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Future Georgia Educator Day at Georgia Southern University @ Nessmith-Lane Conference Center 8:45 p.m.

• Fresh Fruit Friday @ Russell Union, Commons Area 10 a.m. • Department of Music presents The 2nd Tenors U.S. Army Chours Master Class @ Foy Building 3:45 p.m.

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• Football vs. Arkansas State @ Allen E. Paulson Stadium 6 p.m. • “Emilie Du Châtelet Defends Her Life Tonight” @ The CAT 7:30 a.m.

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Grabbing Chick-fil-a with my favorite girl!

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Georgia Southern University Department of Music presents Georgia Southern Symphony @ Foy Building 3 p.m.

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The Office of International Programs & Services, Open House @ Veazey Hall 2021, 10 a.m.

Reflector WGGSU? What is your favorite Tips biopic? Fun Fall Date Ideas

Fall is the season of colorful leaves, cloudy skies and chilly weather. It is a beautiful time of year that most people look forward to, and it can also be a great time for couples to spend time together. This cooler weather allows people to snuggle up, go out and create new memories.

1. A Haunted House 2. Visit a Corn Maze 3. Go on a Hayride 4. Bake a Pie 5. Go to a Coffee Shop

These romantic dates can create a deeper bond, a fun relationship and create new memories. Going out and enjoying the fall weather with someone you care about will help you have a greater appreciation for the season. By Alexi Simpson

DeVaughn Jones (right) “My favorite biopic is Sale. It’s a different way of telling the Martin Luther King story, a way that I’ve never seen or was told.” Victoria Oyeyemi (left) “My favorite one right now is currently in between ‘The Temptations or New Edition’ I’ve always had a thing for old school music and I like the Motown life.”

Ken Martin (right) “Mine would be ‘The New Edition’ movie. I like how it tied in things like the streets, drugs, crime, violence and tied it all together and made it something positive.

@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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Kaitlyn Blackburn, a sophomore marketing major, loves the general atmosphere at Georgia Southern!

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Students try to stay dry from the rain that hit campus Monday afternoon. It might be the first week of Fall, but afternoon rain is still a thing.

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Senior Lexus Lewis, is an artist that taps into her creative side by styling pieces together that leave a lasting impression on their spectators. She’s fearless and does not mind showing it!

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Bert and Ernie finally confirmed as gay couple

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

Mark Salztman, curator of the popular kids show Sesame Street, recently outed characters Bert and Ernie as being a gay couple. For years now I have speculated that the duo was a gay couple. However, years after rumors surfaced about the couple being gay, The Children's Television Workshop, along with represenatives from The Sesame Street show, made statements negating the gay rumors.

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Queerty, an online magazine that covers gay-oriented lifestyle and news, Saltzman, admitted that while writing for the show, he actually modeled the couple after his own romantic relationship with film editor, Arnold Glassman who Saltzman referred to as "Arnie" hence the character "Ernie.” Even after Satzman's interview with Queerty, the network released a statement on their Twitter saying that the two were just friends and nothing more. The statement went on to say that "Even though the characters identify as males and possess human traits, they are just puppets and do not have a sexual orientation"

The Couple Makes their Debut According to Saltzman, the puppets had a sexual orientation. If you've ever seen Sesame Street, then you remember the two were usually taking baths together, singing together and even sleeping in the same bed. That's not to say that if a person does any

of this activities with their same-sex friend it would mean they’re unquestionably gay, but these actions would call for speculation. The show first aired in 1969. Now back then I could definitely understand why the company would shut down any gay speculations. If the show would have actually approved of the gay relationship, then that would've called for too much negative attention and controversy which might've caused the show to be cancelled early on.

Change in Media With that being said, it's 2018. If anything, this should be seen as a positive. It's something that's teaching kids about being open minded and it'll make them more accepting or even feel accepted if they do ever decide to come out as gay. This isn't the first time a wellknown character was outed as being gay. J.K. Rowling recently disclosed that Dumbledore from the Harry Potter series is gay and the list doesn't stop there. So many popular shows and dramas are featuring gay

couples, and I feel like the thought is being more accepted within this generation. I am a true believer that a child isn't born hating something that they don't know about. Just like a child isn't born a racist, it's something that's taught and the same thing goes for homophobia. There have been more commercials featuring interracial couples and nontraditional households. Even though this has brought much controversy throughout the world, this is honestly a step forward for our nation. We have to become more openminded and show kids it's okay to be different and nontraditional. Exposing kids to gay couples on television could potentially reduce violence in schools as well as bullying, which could result in bullycide. So why deny the truth behind Bert and Ernie being a gay couple? Sesame Street should embrace this and even teach a segment on the topic and touch on some other touchy subjects like race. Television and media can potentially raise a whole generation because of its influence.

Men’s soccer looking good so far, but big tests await

KAITLIN SELLS Kaitlin Sells is a sophomore journalism major from Savannah, Georgia

The men’s soccer team is halfway through their regular season and have shown a record of 3-3-1. They started off strong, winning their two exhibition matches and starting the season with a big 2-0 win over Virginia Commonwealth. Throughout, the Eagles have continued

to work as they tied Old Dominion, coming back from a two-goal deficit and taking them into double overtime. Their most impressive of wins, though, is their victory over Jacksonville, where they came back from being down by two goals, and Javier Carbonell scored four goals four different ways. Watching the Eagles play this season has been interesting, as they’ve always got a lot of energy on the field. Sometimes they’ve been unlucky and have fallen short, but their all-around game play has been good and aggressive considering their competition. One could argue, the Eagles play too aggressive of a game, notching 14 yellow cards and one red card, but I don’t really believe there’s such a thing as too aggressive in soccer. If

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you’re soft, you’re not going to win. If you’re allowing yourself to be shoved off the ball and to be thrown around by your opponents, there’s no victory in that. GS plays a very fast-paced game, working a high-pressure offense and a controlled and calm defense. Freshmen midfielders Samuel Mayer and Eirik HØydal also do a good job of controlling the midfield and distributing the ball. Having a high-pressure offense can have its drawback getting tired too fast. Moving at a constant pace throughout the game and charging the defense when they have possession calls for either stamina or substitutes, and luckily the Eagles have both. Offensively, Carbonell has been a huge asset, as he’s been vital to many wins for the

Eagles. You can also tell by the way he plays that he’s a team leader and motivates his teammates to match his level of play on the field. All in all, watching GS play their game, you can sense how calm and collected they are on the field. They’re confident on the ball and have great movement across the field. Their passing game could be improved as far as accuracy and opportunity, but their game is pretty solid. The competition for the rest of the Eagles' season will be just as difficult as the competition they’ve faced so far, including matches against Louisville, Georgia State and Appalachian State. But if they keep playing the way they’ve been playing, victory shouldn’t be too hard to reach.

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Family and friends remember the life of Malik Jones BY SHIANN SIVELL THE GEORGE-ANNE STAFF

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Malik Jones with his mother, Lucinda Scotland.

Family and friends remember the life of Malik Jones, a student who was found dead in his apartment at Freedom’s Landing on Sept. 18. Jones was a junior in business administration and management and interned at Hertz car rental in New Jersey in May. Kevin Romero, an assistant manager for Hertz, said that he only knew Jones during the summer but that he had great energy. “He was great, his presence just lit up the room,” Romero said. “He was a young kid, a little wet behind the ears, but he was just so full of life he did great work, did everything you asked him to.” Jones’ mother, Lucinda Scotland, said that Jones’ internship at Hertz corresponded with his love for cars. “When he was a baby, he would stare out the window at cars,” Scotland said. “When he was about five or six, he already knew about different cars and different parts, things that I didn’t think that a little kid would understand about cars.” Scotland added that Jones wanted to one open multiple luxuray car deakership of his own. “Any kind of car service you needed he wanted to provide,” Scotland said. “When we talked about it there was a thought that we treated everyone with kindness and made everybody feel at home. We wanted to put that extra touch on it, make them feel special.”

A piece of his mother Jones was Scotland’s only child, and said that he was not just her son, but also her best friend. “Through having him, I was about to love unconditionally, and have a deeper meaning of what life was,” Scotland said. “He was so much like me. I was like, ‘How is this possible?’ For days, I would just look at him because he was so much like myself.” Scotland said the she dropped out of college to raise Jones, but that he inspired her to go back when he was 17. “He was going to be the first grandchild to graduate from college, and the first one in my family to get their college degree,” Scotland said. “We were so proud of him, it was a big deal. We were looking forward to having this big extravagant celebration for him. Everybody from all over the states and family from Africa were going to come for his graduation.” Upon learning of his death, Scotland said that she didn’t believe it at first. “There was still hope that they had the wrong person,” Scotland said. “But deep in my heart I knew it was Malik. My inital thought was that I Page designed by Warren Fleurimond

never thought in a million years that God would take my son away from me.” Scotland said she was sure of his death when she went to the coroner’s in Atlanta to retrieve his belongings. “There was this chain that I had given him, on his eighteenth birthday, of Africa [with his things],” Scotland said. “I knew it was final. He never took it off.” Scotland said having the chain with her now has comforted her as she has made arrangments for Jones’ funeral. “It has some of his DNA on it,” Scotland. “I felt like I had a little piece of him with me.” Scotland said her last moment with her son was a FaceTime the night before he died. “He went to Walmart to buy LED lights. They were changing colors while we were talking,” Scotland said. “Before we hung up, I told him that I loved him and he said, ‘I love you too, Mom.’ And that was it.”

Beloved by friends Scotland not only described Jones as a loving son, but a kind friend to all. “He was always so kind, and he always found away to cheer up his friends,” Scotland said. “He was a voice of reason, even to me.”

Asante said that with Malik there was never a dull moment. “Recently, we were coming back from a gala and he was looking for his lint roller,” Asante said. “He pulled the car over just to look for that lint roller. He was about to turn around because he thought the valet stole his lint roller. Luckily, we found it.” Breanna Bennett, a friend of Jones and a junior and mechanical engineering major said she met him at a clubhouse event in Freedom’s Landing for transfer students this past January.

“ He was always so kind, and he always found away to cheer up his friends,” “He was a voice of reason, even to me.” Lucinda Scotland

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Malik Jones and his friend Diane Asante graduating from Bard High School Early College with their their Associates Degree in Liberal Arts.

Diane Asante, a friend Jones and junior journal and media studies at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, met him in the summer of 2012 at the New Jersey Law and Education Empowerment Program. Asante said that Jones’ energy immediately let her gravitate toward him. “Being around Malik was always a joy,” Asante said. “He was the person you go to when you’re down and he played a lot. [Jones] was that friend that pulled you out of funk and left you laughing constantly.”

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Malik Jones was a vegan, car enthusiast and lover of life, said his mother Lucinda Scotland.

“I was a transfer student trying to met new people on campus and he was there for a free meal,” Bennett said. Bennett said that one of her fondest memories of Jones’ was of him trying to dance. “He only knew how to do this old school twostep,” Bennett said. “We’d both laugh about when he did it.” Bennett said Jones’ was a brother, a jokester, a close friend, plus more. “He’d always find some way to put a smile on your face,” Bennett said. “[He] was the sweetest person you’d ever meet.”

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Malik with his friends Breanna Bennett (center) and Teresa (right)

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Georgia Southern Community Garden teaches students to cultivate plants The Community Garden is free and open to all Georgia Southern University students. It gives students a chance to grow their own plants as well as learn about cultivating crops. BY TORI COLLINS The George-Anne staff

Georgia Southern University students have the opportunity to grow their own vegetables and plants at the Community Garden located outside of the Herty Building. Provided by the Center for Sustainability, the Community Garden allows students to gain knowledge about gardening as well as the health and survival benefits of harvesting their own food. The Community Garden gives students the chance to learn about growing and cultivating crops, education behind soil science and the opportunity to learn about natural fertilizers and harvesting. “It is a type of powerful knowledge to know how to produce your own food and lessen your reliance on box stores for your fruits and vegetables,” Cami Sockow, coordinator for the CFS Program, said.

The Community Garden has been around since fall 2015. The CFS started the Community Garden to give students a space to learn about the importance of sustainable agriculture. “Studies show that physically interacting with soil does have positive benefits, but what those benefits are could vary from person to person. I think gardening can mean a lot of different things to individuals depending on who you are,” Sockow said. “For some it is therapeutic, for some it is learning something new, for some it is just watching something grow from seed to table and knowing you produced that.” Some of the most popular plants grown are beans, kale and brussels sprouts. Every semester each student pays a $10 sustainability fee to the university, which goes toward the Community Garden. The Community Garden is free for all GS students.

Georgia Southern student's death in March ruled an accidental overdose PHOTO COURTESY OF FRIETAS’ FACEBOOK PAGE

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation released the cause of death for a Georgia Southern University who was found dead at Freedom’s Landing in March. GS student Bradley Frietas’, 22, death was ruled an accidental drug overdose, said Nelly Miles, director of office of public affairs for the GBI. He was found to have acute heroin and fentanyl toxicity by, GBI’s medical examiner. BY BRENDAN WARD The George-Anne staff

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation released the cause of death for a Georgia Southern University student who was found dead at Freedom’s Landing in March. GS student Bradley Frietas’, 22, death was ruled an accidental drug overdose, Nelly Miles, director of the office of public affairs for the GBI, said. He was found to

have acute heroin and fentanyl toxicity by the GBI’s medical examiner. Frietas was initially found unresponsive in his Freedom’s Landing dorm by Georgia Southern University police in March. The GBI was called in to assist and Frietas was pronounced dead at the scene by a GBI coroner. Matthew Enfinger contributed to this article.

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Provided by the Center for Sustainability, the Community Garden allows students to gain knowledge about gardening as well as the health and survival benefits of harvesting their own food.

Georgia Southern softball team signs nine-year-old for 2018-19 season BY RACHEL ADAMS The George-Anne staff

The Georgia Southern softball team will sign a 9-year-old battling cancer for the 2018-19 season Saturday afternoon. Nevaeh Williams, of Guyton Georgia, was diagnosed with cancer in 2017 and is playing with the Eagles this year as part of Team IMPACT.

Founded in 2011, Team IMPACT is a nonprofit organization based out of Boston, that works with college athletic teams to help children with serious or chronic illnesses connect and play with college athletes. As a member of the softball team, Nevaeh will do everything the other Eagles players do, including practices, games, events and

more. “This is the first time that the softball team has worked with Team IMPACT,” Chad Jackson, director of athletics communications at GS, said. “She came on Friday, met the team for the first time, and participated in practice.” The signing ceremony will take place at the Ted Smith Football Center on Saturday at 2 p.m.

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The Georgia Southern softball team will sign a 9-year-old battling cancer for the 2018-19 season Saturday afternoon. Nevaeh Williams, of Guyton Georgia, was diagnosed with Cancer in 2017 and is playing with the Eagles this year as part of Team IMPACT. To contact the news editor, email ganewsed@georgiasouthern.edu

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Lime scooters now available on campus

BY SHIANN SIVELL The George-Anne staff

Bike-sharing company Lime began depositing electric scooters on Georgia Southern University’s Statesboro campus Friday. On Monday, more than 50 scooters were added to campus, with more being added by the end of the week, operations manager for the GS campus Megan Huggins said. “The battery life of the scooters vary by how often and how long they are ridden,” Huggins said.

“The drained ones will be picked up and replenished throughout the day as needed. As with the bikes, riders will need to access the scooters with the Lime app. Riders will then be able to locate a scooter and begin their ride. However, riders should be wary of the additional safety hazards that come with the scooters. Riders should consider wearing a helmet and not riding the scooters on unsteady sidewalks or grass, Huggins said. “[Students] should take

their own safety into consideration,” Huggins said. “[Lime] encourages [students] to wear helmets and we have in-app messages to be sure students are aware local laws.” Jordan Wheeler, freshman multimedia and film production major, tested one of the scooters Saturday and said she couldn’t wait to ride the scooters to her classes. “It’s so exciting,” Wheeler said. “I don’t even care that I’m spending whole dollars to ride them.”

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On Monday, more than 50 scooters were added to campus, with more being added by the end of the week, operations manager for the GS campus Megan Huggins said.

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Jordan Wheeler, a freshman multimedia and film production major, tests out one of the Lime scooters. “It’s so exciting,” Wheeler said. “I don’t even care that I’m spending whole dollars to ride them.”

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Edwin Jackson to be honored at Colts game with helmet decal BY MCCLAIN BAXLEY The George-Anne staff

The Indianapolis Colts announced Monday that the team will wear commemorative helmet decals Sunday to honor former Georgia Southern linebacker Edwin Jackson, who was killed in a car crash in February. Simple but impactful, the decals will say “EJ,” and the coaching staff will be wearing “EJ” pins. The organization is also going to present the Jackson family with a $25,000 donation to the Edwin Jackson 53 Foundation. Jackson played in Indianapolis for three seasons after being an All-Sun Belt linebacker his senior year at GS. Jackson was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Indianapolis Colts in 2015 and started all 16 games for the Colts in 2016, recording 66 tackles and two sacks. During his senior season with GS, Jackson had a career-high 100 tackles, a forced fumble and an interception, earning him First Team All-Sun Belt honors. “I think the Colts have done an

unbelievable job with the Edwin Jackson situation,” GS Head Coach Chad Lunsford said. “From the funeral to how they remember him, I have great respect for the Colts organization because that’s a really awesome deal for them to do for him and his family.” The Colts are set to host the Houston Texans Sunday, with kickoff scheduled for 1 p.m.

Killer of Jackson sentenced The drunk driver who killed Jackson and his Uber driver, Jeffrey Monroe, was sentenced Friday to 16 years in prison, as first reported by the Indianapolis Star. Orrego-Savala, 37, was inebriated with a blood alcohol content level above 0.15 the night of the crash and plead guilty to drunk driving in July. In addition to the charges related to the fatal accident, Orrego-Savala faces charges of re-entering the country illegally.

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Georgia Southern football player named a candidate for 2018 senior CLASS Award BY BRENDAN WARD The George-Anne staff

A member of the Georgia Southern football team has been named a candidate for the 2018 Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School Award. GS running back Wesley Fields has been named a candidate for the 2018 Senior Class Award, which is given out every year to a studentathlete who has a positive impact on their community on and off the field. To be nominated for the CLASS Award, athletes must be classified as an NCAA Division I FBS senior and show excellence in four categories: Community Classroom Character Competition Fields is one of 30 candidates for this year’s award. Midway through the season, the candidates will be narrowed down to 10 finalists and fans, media and coaches will vote for the winner. The winner will be announced during football bowl season in early January.

The complete list of finalists includes: Azeez Al-Shaair, linebacker, Florida Atlantic University Nick Allegretti, offensive line, University of Illinois Zach Allen, defensive end, Boston College Emmit Carpenter, kicker, University of Minnesota Bryce Crawford, kicker/punter, San José State University Joe Dineen Jr., linebacker, University of Kansas D'Cota Dixon, safety, University of Wisconsin Eric Dungey, quarterback, Syracuse University Alec Eberle, center, Florida State University Wesley Fields, running back, Georgia Southern University Jerald Foster, offensive lineman, University of Nebraska Ty Gangi quarterback, University of Nevada Will Grier, quarterback, West Virginia University Chase Hancock, linebacker, Marshall University Hale Hentges, tight end, University of Alabama Kyle Kempt, quarterback, Iowa State University Patrick Laird, running back, University of California, Berkeley Drew Lock, quarterback, University of Missouri Bryce Love, running back, Stanford University Trace McSorley, quarterback, Pennsylvania State University Gavin Patterson, Placekicker, University of South Alabama Malik Reed, linebacker, University of Nevada Dalton Risner, offensive line, Kansas State University David Sills V, wide receiver, West Virginia University Cameron Smith, inside linebacker, University of Southern California Corliss Waitman, placekicker/punter, University of South Alabama Christian Wilkins, defensive lineman, Clemson University Khari Willis, safety, Michigan State University Jordan Wyatt, cornerback, Southern Methodist University Oshane Ximines, defensive end, Old Dominion University

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GS Eagles running back Wesley Fields has been named a candidate for the 2018 Senior Class Award, which is given out every year to a student-athlete who has a positive impact on their community on and off the field. Fields is one of 30 candidates for this year’s award. Midway through the season, the candidates will be narrowed down to 10 finalists and fans, media and coaches will vote for the winner. To contact the news editor, email ganewsed@georgiasouthern.edu

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Bringing Émilie to life: The magicians behind the theatre department BY SHIANN SIVELL The George-Anne staff

There is not a lot of walking room in the theatre program scene workshop. Only someone with years of accumulated practice could navigate their way around giant lifts, old props and slabs of lumber lying about. Among the dusty relics of theatre seasons past is a small, unblemished poster of "Émilie: The Marquise Du Chatelet Defends Her Life Tonight,” the theatre department's first show of the season and the production team's next great adventure. There are many roles needed to create such an elaborate and historical production. Every role, however, from the researchers to the prop designers, is a crucial and magical part of putting on a play like “Émilie.” One such role is that of theatre/scene shop manager, Sean Devine. Devine's guidance and vision help mold the scenes within the theatre department into spellbinding creations.

It's a family affair The process begins when the faculty of the theatre program picks the shows that will run that season and passes the decisions on to the production team, a group of about 10 people, including students and faculty. "We try to get students involved in the design process as much as we can," Devine said. "That's what they're learning about." Six students work in the scene shop with Devine, where they build and weld a majority of the scenes, while another four work in the costume shop. Once these decisions are made, the production team collaborates with the director to create an overall vision for the show, Devine said. "From there, it's all about research," Devine said. "Sometimes the director may have a metaphor in mind that encapsulates

the show, so the designers take that metaphor and work with it. It's different every time." For the play's set designer, Abby Hutcheson, production for "Émilie" started when she began doing research and making sketches for the production during the summer. Her process includes working one-onone with the director to put together colors and inspiration images. "It's a lot about assembling and making sure the director's vision and the set designer's [vision] is seen," Hutcheson said. Hutcheson said that most of the set building for shows is completed in four weeks. "A lot of [pieces] are custom made," Hutcheson said. "It depends on what the piece is and what specifically we're looking for. Some plays call for really specific pieces that either can't be built in time or with the correct detail. It would be easier and better to just go find [the piece]." Hutcheson said to save time, stock items such as furniture pieces and dishware can be brought from storage and repurposed to fit the theme of the play. At the end of each play, certain props can be rented out to other productions in the community.

Lights, catwalk, action Inside the Black Box Theatre is senior theatre major Mary Flott, who barely flinches as she is consumed by the overhead theatre lights. As "Émilie's" lighting designer, she spends the majority of her time scaling through the steel catwalk looming over the Whitaker Black Box Theatre, hanging fixtures and adding color gels to lights to enhance the story's atmosphere. "[My job] as light designer is to essentially tell the story [of "Émilie"] with light," Flott said. "I often have to read through the script several times

to [understand] how the story will be told." Her cues and color choices not only help one scene transition to the next, but also help set the early 18th century mood. "I start designing, and from there I talk with the director [about] what mood or what message we want to send to the audience, and how that message can be seen through lights," Flott said. "That way when it comes to the overall production, we have a cohesive design that positively reflects the other design elements."

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A starry moment during a light rehearsal for “Émilie”

Multiple lines, multiple designs Below Flott's catwalk domain is senior theatre major Joey Hukin who, along with being an production assistant, will play the lead character in "Émilie.” Hukin helped built two rotating bookshelves and the stage for "Émilie" and said that building the production is just as exciting as starring in it. "It's incredible," Hukin said. "I feel like I'm not just an actor anymore. It's so cool working on a stage that I put together." Being a part of the production process is not only a way to experience the art of theatre first-hand, but also a way to meet passionate individuals who share the same appreciation. Hutcheson said that working in the theatre department has not only helped her skills as a production assistant, but as a team player in the world. "It's really a great way to learn how to work with a team and having it on your resumé," Hutcheson said. "That's something you can't really teach people. It's something you have to have, and you learn it in theatre." "Émilie" will run from Sept. 26 to Oct. 3 in the Center for Art and Theatre.

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Costumes made by the fabrication department for the play “House of Yes”

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Affordable Asian restaurants in Statesboro

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BY CHRISTINA MCKINLEY The George-Anne staff

As college students living in Statesboro, it can be hard to find a place that has quality food at a cheap price. To save you the trouble of looking, here are four affordable Asian restaurants around town.

Shogun

Shogun is very similar to Tokyo in its menu, but it’s mostly known for its hibachi. It has good food and friendly staff and chefs. Dinner and certain sushi rolls are a bit more expensive. Personally, my favorite thing to eat there is the fried rice. The dining space has some larger tables, and eating at one of the hibachi grills inside is ideal for larger groups of people, especially if you are looking to talk with a personable and entertaining chef. Cally Lin, a worker at Shogun,

said the hibachi grills are great for celebrations especially for big groups of people. Lunch specials are served Sunday thru Thursday 11 a.m. to 2:45 p.m., and Friday and Saturday 11 a.m. thru 3:30 p.m., prices ranging from $6.59 to $8.39. Rating: 5/5 Popular dishes: Sushi Shogun can be found at 12218 US Highway 301 S.

Chow Time Buffet

This restaurant is a small, basic buffet that offers all you can eat Chinese and American foods. It includes sushi and dessert bars. It offers a variety of food and can appeal to many people of different tastes. Chow Time Buffet remains a good candidate for spending time with a variety of people. However, it is a bit small so large parties are not recommended. Lunch Monday through Friday is $7.49 and $9.49 on

Saturdays. Dinner starts at 4 p.m., but is all day for Sundays and costs $10.79. Considering that only a few of the foods are greasy and the dessert bar offers quality ice cream you can scoop yourself, the price seems worth it. Rating: 4/5 Chow Time Buffet can be found at 696 Northside Drive East and is open weekdays from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. and weekends 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Tokyo

Tokyo is a casual Japanese restaurant that serves sushi, hibachi and a variety of lunch and dinner specials. It has nice, quick waiting staff and a variety of good food at decent prices. However, things seem to get a little busy around 1 p.m. and 7 p.m., so wait time may get a little longer. The atmosphere and good food portions make this a great place to hang out for a few hours, and the dining

space can accommodate larger parties. “I think the atmosphere is really unique,” said Emily Reid, a server at Tokyo, “I feel like it’s small, quaint, [and] as local as you can really get for like Asian food in the south… It feels really home-cooked and I feel like, just working here, we’re very family-oriented… we have a lot of regulars that we love to see.” Lunch specials are from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and range in prices from $7.25 to $10.95. Dinner specials are served all day and start at $8.95. Rating: 5/5 Popular dishes: Shaggy Dog Roll, Playboy Roll, Hibachi. You can find Tokyo at 100 Brampton Ave. It’s open from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. on weekdays, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Saturdays, and 12 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Sundays.

Orient Express

Orient Express has quick service and a cheap takeout

menu. The quality of the food has been reviewed to be questionable but, from my personal experience, it has been hot and fresh every time. The place itself is a virtual hole in the wall with only two tables and eight seats total, so I don’t recommend this place for large parties. This restaurant may seem a bit on the shady side since it’s in the corner of an old parking lot–not to mention that it’s a bit lacking in how inviting it looks–but it serves good comfort food in large portions. Lunch is served only Monday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., prices ranging from $5.95 to $6.50. Dinner is all day with prices from $7.45 to $7.95. Rating: 4/5 Popular dishes: Sesame Chicken and General Tso’s Chicken Orient Express can be found at 15 University Plaza.

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9-27-18

Springer finding success in goal with her third team

BY RYAN PYE

The George-Anne staff

The Georgia Southern women’s soccer team is just getting into the heap of their 2018 conference schedule, and with the multitude of crucial games on the horizon for the Eagles, one of their experienced leaders is stepping up in a big way.

Goalkeeper Jocelyn Springer earned the Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Week honor after she recorded seven saves and posted her second shutout of the season against conference rival Georgia State on Sept. 14. While she alone won the award, Springer was quick to point out that she couldn’t take all of the credit.

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Springer makes a save in practice. Georgia Southern is Springer’s third college program she has played for. “It just makes a big statement about how hard our defense is working,” Springer said. “I might have received the award, but it attributes to the whole defense, not just myself.” The selfless goalkeeper, originally from Lincoln, Nebraska, is a redshirt senior, and GS marks the third different school at which Springer has played collegiate soccer. She began her career at Brevard College, where she started every game for two seasons from 2014-15. Springer transferred to the University of Kentucky in 2016 for her junior season, but she took a redshirt year and saw no action for the Wildcats. Springer then came to Georgia Southern in 2017 as a redshirt junior, but she had to sit out for a second straight season due to NCAA transfer

rules. Now in her redshirt senior season, Springer is the starting goalkeeper for the Eagles. Even with the changes in schools, Springer says the training and preparation she’s undergoing is mostly the same, and that things don’t generally change much at her position, no matter the school.

If you make one mistake, it could cost your team the game.” JOCELYN SPRINGER Goalkeeper

Despite Gordon’s first goal of the year, Eagles unable to beat Mountaineers

But her position, one of the most under-discussed in all of sports, is of the utmost importance, and Springer takes that into consideration when preparing for a game. “When gameday rolls around, I spend about an hour just mentally preparing,” Springer said. The game, Springer says, especially at her position, can be a large mental challenge, and one slip-up could be extremely costly. And with the most important part of their schedule finally arriving, the Eagles need Springer’s excellent play to help lead them to victory. Her shutout against Georgia State, the team’s first conference matchup, paved the way for the Eagles to take the win. “All of our hard work is finally paying off,” Springer said. “We are finally seeing the benefits of everything we’ve done.”

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Redshirt senior goalkeeper Jocelyn Springer directs her team on a goal kick. Springer was named Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week last week.

Football SunBelt Conference Standings

BY KAITLIN SELLS The George-Anne staff

The Eagles fell to rival Appalachian State 2-1 in a hard-fought battle until the end of the match. The Mountaineers were first to strike as they sent a header into the back of the net in the 18th minute of play, but the Eagles didn’t let that slow them down. Not even ten minutes later, the Eagles struck back as Tyler Gordon volleyed the ball over the keeper from the edge of the box to tie the game at 1-1 in the 24th minute of play. The score remained tied through the first half as App State had the edge on GS in shots 7-6. The second half moved along slowly as the heat seemed to have an effect on both teams while the speed of play slowed down for a bit on both sides. The speed of play didn’t stay slow for long, as the Mountaineers put another goal in the back of the net in the 58th minute. That goal seemed to wake up the Eagles as they fought hard the rest of the match and were so close to making a few shots. “We prepared all week for that so, it’s disappointing that Page designed by Morgan Carr

we didn’t execute,” Head Coach Brian Dunleavy said to gseagles. “Going forward we couldn’t connect the final pass to break their back line. When we did, we scored. Apart from a good few attacking buildups on our part, that was an ugly game of soccer.” Sadly, those last-minute shots weren’t enough as the game ended with App State leading 2-1 and having the total edge I shots over the Eagles 13-9.

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Senior forward Tyler Gordon works her way around an App State defender. Gordon scored the Eagles’ lone shot in Sunday’s loss.

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Four things we know about the fourth game of the season against Arkansas State BY MCCLAIN BAXLEY The George-Anne staff

For the third consecutive year, Georgia Southern will be facing Arkansas State after having a bye week. However, this will be the first time the game isn’t being played on a Wednesday. Here’s four things we already know about Saturday’s game.

team in the country where they picked up their lone loss of the season. A week before, the Red Wolves traveled to Tuscaloosa to be on the losing end of a No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide 57-7 beatdown. ASU’s wins have been closer than GS’, but they have also been to more respectable teams. The Red Wolves won close tests against No. 87 UNLV and No. 107 Tulsa to go with their comfortable victory over FCS Southeast Missouri.

championship game. The 12-2 Eagles beat the Red Wolves in Tacoma, Washington 48-21 to claim back-to-back national champions. Since then, the Eagles have lost the past two contests against the Red Wolves by a combined 19 points. In 2016, GS somehow let 0-4 ASU back into a game in Jonesboro where the Red Wolves had five turnovers. It was a disgrace for the Eagles and was the turning point for both teams’ seasons. The next year in Paulson, GS let a 22-17 halftime deficit get away f r o m t h e m as they allowed three more wideopen touchdowns in the final 30 minutes.

Both teams have a GS is 1-2 against This is the Sun Belt GS is a four point loss to a top 5 team ASU opener for both underdog The last time the Eagles took The two teams first met in the The last time the Eagles teams the field, it was against the No. 2 1986 Division 1-AA national were home underdogs was last

The 2-1 Eagles return to Paulson for their Sun Belt conference opener against Arkansas State.

GS won the Sun Belt in 2014, going 8-0 in conference games, which broke up ASU’s five consecutive conference championships. The Red Wolves have won a share of the Sun Belt title six times compared to the Eagles’ one Sun Belt title. The Eagles are 2-2 in Sun Belt conference openers with the two losses coming to the Red Wolves who are 12-5 in conference openers since joining the Sun Belt in 2000.

season against South Alabama. The Jaguars were six point favorites, but GS obliterated the spread by winning 52-0. The Eagles are also 3-0 against the spread this year, highlighted with covering the 32 point spread against Clemson by losing by 31. It was as close as a team could get, but a four point spread is a lot less to cover. In comparison, ASU is 1-3 against the spread this year with the one win coming over Tulsa. The Red Wolves were 1.5 underdogs and won the game by nine.

Kickoff from Paulson Stadium is set for 6 p.m.

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Fisk earns fourth career victory in Eagles’ first tournament of the season BY RYAN PYE

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The Georgia Southern golf team traveled to Birmingham, Alabama earlier this week to take part in the Shoal Creek Invitational, where the team finished in seventh and senior Steven Fisk tied for first. The two day event hosted 14 different collegiate golf teams, all of which had to deal with difficult weather during scheduled times of play. GS looked sharp in the first round on Monday, collectively firing a three-under 285, good enough for second place heading into day two. The Eagles were led by Steven Fisk, who shot a 68, and Ben Carr, who shot a 70, they were both in the top ten for individuals. With weather delaying the second round that was originally scheduled for Monday, teams were set to finish the remaining two rounds of play on Tuesday. The final two rounds saw the Eagles begin to fall on the leaderboard, and eventually find themselves in seventh place at tournament’s end. At the conclusion of play, it was the Texas A&M Aggies who took home first place as a team. Page designed by Morgan Carr

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Senior golfer Steven Fisk earned his fourth win of his career this week in the Shoal Creek Invitational. Fisk was named 2017-2018 Sun Belt Golfer of the Year.

Although finishing in the middle of the pack isn’t quite what the Eagles had hoped for, the tournament was highlighted by senior standout Steven Fisk, who gathered his fourth career tournament win in his career at GS. Fisk shot a pair of 71s in the final two rounds, which put him at six under par for the tournament, which was enough to tie Phillip Knowles of North Florida for co-medalist honors. The Eagles’ highest finisher behind Fisk was senior Wilson Andress, who wrapped up the weekend at two-over par, tying him for 17th among individuals. “We took a few steps forward this week,” Head Coach Carter Collins told GSEagles. “Getting some experience under the belts of our younger guys means a lot this time of year, and it will pay dividends for them moving forward.” The Eagles do not have much time to reflect on their play from Shoal Creek, because they will travel to Cashiers, North Carolina to compete in the Hummingbird Intercollegiate on Oct. 1 and 2.

We took a few steps forward this week.” CARTER COLLINS Head Coach

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The story of Brad Morris and the 1985 Georgia Southern national championship team BY MCCLAIN BAXLEY The George-Anne staff

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Brad Morris (left) poses with legendary football coach Erk Russell (right). The two men knew each other since Russell coached at UGA.

n the spring of 1984, Brad Morris met the late Erk Russell at Snooky’s in Statesboro for lunch. Snooky’s was Russell’s go-to dining preference. The American-style country diner was a landmark for Statesboro, but was also the landmark where Morris was “recruited” to play for Russell. Morris first met the hall of fame coach nine years prior at the UGA football summer camps. “I knew that Coach Russell was starting a program down [in Statesboro] obviously because I was heartbroken when he left UGA, being a Bulldogs fan,” Morris said. And that’s what the two men discussed at lunch, the newly developing Georgia Southern College football program. “He was really upfront and honest with me and told me everyone was pretty much starting from the same clean slate,” Morris said. “They were too poor to cheat.” GS hadn’t fielded a football team since 1941 and had next to nothing to start a team. In 1978, GS President Dale Lick decided to resurrect the football program and hired Russell as head coach in 1982. “They were going to do things the right way and build it from scratch,” Morris said. “It was typical Coach Russell

style—straightforward. And I was sold.” Morris was born in Waycross, about two hours south of Statesboro, but moved to Virginia with his father to play football. His first year with the Eagles was the 1984 season and Morris was a backup center. In the media guide, Morris was described as “undersized,” but “will add quality depth” to the position. “It was an exciting opportunity because I wasn’t ready to play big-time college ball,” Morris said. “When I showed up to practice that summer, I saw 80 to 100 guys that had that same mindset. We were all 10 pounds too light or two inches too short.”

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Brad Morris was born in Waycross, but moved to live with his father in Virginia. But that was how Russell liked it. One of the head coach’s most famous quotes was when he said that runts try harder. The Eagles were starting from nothing and had the players to show for it, but in just two years, there was a sense of expectation for something great surrounding the team. “There was something about Statesboro at that time that you just knew was special, and it really turned out to be,” Morris said. “I don’t think any of us expected half of how special it would become.” Between a legendary coach, a newfound offense and the best player to ever wear the blue and white, this GS team was shaping up for arguably the most remarkable season in Division 1-AA history. The 1985 GS football season began with a close victory over Florida A&M in Jacksonville before suffering their first loss of the year the next week in Paulson to Middle Tennessee

State. For the rest of the regular season though, the Eagles walked through everyone they faced, save James Madison on the road, setting them up for a playoff run led by the great Tracy Ham, who Morris gladly blocked for. “I was playing with one of the greatest Georgia Southern players of all time,” Morris said of Ham. “Number one, he could beat you with his arm like no one else. But we started off with a core of that offense and the coaches put in flare that worked to his talents. He literally called a play in the huddle one time, had a mental breakdown and went the wrong way and still scored. You just stand there looking at each other wondering how did he do that.” Ham’s number eight jersey is just one of two retired numbers at GS and for good reason. Without Ham, the 1985 would not have been able to do what they did.

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Hall of fame quarterback Tracy Ham still holds many of the passing records at GS. He was selected as an All-American in 1986 and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2007. “Our offensive line coach shut the projector off one time and said if all else fails, you need to protect that guy,” Morris said. “You need that guy to be upright and healthy.” After two heavily contested

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The 1985 Georgia Southern football team went 13-2 and capped its season with a 44-42 victory against Furman in the Division 1-AA national championship. Morris was number 55. Page designed by Morgan Carr

playoff games, the Eagles had qualified for the national championship in Tacoma, Washington against the Furman Paladins. “We had seen Furman on film because we played some teams from the Southern Conference,” Morris said. “We felt very much equal in terms of talent, very evenly matched.” But the trip out to Washington was almost as exciting as the opportunity to play for the top team in Division 1-AA. Each player was allowed to bring one family member with them on the plane. “I brought my dad and it was basically just a bunch of dads going out there along with some of the GS boosters,” Morris said. “It was just a great time, but we were all there for business.” Both schools were from the south with Furman being in Greenville, South Carolina, so both teams were making a cross-country trip. This was something that many of the players hadn’t experienced. Furman was a small private school and even across the country, the difference in the two schools’ class and prestige was evident. “I think Furman was staying in downtown Seattle at a nice hotel and we were in a nice hotel, but we were in a place, ironically, called Auburn, Washington,” Morris said. “We were a pretty good ways out of town, so when we worked out at the stadium, we took buses to the stadium.” While GS was at a disadvantage as far as driving distance, on paper and on film the teams were even. And at the end of the 44-42 thriller in the Tacoma Dome, it was the Eagles storming the field for the school’s first national championship. “I was so excited and everything was new. You just kind of kept pinching yourself to see if it was really happening,” Morris said. “When the [championship] went the way it went, I’ve got people that tell me that’s the greatest college football game they’ve seen.” The GS Eagles were at the top of the Division 1-AA for the first of six times and the nation became well aware of Russell and Ham’s offense. And each play began with Morris’ flick of the wrist. “The relationship [between Ham and Morris] was super tight,” Morris said. “We spent 10 minutes every day running the same three core option

plays so you could understand the read.” For 15 games in 1985, Morris and Ham worked and mastered the option that became known as the “Hambone” offense. The day after the win against Furman, the champions boarded the plane for Savannah. The bus ride from Savannah to Statesboro made it all worth it.

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Head football coach Erk Russell was carried off the field after the national championship win against Furman. “It was like three or four in the morning and there was a family out there in quilts and coats because they watched the game on TV,” Morris said. “To see them out there with trash can campfires just to see us go by was something that resonates with me and makes me proud to be from Georgia Southern and be from South Georgia.” Erk Russell’s team had evolved from playing with hand-me-down equipment and a bunch of undersized athletes to hoisting a national championship trophy and playing as a family. Morris wouldn’t have traded it for the world. “It was a very family atmosphere,” Morris said. “I was about to quit and one of my [teammates] he said ‘why don’t you hang out for the weekend and my mom is going to bring us some food from home.’ She brought some chicken and rice and strawberry cake. We sat there and played ping pong all weekend and I told myself ‘I can stick it out with these guys.’” And when he looks at his rings or talks with his former teammates at reunions, he is certainly glad he stuck it out. “You go to these reunions and everybody is still ragging on each other like we’re still living in the dorms,” Morris said. “But they would also be the first guys to stand up for you if something was up. Just quality people all the way around.”

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9-27-18

Homecoming 2018 | October 1-6 GeorgiaSouthern.edu/Homecoming Event loca�on legend: [S] Statesboro campus [A] Armstrong campus [L] Liberty campus Note: Event details and locations are subject to change. Please visit the website for the most up-to-date schedule.

Sunday, September 30

Screaming Eagles Lip-Sync Competition [S]

Doo-Dah Dance and Step Show [S]

Masquerade Ball [A]

(by the Residence Hall Association)

(by the University Programming Board)

7:00 pm - 11:00 pm at Student Union Ballroom Celebrate this year homecoming with our soaring Masquerade Ball. Put on your mask and your dancing shoes and come join us for a night to remember!

Monday, October 1 Banner Competition [S, A] (by the Office of Student Activities)

Student organizations design theme related banners that will hang on campus through the week of Homecoming.

7:00 pm (doors open at 6:00pm) at Hanner Fieldhouse A dance show like no other! Student organizations compete in different categories including step, “doo-dah”, and dance for spirit points and prizes! Tickets are $1 and can be purchased as follows: September 26-27, 11:00am-2:00pm at the Russell Union Rotunda (Statesboro campus) or Student Union (Armstrong campus) or 2:30pm-5:00pm in the Office of Student Activities (Williams Center-Statesboro; (Memorial College Center-Armstrong). Tickets will be available as scheduled, until sold out. Tickets will NOT be sold day of or at the door unless we do not sell out the week before. Limit: 2 tickets per Eagle ID. MUST HAVE EAGLE ID, NO EXCEPTIONS.

Wednesday, October 3

Paint the Campus Blue (door decorating competition) [S, A, L] (by the Office of Student Activities)

Campus departments design theme related displays on their windows and/or doors around campus to compete for spirit points.

4:00 pm - 7:00 pm at Residential Plaza Students can exchange non-Georgia Southern University collegiate apparel for a brand new, Georgia Southern Homecoming t-shirt! Don’t have a collegiate t-shirt to swap? Simply pay $2 and you can own one! Remember to bring your Eagle ID. Be sure to get there early!

Penny Wars [S] (by Fraternity & Sorority Life)

11:00 am – 2:00 pm at Russell Union Rotunda Student organizations can set up tailgates and enjoy games, music and a Biggest Fan on Campus competition!

11:00 am - 2:00 pm Russell Union Rotunda Students will raise money throughout the week of Homecoming in support of the services and programming of the 39 fraternity and sorority chapters at Georgia Southern University. Money will be collected at the designated time.

True Blue Mask-Off [S]

True Blue Tailgate and T-Shirt Swap [L]

(by the Office of Student Activities)

Who can design the best mask? Participating organizations will be given a mask and a set of “basket ingredients” to design their best Southern Masquerade mask in 1-hour! Don’t have a mask to wear to the masquerade ball on Wednesday? Join the University Programming Board at the Rotunda to decorate your own!

11:00 am - 1:00 pm at Liberty Center Students can exchange non-Georgia Southern University collegiate apparel for a brand new, Georgia Southern Homecoming t-shirt! Don’t have a collegiate t-shirt to swap? Simply pay $2 and you can own one! Remember to bring your Eagle ID. Be sure to get there early!

Penny Wars [S]

Masquerade Ball [S] (by the University Programming Board)

(by Fraternity & Sorority Life)

11:00 am - 2:00 pm at Russell Union Rotunda Students will raise money throughout the week of Homecoming in support of the services and programming of the 39 fraternity and sorority chapters at Georgia Southern University. Money will be collected at the designated time.

Foam Party [A]

7:00 pm - 10:00 pm at Williams Center Multipurpose Room Celebrate this year homecoming with our soaring Masquerade Ball. Put on your mask and your dancing shoes and come join us for a night to remember!

Thursday, October 4

8:00 pm at Compass Point Quad

Dance until your heart is content..in several feet of suds and bubbles!

GSU Idol [S] (by the Student Government Association)

7:00 pm at Russell Union Ballroom Be the next GSU star, show the campus who you really are! Students can compete to in a sing off to become the new GSU Idol! Tickets will be $5 in advance and $7 at the door. Students, be sure to bring your student ID!

Tuesday, October 2 Penny Wars [S] (by Fraternity & Sorority Life)

Live Salsa Band [A] (by the Office of Multicultural Affairs)

6:00 pm at Residential Plaza

Friday, October 5 Parade [S] (by the Office of Student Activities)

Starts at 4:00 pm From Lot 42 (College of Education) to Sweetheart Circle

Celebration [S] (by the University Programming Board)

5:00 pm (immediately following the Parade) at Sweetheart Circle Join us on Sweetheart Circle as we wrap-up a mysterious week. Enjoy free food and activities for everyone! We’ll have a few special performers and an award ceremony for all of the Homecoming events that occurred during the week. Come and see who will be crowned Duke/Duchess of the Statesboro Campus and who made King/Queen Court! Celebration is a Georgia Southern tradition, you don’t want to miss!

Saturday, October 6 True Blue 5K [S]

Sculpt-It for the Food Bank [s]

(by the University Programming Board)

Student organizations, campus departments, and members of the community enter parade floats, Krazy Kars, and characters in a spirit-filled parade.

(by the University Programming Board)

11:00 am – 2:00 pm at Russell Union Rotunda

4:00 pm - 7:00 pm at Residential Plaza Join us as we wrap-up a mysterious week. Enjoy free food and activities for everyone! We’ll have an award ceremony for all of the Homecoming events that occurred during the week. Come and see who will be crowned Duke/Duchess of the Armstrong/Liberty campuses and who made King/Queen Court! Celebration is a Georgia Southern tradition, you don’t want to miss!

(by the University Programming Board)

Be sure to vote for your favorite King, Queen, Duke and Duchess candidates. Voting will be on MyInvolvement starting at 8:00 am. (by the Office of Student Activities)

(by University Programming Board)

T-Shirt Swap [A]

(by the Office of Student Activities)

Biggest Fan on Campus Tailgate [S]

True Blue Tailgate and Celebrate [A]

Sidewalk Competition (sidewalk chalking competition) [S] 4:00pm at Paulson Stadium (in front of Bishop Fieldhouse) Student organizations design theme related displays on the Paulson Stadium driveway, to compete for spirit points.

Royalty Candidate Voting

7:00pm (doors open at 6:30pm) at Russell Union Ballroom Come out and enjoy a lip sync competition you will not forget. Bring your Eagle ID!

(by Campus Recreation & Intramurals)

(by the Office of Leadership and Community Engagement)

11:00 am – 2:00 pm at Russell Union Commons Student organizations bring canned goods and create sculptures related to the Homecoming theme in support of the Statesboro Food Bank and compete with other organizations to win spirit points! All canned items will then be donated to the Statesboro Food Bank.

Penny Wars [S]

8:00 am at Recreation Activities Center (RAC) Students and community members can stay active and participate in this years True Blue 5K all while sporting their Georgia Southern University colors and apparel. Visit georgiasouthern.edu/cri for registration information.

GreenFest [S] (by the Center for Sustainability)

(by Fraternity & Sorority Life)

T-Shirt Swap [S] (by the University Programming Board)

11:00 am - 2:00 pm at Russell Union Rotunda Students can exchange non-Georgia Southern University collegiate apparel for a brand new, Georgia Southern Homecoming t-shirt! Don’t have a collegiate t-shirt to swap? Simply pay $2 and you can own one! Remember to bring your Eagle ID. Be sure to get there early!

9:00 am - 1:00 pm at Bulloch County Courthouse Lawn & East Main Street GreenFest is a fun-filled community sustainability celebration packed with green exhibits, vendors and workshops to educate visitors about green living. Enjoy live music, activities, green products and sustainable solutions for the whole family. Free workshops will help you save green while living green.

Crowning of Homecoming King & Queen [S] (by the Office of Student Activities)

Halftime at Paulson Stadium Two students, nominated by their organization and voted for by their peers will be crowned the 2018 Homecoming King and Queen!

Join the Office of Multicultural Affairs for a fun night of salsa music!

If you need accommoda�ons related to access, please contact the Oﬃce of Student Ac�vi�es at osa@georgiasouthern.edu at least two weeks prior to the event.

ALSO PROUD TO PARTNER WITH: Student Government Associa�on

Oﬃce of Leadership and Community Engagement

Residence Hall Associa�on

Fraternity and Sorority Life

Oﬃce of Student Ac�vi�es

Campus Recrea�on and Intramurals

Center for Sustainability