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Page - 2 Page - 4 Page - 3 THEINKWELL35 @INKWELLGSU THE INKWELL theinkwellonline.com THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2020 CAMPUS SPOTLIGHT MEET SISTERS WITH A PURPOSE Page 5 PHOTO COURTESY OF MCKENZIE PETERMAN/OMA GET CREEPY WITH GRAVEFACE VISIT SAVANNAH’S GRAVEFACE MUSEUM Page 6 PHOTO COURTESY OF LILA MILLER 2 THE GEORGE-ANNE INKWELL EDITION 10-15-20 PHOTO COURTESY OF ANDY COLE COVID BY THE NUMBERS BY REBECCA MUNDAY Managing Editor Georgia Southern University released updated COVID-19 case numbers on Monday, Sept. 28. For the fi rst time all semester, GSU saw a slight rise in cases all semester. The university confi rmed fi ve more cases between Oct. 5 and Oct. 11 than it did the week before. The self-reported cases dropped by three. The total COVID-19 cases came out to 14 compared to 12 the week before. All reported cases were in the student population and most continue to be on the Statesboro campus. STUDENTS’ RESPONSES ABOUT VOTING ARE YOU READY TO VOTE? BY JOLIE NGUYEN Depending on their career and Many other factors were also Staff Writer their surroundings, students can mentioned include climate change, decide the factors that concern them women’s rights and child protection. It could be said that the race to White regarding the voting. For many In order to improve the situation, IF YOU ARE A CITIZEN House is getting hotter and people are students, education is the fi rst chosen voting is extremely important because so ready to vote, including students factor. “Soon to be a teacher, I want to those votes will decide who will be HERE, IT IS YOUR on the Armstrong campus of Georgia know the plan of what they are going the next presidential leader for the DUTY TO VOTE. Southern University. Each student has to do to help the students, because next four years. his/her own side and diff erent factors the education system right now is not “Voting is really important. It is that can infl uence their opinion. It is the best,” said Lori Mciver, a senior a civic duty to vote. I know some necessary for people to choose the studying Elementary Education. people said that you could vote or not SAVY ALDERMAN candidate that will most benefi t their However, the most concerning issue vote. No. It is a civic duty. If you are Junior standard of living for the next four that a lot of students chose as factors a citizen here, it is your duty to vote. years. that can infl uence their decision are A lot of people have the same answer taxation, racial issues and health care. of saying they don’t really care, but I citizens’ lives. “Right now, I think my biggest don’t think that they understand the “To anyone who is reading this, issues are going to be about health implication that that vote can bring,” make sure that you vote because your I THINK MY BIGGEST ISSUES ARE care and about the things that are said Savy Alderman, a junior Biology vote matters, it is for the younger GOING TO BE ABOUT HEALTH CARE going on in the country, about the student. generation to go out and vote because AND ABOUT THE THINGS THAT police brutality, ‘Black Lives Matter’ Voting is important since it will we can make changes,” said Mciver. ARE GOING ON IN THE COUNTRY, movement,” said Sasha Wilder, a decide the fate of the United States “Go look up the diff erent policies, ABOUT THE POLICE BRUTALITY, senior Chemistry major. within the next four years. Most what each person is doing and what ‘BLACK LIVES MATTER’ MOVEMENT “I think the biggest issue right now students were taught to make voting are they fi ghting for, just so we can is the racial issue that we have, our decisions from high school by taking be more educated when we go out stand against police offi cers; what history and government classes. and vote,” said Mykeria Williams, SASHA WILDER is the future leader planning to do, With any knowledge of politics, it is Elementary Education major. guide our country between those necessary for students to vote for the Early voting starts Oct. 12. For more Senior two issues,” said Madison Thomas, a next leader of the country, the one information on voting, visit voter.org. senior Elementary Education major. who has the capability of improving To contact the editor, email [email protected] 10-15-20 THE GEORGE-ANNE INKWELL EDITION 3 UNIVERSITY TRANSPARENCY: A LOOK AT THE SECURITY AND FIRE SAFETY REPORT BREAKING DOWN THE ANNUAL CRIME AND FIRE SAFETY REPORT AT GSU BY LILA MILLER Department. Statesboro campus made national crimes (such as assault or defacement Editor-in-Chief On the Statesboro campus, no headlines in the Washington Post in of property) when motivated by murders or cases of manslaughter 2018 and on CNN in 2019 for racially- hostility to the victim as a member of On Sept. 30, Georgia Southern were reported. In 2017 and 2018, eight charged incidents. a group (such as one based on color, University (GSU) released their rapes were reported. In 2019, that In 2018, an exchange between creed, gender, or sexual orientation.)” annual Security and Fire Safety Report number nearly doubled with 15 rapes potential roommates at GSU While the potential roommate for the calendar years of 2017, 2018 reported. Reported fondling dropped Statesboro went viral, ““Her insta incident represents a gray area in and 2019 for the three campuses in from seven counts to three from 2017- looks pretty normal not too ni—-ish,” what constitutes a hate crime, the Statesboro, Savannah and Hinesville. 2019. the future roommate allegedly said in book burning incident seems fairly Part of the Public Safety Reported robberies and burglaries a message intended for a third future clear to be a racially-motivated hate Department’s mission statement went down from a total of eight roommate,” wrote Erin B. Larson, a crime. Why was the book burning not includes: “As members of the Georgia counts in 2017, to three in 2019. There journalist in an article titled “She was reported as a hate crime? Southern University Division of were zero cases of motor vehicle theft. eager to meet her college roommate The report maintains that “the Public Safety, we are all charged with Reported cases of arson increased — until the racist text arrived, department follows guidelines as the responsibility of serving and from 2017 at zero counts, to four screenshots appear to show” on July set forth by the board of regents in protecting the students, employees, counts in 2019. 25, 2018. the University System of Georgia and visitors within the campus The report shows that the primary In 2019, many GSU students (USG) system, the laws of the State community. The Georgia Southern crimes and safety issues in Statesboro remember when author Jeanine of Georgia and the Constitution of University Division of Public Safety arise from drug and alcohol law Capó Crucet came to the Statesboro the United States of America. Georgia vigorously responds to calls for law violations. In 2017, there were 224 campus to discuss her book “Make Southern University Police maintains enforcement services, enforces all combined drug law arrests and Your Home Among Strangers” a strong working relationship with state and local laws and ordinances, disciplinary referrals. Since then, the which was required reading for First the community. This relationship protects life and property, investigates 2019 numbers show a reduction with Year Experience (FYE) students. The includes offering a variety of matters of a criminal nature, preserves a combined 168 drug arrests and question and answer portion of the awareness programs, risk reduction the peace, and strives to prevent crime referrals. event devolved into a book burning programs, primary prevention and disorder.” The liquor laws seem to be an issue spectacle using a campus grill. More programs & on-going prevention and The methods in which people report of huge contention in Statesboro, as information can be found on CNN’s awareness campaigns designed to crimes to the department involve in 2017, the total number of arrests website from the article, “Georgia continually promote the awareness of the use of emergency call boxes and disciplinary referrals rested at college students burned the books of personal safety.” around campuses, the Life Safe smart 269. Several years later in 2019, that a Latina author” by journalists Amir For more information on programs phone App, Panic Buttons across the number hovered around the same Vera and Natalie Johnson. available please contact the Georgia colleges, and anonymous reporting. area, with a small reduction, at 225. Russell Willerton, a professor and Southern University Police Crime The GSU Police Department Domestic violence reported cases chairman of the school’s Department Prevention Coordinator, Investigator prepares this report in order to help remain low, with less than five of Writing and Linguistics, released a Danny Garrigus, at 912-478-5234, the campus community stay vigilant cases throughout 2017-2019.