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Georgia Southern University Digital Commons@Georgia Southern The George-Anne Student Media 1-14-2010 The George-Anne Georgia Southern University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/george-anne Part of the Higher Education Commons Recommended Citation Georgia Southern University, "The George-Anne" (2010). The George-Anne. 64. https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/george-anne/64 This newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Media at Digital Commons@Georgia Southern. It has been accepted for inclusion in The George-Anne by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons@Georgia Southern. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Free flicks Concentrations ‘Dynamic influence’ in 2010 on the way out? to speak Tuesday Eagle Entertainment drops admission for Drastic changes proposed Michael Eric Dyson makes stop movies . for writing program at GSU for King celebration Visit GADaily.com. INSIDE Page 6 Thursday, January 14, 2010 Volume 82 • Issue 48 THE Serving Georgia Southern and Statesboro since 1927. GEORGE-ANNE The student fee has increased The new mandatory student from $100 to $200 . fee by the numbers Where does this money go? What does it do? A look at your . The institutional fee $200 from the Board of Regents Estimated number of Dollars 17,612 students enrolled now Estimated amount $3.5M accrued by fee this and cents semester Amount of money School administrators talk about raised since fee your money and where it goes $7.9M began in 2009 Charles MINSHEW • Editor-In-Chief Sunset date for mandatory fee s a result of a mandatory fee doubling this 6/30/12 semester, Georgia Southern students will contributeA $3.5 million to relieving budget woes for the Amount GSU fees have University System of Georgia. The new $200 fee was $260 increased since Spring reflected on invoices that students paid by Monday. 2008 Daad Rizk, director of the Bursar’s Office, said that students will have contributed $3,522,400 by the time Number of furlough days faculty that invoices are closed and processed. According to 6 and staff have taken this fiscal year Rizk, this number may fluctuate depending upon the Compiled by The George-Anne staff number of students who withdraw from the university. Information provided by GSU Bursar’s Office Left: Photo Illustration See FEES Page 3 Today Friday Saturday Contents News . .6 Features . .11 Newsroom 478-5246 www .gadaily .com High 60 High 65 High 60 Opinions . .4 Classifieds . .13 Business 478-5418 P .O . Box 8001 RAIN: 10% RAIN: 10% RAIN: 70% Weekend Wrap . .8 Sports . .14 Fax 478-7113 Statesboro, GA 30460 2|ADVERTISEMENT The George-Anne Thursday, January 14, 2010 Monday, January 18th This 9:00 PM - 11:00 PM Basketball Officials Clinic Week’s RAC Seminar Room Events Tuesday, January 19th 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM Intramural Basketball Entries Due CRI Member Services 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Dr. Michael Eric Dyson Performing Arts Center Wednesday, January 20th 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM New Student Organization Chartering Russell Union 2084 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM Free Preview of Swim Lessons RAC Aquatic Center 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM Inner Tube Water Polo RAC Aquatic Center Thursday, January 21st 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Wheelchair Basketball Demo Russell Union 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM New Student Organization Chartering Russell Union 2047 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM Wheelchair Basketball RAC Friday, January 22nd 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM OSLCE: MLK Day Service Russell Union Rotunda 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM Chinese Golden Dragon Acrobats Saturday, January 23rd 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Sea Kayaking 101 Clinic Southern Adventures / RAC Aquatic Center Thursday, January 14, 2010 www.gadayo NES| the university’s core operating costs include the RAC expansion, FEES – faculty and sta salaries, utilities, technology and transportation fees, STATEMENT ERATINS fr pag 1 instruction and instructional just to name a few. The George-Anne is the o cial student exercise caution when replying to ads- support departmental budgets, for According to the Board of newspaper of Georgia Southern particularly those which require a credit Rizk added that over $7.5 million example,” Reagin said. “ ese are Regents, there fee has a sunset date University, owned and operated by GSU card number, other personal information, students using facilities provided by the or money in advance of the delivery of has been earned since the inception not incremental funds, but rather of June 30, 2012. Millsaps said that university. The newspaper is the oldest a product or service. Students are also of the original institution fee, which replace a portion of the monies lost there is no way to tell if the fee could continuously published newspaper in urged to report to the newspaper any was assessed beginning in the spring due to budget reductions.” end earlier. Bulloch County and Statesboro, Ga. The suspicious o ers which they might see in newspaper is a designated public forum an ad. Remember, if an o er seems too 2009 semester. at fee was $100. e budget reductions have Reagin said that he understands for the Georgia Southern community. good to be true, it probably is. e Board of Regents determined in been steep. Teresa ompson, vice why some students may be frustrated Opinions expressed herein are those of the November 2009 that the fee should president for student a airs and and confused about the fees. student writers and editors and DO NOT DISPLAY AD DEADLINE: The deadline necessarily re ect those of the faculty, for reserving space and submitting be increased. As a result, the fee for enrollment management, said that “We are really sympathetic to sta or administration of GSU, the Student advertising copy is Noon, one week prior GSU students doubled to $200. the budget has seen major cuts over the plight of what the students are Media Advisory Board or the University to the intended publication date. For Director of Financial Aid Connie the past year or two. She added, having to do,” Reagin said. “One System of Georgia. The newspaper is more information, rate cards, sample published twice weekly, on Tuesdays and publications, contact the advertising Murphey said the HOPE Scholarship however, that increased enrollment of the biggest frustrations I have Thursdays, during most of the academic manager or student media director. does not cover the additional fee has helped the budget. with the timing of this whole thing year. Any questions regarding content should be directed to the student editor PROOFING/ERRORS/OMISSIONS: The since it is not a part of tuition or “For example, the university is that [students] had already been by phone at 912.478.5246 or at gaeditor@ newspaper makes every reasonable e ort the $350 in fees already covered by has received about a $20 million registering for several weeks, and georgiasouthern.edu. Readers may access to correct and complete information HOPE. budget cut over the past year or several students had already paid the newspaper and its archives at www. in advertisements. However the gadaily.com. advertiser is responsible for any errors John Millsaps, a spokesman two,” ompson said. “We’ve had their bills based on a lower amount.” in advertisements and its liability for for the Board of Regents, said an increase in enrollment, so that Reagin added that students were ADVERTISING: The newspaper accepts adjustments is limited to the amount that all of the money raised from helps us in being able to continue to required by the Board of Regents to advertising as a community service to help of space the error occupied in the ad. defray publication costs. Inquiries should Further, the newspaper is not responsible the institutional fee stays at the supply the services [to students].” pay fees on the rst day of class. be directed to the ADS or PAGES, P.O. Box for any damages caused due to an ad’s university. Reagin added that the decision He said that it takes longer for 8001, Georgia Southern Universtiy, or by omission form a particular edition and Millsaps said, “We don’t tell to implement fees on students paperwork to be processed to see calling 912.478.5418 or 912.478-0566. You its responsibility solely is to reschedule can fax any questions to 912.478.7113 or the ad in the next regular edition at the institutions your allocation from the was handed down from the Board who has paid on time. e-mail [email protected]. regular advertising rates. state is x amount and of that you’re of Regents and not individual Reagin also said they are as going to spend this much money on institutions. exible as possible, but the state DISTRIBUTION: The newspaper is CIRCULATION INFORMATION: Mail distributed free to the community of GSU. subscriptions are not available at this time. painting the hallways in the English He said that he feels that the mandates that fees are paid by that However, readers may visit our web site for department and this much on paying Board of Regents put much thought date. COLOPHONE: The magazine is printed by free access to current and past issues. Visit salaries in the math department.” into the decision to increase fees, ompson feels that students The Statesboro Herald Publishing Co. in www.gadaily.com to view online issues. Statesboro, Ga. Body copy in The George- The George-Anne is distributed free of Millsaps added that the money noting that faculty and sta were understand the fee increase, noting Anne is 10 point Minion Pro on 12 leading. charge on the Georgia Southern campus is received by the institution in furloughed before students were that she has not received any Standard headline size is 40 point News and surrounding areas.