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Thursday

• Education Career Fair @10 a.m. Russell Union Looking for a job or career in the education field?

School systems and agencies will be in attendance at this fair recruiting teachers, counselors, information technology professionals,school psychologists, as well as various other majors.

Friday

• International Conversation Hour

@11:30 a.m. Russell Union Ballroom International and American students, as well as faculty and staff, are invited to drop in during this time to visit with each other, and with members of the university and the community.

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• LSAT (Law School Exam)

@8 a.m. Cone Hall Registration form: www. lsac.org For directions see the Office of Testing Services website at georgiasouthern. edu/success/testing. Then select directions.

Organization Spotlight

R e f l e c t o r Whats Good GSU? Tips Campus Reporters, Cami Festive Ways to Enjoy Fall

Justice Studies Club

Alexa Blanding and Brownie Alexa is a junior film and production major, and Brownie “enjoys sunbathing outside on our porch when the weather is nice.”

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We network and organize meetings with local, state, and federal justice officials to give students opportunities to further their career interests in their desired fields. Not only does Justice Studies Club host fun events like ridealongs, murder mystery dinners and prison tours, students get first-hand knowledge of how to get involved with the community and build network connections. Contact us at hercampus.com/georgiasouthern

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Despite all of the seasons bringing different types of joy, fall always seems to lighten the mood of everyone and give us the holiday feels. Perhaps it is because it marks the end of the sporadic heat waves that plague summer, or because it brings us one day closer to pumpkin spice lattes.

The leaves change to beautiful hues of vibrant reds and golden yellows, evenings become a little cooler and life gets a tad bit sweeter. For me, fall means new beginnings, a chance to refresh and end the year better than I started it, along with indulging in all the festivities that are available during this time of year.

1. Go to your local apple farm 2.Get a pumpkin flavored treat 3.Have a bonfire 4.Go to the mountains 5. Go to a festival

and Leslie sit down and talk with students on campus about how they handle there friends with toxic traits.

Aleah Davis (Right): “I would

just pull them off to the side and be like,’Look, nobody likes what you’re saying. I don’t like what you’re saying, but you’re my friend so I’m going to keep you around but you need to change because nobody likes that.’”

Myjah Bledsoe (Left): “I feel like

whenever the next time that it happens because there will be a next time that happens, you just got to be like, ’You need to stop.’”

By Morgan Copeland

@SeenAtSouthern

Our photographers went out on campus and snapped some photos depicting life at Georgia Southern. Come back every week or follow our Twitter, @SeenAtSouthern, to see if you have been spotted!

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Last night, the Gay Straight Alliance remembered the trans lives the world lost this year in the annual Trans Vigil (a part of their Trans Awareness Week).

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR TREVOR WRIGHT Trevor is a senior early childhood education major from Augusta, Georgia

A response to the 'Masculinity Panel.'

On Monday, Nov. 5, four men with various affiliation to Georgia Southern spoke about masculinity in 21st century America. The topic is essential and needs to happen.

Whether we like it or not, men exist and have existed for all of human history. Men — across seemingly every culture we have anthropological record of—have been the primary perpetrator of murder, rape and theft, three crimes that are usually unanimously deplored. Even today, about nine out of 10 incarcerated persons are men. The current cultural wisdom says that men and women are “basically” the same. I do not

see that conclusion as immediately self-evident, and it would seem that the panel’s mission of exploring the problems of masculinity, especially toxic-masculinity, would be an admission of a contrary nature between men and women.

There seems to be two views of men. There’s the patriarchy, these are the men that overwhelmingly win public office, start businesses, hold upper-level managerial positions, and dominate the STEM fields. Then, there’s the masses of men, the men who are playing more video games than ever before, the men moving out of their parents’ houses and becoming independents later and later in their lives, the men that continue to kill themselves in rising rates, the men that have attention problems, the men that drop out of school and the men that shoot them up. Are men the problem or do men have a problem?

The panel supposed that men are the

problem, that masculinity is something inherently bad and too much of it, i.e. hyper-masculinity, is destructive to society. The panel then suggested that men who fit the traditional mold of masculine (Think of the “Dos Equis” guy) and rapist Brock Turner are both men fitting the physical incarnation of hyper-masculinity. We must not use words so slovenly, so let’s look at Brock Turner. He first rose to infamy when he was 19. He had never worked a hard job in his life, he had been previously arrested for under-age drinking, and when police confiscated his phone, they found considerable evidence of him using LSD, ecstasy and marijuana recreationally. I’ll end with this question: Are the Brock Turner’s of this country products of superimposed masculine ideals or are they little boys in men’s bodies that live in a state of perpetual adolescence?

R A C I S M A DEAD HORSE?

ASHLEY JONES Jones is a senior journalism major from Augusta, Georgia

In our recent editions of The GeorgeAnne, we covered many stories, specifically this semester, about different incidents of Georgia Southern University students and staff throwing around racial slurs.

To my surprise, many students that see these stories in the paper, and don’t actually read them, say that we as reporters are just “beating a dead horse.” What also surprises me, is that most of these students are actually African-American.

In response to those comments, racism is far from dead. What makes this statement factual, is the recent incidents of blatant racism on and off our campus.

RACISM ON CAMPUS It started with triggerish, which was a national attention-grabber. The incident happened over the summer, and my GeorgeAnne team jumped right on the story. The incident made its way to many blogs and news outlets. After returning back to school for the fall, the school’s newspaper released Page designed by Rebecca Hooper

an opinions column written by yours truly about the events that transpired this past summer.

However, as soon as my article made its debut, one of the first comments it received on Twitter was accusing our paper of beating a dead horse.

Fast forward to now. Many of you know about the other situations on campus involving professors using the N-word and posting offensive GIFs and memes on their social media accounts.

Though one of the events took place last year, it’s still pretty evident that there are too many people becoming comfortable with using such racial and offensive terms.

What makes me so uncomfortable with these situations of racism on campus is not so much the doing but the fact that after reporting these incidents, students will complain about how mad they are on social media but do little to nothing to fix the issue.

ARE STUDENTS DOING ENOUGH? Sure we had some protests, but how many students actually showed up to these protests? From what I can recall, the NPHC had a good turnout from students. They chanted loud and proud as they marched throughout the streets to the RAC, where the GS swim team was holding their first swim meet. I was so proud of our student body for coming together and letting themselves be heard. I wanted so badly to drop my camera and march and chant along with them, but because of my unbiased reporting, I stayed to the side and captured the moment.

However, there was another march a couple weeks ago that followed a sit-in

organized by three students here at GS. This march did not have as good of a turnout as the first.

Though I did not attend the march, I heard from other spectators that there was only about 15-20 people that attended and participated in that protest.

WHAT’S THE PROBLEM? Why such a big drop in numbers? To be honest I expected to see many more students at the first march led by NPHC. Then what I actually saw. This makes me question just how serious students are about this issue and if they even care at all.

This leads me to believe that, the institution as a whole is facing problems with cultural sensitivity.

Before coming to GS, I attended a Historically Black College or University, Clark Atlanta University, while attending I noticed that there was so much campus involvement within different organizations at the institution. I know, black students being involved on an HBCU campus is the inevitable. However, GS’ student population is made up of 26.5 percent of AfricanAmericans and with such a large amount of black students I find it odd that those same numbers did not matchup with the attendance at the prior protests nor with those students complaining on social media.

So here’s the question again, why is GS dealing with so much instances of cultural insensitivity? I think this has much to do with the lack of the African-American presence on campus as well as their presence in the institution’s hierarchy.

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Statesboro Food Bank serves community and Eagle Nation

How members of the local community can receive food

BY TORI COLLINS The George-Anne staff

The Statesboro Food Bank serves food to community members and students who are unable to provide themselves with dietary supplements.

Jodi Brannon, food bank manager for the Statesboro Food Bank, said they only feed people who are in need of food.

People who qualify for food are:

PHOTO COURTESY OF JODI BRANNON

The Statesboro Food Bank feeds members of the Statesboro community who cannot feed themselves for various reasons.

The food bank also feeds students if they come with their Eagle ID.

• Homeless people • Recovering drug addicts • People with mental health issues • Senior citizens receiving low wages • Families waiting to get approved for food stamps • College students who are unable to feed themselves “We’re not here to sustain anybody. We are here for temporary situations until you can make better arrangements,” Brannon said.

People are only allowed to come once a month for a week’s worth of food Brannon said.

To receive food, you have to be a Bulloch County resident and bring all of the following: • Photo ID • ID for any minor children • Social Security card • Birth certificate • Medical insurance card • Any necessary referrals •

How students can receive food

All students need is their Eagle ID to receive meals from the Food Bank. They can be served from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Monday through Friday.

“We try to base it on three meals per day, per person, and we try to base it on the USDA Myplate requirements,” Brannon said.

Statesboro Food Bank serves students brown bags filled with items such as: • Bread • Peanut butter • Jelly • Canned beans • Fruit Brannon said about 25 to 30 students found the food bank and use it regularly as a resource.

“I’ve actually had a lot of people on their senior year, because at some point in their Georgia Southern career, it’s not uncommon for one quarter

for somebody to have a brain spazz and they run out, and they’ve figured out a way to pay for their classes and pay for their books but can’t sustain themselves,” Brannon said. “For me, those are real special, because I’d hate to see somebody on their last quarter drop out because they can’t feed themselves.”

Where the food comes from Statesboro Food Bank receives a majority of their food from Walmart, BI-LO and Benbow Bread Company, Brannon said.

Many of the food itemsthe food bank gives out are perishable and have not been sold at local supermarkets in town.

“I consider us to be one of the best and biggest recyclers in town,” Brannon said. “We pick up about 10,000 pounds of food a month.”

How to get involved Anyone is welcome to donate perishable food items to Statesboro Food Bank, located at 400 Donnie Simmons Way, within operation hours.

Statesboro Food Bank welcomes volunteers to transport perishable goods from the grocery stores to the bank.

Georgia Southern ponds beginning to see return of species

BY RACHEL ADAMS The George-Anne staff

Georgia Southern University’s ponds are beginning to see a return of wildlife diversity in their waters.

The ponds on the Statesboro campus were dredged this past December to clean them out and make room for more wildlife growth.

“Dredging refers to removal and/or relocation of sediment from a channel, river or lake,” Emily Kane, assistant professor of biology said in an email. “In ponds, like the ones on campus, this is done to allow the pond the space to continue accumulating sediment and prevent it from accumulating in other areas, such as drainage culverts.”

Before dredging, there were at least 19 species of fish present on campus, the most common being the Mosquitofish. Kane said that most of the fish found on campus belong to the Centrarchidae family, which includes sunfish and largemouth bass.

“We’ve also seen less common fishes, such as Florida gar, bowfin, swamp darters, pygmy sunfish, pickerel, chubsuckers and American eel,” Kane said. “Amphibians and reptiles are also common, and we’ve seen siren, amphiuma, several species of frogs, pond sliders, snapping, mud, musk and softshell turtles.”

Some faculty and students from the Biology Department worked to sample the ponds before dredging began, observing species diversity and Page designed by Warren Fleurimond

attempting to relocate some fish. All caught fish were relocated to the drainage area on the south side of Forest Drive near Lot 33.

After dredging, the diversity in the ponds is beginning to build back up, and the Biology Department is hoping to see more progress in spring of 2019.

“In spring, many of the pond’s residents may be more active, and therefore more likely to be

encountered either visually or in traps,” Kane said. “Mosquitofish are one of the first fish to colonize a new habitat, but are still not present in Lakes Ruby and Wells.”

Kane said Mosquitofish, redbreast sunfish and siren are some of the common species that will indicate the return of wildlife diversity.

The dredging project is funded by student sustainability fees, Kane said.

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Two dollar sunfish found in the pond by the Education and Nursing/Chemistry buildings. The ponds on the Statesboro campus were dredged this past summer to clean them out and make room for more wildlife growth.

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Georgia Southern professor received demotion for racial harassment allegations years prior to using N-word in class

BY TORI COLLINS The George-Anne staff

Georgia Southern University Professor Karen McCurdy received a demotion in 2012 as a result of a complaint filed accusing McCurdy of racial harassment.

McCurdy was recently accused of using the N-word in class in October, however on April 26, 2012, Latoya Jenkins, the then assistant director of the political science department, filed a complaint with GS’ Diversity Services Office accusing McCurdy, the then supervisor of the political science department, of racial harassment, according to open records.

In the complaint filed, Jenkins said McCurdy created a hostile environment for the African American student workers in the office.

“She makes comments like ‘When you think of prisons you think of blacks,’” Jenkins said in the complaint.

In the complaint Jenkins said McCurdy was being verbally abusive and discriminatory toward staff members.

“I have witnessed her saying that she feels like the bad master on the plantation,” Jenkins wrote in the complaint filed.

Jenkins said in the complaint filed that McCurdy was using her power as a supervisor to control the staff and threaten their jobs.

Jenkins said that McCurdy used profanity against staff members, who

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Karen McCurdy is currently a political science and international studies assistant professor at Georgia Southern University.

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at the time were all black, according to the complaint. “[McCurdy] stated to one student that she only sees him or hears from him when he wants his f**king check,” Jenkins said in the complaint filed.

According to a report by Gary Gawel, the then director of diversity services, one person stated that she heard McCurdy make a statement that she [McCurdy] hires poor blacks because she can control them.

Another person said, according to Gawel’s report, that McCurdy said that “Blacks make up the largest percentage of the prison population.”

According to documents received from public records, McCurdy denied all accusations.

“It is our opinion that although Dr. McCurdy’s statements to the student workers were offensive, we do not believe that the comments were directly and intentionally racially motivated,” the university said in an email received from public records.

The committee made two recommendations for McCurdy, according to public records: 1. McCurdy be consoled or sanctioned for her inappropriate communication with student workers as deemed appropriate by her superiors.

2. McCurdy participates in some type of program to improve her interpersonal communication skills within her work place.

THE INVESTIGATION

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Emails obtained from public records, shows the university conducted a factfinding investigation of the accusations made against McCurdy.

Following the investigation, Gawel found that it was likely that McCurdy did violate the university’s policies prohibiting racial harassment.

“On the basis of the fact-finding investigation, it is more likely than not (preponderance of the evidence standard) that Dr. McCurdy engaged in behavior that violated the University policy prohibiting racial harassment,” Gawel wrote in a statement to the then Provost of Academic Affairs William Moore.

Moore said in an email sent to the then GS President Brooks Keel, that McCurdy did violate the policy against racial harassment.

“We have a finding that from the Diversity Services Office that a tenured faculty member violated university policy on racial harassment,” Moore said. “If this were the case with an untenured faculty member or staff person, we would move to terminate.”

According to public records, on Feb. 13, 2013, McCurdy received an email from then GS President Brook Keel stating that she had been demoted from a supervisor of the political science department to a political science and international studies assistant professor, which is the position McCurdy currently holds at GS. McCurdy also received a deduction in her salary, which was equivalent to $58,000 for a 10 month assistant professor position, according to public records obtained.

The following is an excerpt of Keel’s email to McCurdy. The complete email can be found on thegeorgeanne.com.

FOLLOWING REVIEW

RECENT USE OF THE N-WORD IN CLASS

“The hearing panel did not find that no hostile environment was created.

Therefore, I have found that the charge against you regarding creation of a hostile work environment based on race is sustained. This behavior is serious and must be addressed appropriately. You will be demoted to the rank, equivalent to $58,000 for AY 2012-2013.”

Following a review from a Faculty Review Committee, the committee A video posted of what appears to be believed that McCurdy did make McCurdy using the N-word during a offensive statements, however they class lecture on Oct.22 went viral on did not find that the statements were Twitter. racist, according to public records.

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“...His intellectual abilities, says to an older white man, ‘You just think I’m a ni**er,’” the voice in the video said.

“That was earth-shattering, right?

In a way that that statement doesn’t have the same sense for this age group, because it’s a word, just as another word, that we used all the time, that was used all the time, that I actually didn’t hear until I got to college.”

Nugent said in a previous article McCurdy was also used the N-word in class on Oct. 19. Nugent said Department Chair Barry Balleck had met with McCurdy was asked to attend sensitivity training at the Armstrong campus and was under supervision.

McCurdy was reached by email but did not comment on the past complaint filed against her.

Interim President Shelley Nickel was asked about McCurdy’s past allegations but did not wish to comment, however, Nickel said there are current ongoing investigations on the allegations against McCurdy and Rebecca Kennerly, associate professor of communication studies, who was accused of using the N-word to a student in fall 2017.

Matthew Enfinger contributed to this article.

She makes comments like when you think of prisons you think of blacks,” LATOYA JENKINS

2012 Assistant Director of Political Science department

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Georgia Southern’s head volleyball coach resigns

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BY BRENDAN WARD The George-Anne staff

Georgia Southern University’s head volleyball coach resigned Monday.

Coach Dustin Wood’s resignation was announced

by Tom Kleinlein, director of athletics for GS. Wood ended his tenure at GS with a 77-109 record, finishing the 2018 season with a 9-22 record.

PHOTO COURTESY OF GS ATHLETICS Wood’s best season was in 2013 Dustin Wood has resigned as head coach of the Georgia Southern when he led the Eagles to 28 wins volleyball team following a 9-22 season. Kyle Gramit has been and a Southern Conference title. named interim coach while a search for a new coach is conducted.

“I want to thank Eagle Nation for the time that my family and

I spent here,” Wood said in a press release. “We established great relationships with the community, Georgia Southern and the Athletic Department.

I also would like to thank TK for the opportunity to lead our volleyball program. We will miss the people, but we are also looking forward to the next chapter.”

Kyle Gramit, assistant coach, has been named the interim coach. The search for a new coach has begun Monday.

The George-Anne reached out to Wood for the reason of his resignation and he has yet to respond.

Diversity and inclusion modules to be added to Georgia Southern core curriculum

BY RACHEL ADAMS The George-Anne staff

Georgia Southern University is working to add diversity and inclusion to its curriculum.

After the passing of a diversity and inclusion resolution by the GS Student Government Association on Nov. 3, GS is planning to implement diversity and inclusion modules as well as an array of assignments into its First- and-Second-Year Experience courses.

“We would like to integrate diversity and inclusion throughout the curriculum to reinforce the importance

of this at many levels of the curriculum,” Carl Reiber, Ph.D., provost and vice president for Academic Affairs said in an email. “Not just a single course.”

All GS students are required to take First- and Second-Year experience courses as part of their core curriculum.

“We will embed the new elements into the FirstYear Experience courses in the spring term with full implementation in the fall,” Reiber said. “Second-Year Experience courses will be developed with the new content integrated for the fall term.”

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Health Services saw 28 patients with Lime scooterrelated injuries since Oct. 1.

One student’s painful experience Robert Wright, senior multimedia film and production major and member of The GeorgeAnne Media Group, was riding a Lime scooter to work when he had an accident.

“There was a pothole on Greek Row that was the size

of my wheel,” Wright said.

“It hit that, and I basically just launched a few feet and then skidded a few feet.”

His injuries included scrapes on his arms and head as well as an injured wrist of which Wright, at the time, did not know the extent.

Despite being injured and bleeding, Wright went straight to work following the accident.

Health Services was closed during the time of his accident.

Wright went to Health Services the following Monday, and received X-rays for his injured wrist, which turned out to be

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After the passing of a diversity and inclusion resolution by the GS Student Government Association on Nov. 3, GS is planning to implement diversity and inclusion modules as well as an array of assignments into its First- and Second-Year Experience courses.

fractured.

“They referred me to an [orthopedist],” Wright said.

“They were concerned with a tendon attached to the bone. That’s vital. I should be fine. It could be as simple as keeping this [cast] on. It could be as bad as surgery.

They said it’s according to the tendon.”

Wright said he can now move his wrist, though it’s painful when he moves it leftward.

Safety first Meghan Huggins, Lime operations manager for the GS campus, said in a

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Health Services reports 28 scooter-related incidents since October

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previous interview that students should take their own safety into consideration when riding the scooters and bikes. “[Lime] is not a helmetsharing, we’re a scooter and bike-sharing, smartmobility company,” Huggins said. “We do encourage people to follow the safety rules.”

Jan Southern, associate vice president of strategic communications and marketing for Georgia Southern University, recently sent out an email on applicable laws concerning the use of Lime bicycles and electric scooters.

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Inside Bulloch County's Animal Shelter

BY TARA BAILEY

The George-Anne staff

Many college students are abandoning their pets, especially after they move away.

Outside of the building, you can hear them. They bark constantly, going into a crescendo from soft, little cries to loud, bellowing screams.

Inside, though, it’s calm. On one side, there is a tall, gray cage where two kittens are looking curiously at bystanders. Next to the counter, people are waiting in line. Some are adopting, some are returning and some are picking up.

This is normal for the Bulloch County Animal Shelter.

The BCAS is a kill shelter located in the middle of nowhere, and when trying to find it, you almost always miss it. Trees and shrubbery cover the sign that lets people know where they are.

The current shelter has 30 kennels for cats that are ready to be adopted, 18 for cats in isolation, 24 kennels for dogs that are ready to be adopted, and 24 kennels for dogs in isolation.

Isolation can mean that they are sick and cannot be around other animals.

The shelter also uses its older shelter facility to house any of the animals that are considered to be sick, aggressive or in court cases. The shelter no longer takes in feral cats, but the Humane Society does. This amounts to an extra 18 kennels for the animals.

Most of the the time, animals are coming and going from the shelter. Some even return after being adopted.

In fact, one of the biggest problems is the fact that so many animals that are adopted from the shelter are either abandoned or returned to the shelter sometime later.

Michelle Barrett, who is the kennel tech supervisor at BCAS, explains that although the number of college students versus residents returning animals to the shelter is about the same, she sees that many college students are actually abandoning their animals versus returning or surrendering them to the shelter.

“But it’s like being a college town. I know we deal with it. I know other shelters deal with it.

They want them while they’re here, but their parents don’t want them to bring them home, or they have animals at home, or they have animals at home that don’t get along with the new animals and that kind of thing,” Barrett said.

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There are many reasons as to why a college student might abandon a pet. One of the main reasons, as Barrett mentioned, is that they can’t take them home to their parent’s house after they graduate, however, sometimes their landlord does not allow pets.

There is an option for people to return their pets to the animal shelter, which is $15 if it is not a litter of animals, however, according to Barrett, there’s not as many college students physically returning animals to the shelter compared to other residents.

This is because many of the animals are actually being abandoned altogether, forcing them to survive on their own until they find a new home, whether that’d be with someone that takes it in or a shelter.

The BCAS knows that many of these animals are abandoned because shelter officials see that the animals have been well-fed but have no owner to claim them.

That, and the animals are found around apartment complexes and dorm areas where many students live.

The amount of animals collected by humane society officers and surrendered at the shelter are higher during the months of May, June, July and August.

Dormitories on campus do not permit animals unless under special circumstances, such as emotional support animals or service animals. Apartment complexes, on the other hand, can charge an upfront fee and then a monthly fee in order to have a pet.

However, if people are wanting to play with animals, but are not allowed to have them or cannot afford them, they can volunteer at the shelter to help socialize with the animals so that they can get adopted.

“It’s always so nice to see so many different people who have something in common and love animals, and they wanna come here and help out,” Katherine Barrs, the volunteer coordinator, said.

Despite this, Barrett says that BCAS will do everything it can to ensure that all animals can be saved.

Barrett said, “Honestly, I just think because it’s not fair to them to have to come back. It’s not fair to them to get adopted and live in a wonderful home and be loved on by you and your friends and then move back home, and it can’t go home with you.”

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A cat named Mickey takes a minute to rest after sprinting around the room. He was taken out of his cage to give him some playtime.

Graph one shows the amount of animals surrendered (red) and the amount collected by the Humane Society Officers (blue) and given to the Bulloch County Animal Shelter in 2017. The data was obtained from The Statesboro Herald.

Graph two shows the amount of animals surrendered (red) and the amount collected by the Humane Society Officers (blue) and given to the Bulloch County Animal Shelter in between 2016 and 2018. The data was obtained from The Statesboro Herald.

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Ryley Balliew, 18, and Kinsey Morelock, 20, play with dog Georgie outside in the play yard. Both girls are sorority sisters from Zeta Tau Alpha who came as a volunteer group to the shelter on Friday, Nov. 9.

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Festive Ways to Enjoy Fall MORGAN COPELAND Morgan is a fourth year political science and international studies double major.

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Fall.

Despite all of the seasons bringing different types of joy, fall always seems to lighten the mood of everyone and give us the holiday feels. Perhaps it is because it marks the end of the sporadic heat waves that plague summer, or because it brings us one day closer to pumpkin spice lattes. The leaves change to beautiful hues of vibrant reds and golden yellows, evenings become a little cooler and life gets a tad bit sweeter. For me, fall means new beginnings, a chance to refresh and end the year better than I started it, along with indulging in all the festivities that are available during this time of year.

Here are a few ways to enjoy this upcoming fall season with friends and family, or just yourself.

Go to your local apple farm.

Many people aren’t aware, but in most states, there are local farms you can visit to pick fresh fruit. During the fall season, crisp apples are in abundance, along with fresh apple cider to sip while you walk down the rows of apple trees. This is perfect for a calm day out with your friends or a romantic date followed by a picnic beneath the stars.

Recently my friend Luna went to an apple farm in Asheville, North Carolina and could not stop gushing over how much fun she had with her family. The beautiful scenery, the yummy apples and the warm company really made it a memorable day for her.

Get a pumpkin flavored treat.

Whether you get your hands

BY ASHTON CHRISTIANSON The George-Anne Reflector staff

on a delicious pumpkin spice latte from your neighborhood coffeehouse, or indulge in a pumpkin-flavored treat, the distinctive taste of pumpkin truly puts you in a more festive mood. Paired with the warm spices of the season such as cinnamon and nutmeg it allows for a delightful interlude from regular coffee. Since these drinks and treats are usually only available during the fall, it makes enjoying them more special and meaningful when you devour them with those you care the most about.

Since the pumpkin drink and treat craze is so popular, there are countless ways to get your fix will fall rolls around.

Have a bonfire.

Since the weather begins to cool down during the fall months, hosting a bonfire is an easy way to stay warm and have fun with friends while being outside breathing in the fresh, night air. Imagine, a slightly brisk evening, wrapped in cozy, wool blankets with a mug of hot cocoa in your hands,

or at many stores.

Go to the mountains.

If you are lucky enough to live near the mountains, you know how amazing it is to witness the leaves change as the season does. It is almost magical.

Traveling to the mountains could become an adventurous road trip if you choose to make it one by making stops along the way in the towns you pass through. Once you arrive, you will be in awe at how much peace it brings you to simply exist in nature and take in all of its beauty. You could also rent a cabin in the mountains and make it a weekend trip. Most mountain towns have so many other interesting activities you can do as well, like tubing down a river, mining for gold and other gems, and immersing yourself in a different way of life.

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Sports Going out to play games like frisbee, football and other fun sports can help to relax you and your friends, as well as bring a lot of laughter to your group.

and the beauty of the night sky gazing down on you and your friends. You could even make it a small gathering and have live music, dancing, and s’mores.

Attend a fall festival.

Celebrate the change in weather by attending a fall festival. Along with Halloween drawing near, this time of year is ripe for vibrant festivals that cater to all ages and offer a wide variety of things to do, foods to try, music to listen to and memories to be made.

A quick Google search can uncover tons of festivals taking place in your area, and most of them are free to the public, which is always great.

If you have the desire to become closer with nature, immerse yourself in the thrill of huge festivals, or the gnawing urge to fill your belly with bursts of pumpkin flavor, then fall has a lot to offer you.

You can never go wrong with allowing yourself to be more present and thankful for all that life has given you and is going to give you in the future.

Sitting on your front porch, with a toasty cup of applespiced cider, covered in the cool fall breeze, is one of the best ways to do it.

my house to help us all unwind from a big meal. The game has many different versions, so keeping the rules you choose to go by on hand can help keep the fighting to a minimum.

With the holiday season upon us, there is nothing better than spending time with those you care for. Hopefully, these games can help bring your loved ones closer and create memorable moments filled with nothing but smiles.

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Two goals not enough as Eagles fall to Panthers in Sun Belt championship

BY KAITLIN SELLS The George-Anne staff

The Georgia Southern men’s soccer team ended their season Sunday after falling to Georgia State in the Sun Belt conference championship 4-2.

The game started with intensity, both teams firing off and taking every opportunity they could to shoot the ball.

GSU was the first to find the back of the net off a penalty kick in the 28th minute of the game.

GS didn’t answer until the second half, where Javier Carbonell stole the ball from the keeper in a state of confusion and put the ball in the back of the net with ease 65 minutes into the match.

The Eagles kept the momentum going as they

scored just six minutes later.

Aldair Cortes gave the Eagles a 2-1 lead by drilling a free kick into the goal, but t h e

Panthers tied the game back up just three minutes later off another penalty kick.

The Panthers reclaimed the lead by scoring again in the 82nd minute and sealed the win by scoring a fourth goal in the last seconds of the game, after taking advantage of a defensive mistake on the Eagles’ side.

“They just had a little more experience on the day,” Head Coach John Murphy said.

“They got a couple of breaks, and you’ve got to make your own breaks. I thought we did that getting back into the game with the first goal, then had a well-worked second goal.”

GSU outshot the Eagles 1915, and by taking the loss, the Eagles ended their season with a record of 7-7-3. The loss also gives the Panthers the lead

They’re a good team.

We battle with them quite a bit.”

right now. We’re going to continue to move forward,” Murphy said.

Following the match, Carbonell, Gonzalo Talavera and Cortes were all named to the 2018 Sun Belt Conference All-Tournament Team. After the loss, the men’s soccer team season will come to a close, as the team will have nine returning starters and 25 returning players overall for 2019.

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in the 2018-2019 Southern vs.

State rivalry series 4-2.

“It’s tough to lose to them on our home field, but the future is very bright for our program

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Georgia State’s Kyle Lancaster snags a volley to Javier Carbonell in Sunday’s game.

GEORGIA SOUTHERN ERASES 20-POINT HALFTIME DEFICIT,

DEFEATS GEORGE MASON 98-89

BY RYAN PYE The George-Anne staff

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Junior David Lee Jones Jr. drives in the win against George Mason. Jones had 11 points and four rebounds in the win.

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Georgia Southern saw its first real test of the season on the hardwood Tuesday when they faced George Mason in Hanner Fieldhouse.

The second game of the season did not go as smoothly as the first, during which the Eagles routed Carver. Instead, GS was met with a hot-handed Patriots team and had to make big-time adjustments throughout the course of the game.

The first half was all Patriots, who shot 11-15 from beyond the arc and went into halftime with a comfortable 20-point lead over the Eagles.

Head Coach Mark Byington said his team made countless mistakes during the first 20 minutes, which cost them on the scoreboard.

“We didn’t settle into ourselves in the first half," Byington said. "We didn’t play the right way.”

When the Eagles returned to action during the second half of play, they were a completely different team.

“Everything started with our defense,” Byington said. "And the defense played lights out after the break."

Whereas they struggled

to keep the Patriots from knocking down shots early, the Eagles' aggressive defense in the second half shut down their opponents and allowed them to make an incredible comeback.

Tookie Brown, who led the team with 25 points on the night, said, “I told the guys in the locker room at halftime that we’ve got to just keep fighting."

Their fight undoubtedly showed on the court.

The Eagles opened up on a 10-2 run to start the second half, and that’s when things got energized inside Hanner Fieldhouse. Both Byington and Brown said getting the crowd involved made a huge impact on the game and helped the Eagles keep the momentum rolling in their favor.

Playing some of their best basketball, the Eagles were able to stage a comeback, and then some. At the final buzzer, the Eagles took home another win with a final score of 98-89.

Quan Jackson said there were a lot of lessons to be learned from this game, and they gained a lot out of battling through the adversity of trailing by such a large margin.

“Being down 20 ain’t gonna hurt us,” Jackson said. “We’ve just got to do what we’ve got to do and play our game.”

Brown added that the first half’s deficit did not scare him or his teammates.

“Basketball is just a game of runs,” Brown said. “We’ve got to just stay focused and keep playing.”

The winner’s mentality that his players showed is what Byington said he was most proud of at the end of the day.

“I think the reason we came back in the second half was the leadership of Tookie Brown and Montae Glenn,” Brown said. “Their leadership was tremendous.”

Byington said that leadership from his experienced players goes a long way in terms of the team’s overall success, especially when coming from behind like they did on Tuesday.

The Eagles’ incredible comefrom-behind victory puts them at a 2-0 record so far this season, and they hope their momentum will carry over into the next few games.

Their next few meetings will come from outside the continental United States as they travel to the Islands of the Bahamas Showcase. The first of their three-game string from the Bahamas will come Friday, Nov. 16, where they will face off with Florida Atlantic at 5 p.m.

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Coastal Carolina looks to clinch first bowl game with win against Georgia Southern

BY RYAN PYE

The George-Anne staff

Just when things were looking up for the Eagles in 2018, things have taken a turn for the worse in their last couple of games.

Since their big win against App State, Georgia Southern has dropped two games in a row, which, unfortunately, came against conference opponents ULM and Troy.

With just two remaining contests on their schedule, the Eagles have to stiffen up and finish the year strong, as they will square off with two more Sun Belt members.

Before the head to Atlanta for the rivalry series with Georgia State, the Eagles will travel to Conway, South Carolina to take on Coastal Carolina this Saturday.

With bowl aspirations lurking

on both sides, especially for the Chanticleers, who need one more win to become bowl eligible, the matchup is crucial to post-season placings.

Before the teams take the field, let’s get to know exactly what the Eagles are up against this weekend.

Coastal Carolina Offense

Coastal Carolina holds a 5-5 record so far in 2018, but

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Coastal Carolina hosts the Eagles looking to clinch their first bowl game.

it hasn’t been completely due to their inability to score.

Through their 10 games, the Chanticleers are averaging just under 28 points per game and have numerous play makers the Eagles will have to watch out for.

Two different quarterbacks have thrown the ball more than 60 times this season for CCU, but despite the quantity, they are averaging just over 175 yards per game in the air.

Kilton Anderson leads the team with 722 passing yards and six touchdowns, but his teammate Fred Payton has also thrown for 588 yards while tossing five touchdowns.

No matter who is throwing the ball, CCU receiver Malcolm Williams is the man who receives the bulk of the catches.

Williams has caught 40 passes on the year, racking up 615 total yards and four touchdowns.

The Chanticleer running game is centered around two backs that have done a tremendous job for the team in 2018, leading them to average more than 220 yards on the ground per game.

CJ Marable has carried the ball nearly 100 times this season, and has 643 yards and six touchdowns to show for it. Marable still falls behind

senior Marcus Outlow for the team leader in rushing yards however. Outlow has gone for over 665 yards and eight touchdowns on his 133 carries on the year.

Coastal Carolina Defense

The trouble for the Chanticleers this season has sprung from their struggles on the defensive side of the ball, where opponents are averaging nearly 33 points per game.

There is no one particular area where CCU is struggling to contain opposing offenses, in fact, the splits are pretty much even through the air and on the ground.

The Chanticleers have let quarterbacks throw for nearly 225 yards per game in 2018, but the Eagles should be aware that they are also allowing almost 220 yards on the ground per contest.

Their defense is simply allowing more points than their offense can keep up with, and that has been a recipe for disaster.

With the Eagles on a twogame skid heading into this one, it may be time for them to have an offensive explosion against an underpowered defense in CCU.

Four things we know about upcoming game against Coastal Carolina the Chanticleers won the last

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Both teams are looking to matchup 28-17 during which they handed the Eagles their After a loss to Troy last break a two-game losing tenth loss of the 2017 season. streak Saturday, the Eagles look to The George-Anne staff

bounce back in their 11th game of the season as they take on Coastal Carolina. Here are four things we know about the upcoming matchup against the Chanticleers:

CCU sits at 2-4 for the conference

The Chanticleers hold an overall record of 5-5 but hold a losing record for the conference, sitting at 2-4. CCU has lost to Troy, ULM, Appalachian State and Arkansas State and have only claimed conference wins over ULL and Georgia State.

Since they’ve only got five wins, CCU will be looking for the win to become bowleligible.

On the other hand, the Eagles hold a conference record of 4-2, only recording losses to ULM and Troy and sitting overall at 7-3.

The Eagles have had a rough past two games, coming off a 44-25 loss to ULM and a 35-21 loss to Troy where they gave up a combined 1,027 total offensive yards. These past two losses have come as a shock to most as the Eagles started the season so strong, managing to beat a nationally ranked team.

CCU is also coming off two losses, a 23-7 loss to Appalachian State and a 44-16 loss to Arkansas State - two teams that GS has beaten this season.

The Eagles are a 6.5 favorite

Despite being on a two-loss streak, the Eagles remain in favor over the Chanticleers for their second-to-last regular season game of the year. The Eagles will hopefully be able to bounce back from those past two losses and get back on track to finish the season out winning.

Kickoff is to take place at CCU Saturday at 5 p.m. and will be streamed on both ESPN+ and the Georgia Southern Sports Network.

The Eagles are 3-1 against the Chanticleers

CCU and GS have only matched up four times since first playing in 2006 where the Eagles have taken wins in 2006, 2007 and 2010.

While the Eagles hold the lead and bigger win streak,

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The Eagles are now 7-3 on the season with a conference record of 4-2.

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Montae Glenn, Quan Jackson set tone for best GS offensive performance since 1955

BY MCCLAIN BAXLEY The George-Anne staff

In warm-ups prior to Georgia Southern’s first game of the season against visiting Carver College, redshirt-sophomore Quan Jackson had a little extra bounce in his step. Going through pre-game drills, the guard was flying into dunks with ease and high-fiving his teammates as he passed by.

One of Jackson’s fellow starters, senior Montae Glenn, was going through the same drills but with more reservation.

Both Glenn and Jackson started most of the previous season, but there were more inquisitive eyes on Jackson, the second-year player who hadn’t been one of the top rebounders in the Sun Belt.

“I’ve gotten better since last year,” Jackson said. “I can finally showcase that to the fans and to my teammates doing stuff for us to win games.”

The showcase Jackson put on was nothing shy of an unexpected spectacle. From scoring the first points of the season to leading the team in celebration on walk-on freshman Eito Yuminami’s first career points, Jackson was electric.

With 25 points, nine rebounds and eight steals, Jackson’s aggressiveness worked to a tee. Pickpocketing different Cougars came just as easy as the scoring did for the redshirtsophomore.

Many of Jackson’s points came from dunks and lobs — something that Eagle Nation

wasn’t completely used to.

Jackson, Isaiah Crawley and Trey Dawkins were just a few of the Eagles that rose above the rim to put on a show similar to the Globetrotters.

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Senior Montae Glenn had a double-double in the seasonopening win against Carver College.

“This year, we’re playing at faster pace than we were last year,” Glenn said. “So with that there’s going to be a lot of leak outs and dunks.”

In a calmer, just as thrilling light, Glenn was putting on a clinic of his own in the paint.

The senior was playing in his first competitive game for the first time since he was sidelined with a knee injury before the Sun Belt tournament last season, and he made all 18 of his minutes count.

“I’ve been practicing hard and rehabbing and working hard to get back to this moment,” Glenn said.

The senior seized his moment with 16 points and a team-leading 10 rebounds in just 18 minutes of action.

Though he didn’t have the most points on the night, Glenn’s efforts under the rim helped push the pace and create a new, quick offense that wasn’t there last season.

With about five minutes left in the game, the Eagles had shattered the 100-point mark, and many fans began frantically searching their record books to see how many the team could break.

The most points scored in program history in one game came against High Point in 1955 where they posted 140 on the Panthers. The most points scored since the Eagles moved to Division 1 in 1971 was when they scored 126 on Georgia State in 1974.

Both records were within reach, and the crowd held onto its breath with anticipation.

Dawkins broke past the 126-point barrier with a layup created by a Daniel Cooper turnover with just over three minutes to play.

At this point in the game, the starters were already

wearing their sweats, and there was little to no chance for them to return to the game. Jackson, Glenn and the gang resorted to all they could do — cheer on their teammates with everything they had left.

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Redshirt-sophomore Quan Jackson had 25 points, nine rebounds and eight steals in the season opening victory against Carver College.

“This year I feel like a leader,” Jackson said. “I feel like I help guys do what they need to do so they can get their minutes on the court.

I’ve been through it already.”

Yuminami scored his second layup of the night, making it an 137-48 game, and by this time Hanner Fieldhouse was aware of what could happen in the waning moments of the

season opener.

Until then, head coach Mark Byington had been letting the offense continue to push and work, helped by a strong showing on defense.

But under a minute, Byington signaled to freshman Calvin Wishart to cool it off.

“The game was won and we didn’t have to shoot anymore,” Byington said.

“You want to win with class, and sometimes guys are excited on the court and I just have to remind them that we want to win with class.”

Even though they fell one point shy of breaking a record set 63 years ago, Glenn, Jackson and the Eagles made a point that this team could play a complete game, and the depth was deeper than any other Byington-led team.

The other sign shown in the season-opening, historic win was how evident the will to win and the want to improve was within each player.

“Everybody wants to win.

We’ve got to sacrifice some things,” Jackson said. “Time will be sacrificed. Points will be sacrificed. Rebounds will be sacrificed. Everything will be sacrificed because we know what we have to do to win games.”

Six players to watch during Coastal Carolina game

BY BETHANY-GRACE BOWERS

The George-Anne contributor

The season for the Eagles has started out strong. With only one loss to the Clemson Tigers, an ACC powerhouse, the Eagles found their grind and kept on every week. Working hard and raking in wins became something that the team and fans alike got used to within those next couple of weeks, however, the last two weeks have proven that even the best can fall.

With a loss to the University of Louisiana-Monroe and then another loss to the Troy Trojans this past weekend, there has been a small sense of defeat after each loss, but the members of Georgia Southern football are ready to get back in the game this week in practice and show Eagle Nation that GS is still on top.

Here are six players to watch in this week’s game: Page designed by Morgan Carr

Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Marcus Outlow, #21, RB

The senior from Norwich, Connecticut, has been at Coastal for a few years now and continues to make his mark. He currently has eight touchdowns on the season and has played in all 10 games this season.

A standout for Coastal, he has had a 666 gain on the season and has attempts sitting right at 133 yards. He will be a challenge for the GS defense and has been preparing for games like the one that we will see Saturday.

Kilton Anderson, #7, QB

With 722 yards on the season Anderson is ready to meet GS this weekend. The quarterback from Naples, Florida has had six touchdowns on the season and is quick to hand the ball to the successful Coastal offense.

His longest pass sits at 81

yards and his offense is ready to team up with him to meet the defense GS brings. Fans will more than likely see him start as he has already played in the seven out of the 10 games this season.

Fitz Wattley, #20, S

Wattley has a total of 53 tackles on the season and is a strong part of the Coastal defense. In his last game played against Arkansas State, he racked up six solo tackles and one assist.

Over the span of the whole season, Wattley has committed to 37 solo jobs that were executed tackles. In the nine games that he has played, he has shown his teammates that he is there to work and he will show audiences more of that on Saturday.

Georgia Southern Eagles

Raymond Johnson III, #92, DE

As a sophomore, Johnson is a younger player for the Eagles, but he has shown that he has great potential to have immense success as a part of GS football. His solo season stands at 12 tackles, but his ability to be an acceptable teammate shows through his 19 assists throughout the season.

Against the Troy Trojans last Saturday, Johnson had a total of six tackles during a game that challenged the Eagle defense. Eagle Nation is ready to see him after this work week and he is ready to do what he does best.

Wesley Kennedy III, #12, WR

Kennedy, a sophomore from Savannah, has been in the spotlight this season, but for the past few weeks, he has not played. With 167 receiving

yards on the season, he knows what he is capable of, and Eagle Nation is ready to see him play again.

Adding to his receiving ability, his rushing yards sit at 267 for the season, and when he meets the Coastal defense this Saturday, GS expects those numbers to only grow.

Traver Vliem, #49, DE

The junior from Midland, Texas has proved that he has power. With sacks against some of the Eagles’ toughest opponents in the past two years, Auburn and Clemson, he is ready to meet the Coastal offense.

The GS defense, Vliem included, is where everything starts in terms of energy and he brings it. He has not had that much playing time this season, so Eagle Nation is ready to see him take the field this Saturday against the Chanticleers.

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