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DEERHUNTER ON DISSONANCE

New Venue to Bring Bigger Bands to Starland District

Eagles: Be Safe and Get Smart

Parading with the DEERHUNTER PLAYING STOPOVER - PHOTO BY LAURA WEYMAN Irish [2] To have an event listed in the Campus Corkboard, email [email protected] include CAMPUS CORKBOARD dates, time, locations with addresses, cost and a contact number. Deadline for inclusion is 12PM MONDAY to appear in Wednesday’s issue. A WEEK OF EVENTS ON THE ARMSTRONG CAMPUS AND AROUND SAVANNAH Photo Story: Savannah Stopover - Deerhunter Photo’s taken by Laura Weyman SINCE 1935 THEINKWELL35 @INKWELLGSU THE INKWELL [3] Meme Of The Week

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Come by, pitch ideas, and give us Have a great Spring Break! The Inkwell your opinions on what you want to put in the paper. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE DIVISION OF STUDENT AFFAIRS OR ITS UNITS InkwellGSU PLEASE VISIT STUDENTS.GEORGIASOUTHERN.EDU [4] THEINKWELL35 @INKWELLGSU THE INKWELL SINCE 1935 Keeping Eagles Safe with Technology, Alerts and Street Smarts By: Derrick Serven By: Laura Weyman With a homicide rate twice keep safe. occurring patterns of crime and either. campus. Therefore, it is important the national average, Savannah Georgia Southern has three when there is a reason to believe Jennifer Wise, to use other resources and to be can be a dangerous place, but different alert systems, which that it will affect the university Communications Director, says actively aware,” said Purtee. the Georgia Southern Police escalate with the threat level. community. Timely warnings that a matrix based off “threat and Purtee recommended Department protects students by Eagle Alerts, Timely- come via email and advise proximity” is used to determine LiveSafe Solution , a free crime using informative technology and Warnings, and University students and staff on ways to whether to alert students and reporting and prevention app, preventative measures. Notifications are all electronic personally keep safe. which type of alert to send. available on iTunes and the In 2018, there were several message systems that warn University Safety Kurtis Purtee, Police Google Play Store. LiveSafe shootings and fatalities close to students about crime, criminal Notifications address off-campus Captain of Support Services at provides maps with emergency campus. In the McDonalds across patterns, and dangerous safety-issues that could affect Georgia Southern, works directly services, the ability to report the street, a 15-year-old boy was conditions. students, staff and faculty. These for the office of Public Safety and crime or offer tips, access to killed while another incident near Each alert system has are emails that include tips on with Strategic Communications emergency contacts with texting, the Windsor Arms Apartment specific criteria required before a safety or updates on adverse and Marketing on managing and the ability to request safety Homes saw multiple people shot. message is sent. weather. threats and alerts. escorts. Despite the proximity to violence, Eagle Alert is a mass However, with all these Capt. Purtee’s has a Keeping safe has never Armstrong Campus has been safe messaging system for immediate notification systems, in August standard question he asks been easier with all the different thanks to the Georgia Southern campus danger. Eagle Alerts 2018, a man was shot and before authorizing an alert, “Is tools available. Still Purtee says to Police Department. come in the form of voice, text paralyzed while walking his dog there immediate danger to our “rely on each other and common Georgia Southern Police and email, messages will advise down Marsh Edge Lane, not far campus?” sense” to stay safe and out of are state certified and monitor students on the situation and how from the Armstrong campus. The In other words, “an Eagle potentially dangerous situations. Savannah Police Department to protect themselves. suspects fled through the adjacent Alert requires evidence of an Purtee also advised that securing channels to stay alert on But Eagle Alerts are sent neighborhood. No alert was sent immediate danger or an imminent items and doors goes a long way surrounding crimes. only when the threat is located out. threat directly to campus,” said in crime prevention. But many students live off- within the boundaries of these The 2018 shootings near Purtee. To view on-campus crime campus or at least travel around campus maps. the Windsor Arms Apartment “If relying on Eagle Alert statistics please click this link- the city for entertainment. So, it Timely warnings are used Homes and the McDonalds did alone, a student may not know Armstrong Annual Security is important to stay informed to when there is a threat or re- not trigger any notifications about violent crimes close to Report. St. Paddy’s Day Parade Held This Saturday By: Ethan Smith One of the biggest St. Patrick’s be on Saturday, the parade begins Day Parades in the United States at the intersection of Gwinnett will be held in beautiful downtown and Abercorn St., which is Savannah this Saturday. not too far from Forsyth Park. Almost every year since The parade will travel down 1824, Savannah has celebrated Abercorn St. to Broughton St., Irish heritage and Irish societies where it will then turn towards in Savannah with the parade. East Bay St. with the rest of the New additions have been made parade route made available at throughout the years including savannahsaintpatricksday.com/ pipe bands from around the east route. coast as well as professional Irish The day is not limited to dancers. the parade, the St. Patrick’s Day Floats and marching Festival will take place during and units make up the parade every after the parade in City Market year with 350 marching units and River St. The festival starts containing around 15,000 people on Friday, March 15 and runs being expected this year. One of through March 16 until midnight. Irish Society Float from 2018 Savannah St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Photo by savannah.com. the floats will feature students Entertainment, dance from Georgia Southern as they parties, live music and vendors festival and parade. A wristband The parade is slated to downtown early to enjoy all the take part in one the biggest will make up the fun at the will be required for alcohol begin on Saturday, March 16 at St. Patrick’s Day festivities. parades of the year. festival. Alcohol will be served purchases which will run about 10:15 a.m. and will likely run into As for where you need to to of-age patrons through the $10. the early afternoon. Be sure to get Eagles Basketball Earns Number Three Seed in Conference Tournament By: Ethan Smith The Eagles finished University, who punched their in their first matchup, Coastal their regular season 20-12 ticket to the NCAA Tournament Carolina, UL-Monroe or overall and 12-6 in the Sun Belt on Sunday, Pepperdine and in- Appalachian State. The Eagles Conference, earning them the conference rival UT-Arlington. are a combined 3-1 against those number three seed in the Sun Belt Head coach Mark three teams, with the only loss Tournament. Byington, who has been with coming against UL-Monroe, who Georgia Southern has had Georgia Southern since 2013, has to win two games to even see one of its better years in recent had one of his best seasons of his the Eagles in round three. history as the Eagles were in the career this season as well posting The Sun Belt Tournament top four of the conference for his second-best win percentage officially kicked off on Tuesday most of the season in the Sun and best conference record since with round one games while the Belt. taking over for the Eagles. Eagles patiently wait until Friday, Seniors Tookie Brown, As for the Sun Belt March 15 to see who they will Montae Glenn and Ike Smith have Tournament, the Eagles earned play first in postseason play. had impressive seasons in their the number three seed behind The Sun Belt Tournament is respective farewell campaigns. Georgia State and UT-Arlington played in New Orleans, Louisiana All three players contributed due to tiebreakers involving and concludes on Sunday, March Tookie Brown, the Sun Belt Player of the Year, takes a shot against two at least seven points per game head-to-head records. 17 with the Championship Game Georgia State defenders. Photo by AJ Henderson. on average and helped lead the The Eagles have three and a chance for a Tournament Eagles to wins over Bradley different possible opponents bid. SINCE 1935 THEINKWELL35 @INKWELLGSU THE INKWELL [5] Deerhunter Returns After 4 Long Years By: Laura Weyman campus. Therefore, it is important to use other resources and to be Savannah Stopover came Throughout the night, actively aware,” said Purtee. back for another great round this they skimmed over each existing Purtee recommended past weekend, bringing to the album while Cox and the bassist, LiveSafe Solution , a free crime low-country an eclectic variety Josh Mckay, exchanged places reporting and prevention app, of artists such as Lucy Dacus, and instruments multiple times available on iTunes and the The Joy Formidable and Andrew throughout the night. Google Play Store. LiveSafe Combs. Though Cox’s presence provides maps with emergency The most anticipated act was very bold throughout the services, the ability to report this year was by far the beloved entire show, he was not very crime or offer tips, access to Atlanta-based experimental talkative in the beginning. For emergency contacts with texting, rock band Deerhunter. The five the first half of the set, it almost and the ability to request safety piece collective had not released seemed like the band was escorts. an album in four years, which not quite connecting with the Keeping safe has never left fans eager to finally have a audience. About half way into the been easier with all the different chance to connect to their music show, Cox looked at the audience tools available. Still Purtee says to in person. with a big grin and said, “rely on each other and common They headlined Stopover “It seems like about 50 to sense” to stay safe and out of and performed at the Ships of 60 percent of you have no idea potentially dangerous situations. the Sea Museum stage on Friday, what you’re watching right now, Purtee also advised that securing March 8. but at least you’re all smiling items and doors goes a long way 30 minutes before the despite the dissonance… Well in crime prevention. show, the room was halfway maybe that’s the bright side of To view on-campus crime full and gaining. Impatient faces America, we just keep smiling statistics please click this link- lined the stage, waiting for the through the dissonance,” he said Armstrong Annual Security lead singer Bradford Cox’s dryly. Report. appearance as the sound crew set A roar of laughter echoed up the instruments and checked through the room, which seemed sound. to have broken the ice between the When the time came, artist and the audience. Everyone all five members arrived and became livelier. nonchalantly jumped into their Cox pulled a woman on first song of the night’s set, stage and placed his guitar around “cryptograms”. her neck. He grabbed the hand of Loyal fans cheered a fan in the audience, who sang at and screamed at the murky the top his lungs the entire night, and ethereal synthesizer and and let him scream song lyrics electronic sounds. “Cryptograms” into the mic. is the name of their 2010 album After their set, the band and the record that launched them began to exit the stage, but the into the indie spotlight. audience did not let them off the Cox began the show hook so easily. They screamed, by using only his voice as “Encore!” and ended up being an instrument and held the rewarded by not one, but three audience’s attention with his additional songs. Let’s hope they theatrical presence for a few don’t wait another four years Bradford Cox, lead singer for deerhunter- Photo by Laura Weyman songs before he finally picked up before returning again. his guitar.

downtown early to enjoy all the St. Patrick’s Day festivities. Will New Music Venue Bring Bigger Acts to Savannah? Eagles Basketball Earns Number Three Seed in Conference TournamentBy: Laura Weyman Events like Savannah on May 15 aims to draw more of parking and tourist culture in want to be the metal bar, we he ruminated. in their first matchup, Coastal Stopover and The Savannah musical acts to the city. Located in downtown Savannah. don’t want to be the country Although Victory North Carolina, UL-Monroe or Music Festival have done a lot the up-and-coming neighborhood Victory North will book bar, we don’t want to be any of plans on booking bigger acts Appalachian State. The Eagles to stimulate the music scene, of the Starland district, Victory shows through Zero Mile, the that. We want to hit different through Zero Mile twice a month, are a combined 3-1 against those and semiannually, they help North will serve as a concert company in charge for booking age groups, different genres, and Bailey also wants to partner with three teams, with the only loss to reinvigorate the downtown venue for local programming, shows at the renowned venues of different demographics,” Bailey local businesses and host local coming against UL-Monroe, who area. Zero Mile acts, weddings, special Atlanta, Variety Playhouse and elaborated. musical acts as well. has to win two games to even see However, these two and corporate events. Terminal West, as well as the In fact, Victory North plans Additionally, Victory the Eagles in round three. festivals are undeniably targeting The Starlandia one in Athens, GA., The Georgia on utilizing their restrictions of North also plans on opening The Sun Belt Tournament specific demographics and neighborhood has undoubtedly Theatre. Sunday alcohol sales in order their doors for local festivals officially kicked off on Tuesday are the only opportunities for been exploding in the past year Victory North’s COO, to give teenagers a chance to such as Savannah Stopover, with round one games while the Savannahians to catch musical with local businesses popping up Bryan Bailey, has ambitious plans convene and enjoy music together The Savannah Music Festival, Eagles patiently wait until Friday, acts bigger than the ones that at every corner. for the space. As a Savannah in a local venue. Sundays will The Savannah Jazz Festival, March 15 to see who they will typically come through. Victory North will resident and music-lover, it has be reserved for all ages shows. and the Savannah Philharmonic play first in postseason play. Sure, venues like the Civic conveniently neighbor Two Tides been a dream of his to nurture Bailey mentioned how difficult it Orchestra and Chorus. The Sun Belt Tournament is Center host artists as big as Taylor Brewing Company and the future a more active music scene by was to enjoy music as an underage Sign up for their mailing played in New Orleans, Louisiana Swift, but popular artists that are food truck lot. The venue will catering to a varied demographic person in Savannah, since most of list at victorynorthsavannah. and concludes on Sunday, March part of a more underground scene hopefully create a space for locals and giving back to his local the venues in town are bars. com to stay in the loop with their 17 with the Championship Game are left with no stage to perform to enjoy entertainment, good community. “ It really stunk [sic] upcoming shows! and a chance for a Tournament on due to their smaller audiences. food, and good beer, without “We don’t want to pigeon growing up here as a kid ‘cause bid. A new venue opening being subjected to the nightmares hold one demographic, we don’t you never could go to concerts,” [6] THEINKWELL35 @INKWELLGSU THE INKWELL SINCE 1935 Op-Ed: The Importance of Seeing Films in the Theater By: Madison Watkins It was an early screening the 21st century. night for the Star Wars film “Rogue At the end of last year, One.” I arrived to join my dad and three of the five movie theaters brother just as the previews were in Savannah closed, due to winding down. After the film bankruptcy and poor theater started, that night became one of upkeep and customer service. the best experiences in a movie These theaters also likely theater that I ever had. couldn’t compete with the I loved laughing along upgraded theaters in Pooler that with the crowd at the droid K2- have reclining seats and a variety SO’s sassy comments, clapping of food and beverage options. when Darth Vader came on screen Many people don’t see the again, talking amongst ourselves point in going to a messy theater in confusion when Grand Moff and dealing with loud audience Tarkin turned around and had a members when they can just CGI face and barely being able watch the films for a cheaper to stay in our seats when Darth price on DVD or on Netflix. Vader returned to unleash his For those who want to see power on some unfortunate rebel a movie but don’t want to go to soldiers in a dark hallway. the theater, they’ll just lookup Going to see a movie in the bootleg movie sites and watch the theater is an important event that films on their computer or TV. everyone should enjoy. Seeing a While the drawbacks to movie is, I believe, a crucial part theaters are understandable, the of the human experience. movie theater-going experience Patrons at the opening night of a movie theater. Photo by ny.eater.com. Even though films have needs to be preserved. only been around for general The most basic reasoning consumption since the 1920s, behind this is that movies provide of times I’ve gone to see a movie These experiences were what it is to be human. they have become a crucial aspect an escape and it’s no secret that in my life I can only think of improved by the production Experiencing the moments of American culture. America more and more people are looking two or three instances where the quality, cinematography, of clapping together when wouldn’t be America without for that these days. audience has been disruptive. costumes, sound design, musical Captain America comes out movies. While the escapism aspect 95% of the time the crowd score, all of the technical aspects of the shadows in “Avengers: Throughout the 20th is important, it’s more about reactions make the experience so that make films work. Infinity War,” laughing at Ron century, audiences would flock preserving the film medium as much better. No matter how advanced Burgundy’s strange catchphrases to theaters to see famous films a whole. Film just wouldn’t be The crowd reactions I technology becomes, nothing in “Anchorman,” seeing the like “The Wizard of Oz,” “Jaws,” the same if they all premiered heard while seeing the Star Wars will ever be able to replace the screen open up when Queen takes “Lawrence of Arabia” and “The through streaming services or TV. films “The Force Awakens” and movie theater-going experience the stage for the Live Aid concert Matrix” and enrich themselves in Yes, it is nice to watch “Rogue One” for the first time of leaving your house, going to a and you feel as if you’re right on the experience. a film from the comfort of your made the movies even better darkened auditorium, and having stage with them in “Bohemian Unfortunately, movie own home but unless you have a than they were already. I’ll never a good time for about two hours Rhapsody” or crying with your theaters have been dying out home theater, televisions simply forget the anticipation and then with other people you may not mother as you see Hector sing recently because of the mass can’t compare to watching films the erupting applause when the know. “Remember Me” to his daughter advances of technology that have for the first time on the big screen. opening crawl for “The Force I believe an experience like in “Coco” are what make going to been made since the beginning of Personally, the hundreds Awakens” started. this is important to understand the movie theater worth it.

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