January 11, 2017 by Georgia Southern University

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VOLUME 92, ISSUE 29

A NEW INSTITUTION GS-ASU consolidation becomes ofямБcial

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EAGLE BASKETBALL

EMPTY PONDS GS works to restore campus ponds, wildlife relocated

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Both teams go on the road as conference play continues

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MATTHEW ENFINGER

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The College of Engineering and IT dean’s office is one of five dean’s offices that will remain in the Statesboro campus.

GS-ASU Consolidation becomes official after year long process BY JOZSEF PAPP The George-Anne staff

The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia voted to approve recommendation to consolidate Georgia Southern University with Armstrong State University on Dec. 12, 2017. The consolidation became official on Jan. 1, 2018. The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools’ Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), the regional body for the accreditation of degree-granting higher education institutions in the Southern states, approved the consolidation plans between GS and ASU on Dec. 3. After the approval by SACSCOC, there

Everything available on the Armstrong campus will be available going forward, JAIMIE HEBERT

was only one more step left until the consolidation became official. Since the recommendation for consolidation between the two institutions came from the Board of Regents, it was expected to be approved. However, for President Jaimie Hebert, there is still a lot of work to do for the full consolidation to be completed by Fall 2018. “Where we are right now, in my mind, what we have done so far is we have created the new landscape. The challenge now is how do we navigate the landscape,” Hebert said. “We have gone from a very complex process of bringing two institutions together into a common, single institution with multiple campuses. But now what we want to start doing is focusing on the opportunities that we have and the challenges that we’re going to face to get to those opportunities.” During the Summer of 2017, more than 500 recommendations were made regarding the new consolidated institution that were approved, now those same recommendations need to be implemented. “We put together, over the summer, these 500 or so recommendations about how we’re going to consolidate. Now, we have to implement those 500 recommendations. This implementation phase is about how do we do what we said we would do,” Hebert said. “By Fall 2018, we’ll be operating, really operating as a single institution.”

Space Allocation Committee One thing that the implementation needs to address is the location of different offices on campus and whether they will be on the Statesboro campus or the Armstrong campus. Determining where academic programs go is one of the main priorities of the space allocation committee. We are going to have space vacated. We need to reassign space, so that space allocation committee is prioritizing how to reallocate space over all of the campuses,” Hebert said, “They’re beginning with the academic programs because that’s the number one priority always. Then, they’re going to work down through all of our other priorities in space.” Although the space allocation committee is looking where to reallocate space all over the campuses, no single program is leaving either campus, Hebert said. Rather, the dean’s office of the College of Education, the dean’s office of the College of Public Health and the dean’s office of the College of Health Professions will all be located on the Armstrong campus, while the rest of the five other dean’s offices will remain in Statesboro. “There’s not a single program leaving either campus. Not a single program is leaving. Everything that is available on the Georgia Southern campus today will be available in the future. Everything available on the Armstrong campus will be available going forward,” Hebert said. “The

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New opportunities for students

Jan. 2017

Board of Regents recommends consolidation of Georgia Southern University and Armstrong State University, pending SACSCOC approval.

Hebert made it clear that although administrative offices might move from one campus to the other, there will be more opportunities for students to take advantage of on the new consolidated institution. “In fact, at this point, there are 13 new programs total that will be available to students on the two campuses. It’s only an increase in opportunity,” Hebert said. According to a press release by the USG, the consolidation is expected to benefit students and the community in a variety of ways. “The consolidation of these institutions is expected to enable the University System to better serve students, broaden and redesign academic programs offered in the southeast and south Georgia regions and reinvest savings into academics to improve student success,” the press release said. “Through consolidation, the USG and these institutions seek to better support their surrounding communities by strategically aligning degree offerings with institutional talents and regional needs.”

Feb. 2017

People behind the consolidation

USG Board of Regents approves consolidation

Although Hebert had concerns during the consolidation process because of the rich history of both institutions and the challenge to diminish the impact the consolidation would have on students, Hebert is now confident of the new consolidated institution because of the students. “Do you who know the first group to come together and accept then consolidation was? The students were the first ones to

Presidents appoint members to the Consolidation Implementation Committee (CIC) who are charged by the Chancellor and USO staff.

Feb. 2017

Operation Working Groups (OWGs) begin to make recommendations on each task and submit to the CIC for consideration during its periodic meetings.

Aug. 2017

CIC reviews penultimate draft of the Consolidation Prospectus for information purposes and offers feedback, if any, about its content.

Sept. 2017

The SACSCOC staff and C&R Committee members begin to review the Prospectus.

Dec. 3, 2017

The C&R Committee and the Board of Trustees of SACSCOC takes action on the Prospectus and approves institutional consolidation.

Dec. 12, 2017

Jan. 1, 2018

Consolidation between Georgia Southern and Armstrong State becomes official.

come together and say, ‘look at my new friends, look at the new opportunities that are coming forward’,” Hebert said. “If you just look at how [the students] responded to the consolidation, it gave us the passion and the strength to continue moving forward and doing the right thing in [the consolidation]” Hebert credits a lot of people for the consolidation process that began in January 2017, when the Board of Regents made its recommendation. He feels that the factor that motivated them the most is making sure that no student was negatively impacted by the consolidation. “We worked hard. A lot of people worked very hard. They worked tirelessly to pull together a plan that not only doesn’t have a negative impact on students, it provides more access and more opportunity for students. Now, we need to deliver on that promise,” Hebert said. “I’m not concerned anymore because we have the right plan in place. I’m more excited than I am concerned. I’m excited to start moving toward these opportunities, these new opportunities.” The Georgia Southern consolidation was not the only one to be approved by the Board of Regents on Dec. 12. The Board of Regents also approved the consolidation between Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College and Bainbridge State College as the new Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (ABAC). Since both consolidation were approved, USG is now made up of 26 institutions. The USG consolidation initiative began in 2011 and has decreased from 35 to 26 institutions.

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Mayor's proposal for citizen's commissions to include GS students BY MATTHEW ENFINGER The George-Anne staff

city of Statesboro, is an enjoyable and memorable experience,” McCollar said. McCollar spoke about the idea of a citizen’s commission shortly after his election win and wants to include GS students in future discussions in the commissions. “One thing that we deﬁnitely want to do is to make sure it is a clear understanding that Georgia Southern and the city of Statesboro has a great working relationship so we are going to be doing everything that we can to make sure that we solidify that,” McCollar said. According to The Statesboro Herald, McCollar intends to have the ﬁrst of the commissions ready for the Jan. 16 city council meeting for review and discussion.

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Jonathan McCollar

Statesboro Mayor Jonathan McCollar plans to introduce proposals for three citizen’s commissions that will allow Georgia Southern University students to have a voice in the community. “There are things that I’ve committed to as far as the campaign is concerned and that is to address the issue of poverty, youth development, diversity and inclusion,” McCollar said. “So, we are working hard to get those initiatives underway.” Each citizen commission will reﬂect topics McCollar campaigned for this past year. “The commissions that we are talking about is our Statesboro works commission, which is dedicated to ﬁghting poverty, our diversity and inclusion commission as well as our youth development commission,” McCollar said. McCollar is a native of Statesboro and a graduate of GS. Before being elected mayor, he worked as an assistant campus director for Armstrong State’s Liberty Center. “One thing that I want every student on campus to know is that they have a mayor that was on that campus and was in their position and I’m going to do everything in my power to make sure that their experience, not just with Georgia Southern but with the

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GS drains Lake Ruby and other ponds for restoration BY MATTHEW ENFINGER The George-Anne staff

Georgia Southern University drained three of its ponds over winter break for a restoration project that will deepen and remove sediment runoff from the bodies of water. Large construction machinery can be seen inside of Lake Ruby, the smaller pond next to Lake Ruby and the pond in front of the Nursing/Chemistry and College of Education buildings, moving massive amounts of soil that once sat at the bottom. Kathryn Twining, associate vice president for facilities, and GS Biologists offered insight about the project.

What happened to the ponds? Twining said the ponds are being drained to clean sediment runoff that has deposited over the years and has caused shallower pond depths. “The shallow depths allow more sunlight penetration which increases vegetation growth,” Twining said. Stephen Vives, biology department chair and professor, said increased depth in the ponds and limiting sunlight penetration could benefit fish during summer months. “Having deeper ponds will potentially cause less oxygen and temperature stress to fishes during the hot summer months as fish can move to deeper and cooler water,” Vives said. “If the pond renovation results in fewer algal blooms, then that can also increase oxygen levels during the warmer months.” Although increasing the depth of the ponds could benefit the pond’s fish species, GS Biology Professor Ray Chandler does not see the project bringing any major benefits to the campus’ wildlife. “However, the vegetation in

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shallow ponds is a habitat for many species, and shallow ponds are more accessible to birds like herons and egrets,” Chandler said. “From a wildlife perspective, there are no major benefits to deepening the ponds.”

Where did the wildlife go? Twining said the contractors of the project were responsible for relocating the aquatic life in the different ponds. The current identity for the contracting company was not made available and the current location of the aquatic life the company was responsible for is unknown. The Department of Natural Resources’ wildlife division was contacted, but did not want any of the aquatic wildlife due to the possible introduction of diseased species, Twining said. GS’s Facilities Planning, Design and Construction Team also met with the GS Biology Department to determine if there were any species that they would like for collection or protection. “We did not observe any rare species in the ponds,” Vives said. “Faculty and students from the Department of Biology captured several species of fishes and turtles and relocated those within the same drainage wetland between Forest Drive and the by-pass.”

Negative impacts on wildlife? “Much of the indigent wildlife, turtles, snakes, etc., would have relocated to the adjacent wetland during the ongoing construction process, which is a natural reaction when they have to any habitat disturbance,” Twining said. However, Chandler said that many turtles were left vulnerable due to colder weather. “Because of the cool weather, many individuals had already buried themselves in the mud at the bottom of the ponds,” he said. “With their movements limited by cool temperatures some turtles were killed by predators as they left the ponds; other were simply dug up during construction.” Chandler said the biologists were able to move a few turtles down stream. “The turtle species involved are common and not a conservation concern,” he said. “However, they are long-lived, 30 to 40 years, and worth saving in that regard.” Vives said that the GS biology department has not studied the impact of the construction. Work on the ponds is expected to be completed late January through early February. The ponds located at the RAC remain full.

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Dungeons and Dragons makes a comeback among young adults

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BY CHRISTA FEAZELL AND BLAKELEY BARTEE The George-Anne staff

You’re standing at the threshold of the dragon’s layer. The stench of sulfur and rotting meat wafts from inside the cave. You can hear the faint rumblings of the dragon’s deep breaths. The battle will be dangerous, but the treasure from the dragon’s hoard would be enough to live off of for 10,000 lifetimes. What will you do? If dangerous adventures like this one appeal to you, you aren’t alone. Tabletop games such as “Dungeons & Dragons” (D&D) have experienced a sharp resurgence among young adults, according to The New Yorker.

Meet Megan Hendricks, a D&D player and future engineer

Megan Hendricks, junior mechanical engineering major, began playing D&D during her time at Georgia Southern University, but the game always had a place in her childhood. “I always had a passing interest with it because of my dad. He’s a huge ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ [player]. He actually has the first edition books, so those were very ‘Do not touch,’” Hendricks said. “But they were very big in our family. He always tried to get us into it.” When Hendricks came to GS, she met a group of friends who enjoyed playing tabletop games like D&D. The game has been a huge part of her life ever since. Through D&D, Hendricks and her friends move beyond the boundaries of normal conversation and enter a world of imagination. She said the game brings out her friends’ creativity and problem-solving skills. “You don’t normally try to problemsolve some kind of mythical fantasy problems, like dragons or goblins,”

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Hendricks said. “In our friend group, we do. It allows you to build a closer friendship because you guys are creating something together.” At GS, Hendricks focuses on aerospace engineering in her studies. Between study sessions, playing D&D provides her stress relief and she gets to make new friends. “[D&D is] one way to get out of your shell,” Hendricks said. “I know when people picture D&D, they picture the huge nerds who sit in Mom’s basement and don’t come out much, but it really does give you a whole new exploration. It’s the best escapist reality.”

From niche activity to popular fun

Megan Hendricks, junior mechanical engineering major, plays Dungeons and Dragons with her friends in her spare time.

interest in the mainstream. The fifth edition of D&D debuted in 2014. Stores found it difficult to keep the print addition on shelves. In an interview with Polygon, lead developer Mike Mearls said “…More people are interested in D&D than we thought.” In a world filled with technology and everyday responsibilities, some people find the idea of escaping into a realm of magic and adventure appealing. The New Yorker reports that therapists now use D&D to help children face their problems and develop social skills. In 2016, GS’ own theatre department featured the play “She Kills Monsters,” in which a girl uses a D&D game to cope with the loss of

IT ALLOWS YOU TO BUILD A CLOSER FRIENDSHIP BECAUSE YOU GUYS ARE CREATING SOMETHING TOGETHER.” MEGAN HENDRICKS

Junior mechanical engineering major, D&D player When the first version of the game was published in 1974, it became the center of a massive controversy. People decried the game for its supernatural elements, while others worried it would cause teens to lose touch with reality. D&D remained in the realm of the niche, sparking little

her sister. The incorporation of D&D into traditional media might have had something to do with this recent spike. The Demogorgon-fighting kids in the Netflix series “Stranger Things” play the roleplaying game and the sitcom “The Big Bang Theory” features an

episode where the character Sheldon runs a game of D&D to help Bernadette forget the stresses of pregnancy. The biggest contributor to this renaissance, however, may have been the internet. Online programs such as “Roll20” now enable players to hold their sessions online. Rule books, player’s guides and adventure paths are now available in PDF form, making them easily accessible.

Millennials and escapism

Universities across the country have D&D Adventure Leagues and Pathfinder Societies devoted to creating and running games for students. Other tabletop role-playing games, such as the horror game “Call of Cthulu” and the superhero-inspired “Mutants and Masterminds,” provide a different gaming experience for those who want something other than a high-fantasy experience. The Washington Post reports that Millennials have higher rates of depression and mental illness than previous generations. Forbes also reports that Millennials experience Imposter’s Syndrome at higher levels than their older coworkers. With these compounding problems, is it any wonder that Millennials are looking for a means of escape? Will you be a beautiful sorceress who is descended from a long line of arcane heroes? A half-orc brawler who survived on the streets with his wits and fists? An elven druid whose only companion is their loyal wolf? “[D&D] is escapist in the extreme,” Hendricks said. “It’s better than a movie, it’s better than a video game, because you can literally do anything you can imagine.” In a world that tells you to get a job, get a degree and pay your bills, “Dungeons & Dragons” is there to ask a single question: what will you do?

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t u r n e d S tat e s b o r o into a land of ice and snow BY CHRISTA FEAZELL The George-Anne staff

Georgia Southern University students aren’t strangers to extreme weather. In the past two years, the campus had evacuated for two major hurricanes, Matthew and Irma. Last week, Statesboro received a different kind of extreme weather. A severe winter storm hit much of the East Coast. People saw heavy snowfall from Savannah to Maine, and thousands of flights were cancelled, according to The New York Times. For Statesboro, the winter storm brought its first snowfall in nearly thirty years, according to WTOC.

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The snow began early on Thursday, Jan. 4 and continued into the afternoon. Bulloch County received anywhere from one to three inches of snow, with more snowfall on the southern end of the county than the north. The snow and ice kept oﬃcials busy. 25 accidents were reported in Statesboro, though there were no fatalities or serious injuries. Some roads were closed due to the icy conditions. Although the snow melted quickly, it refroze into ice during the following evening, making the roads just as treacherous as the day before. For those not on the road, it was a welcome snow day. Snowball ﬁghts, miniature snowmen and snow angels abounded across the Boro. Students and locals alike posted their pictures of the rare snowfall on Twitter.

The bomb cyclone

The unusual snowfall in Statesboro resulted from a bomb cyclone that swept the Eastern Seaboard. Bomb cyclones are the wintry cousins of hurricanes. They’re all formed through the same process, known as bombogenesis. Bombogenesis occurs when a strong jet stream high in the atmosphere interacts with a low-pressure system. This leads to rotation and strong winds, with the strongest ones being at the center of the storm, according to Live Science. In 1993, a bomb cyclone was dubbed the “storm of the century” when it caused record amounts of snowfall across the eastern seaboard. Though the 2018 storm has passed, a large portion of the country is still feeling its effects. Many areas in the Northeast experienced flooding. The cold still lingers, with some areas experiencing temperatures as low as minus 20 degrees Fahrenheit. The national death toll from the storm has reached 22 as of Jan. 7, according to CBS News. Even the Southeast has seen lasting effects. Temperatures have fallen below freezing in Statesboro every night since the storm. In Florida, iguanas are freezing up and falling out of trees because they cannot move in such frigid temperatures.

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Eagles Stay Undefeated At Home With Brown’s Buzzer Beater Three

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Tookie Brown finished the game with 15 points. The eagles are second in the Sun Belt. BY ANDREW WEIMER The George-Anne staff

Saturday evening in Hanner Fieldhouse was a wild one as Arkansas at Little Rock Trojans hoped to gain their fifth victory of the season against a Georgia Southern Eagles , who has been undefeated at home thus far. Eagles won 72-69. The game went back and forth for a while in the second half, but at the end of the night it was junior guard Tookie Brown who sent the crowd home happy.

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the Eagles were up 16-15. The next five minutes showed For such an exciting game to have been played, it started out outstanding play from GS on rather slow. Neither team came both sides of the ball, as they out of the locker room on a roll, put together a 14-3 run. The run and after five minutes of play, did not continue, and after an attempted Trojan three-pointer Little Rock was up 6-2. The Eagles were finally able turned into a foul and two made to find their offense with a 7-0 free-throws, the Eagles led 37-31 run, forcing a timeout from at halftime. Little Rock after an junior guard Second Half Ike Smith three-pointer. The Both offenses clicked at the Trojans were also able to find beginning of the half, with their offense, and by the time senior guard, Jake Allsmiller, the first half was half way over, putting up a quick five points to start the half. A few minutes later, Allsmiller, once again, started to heat up, adding another quick five points to the scoreboard. Unfortunately for GS, missed opportunities and a controversial jump-ball call led to an 8-2 Trojan run, giving Little Rock a 61-59 lead. Fouls led to extra GS points, and after a clutch senior guard Mike Hughes three with the home crowd on its feet, the Eagles took the lead 6665. As the game came down to the wire, another controversial call came with 40.1 seconds left,

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leading to two successful free throws by Little Rock. Following a Trojan timeout, Cameron Corcoran made a tough shot to tie the game at 69. With 18 seconds remaining and the ball in Tookie Brown’s hands, Coach Byington decided not to use his final timeout. “Tookie, there’s not better person, I feel, to have the ball in his hands,” Byington gleamed. Brown used a good step-back move to jostle his defender and delivered a dagger at the buzzer to secure the win in one of the most electric games that Hanner Fieldhouse has seen in recent years. When asked if he thought his shot was in, Tookie humbly admitted that he “practices that shot a lot…so I knew it was going in.” Five eagles finished with at least 10 points, including the game’s leading scorer and hero for GS, Brown who ended with 15 and redshirt freshman guardQuan Jackson who had 14 points along. Hughes also had an impressive showing, putting up 9 points and 6 boards. Junior forward Montae Glenn was 1 point shy of a double-double, finishing the game with 10 rebounds.

What’s Next The Eagles will travel to Conway, South Carolina to take on Sun Belt opponent, Coastal Carolina Thursday. The game is set to start at 7:30 p.m.

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No Fair-Weather Here Sports, in a way, work like a clock. There are a lot of operating parts that work together to make the beautiful event of a game we all know and love to

campus, making it an allday affair full of tradition, food and good people. Although the Eagles did have a rough season in 2017 - going 2-10 - the attendance for home games still brought in, on average, more than 15,000 people to cheer on the Eagles. Paulson Stadium still rung

do the same. They’re on their feet in support and you can feel the adrenaline and tension running through Hanner until the last seconds of the clock run out. Traditions still stand in Eagle Nation of course the classic chants, the playing of the alma matter and the fight song ringing throughout Hanner. Also, be on the lookout for the “Dancing Man” that always breaks it down on the floor during timeouts and music breaks. As stated, Georgia Southern fans are some of the best in the South. They’re passionate, they’re classy, they’re fun, they’re

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Students frequently fill the stands at Hanner Fieldhouse at every Men’s Basketball game.

attend. The players, the coaches, the plays and set pieces, and the fans, are a big component as well. The fan base, particularly at Georgia Southern, is rather large when it comes to Eagle Nation - particularly largest when it comes to support for football and basketball. Those sports fanatics line the stands, stomp their feet and clap their hands, and they hoot and holler once we get a point and gain the lead, initiating a series of different traditional cheers all trueblue

impressive team, so far being 12-5 and beating big schools - the biggest of them being against ACC opponent Wake Forest, whom they defeated in a tight game, 85-83. With this impactful advancement, more fans have been drawn to support the Eagles, with the “Hanner Hooligans” expanding to, on average, more than 1,300 people per home game. With the success of the basketball team

loud with the traditional back and forth “GEORGIA” “SOUTHERN.” Although there weren’t too many memorable celebration moments, once those did come around, you can bet Eagle Nation went crazy in the stands and were there at the end of every game good and bad - to sing the alma matter along with the band and the players. The Eagles went through a

beginning a few years ago, Georgia Southern athletics decided to really jazz up their games, putting on a big show for when the players come out and to introduce the starters, including the use of a smoke machine and laser lights. They also introduce fan activities at halftime and throughout the game, make a free throw

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welcoming and most of all, they’re True Blue. There are hardly any bandwagon Georgia Southern Eagles fans due to it not being the biggest school in Georgia, but they’re some of the most faithful and devoted to their alma matter. All of

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f a n s will recognize in a heartbeat. Georgia Southern football obviously draws in a large crowd of all sorts: students, alumni, families and locals. You’ll find fans all around the ‘Boro on football Saturdays, starting tailgates early in the morning, setups all the way from under the water tower at Paulson to the road lining

major low this season, this being the first time Georgia Southern had back-toback losing seasons since the 1940s, and the true-blue Eagle Nation still supported our school, our football team and still held pride for their school. Basketball in Eagle Nation is a whole different ballgame - pun intended. This 2017-2018 season especially, the Eagles have proven themselves to be an improving and

Mark Garno, often referred to as the “Dancing Man”, is one of the most recognizable Eagle fans out there. shot for a prize, relay races across the court, and launch t-shirts at excited, hyped-up fans. Gus and the cheerleaders are also there to cheer on the team and get the crowd on their feet and making noise, although they usually don’t need any help with that. At any close game, you can hear the chants and screams from the Hooligans as the opposing team lines up for a free throw in an attempt to throw them off, but you could hear a pin drop in Hanner Field House once the Eagles step up to

us are here and have been here, through the good and the bad, and are always in support of our school. We wear our colors with pride and no matter what, we will always cheer: “One more time for the greatest team in America.”

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New year with some changes The George-Anne is officially a once-a-week publication Welcome back Eagle Nation to another semester at Georgia Southern University. I’m excited about both this new semester for us at The George-Anne and JOZSEF PAPP the changes we Jozsef is a senior multimedia have made during journalism major from Cumming, Georgia. the break. One major change you might have noticed right off the bat is that we didn’t have a print edition of The GeorgeAnne on Tuesday. The reason is because the Student Media Executive Board made the decision to reduce production from twice-a-week to oncea-week. It was not an easy decision for us to make because we consider our print product valuable for us and for you, our readers and community.

THE GEORGE-ANNE was the only college newspaper in Georgia that printed more than once-a-week. This decision was made solely because of monetary restrictions and the realities of print advertising in journalism. Our print product continues to provide a large part of our budget, but no longer at levels that we have seen or experienced before. Businesses are no longer as interested as before in advertising with print newspapers anymore and we are not the only ones who have taken a hit because of that. Another aspect that made the decision difficult is the fact that The George-Anne was the only college newspaper in Georgia that printed more than oncea-week and one of the few in the country who did so too. It was a source of great pride for our alumni and the current staff to be able to go on trips or conferences and say that we printed twice-a-week. The emotional and financial support from the university has not changed and we are grateful for that. We appreciate all the support and understanding President Jaimie Hebert, Dean Patrice Jackson, our new Vice President for Student Affairs Georj Lewis and everyone who is part of the consolidation efforts for the

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Moving In A New Direction

Although there were some cons with the decision, there are a lot of positives that will come out from the reduced production. As you might have seen, our focus the past couple of semesters has shifted more towards our digital presence on our social media and our website. This is an aspect that we expect will continue to grow throughout this semester and the years to come. We will be launching new projects to engage with you and be able to create a better, more informed Georgia Southern community. I can’t go into too much detail about all of our projects, but hopefully you like them as much as we do.

WE WILL BE LAUNCHING NEW PROJECTS TO ENGAGE WITH YOU AND BE ABLE TO CREATE A BETTER, MORE INFORMED GEORGIA SOUTHERN COMMUNITY.” JOZSEF PAPP

Editor-in-Chief of The George-Anne There will be a lot of changes in Student Media in the coming months and years, but we are grateful for your support of our organization. We hope you follow along for the ride as we continue to grow the history of The George-Anne every Thursday on the newsstands and everyday online. Sincerely, Jozsef Papp

STAFF LIST Editor-in-Chief Jozsef Papp Coverage Managing Editor Tandra Smith Enterprise Managing Editor Ian Leonard Daily Managing Editor Brendan Ward Engagement Managing Editor Annie Mohr Assistant Engagement Editors Brett Daniel and Emma Smith News Editor Matthew Enfinger Features Editor Blakeley Bartee Sports Editor McClain Baxley Opinions Writer Ashley Jones Creative Editor-in-Chief Lauren Grizzell Creative Managing Editor Rebecca Hooper Photo Editor Jaren Stephens Features Designer John St. Lewis News Designer Xavier Hodges Sports Designer Aminatta Mbow Marketing Manager Haley Clark Business Manager Kenyatta Brown 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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