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Thursday, March 4, 2010 Volume 82 • Issue 61 THE Serving Georgia Southern and Statesboro since 1927 GEORGE-ANNE Money on President your mind? Special budget issue talks jobs coming next Thursday Obama praises Savannah The George-Anne is planning a special edition to be run on March Tech, tours area businesses 11 providing full Robert GREENE II • guest writer details on the proposed budget President Barack Obama spoke at Savannah Tech cuts facing Georgia on Tuesday to an audience of students, entrepreneurs, Southern. and politicians about the importance of green jobs, We hope clean technology, and the role of technical schools to provide the in that program. most thorough A small crowd of about 250 people listened to and insightful Charles Minshew, the president’s brief remarks at Savannah Tech’s information about editor-in-chief of Eckberg Auditorium. The president was preceded these proposed The George-Anne, can be reached by the entrance of Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue and reductions. at gaeditor@ Congressmen John Barrow, Jack Kingston, Sanford However, we can’t georgiasouthern . Bishop and Hank Johnson. President Obama edu . do it without you. opened his remarks by lamenting the state of the We would like to take this opportunity weather in Savannah, which on Tuesday was mostly to ask faculty, staff, students and cloudy with rain. administrators to share their points of The president praised the efforts of students and view in an expanded opinions section. faculty at Savannah Tech in developing technologies We ask that you limit your related to “clean energy,” such as solar cells and better comments to 350 words. Submit heating and cooling systems. Obama cited Savannah your letters to Managing Editor Tech as a “real model for green energy.” gamed@ Katherine Kennedy at The President said, “From the instructors to the georgiasouthern.edu . Send your students, you saw just an incredible enthusiasm for letter attached as a word document, America’s future” while he was touring classrooms at along with your name, title and a Savannah Tech. phone number we can reach you at if Obama also noted the deep unemployment rate in we have any questions. Rob Eakins/STAFF Georgia, which according to the president’s remarks Feel free to call me at 912-478-5246 The United States 44th President Barack Obama delivered a speech on green technology to stands at 10 percent. “It’s tough out there,” said the or visit our staff in Williams Center students, faculty, staff and entrepeneurs at Savannah Technical College on Tuesday . room 2023. For more photos, see page 12. See OBAMA Page 7 Finished? Today Friday Contents News . .3 Features . .14 Newsroom 478-5246 www .gadaily .com Recycle this 54|29 56|29 Opinions . .4 Classifieds . .17 Business 478-5418 PO Box 8001 newspaper! 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The suspicious offers which they might see in office in the Student Activities guest writer While Student Government is a very newspaper is a designated public forum an ad. Remember, if an offer seems too Center and write letters to their for the Georgia Southern community. good to be true, it probably is. important group on any campus, our Opinions expressed herein are those of the legislators. There have been a number students’ health, family and academic student writers and editors and DO NOT DISPLAY AD DEADLINE: The deadline necessarily reflect those of the faculty, for reserving space and submitting s SGA President Samantha of positions within the Student success should be considered first.” staff or administration of GSU, the Student advertising copy is Noon, one week prior Young is going to Georgia Government Association’s executive Young also said that she is still Media Advisory Board or the University to the intended publication date. For board that have changed hands so “incredible friends” with all of System of Georgia. The newspaper is more information, rate cards, sample Capitol on Tuesday, March 15. published twice weekly, on Tuesdays and publications, contact the advertising All USG undergraduate student far this year, according to President the students who left their SGA Thursdays, during most of the academic manager or student media director. presidents will be there to lobby Samantha Young. executive positions. year. Any questions regarding content against budget cuts. She said there have been two Kelsey Grubbs was the vice should be directed to the student editor PROOFING/ERRORS/OMISSIONS: The by phone at 912.478.5246 or at gaeditor@ newspaper makes every reasonable effort changes in the vice president of president of finance last semester georgiasouthern.edu. 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However, Young said that, the administration. order to “galvanize” doctors in However, readers may visit our web site for the state. “School is a priority … [it] is number “[Samantha Young] has been one COLOPHONE: The newspaper is printed free access to current and past issues. Visit one. SGA will always be last when it of the best presidents I’ve seen in by The Statesboro Herald Publishing Co. in www.gadaily.com to view online issues. Statesboro, Ga. Body copy in The George- The George-Anne is distributed free of s The SGA presidential comes to academics, family and faith, my five years. She tries to establish Anne is 10 point Minion Pro on 12 leading. charge on the Georgia Southern campus candidates debate is in my opinion. All these vacancies a good relationship with the other Standard headline size is 40 point News and surrounding areas. Wednesday, March 10 at 5 p.m. have been based off that.” members [of SGA] – there was a Gothic MT. 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