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Georgia Southern University Digital Commons@Georgia Southern The George-Anne Student Media 2-17-2015 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" (2015). The George-Anne. 2633. https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/george-anne/2633 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]. TUESDAY FEBRUARY 17,2015 GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY WWW.THEGEORGEANNE.COM VOLUME 89, ISSUE 48 6SU.ARE YOU READY FOR A FIGHT NIGHT ? MIGOS BOOKED FOR SPRING OONOERT Hip-hop group Migos was the top-voted artist by students for this year’s spring concert and is scheduled to perform on April 18. Tickets will go on sale this Thursday, SEE PAGE 5 FOR FULL STORY I f I : Michele Norris, Georgia Southern rocks Eagles host Award winning journalist to American College Ga Tech baseball speak at the PAC Theatre Festival game tonight SEE PAGE 4 SEE PAGE 6 SEE PAGE 9 (STheGeorgeAnne For more daily content visit thegeorgeann.com/daily ' 21715 Award-winning author coming to GSU SPORT SHORTS -The Georgia Southern Baseball WfftiHtR Ml BY JOZSEF PAPP publisher Scholastic and a team swept the series ending on The George-Anne staff professor of Young Adult Tuesday Sunday at J.I. Clements Stadium, Literature at The New School with a 9-8 win against the Bethune- David Levithan, an award- in New York. winning novelist of young adult “We are thrilled to be able Cookman Wildcats! (See page xx (YA) fiction, will give a reading to bring David Levithan to for full baseball recap) 'V/y of some of his work on Feb. Georgia Southern,” Caren -The Men’s Basketball team took High: 57° 23 at 6 p.m. in the Georgia Town, Ph.D., professor of home a win in overtime against Low: 27° Southern University Arts English in the Department UALR 72-70 on Saturday in Building Auditorium. of Literature and Philosophy Hanner Fieldhouse. Wednesday The author is known for his said. “I’ve taught young adult 1 -The Women’s Basketball team work such as, 'Boy Meets Boy’ ’, literature for more than 20 “The. Realm of Possibility”, falls short to UALR 60-43 in Hanner years, and I have rarely found Fieldhouse on Saturday “Every Day”, and “Two Boys an author who is so engaging Kissing”. His novels, “Nick and appealing to students." -The Women’s Tennis defeated and Norah’s Infinite Playlist" the Kennesaw State Owls 4-3 on High: 50° Levithan will be- available Low: 27° and “Will Grayson”, were both for questions during his Saturday at Wallis Tennis Center. New York Times bestsellers. appearance and there will be a In addition, Levithan is an book signing after the reading. Thursday editorial director at book This day in Black History BY ARAYA JACKSON The George-Anne Staff High: 37° Low: 16° On this day in history Congress passed a resolution readmitting Mississippi in 1870. WEftTlE* UN6S1INS This was nine years after the state seceded from the Union and joined the Confederacy in the midst of the Civil War. Mississippi had grounds on which it had to follow in order to rejoin the union, including to never change its constitution in a way that would disenfranchise blacks, Today Mississippi has proportionally more African Americans than any other 'M felftt) HUM-! state and the highest number BY CAITLYN OLIVER make better choices and discuss of black elected officials. HONEYMOON. The George-Anne staff bystander intervention. He was a Delta Tau Delta fraternity IN VFUTtSMtO" A former Ohio State University brother, a party DJ and a representative student is coming to campus tonight for Red Bull, More than once, to talk about the college drinking Byczkowski said he found himself and problem, putting a different spin on the his friends in bad situations because of REFLECTORGSU.COM topic at 7 p.m. in the Performing Arts alcohol consumption. Center (PAC). After acknowledging his own 50 Shades of Controversy However Jake Byczkowski’s message drinking problem, Byczkowski started is not to discourage drinking. speaking at universities nationwide to He just wants to answer the address the college drinking problem, IPHOTO COURTESY OF 50shadesmovie.com question, “Why do many college By Yasmeen Waliaga, hoping to help students learn to make (Alexandra McCray students continue to drink even after good decisions in a safe environment contributed) experiencing alcohol related harm?” without fear of judgment. MR. GREY WILL Byczkowski wants to make students Admission will be free and open "50 Shades of Grey" more aware of alcohol related harm, premiered this weekend with to the public. Proof of attendance ticket sales reaching $81.7 what it really means to help students will be provided. million, making it the biggest R-rated movie premier in history. Lines at Statesboro's Scholarship Opportunities BY LINDSEY KEHRES Carmike Cinemas wrapped The Geoige-Anne Staff around the building College students are no. longer would you be and why?’ ’ throughout the weekend as limited to the classic scholarships after Jif Most Creative Sandwich Contest: moviegoers waited to see the a recent Huffington Post article shared "Twilight" fan fiction come to The only requirement is that students life. We asked students their 10 “weird but worthy” scholarships. must use 2 tablespoons of any Jif product. thoughts on the film, and the ■ Scholarships include: Zombie Apocalypse Scholarship: controversy that surrounds it Scholarshipexperts.com offer a Create a plan to avoid the Zombies. with critics saying it promotes Flavor of the Month Scholarship: In physical and emotional abuse. Respond to the “Walking Dead” The manipulation and 250 words or less answer the question, inspired prompt in 250 words or less control tactics used by "If you were an ice cream flavor, which for a chance to win $2000. the main character in the relationship are interpreted as acts of caring or passionate love, when in a real life situation that kind of a relationship isn’t romantic or even healthy," said Brett Thompson a freshman economics major. said Hayley McGhee a senior way because she 'signed a "I think it's ridiculous that sports management major. people are comparing contract.' 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