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Korea talks I NEWS,P3 Freaky Friday Battle of the birds: Eagles Spooky myths have long been linked take on Elon Phoenix Volume 79 I SPORTS, p.6 Number 45 with Friday the 13th | HIATUS, p.8 THE GEORGE DAILY THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12,2006 CENTENNIAL Parents 1906-2006 __ Small come to plane crashes into NY. Friday the 13th brings in families building By Ditoria Geddis Staff writer Yankees pitcher, The fifth annual Fall Family planes captain dies Weekend is this weekend, starting with check-in from 5 to 9 p.m. at the By Steven Swanson Russell Union Ballroom on Friday. Chicago Tribune There will also be a dessert reception from 7 to 9 p.m. while the registration NEWYORK-Asmallfixed-wing process is going on. aircraft piloted by a New York Yankees According to Vincent Miller, as- pitcher slammed into a posh Manhat- sistant director of orientation and tan residential skyscraper Wednesday parent programs, 1,090 guests are afternoon, leaving at least two people estimated to visit, including students dead and the city reeling with initial and parents. fears of terrorism over what was de- "This function is held by the Of- termined to be a tragic accident. fice of Parent Programs in conjunc- Eyewitnesses said the plane tion with the Parents Association to smashed into the north face of the red provide an opportunity for parents brick building, producing a fireball to come visit their students," said File photos, Southern Reflector that engulfed several apartments Miller. This photo, reproduced from a 1974 edition of the Southern Reflector yearbook, shows students streaking. around the floor 30 and dropped The parents also get a chance to debris into the street. meet some of the professors and get to The aircraft, a Cirrus SR 20, carry- know them on a more personal basis, Campus went nude for two days as "students ing an instructorandapilotbelieved to said Chandler. be Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle, took off "The family weekend provides an from New Jerseys private Teterboro opportunity for students and parents (carefully) jumped on national streak trend Airport, just across the Hudson River to get a different look at the campus, from northern Manhattan, at about especially first year students," said 2:30 p.m. The pilot reportedly made Emily Chandler, coordinator for the Editor's note: Georgia Southern In "Memoirs of a Peripatetic a distress call just before colliding parents program. will begin its official centennial Educator," former GSC President with the 18-year-old Upper East Side Chandler said that in the past this celebration in December. This story Pope Duncan wrote, "The first structure. event has had about 300 individual is part of a weekly feature on the streaker we had was a young man, Joe Torre, manager of the New participants. university's history. who in a state of undress, somehow York Yankees, confirmed that the "During the registration process got through the outfield fence plane belonged to Lidle, 34, who came for the weekend, the Parents Associa- By Casey Altman during a baseball game." to the Yankees from the Philadelphia tion takes this time to recruit parents Staff writer David Thompson, assistant Phillies on July 30. Lidle reportedly to be involve in these programs," said director of marketing and com- earned his pilot's license about one Laura Alford, graduate assistant for N earing the end of the munication, was a freshman living year ago. the Office of Orientations and Parent sexual revolution, Geor- in Brannen Hall when the first The aftermath of the crash im- Programs. gia Southern College group-streaking event happened. mediately invoked memories of the Several universities have had students stripped themselves of It was March 6,1974. terrorist attacks of Sept. 11,2001. But, similar family weekends in the past. encumbrances and joined per- "A friend of ours came to within 90 minutes of the crash, the De- In the early days, Georgia Southern vasive phenomena that flashed the door and said, 'You've got to partment of Homeland Security and and other universities hosted a mom's across college campuses. come out to the Circle, this girl is the FBI issued statements describing visit day or mom's day out, and they After the Ray Steven's song up a tree, taking off her clothes,"' the incident as an apparent accident, would host a separate outing for "The Streak" hit the airwaves and a Thompson said. A student rides a motorcycle nude during a two-day streak fest. not terrorism, in hopes of reassuring students fathers. Those days eventu- naked man streaked at the nation- He and a friend went out to see the public. ally evolved into what is today called ally televised Academy Awards, a what was going on. torn of the tree watching, when his said Thompson. "This was the Family Weekend. series of streaking parties made an "Sure enough, there was this attention was diverted to a group spring of '74. We were sort of In order to participate in Family uninhibited appearance across the girl up a tree, and she was clearly of nude men, with towels wrapped catching the tail end of the whole INSIDE Weekend, parents needed to make state. Streaking became the fad at inebriated," Thompson said. around their heads, frolicking '60s thing where anything went." Read more about reservations with the Parents Program Georgia Tech, the University of He said there was a crowd of across Sweetheart Circle. Yankee Pitcher Cory see STREAK, page 4 office and book a hotel room. Georgia and GSC, alike. about 25 or 30 people at the bot- "People weren't really shocked," Lidle who died in the crash. see PARENTS, page 4 Symptoms COLD FLU Is it just a cold or is it the flu? Fever Rare High(102°-104°); lasts three-four days By Jessica Emery Many Georgia Southern students istered nurse at Health Services said Headache Rare Prominent Staff writer are already sniffling and sneezing, there are ways to tell which is which. General aches Slight Usual, often severe most likely caused by the com- Although a runny nose is common and pains Unpacking the winter sweaters mon cold, helped along by the lack with the cold, it can also be present is not the only preparation needed of sleep and stress of midterms. with the flu, and the same goes for Fatigue, weakness Quite mild Can last several weeks for the upcoming months. The flu Without mothers around to check sneezing. However, it is rare to have season is approaching and certain on temperatures and runny noses, a fever with a cold and is a standard Exhaustion Never Early and prominent precautions should be taken. college students must take it upon symptom for the influenza virus. Stuffy nose Common Sometimes themselves to make sure they won't "With the flu, the fever will be 102 Sneezing Sometimes get the flu or cold. degrees or higher and it hits you like Usual Many of the symptoms of the a bomb," said Turknett. Headaches Sore throat Common Sometimes common cold and the influenza Chest discomfort, Mild to moderate, Common, can virus overlap. Carol Turknett, Reg- see PREPARE, page 4 cough hacking cough become severe TODAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY Campus ...2 Sports 6 FALL CLEANING High: 87 I Low: 57 1 High: 80 1 Low: 49 1 High: 79 1 Low: 45 ■i High: 79 1 Low: 58 Briefs ...3 Sports 7 Impress your parents with a spotless apartment News ...4 Hiatus 8 or dorm this weekend. Don't wait for spring, Mostly sunny 1 Partly cloudy ■MM Mostly sunny 1 Partly cloudy Classifieds.. ..5 Hiatus..'.... 9,10 clean your space now. BOTTOM LINE, p.8 ww.gadaily.com Established 1927. The I Covering the campus like a swarm of gnats. PAGE 2 I CAMPUS NEWS BER 12,2006 I THE GEORGE-ANNE DAILY Southern students 'Sprint for Wellness' LENDAR Thursday, October 12 GSU News Service the distance of 3.1 miles. lowed by the 5K Fun Run/Walk at 9 The course will begin at the RAC a.m. "Bring your pet, too, for some 5 p.m. - 6 p.m. On your mark, get set, go! Mark Pavilion located on Old Register Road, exercise," said Kuykendall. International club meeting your calendar for "Southern Sprint for next to the RAC Multiplex Fields. From The entry fee for the 5k Fun Run/ Russell Union 2084 Wellness" 5K Fun Run/Walk Saturday, there, the course will loop around Walk is $15 for those who register by Oct. 21. sweetheart circle and finish up again Oct. 13. The fee then increases to $20 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. CRI is hosting the eight annual at the RAC Pavilion. from Oct. 14-21. African Student Assocation race that was formerly called, "Hoofin "We are hoping participants will Students get a discounted price of Russell Union 2044 for Habit." kick off their homecoming weekend $10.
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