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VOL. 83 | NO. 11

THE FIRST QUARTER Basketball is back! We preview the men’s and women’s 2015-2016 season. Find out who the key players are and what key match-ups for the season will be.

Sports | Pages 15 -19

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Inside

GSU/GPC: Gearing Up

The Core of Everything

Run,Prohaize! Run!

Life After R.J.

Students and school officials are concerned about adjusting to the big consolidation.

Before you start your major courses, you must pass the standard curriculum. Our columnist thinks this is enough.

Learn about Edward Minta’s trek along the east coast, where he endured life’s brutal elements in the fight against police brutality.

Column: How will the men’s team hold up this season without R.J. Hunter?

News | Page 3

Opinion| Page 7

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News 3

A&L | pages 9 Opinion 7

Arts & Living 9

Sports | page 18 Sports 15

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NEWS

GSU-GPC

consolidation update Just about 10 months until the Panther Family grows by some 20,000 students, SGA is still tweaking its governing documents to accommodate that huge influx from the Georgia Perimeter campuses.

LAUREN BOOKER & SEAN KEENAN News Editor & Associate News Editor

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ince Georgia State and Georgia Perimeter College (GPC) announced this year that they would consolidate to create a university spanning cities, administration and student groups have been working to unify the separate student bodies.

Charles Guilbeau, Georgia State managerial science senior, transferred from GPC about two years ago. He said after a “pretty rough” transition, he’s concerned that a drastic shift in school structure could prove taxing for current GPC students.

“GPC is definitely a small place,” he said. “It was like the transition from middle school to this really big high school.”

Large student organizations on each campus are planning for the impending consolidation to help students have a more seamless transition.

Forming on SGA

So under the hood of Georgia State’s Student Government Association (SGA), university politicos are working long hours to help Jaguar students merge into the Panther lifestyle.

Just about 10 months until the Panther Family grows by some 20,000 students, SGA is still tweaking its governing documents to accommodate that huge influx from the Georgia Perimeter campuses.

SGA executives from Georgia State and GPC have united to form a consolidation committee to address discrepancies in their governing processes and to oversee the inflated student body.

During the meetings, they’ve been holed up in conference rooms for as much as six hours at a time to finetune big documents, such as new SGA constitution and bylaws.

“We met last Friday for like six hours,” said Georgia State’s SGA President Sebastian Parra at an Oct. 23 meeting. “This committee has met 18 hours so far.”

And Georgia State’s Student Center Director Boyd Beckwith said at the meeting they still have at least another 12 hours of planning to finalize a draft of these documents to go before

senate vote.

Anthony Nguyen, Georgia State SGA’s vice president of public relations, said much of the editing and drafting discussion involves incorporating more of GPC’s constitutional language.

“It allows each respective campus to operate how they are accustomed, because it only has what is entirely necessary,” he said. “The bylaws allow flexibility for each SGA to operate how they need, while also keeping a single SGA structure.”

Beckwith said these tentative changes incentivize Georgia State’s SGA to be well read on the subject matter of the amended documents.

“This gives the executive board... really has the most interest in making sure this is correct,” he said. “It needs to be on the agenda for the next senate meeting.”

Georgia State SGA’s VP of Academic Affairs David Jackson reiterated at the meeting, “Take it very seriously; don’t sleep on this.”

But Nguyen said the constitution and bylaws won’t be receiving a total makeover, just a few adjustments of technicalities.

There aren’t many differences except in the GPA standards raising, I believe,” he said, “[plus] taking things out of the constitution to prevent loopholes, and adding them to bylaws so we can change things if needed.”

“All the GPC SGAs and the Atlanta campus SGA are to review the drafted constitution and have whatever recommendations for changes back to this committee by Friday the 13th of November,” Beckwith said.

Getting adjusted

Still, Guilbeau said if students aren’t already enrolled at Georgia State, he thinks they may face a rocky transition during the consolidation.

“It was just my first semester. My grades...I had B minuses, straight B minuses. And I had to drop a class. It was just overwhelming,” he said.

He said he thinks the consolidation is “pointless.”

“I register the first day I am scheduled to register and it is still a struggle for me to get the classes I want.”

Ben Abrams, sophomore Sports Editor at GPC’s Collegian newspaper, said many students at GPC are not sure about the exact details of the consolidation plan and his college could prepare students better.

“Honestly, I do feel like they could

make better strides. It does seem like a lot of students are in the dark about what’s going on,” he said. “As far as getting students prepared for the transition, they haven’t done too much.”

He said he feels like the consolidation plan seems “weird” and would like to see their detailed plan.

“I understand the mission statement...I don’t know if there are any other ulterior motives besides that,” he said. “My concern is how are they going to make that transition from a two-year to a four-year school?”

Abrams said he is excited to be able to take bachelor’s classes and to get more involved with athletics when the two schools consolidate.

“I know GPC...even though they have an athletic department I don’t feel like, because it is a commuter school, was interested in athletics,” he said.

Some fanfare arose following Georgia State’s invitation of GPC students to attend Panther football games for free.

However, Georgia State Spokeswoman Andrea Jones said since the university has not yet annexed GPC campuses, no cash was taken from students pockets.

“The consolidation is not official until January and no fees have been changed on either side,” she said. “We have the capacity to accommodate them for football and it doesn’t cost anything to admit more.”

Mike Holmes, Georgia State’s Sports Information Director, said it’s too early to know how many Perimeter students are attending the games.

But GPC’s presence at the games is just one effort to expand the #PantherFamily.

Student media

Abrams said there have not been any major changes with The Collegian. They plan to continue publishing content for the rest of the academic year.

“In the next school year in August, the officers will be a part of The Signal. But the good news is that The Collegian will still be online,” he said.

Next year, writers will be writing for The Signal and editors at the GPC campus who will oversee chapters, Abrams said.

“I feel like The Signal is a good paper,” he said. “I am excited to work and also learn from that paper.”

www.georgiastatesignal.com/news w/news

Student groups plan to make transition process smoother for the students.

January 2015 Board of Regents approves consolidation.

March 2015 Operational Working Groups develop work plans and a new mission Statement is approved by the Board of Regents.

Feburary 2015

Georgia State President Mark Becker and Georgia Perimeter Interim President Rob Watts appoint members to the Consolidation Implementation Committee. Work begins on a new Mission Statement.

March to November 2015

December 2015 Consolidation Plan will be submitted to the University System of Georgia

Consolidation Implementation Committee meets and approves recommendations.

January 2016 February 2016 Students can attend the new consolidated Georgia State University.

Consolidation Plan will be reviewed by the Board of Regents.

NEWS

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2015

The lack of feedback

PHOTO BY JACOB LAWTON | THE SIGNAL

Some students claim the university’s dining hall eateries are making them sick.

Dining hall users experience food poisoning, but they don’t tell PantherDining staff JACOB LAWTON Staff Reporter

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eorgia State’s dining hall food quality is not up to par with the university’s growing student population.

Some students said they’ve gotten food poisoning and even found bugs in their food. However, dining hall users haven’t reported these shortcomings to staff.

Georgia State student Lennis George said he got sick last spring semester after eating a burger from Patton Hall’s dining hall.

“I told all of my friends and everyone else that I knew, because I wanted everyone to be aware.

However, there were still multiple people who got sick not too long after I did,” he said. “After getting sick I tried my best not to eat in either of the dining halls. I would eat fast food instead. I grew very fond of Zaxby’s.”

When asked if he reported his illness to a PantherDining staff member, George said no.

Response needed

Georgia State student Andrea Durojaiye said she got sick in March immediately after eating dinner in Piedmont North’s dining hall.

“When I got sick, I realized that I had contracted food poisoning from the dining hall, because I rarely throw up,” she said. “Immediately after eating my meal I began throwing up and for several days after the incident, my stomach was uneasy, and I had a constant need to use the restroom.”

Durojaiye said she didn’t tell anyone she fell ill.

“I didn’t complain to anyone, because I had no idea of who to complain to. I mentioned my sickness to a few staff housing members and they too acknowledged that this is an ongoing problem,” she said.

Assistant Director of PantherDining Suzanne Paltz said students should tell a dining hall manager if they think they’ve gotten sick from eating food from the dining hall.

“There are methods that allow students to give us feedback; however, students don’t utilize them,” she said.

Georgia State student Nikolas Holloway fell ill “once around the end of fall semester and multiple times throughout the spring semester of last year.”

“I didn’t complain to anyone, because I didn’t know who to tell,” he said.

Durojaiye also said students joke about the cleanliness of Piedmont and Patton Hall kitchens.

“The hygiene in the Piedmont and Patton kitchens has always been the butt of all housing jokes, to put it lightly. I should have complained to the dining staff but I believed that they too had a notion of what was happening but chose not to address it,” Durojaiye said.

She said for the amount of money dining hall users pay, they shouldn’t have to deal with stale food or infected meat.

“What I want to know is where my money is going if it’s not going into the adequate preparation of

meals,” she said.

She said the manager will conduct a thorough investigation immediately about students’ concerns about PantherDining.

From the Farm to your Plate

Paltz said PantherDining gets their food from two main suppliers, US Foods and Athena Farms.

She also said some food items come from Sysco, a vendor that also provides food to Sodexo.

“Our chefs order foods with help from our food management software program called Foodpro, based on a rotating 4-week menu cycle,” she said. “From there our chefs and cooks prepare the menu items based on production reports and recipes that are a part of the food management system.

Then the food is presented for service. History helps us tweak our production so that we know what to make more or less of.”

Progress at PantherDining

PantherDining is bringing new developments to dining hall users.

They are developing a mobile app, commuter meal plans are coming in the spring and nutrition consultation is available to students.

Last month both Georgia State dining halls were also awarded the first 2-star certified green dining halls within the southern region of the United States, according to Georgia State’s website. The certifications were given based on the categories of disposables, energy, food, furnishings, building

PHOTO BY JACOB LAWTON | THE SIGNAL

There are napkin boards in both Patton and Piedmont North for students to provide PantherDining with feedback.

materials, pollution and chemical reduction, and waste and water usage.

Georgia State, the University System of Georgia and Corvias Campus Living also broke ground

on a new student-housing complex and additional dining hall on May 14. It is expected to be ready for the student body by the Fall 2016 semester, according to Georgia State News.

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NEWS

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2015

Partial meal plans are coming TIFFANI BUCK Staff Reporter

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tudent Government Association’s Vice President (SGA) of Student Services Fortune Onwuzuruike’s proposed partial meal plan initiative has been approved.

The option to have a partial meal plan would be available to Georgia State commuter students possibly as soon as Spring 2016, Onwuzuruike said.

Fortune Onwuzuruike said he’s pleased to have this “big missing puzzle of the university” approved

by Georgia State’s Auxiliary Services.

“People have been trying to do this for years and years. To actually see it be a part of my term and play, I’m truly blessed and humbled to get that experience for our students,” Onwuzuruike said.

By implementing partial meal plans, Georgia State would let

commuters have an additional meal plan choice that would be budgeted by a set number of swipes allowed at university dining halls, according to Onwuzuruike.

Currently, students have the option to receive the unlimited seven-day meal plan costing $3,796.00 or the unlimited five-day meal plan priced at $3,594.00 for the academic year, according to Georgia State’s PantherDining website.

Sarah Greenberg, a sophomore commuter student at Georgia State, does not have a meal plan, and said she thinks having a meal plan isn’t “reasonable” considering she doesn’t live on campus.

However, if Georgia State were to allow partial meal swipes for the university dining halls, Greenberg said she would consider getting purchasing the plan, because it would be easier for her to eat on campus rather than off campus.

“It seems a lot more convenient to eat on campus, and I might be

saving money if I use the partial meal plan instead of going to a restaurant and buying a somewhat expensive lunch,” she said.

Taylor Jackson, a sophomore commuter at Georgia State, does not have a meal plan because of the price. She also said she wouldn’t buy a partial meal plan either.

“It’s too much money. Since I live off campus, I can cook at home,” Jackson said.

Xyra Arroyo, a freshman commuter at Georgia State, said she has the five-day meal plan, because it’s convenient. However, she said she believes sometimes she does not get her money’s worth.

“I commute, so I’m not here everyday to be able to go to the dining [halls],” she said.

Although partial meals would only be for commuter students, Onwuzuruike said there is a possibility for students who live on campus to take part in getting partial meal swipes in the university dining halls in the future.

Did you know?

2015-2016

Academic Year meal plans: Unlimited seven-day meal plan: $3,796.00 Unlimited five-day meal plan: $3,594.00 (according to PantherDining)

Staff Reporter

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he MARTA Police Department (MPD) is trying to make patrons feel safer by implementing the new Blow the Whistle campaign.

One component of the campaign is MARTA’s “See & Say” app, which is available to Android and iPhone users.

Police escorts will walk MARTA riders to their destination and stand with them if they are feeling uncomfortable waiting at a station alone, according to a MARTA press release.

If the MARTA user lives within a five-mile radius from a station, they would also drive them home, as stated in the press release.

Caitlin Burkhart, Georgia State student, said she is looking forward to the improvements.

“Having had a negative experience on MARTA involving an invasive stranger who made me fear for my safety, I am excited to hear about the new safety initiatives,” she said.

One night, around 10:30 p.m., a man approached Burkhart and repeatedly asked her to leave with him to smoke or drink. He eventually asked for her phone number, which she refused to give him.

MARTA’s official crime statistics

last week

PHOTO BY JADA HAYNES | THE SIGNAL

The Blow the Whistle campaign plans on making MARTA patrons feel safer, including police escorts and the “See & Say” app that’s available too.

report there were 64 counts of aggravated assault, 49 counts of robbery and 318 instances of larceny during fiscal year 2013-2014.

The Blow the Whistle campaign is designed to combat this, and to promote the campaign.

Officers are handing out whistles and informational pamphlets, according to the press release.

Courtesy phones are still available and they offer free self-defense classes.

Alisa Jackson, MARTA’s manager of communications, said the MPD’s

Local

Dekalb officer who killed man will not be prosecuted.

A grand jury decided not to indict J.R. Pitts, the Dekalb county officer who fatally shot Kevin Davis last December, according to CBS 46.

Pitts was responding to a 911 call at an apartment complex when the shooting took place. Davis was reportedly holding a gun, and did not drop the weapon when ordered to.

The Davis family said he was never given a chance to obey the order.

next free self-defense classes will be scheduled between now and Thanksgiving. When the locations and times are decided upon, they will be posted on MARTA’s website.

She also said there isn’t a “time frame” for when customers can call a police escort, and all services are also available to men.

Jackson said it’s important to keep in mind that it may take a few minutes for an officer to get from one station to another. “[T]his is something that Chief

National

The US will send troops to Syria to assist rebels.

The U. S. will be deploying ground forces in Syria to advise rebels fighting against ISIS, according to CNN. An official said that a small number of Special Operations forces will be sent to the Middle Eastern nation. They will assist Kurdish and Arab rebels in planning and logistics. Josh Earnest, White House Press Secretary, insisted the special forces do not have a combat mission.

ZEKARI SMITH Staff Reporter

Partial meal plans:

Meal plan budgeted by a set number of swipes allowed at university dining halls Only for commuters (according to Fortune Onwuzuruike) “Before you know, we’re actually gonna start having meal plans where you can actually get partial 35 swipes for not only commuter students but for the student body as a whole,” Onwuzuruike said.

MARTA Unveils New Safety Initiatives JADA HAYNES

Atlanta comes in second place for the top city for millennials

Dunham has said – we want to be as on-call and as readily-available as possible…We certainly don’t want to strand anyone, but at the same time, [we’re] having to work within the resources we have available,” she said.

However, people with disabilities may have to wait a little longer for their conditions to change.

Jessica Blinkhorn, a longtime activist for handicap accessibility, publicly voiced her problems with MARTA Mobility.

Mobility is a service that transports customers with complications getting into, riding, or getting out of MARTA’s typical buses or rail services, as stated in MARTA’s official website.

Blinkhorn has been having issues with MARTA’s buses, but she said the company has not been accepting her requests to be put on the newer models. “[MARTA Mobility] 4000 [buses] have a straight axle which causes the bus to bounce around. [With] the wheelchair that I have, the bounce is too much for my body…I get flung around. Same goes for anyone who doesn’t have muscle control,” Blinkhorn said.

Jackson said MARTA’s police cars aren’t equipped with the same safety measures as a Mobility van, but they are currently discussing ways to increase accessibility for handicapped patrons.

Global

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tlanta ranked No. 2 for best cities for millennials in a recent report conducted by Time Money which highlighted the opportunities available for millennials.

The rankings are based on a number of factors: cost of living, employment opportunities and amount of activities, according to Time Money.

On the cost of living index, Atlanta gets a 114, which is far below other big cities, as stated in Time Money. This rating means most commodities, like food, are less expensive in comparison to other big cities.

Tiffany Williams, Georgia State junior, said Atlanta is less expensive in comparison to other big cities, but thinks it is still expensive to rent an apartment inside the perimeter of Atlanta.

“For someone who’s not used to rent being above $900, it’s definitely expensive. I guess that comes with city living, but I think it’s definitely less than living in San Francisco or New York,” she said.

Another factor in Atlanta’s ranking is job growth. It is predicted to increase by 14.3 percent by 2019. More companies, such as Delta Airlines, have chosen to hire local Atlanta workers, according to Money. com.

Kris McLarty, a residential assistant in the Lofts, said she believes the diversity of people in Atlanta has increased the types of jobs offered in the city and the amount of space available.

“We have the space for it, Georgia is like really spaced out,” she said McLarty also said she thinks it is considerably cheaper to build and grow businesses in Atlanta in comparison to other cities.

Atlanta came in second place for being the top city for millennials, behind Austin, Texas.

The other three cities in third, fourth and fifth place are Columbus, Ohio, Tuscon, Arizona and Seattle, Washington, according to Time Money.

Russian plane crash kills more than 200 people

On Oct. 31, a plane crashed in the Sinai Peninsula and all 224 passengers were killed, according to CNN. There is no proof of the crash being caused by terrorists and the reason why the crash happened is still unknown. While in flight 30,000 feet above, the plane wasn’t registering on radar screens. Russian President Vladimir Put is ordering an investigation into the cause of the crash.

CORRECTIONS 10/27 A&L Mispelling: Paranoia Quest not Paranormal

NEWS

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2015

PHOTO BY JADE JOHNSON | THE SIGNAL

The high cost of success

College students are twice more likely to abuse drugs like adderall to hancement academic performance.

Some students misuse prescription meds to cope with academic pressure CHARLES BAILEY Staff Reporter

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s the fall semester winds down and academic anxiety flourishes, college students are finding themselves using prescription drugs like Adderall as a study aid.

College students commonly misuse prescribed medication like Adderall, thinking they will get better grades, according to Healthline. Adderall is a medication usually prescribed to people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Georgia State philosophy major Max Reed* uses Adderall and Vyvanse, another prescribed medication for those with ADHD, to help him study. Reed started taking the pills in high school, and currently spends up to $100 a month on the medications in college. Reed said his philosophy coursework is intensive, and he sometimes works up to 10 hours a day.

“When you write philosophy papers, you have really long periods of intense work and have to piece it all together. You have to get really into it before you can start having things click,” he said.

Adderall is among a group of legally prescribed drugs having the highest potential for abuse. Full time college students ages 18 to 22 are twice (6.4 percent) as likely to use substances like adderall nonmedically compared to non full time students (3 percent), according to a National Survey on Drug Use

blotter Oct. 26

Laying some hands Two or more Georgia State students fought in the University Commons from 8:10 p.m. to 8:28 p.m. The case is still active.

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and Health.

Sheryl Strasser, associate professor of the School of Public Health at Georgia State, said patterns of drug misuse among students vary by many factors, including school, social groups and geography.

“While amphetamines/stimulants use is on the rise and frequently abused by college students, [substance abuse] is not typically limited to use of one type of substance, and they may be willing to try other types of substances,” she said.

Strasser also said reasons for misuse of substances depend on a whole host of reasons, including pressure, stress, escape and euphoria.

“Really, it depends [on] coping with relationship issues, financial worry, loss, rebellion, experimentation, freedom of independent living, pain control, relaxation and escape,” she said.

Reed said he is unsure about the difference in his grades with or without the use of Adderall, but he has gotten several perfect scores on papers while under the influence of Adderall. He said the ideas he had while using were “top tier.”

“There are expectations in the classroom taking philosophy,” he said.

“You have to kick ass at it. Otherwise, you’re wasting your time.”

Reed said the initial rush after taking Adderall is euphoric, most times he takes the pills after school.

After taking them, he said almost 15 minutes pass before he can focus and study.

One time he even skipped a class to finish a paper while using Adderall.

“I’ll take one 10mg instant relief

after school work, then a 20 mg extended release pill for like an all day thing,” he said.

Reed said his mind moves like “a Mario mushroom” after taking Adderall, and his quality of thought is better. He has also seen his writer’s block improve with the drug.

“I’m impressed with the thoughts I have on Adderall. It takes my thoughts to the next level,” he said.

Strasser said a student may become impulsive or erratic when abusing stimulants. Other side effects include withdrawal, changes in eating patterns and lack of proper grooming.

The person may also lose interest in communication or participation in their daily life.

Reed said his friends use prescription drugs, and his family is aware of his use.

“They’re not sure if I should be using it,” he said, “but they turn a blind eye.”

Reed said his former girlfriend noticed him behaving erratically.

“I would get super irritated in traffic, or do something to make her pull me aside and ask me about taking Adderall,” he said.

He said his side effects include mood swings and overly emotional behavior. A sense of normalcy returns to him after a week of discontinued use, but he said Adderall’s residual effects remain during that week.

“Adderall makes you crazy,” he said.

“If you take it, like six or seven days straight, you become very emotional. You can get really sad easily or take things too personally on the seventh day.”

Strasser also said there are signs to watch out for, which include drastic

mood swings, sudden changes in behavior, appearance or actions. She advises people to “take action” when those signs appear.

“Look him or her in the eye and tell them you notice something

Reported thievery A Georgia State was involved in a theft case. The thief stole something from Langdale Hall valued at $500 or less. The incident was reported to Georgia State Police Department (GSUPD) at 12:22 p.m. and happened between 10 a.m. and 10:50 a.m. The case is still active.

A non-Georgia State affiliated person was arrested for driving without a license and not obeying a traffic control device. The person was arrested on the intersection of Walton Street and P Street at 2:49 p.m.

one way street and doing so with a suspended or revoked license. The incident happened at Decatur Street and Central Avenue at 9:21 p.m.

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Where’s my license?

Oct. 28

Backwards day A non-Georgia State affiliated person was arrested for driving the wrong way on a

different and are concerned. He or she may want to push you away and begin to isolate themselves,” she said. *Names have been changed to protect the identity of those in this story. Names used as aliases.

POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS OF ADDERALL • fast, pounding, or uneven heartbeats; • pain or burning when you urinate; • talking more than usual, feelings of extreme happiness or sadness; • tremors, hallucinations, unusual behavior, or motor tics (muscle twitches); or • dangerously high blood pressure according to RX list

DID YOU KNOW? • College students make up the largest known substance abusers nationwide,.

• Thirty percent of college students abuse adderall compared to 80 percent abusing alcohol, 50 percent abuse marijuana, and 10 percent use ecstasy, according to Addiction Center.

• Drugs of choice on college campuses, according to Addiction Center: Alcohol, Adderall, or “The study drug,” Marijuana, and Ecstasy

Oct. 29

Too young to get turnt A Georgia State student and a non-Georgia State affiliated person was involved in a case where a person had alcohol while being under 21 years old. The inci-

dent happened at Piedmont North and the case has been cleared.

Oct. 30

Restroom showdown In the Patton Hall lobby restroom, two or more Georgia State students decided to have a verbal confrontation from 1:05 a.m. to 1:41 a.m.

The incident was reported to GSUPD at 1:05 a.m. and the case has been cleared.

OPINION

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An Unbalanced Curriculum How it can be difficult to navigate Georgia State’s required courses

JOHN MILLER Columnist John is an English major with a concentration in Literature. He spends his time cooking, reading, writing and watching movies.

Mostly watching movies.

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The four-year academic curriculum at Georgia State can be frustrating sometimes. Those who are older will know exactly the frustration that I’m talking about: the unwillingness to take the classes your program requires you to complete, either because they’re classes you’d never pay to take otherwise, because they’re too hard, or both.

I’m not going to pretend this article is anything more than a rant, as I understand that the core curriculum is there for reasons that I’m not privy to or understand, likely having to do with state requirements and so on, but I’m also not going to pretend that I haven’t gotten more than annoyed multiple times during my degree because of what I’ve had to take.

First, I’m annoyed that I’ve had to take science courses. I know, I know, most of us think science courses are obscenely difficult. Me, especially, but that’s just because I’m extremely dumb when it comes to science. I’ve tried to take only one at a time during my course, but esingle science sequence course can be overwhelming when paired with a lab.

But who will honestly say that society doesn’t benefit from those educated in the sciences? Who cares, then, that English majors like myself can’t find academic work in a few colleges in Japan now ever since the government decreed they’d be severing humanities programs to better fit the nation’s needs?

Still, it seems like a waste of effort on part of both the students and the instructors to try to teach students

science who have repeatedly shown no interest or talent in its subjects.

In addition to this, science courses by-and-large take up more time than most courses do. There’s extra reading, extra memorization, extra practice, and to top it all off, a lab that you’re absolutely required to go to each week.

But that’s the end of my small rant on science courses. More on the course curriculum in general and how it’s unbalanced.

I just mentioned that science courses take up a whole lot of time, yet perspectives courses sometimes run for a very short amount of time, yet they both fulfill their respective credits. It’s strange that some courses would require more effort for the same amount of credit, just because the course material is more difficult.

Those who I have interviewed have complained about a few key aspects of the core curriculum. See the Vox below.

The main complaint has been the same as mine, but a bit more general. The core curriculum is an impediment to the kinds of courses students would rather be taking.

The excuse that a student should be required to take a course because he or she might not know if they like it or not until they try it falls apart when that student has already taken that course in high school.

What would make more sense would be to have students take courses that weren’t offered in high school, more esoteric courses that nevertheless feed into socially beneficial occupations.

One reason the core curriculum

might be there is to bolster students’ understanding of the subjects they learned in high school. But why, given the reasons I’ve listed above?

Another complaint I’ve heard from students is that they’re often daunted by prerequisite courses for classes they want to take.

This can be an issue if one doesn’t have a definite plan towards how to finish one’s degree, but even if one does, there can still be roadblocks along the way, and the requirement for a prerequisite can really delay students from taking courses they need.

I’ve run into problems registering for courses I need, including prerequisites, but I can’t expect the staff to be able to offer every course every semester.

These are just a few reasons navigating the curriculum can be difficult, so this article is part rant, part cautionary warning for underclassmen: Plan your courses wisely. Be aware that some courses are more difficult than others, so don’t take too many science courses in one semester. Make sure you fulfill prerequisites towards classes you’ll need to take for your major if you’ve decided your major yet.

Also, don’t try to fulfill all of the core curriculum at the beginning of your college career. If you’ve decided your major, take some courses toward it, because classes in the core curriculum can be extremely dull.

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“We spend K-12 taking all these curriculum classes, and now we’re paying to take more curriculum classes. I haven’t learned anything new in these classes. I’d just rather start my major now.”

Political Science “When it comes down to registration, I’m not really annoyed about the classes we have to take, but my biggest thing is the process--going through the advisement center and PAWs-they’re not really helpful.”

Neuroscience “Frustrations I have with the academic curriculum are the core classes. It’s just like doing high school again; it’s a waste of time.”

“It’s strange that some courses would require more effort for the same amount of credit, just because the course material is more difficult. This is probably the principle reason that the core curriculum is unbalanced.”

Student “What are some frustrations you have with Georgia State’s curriculum in general?”

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From Atlanta to New York, stopping in South Carolina and Virginia on the way, Prohaize ran across the east coast raising awareness on social injustices.

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n Sept. 20, Edward Minta began to run and bike from Ebenezer Baptist Church toward the Statue of Liberty. On Oct. 8, Minta completed his trek.

Minta, also known as Prohaize, is a Georgia State alumn and the creative strategist and founder of Justice Trail.

Justice Trail takes on social injustice issues, namely police brutality.

“The purpose of this journey was to raise awareness for solutions, to facilitate greater transparency between police officers and civilians; specifically through the implementation of body cameras for active duty police officers,” Prohaize said.

The Run

The trip from Atlanta stopped in South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and ended in New York.

“I trained for five weeks. My body was in athletic shape from playing soccer and frequently working out, but five weeks was still a very limited amount of time to condition myself physically and mentally,” Prohaize said. “Most people who venture on cross-country treks condition a minimum of six months, and some train for over a year. I focused on proper running techniques and preventative injury measures during my training.”

On the voyage, there were poor weather conditions, dangerous road states and a limited time to prepare

for it all. The warnings of Hurricane Joaquin were also going on at this time.

“The hardest part of this run was traveling through seven days of nonstop rain,” Prohaize said. “My shoes were constantly filled with water and the freezing temperatures were unforgiving. I felt like giving up almost everyday, but the continuous encouraging messages from supporters and Justice Trail’s purpose kept me going.”

Prohaize stayed at friends’ places and sometimes motels to restore energy. The journey gave way to opportunities of education and consciousness raising by meeting different people at different places.

“My trek up the East Coast presented me with an opportunity to educate and empower people on the inadequacies of our justice system, and what we as people can do to help strengthen it,” Prohaize said.

“I had the opportunity to share the Justice Trail campaign with an array of different people; local residents, farmers, store clerks, construction workers, even police officers.”

Justice Trail is further continuing their activism by calls to action through the internet and gathering the community when they can.

The Cause

The run was provoked by conversations Prohaize had with friend after friend who had experience police violence. Also, by the prevalent accounts of police brutality in the media.

“Anthony Hill’s death is one of the prevalent cases of police violence that happened right here in Atlanta,” Prohaize said. “He was an unarmed veteran who was shot and killed

“By sacrificing my body, time, and energy, I hope to influence people to voice their support for police officer body-mounted cameras to their state officials, which will greatly impact its legislation nationwide.”

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by DeKalb County’s Officer Robert Olsen. I remember my conversation with his girlfriend, Bridget, who happens to be one of my friends.

She mentioned that having visual footage of the officer’s encounter with Anthony would yield true justice against the officer. Due to the lack of transparency, their case has been filled with opposing accounts about what happened during the officer’s encounter with Anthony.”

Police brutality is arguably one of the most widespread dialogues amongst activism the past few years.

Many think the solution lies in various legislations and some think it’s not one at all. For Prohaize, the answer is accountability.

“Police brutality can be solved.

We must identify specific problems and work with action plans to actualize comprehensive solutions,” Prohaize said. “We are focused on strengthening the transparency in police and citizen encounters through body cameras. A study was conducted with Rialto, California’s police department, where all active duty police officers were required to wear body cameras in 2012. After running the study for one year, the results indicated the use of force by

officers decreased by 60 percent and citizen complaints dropped by nearly 90 percent.”

On Justice Trail’s website there is an interactive map where curious minds can check if body cameras have been mandated in their state.

If there is not a mandate, there is a template and direct contacts to voice support body cameras to your state representatives.

“By sacrificing my body, time, and energy, I hope to influence people to voice their support for police officer body-mounted cameras to their state officials, which will greatly impact its legislation nationwide,” Prohaize said.

Prohaize: The Artist

Not only is Prohaize an activist, he is also a rapper and artist. Prohaize is the stage name.

The song “Wade in the Water” was released, which shares a name with a famous spiritual in African-American history. The video is uploaded onto Prohaize’s YouTube channel.

“My work as an artist and as an activist influence each other, so this run definitely influences my musical work and vice versa,” Prohaize said. “I love to focus on the good, while also understanding the bad

and the ugly throughout various communities.”

Experience the journey

To give first-hand documentation of the tramp, there will be a documentary made by Justice Trail.

“A professional videographer who traveled with me who also was the campaign manager, Jake Schmutzler, filmed and photographed compelling footage which will be used for the documentary,” Prohaize said. “I also have tons of recordings from the shoulder-mounted camera that captured every step of my journey.”

The documentary is planned to be released in Jan 2016. It will be available on Prohaize’s YouTube channel and implanted on JusticeTrail.org.

Justice Trail’s Team • • • • •

Prohaize - Creative Strategist Jake Schmutzler (GSU Alum) - Campaign Manager Devyn Springer (KSU Student) - Photographer D’mani Devoe (GSU Alum) Community Outreach Alden Holt (GSU Alum) Volunteer Coordinator and Communications

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ictures are worth a 1000 words but what about pictures of words? The most unlikely place to find life advice is while sitting on the can. The walls of bathrooms stalls are crawling with opinions, confessions and even album promotions.

Many people around Atlanta and on campus have taken it upon themselves to share their words. Take a look at the walls inside the throne room.

Some of the coolest things can be found in unexpected places. Carrying a pen to the bathroom isn’t always a bad idea.

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Black Trans Lives Matter Faces of Feminism is deconstructing gender stereotypes CHANTE FOSTER Staff Reporter

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eorgia State is home to various campus organizations that cater to a wide assortment of hobbies, activism, social groups and more.

Faces of Feminism is a student organization that wants to celebrate black trans identity by deconstructing social standards and stigmas about the trans community.

Building a Community

Dandy Prinsloo, is a part of the Leadership board for Faces of Feminism, who wants to create a place where students can feel welcome and accepted. By bridging the gap between stereotypes and stigmatism, Prinsloo, want to see a community where students can freely express their identity on campus.

“I don’t feel comfortable being around main campus, I feel comfortable in the Alliance room or in the library by myself,” Prinsloo said.

“Black trans adults do exist, and there’s power in our existence.”

Georgia State students can help increase the awareness of black trans life, by making the campus more accepting to all types of people and identities. The biggest challenge will be getting rid of preconceived ideas about the LGBT community, and especially the trans community.

“Faces of Feminism [is] an organization that [wants] to extend a better understanding of what feminism is and what it can be,” Prinsloo said.

“By challenging common stereotypes, and social stigmas that affect

other groups of people.”

The organization focuses on understanding the lives of all human, despite class, gender, race and sexuality. Instead of focusing on just one social group Faces of Feminism wants to make others aware of marginalized people that stand outside of social norms.

“Feminism is intersexual, it includes both men a women, because it’s deconstructing the patriarchy and toxic masculinity,”Prinsloo said.

“Along with being human, comes a lot toxic social standards and norms, and so you end up with a group of marginalized people that end up on the boundaries, and don’t get a lot of attention.”

Raising Awareness

Black trans women are an underrepresented community, which means they undergo a lot of stigmatism. Prinsloo describes trans misogynoir as a rising social issue that henders positive views on the black trans community. Misogynoir is both racism and sexism that black trans women experience within society.

“Misogynoir is the intersection of both gender and race that’s committed against black women in general,” Prinsloo said. “Transphobia, racism [and] sexism, all of the stigmas that apply to those three groups apply to trans women, and so they’re seen as not human.”

Events

-The opening event, Group Action, took place on Monday Nov. 2, at 4:30 p.m. in the library plaza. This event focused on trans women who have lost their lives from murder and sui-

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(in the grass) Representatives from Faces of Feminism, Vee McConnell (left) and Tiffani Carroll (right), show their support for #BlackTransLivesMatter.

cide. The organization performed demonstrations, by chanting and taking a moment of silence to respect the black trans women that lost their lives. As a kick start to the week of events, Faces of Feminism hopes to welcome the trans community by making them feel more comfortable and accepted on campus.

“We’re going to come together and be ,real black, real trans and be real unapologetic about it.” Prinsloo said. “ I’m hoping it attracts and makes the black trans community on campus feel welcomed.”

UPCOMING EVENTS Tuesday, Nov. 3, is the Bail Fund Bake/ Kitchen sale and cypher also located in Library plaza at 4:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Nov. 4, documentary screening and discussion in the Troy Moore Library, located at 25 park place, at 4:30 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 5 at 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. , is the community panel, with guest speakers and activists from the trans community. Featured speakers include Micky Bee, HIV/AID awareness and social justice advocate. Raquel Willis, leader and voice for the trans community and more.

In the Spotlight: A Q&A with GSU’s Acting and Film Club CATRINA DYGERT Staff Reporter

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tlanta is currently nestled in the middle of a huge film boom. With the industry growing so quickly, it’s no surprise that more opportunities are cropping up on the Georgia State campus, as well. CAST, which is a film and acting club here at GSU, offers a practice space for cinematographers, actors, screenwriters, and directors - both with and without experience - to break into the field. The Signal talked with the co-founder and vice president of CAST, Monica Edelhoff, to talk about the club and its future.

How did CAST get started?

CAST started as an idea between myself and my friend Kleveland Bishop. We both wanted to create a film organization on campus where film students could get together and create short films and where actors could gain experience and footage to present to agents. We worked hard to come up with the constitution for CAST and what we wanted to bring to Georgia State and Atlanta.

What all do you do, just production or do you offer workshops?

We do productions as well as hosting different programs. Our first program was a Q&A with singer Sevyn Streeter and we went to do a Dessert and

Monologue Program, Comedy Show and also a Q&A with Talent Agency J Pervis.

Do you have any upcoming projects?

We are currently working on developing a web series for our next project. Right now we don’t know what we will do for sure. We have one script with a few episodes, but we also want to see what some members may come up with, so I can’t really say for sure yet.

What happens at your meetings?

At our meetings the pre-production team will work on a short film that they want to produce and the actors do different improv games as well as practice audition techniques and later audition for roles to be in the short films we produce.

Do you have any specific goals this year for expanding your group?

This year we are expanding our EBoard so that we may be able to take in more actors and screenwriters in order to produce a web series and short films or sketches.

Do you plan on making teams for the upcoming 48hour film festival?

Members in the organization will form teams but we will not have a CAST team for this upcoming festival.

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CAST is a newly revived student organization that provides a creative environment for those interested in pursuing any and every aspect of film production.

fers to festivals in which all films are produced and edited in the 48 hours allotted by the festival. Genres are assigned upon entry, and most movies require the use of a specific plot point or prop.]

How can people get involved with CAST and should they have prior experience in film production/acting?

People can get involved by going on

to our Orgsync page and requesting to join the organization so that they receive emails when we host new member meetings. They do not have to have prior experience but if they do that is just a plus for us! We strive to have both experienced and inexperienced members in order to provide a learning experience and hands-on training with students who have had more training.

If you’re looking to break into the film

industry, CAST can help you get the experience you need. With positions for actors, directors, and production teams, everyone is welcome to join, whether you have experience or not.

In the meantime, follow Monica’s advice and sign up for their e-mails at https://orgsync.com/81062/chapter to stay up-to-date on all the CAST productions and events, and remember, if you’re going to “break a leg,” you’ll need a CAST.

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home is never complete when the coffee table is empty. Fill your coffee table with words and pictures to liven up your living room. Whether you’re reading, writing or skimming through, here are a few great coffee table books.

Journals:

These are the coffee table books that also contain memories. These journals are meant to be filled out daily. · One Line A Day: This book has a spot for you to write one line a day. It’s a free write to express yourself. · Wreck This Journal: This is one of the most popular journals around. There are actually different versions of this journal to help your creativity flow in the form of destruction. · Q and A Five Year Journal: With this journal you answer one questions a day. Each question has a spot for five years. This book is a personal favorite of mine. It’s an awesome way to look back each year on how your responses change. · Just Between Us: This journal is a different way to help better the mother daughter bond. In this journal you can write things like “A

song about mom”. · What I Love About You: This journal is pretty self-explanatory; just write what you love about someone by following the prompt. This journal comes in a few different versions: What I love about mom, dad and grandma.

Good Reads:

Here are a few different books to sit back a read or just decorate with. · “Paddle Your Own Canoe”: This book by Nick Offerman is a guide to his life. A book written by the mustached grouch himself, could anything be better? · “IT”: Alexis Chung has become the “It” girl of our generation. Read about and look through pictures of her life with this book. · “Not that kind of girl”: Lenah Dunham writes a great book about her experiences and life choices. Her open book of essays fills your time with tons laughs. · “Humans of New York”: Based on the popular Tumblr blog, this book take a quick look into the lives of strangers living in New York. · “Men Explain Things To Me”: In this book written by Rebecca Slonit talks about the differences in the communication between men and women. · “As If!: The Oral History Of Clueless”: Any fan of the 90s or of Cher Horowitz this is the book for you.

Pictures Only: No reading just looking. Decorate with pages full of pictures. · “The Wes Anderson Collection”: A beautiful collection of pictures from behind the scenes of Wes Anderson films along with artwork and ephemera. · “Extraordinary Chickens”: This is a big book filled with photos of chickens. Enough said. · “100 days, 100 beards”: This book is based on the popular Tumblr blog. This book contains 100 different beards taken on 100 different days. · “1000 Tattoos”: Take a look through pictures and their outrageous body art. · “1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die”: This book is a complied list of different albums and a description of each one, production team and all. · “Banksy In New York”: The works created by the mysterious Banksy put into a book.

Adult coloring Books: · “ Color Your Own van Gough” · “Splendid Cities: Color Your Way To Calm” · “1990s Coloring Books” · “Thrill Murray: Bill Murray Coloring Book” · “Free To Be Crabby: A Maxine Coloring Book” Don’t leave your table covered with only water rings. Take the chance to bring some life to your table with books.

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his film rarely lets the audience catch a breath. The two hours are packed with a thread of suspense that almost always extended to its maximum. Although the themes in “Sicario” aren’t new, they are wellhandled and the story is gripping.

The opening of “Sicario” is quick and communicates visually, rather than with rivers of dialogue. Kate (Emily Blunt), a young FBI agent, finds a house in the middle of the desert where dead bodies are hanging from the ceiling, causing an almost intolerable foul smell. As another agent tries to open a locked door at the bottom of a shed, a bomb goes off, killing him and a few others. Kate, in the next scene, accepts to join a special mission in Mexico to look for the drug cartel lord responsible for this and hundreds of other deaths.

In one scene, FBI cars go through a violent Mexican community.

While the prior shots showed us the vastness of the landscape and highways stretching through them.

Here, we find ourselves confined with the protagonist inside a car with characters she doesn’t trust.

The choice of angles and the editing make us part of this journey into an underworld of crime we seem to know little about.

These unknown characters are FBI advisors and Alejandro (Benicio Del Toro) is one of them. A cool, calm man who neatly folds his expensive suit into his bag before strapping a rifle on his shoulders. The brilliance behind Del Toro’s character is how little we know about him. He looks somehow out of place and yet seems to be respected by others. He gains our respect when he saves Kate from

being killed and, yet, not even then does he opens up to us.

Del Toro’s acting is worth the ticket alone. Quiet and contemplative, observant and decisive. It’s all in Del Toro’s face. As an audience, we seem to constantly have questions for him, but he dodges them like bullets until the very end, when his true goal is revealed. Alejandro is probably one of the most interesting movie characters of 2015.

Kate’s story is the main one, and it’s also interesting. An idealistic agent, she refuses to accept that men like Alejandro can act so freely under FBI control. Yet, there’s something inside her that slowly comes to grip with the situation she finds herself in: a law official witnessing law being practiced through illegal means. This internal combat is a powerful one and Blunt delivers a remarkable performance as her character struggles with it until the very last scene.

“Sicario” is a fascinating trip through a world of crime and drugs.

The characters hang in grey areas.

Can we call evil a man who is a cop but must transport drugs in order to feed his family? Can we call a woman good who witnesses illegal procedures happening under her eyes and eventually gives up on reporting it? How about a guy working under the FBI who we know nothing about? These are the questions, the double edge swords, that make each character unique and interesting.

The theme of “Sicario” isn’t new, but there’s a freshness to its characters that so far is unrivaled in 2015. And the last scene just leaves us hanging.

The story is concluded, yes, but the motives that caused it are still there.

Director Dennis Villeneuve doesn’t calm us with his black screen. He stirs us up further. He discomforts us. And that is something only a great director with a great story can do.

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After rising through the ranks of her male-dominated profession, idealistic FBI agent Kate Macer (Emily Blunt) receives a top assignment.

Recruited by mysterious government official Matt Graver (Josh Brolin), Kate joins a task force for the escalating war against drugs. Led by the intense and shadowy Alejandro (Benicio Del Toro), the team travels back-and-forth across the U.S.-Mexican border, using one cartel boss (Bernardo Saracino) to flush out a bigger one (Julio Cesar Cedillo).

RATED: R GRADE: A VERDICT: Despite working with themes that are often displayed on

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Tuesday The Creative Mind Group Info Session Nov. 3 Noon p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

With The Creative Mind Group, an internship opportunity to organize film festivals is in your grasp. An info

Wednesday State of the University

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Family Weekend – Parent and Family Mixer

SGA Senate Meeting Nov. 5 7:15 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Nov. 4 3 p.m. - 4 p.m.

President Mark Becker is delivering his annual State of the University address.

Becker will speak on the university’s future and recent successes.

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Our Student Government Association is holding their bi-monthly meeting. The legislative sound board is open to students, staff, and faculty.

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Bring your buns out to the final tailgate of the season. Join Spotlight at the Blue lot before kick-off.

First generation students and their parents are invited to enjoy breakfast to end Family Weekend. RSVP to mharris80@gsu.edu.

The ever scary 13 Stories Haunted House has 6 terrifying attractions and Hollywood level of detail. Check them out on Facebook at Facebook.com/ 13Stories/

Nov. 7 1:30 p.m.- 3:30 p.m.

Nov. 6 5 p.m. - 7 p.m.

Invite your parents to the Family Mixer to kick off Family Weekend.

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Key players are returning for the men’s basketball 2015-2016 season.

Men look to continue Sun Belt dominance Losing top two scorers shouldn’t affect team much JEREMY JOHNSON Staff Reporter

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n March, R.J. Hunter pulled up and nailed a jumper that rocked Georgia State along with the sports nation. The 2014-2015 Panthers’ basketball team upset third seeded Baylor Bears in the NCAA Tournament.The Panthers redeemed the 2013-2014 season and took care of their unfinished business by winning the Sun Belt Conference.

But where does that leave the 20152016 Panthers’? The team, despite losing the team’s top two scorers, will return quite a bit of experience and add some really talented players to the fold this season.

“Although I thought we had some really nice depth last year, I think our depth is going to be really strong this year. I think a lot of that has to do with the fact that our younger players have continued to develop and our newcomers are hungry to get on the court,” head coach Ron Hunter said via email. “As important as it is to have strong starters, it is equally important to have strong depth as it is a long season and you need a lot of great players to be successful.”

The Panthers are returning senior guard Kevin Ware, senior forward Markus Crider, senior forward T.J. Shipes, junior Isaiah Dennis and sophomore forward Jordan Session, who all played key minutes last season.

Key Returners Kevin Ware

Ware is healthy and fresh off a very strong at the end of last season as he won Sun Belt Tournament MVP after the Panthers win in the championship game against Georgia Southern.

Ware feels he is as healthy as ever and ready to help guide the Panthers even farther this season.

“I’m feeling really good right now.

This is my last year. Kind of feel like

I’ve been through all the ups and downs leading up to this point,” Ware said. “I’m probably the healthiest I’ve been and the quickest and the fastest and feeling like myself again.”

Ware will have an opportunity to be a bigger part of the offense after averaging 7.6 points per game last season while playing the shooting guard spot and moving to point guard in some instances after Ryan Harrow went down.

Ware will will take on more of the scoring load and be looked at to be more vocal on both the offensive and defensive ends of the court.

Markus Crider

Crider averaged 9.7 points per game last season and 6.4 rebounds per game, proving to be a rebounding machine. He averaged 11 points and 8.5 rebounds per game in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament.

Crider has been a key player for the past three seasons and has grown into a cornerstone for the program that has multiple transfers and few four year players.

He will continue to be the big hearted, intense competitor in the paint that Panthers have grown accustomed to him being.

“I believe I’ll still have a big role in the rotation no matter what year.

From freshman on I’ve had a big role this year I look forward to the depth because we do have more bodies and we can count on more people to do better plays down the stretch.”

Crider said.

Isaiah Dennis

The junior point guard earned some key playing time in some important spots last season with Harrow injured.

Dennis, who is known as an explosive athlete, is continuing to add to his game to become a more well-rounded point guard.

Dennis averaged 2.1 points per game for the whole season. These numbers do not tell the story of what

Dennis meant down the stretch for the Panthers last season nor, will it tell of how important he could be moving forward.

Dennis was able to hold his own in important parts of last season while Harrow was out with injury.

Dennis put up 10 points in only 10 minutes of playing time in the Sun Belt semifinal and then had eight points with three steals in back-toback games against Baylor and in the season ending loss to Xavier.

Dennis will be fighting for the playing time at the point guard spot with Isaiah Williams but will definitely be playing a key role for the Panthers this season.

Other key returners to watch are seniors Jalen Brown and T.J. Shipes.

Brown, a transfer from South Suburban, will be looked upon to provide some shooting and rebounding for the Panthers off the bench.

Shipes was a starter during some points last season. He has a solid rim presence that can change and block shots. Shipes also adds a toughness element to the Panthers.

He is important because he knows his role as the rebounding defender and enforcer for the Panthers, just showing the unselfishness that makes teams like the Panthers great championship contenders.

“I know my role, I know what I got to do. I don’t try any more than and I don’t try any less. I just play as hard as I can. I want what’s best for the team obviously, it’s like family so, we all have the same goal in mind,” Shipes said.

Newcomers

The Panthers have some intriguing newcomers that aren’t really newcomers. The team will be relying on two new transfers in Jeremy Hollowell and Isaiah Williams who had to sit out last season due to NCAA rules and a player returning from being academically ineligible.

Freshman Malik Benlevi will be a

player to watch as well.

Isaiah Williams is a transfer from Samford where he started at point guard as a freshman and averaged 11.9 points per game and 3.4 assists per game and was named 2014 Southern Conference freshman of the year.

Williams will be fighting for the starting point guard spot with Dennis and at worst will be a key part to a deep Panthers’ rotation.

Williams experience and basketball IQ to make an impact for the Panthers.

He showed at Samford the ability to score as a freshman.

Jeremy Hollowell is a 6-foot-8 inch forward that has come to Georgia State after two seasons at the University of Indiana. Hollowell averaged 2.8 points per game in his freshman season at Indiana and averaged 5.7 points per game after making 15 starts in his sophomore season.

Hollowell gives the Panthers another big body to take over in the paint after the graduation of Curtis Washington.

The Panthers will also have redshirt freshman Jeff Thomas available for the first time after he was ruled academically ineligible last season.

Thomas averaged 18 points per game and 9 rebounds per game in his senior season at Norwalk high school.

The Panthers will be counting on Thomas to be that shooting threat that was vacated when Hunter drafted into the NBA this year. Depth The Panthers do not have the two stars that will bail them out of tough situations this season. However, Georgia State remains very capable of having similar results from last year.

The Panthers have been fortunate to get young players and develop them over a three or four year span. With high profile transfers to supplement that talent and have them mesh together,the results are being seen as they will be competitive without two of the program’s best players.

The Panthers have the luxury of playing multiple lineups based off what type of team they are facing, this

is a luxury a coach like Hunter will gladly take and use to his advantage.

“I love the fact that we will be able to do a lot of different things with our lineup this year. Having options over the course of the season will do a lot for us. We are still experimenting and looking at different things now during the preseason to see how they work.

I think it will be a work in progress, but by the time the season gets here, we will have a pretty good idea. It is a great problem to have,” coach Hunter said.

Players will remain fresher because they won’t be taxed by playing an excessive amount of minutes and will appreciate being able to count on their teammates to take up some of the slack and this may even benefit the Panthers late in the season when other teams are piling up bumps and bruises.

The Panthers will also have time for players to refine their roles. Come February and March, the rotation will be refined and players will have the experience playing with one another in different situations and in different roles. They will also look to peak right around the time where the trophies get handed out at the end of the season.

“It will definitely keep us fresher over the course of the season. As we have tried to do the last few years, we want to peak in late January and early February. With the depth, we will be able to stay fresh and hopefully be playing our best ball then,” coach Hunter said.

All-in-all the expectations are high for the Panthers, as they should with 10 letter winners returning from a team that advanced into the third round of the NCAA Tournament last season.

The Panthers just have to gain their bearings on what the roles will be and with the tutelage of Hunter, who is quickly gaining recognition as being one of the great coaches in college basketball, the sky still is the limit for this quickly growing giant of a program that resides in the center of the city Atlanta, Georgia.

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oming off of a disappointing 2014-15 season and losing key players such as Alisha Andrews, Brittany Logan, Gaby Moss and Kayla Nolan, the Women’s Basketball program is optimistic about their clean slate this year.

A slate so clean that only four players are returning from last season, two new coaches have been added to along with a new strength and conditioning coach. Head coach Sherwin Baldwin-Tener is fresh off signing a three year contract extension this summer and sees more ability in this season’s squad than in any other.

“I think we have a lot of potential.

I think it will depend on how fast people pick things pick up and how fast we mesh together,” coach Baldwin-Tener said. “But I do think we have more talent than we’ve had, we’re more deeper than we’ve been and I’m ready to make a pretty deep run in the conference.”

Key Players

Makeba Ponder

Ponder returns to her second season as the team’s reigning leading scorer and as a third team member of All-American Mid-Major Freshmen.

Ponder also tied the school record for 3-point baskets in a season with 69 and was one 3-pointer away from tying the single game record of 8-point baskets against Morehead State. The sharpshooter’s three point percentage ranked second in the conference and

thirty-fourth in the NCAA. Last season, the Panthers seemed unclear at times knowing who their star exactly was, however, this season there shouldn’t be much confusion.

Ponder understands her expectations for the year and sets her goals even beyond the hype. “[In the Sun Belt preseason polls] I made second team, this year I want to make first team,” Ponder said. “I’m trying my best to win Player of the Year, go to the NCAA Tournament and at least go to the first or second round.”

Kennesha Nichols

Nichols is a returning starter for the Panthers. Her freshman season, she played in all 30 games for Georgia State and averaged 8.1 points to go along with 6.4 rebounds in the last 19 games of the season, starting in 18 of those matchups (didn’t start Senior Day).

In 2014-15, Nichols had a four game span where she grabbed at least nine rebounds and blocked three shots against Arkansas State.

Nichols is an elusive post player who shot 55 percent from the field, which would’ve ranked second in the conference if she had one more attempt. In high school, Nichols was twice named a finalist to be named the top player in the Women’s Basketball hotbed of Tennessee.

Alaysia Mitchell

Basketball fans in the state of Georgia might remember Mitchell and her brother, Georgia Tech senior Forward, Charles “Chuck” Mitchell dominating high school teams at

Wheeler High School. Like Chuck, Alaysia is an absolute workhorse on the post, averaging 14.7 points and 7.8 rebounds a game last season for Pensacola State. Mitchell scored a season-high 30 points against LSU Eunice and had nine games both for when she scored over 20 points and nine games when she grabbed over 10 rebounds. At Wheeler, Mitchell set the school record for rebounds and ended her high school career finishing second in Cobb County history for rebounding.

The transfer will look to play a vital role for the squad this year, with the departure of the now-professional Brittany Logan and the recovering injured starter Haley Gerrin.

Erica Norwood

Norwood is a junior transfer point guard from Furman. After the first seven games of the season (first semester), Norwood will be eligible to play for the Panthers. At Furman, Norwood proved she is a nice scorer, posting a season-high 22 points against High Point and scoring 14 points against UGA. The Campbell High School graduate had her number 4 jersey retired by the Spartans.

Norwood and freshman Madison Newby will share the point guard responsibilities this season. Newby once had 10 steals in a game for Archer high school against Berkmar and set the Gwinnett County, the same county WNBA superstar Maya Moore played in, record for career assists with 665.

Ponder has been very fond of Newby so far leading up to the season.

“She’s a very good player and a very good person,” Ponder said of Newby. “I played with her in AAU and

we’re very close on-and-off the court.”

What to expect The Panthers should improve this season. The new talent on the team come from winning programs and legacies where they were honored on their respective paths to Georgia State.

However, the Sun Belt on the Women’s side is extremely competitive, as five teams from the Conference clinched postseason bids last year. By no means is it a guarantee all of this new talent will come together its very first games together, especially when so many players are coming off of offseason surgeries as well. Fans should feel excited for the growth going on the Women’s side of things for the future and shouldn’t be surprised at a 201516 winning season, ranked as a midseed in the conference tournament, making it to the semifinal Sun Belt game in March.

Tatianna Jackson

Out of the 10 newcomers for the Panthers, coach Baldwin-Tener said Jackson has stood out the most at the moment. A 5-foot-10 transfer Forward from Chattanooga, Jackson played in all 33 games as a sophomore with the Moccasins, who had a 25 gamewinning streak that was stopped in the NCAA tournament losing to Syracuse by six points. Jackson was also named to the Southern Conference AllFreshman team.

“She’s very versatile. She can shoot the three, she can drive in.

She’s a strong player, she’s really good defensively,” Baldwin-Tener said why Jackson has impressed her. “She’s an all-around great person as well.”

Key Opponents

Arkansas State

(Jan. 28 at Arkansas State, Feb. 20 at GSU Sports Arena) The Panthers face off against the Red Wolves twice this season in-conference play during the second semester. Arkansas State was picked in the preseason to win the conference after finishing second last regular season and in the conference tournament. The Red Wolves are lead by two-time conference Player of the Year Aundrea Gamble, who’s had a career average of 19 points a game since transferring to Arkansas State from Kilgore College her freshman season.

Little Rock

(Jan. 30 at Little Rock, Feb.18 at GSU Sports Arena) The defending conference champions are led by the senior duo of Alexius Dawn and Shanity James.

Last season, Dawn finished second in school history for 3-pointers in a season with 76. James led the team in rebounding and finished second in points. Last season, Little Rock defeated its opponents by 13.6 point margin and finished with an 18-2 record.

Georgia Southern

(Jan. 19 at GSU Sports Arena, Feb. 22 at Georgia Southern) The Eagles were picked to finish last in the conference this season.

Georgia Southern finished 2014-15 with a 5-24 record and lost by a margin of 10.3 points to its opponents. The teams’ leading scorer Angel McGowan returns as a junior this season.

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Regular season record • 23-7 First in Sun Belt Conference Post season • Sun Belt Conference Tournament Champions • Second Round NCAA Tournament 13 seed.

Key games Nov. 25 At Ole Miss Prediction: Loss Panthers will face an SEC school again this season but it will be early in the season and the Panthers may still be working out kinks and will eventually be outlasted by a solid SEC opponent on the road.

January 7 vs. Troy Prediction: Win The Panthers will open the Sun Belt season against Troy.

This game could be the Panthers coming out party

January 16 vs. UL Lafayette prediction: Win The Panthers meet rival and Sun Belt favorite UL Lafayette at home. This will be a statement game and will look to give one of these two contenders a chance to gain a leg up in the Sun Belt. The Panthers beat UL Lafayette two of the three times they faced off last season after the Ragin Cajuns knocked the Panthers out in the Sun Belt Championship game in 2014. Panthers win a close classic in a packed Sports Arena.

January 19 vs. Georgia Southern Prediction: Win This game is an obvious reason to get up right? Back-to-back rivalry games at home sounds like an exciting week for fans. But this is tricky. The Panthers get by the Sun Belt favorite UL

Lafayette Ragin Cajuns and fall to the less talented and possibly rebuilding Eagles? This will be a test in the Panthers’ character as a team more than its skill level. The Panthers will be on an emotional high after beating a team that has become one of the biggest rivals and is supremely talented in its own right. The Panthers’ biggest rival Georgia Southern comes in three days later with revenge on its mind after being denied the Sun Belt Conference regular season and Tournament crowns be the Panthers and spoils the fun. Sounds like set up for disaster? But the Panthers have been there and done that and at this point in the season the roll could be on the way. The Panthers handle their business in a close game.

March 3 At UL Lafayette Prediction: Loss The Ragin Cajuns get to pay the Panthers back for the early season encounter.

This matchup could go a long way in deciding the regular season crown.

The Panthers will look to have built a good cushion on the first seed in the Sun Belt Tournament by this point.

The Panthers will win the Sun Belt but the Ragin Cajuns will use home emotion to push them over the Panthers in an emotional rematch.

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as a contender in the Sun Belt as they get a struggling Troy program looking to rebuild. Some of those early season kinks will be sorting out come January and the potential early season struggles begin getting further in the rearview mirror. Panthers should win big.

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t began with a steady comeback in the last two minutes of an early tournament game in Jacksonville, Florida. It ended with an entirely new program and one shining moment for one special school.

When Baylor guard Kenny Chery stepped up to the free throw line for an one-and-one opportunity, with his team up two points over a No. 15 seed, one could imagine the confidence Chery carried in his mind at the time. Chery was a senior, as well as the team’s leading free throw shooter for anyone that attempted more than 10 that season. Plus, there were only 14.1 seconds left in the game and the Panthers missed two free throws in the last minute.

Every reason for Chery to feel at ease- but he missed.

Chery missed his first free throw with 14.1 seconds remaining, T.J. Shipes grabbed the rebound who swung the ball to Kevin Ware before the ball ended up in R.J. Hunter’s hands as 10.1 seconds remained.

With the television color commentator pleading for Georgia State to take the ball to the basket in a hurry,

Hunter held the ball as he crossed halfcourt before passing it back to Shipes, who set a quick screen after passing it back to Hunter with 5.1 seconds remaining. Hunter decided to waste no more time and pulled up to heave a 30-foot jumper that went through the basket to win the game, become one of the more memorable upsets in recent sports history and to get head coach Ron Hunter falling out of his mobile stool he received after tearing his achilles celebrating a win at the prior game for the Panthers.

Within the following months, the Georgia State basketball program was mentioned on every major network and sports show. The Panthers were no longer only known by fans of the Sun Belt or followers of Kevin Ware and Ryan Harrow, they were known by seemingly everyone.

Rumors began to surface about coach Hunter considering the more traditional college basketball programs after his newfound fame.

However, Hunter said he wanted to stay at Georgia State and has since earned a bonus for his tournament win last Spring.

Both the Men and Women’s teams have new practice jerseys, the GSU Sports Arena has a new center

hung video board, new welcoming banners are behind each basket and plans to build a new practice space for the basketball program have been announced.

Members of the team, athletic director Charlie Cobb and sports information director Mike Holmes walked the red carpet in sunglasses amongst the finest athletes in the world at the ESPY’s in July. A bobblehead of coach Hunter falling off his stool have been produced at a limited 2,015 units. Every home game for both the Men and Women will be broadcasted live on ESPN3 this season. The team continued to bring in talent from power conference schools such as the transfer from Alabama, Devin Mitchell. The program also landed its highest rated recruit out of high school, Buford guard D’Marcus Simmonds, who is currently ranked the 72nd in ESPN’s 2016 recruiting class rankings.

“Life after the shot” for Georgia State has been phenomenal, but there’s one more message this year’s Panthers are eager to send to the Sun Belt coaches that picked them to finish second in the conference: don’t let the absence of R.J. Hunter bring doubt to the program and school that had its one shining moment.

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Ajanaku leads the team with 58 blocks and is also first on the team with a .308 hitting percentage. Ajanaku currently ranks third in the team for kills with 186. Every semester since 2013, Ajanaku has been named to the Dean’s or President’s List and is currently a Law student at Georgia State. Ajanaku’s sister Inky plays volleyball for Stanford and is a national known fan favorite. Ajanaku transferred from Long Beach State after her sophomore season and redshirting her freshman year.

Ajanaku is a 5-foot-11 middle blocker from Tulsa, Oklahoma and was a state champion in the high jump and volleyball.

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4-0 | Overall: 7-1

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4-0 | Overall: 5-3

3-1 | Overall: 7-7

Texas State

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Georgia Southern

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4-1 | Overall: 6-2

3-1 | Overall: 6-6-1

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2-1 | Overall: 3-4

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0-4 | Overall: 0-16-2

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After going 2-0 over the weekend, the team has moved out of last place in the Sun Belt and now needs at least only one win to qualify for the conference tournament in Statesboro, Georgia. The team’s remaining games are against Arkansas State, Georgia Southern, UL Lafayette and UL Monroe. The last home game is Nov. 7 against Georgia Southern.

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The team with the top record in Georgia State athletics begins the GSU Soccer Complex hosted Sun Belt conference tournament Nov. 4. The Panthers finished the regular season with a 4-4-1 conference re-

cord and 10-5-3 overall. Junior Suzanne Arafa and freshman Caitlin Ray both led the team with seven goals.

Men’s Soccer

Breezed over Howard University Oct. 31 on Senior Day 3-1. Goals were scored by Nomis Cisic, Jad Elkhalil and a PK from Hannes Burmeister, who also had an assist on the day. The Panthers last game of the regular season is Nov. 7 at Georgia Southern. The Sun Belt tournament begins Nov. 12-15.

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Fell on the road against Arkansas State. Chandon Sullivan be-

came the first in program history to return an interception for a touchdown, and Marquan Greene’s 100-yard return was the first kickoff return touchdown for the Panthers since Albert Wilson pulled it off in 2012. The team now face ULLafayette on Nov. 7 at 2 p.m. in the Georgia Dome.

Women’s Tennis The Panthers went undefeated in singles play during the Georgia State Fall Invitational played at Piedmont Park. The only loss the team suffered was losing two out of three sets against Furman in doubles.

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