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Georgia Southern University Digital Commons@Georgia Southern The George-Anne Student Media 11-2-2006 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" (2006). The George-Anne. 3151. https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/george-anne/3151 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]. Women's soccer makes it to semi-finals SPORTS, . 7 P Professor tells of experience Check out our new site at High-five for Borat Jagshemash! Our editors greet Borat with Hezbolla '<&m with, eh... not-so-much love | HIATUS, p. 10 NEWS, p. 2 THE GEORGE DAILY THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2,2006 CENTENNIAL Students, faculty question 1906-2006 ___ GSU's non-partisan stance File photo Campus impartiality center of debate Former president and Georgia governor Jimmy Carterand his wife Rosalynn were Grand Marshals in the 1972 Homecoming Parade. By Rachel McDaniel Executive editor Past presidents at President George W. Bush's Georgia Southern historic visit to campus on Monday has many professors and students questioning the campus' non-par- By Casey Altman 27,1972 edition of The George-Anne, tisan policy. Staff writer Carter was scheduled to speakto near- , An e-mail was sent prior to the ly 300 alumni at the annual alumni president's visit, which informed On Monday President Bush luncheon at the Landrum Center. professors and staff members of visited Georgia, Southern to speak Later that evening he and his wife, the non-partisan policy they should at a rally hosted by the College Re- Rosalynn, served as Grand Marshals uphold, including not posting signs publicans. in the homecoming parade. or canceling classes. Security was tight with snipers This was during the time that According to the message from on the roof of Hanner and roads sur- football at GSC had been postponed the Office of Legal Affairs, support - rounding blocked to traffic. and homecoming was celebrated i ng candidates on ca mpus can result Although Busfi is the only sitting during basketball season. in the school losing its tax-exempt president to ever visit the university, She said the reaction was very status. he was not the first man to visit who positive. "It was back before politics "As Election Day approaches has served in the Oval Office. got so dirty," she said. "I don't remem- and attention turns to the politi- Kirbylene Stephens worked as ber any protests or any problems when cal process, please remember that secretary to the GSU president for he visited." Georgia Southern cannot, explicitly 32 years. Through the years she was According to "Life in Old Bulloch," or by implication, endorse any party involved in many events that took a book by Dorothy Brannen about or candidate. Under IRS guidelines, place at GSU. Bulloch County's history, Presi- an institution that allows campaign According to Stephens, Jimmy dent William McKinley visited the posters to be placed on campus is Carter visited Georgia Southern Col- Statesboro area while he was cam- deemed to endorse that activity by lege while he was governor in 1972. paigning for the presidency around implication. If the university were to According to an article in the Jan. 1895, before GSU was founded. ignore this rule, it could endanger its tax-exempt status." The message also warned against posting political messages on campus or using cam- French Week begins today pus e-mail to send messages about political activities. ByAmyMclntyre Some professors protested the Staff writer president's visit because they be- lieved university funds were used to Think bleu, blanc and rouge help pay for some of the preparations this week as Georgia Southern says involved. "oui" to the French. The Eighth An- "Bush's visit to Statesboro should nual National French Week begins not have occurred on GSU's cam- today and will continue through next pus," said Dr. Eric Nelson, head of Wednesday, Nov. 8, with a host of the writing and linguistics depart- Special Photo events scheduled to expose students Special Photo ment. "Although the university More than 200 GSU students and professors showed up to protest the president's visit on Monday. Some to the French culture, language and A French pup wears his country's administration stated that the visit felt his visit violated the universities' non-partisan policy. history. colors proudly. was not a university sponsored event French Week is coordinated by and therefore did not violate poli- included the participation of a uni- provided most of the funds for the Service. The expenses, of course, are Clara Krug, professor of French at personally compiled the recipes, and cies prohibiting partisan political versity student who was selected by visit, and federal agencies were re- borne by those using the facility. In GSU, who is excited about the variety Lisa Lee at Landrum always does an rallies on campus, the event took a university committee from a group sponsible for officers who protected the case of President Bush's visit, the of events that are planned for the fol- excellent job preparing the food." place on university property, was of students whose names were pro- the president and public safety. College Republicans will pay the lowing week. A French movie tided "Lemming" protected and managed in part by vided by university faculty." "To the best of my knowledge, the bill. I understand the bill is $5,000," "There is so much going on," said will be playing Monday, Nov. 6, in the university security, physical plant, GSU President Bruce Grube visit was essentially coordinated by said Grube. "The overwhelming Krug. "Landrum will be hosting a Russell Union Theatre at 7:15 p.m. The and transportation personnel, and said that the College Republicans the White House staffand the Secret see PARTISAN, page 5 French menu today and Tuesday. I see FRANCE, page 4 INSIDE Perdue's preserve 'Families without Borders' covers local immigration issues predicament Democrats accuse Sonny Per- Joshua Davis Teams of federal agents had de- Georgia Southern is recognizing lack of focus concerning the families due of rejecting legislation for Staff writer of the deported immigrants. Some of his own personal financial gain. scended onto this small community this catastrophic event and others like 'Families Without in an attempt to arrest immigrants it today with a public event "Families the families deported have children Borders' | BRIEF p. 4 . The quiet of the night and the living in the area illegally. without Borders," at 12:30 p.m. that were born in America and are Campus 2 News 5 feeling of safety in a trailer park in Reports from that night show that In many areas of the US, the issue legal American citizens. Opinion 3 Classifieds 6 Stillmore, Georgia were as comforting more than 120 had been taken into of immigration legislation has polar- "Families without Borders: A Thursday, Nov. 2 Briefs 4 Sports 7 as the beds where young children laid ized the nation, even more so nowthat Day of Understanding," is an effort Hiatus.. 8,9,10 custody and were bound for immigra- 12:30 p.m. their heads. In the middle of the night, tion courts in Atlanta, while others fled the election season has arrived. With to bring this issue into the forefront Russell Union 2047 a clap of thunder jarred the sleeping to surrounding counties and even the a lot of the attention on the legislative of our regional stage. Organizers of Free and open to the public Volume 79 inhabitants of that community. wooded regions around Stillmore. aspects of this issue, there has been a see BORDERS, page 5 Number 53 TODAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY Todays until the days until the last ^ ^ days until fall High: 81 I Low: 56 High: 78 I Low: 58 High: 66 I Low: 52 High: 68 I Low: 52 ■^Thanksgiving break day of class (Dec. 3). <3 3graduation (Dec. 8) 4r 30 Mostly sunny Partly cloudy Sunny Mostly sunny begins (Nov. 22-24) Finals start Dec. 4. —_ www.gadaily.com Established 1927 -The Newspaper for Georgia Southern University TJ PAGE 2 I CAMPUS NEWS fHURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2,2006 I THE GEORGE-ANNE DAILY. CALENDAR Senior art major takes chance with exhibit Thursday, November 2 4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. GSU News Service of chance and the incalculable into French folk songs & music the final art objects. Nessmith Lane 2911 Seniors in the Betty Foy Sanders "Clays have been encouraged Department of Art of Georgia South- to crack, slump and melt. I have 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. ern will present solo exhibitions as a even included materials found in Raphael Sorkin requirement for the Bachelor of Fine drainage traps for glazes, just to IT Lecture Halll005 Arts degree. add another unknown. My works Shows during fall semester will are embodiments of the concept of 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. include works in various media, chance rather than symbols, and I Meeting with terrorists including photography, painting assert the role of artist as facilitator IT Auditorium 1004 $ and ceramics. over that of dictator," Bennett wrote Kevin Bennett, a coastal Georgia about his work. 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. native, will open his senior exhibi- The public is invited to meet the Families without Borders vj tion, "Intrinsic Chance," in Gallery artist during the closing reception Near University Bookstore M 303 in the Foy Fine Arts Building to be held Friday, Nov.