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REAL MEN WEAR HEELS J PAGE 12 ■M Thursday, April 11, 2013 Georgia Southern University THE www.thegeorgeanne.com Volume 83 • Issue 68 GEORGE-ANNE Green-Ashley sweeps SGA elections BY LAUREN GORLA as Vice President of Auxiliary Affairs. served on the executive board as executive Hogan is a sophomore logistics major who The George-Anne staff Green hopes to focus on serving the assistant, which is a hired position. has served in SGA for two years. This will be students by increasing the education on Ashley hopes to work not only with GSU her first executive board position. Last night Georgia Southern University what SGA can do. students, but the community of Statesboro as Hogan’s main focus will be on creating students selected Garret Green and Annalee “I think that this year we’ve done a good well. guidelines for fund requests so that students Ashley for the President and Vice President job at getting out and educating people on "Outreach is important because we affect and organizations have a better idea of what positions respectively for the Student what all SGA has done, but I think we can do our community. We’ve been starting to work SGA funds can be used for. Government Association. even better,” Green said. with city council to have a senator attend those “Guidelines will be my first implement. Green is a higher education Ashley is a junior marketing major who meetings and we’re looking to implement that There are some things that we fund and administration first-year graduate student. has served in SGA for three years. This will in the fall,” Ashley said. something’s that we don’t fund, and students This will be his second year in a row serving be her first time serving on the executive Ellen Hogan has been elected Executive on the executive board. He currently serves board as a voted member. She has previously Vice President of Finance. See ELECTIONS, Page 20 ‘Erk the Movie’ kicks off at Blue-White game BY PEYTON CALLANAN be there this weekend to get shots of Paulson Southern.” Turpin, the film’s producer The George-Anne Staff Stadium and extras dressed in 1980s attire Though casting and further filming will and GSU alumni, before the stadium is expanded at the end of not take place until late summer and early fall, said. Paulson Stadium will go back in time to the the month. students who come out to support the 2013 1980s when big hair was in and Erk Russell “It’s exciting to tell the story of the man who football team could potentially was a football coach at Georgia Southern turned our college into a university and made it become extras in the University. a much better institution, ” James Kicklighter, film, Beau A film crew will come to Saturday’s Blue and the film’s director and GSU alumni, said. “We White game to begin a feature-length film on want it to have the same small feel on Erk Russell’s life. The a large scale as Georgia production team working on this film will See ERK, Page 14 ON THE Newsroom 478-5246 PO Box 8001 thegeorge Follow us on Twitter Advertising 478-5418 Statesboro, GA WEB anne.com @TheGeorgeAnne Fax 478-7113 30460 2 Thursday, April 11, 2013 The George-Anne www.thegeorgeanne.com News Thursday, April 11, 2013 3 ELECTIONS 9 from page 1 Statement of Operations need to know that,” Hogan said. Francis said. attention to educating students 6h the The George-Anne is the the advertising manager or Azell Francis has been elected Keeping a close relationship with many different facets of auxiliary affairs. official student newspaper of student media director. Executive Vice President of Academic administration members would be “I just want to educate the students Georgia Southern University, The advertiser is Affairs. vital to being successful, Francis said. more about what my position is and owned and operated by responsible for any errors in GSU students using facilities advertisements and its liability Francis is a senior mechanical “I want to continue the meetings what I’m here to do. There’s certain provided by the university. for adjustments is limited to engineering major who has served in with the Provost, college chairs and things that (SGA) doesn’t have power The newspaper is the oldest the amount of space the error SGA for two years as a senator. This will deans and others. Communication over so I want to make sure students continuously published occupied in the ad. Further, the newspaper in Bulloch County. newspaper is not responsible be her first executive board position. is the only means to achievement,” are more educated about what’s going The newspaper is a designated for any damages caused due Francis plans on helping students Francis said. on,” Glover said. public forum for the to an ad's omission by working on scheduling to avoid Charles Glover has been elected As part of his focus on education, Georgia Southern from a particular community. edition and its ‘Hell Week,’ focus on the creation of a Executive Vice President of Auxiliary Glover will ensure that students know The responsibility Second Year Experience Program and Affairs. him as a person, not just a position. newspaper solely is to improving advising for all disciplines. Glover is a junior psychology major Glover said, “I am here to serve is reschedule the published ad in the next “I want to continue the great work who has served in SGA for the past two the students so please don’t hesitate to twice STUDENT regular edition Chad Harmon has started. We’ve done years as a senator. This will be his first contact me. I don’t want students to feel weekly, on v MEDIA i at the regular so much already as SGA, so all we need executive board position. like I’m some anonymous face or just a Tuesdays advertising and rates. to keep doing is continue forward,” Glover plans on focusing his position.” Thursdays, during most STUDENTS of the academic BEWARE: The year. Any questions George-Anne screens 2013-2014 SGA Executive Board regarding content should be all advertisements prior to directed to the student editor • publication. 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The for corrections and errors. percentages shown next to each senator name represents the percentage of voters for that college. Page designed by Kelsey Paone and Jose Gil To contact the news editor, email [email protected]. OPINIONS @GeorgeAnneOps 4 Thursday, April 11, 2013 The George-Anne Our View Van Gogh’s lack of organization confusing In the first issue of this semester we reported that Varj Gogh’s Microbrewery and Pizza would open within 30 days. This would have put the opening date on Feb. 15, which is exactly a year after the day that we first told our readers of the. new restaurant’s construction in 2012. Van Gogh’s was originally supposed to open in August 2012, according to GATA’s general manager, Jeff Stewart.