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Georgia Southern University Digital Commons@Georgia Southern The George-Anne Student Media 9-20-2005 The George-Anne Georgia Southern University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/george-anne Part of the Higher Education Commons Recommended Citation Georgia Southern University, "The George-Anne" (2005). The George-Anne. 3108. https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/george-anne/3108 This newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Media at Digital Commons@Georgia Southern. It has been accepted for inclusion in The George-Anne by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons@Georgia Southern. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Irish folk nights return at new home ICAMPUS,P.3 No return for New Orleans I NEWS, P. 4 »• Halftime heroes Postgame fireworks show High: 97 I Low: 70 Sunny Follow the GSU band through its latest to follow Saturday s game Volume 78 home performance I PHOTO ESSAY, p.2 I SPORTS, p. 8 Number 29 DAILY * . <r f THE GEORGE TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2005 -Rita has •Florida Open wallets, helping hands GSU, community out the campus by many different The Music Department performed a 4 organizations and groups. free concert Sept. 13 at the Performing •worried gives big money to "The One Million Challenge" is Arts Center that accepted donations one example of the school's effort to at the end. .• By Michelle Spitzer help Katrina victims organize such efforts. In this program The NAACP sponsored a candle- Associated press groups sign up to implement new and light vigil 8:45 p.m. Sept. 15 at the By Darren Jones creative ways to collect relief goods. Russell Union Rotunda in memory > • KEY WEST, Fla. - Residents Staff Writer The Office of Student Activities and of those who lost their lives. Scat- boarded up windows Monday Volunteer Services tracks all partici- tered over the campus are places to and evacuated the low-lying In response to the disaster that pating groups and provides a pick-up give, and students have been giving. rfc Florida Keys as Tropical Storm struck New Orleans, Georgia South- service so volunteers can collect the Sophomore Larance Johnson gave Rita gathered strength in the Ba- ern has spearheaded many relief goods. This program will run until the $5 to a collection pot and is "looking hamas, threatening to grow into a efforts for victims that will continue end of September 2005. for an opportunity to donate more." hurricane with a potential 8-foot throughout September. Many relief events took place According to the Office of Volunteer storm surge. This effort comes in the form of di- during the early part of September, Services $4,771 has been raised by In New Orleans, the mayor sus- rect donations, fundraisers, vigils and giving anyone the opportunity to GSU thus far, $1888 of that from pended his plan to start bringing even concerts. Money, canned goods, contribute to the cause. The United faculty donations. ''residents back to the city Monday Grasyon Hoffman/STAFF clothing and anything non-perishable Student Honors Association sold snow Statesboro churches, schools, after forecasters warned that Rita A student places money in a donation jar at the University Store. that can be spared is accepted through- cones Sept. 13 and 14 to raise money. see GIVING, page 5 could charge through the Gulf * *of Mexico and impact the city's already weakened levees. Oil prices surged on the possibility that oil r*and gas production would be interrupted once again. GSU fueling station up and running after hiatus The storms top sustained wind t #speed was 70 mph by midafter- noon Monday and it was expected By Rachel Weeks one building to another." wasting fuel. to strengthen into a Category 1 News editor Materials Management is encour- "We received a delivery Tuesday of hurricane Tuesday. aging use of fuel conservation methods last week, but it did not fill the tanks, it "The main concern now is the The Georgia Southern on-campus including eliminating non-essential was about 2,500 gallons. We are hop- Florida Keys," said Max Mayfield, fueling station repairs have been com- travel and fueling vehicles at commer- ing to get another delivery this week," director of the National Hurricane pleted and Materials Management is cial stations using the Wright Express said Horn. "We're doing the best we •"Center in Miami. "It's moving asking that fuel conservation measures card. "We have asked public safety to can to keep an uninterrupted supply over very warm water and that's be taken in the coming weeks, since refuel off-campus at commercial sta- of fuel. We're at the mercy of vendors extremely favorable for develop- delivery of fuel is not guaranteed to tions because they are a large user of as to what they can furnish and until ■*ment." fill the tanks each time. fuel since patrol cars are on constant we know how often we'll be getting Hurricane warnings were Director of Materials Management patrol," said Horn. "We have also deliveries, we'll have to use these fuel posted for the Keys and Miami- George Horn said that several problems asked people on long distance travel conservation methods." , ;Dade County, the hurricane center at the on-campus fueling station were to refuel before bringing the vehicle Not all vehicles are allowed to refuel said. Residents and visitors were solved and now the station is fully back to campus. Also, drivers should at the on-campus station, and now ordered to clear out of the entire operational. avoid topping off tanks and wait until more restrictions are limiting the num- ,* chain of islands. "There was a drainage problem they are low on gas before refueling ber of vehicles visiting the station. Vice undercutting the concrete and the ero- because that extends the amount of President of Business and Finance, Joe Rita strengthens sion caused settling cracks, so we cut time between refueling." Franklin, said Cognisa buses refuel off- up the concrete then poured concrete Many refineries in the Gulf Coast campus and only GSU owned vehicles Tropical Storm Rita is threatening 1 are authorized to use the on-campus the Florida Keys and has the slabs," said Horn. "We were also getting are still not operational. Due to irregu- potential to turn into a hurricane water in the inspection ports, but we lar supplies at distribution terminals, station. "GSU vehicles have stickers by early Tuesday. were able to raise the ports so the water GSU's fuel suppliers can not provide and are primarily used on campus, Tropical Storm Rita LOCATION MOVEMENT MAX SUST. will wash by. We have a monitoring a firm date for refueling or indicate like physical plant vehicles, housing 23.3° N WNW at 70 mph system to monitor the amount of fuel how much of the order will be filled, vehicles and about 48 golf carts used for Grayson Hoffman/STAFF 76.5° W 14 mph As of 5 p.m. in the tanks and it was moved from but GSU is taking measures to avoid all departments," said Franklin. Gas pumps for GSU vehicles are back in working order. Projected path EDT HHi Potential movement area Tropical storm watch Tropical storm warning .......... Hurricane watch —— Hurricane warning ALA. G A .■ ■ MISS. '■'" 0 400 mi Q 400 km FLA, 2 p.m. 2 p.m. Gulf of —Tues. REEL FISHING Thu. Mexico V 2 p.m. Wed. CUBA ,MEX.; 5 p.m. Mon.-i u, f!, 5 IN FAKE LAKES 85- 80° "-" 75 SOURCES: NOAA; Weather AP Nl Underground; ESRI Students can fish in GSU's 'lakes' INSIDE By Luke Hearn Georgia Southern. "We don't The DNR Web site also says that Executive editor really encourage it, though." fishing is not allowed at night, and Taylor said there are some that certain fish must be returned ♦Wedding goes bad Adrian White finds relax- safety concerns for those who to the water if they aren't the ap- A groom spent the night in jail ation while sitting at Lake fish in the campus lakes, but was propriate size. after his wedding erupted into Wells with a fishing pole unsure if university officials have White said he has received ,«a raucous brawl.The groom in his hand. ever stopped anyone from casting no warnings from the university and ten others were arrested their baited hooks into the lake. while fishing, something he does after the fight broke out with "I love fishing," the junior two to three times a week. another wedding party. construction management major Major Mike Russell with the ** | Only in America, p. 4 said. "I come out here to fish and University Police was also unsure "A lot of people don't know I just feel so peaceful." of a definitive policy for fishing you can fish out here. I've been Photo essay.. 2 Classifieds 6 While White and others spend on campus. doing it for a while, and haven't Campus 3 Sports 7 received any flack." * National 4 News 8 their free time fishing on campus, "The only thing I can say is State 5 the rules governing this practice that you have to follow the state White says he usually catches is unclear, according to university fishing laws," he said. three to four fish per week, but ^CORRECTION officials. According to the Georgia rarely keeps them. "I don't really Department of Natural Resources' fish to catch anything. When you Kanye West, Common, Fantasia "There's really no written come to catch, you don't catch and Keyshia Cole are tena- policy that I'm aware of," said Web site, everyone 16 and older g tively scheduled to perform at Chuck Taylor, campus and land- fishing in publiclakes in Georgia is anything." Paulson Stadium Saturday, Nov.