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[email protected]. The 'i Georgia Southern University's Official Student Newspaper Statesboro, Georgia 30460 Founded 1927 GOLD EDITION Officials: increased security helps Playerz Ball run smoothly Thursday May 22,1997 Statesboro Police Chief Richard Malone said only then arrests related to the event were reported over the weekend Vol. 70, No. 14 By Keyla McNeely event like Playerz Ball causes traffic were angered by the amount of law traffic and kept cars flowing through- The oldest continuously Staff Writer congestion and confusion, the local po- enforcement brought in, but none would published newspaper in out the complex. This was the happen- Bulloch County Anticipation of last weekend's lice are allowed to bring in surround- comment on the record. ing place!" Playerz Ball brought in the University ing law enforcement agents to help ad- Road blockings, apartment com- Southern Villa sent out letters to its Sports Police, Drug Task Force, GBI, Tri-Cir- minister the situation." plexes being monitored and the residents stating that no visitors and cuit Task Force and Georgia State Pa- Despite the many concerns of the amount of guests allowed in apartment no gatherings would be allowed on the trol to assist the local law enforcement Statesboro police, local residents and complexes being limited concerned the premises.