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in the Southern Adventures room as part of the Climbing Clinic Series. No pre-requisites are required and if interested visit http://recreation.georgiasouthern.edu/southern-adventures/skills-clinics/climbing-clinics/.
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The movie is 22 Jump Street and doors open at 9 pm. in the Aquatics Center at the RAC Indoor Pool and the movie will begin at 9:30 pm. It is free and if interested visit http://recreation.georgiasouthern.edu/aquatics/special-events/dive-in-movie/.
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Williams is a junior writing & linguistics and French major. She is the current Opinions Editor for the George-Anne.
Lubecki is the assistant vicepresident for academic affairs and the director of the center for international studies. The panel will be held in the Russell Union Theatre at 6:30 p.m.
The purpose of the panel is to shed light on the recent rise of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and the key question confronting US policymakers and other actors involved in the crisis, namely, what to do with the Page designed by Alexandra Tobia
Islamic State. Given the truculence and cruelty of ISIS, the obvious policy is to confront the radicals, but in the political minefield that the Middle East has become it is far from clear what policy is the best to follow. Experts also know that this is not the first Islamic State that emerged in Iraq – the first one was created in the 2004-2008 period by al-Qaeda in Iraq and collapsed when the coalition of Sunni tribal militias and U.S. defeated this first incarnation of the radials’ agenda. The second one, which we are confronting right now is as much an outcome of the civil war in Syria as it is of the persistent problems in Iraq. Critics of President Obama’s apparent lack of decisiveness in confrontation with ISIS seem to be ignoring the complexities of the region. It is also obvious, from the theatrical displays of defiance of the U.S. by ISIS, that ISIS wants a confrontation with the U.S. Possibly,
this “war” against the US would give ISIS extra legitimacy that it needs to compete against other radical organizations – including al-Qaeda, which rejects ISIS. In the age when Islamic radicals fight other Islamic radicals, one wise course of action might be to let evil self-consume. However, as the zone of suffering in the region is spreading and radicals are gaining access to unprecedented resources and capabilities, staying away from the conflict is less of an option. At the same time, in response to Hillary Clinton’s criticism of Obama’s apparent lack of policy on the issue (“not doing stupid things is not a policy”) one can legitimately ask whether doing stupid things is a policy? Clearly, one has to proceed with nuance and judgment – after sinking over $1 trillion into the sands of Iraq the last thing we need is another U.S. invasion of the “land of two rivers.” To contact the opinions editor, email letters@georgiasouthern.edu.
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If a picture is worth a thousand words and a video obtained by police is worth a two- game suspension, what’s a leaked video worth? Baltimore Ravens’ pro bowl running back Ray Rice got off easy in July when NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell dropped a Styrofoam hammer on him for assaulting his fiancé in an Atlantic City Hotel elevator. A two-game suspension that garnered scrutiny from, let me just conservatively say, everyone. Fast forward to Monday when TMZ “leaked” the full elevator video of Rice hitting his now wife, Janay Palmer. Why TMZ decided to release the video the day after the opening Sunday of the NFL season is, well, another argument in itself. Just hours after the video spread Page designed by Alexandra Tobia
throughout cyberspace, the NFL and the Ravens saw the opportunity and, as expected, made a reaction that was intended to get the public back on their side and forget about the two-game suspension from July. The Ravens terminated Rice’s contract and the league suspended him indefinitely. The video stirred up a lot of emotion and discussion, but forget the video. Forget it. It shouldn’t have taken a leaked video after the fact for the NFL and the Ravens to take appropriate action. Whether Palmer is publicly defending her husband or not, there can be no mulligans given to a group of people who chose not to take a case of a man hitting a woman seriously. I shouldn’t have to sit here and give you the Nancy Grace monologue about why it’s wrong for a man to hit a woman under any and all circumstances, but maybe the NFL and Ravens need to hear it. You’d like to think that would fall in the category of unacceptable acts that fall under a zero-tolerance policy. Just like you should know not to drive while intoxicated… ahem… Le’Veon Bell. Domestic violence is real. It’s something that goes beyond the famousness of any individual and there is never – let me say it again, never – any reason on this planet that can justify a man knocking a
woman out cold. With that said, TMZ deciding to stir the pot shouldn’t make the league and its followers just now realize that what occurred is inexcusable. ESPN’s Keith Olbermann broke down the ramifications of the negligence of the Ravens. “Mr. Cass (Dick Cass, Ravens president) and Mr. Newsome (Ozzie Newsome, Ravens general manager) put the meaninglessness of their own team’s financial and on-field success ahead of the safety and well being of not only Janay Palmer, but every woman in the country now threatened by a man who, because of how they covered for Ray Rice, is a little more confident that he can get away with it,” Olbermann said. The truth of the matter is, there are no clean hands at this point. The NFL and the Ravens are just as guilty as Rice for essentially enabling the act of domestic violence. Even under the amended rules, a first domestic violence offense is six games. Six. A league where Josh Gordon receives a year-long suspension for smoking weed and gets a more severe suspension than that of a man who beats his “significant” other is sad, truly sad. Especially from a commissioner who prides himself on severe punishments for wrongdoings, or so we’re led to believe.
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Chivalry is dead. It passed from our minds like a flash of lightning in a storm. All we have is an impression of something aweinspiring yet we are unable to grasp its true meaning. Our modern code of chivalry is at the same time convoluted and antiquated. The original definition of chivalry is “the combination of qualities expected of an ideal knight, especially courage, honor, courtesy, justice, and a readiness
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to help the weak.” We still stick to this very same definition, only trading out the word “knight” for “gentleman”. This is a great definition, and the world could certainly use more courage, honor, courtesy and justice, however it implies that those we try to help are somehow weak. This is alarming when you realize that the term chivalry is almost exclusively used nowadays to describe the way a man acts towards a woman. This is why many women don’t want a man to hold open a door, make her breakfast, fix a leaky faucet or jump their car. The nicest thing you can do for a lady (or anyone) is to stop using the word chivalry IMMEDIATELY. This word doesn’t reflect the views of our modern society. We don’t help others because they are “weak,” we help them because we care and know how much a little kindness can mean. Chivalry is dead, but in its place is the concept of contemporary courtesy. Go forth and help others (man or woman), not because they are weak but because you care.
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FIVE NEWS EVENTS YOU SHOULD KNOW BY NADIA DREID The Geore Anne staff
Here are five news events you should be keeping up with if you want to look informed, or at least pass your current events quiz:
An American who contracted Ebola in Sierra Leone arrived at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta Tuesday morning. This is the fourth patient with Ebola to be brought back to the United States for treatment in the last month and the third to be treated in Emory’s isolation unit.
President Obama delivered a speech Wednesday night detailing his strategy for combating ISIS, the Islamic militant group that has seized control of parts of Syria and Iraq and is responsible for the deaths of two American citizens. Obama announced Monday on “Meet the Press” that his strategy will not include U.S. troops on the ground.
Atlanta Hawks owner Bruce Levenson has announced he will be selling his interest in the team after a 2012 email surfaced in which Levenson is dismayed at having an audience that is 70 percent black. In the email, Levenson also expressed a desire for fewer black cheerleaders and a fear that black audiences drove white fans away.
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Netflix and several other big name sites displayed perpetual loading symbols on their web pages Wednesday in protest of FCC regulations that would legalize Internet fast lanes, essentially allowing service providers to charge consumers more for prioritized Internet access.
Chick-fil-A founder Truett Cathy passed away early Monday morning at the age of 93, the company confirmed. Truett opened the first Chick-fil-A in Altanta in 1967 and lived to see the company grow to include over 1,800 locations across America, according to the company’s website.
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LOOKING FOR AN ELECTIVE? WHITE COLLAR CRIME LSTD 3630 Examines the investigative steps within the U.S. criminal justice system FRAUD AND THE LAW LSTD 3631 Examines the legal issues associated with conducting fraud investigations INTERVIEWS AND INTERROGATIONS LSTD 4633 Examines human behavior and the signals of truth and deception
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STEP 1: WARRANT AND ARREST When someone is charged with a warrant, it simply means that law enforcement has enough evidence to arrest that person, which is separate from being charged with a crime in court. “A police officer swears out a warrant against a person based on some criminal activity that they either witnessed or that they have investigated and have evidence of,” Assistant District Attorney Barclay Black said.
STEP 2: THE MAGISTRATE Under Georgia law, a person arrested under a warrant must appear
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before a magistrate judge within 72 hours. The accused person is informed of their rights and the charges against them, and the judge decides whether or not to set bond.
STEP 3: THE INDICTMENT Once law enforcement has completed their investigation, they compile a file – if the case includes felony charges, the file is sent to the district attorney’s office. (All felony cases are handled by the superior court. In Georgia, a felony is defined as a crime for which the punishment exceeds 12 months in jail or a $1,000 fine.) “The DA’s office would then assign that [case] to an assistant DA, like myself who would sit down with that file, review it . . . and basically give it an analysis from a legal point of view,” Black said.
If there is sufficient evidence, the district attorney would then file an indictment, a formal document charging someone with a crime.
STEP 4: GRAND JURY The district attorney’s office then presents the evidence to a grand jury, a panel of 16-23 citizens who judge whether there is enough evidence for the case to go to trial. “If the grand jury believes that there is enough evidence for the case to go and be formally charged in court, then they can vote and it’s called a true bill,” Black said. “Basically what that means is that the grand jury has found that there’s enough evidence for it to go forward in the litigation process.” (In Bulloch County, grand juries convene every three months.)
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STEP 5: ARRAIGNMENT If the grand jury returns a true bill, the indictment is then filed with the Clerk of Superior Court’s office, which then schedules an arraignment. An arraignment is the first time the defendant, the person charged with the crime, appears in court. “They [the defendant] will be formally charged by that true bill indictment with a criminal act in open court,” Black said. “And they have the right to have it read in open court, and they have the right to get a copy of the indictment and a copy of the list of witnesses and any court orders that come along with the indictment. If the defendant does not have an attorney at this point, he or she can apply for a public defender. If the defendant has already hired an attorney, the attorney will be generally be present. The defendant will then enter a plea
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of guilty or not guilty. “Usually it’s not guilty because not guilty at least gets the process started,” Black said.
STEP 6: MOTIONS AND REQUESTS If a defendant pleads not guilty, their attorney then has the right to file motions or requests. These generally include requests for access to the evidence of the case, or motions to suppress evidence.
STEP 7: TRIAL After the judge decides on all motions and requests, the case is scheduled for trial. “A person has a right to a trial of their peers,” Black said. “They have the right to have 12 jurors listen to their case and decide a verdict of guilty or not guilty on each of the counts that they’re charged with.”
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BY MICHELLE NORSWORTHY The George-Anne staff
As a club initially created for Pokémon lovers, Battle Frontier left many confused as to what its purpose was. Now, under its new name: “Geeks ‘n Gamers,” the organization is easily Georgia Southern University’s most inclusive gaming organization. While other gaming formats played a minor role, its president, Daniel Thornton, says they’ve spawned into new areas of gameplay. Hosting rooms for gamers of every console, board and card game imaginable, everyone can find something that interests them. “We’re not specific on anything,” Thornton said. “If you aren’t satisfied, you can bring your system or your game and there’s no doubt about it - someone is going to play with you.” While board and card games were always welcome, video games were the most prominent gaming option. Now, popular games such as Cards Against Humanity are
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gaining traction within the organization. “We actually have two rooms in the IT Building. One room is mostly based on video games, anything with a computer, and the other is for card games and board games,” Thornton said. Geeks ‘n Gamers also hosts and participates in gaming tournaments. According to Thornton, this semester boasts a variety of games for their tournaments. In the line-up are fighters, first person shooters, sports and racing games. There will also be a few lesser known titles. “What’s crazy is that we can go from our meeting time, which is at seven, to like three in the morning,” Thornton said. In the last few weeks, Geeks ‘n Gamers has seen numerous changes and more changes are in the works. “It’s been surprising these last few weeks how everything’s grown,” Thornton said. “It’s exciting for me in a good way.” Thornton encourages anyone interested to “just grab a seat” and game on.
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This past Tuesday, Sept. 9, Georgia Southern University came together to kick off their 41st annual A Day for Southern campaign. The campaign’s main aspiration is to raise money for GSU and its surrounding community. All proceeds go toward funding for University programs that are not financed by state dollars. A Day for Southern benefits a variety of GSU initiatives from academics and athletics to cultural
The Student Government Association also set up tables in front of the dining halls and a few on campus buildings to raise awareness for Eagles for Eagles, a student-led campaign to help fund awards for any fellow students that may be
programs and faculty development. Throughout the day on Tuesday, students rallied in the Alumni Call Center and spent hours fundraising to countless GSU alumni around the United States. Alumni, students and anyone else interested in donating can go to Georgia Southern’s main website under the search term: “A Day for Southern.” This will pull up the option to “Make a Gift” wherein you are able to chose exactly which university program you would prefer your donation to go toward.
experiencing extreme financial hardship. On Tuesday, in primarily cash donations, SGA collected $113 towards the Eagles for Eagles fund from students around campus. This was the second year of the Eagles for Eagles campaign.
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Fall into these four books this season
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I know, after dropping at least a couple hundo at the University Store “What else can I read this fall?” is the last question on your mind. However, delving into nonrequired reading with twisted, attention-grabbing storylines is a way to give your brain a break from droolworthy textbooks without shutting it down completely with another Netflix marathon. Here are some recently published novels with thrilling plots and unpredictable endings that are perfect for the fall season. “Lock In” by John Scalzi
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One of modern sci-fi’s most popular authors, Scalzi takes his readers fifteen years into the future to experience a pandemic often predicted by the media. No, we’re not talking zombies here. Scalzi creates a disturbingly realistic virus that is capable of rendering a human body completely immobile and unresponsive while leaving the afflicted still awake and mentally aware. Hence being “locked in” their bodies. While it only does this to 1 percent of the United States population, the President’s wife and daughter fall under this state, and technology is created to allow the lockedin to sometimes take control of the bodies of people who aren’t affected by the illness. Think corruption, political control and murder, and you start to get a good sense of what this book about. Genre: Science Fiction “The Supernatural Enhancements” by Edgar Cantero What better way to get in the mood for Halloween than with a story about a haunted house? With the first page missing, Cantero deviates from the typical 19th century chain-rattling ghost stories by telling it through collected documents such as letters, journal entries and
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recording transcripts. It’s a modern day thriller that follows a guy named A. and his mute, purple-haired companion after A. inherits a gloomy mansion from his mysterious, dead relative. This book is quirky, gothic and hard to put down. Ten points to Gryffindor if you can figure out the ending before the characters do. Genre: Paranormal Thriller “Edgar Allan Poe: The Fever Called Living” by Paul Collins Remember that creepy Edgar Allan Poe poem that your sadistic high school English teacher made you read that left your skin crawling? You’re right, but the question is "which one?" Well, if one of America’s most morbid writers ever fascinated you when you were younger, you can now get a better understanding of the intriguing and tragic life this author lived. Although countless biographies have been written on Poe before, the majority of them are either boring or biased. Paul Collins takes a neutral approach in explaining Poe’s personal life, career and self-destructive habits. It’s a short, interesting read and will have you wanting jump out of your skin by reading more of Poe’s work. Genre: Non-Fiction Biography “The Secret Place” by Tana French It’s "Mean Girls" all over again in French’s newest murder mystery. Instead of a burn book, the girls at a boarding school post cruel gossip and secrets on a board they call The Secret Place. It’s all fun and games until one post is pinned saying “I know who killed him”-“him” being the popular boy that was found dead last year. Two detectives find themselves struggling to discover the secrets hidden between a group of friends, their families and a rival clique and realize that teenage girls can be more dangerous and nasty than they seem. Duh. Don’t they know who Regina George is? Genre: Mystery
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BY MATT SOWELL The George-Anne staff
Kate Middleton has a royal bun in her oven of monarchy. That’s right, the beloved royal family is expecting baby number two. I wonder how George is going to take having to share his entire bloody fleet of nannies. Let’s be real, this kid is in the womb and has a more lavish life than most of us reading this ever will. #DailyDoseOfSalt. Iggy Azalea’s real name is Amethyst Kelly. Lol. Not exactly news but let’s be real: First things first, Amethyst. There’s always time for Iggy bashing, it’s like Bieber bashing. Kim Kardashian mentioned plans to pop out some nuggets on the Ellen show. My speculations for names are East, South, NothEast, NorthSouth and EastNorth. I wonder what they’ll do when they run out of compass navigations. BONUS: Did I mention Bieber hate? Biebs seductively stripped down to his boxers at a fashion event Tuesday night, only to be booed by the attendees. When he was down to the last article of clothing, the screams of girls drowned out the booing. I’d like to pretend those were screams of agony.
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Arts & Entertainment BY KENNETH LEE The George-Anne staff
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Andy and Claire enjoying Turntenstein’s most recent performance
This Saturday at the Bigshow’s Burgers, Statesboro band, Turntenstein, will unleash the wild, lightning-fast, aggressive sounds of punk music, while opening for the metal bands Solomon’s Ghost and Isotopes at 9 p.m. The punk band consists of four Georgia Southern students, Frankie Horton, a junior outdoor recreation major who plays drums, Claire Torell, a senior communication arts major who plays bass, Zach Strickland, a senior civil engineering major who plays guitar and Andy Stankiewicz, a Spanish and international studies major who also plays guitar. The band’s unusual name was picked in order to emphasize the ridiculous and fun vibe the band wishes to present to their listeners. “It shows that we don’t take ourselves too seriously,” Stankiewicz said. Although the band largely performs original songs, Turntenstein plans to set the show ablaze with a few select cover songs this Saturday. “A lot of bands hate playing covers because they want to have their own original sound out there, but we like playing covers. We do play more originals than covers,
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but we’re still keeping playing covers alive because they’re fun,” Strickland said. “We’re not trying to be a cover band though, it’s a mix. We’re writing more originals but we just started last semester,”Stankiewicz said. Turntenstein recently formed last February, however, the group members have been acquainted with one another for years. “I begged them all to play music with me. It was basically me wanting to play music because I love it,” Stankiewicz said. “It started whenever Andy got a bass guitar and told me to learn how to play guitar when we were thirteen. In high school, we would jam together in my garage in Brunswick,” Strickland said. Turntenstein assures that there’ll be no shortage of fun and thrills at Bigshow’s this Saturday. “We were invited to open the show by metal bands. Most people are going to be there for the metal bands because they want to hardcore dance, but hopefully it’ll be ridiculous and fun for everyone,” Stankiewicz said. “Our music is fast and loud. There’s fun little lead lines on guitar. Some parts you can yell-along, some you can sing-along.”
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Georgia Southern will be playing its second ACC opponent this season, and this time it will be in-state as they travel to Atlanta to take on Georgia Tech. Like NC State, the Yellow Jackets football program began in 1892 and their first game against Mercer University on Nov. 5, 1892 ended in a 12-6 loss. Georgia Tech’s biggest rival is the University of Georgia, in which the two programs experienced the first contest in 1893. The Yellow Jackets won the inaugural game by a score of 28-6 and currently hold a losing record by a tally of 39-64-5 in the annual meeting dubbed as "Clean, Old Fashioned Hate." Georgia Tech has won four national championships, with the last one coming in 1990. The team has also won 15 conference championships: two in the ACC, five in the SEC, three in the Southern Conference and five in the SIAA. The NCAA vacated in the Yellow Jackets 2009 conference championship in the ACC in 2011. Currently Georgia Tech is under probation until 2017 after originally playing ineligible players, but now impermissible texts from coaches to recruits have extended the universities penalty. Georgia Tech has played in four conferences in the program’s history. First beginning in the SIAA or Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association from 1894-1913 and 1916-1922. They
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then made a move to the Southern Conference where they stayed until 1933 when they joined the SEC. The Yellow Jackets stayed in the SEC until 1964 before becoming an Independent school tied to no conference for 14 years. In 1979 they made a move to the ACC and have remained in the conference ever since then. Georgia Tech over the school’s history has made some national history of its own, including the largest victory in college football history back in 1916 with a 222-0 win over Cumberland University. Along with that the Yellow Jackets have had 50 First Team All-Americans with the most recent one being Derrick Morgan in 2009. Detroit Lions receiver Calvin Johnson, Denver Broncos receiver Demaryius Thomas and Tennessee Titans linebacker Derrick Morgan are all notable players that played for the Ramblin’ Wreck. Built in 1913, Bobby Dodd at Historic Grant Field, located on North Avenue in Midtown Atlanta, is the home of the Yellow Jackets. The stadium holds 55,000 fans and was renovated last in 2003. It is one of the oldest venues used in college football. Georgia Tech has won over 700 games in its time as a football program putting it at No. 24 all-time in victories. The Eagles will look to make history in one of college football’s most historic grounds on Saturday as they look for their first ever win against the Yellow Jackets.
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Trevor McNaboe Senior journalism major from Snellville. Football reporter
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For Paul Johnson, seeing the traditional colors of Blue and White and the fight song might be the only thing he recognizes when he takes on Georgia Southern this Saturday. Despite not playing football in college, he got a chance to start his coaching career with Erk Russell and the newly revitalized Georgia Southern program. For the first two years, he was the defensive line coach for the Eagles before receiving a promotion to offensive coordinator, which he held for two years. In the two seasons he was OC, Georgia Southern won backto-back national championships. After the back-to-back national championships, Johnson would leave Statesboro for 11 years coaching at the University of Hawaii and also at Navy. Once again, Georgia Southern would be the first place to give Johnson experience in a new coaching department: head coach. Johnson proved a worthy hire as he led the Eagles to three national championship appearances from 1998-2000, winning the 1999 and 2000 national titles. He obtained a 62-10 record in his five seasons in Statesboro. In 2002, he was hired by Navy, where he was at the helm for six seasons compiling a 45-29 record while running his staple triple option offense. In 2008, Georgia Tech made the bold move of bringing Paul Johnson to Atlanta along with his triple option offense. In his time as the coach of Georgia Tech he has 49-32 record. Despite his above .500 record Johnson has struggled in bowl games, going 1-5 with their only bowl win under his tutelage coming in 2012. Former Georgia Southern coach Jeff Monken is under the Paul Johnson coaching tree, having been an assistant for him 12 seasons. Despite Monken leaving the program, this game will still be special for older Georgia Southern fans that remember Johnson patrolling the sidelines of Paulson over a decade ago and playing a key role in four of the Eagles’ six national championships.
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Then Georgia Southern Head Coach Paul Johnson being held up by his team after winning the 2000 Division I-AA National Championship. The Eagles defeated Montana 27-25 in Chattanooga, Tenn. (Below)
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Senior Kym Coley, a Native of Aiken, SC, was named a finalist for the Lowe’s Senior Class Award on Tuesday. File Photo
Kym Coley’s roots run through New Jersey and South Carolina, but for the past three years they have been planted here in Statesboro. “When I was younger I used to go to a different school every year. That’s when I was in New Jersey. But then when I went to South Carolina I think I only went to five different schools,” Coley said. Moving around from school to school made it very difficult for her to find a team to play on. However, after joining the volleyball team at South Aiken High School during her junior year, she finally found a place that she belonged. The 6-foot-1-inch senior now plays middle for the Georgia Southern volleyball team. Although she has been an instrumental part of the team, she won’t hesitate to tell you that when she was younger she did not picture herself playing volleyball. “I started playing tennis when I was eight. So I played that for about 10 years,” Coley said. “I was big on tennis. I thought I was going to be a professional.” Her passion for tennis was obvious, and her mother helped her learn and perfect all the techniques and skills
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during the 10 years that she played. However, Coley’s mother played volleyball in college, so it was only a matter of time before Coley started playing herself. “My mom played volleyball so she wanted me to play. She was actually going to help coach. I got bored sitting on the sidelines, so I decided I would step in and play,” Coley said. That’s when her love of volleyball began. Her love for this new sport grew out of boredom, but has evolved into much more than that now. Despite getting college offers from Coastal Carolina, Wake Forest and Indiana, Ga. Southern was the first school to show interest. In the end, she decided to sign with Ga. Southern because they were the first to give her an offer. Coley was happy with her decision to play collegiate volleyball and was excited to start a new chapter in her life. Still, transitioning from South Aiken High School to Ga. Southern wasn’t easy. Volleyball came naturally to Coley, but it was still a new sport to her. She found herself having to work at it every day. “It was really hard because I had only been playing for two years. I knew nothing. Everything I learned about volleyball I learned in college,” Coley said. On top of Coley attempting to widen her knowledge of volleyball, she realized that being a student athlete isn’t an easy job. She had to balance school and a social life while making it to every practice and every match at the same time. “It’s hard. You miss class a lot. You’re forced to make up assignments and a lot of teachers don’t like it. You have to prove yourself to them that you can do the work even though
you’re not in class,” Coley said. Nevertheless, it seems like she has done very well at balancing it all. Coley currently holds a 4.0 grade point average in biology and has been named to the Southern Conference Academic Honor roll every year that she has been at Ga. Southern. She also currently ranks fourth in the Sun Belt in hitting percentage. Even though those seem like great feats, she is happier about a different honor she received just last year. “I like that I got first team all-conference because that’s voted on by coaches. So that means I’ve got respect from all the different coaches,” Coley said. But she didn’t stop there. Yesterday she was named as a candidate for the collegiate volleyball 2014 Senior CLASS (Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School) Award. She is just one of 30 senior volleyball players to be nominated for this award. That number will be narrowed down to 10 in the coming months and finally the winner will be announced in December. Although Coley is a competitive athlete on the court, she is reaching for something greater than that. “I plan on going to med school because I want to be an orthopedic surgeon,” Coley said. “I want to go the Medical University of South Carolina because that’s close to where I’m from.” The Ga. Southern volleyball team travels to Chapel Hill, NC on Friday to compete in the Carolina Classic in hopes of securing their first win of the season. While there they will play VCU, North Carolina and Kentucky. The home opener will take place in Hanner Fieldhouse on Sept. 19 as the Eagles take on Appalachian State.
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