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SPEAK PERFORMS THURSDAY SATURDAY PAGE 2 PAGE 9 Tuesday, January 25, 2011 Georgia Southern University www.thegeorgeanne.com Volume 86* issue 48 ™G EOI RGI Georgia Southern earns two top ten national rankings By PATRICK STOKER from the fall 2009 class, where 68.7 percent of students accepted by Another list by Forbes Magazine ranked GSU 10th in a ranking Staff reporter GSU decided to attend. of the best schools in the United States for minorities in the fields "This is the latest example of Georgia Southern University's of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). The list Georgia Southern University has gained national recognition continued climb in enrollment, academic quality and national ranked schools based on their quality of education and graduation recently as a result of being named in the top ten of two different reputation and proves what thousands of Georgia Southern rates for minorities in those fields. national rankings. University students and alumni have known for decades," said Bret Danilowicz, dean of the College of Science and Technology, U.S. News and World Report named GSU the fourth most GSU President Brooks Keel in a press release. said he was surprised to learn about the ranking because he was popular university in the country in a raking based on the number The list was topped by Brigham Young, Harvard and Stanford unaware that such a ranking existed. of students who apply and then opt to enroll. The ranking was taken Universities. GSU was ranked ahead of Princeton and Yale. See RANK, Page 3 Crime rates drop Police: 54 percent decrease in burglaries from 2009 to 2010 BY THE NUMBERS By PATRICK STOKER one case. Staff reporter Thefts reported "We took a look at comparative on campus in numbers for 2010 compared to 2009 260 2010. A string of armed robberies and all of our crime rates are down and thefts around campus this past significantly, I mean way down, and Thefts reported semester led many students to believe we contribute it to the education on campus in that crime was getting out of hand, process that we're re-using," said Capt. 318 2009. but compared to 2009, crime actually Terry Briley of GSU Public Safety. decreased on the Georgia Southern Many students were surprised to campus in 2010. learn about the drop in crimes Comparative statistics show a drop "That's weird seeing as how 18.3% in burglaries, assaults, and thefts. we heard a lot more about it," Decrease in campus theft from There was a 54 percent decrease in said Alexander Eiallo, a junior Lady Eagles defeat Wofford, 57-41 2009 to 2010. burglaries, a 35 percent decrease in international studies major. assaults, and an 18 percent decrease "I think I got more alerts last Andrew Partain/STAFF in thefts. semester than all of last year," said Guards Meredith Frye and Logan Youngblood defend against Wofford's Logan Rape reported for both Reported cases of rape remained sophomore Thomas Hunter. Morris last night. Their win continued a seven-game win streak at home. See 2009 and 2010. 1 constant in the past two years with See CRIME, Page 3 page 12 for the full game story. Finished? Today Wed. Thu. Fri. Sat. Features 8 Newsroom 478-5246 www.thegeorgeanne.com Recycle this H56 H54 H56 H 56 H 60 News 2 Classifieds.... 10 Advertising 478-5418 PO Box 8001 O newspaper! L 48 L 32 L 30 L 30 L 35 Views 4 Sports 12 Fax 478-7113 Statesboro, GA 30460 2 Tuesday, January 25, 2011 The George-Anne Davis to headline MLK Celebration The event will take place engaging political speaker," said at the Performing Arts Center Jada Holsey, also a graduate and is free and open to the assistant in the Multicultural public. Student Center. Davis has been a civil rights "We've been trying to get and social justice activist since her here for years and we're the 1970s whose primary excited because this has been a platform is equal rights for long and tedious process." people of all races and classes. Forty years later Davis ' She will discuss the progress is still an a political activist made by the civil rights and continues to spread her movement and the work that message of social and racial still needs to be done toward equality with involvement achieving equality. in a number of political "Her struggle is equal rights organizations. for everybody because we are "Everything requires active Angela Davis will speak on one country and we should all work," Holsey said. "You don't campus Thrusday. be together in harmony," said want to become complacent SPECIAL PHOTO LaMarquis King, a graduate and say that everything is fine. assistant for the Multicultural You can't just say that it no By DANIEL FITZGERALD Student Center. longer exists." staff reporter "Basically she's going to The event is sponsored show how the fight back then and organized by the Office of Civil rights activist Angela translates to us being able to the Vice President of Student Davis will speak at Georgia walk together on the pedestrian Affairs and Enrollment Southern this Thursday in and into the same building." Management " and the honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. "She's an active and Multicultural Student Center. www.thegeorgeanne.com Tuesday, January 25, 2011 3 Danilowicz said he believes it will higher," he said. from page 1 STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS RANK help lead to even more diversity. "As a college, we do a really good "I knew that we really support "Knowing now how good we are job of predicting the progression, The George-Anne is the official in the ad. Further, the newspaper all of our freshmen very well and ;at being successful in progressing so it makes sense that our numbers student newspaper of Georgia is not responsible for any damages try to get them engaged and so and graduating our minority would be within the top part of the Southern University, owned and caused due to an ad's omission form a after I thought about it I wasn't students, I absolutely believe that national scope." operated by GSU students using particular edition and its responsibility really surprised except to see how will encourage even more minority Stallings said the college does facilities provided by the university. solely is to reschedule the ad in the well we had done relative to other students to come here because we not necessarily have a plan to attract The newspaper is the oldest next regular edition at the regular universities," said Danilowicz. are actively trying to promote them minorities, but that the faculty does continuously published newspaper advertising rates. in Bulloch County. The newspaper Danilowicz credits the success of and retain them in these fields," he a good job of advancing students. is a designated public forum for the STUDENTS BEWARE: The George- minority students to an increase in said. "I would love to tell you that Georgia Southern community.The Anne screens all advertisements prior minority faculty member in COST Dontarie Stallings, assistant we have an organized, deliberate newspaper is published twice weekly, to publication. The newspaper strives and that students are participating in professor of chemistry and process for accomplishing this task, on Tuesdays and Thursdays, during to accept ads for legitimate products undergraduate research during their the faculty advisor of National but it's the exact opposite. We don't," most of the academic year. Any and services only. Students are urged first two years in the program. Organization for the_ Professional he said. questions regarding content should to exercise caution when replying to "We encourage our students Advancement of Black Chemists "As it turns out when you do a be directed to the student editor by ads-particularly those which require to start undergraduate research as and Chemical Engineers, said he was good job, good things happen and I phone at 912.478.5246 or at gaeditor® a credit card number, other personal freshmen and while we don't target also surprised by the ranking. think the numbers are just a result of georgiasouthern.edu. information, or money in advance of minorities for that proportionally, "When you look at the number of -getting the right demographics and the delivery of a product or service. they're participating just as much minorities that are graduating with once having the right demographics, Mail subscriptions are not available Students are also urged to report to the at this time. Readers may access the as any other students, and as a STEM degrees in the country you making sure that you're doing a newspaper any suspicious offers which newspaper and its archives at www. they might see in an ad. Remember, if consequence that keeps a lot of realize that the numbers are really good job of nurturing and creating gadaily.com. an offer seems too good to be true, it students interested in the topic," he low and the concentration of STEM really strong avenues of professional probably is.