drayton reaches Berger 1,000 to speak points saturday page 13 page 6 Thursday, February 10, 2011 Georgia Southern University www.thegeorgeanne.com Volume 86 • Issue 53 sga moves forward with possible fee increases By coLLeen mcnaLLy and football was better this year; Assistant news editor we need this to keep getting good recruits.” Student Government The increase in the dining fee Association proposed an increase will account for freedom in meal in student fees, including transit, plans, such as the three-a-week athletics, dining, health, and option, said Lumpkin. housing fees, to begin fall of 2011. Furthermore, SGA’s proposal To take effect, the proposed includes a six-dollar increase in fees will go to the Board of Regents the health fee. for final approval. “There is a new Health Allyson Lumpkin, Vice Center coming,” she said. “Plans President of the SGA Auxiliary for funding will not be like the Affairs committee, said the two- expansion fee for the RAC.” dollar rise in transit fees will move “Students will not begin paying the bus depot on campus. for the new building until the can “We are paying to use [an off- actually use it, and there will be a campus] location with a figure definite sunset date, a day when in the thousands,” said Alton the fees will end,” said Standifer. Standifer, SGA President. “Since Freshman Senator, James Kelly, we have land and space on campus served as a student representative to house buses, this makes a ton on the auxilary affairs committee. more sense.” “Students should look at the Additionally, students will see fee increases as an opportunity an increase in the athletic fee. to improve campus for future Lumpkin said this will leave the generations,” he said. budget at the low end compared “You should think about these to other schools in the Southern things like the RAC. Students Conference. before us gave up money to give us “The rationale is that besides a better experience here and now students get ‘iced’ at union covering games, they cover we have the opportunity to do the scholarships. Tuition went up, same for future generations.” Randy Hudgins/STAFF georgia southern student Lydia cooper decorates a cookie with icing at Eagle Entertainment’s “Getting Iced” event at the Russell Union Wednesday night . 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Monday night, members of the Sons of Liberty Riders showed up to protest at a lecture by Bill Ayers only to be told that they could not to do so since the group had not signed up 48 hours in advance. But, even if the group had signed up to protest, they would have been sent to the grassy area near the Russell Union Rotunda, even though the event was at the Performing Arts Center. Can it be called free speech if a group is relegated to protest at a location that is not even within sight of the event? By law, yes. But in practicality, no. Marcus Barkley/STAFF In 2006, when sitting U.S. President George W. Bush spoke at Hanner, protesters were also forced to stay near the Union - well outside of the view of the president or any even attendees. Guitar is an instrument of skill not chance Protests are few and far between at Georgia Southern, but that doesn’t make access any less important when the need arises. To that guy at every party, “Put Save yourself the trouble and keep While it is legal for the university to banish protesters from the guitar down.” There is a reason the limited knowledge of the musical the sight of the public, it does not promote the mission of the for that infamous scene in Animal tool out of the critical minds of university and academic freedom. House, its because guitar guy can college students. After all, how can a university support the ideals of academic easily annoy everyone, especially I know a lot of guys who can play, freedom if opposing viewpoints cannot be presented? when he doesn’t know what he’s and I’ve heard a lot of guys who can’t. Georgia Southern officials need to take a serious look at this doing. The end result is astronomically policy and create additional free speech zones - whether or not There are some people who can different.