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Historic one-room school gets a facelift i NEWS, P. 3 Geeking out HIATUS, p. 10 Rock out for charity Lady Eagles hope to take out Bands perform at Apex Saturday to raise no.4 seed team at SoCon money for hunger relief I HIATUS, p. 8 SPORTS, p. 7 DAILY THE GEOME THURSDAY, MARCH I, 2007 Jr ^ Ending the Hunt down C E. N T E N. N I A L ruckus over - 1906-2006 __ your dream illegal music job today By Jenny Miller By Ashley Reed News editor Staff writer Most remember the days ofNapster You have thought about this day for and Limewire, where illegal music Buck Buck... what? at least four years, and as it gets closer downloading sites were the only way to you begin to ask what's next? get free music from the Internet. Editor's note: Georgia Southern celebrat- As students prepare to graduate, There is now at least one Web site ed its 100th anniversary in December. many of them may be wondering that offers legal downloading that is Each Thursday The George-Anne Daily what steps they need to take to secure now free to all college students. In will highlight something from our past. a job once they have completed their January 2006, Ruckus.com opened college career. their services to all college students. April Ulm According to Amy Rowell, assistant Previously, schools signed a contrac- Staff writer director of Career Services, the big- tual agreement with Ruckus to have gest problem is that students do not access to the service. Today, many Georgia Southern stu- start their job search soon enough. With the Ruckus player, users are dents are fascinated by the game called Students should start searching at able to download over two million Ultimate Frisbee, but in the 1970s, many least nine months to a year before songs, share personal playlists, set Georgia Southern College students were they graduate. up personal networks and see other equally fascinated by a game called "I suggest that students lookfor jobs users' playlists. The song database buck buck. The game, which originated see JOB, page 5 has a volume of songs that include from Bill Cosby's "Fat Albert" cartoon, many mainstream musicians but also was played by students on Sweetheart includes a variety of independently Circle. signed bands. "I remember that guys used to go Steps to a Successful "There is not a lot of older stuff out on the Circle and play," said David Job Search and the selection tends to be kind of Thompson, assistant director of mar- limited. What they do have you can keting and communications and QSC 1. Figure out what you want pull down quickly and it has good qual- alumnus Usually. "The teams were either . to 4a after graduation: Self ity," said Simon Bell, network support fromtherivalresidencehallsoftheday. In Assessment specialist at Georgia Southern. my case Brannen Hall and Sanford, both 2. Determine where you want Ruckus does not allow the user freshman men's dorms at the time." to work to burn free songs downloaded to a There are two teams in buck buck; 3. Learn to write a resume, so compact disc, but if you are willing the horse team and the jumping team. you can develop one resume to pay for the song, the feature is The first person of the horse team would File Photo for each job target activated. The songs are in WMA bend over and grab a tree or pole. Per- Georgia Southern students play 'buck buck' on Sweetheart Circle in this 1977 4. Learn how to generate job format, which means the songs also son number two would bend to hold photo from The Reflector. leads cannot be transferred to an IPOD or onto person number one, and the rest 5. Get help in getting interviews other MP3 devices. of the team would follow, according to team while shouting "buck buck number lapse without falling off, while the object 6. Learn how to prepare for When the user searches for differ- Joe Franklin, vice president of finance 1 (2,3) coming." for the horse team is to keep standing as interviews ent songs or artists, the CD that the at the university and GSC alumnus. The The object of the game forthe jumping long as possible. 7. Get help in knowing what to song is featured on will pop-up with jumping team would take turns running team is to stack as manypeople as possible "While the person was trying to climb do when getting a job offer the chance to download all of the tracks and jumping on the backs of the horse on the horse team to force them to col- see BUCK, page 5 Information from a handout see RUCKUS, page 5 by Amy Rowell \ r Residents recognized for Veazey Hall to open in Fall 2007 extinguishing arson problem New comm. arts facility to get students Special to the G-A Insurance and Safety Fire Commis- out of the trailer by next semester sioner John W Oxendine, Statesboro Police Chief Stan York, Statesboro By Craig Larimer est on campus," said professor Reed Smith. Fire Chief Staff writer Smith looks at the move as a positive step Dennis Awards in the development of an already successful Merrifield ceremony In its original form, Veazey Hall was a program. and Jim residence hall for Georgia Southern stu- Veazey Hall will create a more legitimate Swindell of Today dents for many years. Now Veazey Hall is image and environment for communication the Geor- College Walk under extensive renovations to.accommo- arts majors, and possibly be a better recruiting gia Arson Apartment 21 OLanier Drive date a new home for the communication tool for majors in the department. Having Control 10 a.m. arts department, graduate studies and the a brick and molder facility allots for better Board, Inc. m office of strategic studies. conservation of energy as well as a more will hold an The move is an integral part of GSUs aesthetically pleasing exterior. arson reward ceremony today, March initiative to eliminate temporary buildings There are many positive additions to the 1, at 10 a.m. on campus. Moving these departments new facility. The new Veazey Hall will have Commissioner Oxendine will pres- into Veazey removes two modular units on six classrooms on the first floor, as well as ent four rewards totaling $2,500 each campus. Eventually, this will make room for an accommodating lobby for students to to individuals who provided informa- more construction in the heart of campus and fellowship and prepare for class. tion that helped solve a series of arson remove the "temporary" structure which has Currently there are no teaching labs in fires at the College Walk Apartments ironically remained active for 17 years. the temporary building. There will be two or in Statesboro. The communication arts department three computer labs for teaching or students' Through the Georgia Arson encompassesa wide variety ofmajors includ- personal use. This will allow journalism Control Program, individuals who ing communication arts, journalism, public majors to meet deadlines more conveniently provide information that leads to the Too Ventre/STAFF relations, and even theatre. and teachers to instruct in functional online arrest and conviction of an arsonist or Veazey Hall, which used to bea residence hallfor students, is currently being renovated. It "There are 900 students enrolled in the arsonists are eligible for rewards of up is scheduled to open in the Fall of 2007 to house the communication arts department. communication arts department; the larg- see VEAZEY, page 5 to $10,000. TODAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY A BOHEMIAN WORLD Campus 2,3 Classifieds 6 The Hiatus covers Bohemian fashion on a tight High: 72 I Low: 52 High: 70 I Low: 58 High: 66 I Low: 46 High: 58 I Low: 38 Briefs 4 Sports 7 V budget. Learn how to turn your boring closet News 5 Hiatus 8,9, 10 Afternoon showers Chance of showers Partly sunny Partly sunny into a Bohemian dream on page 9. www.gadaily.com Established 1927 • The Newspaper for Georgia Southern University Covering the campus likea swarrri of gnats. PAGE 2 I CAMPUS NEWS THURSDAY, MARCH 1,2007 I THE GEORGE-ANNE DAILY CALENDAR Thursday, March 1 Writing winners announced 11:30 a.m. -2:30 p.m. GSU News Service a moment, or a particular image the Disney info session way I intended, or in a way I had Russell Union 2080 The Georgia Southern depart- not thought of when sitting down ment of writing and linguistics is to write the essay." 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. pleased to announce the winners Harris also said that when his Take back the night of this year's Roy R Powell Awards idea doesn't quite seem to fit the Russell Union Commons for Creative Writing. particular emotion he wants to con- The winner in fiction is Conan vey, he finds new avenues within 7:30 p.m.