUBASI about the Asra Zeliha is a is a visitor researcher in Nomani lecture the Department of Psychology.

I attended last week. I respect the experiences Ms. Nomani described and would like to add that her life experiences may represent those in some countries, such as Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Afghanistan, but they do not represent all Muslim women’s experiences.

I am studying here from Turkey, a country that is 98 percent Muslim, where women choose to wear or not to wear the hijab. The Turkish government does not punish me if I don’t cover my head or wear the hijab.

It is my own choice to get married, choose my partner and give birth. If people want to have children without marriage, the government won’t punish anyone for this reason. No professions are

off-limits to me just because of my gender.

Our mosques are always open to women, children, people from all strata. There are no restrictions on the times of prayer. Women can go to the mosque whenever they want.

Similarly, my Moroccan friend is Muslim and doesn’t wear hijab. Another Muslim friend had children before she got married. Muslim women in Macedonia choose to wear or not to wear the hijab.

After all, countries with Muslim populations in the World are not only Saudi Arabia, Pakistan or Iran. For this reason, what Nomani is describing can be misleading in that it suggests that Muslim women experience the same thing all over the world. This is not the case.

Thank you, Zeliha Subasi Visitor Researcher Department of Psychology

Letter to the Editor: In response to

“Your View: Should Teachers Carry Guns” Much of what I see in the world Raven is a is a senior 2D art major these days from Statesboro, GA. is not worth a response, I could not pass up the Your View article from Ashley Jones, Should Teachers Carry Guns (3-818).

When a person is untrained in any particular area, they sometimes think there are easy solutions to problems. Giving teachers firearms to defend themselves and students, or campus carry, seems

RAVERN WATERS

MASS KILLINGS ARE A MUCH BIGGER SOCIETAL PROBLEM THAN OUR STUDENTS, AND TEACHERS HAVING FIREARMS WILL RESOLVE. RAVEN WATERS

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like a good self-defense measure, however as a Vietnam era, combat trained veteran, I can tell you that unless a person is fully and constantly trained to be a killer, which is what a person would need to be in a shooter situation, there is a high likelihood that not only would they be ineffective, but a danger to themselves and those around them.

Close quarters combat training for one, two, six, eight week(s) or any length of training will soon erode.

What will the total cost of training, weapons, additional insurance (covering innocent deaths or woundings) be? Would teachers be required to wear the weapon, if not it weapons would be of little use?

During the lead up to last year’s campus carry law change, I heard some students proclaiming how they would take out a shooter, barring the training I mentioned - to the degree where one does not have to think about what to do, but is able to act on pure trained instinct - they would most likely run or soil themselves.

Mass killings are a much bigger societal problem than our students, and teachers having firearms will resolve.

Lastly, if I was the editor of this newspaper, out of embarrassment, I would have edited the student responses, or chosen different students, the spoken grammar used is unbecoming of a university.

Raven Waters Senior BFA student Editor’s Note Disclaimer: The letter was edited to fit AP Style and The George-Anne style, but nothing further.

Do you wish to submit a Letter to the Editor? Email gaeditor@georgiasouthern.edu.

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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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Georgia’s 2018 legislative session in review what passed, what failed and what’s next

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Georgia’s legislative session concluded on March 29. This year’s session was relatively quiet compared to last year but still included bills affecting the state of Georgia.

BY TANDRA SMITH

The George-Anne staff

Another legislative session is in the books for Georgia lawmakers as the last day of the legislative session came and went on March 29 in Atlanta.

This year’s legislative session was relatively quiet compared to the session last year, which saw bills regarding campus carry and religious freedom.

Even though this year’s session was not nearly as volatile, there were still a

number of bills affecting the state of Georgia and Georgia Southern University as a whole.

Next year’s budget According to WABE, a $26.2 billion budget was approved for the 2019 fiscal year. The budget will include initiatives to expand transit in metro Atlanta, increase funding for K-12 education and for GS, a new building on the Statesboro campus.

Close to $50 million from the

2019 budget will go towards the new building, the Center for Engineering and Research, which will break ground in January 2019, according to a press release from Re Business Online.

“The new Center for Engineering and Research (CEAR) will centralize the various departments and multiple disciplines of the Allen E. Paulson College of Engineering and Computing,” the press release said.

Upon completion, the building will house computer labs, advanced technology and equipment, administrative offices and more.

The building is expected to be completed by fall 2020.

radio hybrids, commercial two-way radios and related devices.

There are certain exceptions to this rule, such as reporting an accident or other emergency incident.

Free speech bill Passed in the Georgia House on March 27, SB 339, otherwise known as the free speech bill, would provide protection to guest speakers on college campuses. Currently there is no such policy regarding free speech from the Board of Regents, but this could all change if Gov. Nathan Deal signs the bill into law.

If the bill becomes law, sanctions would be put upon anybody who disrupted a guest speaker on campus.

Bills that failed Though Georgia lawmakers passed many bills on the last day of the legislative session, there were plenty of other bills that are dead until they are brought back to the table next year.

One such bill is Senate Bill 375 (SB 375), known as the “Keep Faith in Adoption and Foster Care Act”. The bill would have allowed adoption agencies to prevent LGBTQ+ couples from adopting on the grounds of their religious beliefs.

The bill initially passed the Georgia Senate in late February, but stalled in the House shortly after.

Another bill that did not make it past the session’s last day was the “Hidden Predator Act”, also known as House Bill 605 (HB 605).

Sponsored by Rep. Jason Spencer, R-Georgia, Rep. Mary Margaret Oliver, D Decatur, Rep. Buzz Brockway, R - Lawrenceville, three other representatives and one senator, HB 605 would’ve increased the number of years victims of child sexual abuse had in order to go after their perpetrator and the enabling organizations.

Georgia will reconvene early next year for the 2019 legislative session, with a number of new representatives, senators and a new governor.

Hands-free driving The bill that caused much discussion this session, HB 673, also known as the hands-free driving bill, is headed to the governor’s desk.

If signed into law, drivers would be required to use “hands-free” technology while driving. Drivers would not be allowed to hold their phone, text while driving, watch a video, record video while driving and a host of other things.

Drivers would be allowed to do the following things behind the wheel, according to myAJC: • Speaking and texting using hands-free technology • Use a GPS or mapping app on their cell phone • Wearing and using a smart watch • Using radios, CB radios, CB

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Statesboro Police officer found deceased in Copper Beech apartments

BY EMMA SMITH

The George-Anne staff

A Statesboro Police Department officer was found deceased in his apartment at Copper Beech on April 1 in what appears to be a murder-suicide.

According to a press release from Statesboro PD, officers responded to Copper Beech Townhomes in reference to reports of possible

shots fired. Advanced Patrol Officer Ian Huggins was found with multiple gunshot wounds.

Shortly after officers arrived, Huggins’ wife Rebecca Boyett Huggins took her own life with a gunshot to the head.

Both were transported to East Georgia Regional Medical Center, but life-saving efforts were unsuccessful.

Statesboro PD has turned the

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investigation over to the Georgia Bureau of Investigations. All inquiries regarding the incident should be directed to the GBI’s office.

Anyone with information concerning the case should contact Statesboro PD at (912) 764-9911, or Community Information Specialist Madison Warren at madison. warren@statesboroga.gov.

Walk a Mile in Her Shoes Statesboro walks for sexual assault awareness in annual event

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SGA Vice Presidential Candidate Michael Harris, Head Football Coach Chad Lunsford, SGA President Dylan John and Democratic nominee for Congress Francys Johnson lead participants in the Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event.

BY SHIANN SIVELL The George-Anne staff

Students, faculty and the Statesboro community put on their high heels for the sixth annual Walk a Mile in Her Shoes (WAMIHS) event Tuesday.

Each year, the Statesboro Regional Sexual Assault Center, also known as the Teal House, puts on the award-winning event that strives to raise awareness about the causes, affects and solutions to sexual assault and gender violence.

Participating men wore made-for-men heels to literally walk in women’s shoes.

The route started at the Rotunda, down the pedestrian, circled around the Foy building and back to the Rotunda.

Michele Martin, Event Coordinator for the Walk a Mile in Her Shoes, said that the event is very prominent in a college setting like Georgia Southern University.

“It’s important for students in the college and Statesboro community to be aware of sexual assault and gender violence and be aware of their role to end it,” Martin said.

The event gathered approximately $3,200 this year from registration fees

and donations, making the total amount GS has gathered in the six years they’ve had the event over $10,000. All proceeds go to the Teal House to help victims and survivors of sexual assault in the Statesboro community.

A first time for everything

Newcomers to the event like Dede Reynolds, junior exercise science and outdoor recreation double major, may have had trouble breaking their heels in, but had no complaints about the event itself.

“I’m balancing better than I thought I would be,” Reynolds said. “It is a good event to help bring awareness to the cause. [Sexual Assault] that definitely needs to be stopped.”

Despite a bum ankle, undeclared freshman Jake Mock strutted down the pedestrian with his friends for the cause.

“I’m not out here for a particular lady,” Mock said. “Women everywhere should be celebrated and protected.”

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Prominent figures in heels

GS had roughly 300 students and locals of the community come out for the event, including head football coach Chad Lunsford, SGA Vice Presidential candidate Michael Harris and Democratic nominee for Congress Francys Johnson.

As only of the founding members of the Teal House, Johnson feels programs like WAMIHS and centers like the SRSAC is the key to preventing sexual assault.

“Preventing violence against women is very easy in 2018,” Johnson said. “We need resources in communities and Congress needs to get off their butts and get it done.”

Student Government Association President Dylan John attended the event for a third year in a row to support the cause.

“I have been and always will be a strong supporter of the “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes” event,” John said via email. “I have been participating for the past three years and am always so proud of the programming efforts of our students and university to spread awareness about sexual assault and gender violence while also providing much needed

support for survivors of sexual assault.”

John said that the SGA has been active in supporting and promoting initiatives of this nature and are happy to have been a part of this event.

Sexual assault awareness resources

Interim Executive Director Megan Mercer said that events, like Walk a Mile in Her Shoes, are important to SRSAC and the prevention of sexual assault.

“All health services provided by the SRSAC are free of charge to anyone who needs them,” Mercer said. “We need community support to survive, be it through monetary donations, volunteer work or just helping us spread the word about our services.”

The SRCAC can be found on 209 South College St. and is opened 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The GS Counseling Center also has a Sexual Assault Response Team dedicated to raising awareness about sexual assault issues in the Georgia Southern community.

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SGA Election Results

BY MATTHEW ENFINGER AND ASHTON CHRISTIANSON The George-Anne staff

After several days of voting the 2018 Student Government Association elections came to a close and declared its the winners.

Jarvis Steele, senior political science and philosophy double major, will serve as the SGA President for all three of GS’s consolidated campuses. Amber Monokou, junior managing major, will serve as the next Executive Vice President for the Statesboro campus.

Although the two did not run on the same ticket, both candidates shared aspirations for the future of SGA. Steele described his campaign platform at the SGA Debate in four points: unity, representation, engagement and understanding.

“We have to continue to work toward making sure our students are engaged, aware and understanding of the resources that they have while at the same time unify our students behind ideas and beliefs that we can stand on,” Steele said at the SGA Debate.

In her opening statements at the SGA Debate, Monokou said her campaign slogan was “See the change and be the change,” and wanted to focus on the

growth and development of students to help prepare them for life after college.

First actions

Monokou said her first plans as SGA Executive Vice President would be to unify GS more by giving Greek Life a place to host events. Monoku also said she hopes to help create a last year experience course for seniors.

“I hope to leave behind possibilities,” Monokou said.

“That you know nothing is non achievable and that students know I was an Executive Vice President who stood firm in her word. Who stood firm in her beliefs.”

Steele said his first actions as SGA President would be to go to Armstrong so that he can set up a line of communication with the student body and offer full unrestricted access to his office during his term.

Jarvis also hopes that by coming together as a whole both universities can work on all students concerns.

Steele said, “I want people to be closer to understanding one another and closer to seeing things from each others point of view.”

Executive Officers

President: Jarvis Steele (1575 votes) Executive Vice President - Statesboro Campus: Amber Monokou (1331 votes) Executive Vice President: Spencer DeMink (447 votes) Liberty Campus Director: Alejandra Jimenez Cotto (33 votes) Vice President of Finance - Statesboro Campus: Nyla Hall (1158 votes) Vice President of Finance - Armstrong Campus: Yilnette Morales Nunez (447 votes) Vice President of Academic Affairs Statesboro Campus: Shawn Miller (1561 votes) Vice President of Auxiliary Affairs Statesboro Campus: Amani Mitchell (2357 votes) Vice President of Student Engagement Statesboro Campus: Elizabeth Jacks (2303 votes)

Senators

CAH - Albani Berryhill, Nailah Mitnaul, Peyton Lassig, Caryn Coquerel CBSS - Kelsey Boyd, Adom Abatkum, Anu Morton, Taylor Elkins COB - Kahria Hadley, Alexandria Conarton, Kendra Rice, Frederick Smith CEC - Zean Lopez, Maurice Ligon, Jon Wedemeier, Jacob Sapp COSM - Lauryn-Ashley Demby, Ukpongson Uwan, Klaishon Fambrough, Versace Nicolls Senators at Large - Alana Bray, Tinashe Chitiyo, KeyShawn Housey, Dantrell Maeweather, Christian Hamby, Blaine Gainey, Quanikqua Moultrie, Mackenzie Strickland, Megan Evans, Arnetta Harris, Binh Horang, Andy Lopez-Soberano, Alex Spencer, Sarah DesLauriers, Charles Breazeale, James Burnett COE - Chaienne Tucker and Frances Goodman CHP - Danielle Cohen, Nicholas Wright, Alysia Williams, Mackenzie Bunton JPHCOPH - Samuel Olusanya Liberty Campus Counselors - DeMorris McGruder, Skye Morris, Travis Boyd COGS - No candidates, candidates will be filled in the fall.

Every college has four senators, except for Senator at Large that has eight senators on each campus. All open positions will be filled in the fall.

BRASS STUDIO CHAMBER RECITAL 4/8 | Center for Art & Theatre | 7:30 PM

SPANISH FILM CLUB FESTIVAL Screeening of the war drama “El Amparo” at 6 pm.

4/9 | College of Education | Room 1115

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PORTFOLIO REVEAL: GRAPHIC DESIGN SENIOR SHOW Featuring an exhibition of senior graphic design work.

4/12-24 | Center for Art & Theatre | University & Contemporary Galleries All events listed are on Georgia Southern University’s Statesboro Campus and are open to the public with

PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE RECITAL

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4/12 | Carol A. Carter Recital Hall | 7:30 PM

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STUDY ABROAD ROUND TABLE Discussion with Dr. Alina Cherry.

4/19 | Forest Drive Building | Room 1219 |

10-MINUTE PLAY FESTIVAL Written by students, the 10-minute play festival celebrates the creative art of playwriting.

4/14 | Sanford Hall | Room 1002 | 7:30 PM

RIGHTEOUS TRANSGRESSIONS Ben Shitrit, Ph.D., Assistant Professor at the University of Georgia presents “Right Wing Women: Gender and Activism on the Israeli and Palestinian Religious Right.”

4/16 | Russell Union Theater | 6 PM

ON THE MOVE: STUDY ABROAD, GLOBAL MOBILITIES, AND JEANPHILIPPE TOUSSAINT 4/20 | Nessmith-Lane Conference Center | Room 1915 | 3 PM

SYMPHONIC WIND ENSEMBLE & WIND SYMPHONY 4/22 | First Baptist Church | 6 PM

UNIVERSITY BAND CONCERT 4/23 | Performing Arts Center | 7:30 PM

VISITING ARTIST Ambica Prakas, principal and creative director at eighty2degrees in Washington, D.C.

DIRECTING SHOWCASE Directing students present a series of 10-minute plays.

4/17 | Arts Building | Room 2071 | 5 PM

4/28 | Center for Art & Theatre | 2 PM

OPERA: DON GIOVANNI

CHORAL ENSEMBLES

4/20-21 | Performing Arts Center | 7:30 PM

4/28 | Carol A. Carter Recital Hall | 7:30 PM

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A look at Georgia Southern’s ‘Welfare Checks’

Georgia Southern University provides a way for concerned students to check up on their fellow students through a “welfare check.”

A welfare check is a request that a person can make if they have concerns for another person’s well-being or mental health. These concerns must be a legitimate reason for concern such as talk of suicide or have not heard from them for a while.

Some signs that might give one concern for the well being of another’s mental health are things such as the feeling that they might be saying goodbye or talking about suicide.

RAC Conditioning Room Closed for Semester

BY BRENDAN WARD The George-Anne staff

The conditioning room located at the RAC will be closed for drop-in workouts for the rest of the semester.

The news was initially announced on the CRI’s Instagram page last Thursday.

The conditioning room is being closed to drop-in workouts because the main fitness center is expected to be able to accommodate all students, Gene Sherry executive director of Campus Recreation and Intramurals said.

The first half of each semester, the conditioning room is open to drop-in workouts because of the high demand for the main fitness center during peak times at the RAC, Sherry said.

The conditioning room will still be used for classes and certain fitness programs Sherry said.

Crime Statistics from the University Police Clery Log

BY BISOLA OKE

The George-Anne contributor

The Public Safety Clery Compliance and Records Management is asking for students and staff to relay any unreported crimes from 2017 in compliance with the Clery Act. The deadline to submit these incidents in June 1, said PSCC and Records manager Rebecca Rhinehart. Any incidents sent in should provide the date and location of the incident and a brief description.

To submit the incidents, contact Rhinehart at 912-3443205 or fill out the Eagle Eye Witness form on the Georgia Southern website.

The Clery Act of 1998, formally known as The Student Right to

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BY ASHTON CHRISTIANSON The George-Anne staff

“When the Office of Public Safety receives a request for a Welfare check, a Public Safety officer will locate and make contact with the individual for whom the request has been made,” Laura McCullough, University Police Chief, said. “They will speak with the person and make a determination through that contact whether the person may need or want any assistance.”

These requests should be made by someone who knows the concerned party and can be made by contacting UPD at (912) 478-5234.

Know and Campus Security Act of 1990, requires all colleges and universities that participate in federal financial aid programs to keep and disclose statistics concerning certain criminal offenses reported to the local police or any official of the campus.

The law went to effect after 19-year-old Lehigh University student Jeanne Clery was raped and murdered in her campus hall of residence in 1986. The attack on Clery was one of 38 violent crimes unreported at the university in three years and her parents argued that, had the university’s crime record been known, Clery would not have attended the university.

The criminal offenses that campuses are required to report that occur on campus, in residential facilities, on noncampus property and on public property are: • murder/manslaughter • manslaughter by negligence • sex offenses • robbery • aggravated assault • burglary • motor vehicle theft • arson • domestic violence • dating violence • stalking • liquor law violations • drug violations • illegal weapons possession • hate crimes Report on or off-campus crimes immediately to the Georgia Southern Police Department at 912-478-5234.

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Participants of the event will have the chance to buy handcrafted bowl made by volunteer local artists for $10 and fill them with free food samples by the

provided vendors.

Some of the larger bowls may run for $15 to $20, but the majority of the bowls will be $10, Director for the Averitt Center Rahn Hutcheson said.

Students like Rachel Hartmann, sophomore theatre major are

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THE WILLOW SCHOOL A BRIEF HISTORY

BY BLAKELEY BARTEE The George-Anne staff

The Beginning

In 1874, nine years after the end of the Civil War, a group of former slaves in Portal, Georgia established a school for their children. By 1999, the Willow Hill School was the longest-running school in Bulloch County.

“Willow Hill School is a really unique story in Bulloch County,” Brent Tharp, director of the Georgia Southern Museum, said. “Five families, African-American families of former slaves, got together and pulled together to start a school for their children.”

The Parrish, Riggs and Donaldson families were instrumental in establishing the school, according to “Defining Their Destiny: the Story of the Willow Hill School” by former GS faculty member Erik Brooks.

At its beginning, the Willow Hill School took place in an old turpentine shanty, said Dr. Alvin Jackson, president of the Willow Hill Board, family physician and Portal native. The one-room school had few resources at its disposal, including a dictionary and a Bible, meeting for just a few months at a time.

“They hired a teacher who was a former slave who could read and write, and it all started in a turpentine shanty, really just a work barn, that they established as a school very near where the current school is today,” Tharp said.

Georgianna Riggs was only 15 years old when she became the first teacher at the school. A former slave, she learned to read and write during a time when AfricanAmericans were outlawed from education.

According to “Defining Their Destiny,” she may have learned to read as a child from the slave owner’s children, or perhaps she was educated at one of the underground schools in the area.

Riggs took the lead in establishing the curriculum, according to “Defining Their Destiny,” teaching the children basic

FIVE FAMILIES, AFRICAN-AMERICAN FAMILIES OF FORMER SLAVES, GOT TOGETHER AND PULLED TOGETHER TO START A SCHOOL FOR THEIR CHILDREN.” BRENT THARP

literacy, arithmetic and bible-reading. The school itself was named after Willie Riggs, another member of the Riggs family, who later graduated from Morehouse College in 1894 and returned to teach at Willow Hill.

The Willow Hill School would continue to use the turpentine shanty for the next sixteen years before moving other buildings, according to GS’s Willow Hill Heritage and Renaissance Center Digital Archive Collection project.

Into the early 20th century

By the turn of the century, the Willow Hill School had moved into two buildings near its present site. The school had grown rapidly, providing education through the seventh grade, according to an exhibit at the Willow Hill Heritage and Renaissance Center.

The Rosenwald Fund - established by Julius Rosenwald, part-owner of Sears, Roebuck and Company - provided funds for a third Willow Hill School building in 1914, which lasted until 1941 when a new building was constructed, according to the exhibit. However, as donations from the community became harder to come by, the school’s independence from the Bulloch County Board of Education was jeopardized, according to the GS archive project.

“By the 1920s, for 18 dollars, the Bulloch County school system bought the school at that point in time to establish it, and it got folded into the county school system as a black school,” Tharp said.

Though Moses Parrish, chairman of the Board of Trustees of Willow Hill, had feared that the white board of education would cause educational value at the school to regress, a provision of the sale required that Bulloch County allow the board of trustees to continue in the operation and running of the school, though in a diminished capacity, according to the GS archive project.

From the 1920s through the 1940s, the Willow Hill School campus expanded to provide night school, teacher development, a home economics building and an agriculture building. In 1942, a fifth building was constructed and named the Rosenwald Building.

The 1946 Primary Election

Before the March 6, 1946 Primary Election, African-American citizens in the Willow Hill community had not voted in an election since the 19th century, according to the exhibit.

The night before the election, members of the Willow Hill community met at the Willow Hill school to discuss voting the next day. Outside, the Ku Klux Klan burned a cross as an act of intimidation, according to the exhibit.

“Under the leadership of James Garfield Hall, the third chairman of the Board of Trustees, the citizens voted for the first time since the early 1890s,” reads the text at the exhibit.

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Aaron Love (left) and Dora Donaldson Love (right), were two of the founders of the Willow Hill School, Dr. Jackson said.

From 1954 onward

Until the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education ruling, the Willow Hill School continued much like it had been throughout the early 20th century, according to the GS archive project. The Bulloch County Board of Education, around the time of the decision, built several new schools for African-American students, including the building at Willow Hill, according to the exhibit.

“The building that you see there today was built in 1954, what’s known as an ‘equalization school.’ In an effort to stave off integration, people… built schools to truly look like equal, but separate education - it never was [equal], it was a facade - so that building was built to that, so it has a history of that as well,” Tharp said. “It continued to serve as a school into the 20th century, and ultimately, it became the longest-operating school, black or white, in Bulloch County.”

The 1954 building marked the sixth and final Willow Hill building. A modern facility with indoor plumbing, electricity and telephone service, Willow Hill temporarily closed in 1969 and reopened as an integrated elementary school in 1971, according to the GS archive project.

In 1999, the Willow Hill School closed, reopening briefly as the Portal Willow Hill Community Development Center, according to the exhibit.

When Bulloch County auctioned the property in 2005, descendants of the school founders purchased the school and founded the Willow Hill Heritage and Renaissance Center.

In his book, Brooks quotes Willow Hill board member Dr. Nkenge Jackson: “It was the dreams of these former slaves that were carried through a spirit of yearning for an opportunity to define themselves beyond the barriers of their time. A small one-room school house unnoticed, and trampled by adversity, germinated into a legacy of education, perseverance, family and community and an opportunity to define their destiny.”

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Teklan Gaming Event creates community through gaming

Students participating in a past Tek-LAN event.

Some students cosplay their favorite characters at Tek-LAN.

BY CHRISTA FEAZELL

The George-Anne staff

Not many events at Georgia Southern University are like Tek-LAN. Tek-LAN is a giant gaming party sponsored by the Association of Information Technology Professionals (AITP). The group partners with multiple student organizations to create one of the largest student-run events on campus.

Tek-LAN, according to Chidera Obinali, senior I.T. major, is a large gaming event that AITP hosts twice a semester to promote gaming and interaction between students outside of classes.

Students enjoy snacks, drinks, movies and a variety of popular video games.

“The entire second floor is booked, and every room is something different,” Obinali said. “We have a room for people who want to watch movies, a room for people who want to study.”

Obinali stressed that TekLAN is open to anyone and everyone. “We still have alumni that come to events and bring their kids to play games … it’s really cute.”

Tek-LAN has a long history at GS. So far, there have been more than forty since the event began some years ago. Last semester, the event had five hundred people in attendance.

Obinali said they do their best to stay connected with other organizations on campus.

They are partnered with the Green Ambassadors, who help them recycle all the trash left over from Tek-LAN. They also

feature student-made games created by the Aurora Game Development Club.

Obinali stressed, however, that Tek-LAN is open to all students, not just those strictly interested in information technologies.

“Tek-LAN is more than just ‘oh yeah, I play videogames.’ If you play video games or don’t play video games … just come out. It’s not about your major or what you want to do. Come hang out … and have some pizza,” Obinali said.

Students can get involved in Tek-LAN in a variety of ways. They’re allowed to bring their own gaming systems, computers and games, so long as they contact AITP ahead of time. Some students come in cosplay, which is when people dress up like characters from their favorite games, movies, books and more. They can also volunteer to help set up and clean up, and volunteers will be given a snack and a drink as a reward.

“What I want to say to the …

Georgia Southern community is if you’re interested, come on out. And if you’re an organization leader and want to partner with us, contact us about that!” Obinali said. TekLAN, she says, is for a great cause: uniting people by a common interest and having fun.

Tek-LAN will begin at 5 p.m. on April 6 in the I.T. Building.

The event lasts until 2 a.m. and is free to attend. For additional information, contact AITP at aitp.gsu@gmail.com.

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Baseball rallies from 7-1 deficit to win thriller tennis team’s win streak over The Citadel

BY RYAN PYE

The George-Anne contributor

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The men’s tennis team hosts UNCW Friday at 1 p.m.

BY RYAN PYE

The George-Anne contributor

Coming off of a weekend where they grabbed two big wins against conference rivals Georgia State and Appalachian State, the Georgia Southern men’s tennis team hosted yet another conference foe Louisiana on Tuesday.

Their contest against the Ragin Cajuns was the Eagles’ final conference matchup of the season, and unfortunately for GS, it didn’t end how they had hoped.

The Eagles were able to jump out to an early 1-0 lead after taking two of three of the doubles matches.

In singles play however, the Eagles were not able to get things going early, dropping four first sets along all six courts. Stefano Di Aloy and Eddie Landin were both able

to secure wins in their respectable matchups, but their efforts just weren’t enough to catch the Cajuns.

At the end of all play it was UL taking a narrow 4-3, ending the Eagles’ winning streak at just two games.

Despite the loss, Head Coach Sander Koning expects his team to rebound strong in the next matchup.

“I am proud of how my guys fought and it is a great learning opportunity this close to conference,” Koning said.

The Eagles’ next contest is set for Friday, April 6, where they will welcome the University of North Carolina Wilmington to Statesboro.

Action is set to begin from Wallis Tennis Center at 1 p.m.

Following a rough series loss to hit by a pitch and a third being walked conference foe Coastal Carolina, the to load the bases, sophomore second Georgia Southern baseball team looked baseman Steven Curry singled to drive to rebound in a midweek matchup home the Eagles’ second run of the day.

The very next batter in the lineup, against The Citadel on Tuesday J.I. freshman first baseman Jason Swan Clements Stadium.

The contest against the Bulldogs was came up big and drove a base-clearing quite the rollercoaster, that began with double, making the score 7-5.

In the fifth, the Eagles were able to the Eagles jumping out to an early 1-0 lead in the first inning, but that lead claim the lead for the second time in the ball game, after didn’t last long.

BLAKE KESSLER plating three runs on Things took a turn as many hits, making for the worse for GS the score 8-7 in favor in the second, when of GS. The Citadel was able to Sophomore slugger put up four runs after Mason McWhorter scattering the same had another amount of hits in their outstanding offensive offensive half of the performance, hitting inning and they were two home runs on not done putting up the day and helped runs yet. further extend the In the top of the fourth, Eagle lead.

Bulldog outfielder Their explosion of Jeffrey Brown tripled scoring proved to tripled to right center, be too much for The knocking in another Citadel, who failed pair of runs. Brown to score another run himself came across to after going up by six score when the very next Freshman first baseman Jason in the fourth. batter, William Kinney, Swan hit a three RBI double in The Eagles were able singled, extending their Tuesday night’s win over The Citadel. to come away from lead to 7-1.

Tuesday’s matchup Trailing by six entering the bottom of the fourth inning, many with a much needed 12-7 win before in people might have already lost hope state opponent Mercer comes into town in the GS’ chance of winning, but for a contest on Wednesday night.

First pitch from J.I. Clements Stadium insteading of giving up on themselves, the Eagles responded with a bit of against the Bears on Wednesday is scheduled for 6 p.m. offensive firepower of their own.

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BY KAITLIN SELLS The George-Anne staff

he Eagles were looking to seal another conference series win against number one in Sun Belt play Texas State, but fell short all three games of the series.

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Game One- GS 1, TSU 6

The Eagles fell in a quick game one due to preseason league Pitcher of the Year Randi Rupp who only allowed one hit in all seven innings and impressively striking out 14 batters.

The lone hit from the Eagles during play was also their only run as freshman Allyssah Mullis was able to hit a solo home run during the fifth inning.

Freshman Rylee Waldrep started on the mound for the Eagles and struggled a bit against the Bobcats.

Waldrep gave up eight hits and six runs, four of which were earned, and struck out one batter during her six innings of play.

Jaclyn Molenaar led the scoring for the Bobcats, putting two runs on the board for TSU. Hailey MacKay followed close behind, with three hits and one run.

Game Two- GS 4, TSU 5

GS was looking to avenge their previous loss to the Bobcats and came

out strong in game two, taking a 4-1 lead over TSU. A pair of two-run home runs from Mullis (first inning) and one from junior Macy Coleman (third inning) put the Eagles on the board and in the lead until the sixth.

TSU scored twice in the fourth inning off a passed ball and an infield RBI single, making it a one-run game with the Eagles up 4-3.

The Bobcats were then able to come back and claim the lead and the win in the sixth inning by scoring twice off a two-out, two-run single from Tara Oltmann.

Rupp did not start for the Bobcats this game but came in the seventh inning to secure the win for TSU. Senior Kaylee Ramos took the mound for the Eagles for six innings, throwing eight hits and five runs, but striking out five batters.

Game Three- GS 0, TSU 3

The Bobcats were able to make a sweep out of the weekend as they notched another win over GS, thanks to Rupp outpitching senior Kierra Camp in this game that very quickly turned into a battle of the pitchers.

Rupp came out on top and was able to seal the win for TSU, holding the Eagles

to only four hits and no runs.

On top of that, Rupp was able to impressively strike out 15 batters during her shutout.

The game remained scoreless for the first three innings. It wasn’t until the fourth inning that the Bobcats were able to break the stalemate with an RBI ground out.

The Eagles became a threat following in the sixth inning, putting up two runners on bases from a pair of TSU errors, but Rupp eliminated that threat by striking out the final two batters.

The Bobcats added two more insurance runs in the sixth inning off an RBI single from Hailey MacKay and a two-run double from Ariel Ortiz.

Camp took the loss for the Eagles as she threw 12 hits and three runs but did strikeout four batters.

“Texas State is an outstanding team, led by Randi Rupp in the circle,” Georgia Southern Head Softball Coach Kim Dean told gseagles.com. “Our young ladies put ourselves in some positions to put runs on the board, but we came up short with timely hitting.”

Junior Hannah Farrell led the Eagles with a pair of hits, including a double.

Also notching hits for the Eagles was senior Alesha Mann with one and sophomore Mekhia Freeman with one hit as well.

The Eagles will travel to Columbia, SC to take on the number nine Gamecocks Wednesday night.

What’s Next?

The Eagles will be facing No. 9 South Carolina Wednesday, April 4 at 6 p.m.

The game, taking place in Columbia, SC, has a lot riding on it. Popular country artist and GS alumni Cole Swindell has made a friendly bet with fellow country singer Cody Alan who also happens to be a South Carolina alumni.

If the Eagles take the win, Cody Alan has to dress in GS gear and sing the GS fight song on air, while Swindell will have to do the same wearing Gamecocks gear if South Carolina takes the win.

Eagles go 3-0 in weekend matches against in-state teams

BY RYAN PYE

The George-Anne contributor

oming off of a three game skid, the Georgia S o u t h e r n women’s tennis team was set to host three matches over the weekend, in hopes to get back on the winning track.

Their eventful weekend started off against SCADSavannah on Saturday from Wallis Tennis Center, where the Eagles were able to take care of business against the Bees 5-2.

GS was able to take a 1-0 lead after doubles play, and the early momentum seemed to carry over to the singles matches.

Junior Emilia Bujan dropped a tough first set in the early going of singles matches, but set the bar for the rest of the Eagles when she won the next two sets to claim the match.

The win against SCAD not only snapped a tough losing streak, but also seemed to propel the Eagles into playing fantastic in their matches on

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The Eagles squared off against Middle Georgia State University early Sunday morning, and were able to come away with their second straight 5-2 victory.

The Blue and White had very little time to rest on Easter Sunday, because shortly after their win against the Knights from MGSU, they were set to face up against the College of Coastal Georgia.

The team continued to keep up their winning ways, and easily took care of business against the Mariners 7-0, in fact the Eagles did not lose a single match in singles or doubles play.

With their record now standing at 9-6 after their successful weekend, the Eagles will shift their focus to in state opponent Mercer, who will head to Statesboro to challenge GS on Wednesday, April 4.

Action from Wallis Tennis Center on Wednesday is set to begin at 2 p.m.

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Steven Fisk on par for decorated legacy in Eagle history hen junior golfer Steven Fisk was asked to give advice for someone who was just starting out with golf, his answer was

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“Go have fun, it’s too stressful to not enjoy being out there.”

Fisk has done just that in his career with the Georgia Southern golf team.

The junior from Stockbridge, GA has already become one of the top golfers in GS history earning first team All-Sun Belt and Sun Belt Freshman of the Year honors in past seasons.

Despite none of his family playing golf seriously, Fisk’s parents built a par-3 course and driving range when he was five.

“If I wanted to hangout with my dad, I’d go hang out on the course,” Fisk said. “Dad saw there was an opportunity for a golf course so he put it in.”

So from a young age Fisk had a fascination and skill for the sport of golf.

Steven Fisk’s success has

reached beyond the Statesboro lines, however.

Last summer, Fisk qualified for the 2017 U.S. Amateur in Los Angeles. While he missed match play by two shots, Fisk said that the golf course of this event was his favorite he’s played on.

We’re all pushing each other and its made the whole team work a lot harder.”

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“It’s a whole different vibe out there,” Fisk said of the Riviera. “You can feel it.”

He has also been ranked in the NCAA top 25 since November, rising up all the way to number three.

But if you were to talk to Fisk, you’d have no idea he was one of the top amateur golfers in America.

“I try not to think about it,” Fisk said. “I’ll look back at the rankings after each tournament to see where I’m at. Obviously, I’m trying to be an All-American by the end of the season so seeing where I am is helpful.”

Though golf is an individual sport, in college the scores are combined and averaged in tournaments.

Since Fisk joined the Eagles in 2015, GS has had 24 top 10 finishes which is absolutely incredible.

After last season’s great year, the Eagles fell to Georgia State in match play in the Sun Belt Championship.

“We just got beat,” Fisk said.

“This year I think we’re the team to beat, on paper.”

Why shouldn’t they be?

The Eagles have shot an average 284.75 through eight tournaments, which is .25 under par.

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over par.

GS has three of the top four Sun Belt golfers with Fisk and seniors Jake Storey and Archer Price.

Fisk credits the success to the team’s pride in each other’s success.

“Everyone wants to see everybody do well,” Fisk said.

“I’ll spend a little time helping someone. They’ll spend a little time helping me. Maybe I can teach them something or I can learn something.”

Steven Fisk has become a national headline and has a strong chance to win the Fred Haskins Award which is given to the top NCAA golfer, but Fisk isn’t focused on that.

“We’ve had guys this semester playing really well besides me so they’ve been pushing me to play better,” Fisk said. “We’re all pushing

each other and its made the whole team work a lot harder.”

With one tournament until the Sun Belt tournament, Fisk is ready for the long week in Destin, FL. “We play a lot of golf in a short amount of time,” Fisk said. “We want to win and we’re very well prepared for that.”

GS hasn’t had an AllAmerican since football kicker Younghoe Koo in 2016. Fisk wants to change that, but not without the help of his teammates.

“My favorite thing to say is the best way to help the team is to help myself,” Fisk said. “[Having national success] is something I felt I could always do and I hadn’t shown that to this extent until this year. But it’s cool, it really is.”

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