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Wednesday, February 23,2005 • Volume 77, Number 67

AROUND the HOUSE 1918 • Ernest Vandiver • 2005 Former • Women's Basketball bounces back to victory omm. Arts sets sigh Gov. Vandiver ■ • Men's Basketball falls in e L * overtime a y • Swimming and diving dies at 86 finishes fifth in NEC Championship By Dick Pettys Associated Press

• Men's Tennis ^B ATLANTA - Former suffers sixth ^ ^6#V Gov. S. Ernest Vandiver, straight ! . who won office vowing loss that "no, not one" black child would integrate a Georgia classroom, but I • went on to preside over peaceful desegregation, Page 6 has died at age 86. Ernest Vandiver He died Monday eve- ning, the family said Tuesday through Gov. Sonny Perdue's office. Governor from 1959 to 1963, Vandiver had • Amanda Permenter weighs been elected on an anti-integration platform but in on obesity in Georgia • on Veazey Hall at a critical moment persuaded lawmakers to repeal a law requiring schools to be closed rather • Author Kathleen LeBesco than desegregated. Katie Anderson/STAFF addresses "fat phobia" His stand was credited with sparing the state Communication Arts is working on plans to move from their current trailer into Veazey Hall. This is only a temporary solu- the turbulence that swept much of the rest of the tion, with plans to build a Multi-discipline Academic Building where the current Communication Arts trailer and Academic * Page 4 South in that period, but at the time it cost him Success Center are located. political support. He left office in 1963 when his By Rachel Weeks Chair of the Communication Arts Depart- can hold. Then the University System of four-year term ended, and said later that keeping [email protected] Cockroach 'come-hither' scent ment. "The nice thing is that we'll be able to Georgia Board of Regents must award the schools open was "my political suicide." could conquer them Students and faculty who often visit have computer lab space, which will really their choice of architect with the contract His "no, not one" phrase had been devised by the Communication Arts trailer can look help build up our programs tremendously. before work can begin. Vandiver's strategists to counter criticism from WASHINGTON - The sexy scent forward to a brighter future at Veazey We're very excited but we also want to make "There are too many unknowns in the pro-segregation voters afterhehadsaidintegration i used by female cockroaches to attract Hall, where renovations are scheduled sure it will work for us." approval process to project a date with any of Georgia's schools should "evolve." males could bethebesttoolyetagainst Vandiver quickly found himself facing a series the creepy pests, U.S. researchers said to begin after feasibility studies are com- The time frame for the Veazey Hall accuracy, but the moving-target date for on Friday. pleted. Veazey Hall is expected to house renovations depends on a number of fac- completion of the project is Summer 2007," of federal court rulings that forced the integration They made an artificial version of the Communication Arts Department, the tors. Bob Delaar, Director of the Physical said Delaar. "The structure of the building first of Atlanta public schools and then of the the mating pheromone used by the Academic Success Center and Graduate Plant, explained the process of approval does not lend itself to large classrooms, University of Georgia. On the books was a 1955 bugs and hope it could be used to lure Studies upon approval. and planning. Architects must access and we will have to make sure the build- statute that requifecTstate funds to be cut off to them into traps. any segregated college or school that admitted a Other insects are often trapped "We've got our fingers crossed and we're Veazey Hall's potential and determine how ing is fully handicap accessible, including using pheromones - pantry moths, approaching the project with cautious many small and medium-sized classrooms, restroom renovations, automatic doors black student. for example-but the cockroach's rare optimism," said Pamela Bourland-Davis, offices and computer labs the building See VEAZEY, page 7 See VANDIVER, page 7 aroma has eluded scientists for years. Many animals use the chemicals to communicate over distances. Writing in thejournal Science,Web- ster and colleagues described how they used a 600-megahertz nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer House votes to break down the precise chemical formula used by Blattella germanica, or the German cockroach. Now it can be synthesized and used to cut HOPE against them.

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By Kristen Wyatt , Quote of the Day Associated Press "One is tempted to define ATLANTA - Hundreds of college students would man as a rational animal who lose HOPE scholarship eligibility near the end of * always loses his temper when their studies under a cap approved by the Georgia he is called upon to act in accordance with The University's Theatre House Tuesday. the dictates of & Performance program In a close vote, 93-76, legislators decided to limit reason."' will presenf'OurTown" the scholarships to 127 semester hours. Most majors Tuesday, March 1, in the already have that cap, but a few programs require -Oscar Wilde Black Box Theatre located mm | ^^*m more courses. HOPE, a lottery-funded scholarship from The Critic as in the Communication for "B" students, currently pays for those extra Artist, part 2 Arts Building Room 1001. courses when they're required for a degree. "OurTown"tells the The cap would start with freshmen this fall and simple story of George could one day save "millions and millions," said and Emily, children in Act Rep. Bill Hembree, R-Douglasville, who sponsored One, journeying toward marriage in Act Two, and the cap. Wednesday dealing with death and "This bill is about fairness and equity for all beyond in Act Three. It is college programs and all HOPE scholars," he said. HIGH ^~w_ discribed as play of im- OUR TOWN Democrats fought the plan, and may yet derail mense compassion and it. Because of the close vote, they could ask for a wisdom. reconsideration vote Wednesday. House bills require ^ LOW 91 "yes" votes, so the Democrats would have to peel Showers 47° off just three votes. If they fail, the bill will proceed to the Senate. Thursday School of Nursing provides Dozens of majors at state universities require more than 127 semester hours for bachelor's de- HIGH free heart disease screenings grees. Hardest hit would be Georgia Tech, where 13 60° undergraduate engineering degrees require more By Marcy Thornton for heart disease is to get screened for heart courses than that. 'MF\ LOW [email protected] Rain 41° disease warning signs. The Community Hembree said that most undergrads would February is National Heart Month. Jeff Nursing Center offers free screening ser- get a one-semester grace period after hitting the Inside Foley, the Communications Director of the vices, including cardiovascular, cholesterol, hour cap, taking care of most of those students. American Heart Association (AHA) brought and blood pressure screenings, as well as But that grace period wasn't part of the bill; it is a Police Beat 2 attention to the fact that so many Americans nutritional counseling for those at risk for policy of the Georgia Student Finance Commis- Calendar 2 have common misconceptions about who is heart disease. All of these heart disease pre- sion, which assured lawmakers the grace period News Briefs 3 at risk for heart disease. vention measures are highly recommended would continue. Opinions 4 "Heart disease and stroke kill one in every by the AHA. Sponsors said the measure was mostly aimed Other services offered by the Center Sports 8 3.7 men, and one in 2.4 women lose their lives at students in dual bachelor's/master's or doctoral are laboratory screenings for hemoglobin, programs, including about 200 pharmacy students Classifieds 6 to heart disease and stroke," he said, "The best Hillary Jones/STAFF way for anyone, regardless of gender, to prevent blood glucose and liver function; osteo- at the University of Georgia. Those students could Crosswords 6 Sheryl Robinson, RN, performs a heart heart disease is to know if they are at risk." porosis screenings; glaucoma screenings; lose up to a year of HOPE eligibility. Comics 6 examination on Erica Colbert. The best way to find out if you are at risk See HEART, page 7 See HOPE, page 7

(912)-68l-5246 • [email protected] Williams Center Rm. 2023 • P.O. Box 8001 • Statesboro, GA 30460 GEORGE-ANNE 2 Wednesday, February 23, 2005 CAMPUS Black history beyond February GSU Volunteer Services offers 02-18-2005 •Robert Lee Harris, 45, of Chan- dler Road, Statesboro, was students chance to get involved charged with wanted person. • •A Johnson Hall resident reported that someone poured pizza sauce

Special to the G-A on her vehicle. « •Officersissuedthreetrafficwarn- As the weight of the everyday ings, investigated one traffic ac-,. stressors of college life have begun cident and assisted five motorists ~. collecting on the shoulders of students and one sick person. » nationwide, Georgia Southern students haven't forgotten their civic duty to 02-19-2005 make a difference in the community. •Katie Allison Gosnell, 20, of During this young semester, Eagles Kennedy Hall, was charged with have already been active as reading DUI and operating an unsafe tutors for local elementary school vehicle. * students and have raised hundreds •John Patrick Kipe, 20, of Haw- of dollars for the tsunami victims in thorne Court Apartments, Southeast Asia. Statesboro, was charged with- * By connecting with the Volunteer DUI, failure to maintain lane, Services Office on campus, students failure to yield and driving with- • are able to find volunteer opportunities out a license on person. . „* that suit their interests as well as fit into File Photo David Caselli/STAFF •A Kennedy Hall resident report- their busy schedules. Students volunteerto spend time with shut-ins atWillow Pond Retirement Jeffrey Johnson shares his beliefsabout honoring blackhistory and taking ed receiving harassing emails. Ranging from working with the Home as part of Step Into States bo ro,'an event sponsored last fall by the an educated leadership role to help the less fortunate. •Officersissuedonetrafficcitation raptors in the Wildlife Center to play- GSU Volunteer Services Office. and one traffic warning and as- Staff and Wire Reports ing board games with local retirement terms as President of the Black Student sisted two motorists. community residents, getting involved day," said Theresa Beebe-Novotnyofthe been tremendously active as well, with Jeffrey Johnson, known as "Cousin Union and then became the first, and in the spirit of volunteerism has never Center for Leadership Development. tsunami relief fundraisers and their Jeff" on BET s Rap City, spoke to an only, Student Government President 02-20-2005 ! • been easier. "The services and programs student continued commitment to being an attentive crowd Tuesday night at the that was a person of color at the Uni- •Christopher Lee Crouse, 24, of Not only is participation in commu- volunteers work with are made pos- organized entity of student volunteers Russell Union Ballroom. His theme versity of Toledo. East First Street, Grand Island, nity service beneficial to those who are sible because of their commitment and through a myriad of avenues. Many was "Black History Beyond Febru- Formally the National Director Neb., was charged with public in-; • receiving the help, but students are also dedication. The services and programs residence halls have contributed money ary," and he spoke about how it is of the NAACP Youth and College toxication and simple battery. able to translate their volunteer service would not or could not exist without to this cause. important to recognize black history representing over 60,000 young •Seven articles of clothing were into potential careers and to use their the use of volunteers from the campus The beauty of community service throughout the year and not just one people, under his leadership the Youth taken from the Southern Pines • experience for resume building. or community" and the spirit of volunteerism is that month each year. and College Division created the laundry room. Each year many GSU students Through combined efforts, GSU it is an ongoing process with limitless A social activist, public speaker Phoenix Units, chapters dedicated to • Officers issued one traffic citation become eligible to receive a service students are also in the process of creat- potential. and leadership trainer, Johnson is provide encouragement to incarcer- and two traffic warnings and % transcript once they have performed ing many new programs on campus. "Volunteering is important because the new face of BET. A powerful and ated youth. assisted one motorist and one over 200 hours of service. A student board is being formed to it gives students a chance to help benefit fiery orator, Johnson is currently Johnson has been seen on CNN, sick person. Along with the service transcript, organize an Alternate Break program, their surrounding community," said responsible for the administration BET Tonight, MTV and C-Span and students will also receive and become where service projects would be worked A.J. Stramaski Graduate, an Intern of a company dedicated to the em- featured in USA Today and The New 02-21-2005 eligible for awards like the Presiden- on during the various breaks during for Student Leadership and Develop- powerment of communities through York Times. Johnson also sits on the • A university employee reported a tial, Congressional or Volunteer of the school year. ment. "It helps students learn outside the empowerment of youth across Board of Directors for Upliftment In- computer missing from the Col- the Year awards by continuing their Campus clean-ups are being sched- of the classroom while giving them a the country. ternational, a youth development or- lege of Information Technology- community service and turning in uled to help beautify GSU. chance to make a positive impact on Raised in Cleveland, OH, Johnson ganization in White Horses, Jamaica, Building. their volunteer logs into the Volunteer The Greek community has contin- their own lives and the lives of those attended the University of Toledo on and Hip Hop Cares. He has lectured •Officers issued three traffic Services Office. ued its place as an active participant in around them." a track scholarship. Johnson gave up at colleges and universities all over warnings, investigated two • "Many individuals volunteer for volunteeractivitiesbyorganizingpoker For more information on Volunteer his scholarship to devote his time the country and conducts countless traffic accidents and assisted intrinsic reasons. These awards allow tournaments to promote breast cancer Services at GSU, contact Eric Powell at to campus activism. He served two leadership training sessions. three motorists and one injured the university and the community to awareness and softball games to benefit 912-871-1435, or visit the departments person. * recognize the important contributions local youth shelters. web site at http://students/georgiasouth- the student volunteers provide every- Student Service Organizations have ern.edu/volunteer/. Wednesday, Feb. 23 Thursday, Feb. 24 •American Red Cross Blood Drive •Black Empowerment Reception • 1 10:30 am-4:30 pm 7p.m Ec Williams Center Dining Hall Union Ballroom r

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NATIONAL Wednesday, February 23, 2005 3 Only in America National News Briefs Kournikova's accused stalker pleads innocent to charges Flatulent footwear "relatively minor injury"to the other dogafterslippingoutofthecouple's Miami, FL — A homeless man arrest and burglary, all felonies. He was arrested when he turned fenced-in yard in 2001. annoys customers accused of stalking tennis star Anna He also faces misdemeanor charges up at the wrong house and started "We conclude that the order for Kournikova pleaded innocent Tues- of stalking, indecent exposure and yelling, "Anna! Save me!" Sanford — There's no tiptoeing the destruction of the dog was not day to battery and other charges stem- around the problem. Call it flatulent reasonable/'wrote high court Judge criminal mischief. Lepeska, who has the name Anna footwear. John Wright. ming from his arrest on her neighbor s Circuit Judge Diane Ward set a tattooed on his right arm, has served a Customers complained that He noted that the other dog's pool patio. trial date for May 2 for Lepeska, who prison term in Wisconsin for stabbing with every step, thetheir shoes made owner waited two days to have the William Lepeska, 40, has been sat in court with his arms handcuffed a man sleeping in a university student the sound dog seen by a veterinarian, and the jailed in a psychiatric unit on $250,000 behind his back. union coffeehouse. of someone bill was only $34.06. bond. Lepeska is accused of swimming In the Milwaukee case, he cited Old passing gas. He could face 30 years in state nude across Biscayne Bay, bound for Testamentsacrificeandtoldpolicethat Associated Press Anna Kournikova's accused stalker "Theywere prison if convicted of two counts of Kournikova's $5 million Sunset Island he needed to sacrifice his victim "to w h o o p i e pleaded innocent to battery and battery on police officers, resisting estate Jan. 30. appease the power of evil." cushions for Litter bug burns other charges Tuesday. Florida the feet," said own SUV Bryan Thom- Tuesday with an official from the 11th as, an officer with shoe maker San Francisco-Noifs,andsor butts Emergency stay issued door Feb. 10. Judge Jeffrey Manning also ordered Goosebumps Products Inc. about it, Jonathan Fish learned an "Right off the bat, she noticed some Constant to serve 10 years' probation Circuit Court of Appeals' mediation The Orlando-area company on expensive lesson aboutthedangers in right-to-die case things were not right," Whetstone said. following his prison term. office, said Gerry Weber, legal director Wednesday sued a supplier, accus- of littering. "The individual's uniform wasn't for the American Civil Liberties Union Dunedin, FL. — The case of a se- ing it of delivering the wrong chemi- The 20-year-old was cruising correct — there were no markings or of Georgia. verely brain-damaged woman remained Parents to enter cal for an insole gel, giving the shoes Thursday morning smoking a ciga- name tags. Plus, the person was alone, Last month, U.S. District Court locked in a legal stalemate Tuesday after an unwanted sound effect. rette. He rolled and she knew one person does not make mediation on Judge Clarence Cooper ordered the an appeals court cleared the way fqr her Goosebumps' largest distributor down the win- (death) notifications." district to remove the stickers that complained as well, and the com- dow of his white husband to remove her feeding tube evolution sticker issue called evolution "a theory, not a fact" pany tossed at least 35,000 pairs at 2004 Ford Expe- only to see a judge promptly block the ATLANTA — A suburban Atlanta from science textbooks. Six parents a cost of $200,000 to $250,000, said dition SUV and removal for at least another day. Retired professor gets school district under fire for placing previously sued the district to have the attorneys Robert Anthony and Wil- tossed out the The 2nd District Court of Appeal evolution disclaimers in biology texts stickers removed. liam Beaver II. butt, authorities offered no specific instructions in a 14 years for shooting said. is expected to enter into mediation talks The school board then voted to California one-page mandate issued in the case Instead of Pittsburgh, PA. — A retired uni- with the parents who have sued them. appeal Cooper's order last month. The of Terri Schiavo, who was left brain Man flashes cars on bounding along the pavement, versity professor twice convicted of Attorneys for the Cobb County school district also requested a stay from however, the still-lit cigarette blew damaged 15 years ago. shooting at two police officers was SchoolDistrict and the parents involved the judge's order that the disclaimers be chilly highway back in and set the interior of Fish's That meant her husband, Michael sentenced Tuesday to 14 1/2 to 29 in the lawsuit are expected to meet removed immediately. $30,000 SUV ablaze, he told police. Schiavo, could order his wife's tube be years in prison. Bay Minette — Chilly weather Fish had his hair singed but was removed. Edward Constant II received the hasn't kept a naked man from flash- otherwise unharmed. same prison sentence when he was n ing traffic on Interstate 65 in north Tossing a burning cigarette onto Mom, son's bodies convicted the first time for shooting Baldwin County in Alabama. the road is a misdemeanor, and MountLebanonpatrolmanDanielRieg Sheriff's eventhoughthisparticularcigarette found; ex charged in the chest with a .44-caliber revolver HEALTH spokesman John never actually hit the road, Fish will Murphy said yes- probably be cited all the same, the Fort Worth, TX. - The bodies of and for firing at Rieg's partner during a terday morning's California Highway Police said. a missing pregnant woman and her 7- May 2002 domestic dispute. Rieg was incident was the The fine could be as much as year-old son were found Tuesday, hours saved by his bulletproof vest. SERVICES ninth time since $1,000. after an ex-boyfriend was arrested and The first conviction and sentence, July 2004 that charged with murder, authorities said. handed down in April, were overturned someone has Bagel shop owner Lisa Underwood on appeal when it was discovered that flashed passing and her son, Jayden, were reported a judge's staffer had inappropriately Quality • Caring • Convenient Alabama motorists on the President for sale missing after she failed to show up at communicated with the jury. interstate be- Columbus — An Ohio State Uni- her baby shower Saturday. Earlier this month, an Allegheny tween the Stockton and Perdido versity student has put school presi- Countyjury again convicted Constant, www.georgiasouthern.edu/health exits. A pool of blood was found in her dent Karen Holbrook on the online 61, of Mount Lebanon, of attempted ' State Trooper Sgt. Tommy Waters home, but there was no sign of forced auction site eBay, saying in the ad said motorists have described the entry, police said. homicide and aggravated assault. that she will ruin the undergraduate e flasher as a tall, thin, dark-haired On Tuesday, Allegheny County I experience. t man who is bald on top and has a Timothy Rosman, a sophomore ponytail. from St. Augustine, Fla., said the ad Man in uniform There have been no wrecksor inju- r is a joke but he ries as a result of the man's antics. falsely tells Army wife really doesn't like * Waters said officers, who rushed to GET ONBOARD Holbrook. the scene several times, have never husband died in Iraq "I'm not trying spotted the naked man. to stand up and SAVANNAH — Military police are be the voice of investigating acruelhoaxin which a man SAVANNAH MUSIC FESTIVAL • MARCH 18 - APRIL 3, 2005 presents the people. 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Editorials from Around the Nation New Journalism, old demons The following editorial appeared in the tired or drunk or weak, you can get some an- Chicago Tribune on Tuesday, Feb. 22: swers. You have to wear the bastards down." One of the great phenomenoms of the 2004 Yes, that was Thompson, profanity and * « presidential campaign was the rise of "The all. Daily Show," a cable.TV satire that exposes the In his work for Rolling Stone magazine and hypocrisy of American politics with a mix of in the subsequent book, "Fear and Loathing: • -•» fact and fiction and steady laughs. On the Campaign Trail 72," Thompson was Brilliant, yes. Entirely new, no. Anyone extraordinarily insightful. In between some who read the "gonzo" journalism of Hunter colorful language (I was bored from bad noise • • S. Thompson from the 1972 presidential cam- on the radio and half-drunk from doing off a paign could recognize the original. quart of Wild Turkey between Chicago and Thompson, who committed suicide at his Altoona ...) he spelled out all the manipula- Colorado home on Sunday, was his own best tions and cynicism of a national political character. He thrust himself into events, be it a campaign. presidential campaign, a car race or a ride with Itwasutterlynewandimmensely entertain- * * the Hell's Angels. Over the years, though, the ing, and it fed confirmation to a readership that character dissolved into caricature. Thompsons was already growing more disillusioned about embrace of gambling, boozing, drugs, firearms American politics. and his utterly bizarre personality drew more At his best, Thompson could work a sen- •» • attention to him than his writing did. tence like Jerry Seinfeld working a room: The That's apparently the way he wanted it. After music business is a cruel and shallow money all, how many people get to see Johnny Depp trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves • • play them in a movie? Thompson did. and pimps run free, and good men die like Thompson was one of the original, brilliant dogs. There's also a negative side. practitioners of New Journalism, that hazy The tragedy for Thompson, though, was • • blend of the techniques of the reporter and the that the caricature turned out to be too close novelist that, at its best, found truths that stan- to the truth. While Wolfe and some of the dardjournalism couldn't draw out. Thompson, other stars of New Journalism continued to be • . • for a time, had a rightful place alongside Tom creative, Thompson stopped. You have to go Wolfe, Truman Capote, Norman Mailer and back three decades to find his best work. other pioneers of the craft. In recent years he wrote a column about Extremism tips the scales again ♦ • "In Washington, the truth is never told in sports for ESPN.com. On rare occasions the daylight hours or across a desk," Thompson writing was close to a revelation, but mostly it once said in an interview with Playboy maga- was a ghostly imitation. It was painful to see Not much annoys me more than when people ruin over the age of 20 have weighed over 200 pounds at zine. "If you catch people when they're very that Thompson had consumed himself. potentially good concept with overzealous politics. some point in their lives. The risk with this is not cos- Last Thursday we ran an article about a bill in- metic, it's medical, since things like asthma, diabetes TV show cultivates the princess fantasy troduced into the Georgia legislature by democratic and heart failure also run in my family. Rep. Stephanie Stuckey Benfield that would require The women who've gone before me have some- * • 1 school children to be weighed each semester. As if thing else in common - they all look at their weight By Eric Edwards Having already proved to the world that The Orlando Sentinel that isn't undignified enough, the weight would then with the same attitude. It's a negative, quantitative, a romance sparked in a cattle show does not appear on each student's report card. self-defeatist attitude that relies on scales and Cinderella set a bad example for women. translate well into real life, Jen decided to try As our copy editor Anne McGuire put it, "Let's everyone's perceptions but their very own 24 hours The fantasy of being swept from the shadows again. This time she's not the suitor-she's the learn to read, kids! A is for anorexia!" a day. into the arms of a handsome prince gives suited. As the pursued maiden in this love By the day after we ran that article, the representa- The common bathroom scale is the worst inven- women the idea that the main occupations story, Jen is forced to endure such hardships tive who proposed the idea had publicly decided to tion since the Yugo. One of the first things students of a man are to be endlessly charming and to as dates on helicopters, champagne atop the drop it. Outraged calls and e-mails poured in by the are taught in a good college exercise course is not live in a castle. Empire State Building, private jazz shows and Amanda Permenter hundreds, and she took the not-so-subtle hint. to measure their success quantitatively. Individual Actually, the castle is our saving grace. Even even a joy ride around the city in the back of editor-in-chief Good move on her part. Unfortunately, it can't circumstances and progress must be taken into ac- little girls growing up on the romantic fantasy a fire truck. be denied that obesity is still a problem in this state. count over time. realize there aren't too many princely castles In accordance with their genetic ties to fairy Even more unfortunately, reactions to the faulty law I'm lucky -1 made health a hobby at an early age in the suburbs. On a personal level, they can't tales, women everywhere ask their boyfriends she dreamed up will probably, prevent her or other . and figured this out on my own. But most kids don't. relate to Cinderella. Although women still want or husbands why their courtships did not lawmakers from proposing healthier, more feasible Why must so many children get to college before they to be swept off their feet, the man doing the include such amenities as yacht cruises and solutions to it any time in the near future. begin to get the right messages about body image? By sweeping is likely to be behind the wheel of a private concerts by Vanessa Williams. Now, I'm not a hefty girl. I've weighed in at about that time it's far too late to change their habits. Honda Accord and not atop a white stallion. Mostly, we will "aw shucks" that comment a buck fifteen, soaking wet, since I was a pre-teenager. I attended grade school in Virginia, which seems ABC's "The Bachelorette," on the other away, but, in fact, we want to say that if a major So, it's possible I'm talking out of my element. But, to be a world away where all this is concerned. History hand, provides today's women with a very real television network ever decides to start picking hear me out. I might be a surprising example of what shows that Georgia lawmakers have only prodded at version of a princess fantasy. up the tab, the quality of dates will dramati- « • the right kind of nutritional education could do. the childhood obesity problem by attempting to ban For men, it is the most dangerous show cally improve. I come from a longline of buxom women. That's a soda machines at school and force more physical on television. The thing is, none of these men stands a nice way of saying almost all the ladies in my family education classes. I am all for the first idea. We had The show's concept is simple: One pretty chance in the long run. Relationships built « t woman is chased by 25 hunks, winnowing on the foundation of mass entertainment are PERMENTER, from Page 4 them down over a course of weeks until she fraught with peril. ends up with Mr. Perfect. After the show is over, the couple, once • • Sounds great if you are that pretty woman. fueled by high-octane romance, will find that Who wouldn't like that kind of attention? life is more about trips to the grocery than to Fat phobia could be making us all sick j Unfortunately, it doesn't work, and this the spa. By Kathleen LeBesco When I was brave enough to carry the tote to school the next day, • » seasons bachelorette, Jen Schefft, is all the proof Unfortunately for Schefft and her network KRT Campus I was promptly "outed" as a dieter by a rowdy boy in my fourth-grade I require. For those who may not recall, Jen was television-anointed boyfriend, the whole world During National Eating Disorders Awareness Week (Feb. 27-March class and mocked relentlessly. I took away a strange lesson. Nobody' a contestant on the first episode of "The Bach- is going to be watching to see how long these 5), we hear a lot about the devastation that anorexia, bulimia and made fun of my body - it wasn't really fat yet, after all - but they did: elor" (same thing as "The Bachelorette" except two lab rats stay together. The good news is that » f compulsive overeating can wreak on the lives of our citizens. However, make fun of my attempt to change it by seeking support from fretful replace the pretty woman with a rich doofus and whenever they split, ABC is unlikely to prop in the midst of our everyday media messages, what we often miss is a grown-ups. Dieting became embarrassing. exchange the 25 hunks for pinup girls). her up with another prime-time fiasco. More sense of how our hostile attitudes toward fatness and fat people fuel Embarrassment did not stop me from intense weight-cycling for the But Jen was not only a contestant, she likely, she will have to meet her prince the old- ■ » disordered eating. next 10 years. When I started to gain weight in early puberty, my well was the victor. She outwitted, outplayed and fashioned way-her mom will fix her up. Today's media, for instance, point to the values of our culture, and intended parents researched my options. I tried 0 vereaters Anonymous; outlasted her opponents to win the heart of Eric Edwards, who welcomes a network-paid make examples out of those who conform and those who transgress. in seventh grade (too religious, and the language of addiction didn't' bachelor Andrew Firestone. date, writes for The Orlando Sentinel. He can be A host of programs centered around bodily transformations - from seem right for me, though I did lose 15 pounds) followed by Weight • • He proposed. She accepted. They lived reached at The Orlando Sentinel, 633 N. Orange "The Biggest Loser" to "The Swan" to "Extreme Makeover" - remind Watchers in ninth grade (25 pounds lost, but then gained back when I happily ever after... until they broke up before Ave., MP240, Orlando, Via., 32801. Send e-mail us that fat folks, those icons of the obesity epidemic, should not exist stopped teetotaling and tried to live normally). they ever made it to the altar, that is. to eedwards@orlandosentinel. com. as anything but the ghosts of "before" pictures. During high school, I went to Weight Loss Clinic, which required'1 There's a certain logic here: "Epidemic" is one of those words that thrice-weekly weigh-ins, and lost 40 pounds, all of which I gained' THIS DAY IN HISTORY... seems hard to argue with; it instantly confers the status of seriously back. By my first year of college, I was over 200 pounds and, awed by ill health on all those it affects. But after a lifetime of being fat, I have Oprah, began a liquid diet. For three and a half months, I consumed « * begun to wonder whether obesity itself is always the plague it's been 505 calories a day in the form of powder mixed either with water or BIRTHDAYS DEATHS made out to be. There's a creepy way in our culture in which hype diet pudding. My teeth seemed about as useful as my appendix. Host- • 1649 John Blowcomposeroffirst English • 1468 John Gutenberg, German inven- about the obesity epidemic feeds anti-fat prejudice: "Not only are enough weight - 70 pounds - to be classified as "normal." When T opera (Venus & Adonis) tor these people choosing to be unhealthy, but they're costing the nation • 1817 George Watts, painter • 1704 Georg Muffat, French/German started eating actual food again, the weight came back within a year. • 1868 William E B Du Bois, civil rights organist/composer billions in insurance costs and lost days of work in the process!" If we Finally, at 22,1 became a vegetarian and an obsessive devotee of the" writer (Souls of Black Folk) • 1821 John Keats, Romantic poet can tell a different story about fat lives, one that takes into account the Stairmaster, and lost a hundred pounds. • 1883 Victor Fleming, director (Wizard • 1848 John Quincy Adams, sixth U.S. contradictions, we might end up creating better health for everyone. I started grad school at 23 with a slimmed-down body and a new of Oz, Gone With Wind) President I started getting fat around puberty, although I started to diet two interest in fatness, the force that had shaped so much of my energy. • 1931 Tom Wesselman, US sculptor • 1924 Thomas Woodrow Wilson, 28th or three years before that time. My father was fat, and my parents wor- Remembering what I had learned from my Diet Workshop days, I • 1960 Naruhito, crown prince of Japan U.S. President ried that I, his spitting image, would suffer the same indignities he had wanted to know more about people who were strong enough to cast • 1972 Jamie Watson, NBA forward • 1965 Stan Laurel, comedian experienced all his life. I attended my first Diet Workshop meeting at aside diet mentality and live in the present. I did research on NAAFA (Utah Jazz) • 1976 L.S. Lowry, painter age 10; it felt odd being the only child among so many anxious adults. (the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance) and other groups • 1980 YvonneTousek Kitchener, Ontario • 1996 George Alan Dawson, jazz drum- They let me be the first to sample the diet ketchup and rigged the raffle • f gymnast (Olympics-96) mer/teacher so that I would win the Diet Workshop canvas tote. FAT, from Page 4 A * THE GEORGE-ANNE STAFF • • For 77 years, Georgia Southern's Official Student Newspaper Letter and Submission Policy The 2004-05 Editorial Board The George-Anne welcomes letters to Amanda Permenter, Editor-in-Chief Staff Writers Photography Advertising & Distribution Services the editor, story submissions and guest Katie Glorieux, Managing Editor Trista Adams, Katie Anderson, Jeff Allen, Ashley Bernloehr, Christina Cal- (ADS) columns from people both inside and Adam Crisp, Hiatus Managing Editor Felicia Emanuel, Hillary Jones, loway, DeMarc Campbell, Cheryl Frost, Joe Marketing Director: LindseyTreadwell outside the GSU community. 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The editors reserve the right Trevor Long & Matt Rapp, Sports Editors Altman, Britt Davis, Jamie Galvin, Robert Sarah Banks to reject any submission. Submissions are Anne McGuire & Krystle Jackson, Greene, Ryan Jordan, Wendi Barclay run on a space-available basis. Copy Editors EORGE-ANNE Wednesday, February 23, 2005 5 Gospel must take the rap Today! By E.R. Shipp the strippers." That includes foul lan- according to Blow, "anyone out there New York Daily News guage. West, however, wants "to talk doing sin." Kanye West is the hot new thing to God, but I'm afraid because we ain't The Stellar Awards people {www. in music, having won last week three spoke in so long." gospelflava.com) dissed West by Grammy awards, including for a song A group called Holy Hip Hop withdrawing a nomination for best called "Jesus Walks" on an album {www.holyhiphop.com} has been gospel hip-hop song. The Gospel called "College Dropout." around since 1997, "taking the Gospel Music Associationhasnominatedhim Now gospel music, which came to the streets." Minister Reproof Battle, and will say what they think in April. out of the blues and honky-tonk, is a member of the group who describes Anything new, whether when Dorsey trying to figure out whether folks himself as "just a member of the camp, was peddling his music or West and ** like West are too secular to be gospel. a fellow artist" applauds West and his Mase and R. Kelly are doing their Hello!!! Grammys. "What Kanye West did thing now, is a shock to the status These churches of ours find too opened some doors for the die-hard quo. I am still of the James Cleveland, many ways to chase away the truly Christian rap artists," Battle said. Mahalia Jackson, Aretha Franklin and faithful - based on race or class or "Christian rap is at the bottom of the Hawkins Family generation. gender or sexual orientation or music industry per se because it's one Lately many celebrities, including youthfulness. of the newest forms of hip-hop." civil rights leaders and family-values While gospel music is popular, Kurtis Blow, an old-school rap- zealots and rap artists, have been com- Russell Union even with new recognition of hip per, last fall co-founded the Hip Hop promised because of their inability to hop gospel music by the Stellars and Church in New York with the Revs. control their libidos. That only proves the GMAs, gospel music as such was that we all fall short. The point is to 10:00am - 2:00pm Darren Ferguson and Stephen Pogue. originally branded as too secular "I think gospel music is now reaching keep striving to be better. While jump- when the likes of Thomas Dorsey, kids more than ever with gospel rap ing around and doing calisthenics (as the now-revered father of the genre, being at the forefront of gospel music I call all that action encouraged by brought it in from the streets. Too these days," he told me. deejays and preachers) doesn't work secular! Blow, now a seminarian, says he for me as a form of worship, if it does " Yo. We at war. We at war with ter- for young folks or even not-so-young Graphic Careers Expo takes "the good with the good" and rorism, racism, and most of all we at doesn't even care what else was on folks, then so be it. war with ourselves," West sings, with West's album. A cleaned-up version of But we've got to work on that the refrain "Jesus walks." "Jesus Walks" is the anthem to which grammar! "God show me the way, because his parishioners rock the church at the Devil trying to break me down," he the start of services on Thursdays and ABOUT THE WRITER Choosing a major or says with the refrain "Jesus walks with Fridays in Harlem. E.R. Shipp is a columnist for the me with me with me with me." "The song is an incredible song. New York Daily News. She won the He uses the N-word, which I Many things make it incredible," Pulitzer Prize for commentary in changing a major? abhor, and he raps about the realities he said. "The hook, the refrain, the 1996. Readers may write to her at the of life on streets too familiar to urban singing, also the track, the very, very New York Daily News, 450 West 33rd America - particularly to "hustlas, funky track and also his lyrics. Jesus Street, New York, NY 10001; e-mail: killers, murderers, drug dealers, even walked with everyone." That means, [email protected]. Come see what careers are FAT, FROM PAGE 4 that encouraged fat people to stop sense of well being, and I've learned can control it and sometimes they can't. available in the graphic suspending their dreams until they enough not to squander them. To let one's dignity hang precariously lost weight. Dieting always made me feel bad in the balance of these dichotomies communication fields. I started reading 'zines written - it made me focus obsessively on my is a spectacularly bad idea. Those by fat women who were angry, not body and constantly reminded me that educators, nutritionists and medical about being fat, but about having lost I wasn't good enough, feelings far from personnel who recognize this truth so much time and energy trying to be a portrait of perfect health. have perhaps the most to contribute something that they weren't. I decided Being "out" as a fat person mostly to changing those fat-phobic attitudes Company representatives, executives, and to be kinder to myself- to eat foods that makes me feel good, and no, I'm not that fuel disordered eating. alumni will be present to talk to you about would nourish and sustain me, but not delusional. Its very rewarding to speak get sucked under by diet rhetoric and to college students about fat oppression ABOUT THE WRITER career opportunities. feel guilty if I ate something "bad." and to help them to deconstruct the Kathleen LeBesco is associateprofes- I also began to approach exercise ideologies driving the current hype sor of communication arts and interim in a different way; instead of being about the "obesity epidemic." chair of the Division of Humanities UNIVERSITY JUDICIAL BOARD driven by anxiety tospendhoursaday Critics of my brand of fat empower- at Marymount Manhattan College at the gym, and feeling incredible guilt ment say I couldn'tpossibly be healthy in New York City. She is the author REQUEST FOR STUDENT NOMINATIONS if I didn't, I decided to move around and to willingly choose to remain fat of "Revolting Bodies? The Struggle to in less robotic ways - hiking, biking, must be immoral. It's tough to avoid Redefine Fat Identity" (www.umass. The Universiiy Judicial Board (UJB) needs your help to fill student positions on the Board for swimming - because I liked the rush being baited - I want to retort that I edu/umpress/fall-03/lebesco.html)and the 2005-2006 academic year. You are asked to nominate students you feel would be responsible it gave me, and I liked feeling strong just ran my first road race in Central co-editor of "Bodies Out of Bounds: Fat- and conscientious UJB members. All regularly enrolled students who have completed at least 15 and healthy. Park in April, and I did it at 215 pounds ness and Transgression" (www. ucpress. hours of academic credit at Georgia Southern are eligible for appointment provided they meet the In the 12 years since my last diet, - but I have to remember that health edu/books/pages/8771.html). Readers following criteria: I have gained back many of those should not be a moral issue. may write to her at: Marymount Man- hundred pounds I lost at 22. But I've Sometimes fatness is healthy and hattan College, 221 East 71st Street, New (1) they must not have a disciplinary record for the last two semesters of university attendance; also gained confidence, health and a sometimes it isn't; sometimes people York, NY. 10021. (2) they must have a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or higher; (3) they must not hold the top executive office in any campus organization; PERMENTER, Rehoboth Missionary Baptist Church (4) they must be a full-time student; and FROM PAGE 4 presents Warren Barfield (5) they must be planning to attend Georgia Southern the entire 2005-2006 academic year. Live in Concert on If you know students who would be excellent UJB members, please submit their nomination by We had no Coke machines in my Saturday, February 26th, 7 p.m. Friday February 25, 2005. All nominations should include the nominee's full name, last four schools. The news that some do leads at the Evans County Wildlife Club digits of the social security number, current phone number, current Georgia Southern University me to wonder what kind of bratty in Hagan, GA. Doors will open at 6 p.m. P.O. Box number, and a paragraph stating why you think the nominee would be an effective UJB punks we're raising around here. The The concert is free. A love member. Feel free to nominate as many students as you like. All nominations must be signed by big treat for us was chocolate milk. offering will be taken up. I REHOBOTH Visit Warren's website at the person making the nomination and must be submitted by Friday, February 25, 2005, to: The latter suggestion about P.E. MISSIONARY www .warrenbarfield.com. BAPTIST must be unhealthy- it raises my blood CHURCH 2331 Campground Rd, Claxton, GA 30417 Janet O'Brien pressure every time I think about it. [email protected] • 912-739-3231 • 912-739-7480 (fax) Be filled with The Living Water Chair, University Judicial Board It's universal: Phys. ed. is the most P.O. Box 8132 unproductive time of the day. Half the Georgia Southern University course hour consists of dressing out or changing back into street clothes, Thank you for your help in selecting student UJB members. A complete description of the and the rest kids spend feeling inad- procedures for appointing UJB members may be found in the Student Guide, Appendix C, equate because the activities imposed http://students.georgiasouthern.edu/sta/guide/05GuideWeb.pdf on them are exclusive and needlessly competitive. A little competition is healthy, but when it keeps most of the clip here clip here clip here clip here clip here clip here class from participating, it renders the whole curriculum ineffective. UJB STUDENT NOMINATION When I first moved to Georgia six years ago I sat in the Wal-Mart park- $ Nomination by: ing lot one day, counting. Four out of every five people who came out of the store were overweight. I'd never seen Phone # GSU PO Box # Signature Date anything like that. 5,000 What this state needs is a good NOMINEE (full name): nutrition curriculum instituted at a pre-kindergarten level. This program Phone # GSU PO Box # Last 4 digits of Social Security # wouldn't have anything to do with weight. It wouldn't make kids worry Why do you feel the nominee would make an effective UJB member? about what they're eating and how Reward! much they're exercising - those things should be second nature. It would, however, end the long tradition of pushing the godforsaken Details at food pyramid down kids' throat, prevent kids from being even more self-conscious than they naturally are WWW.DIRTYBANKING.COM as puberty approaches and encourage parents to get involved. 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The EORGE- NEWS Wednesday, February 23, 2005 7 HEART, FROM PAGE 1 HOPE, FROM Hunter S. Thompson takes his last trip physicals; and children's wellness here on the GSU campus. PAGE 1 checks. "We are excited to think that the By Mark Layman "HOPE was never intended to pay Knight Ridder Newspapers The Georgia Southern School of Center has the potential to provide for master's degree or doctoral degree COLUMBIA.SC- Youdidn'treally Nursing has a long history of helping healthcare not only to the GSU faculty programs," Hembree said. expect Hunter S. Thompson wouldlet the rural communities of Georgia with and staff, but the community as well," The bill was supported by several age, illness or infirmity slowly sap the health care issues. The Rural Nursing said Elaine Hapshe, Director of the college presidents. University System life from him. Did you? Outreach Program is designed to Rural Nursing Outreach Program. Chancellor Tom Meredith wrote law- After all, in "What Lured Heming- provide nursing care services to an School of Nursing Chair, Dr. Jean makers a letter in favor of it. way to Ketchum?" which he wrote underserved rural a ?a while gener- Bartels, said, "The students have the "A small number of students may for The National Observer in 1964, ating practice, servL., and research Health Services Program. We are have to pay for between one and 21 Thompson concluded of Papa: "He opportunities for faculty and students blessed to have gotten the grants to hours themselves, depending upon was an old, sick and very troubled in the School of Nursing. be able to provide free health care to their degree program, but they have man, and the illusion of peace and These programs include the Rural a larger group." years to plan for that modest expen- contentment was not enough for him. Nursing Community Center in Portal, The Center is located in the Nurs- diture," Meredith wrote. ... So finally, and for what he must have GA; migrant care services in Tattnall, ing and Chemistry Building, in room On the other side were college thought the best of reasons, he ended S5 Toombs, Evans and Screven counties; 1004. The Center is open from 10 a.m. students, who said they don't make it with a shotgun." e as well as partnerships to provide to 2 p.m., Monday through Friday. the course requirements and shouldn't It wouldn't be accurate to say a care in schools and industries. The Appointments can be made by phone be punished if their major requires Thompson had a death wish. Just the y Community Nursing Center was at 681-5166, however walk-ins are more hours. opposite: He was the self-described established January 23, 2004, right always welcome. "I don't think a student should be "champion of fun." punished because they're studying As Paul Perry, one of his biogra- VANDIVER, FROM PAGE 1 something that the university, or the phers put it: "He rides the edge at high state of Georgia, has decided requires speed while engaging in a mix of rau- Vandiver appointed Atlanta bank- gressive state," Barnes said Tuesday. a couple of more classes," said Will cous verbal and gestural antics: hoax, er John Sibley to head a commission Vandiver ran unsuccessfully for Childs, student body president at legerdemain, gargantuan exaggera- that eventually recommended that the Senate in 1972, and he blamed his UGA, who sentlawmakers alast-ditch tion, buffoonery, conscious alteration, voters in each district be allowed defeat on the "No, not one" statement letter Tuesday pleading with them to threat, insult. ...Hegetspeoplehooked to determine whether their schools of 14 years earlier. vote against the cut. on him because he's fun, irresistible, would remain open. "When I ran for governor, I made House Democratic Leader DuBose Kathy Willens/AP Photo liberating, infectious." Days after the courts ordered the some intemperate remarks," Vandiver Porter, who argued against .the bill, Author Hunter S. Thompson stands in a pile of popcorn after hurling a In a BBC documentary included desegregation of the University of saidin2001 at a ceremony marking the said it was unnecessary to preserve the bag of it at Johnny Depp and Benicio del Toro, at the New York premier of with the "collector's edition" of the Georgia in 1961, Vandiver called a 40th anniversary of the University of scholarship's fiscal health and that it 'Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas,'in May 19,1998. "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" special nighttime session of the Leg- Georgia's integration. "They shouldn't would hurt the ablest students. DVD, he discusses plans for a giant lated that Thompson's four or five Johnny Depp as "Raoul Duke" and islature and persuaded lawmakers to have been made." "This is not abuse when you enter monument on the back 40 ofhis ranch decades of unrepentant smoking, Benicio Del Toro as "Dr. Gonzo," the repeal the 1955 antidesegregation law Vandiver also was governor when a harder career track and it requires in Woody Creek, Colo. A hundred feet drinking and drugging must finally character based on Thompson's fellow and adopt the Sibley Commissions the federal courts ordered the state more work than others," he said. tall, it would include a cannon to fire a have taken an irreversible toll on his traveler, attorney Oscar Zeta Acosta. recommendation. to abandon its "county unit" system "You want to get them to the last few canister containing his ashes out over iron constitution. ("About every two Two volumes ofhis letters, cover- of voting, which had enabled rural semesters and snatch the rug out from The commission had had the in- thevalley. All to thetuneofBob Dylan's years my doctor tells me I'm going ing the 1950s through the 1970s, have tended effect of providing a cooling-off politicians to control the state for underneath them?" "Mister Tambourine Man." to die," he said in that BBC docu- been published, with an introduction decades. The hour-limit bill came ayear after period. Former Gov. Roy Barnes said Like Hemingway's, though, it mentary.) by respected historian Douglas Brin- Under the system, votes for gover- lawmakers made other trims to the Vandiver's actions made him one of was a quieter end that Thompson Thompson's best work was years kley. In 1996, Thompson was feted in nor and other statewide officers were popular program, fearing that one day the states unsung heroes. chose Sunday afternoon, alone, at his in the past, but you could say the New York on the occasion of the 25th cast based on who had won a majority HOPEwouldoutstrip lottery revenues "His decision in the early 1960s to ranch. Thompson "took his life with writer went out on top. After years of anniversary of the Vegas book, which in each county, much as the Electoral if changes weren't made. Hembree said keep the University of Georgia open, a gunshot to the head," his wife and attempts, his most famous book, "Fear was republished in a Modern Library College selects the U.S. presidents. the 127-hour limit would be the only when overwhelming public sentiment son said in a statement released to the and Loathing in Las Vegas," finally had edition in 1998. After leaving the governor's office, HOPE cut considered this year. was to close it because of integration, Aspen Daily News. He was 67. been made into a movie, and a good Many found it hard to take Thomp- Vandiver served as chairman of a "In my opinion, this should settle was an act of courage. And it set the No other information was made one, at that. Monty Pythons Terry son seriously. Garry Trudeau turned Lavonia bank and farmed cattle. the issue," he said after the vote. stage for Georgia's reputation as a pro- public Monday, though some specu- Gilliam directed; the movie starred him into "Uncle Duke" in Doones- bury, but a roll call ofhis friends and acquaintances includes many others who did. After all the ESPN.com columns and slap-dash collections oflater years, its also easy to forget that Thompson I was, for much ofhis career, a careful writer of considerable skill. 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' ft terms5K "and conditions (including mandatory arbitration), viewable on www.tmobileM±SM^±KS.1^ com. Additional restrictions apply: see a I ? /-~1 Hie A mnm, GEORGE-ANNE 8 Wednesday, February 23, 2005 Swimming and diving finishes fifth in NEC Championships Lady Eagles bounce back against ASU GSU Athletic Media Relations competition next month as they have By Bryan Metcalf [email protected] LANDOVER, Md. - The Georgia qualified to compete in the NCAA <* Southern swimming and diving team Zone B diving regionals, scheduled The Georgia Southern Lady Eagles camebackfrom finished the Northeast Conference for March 11-13 in Atlanta, Ga. a seven point deficit to beat the Appalachian State championships Saturday in fifth place Senior Florrie Cunningham Mountaineers 56-52 at Hanner Fieldhouse Monday with a total of 468 points. Gardner- closed out her Eagle career in fine night, extending their winning streak against ASU Webb (715 points) ended up winning fashion, as she posted a second-place to 14 straight. the team championship for the second finish in the 100-yard freestyle event The first half was extremely slow. Neither team year in a row. with a time of 52.63. In earlier prelimi- could make a basket for the first two minutes of play. Although they were unable to nary heats, Cunningham established Things finally began to get interesting when, trailing capture the league title, the Eagles did a season-best effort as she clocked 13-6, a Kellie Tiller free throw sparked an 8-0 run that not close their season quietly, as they in at 52.50. Cunningham was also covered six minutes of play and had the Lady Eagles set one newschool record and claimed a member of the 400-yard freestyle up by one late in the first half. The Mountaineers four top- relay team that finished fifth with a responded with eight unanswered points of their own three fin- season-best time of 3:35.81. Joining to reclaim the lead at 21 -14. GSU answered with a 6-1 ishes on the her were Jen Clayton, Britney Simons run to end the first half trailing only 22-20. final day of and Kimmy Morris. ASU's Lindsay Smith led all scorers at the break competi- Morris, fresh offher record-setting with nine points and two rebounds. GSU was led «* tion. performance during Fridays 400-yard by senior forward Dana Benemon's six points and Fresh- individual medley, was the top Eagle six rebounds. man Al- finisher in the 200-yard backstroke, After some halftime adjustments, the Lady Eagles 1 i s o n placing eighth in the finals with a time came out much sharper for the second half. After Cochran, of 2:12.85. In the preliminaries, she giving up a quick four points to the Mountaineers, Special photo already recorded a season-best time of 2:11.29 Benemon made a lay-up followed by back-to-back GSU freshman Kim- owning a and, in the process, edged teammate treys from starting guard Tiffany Brown to put GSU berly Morris finished second- Kelli King (2:11.61) out of the event back in the lead 28-26 three minutes into the half. the 2005 season with place ef- finals. King, who was just squeezed Four consecutive free throws made by ASU had a record-setting per- the Mountaineers back in the lead, but it was the last formance. fort in the outofthe200-yardindividualmedley 100-yard finals Thursday, came back to finish time they would be there. GSU extended their lead to breaststroke, turned in yet another second in the B final of the 200-yard eight with just under five minutes to play when the strong performance Saturday. Co- backstroke with a time of 2:12.43. game got interesting. Another 8-0 run by ASU had the chran set a new school record in GSU placed three swimmers in game tied at 50 with 1:57 left to play in the game. the 200-yard breaststroke, finishing the top 20 in the 1,650-yard freestyle After a Benemon jumper that put the Lady Eagles second with her time of 2:23.31 in finals, while seeing each swimmer fin- up by two, junior Lee DuBose grabbed a defensive the event finals. ish with a season-best time. Kaleigh rebound and was fouled by ASU's Jessica Jank. DuBose That performance gave Cochran Kenyon led the way, as she placed 11 th made both free throws one-on-one to extend the lead her second school record of the year as with her time of 17:58.02. She was to four with 1:21 remaining. shebeatthepreviousrecordof2:23.98 followed by Weber (14th; 18:37.50) Kiki Conyers made it a two-point game with a set by StaceyScheible in 1992. Earlier and Ali Lota (20th; 19:05.45). short jumper. DuBose grabbed another defensive this season, Cochran had established Saturdays competition brought board with 19 seconds left and was fouled again. She a new school mark in the 100-yard to a close a very successful 2004-05 made both free throws and put GSU up by four with breaststroke (1:05.42). season for the Eagles. Under the only eight seconds remaining. Fellow freshman Katie Dierkes guidance of interim head coach Nate Conyers missed a last second three that would have also posted her second second-place Kellogg, they finished the regular made no difference, as GSU was victorious 56-52. finish of the conference champion- season with a mark of 6-4 and a con- Smith led all scorers with 15 points. Benemon ships in the three-meter diving finals. ference record of 5-2, with both losses finished with a game high nine rebounds and led the She finished with a mark of 431.50 coming to eventual league champion Lady Eagles with 14 points. Brown added 10 points after capturing second in Thursdays Gardner-Webb. and DuBose had six rebounds for GSU one-meter diving finals. Over the course of the year, GSU The Lady Eagles' (13-13,10-9 SoCon) last regu- Jody Johnston established a new swimmers were able to establish six lar season game is this Saturday at noon in Hanner season-best with her score of 310.30, new school records - three within the Katie Anderson/STAFF against East Tennessee State. The Lady Eagles will good enough for sixth. Dierkes and past two days - and also set four new GSU senior guard KellieTNIer shoots a free throw earlier in the season. The Lady Eagles'final head to Chattanooga for the Conference tournament Leslie Williams both look to continue pool records at Hanner Natatorium. game of the regular season is this Saturday at noon as they host East Tennessee State. on March 2. Eagles fall in overtime against Wofford Terriers Men's tennis falls to USC 6-1

GSU Athletic Media Relations putting the Eagles within three with GSU Athletic Media Relations 6:10 to play, at 57-54. SPARTANBURG, SC - Woffords GSU used a 7-0 run, capped by a COLUMBIA, SC - The Geor- Tyler Berg tallied six of his 22 points Nesbitt trey to tie the game with less gia Southern men's tennis team in overtime to lead the Terriers to an than four to play before Wofford used suffered their sixth straight loss 81 -79 victory over Georgia Southern a pair of shots from the charity stripe Sunday afternoon, falling 6-1 to Monday evening in Southern Confer- from Berg and a jumper by Sean Dan- the 42nd-ranked Gamecocks of ence action in Spartanburg, S.C. iels to retake the lead, 67-63 with under South Carolina. GermanoKnorr The Eagles (16-12, 9-6 SoCon) two to play. Nesbitt sent the game to accounted for the lone Eagles opened the game with a 9-4 spurt, overtime as he hit a three-pointer with point with his win at the No. 6 including a dunk by Louis Graham, 50.8 seconds on the clock. singles spot. before the Terriers (14-12,7-8) went The overtime period saw Fran- The Eagles dropped all three on a 6-0 run, taking the 10-9 lead with cois and Berg match each other shot doubles matches and the first 15:21 remaining in the half. Jean Fran- for shot over the first three and a four singles matches as they cois jumper less than a minute later half minutes before a Daniels layup were blitzed by a South Carolina gave the Eagles the lead once again. sparked a 5-0 spurt by the Terriers, squad (9-1) that captured its Wofford retook the lead with 13:01 to sealing the game. fifth straight win and second play on a Berg layup, sparking a 13-8 Nesbitt finished with a game-high of the day. run by the Terriers, giving them the 24 points, while Francois poured in In doubles, Vincent Patry Hillary Jones/STAFF GSU 23-19 advantage with less than seven 22 points, two shy of the 1,000-point and Danie van den Heever fell tennis player Vincent Patry sets to hit a forehand in singles'play. to play in the half. pinnacle. Donte Gennie tallied 13 8-5 at No. 1 doubles to Geraldo Elton Nesbitt swiped the ball from points, while Graham recorded his Knorr, brother of Germano, and 6-2, playing his first match at the the Terriers, going in for the easy la- second straight double-double with Pedro Rodrigues. Lasha Janashia and secondposition. The Gamecocks then yup and collecting his 1,000th career 11 points and 14 rebounds. Knorr lost 8-5 to Jaime Cuellar and clinched the match when Patry was point. His basket began a 9-0 run by Berg led the Terriers with 22 Tom Eklund at No. 2, and Tom Green beaten 6-2, 7-5 by Knorr, who was the Eagles, that gave them 24-23 lead points and 14 rebounds, while Adrien and Charles-Henri Trottet suffered an less than eager to provide assistance with under five to play. The Eagles 8-2 setback against Ben Atkinson and Borderscontributedl9,EricMarshall to his brother's team. A 7-5, 6-3 loss extended their lead to eight, at 35-27, tallied 14 and Daniels had 12. Dmitry Babenko at the third slot. by van den Heever to Cuellar at No. but Wofford went on a 6-0 run to end The Eagles shot 44.6 percent on With a full array ofhealthyplayers, 3 increased the lead to 5 0. the half, cutting the Eagles lead to two 33-of-74 shooting from the field, head coach Justin Miles shuffled his The Eagles were able to avert at the break. while Wofford shot 49.2 on 30-of-61 singles lineup but could not produce the shutout when Knorr disposed of The Terriers dominated the first from the floor. GSU was plagued by the desired results. Kazuya Otani, winning 6-3,6-2 at the part of the second half, going on a 22-3 poor free-throw shooting all night, In the first singles match to be sixth spot. The win was Knorr s second run over the first nine minutes, hold- finishing at 50 percent, connecting completed, Green made an unsuc- of the season. In the last singles match ing the Eagles to one field goal and a onamere8-of-16. cessful return from an injury that to be completed, Trottet could not free throw. GSU fought back, cutting GSU returns to Hanner Fieldhouse had sidelined him for the past two overcome Adam Adler and lost 6-2, the deficit to five at 51-46 with ten on Saturday, Feb. 26 as it honors its matches, losing 6-2, 6-2 to Babenko 6-4 at the fifth spot, providing the final minutes remaining in regulation. seniors before hosting East Tennessee at No. 4. Katie Anderson/STAFF margin of 6-1. Francois and the Eagles clawed State in the final game of the regular South Carolina went up 3-0 when GSU junior Sean Olivier scores on two Citadel defenders during their The loss drops the Eagles' record their way back into the game, as he season. Tip-off is set for 4 p.m. and can Rodrigues, currently ranked No. 110 record breaking high point game on Feb. 14. to 1 -7 and is their fifth straight setback hit a basket and a pair of free throws, be seen nationwide on ESPN2. by the ITA, defeated Janashia 6-2, on the road. Fortunately, GSU plays its next five matches at home as they will be presented with an opportunity LOOKING FOR AN EXCITING JOB? GOOD. to get things turned around. The Eagles' next match will be BECAUSE RED BULL IS LOOKING FOR A STUDENT BRAND MANAGER. against Winthrop on Feb. 26 at 2 p.m. GSU will play their Southern Confer- Red Bull is on the lookout for a Student Brand Manager. • You have a good knowledge of when/where things ence opener against Davidson on Feb. An SBM is a reliable and motivated student whose are happening. 27 at 10 a.m. responsibilities include relationship building, brand • You're interested in marketing and have good development on campus, and having a great time. (OK, communication skills. 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