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The George-Anne Daily • Serving Georgia Southern University and the Statesboro Community Since 1927 • Questions? Call 912-478-5246 GEORGE-ANNE DAILY TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21,2008 • VOLUME 8I • ISSUE 55 COVERING THE CAMPUS LIKE A SWARM OF GNATS THRU OUR LENS Conserving energy while preserving lifestyles FAIR LEAVES THE'BORO The Kiwanis Ogeechee Fair drew GSU biology graduate students create energy saving device for vending machines large crowds this year and had a little something for everyone. By Will Douberly Page 7 StaffWriter Biology graduate students at IRISH MUSIC SHOW RETURNS Georgia Southern have successfully Harry O'Donoghue and Seldom found a way to conserve energy while Sober take the stage tonight at 7:30 making no sacrifices to current lifestyle for the Third Annual Gaels of Music practices. Concert. Graduate students in Lissa Leege's Page 4 Sustainability Seminar performed research pertaining to energy con- FASHION SHOW FOR A CAUSE sumption in relation to on-campus TheGSU Fashion Merchandising and vending machines. The results were the Safe Haven team up to host a eye-opening. fashion show benefitting domestic "Vending machines use 20 percent abuse awareness. more electricity than refrigerators, Page 8 and refrigerators are some of the most energy-consuming appliances," said Leege. The remedy for the machines high energy consumption was a device which greatly reduces the amount of electricity necessary for operation. Machines with the device are capable of reducing their energy consumption Special Photo by 45 percent. What are the benefits of conserv- ing energy? FEATURES "The majority of our energy comes 'W SEEKS TO IMPRESS from fossil fuel sources," said Leege. Babula and Pope are back again to These fossil fuels are limited in supply. review two of this week's hottest "Conserving energy also saves money, new movies: Max Payne and 'W. which is a bonus." Page 5 Steve Williams, a graduate student in the seminar, also elaborated on the importance of conserving energy. IN OTHER NEWS "Environmentally, it prevents the Laura Pallini/STAFF REFUGEE NUMBERS SKYROCKET burning of coal; burning coal releases Nearly 200,000 citizens were carbon dioxide into the air," said Wil- "Conserving energy also saves ing the trafficking patterns of buyers. There are 15 vending machines displaced aftera Pakistani offensive liams. "And if we are burning less coal, students money but cutting down During a low-activity time of the day outfitted with the new device. These against al-Qaida and the Taliban. then we are going to be mining less coal." Georgia Southerns electric bill," said or night, the machine will consume less machines can be found in 11 different Page 3 Mining coal involves the use of water; Williams. energy than during a high traffic period. buildings; these buildings are Russell therefore, decreasing mining leads to a The new energy-saving device on For example, in the middle of the night, greater supply of usable water. the vending machines works by learn- the machines light will turn off. see ENERGY PAGE 2 STRANGE BUT TRUE RELIGION ACCEPTS ALIENS The Catholic religion has come to Three-Day Forecast GADaily.com Poll: accept new forms of life within the Today Wednesday Thursday church. Clear Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy Who do you blame for the big loss? Page 2 76/45 ... 74/47 _ / 70/52 PAGE 2 EWS THE GEORGE-ANNE DAILY I TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21,2008 money, and makes Georgia Southern more sustain- ENERGY able," said Williams. from page 1 "It could be implemented in all of Statesboro at no cost to behavior," said Leege. Union, Biology, Math and Physics, Williams Williams further voiced why conservation is a Center, Herty, Forest Drive, Hollis, Hanner Field key issue. "If everyone took a small step nationwide, house, Deal Hall, Rosenwald, and Marvin Pitt- it would drastically reduce energy consumption and man. cost while conserving energy for future genera- Will all of Georgia Southerns vending machines tions. Conservation extends the amount of time be retrofitted with these energy-efficient devices? to live in our current lifestyle; the goal is to use as "We hope so. It makes sense, saves a lot of little as possible while still being normal selves," Catholics accept alien beliefs McClatchy News Service who have long dared to believe that life exists beyond our terrestrial confines felt Word that the Vatican had declared some small measure of vindication. devout Catholics free to believe in aliens "If you're sitting in a room that's totally traveled at warp speed last week, around dark and you can't see anything, and the the globe and, quite possibly, to points door is cracked just a millimeter to let unknown. a little light in, that can be extremely Chris Buchanan/STAFF Earth-bound theologians and astro- useful," said Peter Davenport, head of physicists debated it, online "Jedi Council" the National UFO Reporting Center in Student art draws attention to voting forums erupted in geeky chatter, and many Washington state. By Chris Buchanan Thompson, who was the professor in charge Managing editor of news of the project. The photos ofvarious students examining Let it B.M.O.C Senior graphic design students from the the posters are also available in the gallery Betty Foy Sanders Department of Art had below the poster being depicted. their work displayed in the Center for Art and Reactions varied from a glance to, as one Theatre (CAT) Monday as part of their class designer described, a near collision on the assignment to promote youth voting. pedestrium. The exhibit contains student designed "Being a designer, you never get to see the nonpartisan posters made to draw attention reaction to your work," Leigh said. to the need for Georgia Southern students Design student Tullian Donaldson to get to the polls in November. The post- agreed. ers dealt with a number of issues ranging "We wanted to be heard and recognized from economic troubles to rising gas prices as having an impact and not just painting a and war. pretty picture," Donaldson said. Zeta Tau Alpha's 22nd One poster read, "Voting is free, war Leigh said that another major part of Annual Big Man on Campus is being hosted is not." the decision was to show students that The designer, Derek Perez, said that he design could be used for more than just on Thursday October 23rd in the Russell usedatankmadeof money to draw attention advertising. to funds being spent by the government. "It was a class project, but it turned into Union Ballroom at 7:30pm Prior to the opening of the "VOTE Design a bigger thing," he said. Impacts Democracy" exhibit, students found According to a release from the art de- You can buy a ticket from: creative places to put their posters around partment, the CAT will be holding an open •The Rotunda the school and captured the reactions of reception for the graphic artists involved in students on film. the project on October 24 from 7 to 9 p.m. •Your Favorite "We actually had one student put all 30 The gallery will be open through Oc- BMOC contestant or posters across the pedestrium," said Leigh tober 30. •Any ZTA member CORRECTION In the Monday, October 20, 2008 issue of the George-Anne, information posted Hope to see you there to help in one of our stories, The Iron Eagle Challenge, was not correctly printed. Ac- support our fight against cording to the race director Alicia Day, the CRI was unable to partner up with Ogeechee-Canoochee Riverkeeper for the challenge. 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