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Kellie Pickler talks to Hiatus I HIATUS, P. 8 Students climb into Paint party Southern Adventures ArtsFest comes to Sweetheart Volume 80 Circle this Saturday I HIATUS, p. 8 Number 8 I NEWS, p. 3 f I 1 JT~*\ A DAILY THE GEORGE-ANNE Thursday, April 12,2007 J- % CENTENNIAL 19 0 6-2006 Remembering the lost 'A Scholar ByAvinaDarmadjaja Under Seige Holocaust Remembrance Assistant News Editor campus events: In 2003, Deron Beal sent out the Editor's Note: GSU celebrated first e-mail to some friends and a its 100th anniversary in De- number of non-profit organizations, cember. Each Thursday The Sunday, April 15 7:30 p.m. announcing The Freecycle Network, George-Anne Daily highlights Averitt Center a network that allowed everyone in something from our past. Tucson, Az., where he was located, The Averitt Center is hosting a Ho- to give and to get items. Little did locaust Remembrance event that By Michael Cardinal will feature art and poetry from he know, what started out small Staff writer the Holocaust. ends up making a huge impact that affects millions of members in over Professor Michael Braz is a 75 countries. music composition teacher at Tuesday, April 17 According to the network's Web Georgia Southern, and he will 7 p.m. site, www.freecycle.org, theirmission be directing his new opera, "A Kennedy Hall is "to build a worldwide gifting move- Scholar Under Siege," which Multipurpose room ment that reduces waste, saves pre- opens April20 at 7:30 p.m. atthe RSVP: Friday, April 13 cious resources and eases the burden Performing Arts Center. Genocide Awareness Dinner will on our landfills while enabling our The story of the opera takes be held at 7 p.m. in Kennedy Hall's members to benefit from the strength place in the early 1940s, and fol- Multipurpose Room. All are invited of a larger community." lows the events of the 'Marvin to a discussion dinner concerning "We currently keep over 300 tons Pittman Incident,' also known the updates on the genocide situa- of wastes out of landfills every day," as the'Cocking Affair.' Back tion in Darfur, Sudan. said Tiffany Busby, owner of the when GSU was still the Geor- Freecycle Statesboro group. "This is The dinner is free, but participants gia Teachers College, Marvin huge for the environment." must RSVP by Friday, April 13, at Pittman was the president and Busby, a student at Ogeechee Tech, (912)681-5409. .JEugej^Talmadge, the populist believes that out of all people, college goyernor of Georgia at the time, students need to protect the environ- was firing presidents of schools Wednesday, April 18 ment for our own good. and trying to get government 12 p.m. "Students who are on a budget control of the education sys- Russell Union, room 2044 should really join us because while tem. they are saving the environment, they The final book club discussion of "It was called the Cocking af- can also get stuff for free," said Busby. the semester will be held Wednes- fair because Walter Cocking, the "There are at least 20 to 40 requests day, April 18, at noon in Russell dean of education at UG A was or offers weekly. We've had books Special Photo Union room 2044. being attacked first," said GSU listed and requested, daybed and These prisoners are in the Auschwitz camp complex, which was set up in 1940 in Poland. More Georgia History professor Lisa even bicycles for people who could than 50 percent of prisoners, almost 250,000 people, died as a result of starvation, labor that John Steinberg, associate profes- Denmark. "Dr. Pittman and Dr. not drive to class anymore." exceeded their physical capacity, executions, living conditions, torture, disease or epidemics. sor of history, will facilitate discus- Cocking were working on plans sion of the book "The Reader" by You can experience freecycle by for Georgia's educational future. Bernhard Schlink. visiting http://groups.yahoo.com/ What they wanted to do was group/freecycle_statesboro/. to create some sort of lecture The book tells of a love affair Though the Statesboro branch hall somewhere near UGA's GSU honors Holocaust Remembrance between a young man and older has only been around since 2004, it is woman during World War II in Nazi campus, so that students who currently home for 649 members. In Germany. It follows their lives to a had graduated and were 'now By Casey Altman at 7 p.m. in the College of Education lecture it, you can list your unwanted items meeting several years later at a war Features editor as well as request anything you need teachers could meet and discuss hall. The title of his talk is: "What did you do crimes trial. teaching solutions together." during the 3rd Reich, Father? Catholic Clergy as long as it is free, legal and age ap- This event would come to be one Georgia Southern will be observing Holo- and National Socialism." propriate. You will need a Yahoo! ID, of Georgia's most memorable caust Remembrance from Monday, April 16 Spicer's research focuses primarily on and the Web site is open for anyone Holocaust Remembrance Week is historical events of the time. to Wednesday, April 18. The annual event is modern Germany, but most specifically on the who is 13 years or older. sponsored by the Hillel, Depart- "This is a very good concept "Eugene Talmadge needed a held every year to honor the lives lost during relationship between the Catholic Church and ment of History and the Multicul- campaign issue, so he decided the Holocaust. Yom Hashoah or Holocaust the National Socialist (Nazi) state. tural Student Center. for students and also low-income to run against the threat of Remembrance Day is celebrated nationally on "He is coming to help us remember so we families," said Marshall Doud, a racial mingling," said Denmark. Sunday, April 15. don't forget; if we forget it could happen all over All events are free and open to the sophomore French major. "On top of "Talmadge wanted to protect The first event of the week will be a again," said Consuela Pender, director of the public. For more information, call that, it is also a noble thing." Southern tradition, so he speaker. 912-681-5409. demanded that Cocking and Dr. Kevin Spicer will be speaking April 16 see LOST, page 4 see FREE, page 4 Pittman would resign." Talmadge forced members from the Board of Regents to resign so that he could ap- point his own members. He became overcontroling, making several universities loose their Southern Explosion is sparkling in silver victory accreditation, making diplomas worthless. ^ Jj~. see BRAZ, page 4 v Dance team takes second place in national competition : k : Kr A <*» ^Bjr Special to the G-A Homecoming week and dance at half "This year Southern Explosion time for basketball games. Southern has exceeded all expectations. The Lk ' j Explosion dancers practice at least three dedication and hard work from each Georgia Southern's official dance times a week to prepare for the highlight dancer has finally paid off," said Lavita team, Southern Explosion, won second of the season, national competition. Pinkney, head coach. 1^^ $& place at the 2007' National Cheer As- Since September, Southern Explo- The team placed first out of 15 teams i \ 1 V sociation & National Dance Alliance sion has focused practices on technique, in the preliminary competition and < ] (NCA - NDA) collegiate championship rehearsing and physical training. The second out of nine teams in the finals File Photo competition held last Friday in Daytona team consists of 12 GSU students competition. GSU's dance team is now Former GSC president Marvin Beach, FL at Daytona's Ocean Center who have to balance the physical and ranked first in Georgia, against both It JT Ti hk x Pittman is the subject of a play and Band Shell. emotional stressors that accompany UGA and Valdosta State dance teams Special1 Photo by professor Michale Braz. The dance team performs at on-cam- the combination of classes, jobs and GSU's Southern Explosion takes home thesecond place trophy pus events such as "Doo-Dah," during practices. see DANCE, page 4 at the 2007 National Cheer & National Dance Alliance. TODAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MARTIN AND BURRIS Campus 2,3 Classifieds 6 Our Hiatus editors like the movie, yet High: 82 I Low: 48 High: 83 Low: 57 | High: 85 I Low: 53 High: 68 I Low: 41 News 4 Sports 7 feel a bit uneasy in their review of E Partly cloudy Sunny E Scattered storms E Showers and wind Briefs 5 Hiatus 8-10 'Meet the Robinsons' on page 9. www.gfedaily.com Established 1927 • The Newspaper for Georgia Southern University Covering the campus IikeaSswarm of gnats.- PAGE 2 I CAMPUS NEWS THURSDAY, APRIL 12,2007.1 THE GEORGE-ANNE DAILY CALi Championships and All * Stars Thursday, April 12 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Five Days for Darfur Russell Union Rotunda, Intramural men's ■■ 12:30 p.m.