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BY ALEXANDRIA RICHBOURH gives some interesting advice The Reflector staff on how women should Women in college, it’s time use their power to get the to start reading for fun (that is, relationship they want from a if you don’t already). It’s hard man. to find free time to read for fun when you’re constantly “Their Eyes were Watching God” reading to retain information. by Zora Neale Hurston However, when you get a chance, here are a few books This classic novel is that you’ll totally love. considered to be an important book of the twentieth century.

“Words of a Wanderer” A southern love story of a

by Alexandra Elle black woman protagonist in A collection of beautiful which she finds love, loses it love notes, poems and daily and manages to find herself inspirational words to live through the loves she’s by, Alex Elle captures the experienced. emotions of her readers.

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by Alexandra Elle In the second book that

by Elizabeth Winder Alex Elle published, she The story of Sylvia Plath’s reveals some of her biggest life twenty-six days as a guest changing moments allowing editor for ‘Mademoiselle,’ her readers to take a look into which was considered to be an her. intellectual fashion magazine of the time. Plath learns about “The Lovely Bones” herself, her relationships and

by Alice Sebold the world around her through This tear-jerker by Alice her twenty-six day experience.

Sebold is one that should “I Know Why the Caged be cherished. The Lovely Bird Sings” Bones tells the story of young by Maya Angelou Susie Salmon and her death.

Maya Angelou’s memoir Readers see life through her on her upbringing in a small perspective. southern town.

Readers “Women have all the are able to get a look inside power… Too bad they the mind of young Maya don’t know it: Secrets and identify the joys, pains, Every Man’s Daughter memories and see the growth Should Know” of a woman through her

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The Case For Universal Income self-actualization, and a significant portion of them are stuck in dead-end jobs with children to raise and a seemingly endless supply of bills to pay.

The pressure that these people face on a day-today basis, coupled with the crippling anxiety that accompanies an inability to achieve material success in a hyper-competitive modern capitalistic society, is enough to drive anyone mad.

And yet they continue to push forward in a relentless pursuit for the American Dream.

A significant portion of the American population is vehemently against social welfare programs (unless of course it involves their own future Social Security income) because we have been conditioned by our economic system and culture to believe that the only way that we can survive is to work for everything that we get, and that the only way to truly thrive is to work harder than the vast majority of others.

The disdain and fingerpointing at these “social parasites” who have the audacity to accept financial assistance is truly a remarkable phenomenon, and it seems to be rooted in a deep-seeded jealousy.

Why should I have to work for something that someone else can get for free?

Eradicating Poverty

DEVIN CONWAY Conway is a junior journalism major from Manchester, New Hampshire.

A universal income would all but eradicate the poverty problem we face.

Many have argued that a universal income, one that will at least supplement the cost of food and shelter, is a basic human right.

Perhaps true freedom is unattainable in a system that practically demands 40 hours per week in order for us to have a chance at living comfortably.

One For All Thanks to the technological innovations of the past few decades, public discourse has progressed toward the implementation of new solutions to old problems.

Global famine, poverty and workers’ rights have been a source of heated debate for centuries.

These issues have led to revolutions, civil wars and foreign invasions for as long as economic systems have been in place.

Universal income is a proposition that entails a basic supplemental sum of money to be given to each and every citizen of the nation in which the policy is to be instituted.

Although this system is mostly hypothetical, there are a few countries that have actually experimented with universal income.

Hierarchy of Needs According to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, those who are unable to maintain financial security will find it nearly impossible to live up to their full potential.

When individuals struggle to meet their basic needs, especially in a society that has such rampant income inequality, they typically become so preoccupied with their own situation that they literally cannot focus on anything other than their own misfortune.

Although the United States is collectively the wealthiest nation in the world, we have over 40 million people living under the poverty line according to the 2015 U.S. Census.

15 percent of Americans are unable to achieve

Automation and The Future of The Job Market We are on the brink of a complete overhaul in the labor force, one that will ensure the redundancy of tens of millions of positions.

For as much as our technology has made things much more efficient for us all on the individual level, they have also considerably enhanced our corporate capabilities, not only in terms of production, but also in terms of the cost of production.

The next logical step in cost efficiency is the automation of as many tasks as possible.

As we continue to strive toward the ‘singularity’, or the moment in which our artificial intelligences attain the capacity for self-improvement, the possibilities for task automation are endless.

Although this will certainly be a landmark achievement for the human race, it will significantly diminish the number of jobs available for the general population.

Which then begs the question, where then will those people turn for a source of income?

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NPHC’s Silent March to encourage discrimination solutions

BY TAISHA WHITE The George-Anne staff

In light of the recent discriminatory issues regarding minorities, Georgia Southern University’s National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) is hosting the Lift Every Voice Silent March this Saturday at the Rotunda.

The Silent March is part of

NPHC Week 2016, which its’ “Stay Woke” theme is geared to educate and inform the GS campus on injustices that many people face on a daily basis.

Co-host and event coordinator Aja Mackie explains what prompted NPHC to take on the controversial topic of discrimination.

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for change than the present.

We are not just speaking on a racial stand point. It initially started off as a Black Lives Matter movement, but through discussion with others about what I wanted to see happening, I realized that only people that look like me would be there,” Mackie said. “If we wanted to get somewhere with this

platform, we needed to take on something different.”

The event will start with a silent march from the Rotunda, where attendees are encouraged to stay silent to prompt those to want to wait and listen to what the marchers are trying to say.

At end of the march at the RAC, speakers from organizations including the Gay Straight Alliance and the Student Disability Resource Center will speak on the ongoing issue of discrimination amongst their community.

Nicholas Hayes, co-host and event coordinator, believes that this event will continue to promote discussion on discrimination and prompt creating solutions to issues.

“We overall are trying to get people to be open-minded and absorb new knowledge so they will at least have the ability to create change in their community,” Hayes said. “We know that this event will not be the end all, be all. It’s not going to change everything that is happening right now, but we are hoping that it will get people to understand and pay attention to what is happening around the world.”

GS students are excited for the knowledge the Silent March will bring to them.

“In my opinion with race and discrimination issues, we are the ones that created them.

We wouldn’t have these issues if we would just stop and really look and pay attention to the problems that are out in the

world instead of ignoring them and acting like they are not there,” Myra Livingston, junior computer science major, said.

Livingston believes that the current issues are created by people and the lack of willing to communicate.

“If we stop and look around and actually communicate with each other, we could create faster solutions to our issues. I think that this event is a great way to getting that message across to others,” Livingston said.

The event is also prompting students to educate themselves on the many uncomfortable issues around the world.

Sophomore biology major Destiny Ettaing believes that students should partake in the march to understand discriminatory issues that they are not aware of.

Ettaing said, “I feel like it’s important for students to partake in events like this because there are many people who have no idea what is going on or are not well-educated in many topics.

Also with this event, you are also around people who might share similar issues that you may be facing. So it’s a great way for people to come together as one.”

For more information on NPHC week or upcoming events, follow them on their instagram page @gsu_nphc or twitter page @GASouthern_NPHC.

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Georgia Southern student receives Lindsay Sale-Tinney award Wade Hodges, a junior multimedia film and production major, won the sixth annual Lindsay Sale-Tinney award. He will be honored at the Southeastern Outdoor Press Association next summer.

BY TAISHA WHITE The George-Anne staff

One Georgia Southern student will be honored for his skills in outdoor communication next summer at the Outdoor Journalist Education Foundation of America.

Wade Hodges, junior multimedia film and production major, will be presented with the sixth annual Lindsay Sale-Tinney award.

“By winning this award, I am able to go to this conference and interact with professionals in the outdoor industry and hopefully make some connections what will help me down the road,” Hodges said. “I received a lot of media exposure from the press release and newsletter that the Southeastern Outdoor Press Association (SEOPA) put out which was very cool.”

The award honors the late photographer and magazine editor Lindsay Sale-Tinney, recognizing upcoming outdoor communicators and giving them the opportunity to

attend the annual Southeastern Outdoor Press Association Conference, which includes $750 in travel expenses with four free nights and free meals at the conference.

The conference will also allow new members to work with mentors in the SEOPA. Each day, members will partake in the SEOPA seminar, geared towards giving new vital knowledge and experience on working in the outdoor communications area.

Students who are interested in applying for the scholarship are required to display a tear sheet of their previous work and a 1200-1500 word essay on how they can benefit from the scholarship.

Students are excited that Hodges is getting recognized for his talents.

“It’s great on his part because people are going to know what he does and its going to benefit him. [It’s] good that he gets his name out there. It will help him in the long run,” Dinahlee Lemaistre, junior computer science major, said.

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major Deja Sims is happy that students are getting recognized for their art talents.

“This school basically strives through football and STEM classes. So it is good to see something other than those two have a light shined on them,” Sims said. “A lot of departments here on campus do not get the same exposure as the rest of them. So it’s good to have that in the front.”

For more information on the Lindsay Sale-Talley Award or how to apply for next year’s scholarship, head on to seopa.org/ ojefascholarship-information/

By winning this award, I am able to go to this conference and interact with professionals in the outdoor industry and hopefully make some connections what will help me down the road.”

WADE HODGES

Junior multimedia film and production major

Top 5 Things to Remember Before Eagle Expo: Make several copies of your resume. Go a step further, stop by the Georgia Southern Eagle Print Shop (located beside Dining Commons) to print your resume on professional paper for only $0.10 per page (that is, as long as you came to Career Services to get it edited prior)!

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Send a follow up e-mail. Thank the recruiter or employer for their time. Try to make it sound personal and be sure to close with your contact information.

Hodges will be one of six communicators at the conference under the age of 26. At the conference, Hodges will be able to meet with people in the industry and make connections.

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Career Services offering opportunities to receive class credit and brighter futures Professional Development classes

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The Williams Center is home to the Office of Career Services. Located on the first floor, Career Services helps with resumes, interviews and job hunting.

BY CHYNA JAMES The George-Anne staff

The Office of Career Services at Georgia Southern University

offers a wide variety of resources for students to be successful while in college and post-graduation, such as professional development

classes and non-academic internships, which can be applied as course credit on a student transcript.

The professional development classes are worth two credit hours that will reflect on students’ transcripts. Some focus on career exploration while others stress the importance of emotional intelligence.

Courtney Smith, a graduate assistant in the career services office, says the classes are one of many hidden jewels that many students aren’t aware of.

“The first one [development class] is good for freshman and sophomores that are looking into what they are going to do and then the other [development class] is good for juniors and seniors who kind of already know what they want to do but are looking for some of those soft skills,“ Smith said.

Yazmen Settle, senior multimedia journalism major, is currently enrolled in one of the professional development classes.

“My class is very helpful because it teaches me how to control my emotions on a dayto-day basis,” Settle said. “It has helped me interact with others on a professional and personal level.”

Non-Academic internships Another resource many students might be unaware of is the non-academic internships. The non-academic internships allow students to maintain their full-time or part-time student status and still receive credit.

“This is a big deal because if you get an internship even after you graduate, this can help defer your student loans,” Smith said. “That’s one hidden service a lot of people don’t know about.”

Students are able to use online applications like “Interview Stream” to practice their interview skills. Students will give answers to a mockinterview via webcam and someone from the career services office will critique it.

Smith said, “It’s a different experience and a lot of people who are going to be interviewing for jobs in other parts of the country, their preliminary interview might actually be a virtual interview.”

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Christopher Pugh, left, and Dale Arnold, right, talked about the various names the show has had. It was most recently called “Power of Perception” in order to highlight the importance of perception in any given situation.

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How two students approach matters of the mind

It can be difficult to have a conversation about mental health, whether it is about your own mental health, somebody else’s, or a whole group of people’s.

It may seem unfamiliar to try to talk about how you are mentally handling a situation like you would talk about your physical well-being.

Dale Arnold, a senior mass communications major, and Christopher Pugh, a doctoral education candidate, are working to model those types of discussions through their Georgia Southern radio show “Manhood Mindset”.

say, ‘Hey, you’re not by yourself.’ You don’t have to tackle mental issues, or issues that attack your mentality, by yourself,” Pugh said.

The radio show covers a variety of topics, which are all related back to the impact those things can have on people’s minds.

“We go from anywhere from self-help, as it comes to mental health within your own self and loving yourself all the way to how that reflects what we see in media,” Arnold said.

Talking it out

The two men host the radio show to support their fraternity, the Zeta Delta Delta chapter of Omega Psi Phi’s, “Brother, You’re on My Mind” initiative.

Pugh is the advisor for Zeta Delta Delta, while Arnold is one of the regular fraternity members and the manager for the GS radio station, WVGS. They have been doing the radio show for two-and-a-half years.

Pugh described the show as one that encourages people to talk about situations they are dealing with, particularly traumatic or isolating ones.

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Why conversations matter Arnold clarified that he and Pugh are not looking to be someone’s doctor or tell them what to do about a certain situation.

“We’re taking the lead in showing people how to talk it out. The dialogue we have on the air, we encourage people to have those dialogues in their homes,” Arnold said.

During those conversations, the duo discuss their life experiences, how they feel about the experiences, how to get out of negative situations and what they learned along the way.

Another key part of “Manhood Mindset” is the anonymity. Listeners can email and ask questions.

“One of the things i feel like is effective of our show is not everyone can get to someone to talk to [about their issues]. Some people need their issues addressed with being anonymous at the same time,” Arnold said.

The takeaway

On the most recent “Manhood Mindset”, Pugh and Arnold also discussed F.E.A.R. (False Evidence Appearing Real). They talked about how fear is used as evidence against people, and how it can isolate them.

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Arnold and Pugh have learned how to better address several life experiences through hosting “Manhood Mindset”.

Pugh shared his thoughts for college students who may be struggling with

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Arnold shared his challenges being an African-American father who attends college and tries to take care of his family. “What really blows my mind and isolates me is the look of surprise on everyone’s faces every morning when I drop off my son off at daycare,” Arnold said.

choosing a major.

“Just because you have a major doesn’t mean you’re going to dedicate the rest of your life to doing that. What you can do is be great at that, if you’re going to make a decision to choose that major,” Pugh said.

People are born to be great, not take up a particular major.

“Your major is something you choose to attain while attending college,” Pugh said.

For Arnold, the radio show has actually helped

him feel less isolated. While doing the show with Pugh, the two have opened up to each other about common situations they have experienced.

“I’m sitting here thinking like wow, I thought I was the only person in the world going through this, and he [Chris] just explained what he went through, how he got through it, and I have a new motivation to get through whatever I’m going through,” Arnold said.

The show has proved itself in some aspects to be therapy for the two hosts as well as their audience.

“I know I realized that when we’re ourselves, and we do what we think we need to do to make ourselves better people, people benefit regardless of what we have going on,” Pugh said.

“Manhood Mindset” airs on 91.9 the Buzz on Thursdays from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Listeners can also catch some of the radio show’s episodes on Youtube. If you have any questions you would like Pugh or Arnold to discuss on the show, you may contact them at zetadeltadelta@gmail.com.

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Behind The Curtain How GS theatre highlights African-American culture Ernestine Crump (right), played by Tushawn Dozier, and her sister, Ermina Crump (bottom-left), played by Peyton Rowe, spend time with their aunt, Lily Ann Green. Green (upper-left), played by Deja Holmes, is an outgoing woman who strongly ascribes to Communism.

BY JULIA FECHTER The George-Anne staff

Moving from a rural town to an urban city can be a challenging experience for some. Relocating like this can also entail meeting people different from you, who have different ideas about life.

It is into the 1950s Brooklyn, New York landscape that African-American teenager Ernestine Crump and her family enter in the play “Crumbs from the Table of Joy”.

Georgia Southern Theatre and Performance premiered “Crumbs from the Table of Joy” at the GS Black Box Theatre on Sept. 21. The play chronicles not only how the Crump family deals with moving, but also how the family navigates the channels of race and religion.

The play highlights real-life religious leader Father Divine and his impact on the Crump family.

Father Divine was a minister who healed people, particularly via mail.

Mical Whitaker, local actor, director and GS professor emeritus, explained why he chose to direct this particular play by Pulitzer-Prize winning playwright Lynn Nottage.

“I’ve done [directed] her play, Intimate Apparel, in 2009 on this stage. I’m returning to her because I believe she represents the best in the current crop of African-American playwrights.

She places a small family against a rich background of American history,” Whitaker said.

Ernestine Crump is played by Tushawn Dozier, a junior journalism and communications major.

Many times, Crump acts as a narrator in the production by helping people navigate her life.

“She [Ernestine] is taking the audience back on her life with her father and her sister after her mother

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passed away. She’s trying to navigate being a black girl from the country in Florida moving up north to New York,” Dozier said.

Tyair Blackman, a freshman theater major, plays Ernestine and Ermine Crump’s father, Godfrey Crump. Crump’s wife passes away while the family is living in Pensacola, Florida.

“He [Godfrey] was searching for a coping mechanism, and he found it via religion, specifically Father Divine, the founder of the International Peace Missions. He moves up to New York with his two daughters in order to follow Father Divine more devoutly,” Blackman said.

As Crump attempts to adjust to his new life in New York, he does so to the detriment of his daughters.

“His purpose in the play is to show what happens when you restrain free thinking. He shows what happens to a parent when they don’t follow their gut and they trust someone else to raise their kids from them,” Blackman added.

The last character to appear in “Crumbs from the Table of Joy” is Gerte Schulte, played by Kathryn M. Burrell, a junior theater major. Schulte is the only white actor of the five actors in the play.

“The character herself becomes kind of a eyeopener to other issues going on. It’s 1950, and she’s a young German woman who’s just come out of Germany after World War Two,” Burrell said.

The director and Burrell decided to interpret Gerte as being Jewish, even though the play only subtly hints at it.

“It highlights a lot of the racial tensions that go on, because even the family are a little racist to her... whether it’s because she’s German or white,” Burrell added.

Whitaker explained why it is important to have a play like “Crumbs from the Table of Joy” performed at GS. “What a university education does so beautifully is it exposes us to other ways of thinking, other ways of doing. I believe theater is one of the wonderful purveyors of that,” Whitaker said.

All showings of “Crumbs from the Table of Joy” will start at 7:30 p.m. There will be a matinee performance of it on Sept. 25 at 2:00 p.m. The play will not be performed on Sept. 26.

Tickets for the play cost $12 for faculty, staff and community members. Student and youth tickets only cost $6.

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Georgia Southern vs. Western Michigan The Game Day Preview Saturday, September 24 - 7:00 P.M. Waldo Stadium, Kalamazoo, Michigan Broadcasted on ESPN 3

Georgia Southern WESTERN MICHIGAN

By Chris Smith The GEORGe-ANNE Staff PHOTO COURTESY OF SUNBELTSPORTS.ORG

The Eagles are playing the role of the underdog as they travel to Kalamazoo, Michigan to play Western Michigan on Saturday.

Georgia Southern is 3-0 on the season, and they are looking to move on to 4-0. They will have a tough task against the Broncos of Western Michigan.

After last weekend the Eagles will have a lot of things to clean up before going to Western Michigan.

GS committed 14 penalties against the University of Louisiana-Monroe and squeaked pass them by blocking what would have been the gamewinning field goal.

“We did not play with a lot of discipline. We continued to shoot ourselves in the foot, we continued to leave yards on the field, we continued to hand the ball back over to them, and it just continued to show. It is my job as the head coach to clean it up,” head coach Tyson Summers said.

Southern will need to get back to their efficient passing game against WMU. Going into the game against ULM last week, GS had a top ten pass efficient offense. One of the brighter spots for GS is the fact that their special teams have been

playing well and their running game is still dominant.

It is no secret the Eagles want to run the ball, so they have to expect WMU to game plan for it. Last year, GS ran up the score against WMU and won 43-17. Favian Upshaw ran for 103 yard in their meeting last year, while Matt Breida had 4 touchdowns on the ground.

In their matchup last season, the Eagles were able to intercept WMU Quarterback Zach Terrell three times. This season the Eagles have the sixth ranked rushing defense. This will come in handy against WMU who only threw the ball 13 times last week against the University of Illinois.

The Eagles will have to avoid costly mistakes in this matchup.

Western Michigan is a much better team than ULM, so it will be harder to overcome the same mistakes they made last weekend. GS has the offensive formula to defeat any team in the country. They run the ball well and they control the time of possession. GS also has a top-25 defense that can cause turnovers.

This game is the first of four straight road games for the Eagles.

By ROBERT GEORGE The GEORGe-ANNE Staff PHOTO TAKEN FROM OF WMUBRONCOS.COM

The Broncos come into this game with a perfect 3-0 and have wins over two BIG 10 Conference opponents in Northwestern and Illinois. This is a high-scoring team that can put points on the scoreboard in a hurry.

Through their first three games, the Broncos have averaged almost 500 yards of offense per game. They’re balanced too with an average of 281 yards on the ground and another 207 through the air.

That unit is led by star wide out Corey Davis. The 6’3” senior averages 100 receiving yards a game and has three touchdowns on the season. He is bigger than most of GS’s secondary and will be the best offensive player on the field for the Broncos.

Their two lead running backs, Jamauri Bogan and Jarvion Franklin, combine to form a thunder and lightning tandem. Bogan is the speedster and Franklin is the bruiser.

Together, they form a dynamic duo and one that can punish opposing defenses.

Zach Terrell returns as the quarterback in his final collegiate season. The Eagles did manage to pick him off three times in last season’s game. However, the senior has averaged about 230 total yards

a game and has scored seven total touchdowns this year. The Eagles will try to force him into more turnovers once again this Saturday.

“He’s a dynamic guy,” Tyson Summers, Georgia Southern head coach, said. “He’s a great game manager and extremely smart but talented.”

Defensively, the Broncos are anchored by a solid line backing corps and a competent secondary.

Up front, Keion Adams is a force at the defensive end position, and is a regular in opponents’ backfields.

Junior cornerback Darius Phillips might be the most electric player on the Bronco’s roster. In addition to his duties as the No. 1 cover man, he is an excellent returner, and already has a touchdown on a punt return this season. He also averages good yardage on both punt and kick returns as well.

It will be interesting to watch how the special teams unit game plans for him.

The Broncos will be ready this time around and will be playing in the confines of their home stadium. The Eagles are in for a fight, and will have to play well if they want to come back to Statesboro undefeated.

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The Eagles defense will look to control the tempo of the game from the start. The Eagles defeated the Broncos 43-17 at Paulson last season.

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Eagles lean on each other on and off the field PHOTO COURTESY OF BETH SUMMERS

Darius Jones Jr. (pictured) and Andy Kwon came up with the idea of writing “PK” on their wrists in the Savannah State game.

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Summers wore his late mother-in-law’s initials on his hat in the ULM game.

BY ROBERT GEORGE The George-Anne staff

Tyson Summers and his family will remember the win over Savannah State in week one for a lot reasons.

It began his tenure at Georgia Southern with a victory. He was given the game ball by his players and coaching staff and was able to share the experience with his wife, Beth, and his three sons, Jake, Walker and Anderson.

But most importantly, Beth’s mother, Patti King, got to watch her son-inlaw win his first game as a collegiate head coach. King fought to make it through to see the game, and she did.

She passed away just five days later after a long illness.

“She’s as strong as they ever were,” Tyson Summers said. “It’s a tough thing.”

According to Summers, he and his family were able to get through the past few weeks because of the bond that the entire football team has built in the short time he has been here. Summers has told the players that he loves and cares about them, and they’ve reciprocated that affection during this hard time.

For the SSU game, the players had the letters “PK” written on the tape on their wrists. It was their way of showing support for both the Summers’ family and King.

The idea came from two of the senior leaders on the team: cornerback Darius Jones Jr. and center Andy Kwon.

“Kwon came up to me and was like ‘do you want to do this?’ and I thought that was awesome,” Jones Jr. said.

“Basically, this is a family.

Anytime you see a part of your family hurting, that hurts you too.”

This wasn’t the first time the team had come together to show support for King.

During summer camp, the coaching staff put together a character-education class that’s designed to reach the players about life off the field.

When Summers did a session on family, he mentioned that King was ill and what their family was going through. What the players did the next day was a complete surprise to him.

“I look up the next day and the team had bought flowers and had signed a card. Every single kid that was in camp signed it and brought it to

Beth,” Summers said.

The connection the team has carries onto the field as well. The team plays for each other and for the coaching staff, which Summers says is also a tight knit unit. This goes a long way in making everything fun and more rewarding for everyone.

“As a team, us caring about each other as much as we do, that’s more important than the talent. Because when you care about somebody, you want to do good for them,” Jones Jr. said.

The Eagles will need that bond to carry them through the next month. The team won’t play a home game again until Oct. 27, and their opponents include Georgia Tech and the defending Sun Belt champs in Arkansas State. But if any team is capable of enduring it, it’s this GS team.

Summers said, “This is one of the best group of kids I’ve ever been around. We got guys who care about people, who care about ball and who care about Georgia Southern.

As long as we have that, I’ll be happy and they will too.”

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Eagles wrap up Non-Conference play and look towards Sun Belt

BY DAKOTA FLAKE

The George-Anne contributor

The Georgia Southern women’s volleyball team (7-8) finished their nonconference play in Tuscaloosa going (1-2) in the CrimsonWhite tournament hosted by the University of Alabama last weekend.

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Catherine Murray throws down a kill against Savannah State. The Eagles start Sun Belt conference play on Friday against ULM.

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Academic Success Center - GRE Test Preparation Review Sessions GRE Math Review Sessions-6:00 – 8:00 pm M & W, October 3, 5 M & W, October 10, 12, 2016 6:00 – 8:00 pm Instructor: Mr. Jeff Taylor-Instructor of Mathematics, Georgia Southern University GRE English Review Sessions – 6:00pm – 8:00pm Tues & Thurs, October 4, 6 Tues & Thurs, October 11, 13, 2016 Instructor: Ms. Laura Chambers - Instructor of Writing and Linguistics, Ogeechee Technical College All sessions will meet in the Henderson Library, Room 1302 Required Book: Barron’s NEW GRE Study Guide (21st Edition) by Green and Wolf (2015)—University Store has copies Registration Fee: Registration Fee due by 5:00 pm on Friday, September 30, 2016 GRE Math: $80 GRE Verbal: $80 GRE Math & Verbal: $100 Registration Deadline: Friday, September 30, 2016, by 5:00 pm Please use this link to register for these GRE Review Sessions - Refunds: No refunds OSA: New York Annual Winter Break Trip- Registration open now!

The Office of Student Activities is gearing up for their Annual Winter Break Trip in December! Join us for an informational session to find out how you can experience New York City with 88 other Georgia Southern students! Information Sessions: •Thursday, September 22nd at 5:00 pm in Russell Union 2080 •Dates of Trip: Saturday, December 10th - Friday, December 16th •Cost: $475 (covers transportation and hotel) •Optional $100 deposit secures a seat.

The payment deadline is October 17th! Trip is limited to the first 88 students! Don't miss out!

Contact Information: OSA@GeorgiaSouthern.edu

Friday

The Eagles beat Presbyterian College (2-11) 3 sets to 1 Friday night. The Eagles were up 1-0 after the first set when Presbyterian took advantage of a couple runs to even up the score 1-1. The Eagles then took the third and fourth sets to put away Presbyterian.

Junior Cathrine Murray led the team with 14 kills and 13 digs, followed by sophomore Stephanie Spencer who had 12 kills and 13 digs. Last week’s conference player of the week, Katie Bange also continued to thrive with 12 kills, nine digs, 24 assists and five blocks.

Saturday

The Eagles fell behind 2-0 against East Tennessee State University before battling throughout the third set and falling to a 32-30 score.

Alabama (11-2) defeated the Eagles 3-0 in a game where the Eagles lead during all three sets, but late runs at the end of sets helped Alabama secure the win.

Sophomore Lauren Reichard led the Eagles Saturday with 21 kills and six blocks, while Katie Bange had 18 kills, 28 assists, six digs and three blocks. Redshirt junior Megan Chevalier also returned to action Saturday for the first time since August 27th, recording 11 kills and 4 blocks.

Senior Alex Beecher also achieved her 2,000th dig over the weekend when she recorded 27 in the two matches Saturday. Beecher now has 2,005 career digs for Georgia Southern, increasing her school record to 298.

Coming Up

The Eagles begin Sun Belt Conference play this weekend in Louisiana.

Louisiana-Monroe (5-12) hosts the Eagles to kick-off the conference schedule on Friday before the Eagles play their second conference game against Louisiana-Lafayette (3-11) Saturday night.

Looking forward head coach Dustin Wood thinks that the non-conference schedule has the Eagles ready for conference play.

“It was a great nonconference schedule that we put together. We saw a little bit of everything from the top teams in the nation to very good power-five opponents.

We are battle tested and ready for Sun Belt competition,” Wood said.

Student Organization & Leadership Development (SOLD) Tuesday, September 27th @ 5:30 pm, Russell Union 2080 Topic: Event Planning by Ryan Wingers The SOLD Workshop Series is designed for any student seeking to develop their individual leadership capabilities and for students who currently or aspire to hold a leadership position within a student organization. Topics change per week and are free to all students.

Contact Information: Cwood@georgiasouthern.edu UPB Dive-In Movie: Ghostbusters - Friday, September 30th@ 9:30 pm (Doors open at 9pm) Recreation Activities Center (RAC) Aquatics Center (Indoor Pool) This event is open to GSU students only. Students must bring your Eagle IDs. Concessions will not be provided or permitted at this movie. If you need assistance, related to access for this event, please email UPB@GeorgiaSouthern.edu prior to the event. Contact Information: UPB@GeorgiaSouthern.edu Southern Collegiate Leadership Conference Date: September 24 Time: 9:00 AM to 4 PM (detailed schedule at www.georgiasouthern.edu/sclc) Location: Russell Union Ballroom This year the Southern Collegiate Leadership Conference celebrates its 11th annual conference on September 24, 2016 with the theme “Race to Lead”. The Southern Collegiate Leadership Conference is held annually to help students improve their leadership skills by investigating leadership from a variety of perspectives. Adrian Peterson will share how he overcame a speech impediment through leadership. Shirley Reese, will explore leading change in our communities as she shares the story of The Girls of the Leesburg Stockade. After being detained at a civil rights protest in 1963, she and several young African American girls were imprisoned for 45 days without being charged for a crime.

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Catherine Murray tosses the ball up to serve against Savannah State. Murray has started 14 games this season.

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Georgia Southern University

FREE BURRITO DAY

CHALLENGE Congrats, Georgia Southern on your Free Burrito Day! September 28th!

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Check out these local restaurant deals!

American: Bites 1212 Brampton Ave, Statesboro, GA 30458 Shane's Rib Shack 1100 Brampton Ave, Suite J, Statesboro, GA 30458 Fordhamss FarmHouse 23657 U.S. 80, Brooklet, GA 30415 Barbecue: Boyd's BBQ & Country Buffet 302 Northside Dr W, Statesboro, GA 30458

Deli: Baldinos Giant Jersey Subs 1204 Brampton Ave, Statesboro, GA 30458

Chinese:

McAlister's Deli 1100 Brampton Ave, Statesboro, GA 30458

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Mexican:

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Japanese:

Pizza:

Tokyo 100 Brampton Ave, Statesboro, GA 30458

Mellow Mushroom 1098 Suite 1, Bermuda Run, Statesboro, GA 30458

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First irst Amendment mendment Free Food Festival sti tival val September 28th @ the rotunda

11-2PM

Participating restaurants include:

Fordham's Farmhouse Restaurant St. Paul's Lutheran Church Colonial House of Flowers McAlisters Subway Moe’s