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NEWS THE END OF THE WORLD Laura Pallini/STAFF A particle accelerator on the President Grube and other administrators proudly display this year's A Day For Southern total of $1,401,739, a new record for the event. France-Switzerland border has some scientists running for cover. 'A Day for Southern'racks up $1.4 million Page 2 By Mark Beavers fessional community as well as GSU and various cultural and educational campaign. This year's fundraiser was CAN I CALL U L8R? Guest writer faculty and staff. The total exceeded projects on campus, which state funds chaired by two-time GSU graduate, Texting has increased the the expected $1.2 million which the do not cover. William Robert "Bobby" Smith, and speed of communication, but There was excitement in the air as school was hoping to receive. GSU received over $250,000 from this year marked the 11th year that has begun to greatly interfere the record breaking total for Georgia President Grube said that this the on-campus portion of the fund- the fundraiser has brought in more with the classroom. Southern University's 35th annual A year's fundraising total is incredible. raiser alone. The off campus portion of than $1 million in donations. Page 3 Day for Southern, the schools one day The proceeds from the fundraiser the fundraiser took place on Aug. 21. The fundraiser continues to high- fundraiser, was revealed at the PAC will go to the Georgia Southern Uni- The rest of the donations were contrib- light the close relationship between FANTASY EXPLOITATION atrium this evening. versity Foundation and the Southern uted today by local supporters. Georgia Southern University and While it may be fun for fans, fantasy Over $1.4 million were raised Boosters to help support athletic A Day for Southern began in Bulloch County. sports involving NCAA teams may today by the local business and pro- scholarships, the athletic department, 1974 and is a one day fundraising- be exploiting the players. Page 3 Author Marsha Marks to Speak at Women's Forum Sept. 18 Inspirational humorist is known as the 'Erma Bombeck of the Bible'
GSU News Service Women's Forum at Georgia South- have appeared in such publica- a broken home, who couldn't spell ern University, Sept. 18 from 11:30 tions as Campus Life Magazine, and couldn't punctuate, ended ILocal women are invited to a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Nessmith-Lane The Christian Reader, and Writer's up signing a six-figure book deal. have lunch with the author who has Continuing Education Building. Digest, and she has appeared on Her motto is "It's not rejection, it's
Special Photo been called the "Erma Bombeck of Marks has written six books, NBC, CBS and ABC. redirection." FEATURES the Bible." including 101 Amazing Things Marks is also a nationally- Noted author Marsha Marks will About God. known inspirational humorist. She YOUTUBE SENSATION TO be the speaker for this year's first Her articles and short stories loves sharing how one child from see FORUM PAGE 2 PERFORM ON CAMPUS Guitarist Julia Nunes will be playing her ukulele atthe Centerfor Art and Three-Day Forecast Theater Friday at 7 pm. GOTOGADAILY.COM Thursday Page 6 Wednesday Thursday Thunderstorms Partly Cloudy Thunderstorms FOR EXCLUSIVE ONLINE CONTENT! 85/70 89/96 87/76 £ PAGE 2 I MEWS I THE GEORGE-ANNE DAILY
Center. The program will begin with a social and exhibitors from 11:30 a.m. to 12; that FORUM will b'e followed by lunch and Marsha Marks' from page 1 keynote speech from noon to 1. The Women's Forum is an opportunity That philosophy comes through in her for women to come together to socialize, net- bookFlyingby the Seat of My Pants: Flight At- work, and address issues that face women. tendant Adventures on a Wing and a Prayer. The Forum is intended to help women Marks has also written the books 101 Simple examine their own careers and learn from Lessons for Life; Ifllgnorelt, It Will Go Away; other women about ways to balance jobs Mary McCowski Was Not a Pretty Girl; and and personal lives. When You Were 8, When I Am 80. The registration fee is $25, which in- This is the first of three programs in cludes lunch and the program. To register, this year's Women's Forum series hosted by call (912) 478-5551 or visit www.georgia- Georgia Southern's Continuing Education southern.edu.
Special Photo The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is the world's largest particle accelerator. September 12, 2008 Speaker: Mike Green Indiana Jones: Crystal Skull Time: 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. Time:8p.m.-10p.m. Doomsday machine turned on today Location: Performing Arts Center Location: Russell Union Theatre McClatchy Newspapers Still, don't quit your job expecting a physics- SGA Meeting Anime Crew Weekly Meeting aided apocalypse in a few days. Even if the Eu- Time: 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Time: 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. Sounds like the premise of a bad sci-fi ropean collider gives birth to black holes - and Location: Russell Union 2047 Location: Russell Union 2044 movie: Big-time physics experiment acciden- that's only a theory - each one would be smaller tally destroys the Earth. Scientists really don't than a subatomic proton, says Fermilab theorist Students for a Sensible Drug Policy Zoomba think that will happen when the Large Hadron Joe Lykken. Time: 8 p.m. - 9 p.m. Time: 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. Collider fires up at the Swiss-French border on At that size, each black hole will evaporate Location: Russell Union 2044 College Plaia Building Fen/Dan Room 1103 Wednesday, but the fact its being debated tells almost as soon as it is created, in a shower of so- you how unprecedented the new device is. called Hawking radiation, named after famous SPONSORED BY THE Seven times more powerful than Fermilab's black hole theorist Stephen Hawking. If a black main particle collider in Batavia, III, the new hole somehow survives for longer than an instant . ^gg-jj* facility will smash together intense beams of in the pipe that carries the proton beam, the im- IT CAN'T BE subatomic protons, producing so much energy mensely powerful magnets that steer the beam that some theories predict it could form tiny would also hold the black hole in place. black holes. That has led to two lawsuits-one Experts also say that if powerful particle filed in Europe, one in Hawaii-seeking to halt collisions really could spawn black holes, we WITHOUT the project and save the planet. probably would have seen one by now. The most far-out fear is that the device's little "In theory, the probability that the LHC will black holes could blossom into big ones, with produce pink elephants is not zero," Lykken gravity so strong that they swallow first the col- said. He said the chances that the collider will lider, then the Swiss-French countryside, then spin off dangerous black holes are "in the pink NITY FEST the Earth as a whole. Burp. elephant category." SEPTEMBER 11,2008 Campus ROTC remembers 9/11 AmyMclntyre Last year, prominent members of the RUSSELL UNION ROTUNDA Guest writer university and the Statesboro communities, including Bret Danilowicz, dean of the Col- This year marks the seventh anniversary lege of Science and Technology, the Statesboro 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM ; of the attacks that shocked the nation on Police Department, and the Statesboro Fire September 11,2001. Department, joined the Eagle Battalion in a PORATE SPONSORS In order to commemorate the victims of moment of silence. ^OCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY, jNiv^psiTY BOOKSTORE, SUBWAY, MCALLISTER'S DELI. the terrorist attacks on the nation, Patriot Day ' This is an important time not only to CARMIKE CINEMAS.WAFFLE HOUSE. QUALITY INN, was declared a national holiday to be held remember 9/11 but also to take a break and PIZZA HUT, SHANE'S RIB SHACK, SHONEY'S. each subsequent September 11. It represents remember how far the nation has come since MANNY'S RESTAURANT, CHILI'S, APPLEBEE'S, MOE'SJj EMMA'S FINE DINING & LOUNGE, a day of remembrance where the nation pulls that day. HEALTH SERVICES & 91.9 THE BUZZ ONSORS together in a spirit of patriotism. The moment of silence observed is a MY BROTHER'S KEEPER, NCNW, UCA, DELTASIOMATHETASORORITY INC.. RESIDENCE HALL ASSOCIATION, AFRICAN STUDENT ASSOCIATION, AAK5, This will be the second year that Georgia small tribute to the sacrifice that many men ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY INC., NSBE, OMEOA PSI PHI FRATERNITY INC., BLACK STUDENT ALLIANCE, PHI BETA SIOMA FRATERNITY INC., NAACP, Southern's ROTC Eagle Battalion holds a and women paid on and since that day. All VOICES IN MINISTRY. WOMEN'S INTERVENTION, AALG. NBLSA, ceremony, remembering the events of that COLLEOIATE 100, SSU SKI/SNOWBOARD CLUB, KAPPA ALPHA PSI FRATERNITY INC., students, members of the staff and faculty, are PHI SIOMAFI NATIONAL HONOR FRATERNITY, IOTA PHI THETA FRATERNITY INC. day as well as the sacrifice of the nation's men invited to join. This year, the ceremony will FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT THE MULTICULTURAL STUDENT CENTER AT 912.478.5409 OR and women who have taken a stand against be held again at the Russell Union Rotunda, terrorism. beginning at 8:30. THE GEORGE-ANNE DAILY I WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10,2008 JEWS I PAGE 3 Commission questions ethics of college fantasy sports UWire News Release NCAA bylaws establish that students participat- sentially funds the NCAA through a broadcast from commercial exploitation. We believe that ing in college sports "should be protected from contract worth half a billion dollars a year. the creation of college sports fantasy leagues, if Last weekend, Terrapins, Trojans, Mustangs exploitation by professional and commercial Although CBS Sports' Fantasy College Foot- unchecked, is a step toward undermining the and more took to the gridiron, kicking off the enterprises." Clearly, these fantasy contests ball is free, other companies charge entry fees of NCAA's bedrock amateurism principles, which college football season. Theweekendalso marked violate that tenet. up to $19.95 a team and offer cash prizes of up to require colleges and their business partners the start of a new era in college football, one To fulfill its fundamental purpose of retain- $25,000 for winning teams. One company goes to treat athletes like other students and not as in which fantasy leagues run by commercial ing a "clear line of demarcation between college so far as to assign salaries to top-rated college commodities whose names, likenesses and/or entities exploit college players as their virtual athletics and professional sports," the NCAA players because its game requires each team to images can be sold or licensed. game pieces. and its member universities need to combat stay under a pay cap. NCAA rules allow the names and images of These online fantasy leagues, which use the these infringements on athletes' rights and the The Knight Commission on Intercollegiate athletes to be used only to promote their teams real names and statistics of collegiate athletes, principles of amateur sports. Athletics is opposed to the use of players' names and their games. In fact, neither the NCAA raise a crucial question for higher education Fantasy games allow fans to draft a personal and statistics in these games and has urged the nor the universities acquire any other publicity leaders: Is it amateurism in college sports that "dream team" of players that earns points based NCAA board of directors to explore possible rights to athletes; they simply cannot license the has become a fantasy? on the real performances of chosen players. remedies, either legal or contractual. use of their names or images - not to fantasy The National Collegiate Athletic Associa- There are many such start-up games online, but Since it was founded in 1989, the commis- leagues, not to video game companies, not to tion. -- the organization of colleges, universities CBS Sports' is the most prominent. That raises sion, which consists of university presidents sportswear companies. and conferences that governs sports programs particularly thorny questions for the NCAA and and trustees and former college athletes, has -- has long upheld the principle of amateurism. its member institutions because the network es- advocated policies that protect college athletes
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COLUMN "Ett Serious Cycling Philosophy IKW. / There is nothing quite like riding a bike on Pay attention. I know everyone these days has I campus. The warm breeze in your hair, the speed an iPod and a cell phone in each ear when walking with which you can get to class, and...angry pe- across campus, but do yourself a favor - look up destrians. every once in a while. In my time here, I've been Bikers are watching closely, but if you step out in on both sides of the rage. I have front of abike going 25 mph, chances are, those ear rmrmhwam learnedalotaboutlife through buds may not be in your ears for much longer. these lessons of riding my bike It's basic elementary school safety. Look both m P060WUN5... NAH. on campus. ways before crossing, and you won't have to stop, Here are some life lessons drop and roll. I hope the lesson is evident there. that I have been able to apply Maintain control of your vehicle at all times. to both my cycling and my Do not ride without hands. Do not attempt to life, from someone who has table-top your bike when jumping the ditch by Joey Newton is a ridden (and wrecked) a bike the chemistry building. Do not try to jump onto Marshall Ramsey/THE CLARION LEDGER graduate student in Spanish educa- on campus for 4 years. the curb unless you are semi-familiar with the tion from Ameri- Communication is im- maneuver. At your speed, your mistake will hurt cus, Ga. He is a portant. A bike is going much a lot worse than someone walking. guest columnist The Campus Question for the George- faster than a pedestrian, so it Lifelesson-don't drink and drive, drive reckless- Anne Daily. is important to be clear about ly, or drive your mom's car without permission. where you are going-both of The consequences for all of these poor choices What do YOU think? you. Unless you are looking to eat will most definitely make a good an asphalt sandwich for lunch, "It's basic elementary day into a bad one. Say you're sorry. If you With fall television returning, which show are stay to the right. school safety. Look Walkers- please do not change do run into someone, or your you most excited about? your mind when a biker is coming both ways before indecision forces someone to towards you, unless you are ready crossing, and you take a swim in lake Ruby, stop for a serious hurtiri Make a choice and apologize. and stick with it, or somebody won't have to stop It's what your mom would may get hurt. drop and roll." want you to do. Always say. Brandi Nicholas This transcends campus tran- —"— you are sorry if you are in the Cameron Seward sit. Lakeside or Chick-fil-A? wrong'. Senior Sophomore Calculus homework or Rude Rudy's? Making And if you happen to be in the lake, forgive. psychology architecture/ decisions is an important part of life, so start Riding a bike on campus can be a life lesson, so military sci- practicing now. apply what you learn daily. Drive safe. ence
FROfi GAPAILY.COM ' . "True Life on MTV, be- "Raising the Bar and the cause they tell the real Closer. I like shows like How To Corner Presents: Having a successful semester. lifestory." this because of the way I Thanks for sharing your thoughts and experiences. I'm putting a link was raised." to your article on theFacebook group page for my FYE1220 course (Making Connections: Facebook & Beyond). These are great tips for people just entering Chase Brandon college. - Barbara Nixon Patrick Parhan Junior Graduate "/ thought this was great. Very informative to the foshies." biology music - anonymous
Eagle Alert fails to keep students safe "House, How I met your "Always Sunny in Philadel- "OK, so the system is broken. What if anything is the administration doing to mother and Bones, should phia, because it's a very fix it?" I not be pinned under - Anonymous original show." graduate work." THE GEORGE-ANNE DAILY I WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10,2008 GREEN CORNER I PAGE 5 The Green Corner: Tips for living an earth-friendly life By Philip Clements decrease in agriculture with plants dying due to BLOGS ALGORE Assistant Features Editor overheating. The list goes on and on. The first thing, and perhaps the most im- Over the past century,*the environmental portant thing, is to get informed. Because of the There are many blogs that As much disdain some movement has grown from a few hippies living overwhelming popularity of the green move- are strictly about environ- people may have for Al Gore, in trees to a nation of conscious Americans that ment, information and tips can be found in just mental issues. Those include he knows his stuff and is an realize that something needs to be done. about every publication in the country. the Environmental Blog at environmental O.G. Check out With the rise in popularity of hybrid cars and From Newsweek to Rolling Stone, writers www.theenvironmentalblog. his web site at climatecrisis.net as organic foodstuffs, its become much easier to and journalists are covering policies, events, org, www.treehugger.com, and well as An Inconvenient Truth' be green than it was 10 years ago. and initiatives from national environmental www.greendiary.com and learn about the future of It's not just a matter of saving the planet. organizations to grassroots movements. global warming. The planet has been here for a long time, much longer than we have, and has gone through more climate changes than we can imagine. Hell, it was once a ball of molten lava, so NON-PROFITS SAGE SUGGESTIONS? I'm pretty sure it could survive an 11-degree temperature increase. * Get involved with the campus But that doesn't mean that we can. The root There also are non-profit environmental group SAGE (Stu- Do you have any "green" of the environmental movement is not to protect organizations that are dedicated dent Alliance for a Green Earth) tips that others would benefit the planet but a more selfish intention: to save to various environmental causes. For more information, you can from? If you do send an e-mail us. We are extremely dependent on our current These includeSierra Club, World find them on Facebook. It is a (It's much better than a note relationship with the environment. Wildlife Federation, Green highly active group, always open on a piece of paper!) to Philip Imagine losing miles of coastline and cities Peace, and Our Planet. Each of to new members. Just remember Clements or Charles Minshew at like New York and Los Angeles (and maybe even them has a web presence and the old adage, "Think globally, act [email protected] Statesboro.) Imagine the air-conditioning bill participates in activism events. locally." during August when the temperatures exceed 100 degrees every day. Imagine a worldwide
Wednesday, September 10,2008 speaker: mike green 7:00p.m. performing arts center thursday, September 11,2008 oksoberfest 2008 6:00p.m. ~ 8:00 p.m. r.a.c. pavilion free food, games, and prizes E B RViJTIOGO including the chance to win a wii m 3 UCA TiON PAGE 6 I NEWS WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 10,2008 1 THE GEORGE-ANNE DAILY YouTube sensation to perform at Black Box Julia Nunes to perform original music on an unusual stringed instrument
By Chris Buchanan starlet Molly Ringwald. Molly claimed that Managing editor for news Nuness videos had inspired her to take up. playing the ukulele. YouTube sensation, former Ben Folds The combination of television praise and opening act, and avid ukulele player Julia blogger propaganda have also had apositive Nunes will soon make an appearance on effect on her web-views and subscription the Georgia Southern campus. on the popular video website. Nunes went from playing on YouTube According to Tarver, she has passed the 1 to releasing two CDs and touring the East million viewer mark and went from an early Coast and will be coming to the Black Box 300 subscription mark to over 46,000. Theatre on September 12 at 7:30 p.m. "We consider ourselves an up and com- President of the Theatre and Perfor- ing organization," said Tarver, "and we mance Organization, Michael Tarver found want to help other artists accomplish that the young musician using the 'Stumble same thing." Upon application in his web browser. The GSU student Eric Stetson will open for widget allows web-surfers to mark various Nunes. Stetson is a piano player and music points of interest on the web in blogs and major who has been heavily involved with sites. the theatre department and set design. The initial search brought up "blonde Proceeds of the event will go back to the girl plays Ukulele" and from there, Tarver Special Photo Theatre and Performance Organization to searched to find her name and ended up help raise money for the campus produc- on YouTube. tion of "A Streetcar Named Desire" which According to Tarver, when the group price has risen to $1000. Tarver said. Tarver will be directing. first looked at booking Nunes in March, "We started trying to bring her down On top of the online publicity, Tarver said The play will be from November 5 her price was $350. After being a featured in March and at the time and she had just that Nunes was also mentioned on Good through the 7 at the Averitt Arts Center video on YouTube twice since then, her started to pick up steam on YouTube.com," Morning America by guest and 80s movie in Statesboro. Small business development center moving to Market District
GSU News Service of capital, set up record-keeping systems and The SBDC is a part of the Georgia to be more accessible to the communities we analyze financial records, identify foreign SBDC Network, which is a collaboration of serve," said Durden. The Georgia Southern University College markets for products or ser- the University of Georgia, Georgia Southern University, a Carnegie of Business Administration Small Business vices, conduct specialized Georgia State University, Doctoral/Research University, offers more Development Center will celebrate the open- research geared to specific "The Georgia Southern KennesawState University, than 120 degree programs serving more than ing of a new office with a ribbon cutting on needs of the business-own- University SBDC office Georgia Highlands Col- 17,000 students. Sept. 16 at 5 p.m. er, and create marketing assists approximately 200 lege, Clayton State Uni- Through eight colleges, the University of- The GSU SBDC has moved to the Market strategies and advertising versity, Georgia Southern fers bachelor's, master's and doctoral degree District Center at 1100 Brampton Avenue campaigns. clients each year..." University, Valdosta State programs built on more than a century of Suite C, where they will continue to provide "The Georgia South- - Lori Durden University, the University academic achievement. training, technical assistance, and research ern University SBDC of- SBDC Area Director of West Georgia, and the The University, one of Georgia's largest, to help entrepreneurs improve their chances fice assists approximately U.S. Small Business Ad- is a top choice of Georgia's HOPE scholars for success. 200 clients each year from ministration. and is recognized for its student-centered The SBDC helps small businesses develop Bulloch and the surrounding counties," said "We are thrilled to be in such a professional approach to education. Visit: www.georgia- and update business plans, identify sources Lori Durden, SBDC Area Director. and convenient location, which will allow us southern.edu.
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YEAR CMP ATT YDS CMP% YPA LNG TD INT SACK RAT
2008 12 24 107 50.0 4.46 22 0 0 3 87.45 *StatsasofSep.6. 2008
Jared Siri/STAFF Under the helmet: Lee Chappie PLAYER OF THE WEEK Favorite drink: Compiled by staff to an end, Chappie would like to begin an- during his tenure here. powerade other streak in his collegiate career. "We are all here to win that National Since the age of 5, Eagle quarterback Lee In January 2007, Chappie was considered and [Southern Conference] title back," Chappie has been involved and immersed a prospect for the Georgia Southern Eagles explained Chappie. "We really want to get in the game of football. football team among others, and was invited the titles and rings and bring that football Coming out of Greater Atlanta Christian to the school for an official visit. glory back to Statesboro. That is probably Favorite food: high school in Norcross, Ga., he was ranked "When I was being recruited by Coach [the] main goal not only for me, but for the Moes 73rd nationally by ESPN and 93rd by www. Hatcher he asked me to come down and entire team." scouts.com as a quarterback, visit the campus," said Chappie. "So in late What does the future hold for the Eagles Chappie had an impressive high school January, I came down to Statesboro and fell quarterback? Favorite color: streak, starting in 50 consecutive games. He in love with the campus, the system, and "You know the NFL is always going to be Blue ended his three years as quarterback under the coaching staff." in the mix. I would like to stay in football head coach Jimmy Chupp, and set a school Chappie signed with the Eagles in Feb- somehow, like a coach. Being a quarterback, record total of 4,901 career-passing yards ruary 2007, but redshirted his first year. By you know how to run an offense and learn and 49 touchdowns. redshirting his first year at Georgia South- how to play the game, which is helpful." Favorite movie: "I am very proud of my high school ca- ern, Chappie will have this entire season plus Chappie has brought a lot of attention The Dark Knight reer. I started quarterback as a sophomore three more to play for the school. back to Statesboro, Ga. and never missed a start after that," said He was a part of head coach Chris His 50 game streak shows the toughness Chappie. "That was definitely one of my Hatchers first recruiting class. and consistency needed in order to be a most memorable accomplishments, and I Coming to Georgia Southern, Chappie successful quarterback, and is currently Favorite NFL Player: am very proud of that." was very aware of the program's storied co-starting alongside Antonio Henton for Tom Brady Although his streak in high school came history and wants to build on that history this season.