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Sustainable Agriculture Former GS employee and local chef expnds farm Pages 8-9 XXAVIER ROBERTSON
Back to Hebert Buisness on Matthew Eagles Special teams GS President responds to come through on the road Hurricane questions Page 11 Page 4 Page 2 10-25-16 Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
It looks like the cool weather we enjoyed this past weekend was just a tease. It does look like we’ll enjoy pleasant º º º High: 77 High: 79 High: 82 temperatures for the App State game Low: 48º Low: 55º Low: 59º this Thursday. 0 percent 0 percent 10 percent chance of rain chance of rain chance of rain
BY MICHELLE PRATT gummy worms, fake bugs or The Re ector sta candy vampire fangs. Whether you are hosting a Halloween party or attending Non alcoholic one, you must never forget to punches The Circle takes a look at how bring the punch. Sweet drinks, The Circle staff decided to battle it out in a with a kick, are perfect to settle Orange Pumpkin Punch the inner child in you. These 1 pumpkin students manage their natural list of punches are the perfect 1/2 gallon orange sherbet COOK OFF. mix between spooky and tasty. 1 gallon orange juice hair in Statesboro! 1 liter ginger ale Check it out! Alcoholic Punches Hollow out a medium to larger sized pumpkin. Mix the Bobbin’ for Apples Punch orange juice and ginger ale and 2 1/2 cups apple vodka pour into the pumpkin. About 1 1/4 cup apple schnapps 15 minutes before serving, add 6 cups lemon-lime soda in scoops of sherbert. Top with Frozen red apples orange slices and fake spiders. 4 red apples (sliced) Read More at In a large punchbowl, Reflectorgsu.com combine the vodka, schnapps and soda. Float frozen apples in the punch and have a bowl of fresh sliced apples on the side for garnish. For a spookier punch, add Halloween edible candy to punch such as
Democrats Support Students with on campus voting October 25, 26, 27 Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday (Homecoming Week) at the ballroom in Russell Union
Vote for: Hillary Clinton, President Jim Barksdale, Senator James Woodall, State Representative District 160
Vote NO Amendment 1 No School Takeover
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An intro to third party candidates
include Gary Johnson, the American people and ending Research poll, nearly 60 Libertarian candidate, Jill Stein, the two-party system that percent of the Utah population the Green Party candidate has dominated our political are practicing members of The and Evan McMullin, an process for centuries. Church of Jesus Christ of the Independent candidate who She has made headlines Latter-day Saints, which is a didn’t actually enter the race with her bipartisan attacks on Christian denomination that until August. both Trump and Clinton, but practices what is informally Gary Johnson has made it seems as though she has referred to as Mormonism. headlines with his lack of shifted her focus to Clinton, Much like Evangelical knowledge in regard to the presumably because there’s a conservatives, the Mormon most basic aspects of U.S. lot of potential overlap in their voter base is committed to DEVIN CONWAY foreign policy. respective voter bases. fnding a candidate that Conway is a junior journalism When asked during an directly represents their major from Manchester, interview how he would The Curious Case of religious values, which helps New Hampshire. handle the humanitarian to explain why Mitt Romney, crisis in Aleppo, Syria, he Evan McMullin who also practices the Mormon STAFF LIST then asked the interviewer, Most voters are at least faith, was able to dominate the Print Editor-in-Chief Ian Leonard “What’s Aleppo?” aware of Johnson and Stein’s state of Utah in the 2012 U.S. Digital Editor-in-Chief Casey Cargle Remember, Remember Print Managing Editor Jozsef Papp A few weeks later, during campaigns, although they may presidential election. the 8th of November Digital Managing Editor Meg Elwood another interview, Johnson not know where they stand on Print News Editor Tandra Smith After nearly a year of was asked to name a foreign the issues. Coming up short Digital News Editor Blakeley Bartee leader that he respects, and Evan McMullin is in an Features Editor Julia Fechter entertaining debates, heated McMullin represents nothing Digital Sports Editor Stephanie he couldn’t come up with a entirely diferent situation. personal exchanges and more than an opportunity to Matzelle single name. He is relatively unknown to shocking discoveries, the 2016 spoil a major party’s chances at Opinions Editor Devin Conway He laughed it of before the majority of the American U.S. presidential race is fnally winning a single state, and in saying that he was having electorate, but in one of the most Creative Manager Lauren Grizzell coming to an end. reality, pretty much shows the Photo Editor Kiara Grin another Aleppo moment. interesting developments in In just two weeks from furthest extent to which a third Design Editor Erin Fortenberry Johnson was later asked this election cycle, he is actually today, our next president party candidate can actually Features Designer Stevey Mann about this lack of knowledge, polling at a higher percentage News Designer Jasmine Davis will be selected by the afect an election. and he actually tried to spin for an individual state than Sports Designer Dionna Williams American people. The best third party his ignorance into a positive either Johnson or Stein. Although this may seem like performance in a presidential Marketing Manager Haley Clark thing for his campaign, saying According to a recent a frightening prospect to many election came from Teddy Business Manager Austin Hinkley he would be unable to attack Rasmussen poll, Evan voters, the choice comes down Roosevelt in 1912, when he a foreign country that he McMullin is polling at an to just two candidates: Donald left the Republican Party and couldn’t fnd on a map. astounding 29 percent in Utah. e George-Anne welcomes letters to the Trump and Hillary Clinton. still managed to get 27.4% of Jill Stein, on the other hand, Donald Trump still leads Utah editor and appropriate guest columns. All Of course there are always the vote. copy submitted should be 350 words or is running a campaign that polls with 30 percent, and third party options, but in the Third party candidates ofer fewer, typed, and sent via email in Microso essentially combines the Hillary Clinton is in a close entire history of American frustrated voters a chance to Word (.doc/.docx) format to letters@ rhetoric of Donald Trump and third at 28 percent. georgiasouthern.edu. All submissions must politics, a third party candidate rebel against the traditional Bernie Sanders. The only rational be signed and include phone number for has never come close to two-party system and the veri cation. GSU students should include She heavily emphasizes the explanation for McMullin’s winning the general election. candidates that represent their academic major, year and hometown. impact of income inequality, success in Utah, considering them, but, as history has e editors reserve the right to reject any the importance of developing the national polls that place submission and edit submissions for length. 2016 Third Party shown, they rarely if ever have alternative forms of energy, him at only one to two percent Opinions expressed herein are those of the Candidates replacing NAFTA and a legitimate chance at winning Board of Opinions, or columnists themselves support across the entire and DO NOT necessarily re ect those of the other trade deals that she the presidency. Many state ballots will country, is his Mormon faith. faculty, sta, or administration of GSU, the believes are harmful to the According to a 2008 Pew Student Media Advisory, Student Media or the University System of Georgia.
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MICK MILLER
President Hebert is on the fi eld at the Georgia Tech game. Hebert paid close attention to Hurricane Matthew developments.
BY TANDRA SMITH we are never, hopefully, never to use agle lert for ust been through hurricanes in but Hebert, at the urging The George-Anne sta ever going to be impacted by general notif cation of non Louisiana, and been through of the Georgia Department Hurricane Matthew storm surge. dangerous situations, then multiple hurricanes in Texas of Transportation (GDOT), impacted many people We [Statesboro] will have people may get a little as an administrator and as a decided to cancel classes after and students in Bulloch heavy rains with a tropical complacent in reading. ci ilian. ha e ne er seen a a.m. and surrounding countries storm or heavy rains, maybe We receive all of our power state handle a hurricane as t as a last minute and other states early this winds with a hurricane, but from Georgia Power, so if well as Georgia did in this decision. e felt ery secure October, with our own we can handle those sorts we’re going to lose power situation. in announcing only a Friday university president being of things within our usual we’re at mercy of the power don’t mean here ust at cancellation Hebert said. af ected as ell. emergency management plan. pro iders. So e don’t ha e the uni ersity mean the That as our intention. Now that the hurricane has So we don’t really need to have estimates. state across. The contra o Once Hebert received word come and gone, President a separate hurricane initiative Other than contacting the evacuation of Savannah, that Savannah was going Hebert re ected on ust ho because we don’t quite have people who already know you the coordination between all to evacuate, GDOT was well the university, county as many impending risks that don’t have power and saying, of the groups with Georgia contacted. and state handled the storm, are specif cally associated ith ‘your power’s out’, it’s a little State patrol, using our facility, He was amazed at how as ell as his o n personnel. hurricanes. tough. Georgia Power using our students worked together When you are in a situation facility, everyone pitching and how the faculty and Does Georgia Why was there like we were in where there in and coordinating so that staf all came together to get Southern have a no Eagle Alert or were grids down everywhere, things happened ell. things resol ed. specif c plan in message sent out to we are second or third on the “We did it [released early] to place when hurricanes are students and parents about list. umber one on the list Hebert on releasing be team players with the rest scheduled to hit the area, such the ongoing power outage in is always your emergency early Thursday of the state Hebert said. on-campus housing on Friday, personnel. couldn’t be prouder of the way as evacuation plans? For Hurricane Matthew, GS Saturday, and for few hours on How prepared that our staf our students We have an emergency o cials had already cancelled Sunday? do you believe the and our faculty responded management plan. e classes on riday ct. in [An] Eagle Alert university was for in this situation. t as really don’t specif cally ha e anticipation of the storm will only be used the impacts of Hurricane ama ing to me. a hurricane plan. hitting in the late afternoon. in situations of Matthew? Usually coastal universities Thursday classes were imminent danger. e ant told hancellor ill ha e a specif c hurricane expected to go on as usual, plan. e’re in a place here it to be that ay. f e start Huc abee ha e
I COULDN’T BE PROUDER OF THE WAY THAT OUR STAFF, OUR STUDENTS AND OUR FACULTY RESPONDED IN THIS SITUATION. IT WAS REALLY AMAZING TO ME.”
PRESIDENT HEBERT
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10-25-16 NEWS 5 Fall graduation officially moved to Paulson Stadium
BY ERIN MCGUINESS AND accommodations of Hanner GS never made a formal needed for that,” Dylan John, When asked about the CHYNA JAMES Fieldhouse, each graduate announcement to let students SGA President, said. possibility of chilly December The George-Anne sta was only allotted four tickets know. “It is typical for families While McKenzie will not weather, McKenzie said that Georgia Southern University’s for friends and family, while of graduates to start booking need any more than four even if it’s a little chilly, she December graduation ceremony the May graduation ceremony ights and hotels ell in tickets, she was concerned and her friends will bundle will be moved from Hanner held in Paulson Stadium has advance,” McKenzie said. about her peers having enough up because they’d rather have Fieldhouse to Paulson Stadium, no limit on the number of Students expressed their tickets to accommodate their their families there. according to an announcement guests per graduate. concerns, and SGA listened. various family sizes. John said, “This decision at the Student Government SGA worked closely with “We were holding the “This is literally the best is signifcant because the Association (SGA) meeting on GS Administration to consider position that students wanted news I’ve heard all day,” Janna logistics, the prices, have Wednesday. student concerns, evaluate the graduation at the stadium, so Galbreath, senior criminal been a challenge and barrier Jacquaya McKenzie, senior options and ultimately pass the that was our primary objective. justice major, said. “I’m so to facilitate graduation at art history major, received over decision to move graduation. Therefore, during discussion happy that I don’t have to this level in the past, but 1,000 signatures on a petition McKenzie said that many with administration, we choose four people out of my thankfully we were able to she started to move December’s students, herself included, addressed the need of having family to attend graduation work with administration and graduation location. were not aware of the four more family and loved ones because that’s not fair to get it passed.” Due to the limited space ticket restriction and that at graduation and the space anyone, especially not to me.”
I’m so happy that I don’t have to choose four people out of my family to attend graduation because that’s not fair to anyone, especially not to me.” JACQUAYA MCKENZIE Senior art history major
Early Voting available on Campus this week BY MEG ELWOOD from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The George-Anne sta • Thursday, October 27 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The Dean of Students Please be aware that the released an email on Monday Russell Union (and the stating details about Early surrounding area extending Voting on campus. The e-mail to 150 feet beyond the is as follows. Union) are subject to all Early Voting for all students, rules and regulations placed faculty staf members and on polling locations. community members who are There will be volunteers registered to vote in Bulloch throughout the building County will take place this week on each of the three voting in the Russell Union Ballroom days helping to enforce these on the following dates: procedures. We look forward • Tuesday, October 25 from to making this early voting 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. experience a success. • Wednesday, October 26
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BY CONRAD GRAHAM ef nitely if you’re The George-Anne contributor comfortable, dress up. You don’t have to dress The Averitt Center for the scandalously, but dress up as Arts is bringing the 1970’s one of the characters. I went movie “Rocky Horror Picture as Brad,” Prince said. “You Show” to life for the ninth time can even just do a regular at the Emma Kelly Theater costume, you don’t have to do on Tuesday and Wednesday ‘Rocky Horror.’” nights. While the show is for mature A shadow cast of about audiences only, the cast will 40 people will be singing, respect people’s boundaries in dancing and leading the no uncertain terms. audience in various racy “It’s just a judgement-free, games as the original 1975 ‘come as you are,’ ‘get freaky’ Jim Sharman classic plays in – it’s just a good time for the background. everybody,” Prince said. “Just Doors open at 7:30 p.m. come with an open mind.” and the pre-show will be Parking is available in a a drag race competition couple lots close to the Averitt that lasts until 8 p.m. Each Center and throughout audience member will receive downtown Statesboro. Party a prop bag with several items, Elite, a shuttle and party bus including condoms, that will company, will be picking be used at dif erent parts of attendees up from Aspen the show. Heights, Centennial Place, Noah Prince, junior history and The Hamptons at 6:30 major, is volunteering to pm on the night of each show. help with props for the event Boro D.D. and Party Elite will this year. He ent to his f rst be available to take attendees viewing of the live screening home following the show and “Rocky Horror” last year. the after party. PHOTO COURTESY OF MEGAN BOWEN “I wanted to go out [and 40 East Grill will host an after volunteer] last year but I party going from 11 p.m. to found out about it too late is around 2 a.m. The restaurant pretty much the only reason is located on East Main Street Pictured above is last year’s Rocky Horror cast. Tickets are $10 at the door this year. I didn’t participate last year,” directly across from the Emma Prince said. “So, I’ve wanted Kelly Theater. to do it since I knew that the Tickets are $8 in advance or Averitt Center did it. It was $10 at the door if there are any just a matter of keeping up remaining. There are only 359 with the dates.” tickets for each showing. Audience participation is The Averitt Center is selling highly encouraged. Prince tickets online on their website, said that the production will over the phone at (912) 212- op if the audience doesn’t and at their bo o ce from participate – the show is a time noon to 5:30 pm on Tuesday to let go of inhibitions and and Wednesday. have fun.
It’s just a judgement-free, Fre coffe & ho chocolat ‘come as you are,’ wit your Cop ‘get freaky’. It’s just a good time Locate a th Russel Unio Ever ursda for everybody.”
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Chad Montgomery explained how learning about environmentally-friendly agricultural practices helped him understand nature better. “It made me think on other levels how I could work with nature versus against it,” Montgomery said. 4&20 Bakers owner grows his sustainable farm BY JULIA FECHTER The George-Anne sta
You may have noticed him selling his cupcakes bread pudding coming out of the bakery.” experience, to see what it was like to work composting at the downtown Statesboro Main Street Farmer’s A plethora of trees, such as peach, plum, pear and and whatnot.” Market. You may have also seen his desserts adorning pecan trees, are planted around the farm. There is also thers li e senior outdoor recreation intern ecca the display rac s at Three Tree of ee. a mix of blackberry, black raspberry and blueberry Fogarty have assisted Montgomery through visiting Chad Montgomery, local owner of catering and bushes. and assisting the farm multiple times. food truck business 4&20 Bakers, is capitalizing on Montgomery also created raised beds for his herb “It’s been nice to see what we’ve done here actually Yanother aspect of his business- his farm. garden, including rosemary, ginger and mint. ourish ogarty said. helped out ith the goats Montgomery, with the assistance of others, has been Insect strips are part of what protects the fruits the f rst time came here and then e did a lot of working to make his dream of a sustainable farm a Montgomery grows. raised bed stuf . hen e did all that that laid the reality. “When you have native insects and you give them foundation to do more beds as well.” Before Montgomery moved to the Sylvania area a place to harbor, especially during the wintertime, in May 2014, he did not think that his vision for his they help keep out the bugs that are trying to eat your The science of sustainability hobby farm would be realized for several years. plants and eat your fruit,” Montgomery said. He worked as a custodian at Georgia Southern Montgomery gathered several of the ideas he is for several months in 2014. Then, he decided to step The people behind the plots implementing on his farm from a sustainable farming down from that position to pursue his pastry business conference he attended called Growing Power. and his farm more. During this semester, GS students have been helping “I’m taking those concepts and adapting them Montgomery renovated his house while working Montgomery with various tasks around his farm. to the larger land resources I have on the farm,” on dif erent aspects of the farm. er t o years later “I want to have a relationship with the college. Montgomery said. his or seems to be paying of . I’ve been working the past few weeks with nutrition ne of those ideas that ontgomery has utili ed is interns and recently no ith dif erent en ironmental composting. He has static compost piles on his farm, The fruit of his labors biology interns,” Montgomery said. as well as compost bins. In one of his bins, he is using Some of the students recruited to work at the farm soldier ies to compost for him. Much of what Montgomery grows on the farm is are completing their service learning requirements for “All of my food waste goes into there. These soldier fruit for his pastries. ne fruit hich he is almost their environmental biology classes. ies brea do n all the bad stuf in there the compost ready to harvest are his dessert pears. This as dif erent from other olunteering bin] and make compost. They work like worms do, “For winter, these are just going to be just fantastic. opportunities,” Timi Fagbamiye, a freshman which is vermicomposting,” Montgomery said. “I’m They’re almost at their peak now,” Montgomery said. engineering major, said. “I haven’t really been in also working on a tube where they can crawl out and Within the next month or so, you’ll see a lot of pear this type of environment working. It was just a new then i’m going to harvest them to feed to my chickens.”
It’s been nice to see what we’ve done here actually ourish. I helped out with the goats the rst time I came here, and then we did a lot of raised bed stu . When we did all that, that laid the foundation to do more beds as well.” BECCA FOGARTY Senior outdoor recreation intern
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The soldier fl y larvae eat the eggshells and plants that Timi Fagbarniye (L) , a freshman engineering major, Montgomery is growing pecans on his farm. The pecans are inside the bin, and their excrement can be used helps Chad Montgomery (R) feed the goats on the farm. are one of the ingredients he is harvesting now, along as a natural fertilizer. “I’ve never been so excited Chad’s father, Joseph Montgomery, has owned and with the dessert pears. about maggots and larvae before,” Montgomery said. tended to the goats at the farm for 20 years.
Using the ies as organic feed for his chic ens ould to the farm is by hosting sustainable farming and He has been able to start or plan to start pro ects on sa e ontgomery a signif cant amount of money on coo ing or shops. These or shops ould co er the farm all hile eeping an eye on his father. chic en feed. He is or ing on this process before he topics such as composting gardening and coo ing fter coming from e or ’ e paid my dues purchases chic ens later in the year. food in the itchen. He also hopes to reach certain ontgomery said. don’t hear people tal ing on cell dditionally ontgomery ants to use the practice people ith these or shops. phones thro ing bottles car horns...this is ho ’ e of a uaponics raising f sh and plants in the same thin any family could benef t from these al ays anted to li e. body of ater. or shops and especially eterans dealing ith He plans on putting f sh in the se en acre pond TS ...people that are loo ing for ne ays to that is on his farm. The f sh ill deposit aste full of incorporate their li es and start o er ontgomery nutrients in the ater and then the pond eed ill said. eople ho are interested in absorb those nutrients. olunteering at ontgomery’s farm ontgomery ill then use the nutrient rich Peace and quiet can email and ba ers gmail.com pond eed as part of static compost piles. He thin s ife in Syl ania of ers opportunities uite dif erent to sign up for the business’ email list. that this is a iable alternati e to farmers spraying from hat ontgomery as accustomed to in e herbicides on their eeds. or . That’s hat people are doing and they don’t reali e that goes into your f sh and there’s certain parts per million that you’re going to be eating because that’s here the f sh li e ontgomery said. More than crops ontgomery has many fruit trees and bushes gro ing around his property no and he intends to HAWTHORNE add e en more. ne ay he ill do that is by building a high tunnel hoop house. hoop house is a greenhouse that has rounded plastic o er its top and has a long rectangular shape. ith the high tunnel you’re able to e tend your seasons longer out of the cold. ecause they the plants ill be in a plastic tube ’ll be able to ad ust the temperature ontgomery said. bedroom ontgomery is mo ing for ard on his hoop house flat initiati e as part of a cost share program. The United States epartment of griculture US and the 2 atural esources onser ation Ser ice S are coordinating ith him to ma e the greenhouse possible. He hopes to mo e for ard on this initiati e o er the inter. eople may also be able to purchase ontgomery’s desserts in t o additional businesses before the end 350375 of the year. The chef currently ba es out of Statesboro restaurant Holiday’s i a. or ith Holiday’s and andy’s arbe ue . ur desserts are ust getting ready to go into there Holiday’s and andy’s in o ember ontgomery said. The chef is not stopping there. He also en isions his farm as place for agritourism in southeast eorgia. ne ay ontgomery hopes to dra people out 912-681-1170
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Paige Peterson, a sophomore writing and linguistics major, described how she celebrates the Wiccan holiday, Samhain. “I like to include friends and family who aren’t necessary Wiccan. For me, the bonfi re and the food are the staples of Samhain, as well as spending it with those that are the most important to me,” Peterson said.
BY BLAKELEY BARTEE Some will celebrate “I would describe [Wicca] as a religion that’s very witch! Cool!’” Peterson said. “But it’s all about the way The George-Anne sta this time of year people and nature based. It’s kind of a wide range of you can harness energies and emotions, [like] mixing by placing Jack-o’- beliefs, but the base of all Wiccans’ beliefs are respect ingredients together to treat a wound. There’s elements Lanterns on their doorsteps and passing out free candy nature and respect people, kind of like the Golden Rule,” to it, like willow bark tea helps cramps and pain.” to costume-clad families as the night grows darker. Peterson said. “Treat people like you want to be treated, Others, like sophomore writing and linguistics major and respect the Earth because it gives us life.” Paige Peterson, will choose to celebrate Samhain instead There is a magical element to Wicca, according What is Samhain? of Halloween. to Peterson. Wiccans use natural means to harness Samhain is a traditional Wiccan holiday that falls positive energies and emotions, including nature-based Wiccans celebrate several holidays every year, including between the end of the harvest season and the beginning medicinal practices. Some believe that certain crystals, Samhain, Beltane, Yule and Eostar. of winter. like rose quartz, can harness energy and be charged with Samhain falls on Halloween, when Wiccans celebrate sunlight. the end of harvest and the beginning of winter. According Some Wiccans say they “cast spells” when they harness to Peterson, Samhain is the beginning of the Wiccan What is Wicca? energies through nature, but Peterson disagrees with the cycle, and traditionally, it is the holiday of the dead. Wicca is a contemporary Pagan religion that witchcraft label. Many Wiccan hold feasts to celebrate Samhain. Foods encompasses a wide range of beliefs and practices. While “It’s not like you’re waving a wand or anything. It’s served at these feasts include pumpkin pie, cornbread, some Wiccans believe in a god and goddess, others just over the years people have... called us ‘witches,’ so potatoes and dishes with apples. People who celebrate simply believe in Mother Earth, according to Peterson. we’ve just taken it up in a mocking way, like, ‘Yeah! I’m a Samhain also car e pump ins and build bonf res. In some respects, Samhain can be considered similar Student Support Services (SSS) to other proximate holidays celebrating the passing of provides comprehensive services loved ones. “A lot people don’t really look at it this way anymore, Apply Now For to students who are but the belief based on the god and the goddess. It’s first-generation college students, when the god dies and is reborn the next day, so it’s the income eligible, or students with day between death and life,” Peterson said. “It’s a way to look back on the people you’ve lost in your life and STUDENT disabilities. The primary goal of celebrate their lives... a Wiccan Day of the Dead.” SSS is to help students transition to college, stay in college, and Being Wiccan in the Bible Belt SUPPORT graduate. Through ours services While Wiccan beliefs are based on older Pagan we provide opportunities for religions, many people mistake Wiccans for devil- worshippers, according to Peterson. academic development, assist SERVICES “People don’t really understand Wicca. I say I’m students with college Wiccan, and they go, ‘Oh! Devil-worshipper!’” Peterson requirements, and serve to said. “They connect it with Christian values and beliefs and more toward the bad ones, [even though] it’s not motivate students toward the connected to Christianity at all.” successful completion of a For those who condemn or judge Wiccans, Peterson bachelor degree. recommends learning more about the religion. ’d say to do your research and actually f nd out hat @GASouthernSSS the religion is about,” Peterson said. “There’s even places where Wiccans are based on Christianity. They’re called GeorgiaSouthern.edu/SSS Christian Wiccans, and they believe in God, but they also 912-478-2387 believe in energies and things like that.” Peterson practices Wicca alone, as she has not met any Upcoming Events: fellow Wiccans in the South. She believes the South may be less religiously accepting than other regions of the First Flight Orientation United States. August 20, 2016 “When I lived in Seattle, [I saw] every religion on @ 9:30AM every corner. But here, you’ve got it watch where you tread when it comes to religion,” Peterson said. “I think Russell Union Ballroom education is a big part of it. If people were raised to MondaysThis event | Russell is for Union all program 2084 | 4 p.m.participants & 5:30 p.m. accept other people and learn about religions whether or not they accept them, it would be better.” Page designed by Stevey Mann XXAVIER ROBERTSON To contact the features editor, email [email protected] Sports @GeorgeAnneSports 10-25-16 11
Eagles defeat PLayers of the Week Aggies in tough KEVIN ELLISON
matchup With fellow quarterback Favian Upshaw inactive with a back injury, Ellison took the majority of the snaps and put up 218 total yards of o ense and threw a pair of touchdowns on the night. He now has over 3,000 rushing yards and 2,000 passing yards in his career, joining the likes of Tracy 4 Ham, Jayson Foster and Greg Hill. MICK MILLER
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The senior kicker continues to be the most reliable weapon GS has in PHOTO COURTESY OF DAVID MARES-THE ROUND UP the red zone. He added three more The Eagles fi nished off their four game road stretch with a win. They return to eld goals to stay a perfect 13-13 on Paulson this Thursday night to host Appalachian State. the season.
BY HAYDEN BOUDREAUX two scores. Running backs Wesley MICK MILLER 9 The George-Anne contributor ields and att reida combined for yards on carries. It was the last of four straight Defense games on the road for the Eagles as they faced of against the e We again saw the Eagles get backed e ico State ggies. fter a f rst half up deep into their own territory and scare, Georgia Southern would end then digging in their heels to stop up on top of their Sun Belt opponent, the opposition. The Aggies only What the Eagles Said 22-19. managed to score two touchdowns After three quarters, the Aggies had despite yards of total of ense. a 12-9 lead and they were hanging Ironhead Gallon along with on by the skin of their teeth. Eagle U eme lig e ga e their typical Head coach Tyson Summers on the special kicker Younghoe Koo had been the stellar performances, combining MVP for his team after hitting three for 13.5 tackles and two tackles team’s performance and kickoff recovery f eld goals at this point in the game. for losses. Sophomore safety Sean The Eagles got a huge break when a reeman had himself a busy night as he led the team ith . tac les and “Special teams continue to be big for us. We were ic of follo ing a touchdo n as ying, really ying down the eld and wind up get- fumbled by the Aggies and picked three pass breakups. Safety Joshua up by Georgia Southern to start a Moon helped clench the game with ting it, and we were able to convert.” drive in the red zone. a fourth quarter interception, giving On the next Aggie possession, the Eagles their third takeaway. a blocked punt gave the Eagles What’s next? Senior quarterback Kevin Ellison on the ama ing f eld position yet again. s The win was just the thing the screen pass that went for a TD it tends to, the special teams play Eagles needed to get back on the made the dif erence in this game. wagon before their biggest game of Offense the year. Snapping the three-game “We work it every single day in practice, and I It was an interesting game for the losing streak was crucial as we hope was wondering when we were going to run it in of ense. uarterbac a ian Upsha to stay in bowl contention. Two more a game. Wes (Fields) did a great job of chipping made the trip but was unable to play wins will be needed by the end of the the linebacker so he didn’t kill me and getting to due to a hip injury. To keep with season to qualify for postseason play. ut of the f e remaining opponents space, and our o ensive line did a great job of the dual threat uarterbac of ense giving him room.” Coach Tyson Summers had true only two have losing records, this freshman Seth Shuman burn his means that every win is crucial to redshirt and come into the game to that goal. Junior linebacker Chris DeLaRosa on assist e in llison run the of ense. On Thursday, the Appalachian Shuman was able to hook up on some State Mountaineers are heading into getting back in the win column ell thro n passes to f nish the night Statesboro for a contest to be aired with 56 yards on four completions on S U. pp State is in the with one interception. conference and a victory is key for ”Every game we go into, we expect to win so ob- Ellison had an excellent game the Eagles to have a shot at winning viously, it’s been frustrating the last three weeks. It the Sun Belt. The historic rivalry will despite taking some truly brutal hits. feels so great to get the win tonight.” He f nished ith rushing yards ic of from aulson at p.m. on 20 carries and completed seven of his eight passes for 101 yards and
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Georgia Southern win against East Georgia in Softball exhibition Game
BY RYAN REDDING things could not get much worse The George-Anne contributor for ast eorgia then the ffth inning happened. n the ffth alone The Eagles pull out another Southern had si ’s and three exhibition victory, this time against stolen bases. East Georgia on the the East Georgia Bobcats, beating other hand had a de ection of of them 16-1 in 10 innings. the pitcher’s glo e that ent into In this near shutout, the Eagles the outfeld a ball drop right in played both ofense and defense to bet een the center and left felder near perfection. i ie aley started as they could not decide who the game on the mound for the should catch it, and a wild pitch, all agles in her four innings pitched of hich resulted in runs. f it ere she gave up no runs and struck out not for a great catch by the obcat’s o er half the people she faced. To right felder to end the inning there support her, the Eagles bats were is no telling how many runs the electric, scoring seven runs while Eagles could have put up. she was pitching. n the top of the se enth the In the third inning, the Bobcats obcats cashed in their only run of put in a new pitcher, the Eagles had the night. This came from perhaps her number the entire game. fter the only slip up from the agles getting the frst batter she faced to defense. n a groundball to short pop out the rest of the night as the ball was thrown slightly short trouble for her. She proceeded to to frst resulting in a baserunner give up a walk, a double, and then a that eventually scored. By this three-run homerun to Macy Weeks. time in the game the Eagles were KIARA GRIFFIN fter gi ing up another four already winning by 15 and this run runs in the fourth it seemed as if was nearly irrelevant. The Eagles faced Coastal Georgia, UGA and East Georgia in exhibition games this fall. The Eagles are set to start the 2017 season in the spring.
XXAVIER ROBERTSON Eagles Soccer takes control in Sun Belt with win over Hartwick
BY DONALD COE the ball on the Hart ic side of The George-Anne contributor the feld. Midway through the second eorgia Southern as able half the agles ere able to to get a big home in Saturday strike again with the third goal night against the Hartwick The Eagles thank their fans who came out to support them. The Eagles of the season from sophomore currently have an overall record of 7-5-3 (2-0-1 conference record). Ha s to go into a tie for mil aursen and solidifed frst in the Sun elt. control from there on out. Hartwick had been the team The Eagles just had to hold to beat in the conference the on and play defense after going past two years, so this win up by two. They gave up a goal Sports Shorts showed how much growth in the 69 minute, but were able and improvement the team has to bear do n and fnish of the • Women’s Volleyball lost against UT Arlington, made. Hawks. 1-3, on Friday. The Eagles were able to strike S is no tied atop the Sun early ith the second goal of Belt standings with Coastal • Women’s Soccer lost to Arkansas Little Rock, the season by freshman osh Carolina with both teams 0-3, on Friday. ronstorph after the Hart ic tallying seven points. goalie misplayed the ball and S has a colossal test on the • Women’s Volleyball lost against Texas State, ga e the freshman an open net road against the 8th ranked 0-3, on Saturday. to shoot on. Clemson Tigers on Tuesday, fter that the agles ere ct. . The ne t conference • Men’s Soccer won against Hartwick, 2-1, on Sat- able to stay in control for the test is in ashington . . urday. entire game dominating the Saturday night ct. against time of possession and eeping the Howard Bisons. • Women’s Soccer won against Arkansas State, 2-1, on Sunday.
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Putting Friday’s loss behind BY CASEY ROHLEN them S s uared of against a The George-Anne contributor red-hot Texas State Bobcats team Entering a two-game stretch on Saturday night. n a tight f rst at Hanner Fieldhouse this past set which never saw either team weekend the Georgia Southern lead by more than a few points, the Woman’s volleyball team had won Bobcats were able to edge out the four out of their last f e matches. agles . Spirits were high as the Eagles The second set was marred by a took on a pair of Sun Belt rivals they rash of mental errors by the Eagles, had never beaten in UT Arlington giving the Bobcats the advantage and Texas State, but unfortunately, and the set . ollo ing some the e citement as short li ed. questionable calls early in the Friday night’s match against third set, the Bobcats pulled away the UT Arlington Mavericks winning the set 25-18 and the started out favorably for the home match . team. arried by the intensity of After the game, GS coach Dustin sophomore Lauren Reichard, the Wood praised his team’s hard Eagles led by as many as eight play and chalked the loss up to points in route to inning the f rst inconsistent play. set . e outplayed them the f rst set In the second set, the Mavericks but had too many ser ing errors. were able to jump out to an early I was pretty proud of what the lead and despite a valiant Eagle ids did in that f rst set then they comeback, they took the second [Texas State] made adjustments,” set . The third set as largely Wood said, “We played a little one- dominated by UT Arlington, leading dimensional tonight. by 12 at one point, before winning With the two losses this weekend, . The fourth and f nal set of the the Eagles fall to 11-12 overall XXAVIER ROBERTSON night was characterized by several and in the Sun elt. eorgia lead changes and in a thrilling, but Southern plays their f nal non ultimately disappointing f nish the conference match of the season at The Eagles returned to Hanner a er a two-game roadtrip. The Eagles beat Mavericks won the set 28-26 and Sa annah State on onday ct. Savannah State on Monday, 3-1. the match . at p.m.
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