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Volume 87, Issue 10, June 2, 2011
Ken Colyer
Georgia Southern University
Jaime McNair
Georgia Southern University
Daniel Fitzgerald
Georgia Southern University
Jessie Reese
Georgia Southern University
Leigh Anna Spivy
Georgia Southern University
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Volume 87 • Issue 10
Crime rates decline
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Last year, the number of violent
crimes across the U.S. saw a large
decrease and this downward trend
has not overlooked Statesboro and
Georgia Southern University.
According to the FBI’s
Preliminary Unified Crime Report
for 2010, violent crimes have
decreased by 7.5 percent for the
Southern region.
“We’ve seen a drop in crimes
across the board, especially in bike
thefts,” said Capt. Terry Briley of
University Police.
This drop in crimes on
campus can be attributed to early
prevention through education,
said Briley.
“We have had great success
with our education programs,” he
said.
Briley said the education of
students begins when they first set
foot on campus for SOAR.
During SOAR sessions, GSU
Public Safety sets up a booth with
information guides and officers
who can answer questions.
In previous SOAR sessions,
Public Safety put an emphasis
on the importance of registering
bicycles and registering personal
belongings.
According to the most recent
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Annual Security Report for
campus crime statistics, violent
crimes have gone down, however,
petty crimes, such as liquor law
violations, increased in 2009.
This slight upward trend could
be contributed to the growth of the
university’s population, which was
16,841 in 2007 and increased to
19,086 in 2009.
Students who lived in a
residence hall at one time or
another might have found a pink
business card with “Unlocked
doors invite theft” attached to their
door or on some of their valuables.
In addition, students might
have gotten an orange card tucked
under their windshield wiper
as a reminder to put their GPS
or other valuables in their glove
compartment.
These programs and procedures
help residents and students be
aware of the threat and protect
themselves with a gentle reminder
rather than a theft or robbery.
“We also have a good dedicated
team of investigators,” said Briley.
Another key factor in the
decline in campus crime is the
improved camera system keeping
an eye on more areas if campus.
With the ability to look at
video for any date, this system
has allowed University Police
to monitor campus and prevent
crime.
“We can provide a screenshot
to go along with the persons police
report,” said Lt. Wayne McKinney.
Briley said he expects the
Annual Crime Report to be
released in mid- July.
Bike theft has
DROPPED
BY
19 percent
result based on spring 2012 theft as compared to spring 2011 theft.
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Capt. Briley strives to serve the students
by JAime mcNAir
George-Anne contributor
Some people search their entire
lives for a job they love. Capt. Terry
Briley found that when he came
to Georgia Southern University’s
Public Safety department.
Briley is the type of guy who
students will run into on campus
and who will actually want to get to
know them. In addition, he wants to
solve any safety issues students may
have.
“I like to go and talk to students
and ask them what’s going on,”
Briley said. “If there is a problem,
we’ll look at it and we’ll resolve it.”
Briley believes it is important
that the police department and the
campus act as a family. Everyone
should feel comfortable and open
with the officers and the officers
should show the same congeniality
with the rest of the residents.
“If you see a cop not say hello let
me know,” he said.
Structure and order are not
qualities that Briley just picked
up on the force, but he grew up
in a military family. After getting
his associate’s degree in criminal
justice, he joined the military and
served 10 years as a military cop
and drill sergeant. He went on to
gain a bachelor’s degree and master’s
degree in criminal justice.
Public safety runs in his family.
Out of Briley’s five sons, two of them
are also involved in law informant.
From the beginning of his
childhood, Briley seemed to
be destined for a career in law
enforcement.
“I liked the idea of public safety.
It’s kind of fun,” he said.
He came to Statesboro in 1992
and worked for the local police
department before taking up
residency as Captain in Criminal
Investigation and Crime Prevention
at GSU’s Public Safety department.
“I have been all over the world
and I’d say this is the best and the
funnest job I have ever had,” he said.
“I love working with the students.
The staff is good and the faculty is
great.”
Not only does he love the GSU
community, but he also enjoys
reading history books, mathematics,
and is a huge fan of the GSU football
and volleyball teams. Most of all,
Briley loves to teach. He enjoys
teaching crime prevention and
safety. One of the classes that he
really enjoys teaching is the “Active
Shooter on Campus” class.
He also has a column in the
University Housing newsletter,
TWIRL, called “Captain Terry’s
Safety Tip of the Week.” His topics
include theft prevention and campus
safety.
Briley thinks very highly of the
students at GSU, calling them little
Ken Colyer/STAFF
Capt. Terry Briley of Georgia Southern Public Safety has been around law enforcement his entire life. He joined
University Police after serving in the military and other police departments.
embryos of the faculty.
“The student here is a high
quality student and very aware of
what they want when they come
here,” he said.
Not only is he a GSU citizen by
occupation, but also his son and
daughter-in-law are both recent
alumni of the university.
“The Georgia Southern University
Police are the GSU community and
the GSU community are the GSU
police,” Briley said is his personal
motto. “The police being a member
of the community are paid to give
full attention to duties, which are
incumbent on every GSU citizen in
the interest of the GSU community
welfare, safety and existence.”
Briley plans to retire from the
police force in about 10 years and
is thinking of utilizing his love for
teaching and would like to obtain a
doctorates degree.
Athletics fails to meet NcAA academic standards
by DANiel fiTzGerAlD
George-Anne staff
The
National
Collegiate
Athletic
Association
recently
released the multi-year Academic
Progress Report scores for 20092010 reporting period and saw
improvements in 10 of Georgia
Southern
University’s
sports
programs.
While it improved for the thirdstraight year in a row, the football
team’s multi-year score was below
the 925 standard resulting in the
loss of 4.47 scholarships during the
2010-2011 year as a penalty.
The men’s basketball team scored
a multi-year score of 905, but did
not suffer any penalties because all
of the students on scholarship either
remained academically eligible or
continued enrollment at GSU.
APR measures the academic
performance of the intercollegiate
athletics
programs’
students
accounting for eligibility, retention
and graduation.
The penalties incurred only affect
the programs on a year-by-year
basis.
Keith
Roughton,
associate
athletics director for Compliance
and Eligibility and interim director
of Student-Athlete Services, said,
there are many “quirky” things that
can affect APR scores.
“It’s an academic score because
it is measuring eligibility and
retention, but there are certain
factors that affect both that are
totally unrelated to the classroom,”
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Roughton said. “We had a young
man that completed his degree
requirements in the summer and
was eligible to have his degree
awarded. He left town to go pursue
job opportunities. He didn’t pay his
parking tickets.”
Roughton said, by the time they
were able to contact the student and
rectify the situation, the deadline
had passed where the registrar’s
office could award him his degree for
the spring. Instead, his degree was to
be awarded for the fall.
“We appealed it to the NCAA.
The NCAA said ‘sorry you don’t get
the points for him this current year,
but you’ll get a graduation bonus
point this coming year,’” Roughton
said.
While they fell below the
APR standard in the most recent
multi-year
period,
Roughton
has confidence in the program’s
academic
performance
going
forward. The football team achieved
its best ever collective GPA this past
spring with an average of 2.65.
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Thursday, June 2, 2011
College grads face more debt
by jessie reese
George-Anne staff
College graduates are
struggling to find a job and
begin to pay off the debt they
acquired while attending
college.
The average debt of a
2011 graduate is $22,900,
according to The Wall Street
Journal.
As of December of 2010,
the total student debt was
totaled at $530 billion,
according to the Federal
Reserve Bank of New York.
The average debt for
students leaving Georgia
Southern
University
is
$19,418, according to Connie
Murphey, director of the
Financial Aid department.
Billy Shiver, a recent GSU
graduate said, “I took out
student loans every semester.
Right now, I owe about
$16,000.”
His plan is to find a job
“
I took out student loans
every semester. Right now,
I owe about $16,000.
”
-Billy Shiver, GSU alumnus
within six months and pay
back his loans payment-bypayment.
For
many
students,
unemployment and debt
means moving back home.
According to The New York
Post, 85 percent of graduates
will move back home with
their parents, an increase of
65 percent compared to 2006.
The hope is that moving back
home will allow graduates to
save enough money to pay off
debts.
“I would move back
home if I couldn’t find a
job. My parents want me to
move home before I find a
job anyway and I know my
parents would support me,”
Shayna Brown, a sophomore
nursing major said,
Nakia
Mason,
a
sophomore marketing major
said, “I have taken out loans.
My plan is to work while in
college to pay back my loans
as soon as I can, but I know
if that doesn’t work out, I can
go home and my rent will be
paid and I can eat free.”
In order for graduates
to pay off their debt, they
must find a job, however,
the economic recession is
making that difficult.
Fox Business reported
that the unemployment
rate for young adults is 15.7
percent.
Shiver said, “ I majored
in chemistry and minored
in business. I went the premed route and I had some
job offers that I got through
connections from my parents
and friends. I decided no to
work in [that] field and go
into ministry.”
Some students are
turning to other jobs outside
of their fields to help them
get ahead. These students are
now working in a field that
they are not prepared for.
Brown said that if she
could not find a job in her
field of study, she would get a
different degree online.
Mason said, “That’s what a
double major or minor is for,
but If I needed to, I would
work in [a different field] to
make ends meet.”
Repeat flu shots may not be needed
by daniel fitzgerald
George-Anne staff
With flu season on
the horizon, it may not
be necessary for a repeat
vaccination
for
those
individuals who received the
vaccine last year.
Vaccine makers claim
that the flu strains from last
year are circulating again, so
they are simply duplicating
the previous year’s shot. If
these claims are in fact true,
young, healthy individuals
who were vaccinated last
season would not be at high
risk of becoming infected.
Brian Deloach, Georgia
Southern
University’s
chief of medial staff, said
predicting flu season is not
an exact science, however.
“Predictions regarding
which strains will be most
prevalent each season
are exactly that, i.e.
‘predictions’,” Deloach said. “The epidemiologists
who forecast the upcoming
flu seasons use data from the
previous years’ circulating
viruses, in addition to the
viruses that are currently
circulating in the Southern
Hemisphere — where
flu season is currently
occurring — to make
epidemiological models for
our upcoming season.”
Deloach agrees with
the Center for Disease
Control, which advises that
all individuals should get
vaccinated prior to every
flu season.
“While these viruses
may share some similarities
from year-to-year, they
often differ enough to be
seen as ‘unfamiliar’ by our
immune system — which
is why a person can get the
flu each season, even if they
had the actual illness that
year before or if they were
vaccinated the previous
year,” Deloach said. “They then use these
predictions
to
help
develop the vaccine, which
typically contains the three
to four strains of the flu
virus predicted to be the
most prevalent for the
upcoming flu season.” While the CDC may
advise everyone to get
the flu shot, according to
Medical News Today, there
simply is not enough to go
around to cover the whole
population.
“Earlier this month,
five vaccine makers said
they plan to produce
from 166 to 173 million
flu vaccine doses for the
coming influenza season,
surpassing the previous
record by 6 million,”
according to Medical News
Today. “Americans are taking
flu shots in ever growing
numbers; over the last 10
months, over 40 percent
of the population has been
vaccinated, compared to 30
percent in previous years.”
According to the CDC the
flu shot does not guarantee
immunity from the flu,
however, it still encourages
vaccination in to prevent
outbreaks.
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our View
Bike sale for the
students or the staff?
Auxillary Services, which usually provides a means for
students purchasing used bicycles on campus, recently made
it impossible for students to achieve this goal. Students that
should have the first pick over the used bikes, are now not
permitted to purchase them.
Auxillary Services recently cut abandoned bikes from
the racks at resident halls and all across campus for its bike
sale to raise money for student activities and programs in
housing. The bike sale, which used to be open to students,
was supposed to happen yesterday. However, all the bikes
were sold to Auxillary Service staff members the day before
the student sale, leaving nothing for students to buy.
Since it already has golf carts and vans, why does
Auxillary Services need bikes for its staff? Yet they buy these
less expensive bikes instead of helping out those students
that do not have bicycles and can’t ride the bus or park on
campus.
Several students looking to buy an inexpensive mode
of transportation were dismayed to find a sign that said,
“The student bike sale was cancelled. We sold all the bikes
yesterday. Great success.”
Auxillary services claims that the money raised will go to
services to help students on campus, but wouldn’t the actual
bikes themselves be of better assistance to students? There
are many students that can’t afford to buy new bikes.
It would have been nice had Auxillary Services let
students have first pick or even let both students and
staff buy at the same time. Because of the rising costs
of transportation and gas prices and the lack of good
transportation on campus, students should have the option
to buy cheaper bikes.
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The cost of reporting is too steep
It is very seldom that I turn on the
television for news. News channels
like CNN have become the tabloids
of cable TV, featuring hard-hitting
news such as Lindsay Lohan’s return
to rehab.
Until recently, it seemed as though
news media and its reporters had lost
their relevance. But with the inclining
tension of the riots and protests in
Egypt, I have begun to gain a great
amount of respect for the media.
Reporters from news stations
across the globe travel to Egypt at
such a hazardous moment and with
bravery I cannot ignore, especially
considering the recent assault of CBS
reporter Lara Logan.
For those unaware of the incident,
Logan was covering a rally at Tahrir
Square on the day Egyptian President
Hosni Mubarak stepped down when
she was surrounded and sexually
assaulted by a mob of men.
While the reason that the men
attacked is not clear, Logan reported
that the men who attacked her
screamed “Jew, Jew” at her during the
assault.
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LeiGh ANNA SPivy
The fact that anti-Semitism has
grown to such hostile levels should
make any person cringe. I cannot help
but fear for the people on both sides
of this conflict who do want peace
and who do want to resolve their
differences with their neighbors.
However, I also fear that those
people left the Middle East a long
time ago.
The climate in Egypt is toxic, and
I question how this assault occured. I
could be furious at CBS for allowing a
reporter to be in such a situation, but
this would make the incident sound
as if it were a singular case.
Several Egyptian women who
participated in protests have been
beaten, raped, electrocuted and given
“virginity tests,” which was recently
admitted by the Egyptian general.
This is not meant to be a story on
gender inequality. Male reporters and
Egyptians face just as many dangers
and I can only commend them for
standing up when the surrounding
world is crumbling into anarchy.
For every reporter who pushes
their physical and psychological
limits to present the gritty underbelly
of revolution to the public, there are
those that push against them.
While I support Bill Ayers’ right
to freedom of speech, assaults on
reporters, protestors and soliders alike
could have been avoided if he hadn’t
flown to Egypt to encourage the
growing mob mentality.
I can’t control the players that
affect Egyptian politics at the
moment. And I, nor any of the major
news stations, can completely protect
reporters. But what I can do — what
you can do — is turn on the television
and at least consider the value of the
history these reporters are covering.
Spivy is a writing and linguistics and
chemistry major from Statesboro, Ga.
ARTS
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Musical students make connections abroad
by Leigh Anna Spivy
George-Anne staff
This past Monday, Georgia
Southern University professor
Carolyn Bryan and students of the
music department departed Monday
for the month long Study Abroad
European Concert Tour.
The European Concert Tour,
available every three years to
students, has been a popular summer
study abroad program at GSU for
over a decade.
While visiting a wide variety
of European cities such as Vienna,
Budapest and Prague, GSU choral
and band members will perform
pieces they learned through the GSU
music program.
“They perform at the most vibrant
music venues, as well as interact with
international students,” said Richard
Mercier, the head professor of the
music department.
Though all study abroad
programs offer unique opportunities
for students, this particular program
is a ground-breaking tradition.
“The main difference between
this and other study abroad
programs are two very unique
components — performance and
“
The impact is far beyond music. The students will be faced
with experiences that challenge their perspectives. They will be
visiting a concentration camp and interacting with international
students whose techniques differ from theirs. These experiences
will open up possibilities for them and their futures.
-Richard Mercier, head professor of music department
academics.
Other
universities
offer performance tours, but only
GSU offers the option for both
performance and academic credit,”
said Nancy Shumaker, assistant vice
president of international studies.
The tour is split into two parts.
The first 10 days are performance
— oriented. Students get the chance
to perform in venues such as the
Church of St. Simon and Judah in
Prague in the Czech Republic.
When they are not performing,
students will spend their time
touring local music schools,
museums and other cultural sites for
their academic requirements.
Mercier believes that this chance
to learn in a different environment is
just as important as the performances
themselves.
“The impact is far beyond music.
The students will be faced with
experiences that challenge their
perspectives. They will be visiting a
concentration camp and interacting
with international students whose
techniques differ from theirs. These
experiences will open up possibilities
for them and their futures,” said
Mercier.
Shumaker voices a similar
perspective on this study abroad
program.
She thinks it will benefit students
more than the usual study abroad
course by exposing them to historical
places that first introduced music as
an art form.
“As the mother of a student who
is a musician, I have enjoyed the
opportunities my son received when
”
he went on a performance tour in
graduate school. It was a wonderful
experience for him, but this program
offers learning that is more than
music. It is culture, history and
people. When you can tie music
to events like the Holocaust, visit
the sites and connect the music to
the people. It ties us together,” said
Shumaker.
This learning opportunity is
exclusive to GSU. It offers up a
tailored study abroad trip that
teaches students and allows them to
connect with others internationally
through music.
The trip provides a chance for
students to perform in exclusive
venues where it is a privilege to
perform.
“Not everyone gets to perform
at such prestigious locations. For
example, only a few groups get to
perform at the Vatican each year and
we were chosen . It was a testament,
to our program and our students,
of the quality of progress we’ve
achieved,” said Teresa Thompson,
vice president of Student Affairs.
Students will return from the
trip on June 24 after four weeks. The
program is available to all students
that would like the chance to learn
abroad or just perform for the first
two weeks of the trip.
“When we tell parents and
students about this program in
orientation, they realize how
exceptional it is. Dr. Carolyn Bryan
has worked three years visiting all
of the tour sites to guarantee that
students will have the experience of
a lifetime. I went to see our students
perform at the Vatican (in a previous
trip). It sent chills up my spine to see
them perform,” said Shumaker.
There are multiple programs
that offer students the chance to
explore. For more information on
study abroad programs, visit the
department of international studies
at http://academics.georgiasouthern.
edu/international/study_abroad/
index.html.
‘Gaming for newbies’ geared toward education
by Aria Gabol
George-Anne contributor
The Center for Academic
Technology Support presents a
summer seminar called “Gaming for
Newbies” that will help educators
learn how gaming can actually be
used as an educational tool.
There are several educational
games out there that can show how
video games are not always violence
or entertainment oriented.
Even inexperienced gamers will
see the value of understanding the
basic technological concepts of video
gaming.
Daniel Rivera, who is an
instructional technology specialist,
organized this seminar mainly for
faculty and staff members, but any
student is welcome.
“For the most part, it is for
educators. Technology can provide
so many tools for education if only
they knew. Sometimes they can
have misconceptions about gaming
and I will show them how there are
academic concepts in video games,”
said Rivera.
The seminar is designed for the
“newbies” out there, but it is also
open to pro-gamers who want to
share their expertise.
“I will teach them about the lingo,
what the games share in common,
and give them names of educational
games as well,” said Rivera.
Throughout the course, there will
be demos of several popular games
of today such as, World of Warcraft,
Portal, Crayon Physics and Spore,
which are very popular around
campus with students and staff.
A few trailers for other games will
help the seminar students see the
wide variety of video games available.
“These demos are meant to show
that games are not always violent.
Also the class will be interesting,
since I am trying to target young folks
or people of the ‘boomer generation’
who have dismissed games, but are
interested in how gaming coincides
with education,” said Rivera.
In the recent years, video game
sales have skyrocketed. With all
the new technology coming out, it
is no surprise that learning can be
connected with games.
“In no way am I trying to convince
professors to start teaching with video
games. I just want the faculty to better
understand how games and learning
are shared,” said Rivera.
The ability of professors to
understand gaming systems, the
technology used, and the interest
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students have in gaming, will help
the professors and staff connect with
students on a different level.
“Also, I would like them to learn
how their favorite past time can be
brilliantly educational and to inspire
them to teach the way they have
always wanted, by giving them more
options,” said Rivera.
“Gaming for Newbies” seminar
will take place on Wednesday, June 8
at 9 a.m. and will be in the College of
Education building.
To sign up for the course, visit for
the course just go to https://training.
georgiasouthern.edu/courses/Lists/
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Presidents’ personal moments on display
By QUANIQUA EPPS
George-Anne staff
The Averitt Center for the Arts
is presenting a selection of famous
photographs by George Tames.
Presidents Kennedy, Reagan,
Truman, Eisenhower and many
other of the country’s past leaders
have made themselves comfortable
in the main gallery at the Averitt in
downtown Statesboro.
Tames is a famed photographer
who gained notoriety through
his 40-year career at The New
York Times. He never had formal
training in photography, but had a
natural ability to capture national
issues and important moments
throughout his career.
This makes his collection of
photos an iconic view into the
history of America. Tames’ photos
have been published on many front
pages nationwide to document
history as it was being made.
The
exhibit,
which
is
appropriately
titled
“Private
Presidential Pathways,” displays
Tames’ collection of many of our
nation’s leaders in their most
intimate moments and secluded
settings.
The assortment of photos include:
President John F. Kennedy’s famous
oval office photograph taken during
the Cuban Missile Crisis, President
Harry S. Truman’s 63rd birthday,
and even the impeachment of
President Richard Nixon following
the Watergate scandal.
“This exhibit is a very special one
because it shows a lot of significant
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George Tames’ presidental photos are on display in the main gallery at the Averitt Center for the Arts in downtown Statesboro. The gallery is exclusive to Statesboro, thanks to local resident Stephanie Tames, the daughter of George Tames.
historical moments,” said senior
Ashley Maddox, art major and an
intern at the Averitt Center.
Individuals at the Averitt first
decided that Tames’ work should
be made available to the public
years ago. They then took their
idea to Tames’ daughter, Stephanie
Tames, who happens to be a 22-year
resident of Statesboro and a former
employee of the Botanical Gardens.
After years of talk and preparation,
the show has finally made its debut.
“The Averitt Center contacted
me about three or more years ago
and asked about doing a show. It
was after the Statesboro Herald had
done an article about my father’s
photographs being included in an
exhibit by the National Portrait
Gallery on presidential portraits.
The exhibit was being shown at
the Carter Center in Atlanta. So,
we’ve been talking about doing this
exhibit for a long time and it finally
came together,” said Stephanie
Tames.
The gallery is an important
feature piece for the Averitt Center.
Both the staff at the Averitt Center
and Stephanie Tames feel as though
the exhibit will help to enhance
historical appreciation in students.
“As with any exhibit, it gives the
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community a chance to experience
the photographs in a way that isn’t
always available. In this gallery, you
can have a one-on-one experience
with a photograph or piece of art.
But more than that, the exhibit was
designed as a traveling exhibit and
it is my hope that the Averitt Center
will be able to use it to generate
some income and to become known
in the region for the exhibit, ” said
Stephanie Tames.
Those who have the opportunity
to visit the exhibits in the Averitt
will not only gain a lesson in history,
but they will also have exposure to
different works of art by up and
coming artists from Statesboro and
surrounding areas.
“With each exhibit, it is our
goal to showcase emerging local,
regional and national artists.
Most of the exhibits have a
relationship with Statesboro. We
want to showcase artwork that
is educational by exposing our
community to different forms
of artwork,” said Tim Chapman,
executive director of the exhibits.
“Private Presidential Pathways”
is open to everyone. The
photographs opened up for display
on May 6 and will be shown until
June 15.
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you do not have a suit you can buy a
reasonably priced one from any of the
local department stores. Make sure
your tie and shirt match your suit. No
animal or art inspired ties. Remember
to stay conservative.
Rule 3: For the Women Ladies
your rules are very similar to the men’s
but with a few additions. Women
should try to go with skirted suits
versus a pant suit.
Skirts are the most conservative
for women, but if you only have a pant
suit do not panic, it is not the end of the
world or your job prospect. The skirt of
your suit should rest at or just above
your knee. Also, check the length
when you sit down. If it crawls to far
up your legs go for another suit.
Rule 4: Jewelry (for everyone)
Again keep it conservative. Only
women should wear earrings. Sorry
guys, leave them home. For women,
earrings should be small, not flashy.
No other body piercing should be
visible. Rings: only one per hand. And
women if you wear a necklace, keep it
simple. If you have a question about a
piece of jewelry, it is better to err on the
side of caution and not wear it.
There are a many other rules
written and unwritten that to consider
when dressing for an interview. Visit the
our website, www.georgiasouthern.
edu/career, or our office to learn more
about dressing to impress.
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Clothes make the man (or woman).
Have you ever heard that statement?
In most cases this is not true — we
are not who we are because of the
clothes we wear, but in the interview it
is the case. With the right clothes, you
can say a lot of positive things to your
employer, but with the wrong ones,
you can say goodbye to your dream
job.
Here are some simple rules to
help you decide what to wear for the
interview:
Rule 1: Be Conservative. While
at heart, you may be the most liberal
— minded person, you are trying to
get a job — not speak out about your
personal beliefs through your style of
dress. When thinking conservative
clothing, think about neutral colors like
black, navy, gray or white, though no
white leisure suits.
No bright colors, so no hot pinks or
teals or purples. You do not want the
employer to focus so much on your
suit that they are not even listening
to you because you chose to wear
that purple suit with the black wing tip
shoes. Not a good choice.
Rule 2: For the Men When
choosing your interview attire,
remember to keep a professional
image in mind. This includes a suit
(two or three buttons), a nice tie,
matching shoes (preferably in leather),
and a solid or small patterned shirt.
Always make sure that your suit
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12 Thursday, June 2, 2011
The George-Anne
GSU makes an incredible run to the NCAA
Baseball
by Erin denmark
Geoge-Anne staff
The Georgia Southern University
baseball team’s season just got a little
sweeter.
The Eagles (36-24) defeated
Samford University to capture the 2011
Southern Conference Championship
title and earned an automatic bid to
the NCAA Tournament.
GSU is one of 64 teams competing
in the College World Series. The
Eagles will be competing against the
University of South Carolina (45-14),
who are the defending champs. GSU is
no stranger to facing SEC opponents.
On March 8, the Eagles went to the
swamp and defeated the University of
Florida—who was number one at the
time — 7-0. This isn’t the first time that
these two have met up. Last season
the Eagles and Gamecocks went to
thirteen innings, proving that stiff
competition does not faze GSU.
GSU’s road to the tournament was
a long one, with many up and downs.
Nevertheless, they surpassed all foes.
In the first round of the tournament,
the Eagles faced off against the College
of Charleston.
The Eagles won the game with the
final score of 4-2. The Cougars and the
Eagles began their road to the title at
the most unlikely time; a 20 inning
game between Elon and Western
Carolina, forced the match to begin at
12:30 a.m., but it did not stop starting
pitcher Chris Beck from having a good
performance.
Beck produced an impressive 13
strikeouts throughout the game. Beck
knew that his team was relying on him
and he put forth an amazing effort.
“I have to expect it out of myself
because the team expects it out of me,”
he said. “I just went up there and did
my job to give them a chance to win
and we got it done in the end.”
Defense for both teams remained
constant through the rest of the game.
The Eagles regained its momentum
when Steve Cochrane sent a powerful
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The Eagles celebrate its championship win with a good old fashioned dog pile. The Eagle’s win sealed their
spot in the NCAA tourney.
line drive up the middle to bring home
Phillips to tie the game again.
On day two, the Eagles defeated
Western Carolina University 12-1.
GSU started out offensively as Victor
Roache walked and then stole second.
Roache snagged a grounder that
brought him in for the first run of the
game.
Andy Moye took the starting
pitching role and terminated the
Catamounts in the first inning,
particularly the outfielders.
Head Coach Rodney Hennon
said he was impressed by Moye’s
performance at the mound.
“He showed a lot of composure out
there tonight. He’s a fifth-year senior
and has a little bit of savvy about him;
the pic-offs were huge tonight and
that’s something that’s always been
big for him and came up big with it
tonight,” said Hennon.
Moye’s performance was not the
only one that made Hennon a proud
coach. Phillips’ defense played a big
role and kept the Catamounts from
putting up big points.
“Eric Phillips played outstanding
defense for us tonight and that was big.
Andy Moye was outstanding. When
he did get in trouble, we made some
big plays behind him and Eric Phillips
has his part in several of those,” said
Hennon.
In the first game of the double
header against CofC, the Eagles
suffered a 1-9 loss to the Cougars, but
bounced back with a 7-6 win in the
second game.
“We just got to pick ourselves up
and bounce back. Charleston played a
good ball game,” said Hennon.
“After a tough first game, I feel that
they showed a lot of character and
resiliency and found a way to get it
done.”
Roache felt as though the loss
would give the team an added boost to
play more effectively.
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“It was a lot of motivation, after
playing so good these past few days,
the loss didn’t really faze us much. We
used it as fuel and we were able to get
the job done in the second game,” said
Roache.
Starting pitcher Josh Adams
admitted that he felt the demand of
performing well going into the game.
“I was pressured because all year
I’ve been inconsistent, but I felt really
confident, I knew I was going to go
out there and gave them my best, I just
showed up ready to go,” said Adams.
Adams may have been nervous,
but Hennon certainly recognized his
great day on the mound.
“I feel that he really gutted it out
for us, made some big pitches when
he had to. We made some mistakes
defensively but we also made some
big plays in some key situations today,”
said Hennon.
Adams agreed and said that he
was solid throughout the game, even
though he usually stumbles a bit early
on.
“I felt really good out there; my
mechanics were right. Usually when
I’m in a game, the first two innings is
my struggle point because I can’t find
my arm slot, but it was on the whole
game,” said Adams.
Hennon mentioned that he felt
the grand slam made by the Cougars
shifted the momentum to its dugout
and he was proud of the way his team
responded.
“I thought our guys did a good job
of keeping their composure. I thought
that Jarrett Leverett responded very
well, continued to go right at hitters
and did his job,” said Hennon.
In the SoCon title game, the
Bulldogs and the Eagles spent the
majority of the game dishing out
stifling defense from both ends.
Although GSU was only able to put
up one point, its coach described the
game as one of the best competitions
he has witnessed.
“That was one of the greatest
performances I’ve ever seen, just
unbelievable. You have to tip your
hat to Samford. Their pitching staff is
outstanding, the deepest staff in the
league,” said Hennon.
Beck, who was named the
Tournament’s Most Outstanding
Player, was highly praised by Hennon.
“Chris didn’t give in all day long,
gutted out and gave us an unbelievable
performance. You never know what
you are going to get in a situation like
that; it looked like he had really good
stuff early on. He was fortunate early
in the ballgame to get some outs early
in the count, so his pitch count stayed
down, but I think there at the end,
he willed himself to get it done,” said
Hennon.
Beck added, “My team stood by me
100 percent and I knew [what] they
expected out of me what I gave today.
My team never quit on me, they gave
me a run early and that’s all you need
in a ballgame. Sometimes, baseball is a
game of inches and that’s all we needed
today.”