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Georgia Savannah GAMEDAY Southern vs State MAYDAY Football coverage and analysis inside Thursday, August 29, 2013 Georgia Southern University THE www.thegeorgeanne.com Volume 84-Issue 16 GEORGE-ANNE Planetarium travels to the UPB to bring 'Dark Side of the Moon' the tailgaitin' BY ERINN WILLIAMS The show goes through the whole "Dark also aims to help the Statesboro The George-Anne staff Side of the Moon" album while immersing community through this event by to Paulson attendees in an outer space vibe. collecting cans and perishable items The Georgia Southern University "This is our way of welcoming the for the Statesboro Food Bank. Planetarium plans to leave students students back to campus and starting The Planetarium recently installed star-struck with its "Pink Floyd Dark BY ALEXANDRA MCCRAY off the semester. The show is for fun the Digistar 5 digital planetarium The George-Anne staff Side of the Moon Rock Show" as it and for your senses, and if you are a system last Friday, which features 5.1 transports students through space and Pink Floyd fan and you are familiar surround sound and 360 degree views. Free food and college students go together time with this new digital system. with their music you will really This event will serve as its debut to like Georgia Southern University and football; The show is sponsored by the love it," Becky Lowder, astronomy students and the public. luckily, students will get more than just free food Department of Physics and takes lab coordinator for the Physics "The planetarium is over 30 years students on a voyage through space at the University Programming Board's tailgating Department, said. old, but with this new system we are block party. to the music from Pink Floyd's The shows are free but the not as limited. So much more can be UPB football season will get a kick-start with "Dark Side of the Moon" album. planetarium can only seat 63 shown. It features real time tours of the There will be four shows games, giveaways, a free outdoor movie and more people at a time so tickets solar system, a NASA high definition at Allen E. Paulson Stadium this Friday at 6:30 p.m. on Friday being at 6, 7, 8 and will be given out in order feed which allows you to watch live "There'll be food, games, a live DJ and we'll have 9 p.m. and each will be 53 of arrival. events, real time data and you can even a guest speaker Tom Kleinlein, director of athletics minutes long at the GSU The Planetarium virtually fly by planets," Clayton Heller, Planetarium. there," Chatise Smith, Spirit and Traditions director of the Planetarium, said. Committee chair at UPB, said. Having a guest speaker appear for the first time is just one of the ways UPB is moving this year's event towards a tailgate and pep rally while still keeping the fun and interactive aspects of a block party and getting students motivated and filled with Georgia Southern spirit for the upcoming football season, Smith said. UPB has traditionally held the block party in front of Centennial Place and the Main Dining Commons but decided to relocate it this year to the stadium in an effort to include other organizations. 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The deadline for reserving NOTICE: Unauthorized removal space and submitting of multiple copies from a Students urged to take precautions against thefts advertising copy is noon, one distribution site constitutes week prior to the intended theft under Georgia law, publication date. For more a misdemeanor offense BY ALANNA NAVIN Public Safety advised students to precautionary measures against thefts information, rate cards, punishable by a fine and/or The George-Anne staff take belongings they absolutely need by registering personal items by visiting sample publications, contact jail time. and keep those belongings with them Reportlt, an online item registration Yesterday, Georgia Southern or in a locker while at the RAC. Also, website. University Public Safety issued a students and staff are advised to not Public Safety officers ' arrested Editorial Staff campus alert informing students, leave their belongings alone for any Javontis Dashawn Powell on Tuesday Editor-in-Chief Shelby Farmer Copy Chief Anna Wells faculty and staff about various thefts at length of time.