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BLAQSHION FASHION SHOW PAGE 9 Tuesday, February 21, 2012 Georgia Southern University THE www.thegeorgeanne.com Volume 87 • issue 58 GEORGE-ANNE 'The Buried Life' visits GSU Faculty lot BY AMBER GORDON man get a car to change his life around, or what a person is going through, they have The George-Anne staff the time when they helped a woman dying to believe in themselves. to expand of cancer complete her wish. The two brothers were able to motivate What began in a garage blew up into a The main topic that came out during the GSU students through their comical routine nationally known project involving "The performance was the point that no matter BY KRYSTAL MCMATH See THE BURIED LIFE, page 11 The George-Anne contributor Buried Life" crew traveling the country to cross items off its members bucket lists The Department of Parking and while doing good deeds for others. Transportation is planning for an expansion of The groups travels finally took it to the Physical Plant faculty parking lot. Statesboro on Monday, as brothers Duncan The expansion of the faculty parking lot Penn and Jonnie Penn from "The Buried ' is scheduled to begin soon, Kristi Bryant, Life" unearthed the secrets to accomplishing director of parking and transportation, said. life goals at the Performing Arts Center. "We hope to have it done by the end of the The crew was invited to Statesboro by the Jm semester," Bryant said. Career Center and the University Wellness ■ ' J&- The lot, located behind the Physical Plant Program to discuss the importance of going on Plant Drive, is currently at capacity, Bryant for your dreams. said. The PAC filled up quickly with students Multiple contractors will be used for the who wanted to hear the experiences of the plan, which includes close to TOO additional two. parking spaces, Bryant said. "I used to love watching 'The BuriedTife,' While the new lot will be reserved for so when I heard they were coming, I freaked *mtm,;. faculty, there are no current plans for student out. I think it's awesome that they came to lots, Bryant said. GSU," Jessie Hardy, junior economics major, "There have always been talks of building said. iJJJJJJJJf #0>& a parking deck. We want to hold off on that The event kicked off with a bang, as ^ as long as we absolutely, positively can to Jonnie and Duncan shouted the GSU chant W*!&Wm^ ^f I li I hold costs down for students. Right now our to get the crowd pumped. parking rates are one hundred and fifty dollars The crew went on to discuss its for commuters, and if we built a parking deck misadventures traveling America, including —«-"—sm IA, . .»*• / those prices would at least triple," Bryant the times when fhey opened the six o' clock said. "It would be probably eighteen to twenty news, became knights for a day and even s^ijjugiai million to build that parking structure." broke into the Playboy Mansion dressed as The renovations of Lakeside and Landrum Oompa Loompas. ^^^ will cause the two dining halls to be relocated Students were also able to hear to a temporary building heartwarming tales about how the group Lauren Davis/The George-Anne helped strangers fulfill a wish off their Jonnie and Duncan Penn, two of "The Buried Life" members, share experiences with See PARKING, page 7 bucket list, such as when the guys helped a students at the PAC Monday night. ON THE Newsroom 478-5246 PO Box 8001 thegeorge Follow on Twitter Advertising 478-5418 Statesboro, GA WEB anne.com @GeorgeAnneNews Fax 478-7113 30460 mmmm 2 Tuesday, February 21, 2012 The George-Anne IT'S YOUR LIF1JJ FOKUMSTATESBORtJ.C ■ 831 South Main Street, Statesboro, GA 30458 AT STATESBOR LEAKING f. 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