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The George-Anne Student Media Georgia Southern University Digital Commons@Georgia Southern The George-Anne Student Media 11-8-2006 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. 2028. https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/george-anne/2028 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]. Shining the spotlight on E. Sonny Butler i NEWS, P. 2 * pgi undercover in Congress? 1 BRIEFS, P. 3 Lfr* I Voting against equality Lacrosse to become High: 70 I Low: 58 Chance of showers an official club sport Volume 79 Columnist calls out citizens for passing Number 56 same-sex marriage bans | OPINION, p. 4 SPORTS, p. 6 DAILY THE GEORGE WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8,2006 Congress goes blue 50% VOTER TURNOUT FOR BULLOCH COUNTY CONGRESS REPRESENTATIVE JOHN BARROW 51 % MAX BURNS 49 % * Not final result 96 % of precincts reported votes at press time GOVERNOR SONNY PERDUE 64.79 % MARK TAYLOR 32.53 % GARRETT HAYES 2.47 % LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR CASEY CAGLE 62.85 % JIM MARTIN 35.02% ALLEN BUCKLEY 2.09% The now- Majority leader in the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks during an election night party in Washington D.C., Tuesday. SECRETARY OF STATE KAREN HANDEL 61.21% GAILBUCKNER 36.17% Long night for poll staffers KEVIN MADSEN 2.60% By Casey Altman poll officer for 21 years, memory cards Senior staff writer were programmed for each precinct and Party politics Will do better 44% loaded into the ballot computers. After Results of a recent poll of Rep. Yesterday was a busy day for Bulloch handling the voters cast their votes and the polls ATTORNEY GENERAL American's attitudes toward County Election Superintendent, Judge terrorism, closed, the memory cards were carried the two major political parties: military 42% Lee DeLoach and the staffand volunteers Dem. to the courthouse and were loaded into THURBERT BAKER 53.82% threats at the polls. According to DeLoach, the another computer. The staff then printed ■ Republican Democrat polls were busy early in the day, but voter Will do 53% summary reports from the information PERRY MCGUIRE 46.15 % Favorable better Dem. turnout was only at 50 percent this year opinion of keeping the on the cards. compared to 53 percent voter turnout in Republican 42% nation 36% Once all 18 precincts had turned in the 2004 elections. Party prosperous Rep. their cards, it did not take long for the AGRICULTURE DeLoach walked into work at 6 a.m. Favorable ballots to be counted. The votes had been Country opinion of COMMISSIONER He visited all the bigger precincts and a needs a tallied by 11:30 p.m. Democratic 54% 48% few of the smaller ones to oversee the third party Timmy and Julie Rushing were at Party ^Le^' TOMMY IRVIN 51.08% operations. He did not leave the Bulloch the courthouse to get the results. "We're County Courthouse until after 11:30p.m. here to relay the outcome to Gnats GARY BLACK 47.18% when all the ballots were counted. "The phone didn't stop ringing back needed to go to vote. Landing," they said. The couple shared "Its been eventful," he said. DeLoach to back until 6:20 p.m. and I couldn't There were some who had trouble the results with county commissioners JACKCASHIN 1.72% said that there were no real problems, but even tell you how many people came over because they were not registered in at the restaurant. a lot of interesting situations throughout after because the lines were busy and they Bulloch County and some wanted to Summary reports were printed pe- the day. couldn't get through," said Jones. register the day of elections. At 7 p.m. riodically between 8:30 p.m. and 11:30 Deputy Registrar Shontay Jones Chief Clerk for the Bulloch County the polls closed and DeLoach's staffbegan p.m. Once all the precincts were in it LABOR COMMISSIONER answered voters' questions and helped Probate Court Patricia Lanier said many tallying the votes. did not take long for the ballots to be tally votes after voting ended. people simply wanted to knowwhere they According to Lanier, who has been a calculated. BRENT BROWN 50.13% MIKE THURMOND 49.83% Preparing for the future: Grad Fair today STATE SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT By Ditoria Geddis career wise," said Amy Rowell, assistant Staff writer director of career services. Graduate According to Rowell, juniors and School Fair KATHYCOX 69.39% i The Office of Career Services and the seniors need to be there to begin exploring DENISE MAJETTE 27.68% College of Graduate Studies will host their graduate school options. 9-1 p.m. the fourth annual Graduate School Fair "Students start applying and research- Russell today from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Russell ing graduate schools early before their DAVID CHASTAIN 2.89% Union Union Ballroom. graduation, in November or December Ballroom The fair provides information on because of application deadlines," said graduate school options. Representatives Rowell. INSURANCE from Georgia Southern and 45 other col- Everyone is invited to participate. A student leges will be present. GSU will have eight Facultymembers are encouraged to bring COMMISSIONER speaks to a college tables for the different concentra- classes that meet during the time of the Grad Fair job JOHN OXENDINE 71.84% tions. They will answer any questions event and ask students to attend as a class representa- regarding the application process and assignment. tive at a past GUY DREXINGER 28.13 % graduate degrees offered. Jessica Goosman, senior biology job fair. "Getting a higher education allows major said, "I've gone in the past, it was a *Numbers recorded from Election Summary Report at 10:38 p.m. students to earn more opportunities see FAIR, page 3 File Photo www.gadaily.com Established 1927 -The Newspaper for Georgia Southern University Covering the campus like a swarm of gnats. ■ PAGE 2 I CAMPUS NEWS WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8,2006 I THE GEORGE-ANNE DAILY CALENDAR Its a bird, its a plane, its Mercury? Wednesday, November 8 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. By Justin Burris Lowder also stated that in case Graduate school fair Staff Writer of cloud cover or rain out, the event Russell Union Ballroom will take place from inside the plan- Transit of Mercury Cold weather starting to creep etarium, via a live NASA feed. Event 10 p.m. - 6 p.m. in? Galaxies follow cycles just as Accordingtospaceweather.com, Red Cross blood drive the Earth does, only on a much the planet Mercury is one we still Williams Center Dining Hall larger scale. do not know much about. • Today from 2 p.m.-5 Today, the planet Mercury will The last real close up look of the p.m. in the planetarium, 4 p.m. - 5 p.m. be passing by our sun from around planet was in the mid-70s when located in the Math Children's Vegetable Garden and Physics building on 2 p.m to 5 p.m. Mariner 10 traveled past it, and it Botanical Garden campus. According to Becky Lowder of still only captured only 45 percent of the surface. 4 p.m.-5:30 p.m. the Georgia Southern planetarium, > Admission is free and the "This event happens only 13 times Another mystery that Mercury event will take place rain National French Week a century, and won't happen again keeps is a material that is located or shine Nessmith Lane 2911 until 2016," she said. at its poles that gives off strong re- This year GSU will have a sponses when pinged from earth. 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. viewing of the transit outside of These and other mysteries will Art department lectures the union, near the pedestrian not be revealed until at least 2011 gov. Arts building auditorium 2071 and another area in front of the when the Messenger probe will pass GSU'stelescopeswillbeequipped planetarium. by the planet. with the correct lenses for viewing 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. The events will begin at 2 p.m., This event is a great opportunity so if you plan to observe the transit Student Government meeting with Mercury coming into sight to get out and see what the planet on your own be sure you have the Russell Union 2047 shortly afterwards. Mercury looks like when sized proper filters or you may experience Since Mercury will be visible against the sun, and also how the severe eye damage. 6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. by looking at the sun and seeing sun looks without it making you The planetarium is located in the Greek awards banquet it pass there, the viewing will be go blind. Math and Physics building. Russell Union Ballroom conducted with special telescopes For more information, check For more information, go to Special photo that allow you to look at it without out the site spaceweather.com or http://cost.georgiasouthern.edu/ Mercury is the planet closest to the sun and the smallest planet in the solar 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. hurting your eyes. • SOHO's site www.nascom.nasa. planetarium/events.html. system. It will be studied today at the Planetarium beginning at 2 p.m. Bobby Gonzalez: "The Untold Story" Education Lecture Hall 7 p.m.
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