News

Cyclist to pedal around world for free education

Cyclist to pedal around world for free education

Members of the Georgia Southern University community welcomed cyclist Max Peer to campus as he arrived at the RAC yesterday at 2 p.m. as a part of the “Share the Knowledge Tour.” Peer, along with support and materials from Interaction Design Foundation (IDF), will travel 35,000 miles across the world to major universities over a [...]

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Marketing and communications office looks to fill V.P. position

Marketing and communications office looks to fill V.P. position

The Office of Marketing and Communications, along with University Advancement, is putting together a committee to fill the position of Associate Vice President of Marketing and Communications. The position, recently held by Christian Flathman, was vacated on May 10. Flathman left Georgia Southern University to work for a Fortune 100 company, Salinda Arthur, vice president [...]

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Local farmers to learn trade benefits

Local farmers and other agricultural investors will have the chance to learn how to export goods and expand their overseas market this fall at the 2013 International Agribusiness Conference and Expo. Georgia Southern University and the University of Georgia will host the 2013 International Agribusiness Conference and Expo on Sept. 25-26 in Savannah. The conference [...]

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Opinions

Our View: Summer means productivity

The summer semester is in full swing at Georgia Southern University, and with it comes sunshine, blazing heat and the temptation to spend all your spare time at the pool.  However, it is important to remember that it is called the summer “semester” for a reason, and that what we used to know as summer [...]

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ESPN makes unnecessary lay-offs

ESPN makes unnecessary lay-offs

Hiring former professional athletes and former coaches as analysts and announcers for sports programs has become a normal practice for several networks, especially for sports giant ESPN.  Popular shows on the ESPN network have various athletes on its shows such as Jalen Rose, David Pollack, Steve Young, Lou Holtz and the list goes on and [...]

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The real IRS problem

The real IRS problem

In the past few weeks most of us have learned about the Internal Revenue Service, or the IRS, scandal. I should first say that the IRS acted unethically, probably unlawfully, and two of its highest-ranking officials have resigned. During the summer of 2010, a department within the IRS that focuses on tax-exempted applicants called the [...]

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A & E

Daft Punk returns as cool as ever

Daft Punk returns as cool as ever

For a band that has yet to have an album pass $1 million in U.S. sales, there really has been a lot of hype around “Random Access Memories.” It’s hard to shake the feeling that Daft Punk is a group that’s more fun to talk about liking than to listen to. Bob Marley has a [...]

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Solving summer boredom in Statesboro

Solving summer boredom in Statesboro

Summer weekends in Statesboro get boring quickly, but luckily places for a weekend getaway are close by. Being only an hour and a half away, Tybee Island is the closest beach to Statesboro. This makes it a popular getaway choice for Georgia Southern University students and Statesboro residents. And if lounging around the beach all [...]

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Chorale to travel to Austria for its first competition abroad

Tonight, the Georgia Southern Chorale will hold “The Journey Begins” sendoff concert in preparation to compete as the only American team at an international vocal competition in Linz, Austria next week. The free concert will be at 7 p.m. at Trinity Episcopal Church, but the choir will be accepting donations to help cover the choir’s [...]

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Sports

Ninth inning rally propels GSU past Furman

With a ninth inning rally, the Georgia Southern University baseball team defeated Furman University to improve to 2-0 in the Southern Conference Tournament. Junior outfielder Stryker Brown began the top of the ninth with an infield single. With two outs and a 1-2 count, sophomore infielder Tyler Avera drew a nine-pitch walk. The next GSU [...]

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Women’s basketball adds two transfer forwards

Georgia Southern University women’s basketball coach Chris Vozab announced today that Patrice Butler (Norcross, Ga./Norcross) and Kelsey Corcoran (Middletown, Va./Miller School of Albermarle) will transfer to Georgia Southern and join the Eagle roster in the fall. “We’re excited about adding two high-character student-athletes to our roster,” said Vozab. “Both Patrice and Kelsey embody the inherent [...]

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Men’s basketball selected for Cancun Challenge

The Georgia Southern University men’s basketball team is set participate in the 2013 Men’s Cancun Challenge in November. “We are very excited to participate in the Cancun Challenge,” Head Coach Mark Byington said in a news release. “We are fortunate to be in a basketball tournament with such great teams and it will help to [...]

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