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Georgia Southern University Digital Commons@Georgia Southern The George-Anne Student Media 8-12-2004 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" (2004). The George-Anne. 3069. https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/george-anne/3069 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]. I Established 192: Covering the campus like a swarm of^ttats The Official Student Newspaper of Georgia Southern University SPORTS: UGAvs GSU: www.stp.georgiasouthern.edu game tickets go on sale August 21. PageJA Thursday, August 12,2004 . Volume 77, Number^ it? Grube commends GSU at annual Convocation By Rachel Weeks over the five years that he has been campus as well. [email protected] in office. Many buildings have been reno- The Fall 2004 Convocation Grube stated that many thought vated to their original splendor, Ceremony, officially marking the- raising admission standards would such as the Carroll Building, which beginning of the new academic send admissions plummeting, but has been completely renovated, and year, was held Wednesday, August this year enrollment will exceed the Lewis building on Sweetheart 11 in the Nesmith-Lane Continu- 16,000 students, a new enrollment Circle, which will be opening in the ing Education Building. This year's record. SAT scores have risen 89 coming weeks as The Admissions. theme was "Citizenship: The Privilege points over the years Grube has been Office. Henderson Library is also un- to Participate." Student Govern- in office. dergoing construction. Grube said, ment Association (SGA) President Grube said, "During the last five "Henderson Library willbe expanded Charisse Perkins spoke on behalf of years, GSU has experienced the most to be much larger and much more students and urged students to be rapid qualitative growth in the history technologically advanced." When good citizens and take part in the of the college." finished, it will look like the historic voting process. New construction has been a buildings on Sweetheart Circle. The ceremony was held in the familiar sight on campus since Grube New dormitories are another middle of a week of departmental was inaugurated. The College of addition since Grube's inception. meetings and workshops. Information Technology has an effi- Southern Pines is a new facility, and During the annual meeting, Presi- cient facility with many conveniences Eagle Village is under construction dent Grube delivered the State of the for students and professors. The University Address, highlighting the Education Building and the Nursing See PRAISE, Page 8A changes that have occurred at GSU Buildings are great additions to the Left: President Grube comments on the success of Georgia Southern in his annual State of the University ad- dress, stating specifically that this falls freshman class is expected to have the highest SAT in school history. Katie Anderson/STAFF Students face more expenses and less financial aid Fee increases to go into effect this semester HOPE cutbacks in effect, more expected By Luke Hearn All of the fee increases, including the RAC addition [email protected] fee, take effect this fall. In January of this year, GSU submitted to the Board The Board of Regents also raised tuition, amove that of Regents possible fee increases to take effect in increased tuition statewide by five percent. the fall of 2004. This summer, the Board rendered According to GSU Senior Israel Brown, not their decision on what fees were to increase and everyone is for the fee increases. "It will which ones were to stay the same. According A put an extra load on working students to Director of Revenue Accounting Debbie m I who pay their own tuition and Powell, each of the fee increases was ap- 'jM commuters who do not proved, except for the technology fee use all the facilities and She said that the Board of Regents has operations on campus," not been too receptive to increases she said. in technology fees. This fee was Director of Auxiliary ■ !■■■!■■ proposed as a way of making Affairs Joe Franklin said that GSU's technology fee mir the fees will help alleviate the ror that of other colleges increased expenses here at GSU. of the same size, such as Food Services is another depart- Georgia Tech, where the ment on campus whose services are to technology fee is $75. increase. The RAC fee also stayed the According to the Director of Food same, but the Board approved the Services Tom Palfy, each one of the plans has LaVene Bell/STAFF RAC addition fee, which will go towards increased by three percent. Originally the depart- HOPE provided book fees will be cut first in 2005- 2006 if the Lottery's budget keeps decreasing. the RAC expansion that is to be completed in ment had requested a sixpercent increase but reduced HOPE Scholarship has aided thou- funded scholarship. Over the past 2006. This fee, however, is not covered by the HOPE it to three after deciding to no longer continue the roll By Luke Hearn sands of Georgia students in attend- [email protected] year, there has been much talk about Scholarship but can be paid for through other sources of over meal plans. ing college, virtually paying for their the depletion of the scholarship's financial aid, such as the Pell Grant and loans. The roll over plans were experimental last year, com- The Georgia General Assembly tuition and fees. funding and how it will be sustained t» Powell said that this fee is not covered through ing from a suggestion from the Student Government has finally made a decision on the All of that has changed starting for the future. HOPE because the money allocated to the scholarship future of the HOPE Scholarship. this fall as the Legislature attempts to cannot pay for buildings. See FEE, Page 8A Since its institution in 1993, the put forth measures to save the lottery- See HOPE, Page 10A New parking lot design to help congestion, more improvements in the future T* 't^^W**^- By Luke Hearn road or driveway circling around all access to the Pickle Barrel, Landrum ing the parking lots to include more [email protected] of the other parking lots. Center, and the bookstore. Also as a parking spaces. Chambers said that The construction at the Russell The new entrance to the lots, part of the new design, the road that this will probably take two to three years to complete. j Union is coming to completion which is located right next to the led from the Russell Union Parking ':■&£*£.. ' ''"'-JL ''■' ' just in time for school to start on old Union lot entrance on Chan- lot to Fair Road was closed. f,it-n. Tuesday. According to Director of dler Road, is where the access road Chambers said that this design *»«. • J 1 Parking,and Transportation Bob begins. The road circles all of the keeps the flow of traffic out of the sB IBMI-- . Chambers, the number of parking parking lots in the area and eventu- actual parking lots and helps reduce The construction on the Russell .-.:..:■.".:"" ^BPp^- spaces now is "close to the same" as ally comes out on Herty Drive. vehicle-pedestrian conflicts. Union parking lot will reduce the ^m .• -' am the number before the construction The old entrance to the Russell According to Chambers, improv- internal traffic, while giving it a ^P~— i • project began. Union will now be.reserved for ser- ing traffic in and out of the area is the steady flow. 1st- ,^3 •ffl Tzv 'szs Chambers compares the new vice and delivery vehicles, resident first phase of a bigger project. "Our set-up of the Union lot to that of a parking for Wintyirn and Oliff Halls, first concern is safety," he said. Phase !f7yB|ff*? 1 .. ;. ... shopping mall, with one main access and 30 minute parking spaces for two of the project includes expand- ■ ■ - ' Amanda Permenter/STAFF Weekday Weather Haitus Opinions Sports Inside Thursday Friday • Everything a new student might • Amanda Permenter calls ■ Atlanta Braves are at the top of Police Beat 3A need to know about Statesboro can students to action! the National League East. Classifieds 8B HIGH HIGH be found in our directory. Crossword 8B ■ Guest columnist Charles E. • Eagle Football gets ready for 88° 91° • Check out our new feature The Hot Murray explains why young season opener. Comics 8B Seat'. people are being duped by Sports 6A financial fraud. Opinions LOW LOW 4A Calendar 2B Scattered Isolated News Briefs 3A ^.Thunderstorms Thunderstorms Section B GA Page 4A Page 6A (912)-681-5246 • [email protected] Williams Center Rm. 2023 • P.O. Box 8001 • Statesboro, GA 30460 If'""' HH GEORGE-ANNE HIMVEATURE 1 w mm mm Thursday, August 12, 2004 2A CLEANLINESS aigSffifflwaBMMMigmM—Mass ■■ ■ Charging for alcohol without a liquor Students are often too lazy or scared to clean license is a major offense. Voluntary donations their dorm room, which turns into a veritable are the only legal way to recover alcohol costs. minefield of dirty laundry and empty pizza boxes. ■ Doctoring your college ID to use as a fake Cleaning your room is not an arduous task, and is a really bad idea. A lot of students think that if only requires several minutes of attention each they use a fake college ID, rather than a phony day. license, they'll avoid prosecution. This simply Joyce Bautista, a senior editor at Real Simple, isn't true.