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THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY SERVING THE UNIVERSITY SINCE 1933

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2011

INDEX

Top five best apps to get around Atlanta

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“As soon as you hear that alarm, you need to evacuate immediately.”

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INSIDE THIS EDITION

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z Entertainment Lalita Balakrishnanfinds the rhythm of life

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z Opinions SGA process is “hardly democratic”

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z Campus LifeGSU mascot’s changes over the years

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Due to new guidelines from the federal govern-ment, Georgia State will likely amend its sexual ha-rassment section of the student code of conduct.

If the University does not change its code, it will stand to lose federal aid and research money.

The University Senate will vote on the changes Oct. 29 to bring Georgia State into line with the fed-eral Department of Education’s new standards.

The Student Government Association’s Student Life Committee has already approved the changes and sent them to Legal Affairs.

The changes are primarily concerned with clarify-ing and standardizing the definitions and concepts within the code that reference sexual harassment. For example, the updated definition of sexual mis-conduct includes references to the fact that miscon-duct can transpire between people involved in an intimate sexual relationship and that sexual miscon-duct is not limited to either gender.

According to the SGA’s Vice President for Student Life Ben Williams, the new federal guidelines are not that unreasonable and noncompliance was not an option for the school.

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JOCELYN CRAWLEYStaff Writer

Defense will be key for the Panthers to stop Murray State on Oct. 8 at

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The University Senate will vote on Oct. 29 to comply with federal law.NICOLE GILLIS / THE SIGNAL

Getting back on

trackFootball team looking to right their ship against Murray State

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Although Career Services pro-vides job-placement opportunities for both current students and alum-ni, the service has received mixed reviews from students.

According to Ramona Simien, the Assistant Director of Career Ser-vices, in a briefing to the Student Government Association, less than 30 students have signed up for job interviews this month despite re-quests from major employers such as Coca-Cola, Proctor & Gamble and Liberty Mutual.

Simien says that part of the problem is that some students do not always know which direction they would like to take their career before graduation and wait till it’s almost too late. She recommends that students “start early” and that by “the junior year, you should start mapping out a plan,” said Simien.

However, Simien notes that sev-eral factors can decrease the likeli-hood of students being hired. For in-stance, incomplete resumes posted to the Career Services website can dissuade potential employers from calling in students for interviews said Simien.

On average, there are about 280 interview slots available over the course of two weeks.

Some students, like recent Geor-gia State graduate Alison Carter, have found the service to challeng-ing to use. “The GSU Career Ser-vices search tool would be helpful, but has only been frustrating in true

Lukewarm reception for Career ServicesJOCELYN CRAWLEYStaff Writer

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Code of conduct changing

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THE SIGNAL | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2011

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Sabastian Wee

It takes 25 seconds for a fire to start. It takes six minutes for it to engulf a room the size of a dorm.

And the fire department’s average re-sponse time is four to six minutes.

This was the message Dobbins Air Reserve Base Fire Department gave to students and onlookers at Georgia State first Fire Safety Carnival on Sep. 27. The event featured a variety of activities to teach students more about fire safety in on-campus and off-campus living.

One particular exhibition involved setting a mock dormitory on fire.

“We wanted to show how fast a room can burn under ordinary conditions,” explained Mike Hodgson, assistant chief of Dobbins Air Reserve Base Fire Department. “As soon as you hear that alarm, you need to evacuate immedi-ately.”

The demonstration took place on Gilmer Street, between Courtland Ave-nue and Edgewood Avenue. The 8-by-12 dorm, encased in a large wooden crate, had the bare minimums found in such a room: a mattress and box spring; a desk and chair; a computer monitor and a TV.

They lit the fire with a piece of pa-per and a flame. Within 90 seconds, the

young flame doubles in size, and the room temperature increase to 100 de-grees.

At three and half minutes, the fire took over the corner of the room.

At five minutes, the crowd backed away from the increasing heat exuded from the fire, swallowing at least three-quarters of the room. Seconds later, the TV exploded.

Six minutes in, the room is ravaged by the raging inferno.

A minute later, the firefighters moved in to douse the flames. After the thick grey smoke cleared, the audience gasped in shock at the charred room. The com-puter and TV were incinerated and only the springs remained on the mattress.

“I didn’t think the fire would spread that fast,” marveled pre-med student Danielle Reid. “Wow.”

Students living on campus are ad-vised to call the Georgia State University Police in case of a fire. According to the GSUPD’s annual fire safety report, dam-ages from dormitory fires from 2008 to 2010 totaled over $42,000.

“For a lot of college students, this is their first time away from home,” said Hodgson. “Nobody has taught them much about fire safety, so they need to heed all the precaution to keep them-selves safe.”

SABASTIAN WEEAssociate News Editor

Georgia State Fire Safety Carnival demonstrates the breath of a fire under ordinary circumstances

SAAKIB ZAFRANI / THE SIGNALA mock-dormitory set up by Dobbins Air Reserve Base Fire Department was set on fire in the middle of Gilmer Street. The demonstration was part of GSU’s Fire Safety Carnival, an event to observe fire safety week.

SIX minutes to BURN

Within three minutes, the fire doubles, accelerating from this point.

Firefighters and the crowd watched as the fire grew in size.

When you hear an alarmz Don’t sit up!z Roll out of your bedz Stay lowz Crawl to the doorz Feel the door handle to see if it is hot. If not, kneel against the door and open it slightly.z Continue to stay low and get out of the buildingSOURCE: Stony Brook University Environmental Health and Safety Department

Dorm safety tips

SOURCE: National Fire Protection Association

z Test all smoke alarms at least monthlyz Do not remove alarm batteriesz Cook only where it is permittedz Do not cook when you are drowsy from medicine or alcoholz Use a surge protectorz Check your building’s evacuation plans and practice all drills

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CAMPUS CRIMESEPTEMBER 26

University LoftsA report was filed for Simple Battery. The complainant, a GSU student stated, at 3:30 a.m. her roommate another GSU student hit her in the face. The case is being handled by Investigations.

SEPTEMBER 27Peachtree Center Ave.Officers arrested a Non-GSU individual for Possession of an Ounce or Less of Marijuana. At 2:06 p.m. officers made contact with a Non-GSU individual which was suspected of selling marijuana on 09/26/11 and confirmed he was in possession of (10) baggies containing marijuana. He was issued a C.T.W. and was arrested, processed and released on a Copy of Charges.

John Wesley Dobbs/Courtland St.A report was filed for Theft. The complainant, a GSU student stated, at 3:35 p.m. she was approached by a vehicle occupied with two black females. The passenger requested she call a number for her and then snatched her cellular phone. The case is being handled by Investigations.

SEPTEMBER 28University CenterOfficers arrested a GSU student for Theft. At 2:02 p.m. officers were advised the individual placed three text books in his backpack and attempted to exit the store. Officers confirmed the individual was in possession of the text books. He was issued a C.T.W. barring him from the University Bookstore and was arrested, processed and transported to Fulton County Jail.

Library PlazaOfficers arrested a Non-GSU individual on an Agency Assist. At 1:40 p.m. officers observed five individuals sitting by the GSU Panther Shuttle bus stop and did not get on any of the buses. Officers made contact with the individuals and confirmed one of them was a GSU-student. Officers conducted a G.C.I.C. check which confirmed an active warrant on one of the Non-GSU individuals. He was arrested, processed and transported to Fulton County Jail.

Andrew Young Policy StudiesOfficers arrested a Non-GSU individual for Disorderly While under the Influence. At 6:10 p.m. officers observed the individual lying on the ground intoxicated and he refused to leave the area. He was arrested, processed and transported to the City of Atlanta Jail.September 21

SEPTEMBER 29Decatur St./Kimball WayOfficers arrested a Non-GSU individual for Urinating in Public. At 4:37 p.m. officers observed the individual urinating on the wall. He was arrested, processed and transported to the City of Atlanta Jail.

Walton St./Peachtree St.Officers arrested a Non-GSU individual for Disorderly Conduct and Obstruction of Police. At 9:30 p.m. officers were advised that two females refused to pay for food they had ordered but had not eaten. When officers advised the individual that a crime had not been committed the individual became verbally combative. He was arrested, processed and transported to Fulton County Jail. K Parking DeckA report was filed for Entering Auto. The complainant, a GSU student stated, at 11:00 a.m. he noticed his driver’s side window was shattered and various items were missing. The case is being handled by Investigations. Piedmont NorthA report was filed for Alcoholic Possession under 21 Years Old. At 11:00 p.m. officers were advised of a loud party and made contact with the residents. Officers confirmed the resident was underage and in possession of alcoholic beverages. He was arrested, processed and released on a Copy of Charges.

Rec Center and Digital Aquarium celebrates 10-year anniversary

The Student Recreation Center has seen over four million entries since its inception, and they expect to see more with its upcoming addi-tions.

The center first opened its doors in August 2001, boasting four rac-quetball courts, an aquatic center, a 35 foot climbing wall and a running track in addition to its large inven-tory of fitness equipment and classes.

Last fiscal year, the Recreation Center had almost half a million en-tries into the facility, mostly by stu-dents. Of the nearly 500,000 entries, 66.5 percent were students while 32 percent were faculty or staff. The re-maining 1.5 percent was outside visi-tors.

Even with over four million en-tries since the center’s birth, Levin cautions that in the next few decades the Recreation Center will have to keep up with the growing student body.

“We may need to look at a future expansion or renovation…if the pop-ulation continues to expand,” said Levin. However, he says this will be in the distant future even though it isn’t too late to start planning ahead.

The Indian Creek Recreation Area and the Panthersville Recreation Complex are also a part of and man-aged by the Student Recreation Cen-ter.

One project that Levin says will be underway before the center’s next decade birthday will be a renovation of the Indian Creek Recreation Area.

“This facility is worn and old, but it has phenomenal potential,” he said.

In addition to the renovation, the center is planning to obtain down-town field space that will be walking distance for students.

Levin said the Student Recreation Center is a valuable asset to students and will continue to be into the next decade.

“Because we are strictly recre-ation, we provide so many opportu-nities for students,” he said. “To give

them those opportunities is a fabu-lous thing.”

One opportunity that Levin says the Recreation Center provides is a unique, unintimidating environment to interact with faculty outside the classroom.

“You could be on a treadmill next to your professor,” said Levin.

Into the next decade, Levin ex-pects the Georgia State community to continue their overwhelming sup-port of the Recreation Center.

“We’ve had a lot of positive expo-sure from day one,” he said.

The Digital AquariumThe Digital Aquarium is a mul-

timedia computer lab for Georgia State students. The lab offers equip-ment and software for students to create their own video, music, inter-active media and websites.

The lab also provides students with free rentals for digital cameras and video cameras as well as tripods, mics and lights.

For students who are not familiar with certain software, the Digital Aquarium offers different experi-ence level course in computer soft-ware like Final Cut HD, Photoshop, InDesign, Dreamweaver, iMovie and Blender 3D Design and Animation.

Bakari Omari, General Manager of the Digital Aquarium, says that the lab already has goals for the next 10 years.

“Our biggest thing is increasing awareness,” says Omari.

The Digital Aquarium plans the increase its awareness and market-ing to students. To do this, Omari says that entails “taking on what we’ve established and building on that” over the next decade.

Omari hopes that by increasing awareness that more students, in ad-ditional to the frequent graphic de-sign and film majors, will utilize the Digital Aquarium.

Omari says that the Digital Aquar-ium is a good place to start for those interested in the computer software and technology it offers.

“They can do that here,” he says.

MIRANDA SAINEditor-in-Chief

With four million entries and count-ing, the Student Recreation Center is looking to ex-pand over the next few years to keep up with the grow-ing student body.

MICHELLE ASCIThe Signal

1,566Daily average of students entering

Rec Center

WHICH CLASS USES THE REC CENTER THE MOST?

41% FRESHMAN

19% SOPHOMORE17% JUNIOR13% SENIOR10% GRADUATE

Elliptical cross-trainer

Most popular fitness equipment

Ab-BlastMost popular drop-in class

YOGAMost popular instructional

program

SOURCE: Recreation Center Annual Report 2011

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After brief deliberation, the SGA welcomed eight new Justices and a new President Pro-Tempore.

Senator Danielle Klein-man was sworn in the or-ganization’s new President Pro-Tempore, a position that bridges the senate and the executive board.

The SGA unanimously ap-proved the eight Justices, though Eliezer Hernandez was the only one present out of the eight (the rest had class and work obligations at the time of the meeting) an-swered questions from SGA members.

“There’s not a lot of rep-resentation for my race,” ex-plained Hernandez. “These students need their voices heard and I believe I can represent them pretty well.”

After Hernandez stepped out of the room, a few SGA members voiced their en-

dorsements for some of the appointees during the delib-eration process.

President calls for SGA unity

SGA President James Dutton urged unity amongst members and to refrain from speaking unilaterally to any-one outside the organiza-tion.

Dutton told members that any contact with the public or the media must go through him or the Vice President of Public Rela-tions.

“None of us can speak for the SGA unilaterally,” said Dutton. “Even as the (SGA) president, I can’t go in and say ‘I want to get rid of the Five-Star Program.’ As much as I may want to get rid of the program, I can’t say that unless that is what the com-mittee and the SGA has de-cided.

“When we went as the E-Board to (Athletics), they

listened to what we had to say,” he continued. “This is what happens when elected students, representing thou-sands of students, come for-ward to speak as a united front.”

Additionally, he stressed the importance of members diligently taking part in the various committees created to address student concerns. SGA is required to occupy 49 seats in Georgia State’s committees, not including the student organization’s internal committees.

“It’s very important for the student’s voice gets heard and represented,” said Dutton. “If not, the students will not have a voice in this community.”

Georgia Dome to open 4,000 seats

After an E-Board meeting with the Athletics depart-ment, several changes have been implemented to ac-commodate student partici-

pation.One of the changes in-

cludes the opening of 4,000 seats on the lower levels of Georgia Dome. Students will no longer be allowed to sit on the upper level of the Dome. They will be able to sit anywhere on the lower level, with the exception of reserved seating. Barricades will also be removed from the lower deck to allow stu-dent entrance.

Students will also receive free companion tickets at the Murray State game on Oct. 8. Students will be able to pick up tickets the day before. Free T-Shirts will be given to the first 5,000 stu-dents who attend. Addition-ally, games will now begin at 2 p.m. instead of noon, though the Homecoming game will be an exception.

So no more tailgating at 9 or 10 a.m.,” said Vice Presi-dent of Student Services Grace Lee.

Lee plans to have further

meetings with Athletics Di-rector Cheryl Levick to pro-vide recommendations and tips to target more student participation.

Alumni Association offering open member-ships

Alumni Association Di-rector of Open Membership Miranda Giddens implored SGA members to join the or-ganization and take advan-tage of the perks enjoyed by members.

The most popular dis-count from the organization offers a 10 percent discount on non-textbook items like apparel and gifts. A one-time only 10 percent discount on textbooks is also included. Other discounts are also of-fered at places such as, but not limited to, Rueben’s Deli, Stone Mountain, Six Feet Under.

“I spent over $650 on books this semester,” said Giddens. “I bought a lot of

Ramen with the money I saved.”

Recently, the organiza-tion scored a deal with Pri-mal Atlanta, a Vegas-styled nightclub on Spring Street. The announcement brought a lot of excitement for mem-bers of SGA, as admission will be free for members before 11:30 p.m. and 50 per-cent off after 11:30 p.m.

VP of Membership Flavia Canciani told SGA members they would not have re-quirements to attend meet-ings or events. Memberships cost $15.

“If you want to just get your discount and benefits, that fine,” Canciani told the SGA. “All you have to do is pay the membership fee.”

SGA meetings are held twice a month at 7 p.m. in the Sinclair Suite, located in the Student Center. For more in-formation, visit http://www.gsu.edu/sga/

SABASTIAN WEEAssociate News Editor

New Pro-Temp and eight Justices sworn in

SGA BriefsHere’s a round-up from the Student Government Association’s meeting on Sep. 29.

“If you don’t comply, they can pull your federal funding for finan-cial aid and research, which is kind of a huge part of Georgia State. Eighty-eight percent of our student body is on financial aid.” Williams said.

Vice President of Student Af-fairs and Dean of Students Dr. Stout said that the modifications would protect both the university and its students.

“I believe the proposed revi-sions to the sexual misconduct pol-icy will not only help students who experience sexual harassment to

know how and where to seek sup-port and assistance, but will also provide the means for the University community to be more proactive by using the policy to educate students about sexual harassment in order to prevent its occurrence,” she said.

Chief Justice of the Student Judicial Board Allison Renyi said that initial concerns were addressed through open communication be-tween administrators, campus lead-ers and students regarding how the sexual harassment policy would be modified.

“It was a very transparent pro-cess. Anyone who had any questions was free to ask any of us who’s in the

committee. Right now I think stu-dents feel comfortable with the pro-cess,” Renyi said. “Everyone on this campus clearly is very aware of sex-ual harassment and wants to ensure that it doesn’t happen to themselves in their community.”

The request for changes came in the form of a Dear Colleague let-ter from the Office of Civil Rights of the Department of Education sent April 4 of this year.

Students who want to learn more about the requested policy changes outlined in the Dear Col-league letter can access the docu-ment via a link on the Signal’s Face-book page.

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GSU-administrative style. I can’t actually apply for any of the jobs listed on the GSU database because they haven’t approved my resume, which I uploaded at the beginning of June and has been ‘pending’ ever since,” said Carter.

Criticisms of Career Services are not limited to the shortcomings of online tools such as Panther Career Net. “I think careers services needs to find a better way to advertise their services as well as offer career fairs that have a variety of employers,” said Asa Stallings, a busi-ness major.

Yet, despite these criticisms, some students have had success finding jobs through Career Services. Nicola James, fine arts major in textiles, credits them with help-ing her find a job in retail. She says the experience gained through her retail job provided by Career Services helped her find another job later. “I was able to showcase my abil-ity to work with the company.”

However, James says that she thinks students should be proactive in defining and stating their career goals dur-ing the job hunt. “I encourage people to speak up and say what they want because a closed mouth won’t get fed,” said James.

Career counselor Nastassia Norris says that students should focus on interacting with potential employers and business-minded people to increase the likelihood that they will get a job. “Networking is key.”

Students currently in search of a job can at-tend the Government and Non-Profit All Ma-jors Career & Internship Fair scheduled for Sep-tember 29th. This event will take place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Student Center Ballroom.

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Most students at Georgia State might agree that this campus is unique in its own right. This may not be for the reasons listed on an Incept tour or brochure from the school. The campus brochure will tell you about the large diverse student population, the nearly 30 Georgia State buildings nestled in the crooks and crevices of downtown Atlanta and the numerous cultural experiences our campus has to offer.

One little - well actually gigantic - point our campus tour glazes over is the overwhelming presence of the homeless on our campus. This would seem impossible to overlook if you have walked outside of the buildings for more than 10 minutes.

The homeless issue on our campus and downtown Atlanta, seems often mistreated. Solving this issue is not merely about a more pleasant and scenic city or uninterrupted walk across campus, but the true problem is the amount and condition of our city’s homeless. Homelessness in Atlanta needs to be tackled head on by the city and our campus, because it represents a societal issue. As humans, ignoring the needs of those less fortunate than the average person in our population is unacceptable.

Within the last decade, Atlanta has remained a city with a dominant homeless presence. Nearly thousands of homeless individuals in Atlanta are expected to receive help from just a few available shelters in Fulton County. Even these shelters lack support from the Atlanta community and are suffering as a result. This is seen in the criticisms and recent lawsuit involving Atlanta’s largest shelter, Peachtree-Pine. Financial and physical support needs to come from the city’s vast community, in order for these shelters to maintain helping the needy and for other shelters to develop and grow.

Over the last couple of years, Georgia State has contributed to aiding the homeless through participation in programs like StandUp For Kids and volunteer programs. These contributions are needed and valued, but the awareness of an option like this is nearly invisible on campus.

As a part of an institution that works to develop productive contributors to society, each individual at Georgia State should be aware of ways to get involved. It is doubtful that anyone would regret seeing a food drive or homeless outreach flyer among the endless flyers and posters advertising parties and night club events. Georgia State is the ideal environment for social change and activism.

The university’s community displays passion for many movements, and the current homeless matter should not fall short in eagerness and support. The overwhelming existence of the homeless on our campus should not desensitize our community but invoke action. For the homeless presence to be so strong on our campus, the efforts to help them should be made just as apparent.

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FROM THE EDITORIAL BOARD Letter to the Editor

As I sit at my desk, I contemplate the course of events that transpired before and after the recent Student Government Asso-ciation elections. For the many students that were either unable to run due to their event-ful lives, workloads, school course loads or any other issues that arise in the course of any students tenure at Georgia State, I wish to share my experience with you. As an indi-vidual who has been continually involved in the struggle for the truth, I have held numer-ous political positions at a university level and traveled to distant colleges to debate local and global issues academically. I entered the SGA election race to run for vice president of student life. In my platform, I mentioned the crime at Georgia State, the cleanliness of the restaurants around campus and the absence of creative thinking within the four walls of SGA. During the month of the election, I felt I ran a complete campaign. However, during the Meet the Candidates’ debate, I realized that little separates SGA politics from the politics within our current U.S. government- corruption, a lack of transparency, greed and other questionable acts and policies. In this piece, I will list a host of grievances within the current system and urge the students of this university to not only acknowledge my statements but also invite every student to take a stand and rid the university of this political organization that lacks the correct structure needed for true change.

On the day of the candidate debate, I re-member walking in the door and observing that only about 12 individuals, if that, many who were not part of the campaign (either family members, friends, spouses or signifi-cant others of members who were running for election) even showed up. This election is for student officials who will hypothetically represent our interests while in office. Short-ly after the question and answer portion of the debate, I became aware that the current SGA president (who was running for a sec-ond term and had no opponent) was either grossly unprepared for this exercise or unfit for office. James Dutton fidgeted with papers and looked nervously to his party members when simple questions were presented re-garding smoking on campus, the poor vend-ing machine choices and public safety issues. Blanket answers, such as “I don’t have con-trol of that” were used far too often by Mr. Dutton. After having my way intellectually with the president and members of his party, the moderator attempted to end this portion of the event rather than let the president be embarrassed any further. Disgusted at the fact that some candidates, even in pivotal positions like the presidency, won by default because no one ran against them, and the fact that these same individuals would receive a second term based on a technicality rather than their past performance was gut wrench-ing and the entire process seemed hardly democratic. I learned about Dutton through his introduction speech, in which he men-tioned his high GPA. I personally feel that a GPA gauges one’s ability to score on a stan-

dardized test or memorize material. A GPA is not and never will serve as an accurate scale for gauging creativity or leadership skills. Taking a test is far different than leading a social movement.

So, I began to do further research yet didn’t have to look far, for I merely read the April 5th, 19th and 26th editions of The Sig-nal and retrieved all of the factual info that follows. It appears that the Board of Regents voted to increase tuition, the American gov-ernment recently approved bailouts for fail-ing, billion dollar businesses and SGA voted to give themselves salary increases. I found this odd, since students are struggling with tuition and middle-class Americans are los-ing their jobs at an alarming rate. Why do the individuals in leadership positions all around our country feel that this particular time presents a grand opportunity to give them-selves raises? Their justification as stated by a member in SGA follows, “The type of work we’re doing we deserve to be paid more.” I question this statement because within the very same issue of The Signal, I observed Georgina Perez in the middle of Courtland Street voicing her opinion in an attempt to evoke change. What work do SGA members do behind their desk that causes them to be paid more? Even better, what do they do pe-riod? Do they hold any power, or are they a puppet for the administration? April 26th’s issue of The Signal states that a proposal to conduct an external audit of the Student Activity Fee Committee on grounds of trans-parency has been halted by the university officials. Why would any organization put an entity into power that possessed more power than itself? A government, Georgia State, should never give a political body,SGA, more power than itself, this would be a rec-ipe for disaster. The true change needed for crime reduction, assistance with fees and healthier food choices on campus can’t be accomplished by SGA. All SGA seems ca-pable of doing is merely suggesting ideas in hopes that the administration will not only approve but like and begin redistributing these ideas to the student body. Rather than use the excess funds raised by SGA to cre-ate a scholarship for students who support a cause, like Georgina Perez, SGA would rather give themselves raises. Students like Perez embody the struggle and issues that plague many youths. The scholarship would reward her ability and willingness to evoke changes, not her illegal action of blocking the streets as she did, there’s a colossal difference. Yet, ideas for new scholarships can’t come from our university.

We are supposedly a leading, urban re-search university in the heart of the cultural center of the South, and we can’t find any-thing better to do with our student fees than to have a Georgia State Night at Six Flags and invite rappers to our campus to perform. These events would be excellent if the demo-graphics of campus represented individuals

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I realized that little separates SGA politics from the politics with-

in our current U.S. government- corruption, a lack of transpar-

ency, greed and other questionable acts and policies.

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ages 16 and under. However, this is a university, and more thought must be put into the spending of monies. I shouldn’t have to join a particular committee to prevent the mishan-dling of these funds. Once again the process was hardly democratic. Ac-cording to Ryan Kulp and Ben Wil-liams, both members of the Spotlight Programs Board or campus events committee at this time, “in early December, students were asked to vote for their top five artists through an online questionnaire.” Wait, so the decision to dedicate monies to a music artist was already pre-de-termined, and the students were al-lowed to vote after. This is what hap-pens when puppet leaders practice politics. The end results are a host of laughable events such as these. We choose to go outside of Atlanta to book a trip to Six Flags when the campus sits in the hub of a cultural wildfire that we like to call down-town Atlanta. So what is SGA doing to make things right? Nothing, but they are passing legislation that bars individuals who did not previously serve in SGA officer positions from running for office. What better way to recycle old ideas and maintain the “good old boys club” status of SGA? Was it simply a group of friends, rather than a group of diverse stu-dents, not only in race and sex, but in thought as well?

Students you are in danger of getting mugged on your way to class, you can’t afford tuition and members high within our university, who are supposed to work for us, are giving themselves raises as we the students suffer. I imagine this is how the colo-nists felt prior to leaving England. When rampant corruption, subver-sion and exploitation plague an in-stitution, one is left with no choice but to leave. I temporarily suspend my alliance with SGA; I refuse to be part of an organization that does not accurately represent my needs or in-terests as a student. I encourage you all to leave SGA and start anew. Cor-rupt governments are over thrown everyday by those who refuse to take a backseat as their rights are stripped away from them. As students, you must refuse to go quietly. Now is that time. I look forward to SGA’s re-sponse and encourage them to draft a response without seeking assistance from the administration. However, I understand at this point they are one in the same. None the less, this is a student issue. Administrators please sit this one out.

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Republican diversity

Watching the current field vy-ing for the Republican presidential nomination is proof history repeats itself. The more the world changes, the more Republicans stay the same. Mitt Romney and Ron Paul are back for an encore; Rick Perry has more Texas cowboy in him than former President George W. Bush and Mi-chele Bachmann is Sarah Palin rein-carnated.

Then there’s Herman Cain, the former Godfathers Pizza CEO and rare black Republican, who has risen to third in many national polls. It shouldn’t be surprising that in this political climate, a non-politician would experience such a profound surge in the polls. Cain is Alan Keyes 2.0.

However, last week Cain de-clared that blacks were over the first black president thing. Cain also told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer that African-Americans have been brainwashed into voting Democratic. He also ex-pressed his belief that he could garner a minimum of one-third of the black

vote based on anecdotal evidence he receives from African-Americans he has met on the campaign trail. There are many black Republicans but Her-man Cain is further from the reason most African-Americans vote Dem-ocrat than Verne Troyer in a slam dunk contest.

Herman Cain has been brain-washed into thinking a majority of African-American voters elected President Barack Obama, in 2008 be-cause he is black. The truth is most African-Americans vote Democrat because we realize that the Repub-lican Party only addresses the black community during election cycles. If Herman Cain ran against Hill-ary Clinton, the result would be the same.

“There’s not a liberal America and a conservative America; there’s the United States of America. There’s not a black America and white Amer-ica and Latino America and Asian America; there’s the United States of America.”

Those were the words that be-gan then-U.S. Congressman, Barack Obama’s rise to power as the keynote speaker at the 2004 Democratic Na-

tional Convention. Unfortunately, it does not appear to be a worldview Herman Cain shares.

The problem for the party of Lincoln is that it has a lack of diver-sity. Inclusion has never been high on the Republican Party’s list of pri-orities. The old Republican Party was against the Civil Rights Movement and Affirmative Action. The new Republican Party is marginalizing Hispanics and has just recently be-gun electing blacks. Since 1932, only four black Republicans have been elected to the House of Representa-tives. In comparison, more than 90 black Democrats have been elected in that span.

Unfortunately, the Republican Party has now moved to excluding Muslim-Americans. Just last week, a Muslim activist in Broward County, Fla., was blocked from joining the county’s Republican executive com-mittee.

In July, Herman Cain added that he would be unwilling to ap-point a Muslim to a high-ranking po-sition within his administration. The hypocrisy of a black man running for the Republican nomination and

agreeing with the discrimination of another minority group is enough to make anyone think twice. Converse-ly, two black Democratic Muslim-Americans have been elected and sworn since 9/11.

However, that sums up the enig-ma that is Herman Cain. One second he’s vilifying actor Morgan Freeman for calling the tea party racist and the next he’s openly refusing to give Muslim-Americans an equal oppor-tunity to serve in his Cabinet.

Instead of ridiculing African-Americans for uniformly voting for Democrats, Republicans should con-sider offering the black community, a viable reason to vote Republican. If Herman Cain were truly interested in attracting African-Americans to the Republican Party, he and his fel-low Republicans would reach out by abandoning a few routine campaign stops in rural and suburban white neighborhoods for some struggling black communities.

Maybe then, Herman Cain can learn why the Republican Party is not openly embraced. Now that would be some anecdotal evidence he could use.

D.J. Dunson Associate Sports Editor

Blogs are beneficial for hip-hop Jerry Alexander

There is no doubt that the Inter-net has changed the music industry, in my opinion, for the better, and no genre displays this phenomenon bet-ter than hip-hop.

If you were to look through the files stashed on the computer of a random Georgia State student, chances are you would find at least a few files of pirated or leaked music. We live in a world where the major-ity of songs that have ever been re-corded are a click away, whether one decides to pay, pilfer, stream or take advantage of a free download.

The Internet is filled with blogs that make it easier to discover new artists, hear new music from your fa-vorite artists or get your bootleg on, if you so choose too. Although it might appear to be a negative, in many cas-es, having their music posted all over

the blogosphere can be a positive for artists regardless of stature.

Despite the claims over the past few years of hip-hop being dead, qui-etly the Internet has created spaces for every rap audiophile to be satis-fied.

Hip-hop now plays host to a number of alternative acts as well as artists built more for radio play. In both cases, websites can be credited for helping new fans discover and/or buy materiel from these artists.

Not only do blogs serve as free promotion for these artists, but they also give rappers a chance to try new things and get feedback directly from their fan base. Artist that have al-ready become commercially success-ful, such as B.o.B. and Lil Wayne, have released mixtapes as a way to stay relevant between album releases.

Some artists, such as Drake and J. Cole, owe the majority of their suc-

cess to these Internet communities. The hype surrounding the re-

lease of Drake’s So Far Gone mixtape in 2009 had the Internet buzzing, eventually forcing popular media outlets to pay attention. Two years later, the Canadian emcee has a plati-num plaque, a number of awards, non-stop radio play and he is set to drop one of the most anticipated projects of the year.

Roc Nation rapper, J. Cole, used a similar method of gaining atten-tion. After gaining fans and positive critical reception by releasing free mixtapes, the North Carolina native released his debut album last week. Despite failing multiple times to pro-duce a commercial hit single, Cole’s Cole World: The Sideline Story is projected to sell well over 200,000 copies in it’s first week on shelves, as of press time.

Sites such as nahright.com,

2dopeboyz.com and rapruler.com have given fans a voice while giving artists a platform. Sure, some major artists lose customers to websites that post .zip files of their entire al-bum weeks before it even hits stores, but other rappers emerge from rela-tive obscurity much in part to these same websites.

Also, the ease in which artists can now release music has made hip-hop a far more diverse scene. Ulti-mately, there are more positives than negatives that come along with this new world of music the Internet has created.

Despite all of the good blogs have done for hip-hop, some artists and labels still flip out over any slith-er of leaked music posted on these sites. Both hip-hop artists and labels should embrace these new outlets rather than fight them.

Letter to the EditorThe messages implied in the lyrical content

and music videos of Rick Ross do not coincide

with the scholastic goals and moral ethics that

Georgia State has set for its students.

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According to our school motto, truth is valuable and shall overcome. So, isn’t it necessary for one to eventu-ally overcome “… selling dope straight off the iPhone” and “…tricking a hun-dred hoes?” However shocking these lyrics may appear, they are presented courtesy of the wildly famous and self-proclaimed “gangster rapper” album titled Rick Ross. Georgia State has selected this individual to perform at our next university-funded event. Ask yourself: why would an institution of higher learning take an artist that glo-

rifies selling drugs and disrespecting women, bitches and hoes, and bring him to the school as a treat for stu-dents during the week of Homecom-ing? A week that is notorious in the minds of every student, because it is the week that the prestigious Home-coming Queen is selected. The terms bitch and whore used by Ross will undoubtedly present a sharp contrast with the term “queen” this week. Col-lege is for individuals that are educat-ed and not participating in illegal and/or immoral behavior. Graduates are

the future of our society. Why would this artist be appropriate for a univer-sity-funded event amongst a crowd of intellectuals, faculty and alumni? Ac-cording to Rick Ross, a black man’s dream is to sell dope, buy cars and fo-cus on sex, money and murder. How could one stand by as such a message is delivered to our diverse Georgia State audience?

Are these words conducive to stimulating intellectual thoughts and

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ideas? Might these words be con-sidered offensive to different demo-graphics of the student body? Better yet, if the Georgia State community as a whole brings an individual of this stature to the campus to perform the aforementioned lyrics, what does it say about the ideals, truths and values of this community...of our commu-nity? All of these questions must be promptly addressed in order for the scholars of Georgia State to fully com-prehend and explain the Spotlight Board’s selection of Rick Ross as the honorable host of this year’s Home-coming.

The purpose of the university ex-perience is to “facilitate the develop-ment in each student of a respect for the dignity and worth of individuals,” according to the Georgia State Stu-dent Code of Conduct. However, this recent section begs the question how can we, the scholars of Georgia State, justify this choice of artist for our public Homecoming concert? The messages implied in the lyrical con-tent and music videos of Rick Ross do not coincide with the scholastic goals and moral ethics that Georgia State

has set for its students. Alternatively, this selection undermines the work that Georgia State has done within the Atlanta community to rid the city of violence and drugs by educating the youth and offering them another route. To glorify the lifestyle pro-moted by this artist weakens the en-tire education system as whole. Black History Month is steadily approach-ing and Women’s History Month is still on the cusps of yesterday, yet an artist such as Rick Ross is allowed to perform close-minded, misogynistic, violent, racist, harmful and stereo-typical lyrics disguised as hip-hop/rap music to a crowd of thousands un-der the Georgia State flag during our Homecoming. Homecoming week is a week to celebrate the culmination of the success of our student body thus far, and having a performer that fails to represent our scholastic goals and future objectives of achieving a higher education is counterproductive and extremely detrimental.

The truth of the glaring discrep-ancies in Georgia State’s promotion of a Homecoming concert with a hip-hop artist that clearly expresses

views and ideas that are not diverse or intellectual is disheartening to say the least. As scholars of Georgia State we expect and demand, as our Stu-dent Code Of Conduct states, to have “activities and programs which attain the goals of capturing a desire and ca-pacity for critical reasoning; an appre-ciation and understanding of scholar-ship and creativity; an appreciation of diversity in student life; the ability to communicate; and a continuing de-sire for knowledge.” Sadly Rick Ross, the current choice for the Homecom-ing concert achieves absolutely none of the above. In conclusion, ask your-self this: Is the message contained in the lyrics and imagery of this hip-hop artist a message that the general public should associate with Georgia State, our alumni, current and future students? The answer is a resounding no.

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Braves collapse reveals troubling problems for future

The Atlanta Braves com-pleted their historic collapse this past week, and while the Red Sox snagged most of the national headlines with an epic plummet of their own, the hometown disaster re-vealed problems in the Braves future that the Red Sox won’t have to deal with.

There are a lot more problems than they would’ve hoped for, and their penny pitching budget makes find-ing decent solutions nearly impossible.

The glaring problem that led to a breakdown on all fronts, is the fact that the Braves couldn’t get on base or manufacture runs. If you can’t score you can’t win.

They were 26th in base-ball in both batting average (.243) and on base percentage (.308) and 22nd in runs scored (641). Playoff teams don’t do that which is why the Braves are sitting at home in October.

Sure Hanson and Jur-rjens were hurt and Lowe was simply terrible, but the Braves had plenty of young kids (Del-gado, Beachy) that filled in ad-mirably.

But young guys can’t al-ways go deep into ball games at the major league level. Five, maybe six, innings was what

one could typically expect from the kids.

This was still more than enough to coast into the post-season, except for one thing:

When you can’t score consis-tently, you tax the lights out guys in the bullpen because you have to protect your flim-sy one run lead.

Johnny Venters, Craig Kimbrel and Eric O’Flaherty exceeded expectations all sea-son and were almost always a sure thing, but Fredi Gonzalez

seemed to forget they weren’t machines and milked every ounce of baseball from their arms until they didn’t have anything left to give when the season was on the line (The exception going to O’Flaherty in his dominant final game ef-fort).

Kimbrel blew it with the playoffs on the line, but when you’re relied on what seems like every other night to close things out, it wears on a 23-year old who’s minor league season would’ve been finished a month earlier.

Looking ahead to next season, the Braves have plenty of young arms to surround the veteran Tim Hudson, who at 36 could be done after 2012, although he does have a $9 million dollar option for 2013.

Lowe is the blemish in the rotation and the organiza-tion and fans alike cringe at the thought of having to en-dure another full season. But the Braves owe him $15 mil-lion next year so dumping him isn’t exactly an option.

The main issue though is offensive production. The only area on the field that can be replaced is shortstop, and while that is easy to say, how do the Braves replace Alex Gonzalez, who is a defensive wiz, with a guy that can up the offense’s production.

Tyler Pastornicky has

some buzz surrounding him-self in the Braves farm system but is far from being ready to produce at the big league level.

The rest of the Braves infield is pretty much set for the future, with Prado replac-ing Chipper at third after next season, fans hope his produc-tion goes back to 2010 level.

The Braves would love to resign center fielder Michael Bourn after next season (And they should), but the Scott Bo-ras client will be hard to keep without a monster deal.

Lowe, Chipper and po-tentially Hudson will be off the payroll after next year, giving the Braves some room to do the smart thing and re-sign Bourn, an offensive spark plug.

Jason Heyward’s lack of production in right field can not be repeated next year if the Braves want to compete for a playoff spot. He needs to make adjustments quickly or a replacement will be another issue the organization has on their plate.

He’s a youngster with too much talent to abandon, but a major league team can’t com-pete with so little offensive production from right field.

The Braves will have to address these and a host of other problems if they hope to be playing this time next year.

DYLAN RICEStaff Writer

CURTIS COMPTON | AJCThe Braves dropped an 8.5 game lead in the wild card race in the month of September, and failed spec-tacularly down the stretch to orchestrate one of the most meteoric collapses in MLB history.

Red Sox loss points to end of an eraDJ DUNSONAssociate Sports Editor

While the Braves come-back was equally traumatic for fans, Boston had the added knife twist by cos-mic irony. Not only did Bos-ton’s final loss come against a vastly inferior team, but even in defeat, the Yankees gladly dashed the hopes of Red Sox Nation. The city of Atlanta has moved on but September’s collapse was the type of disaster that will have psychiatry offices in Boston packed until next October.

On Sept. 2, the Boston Red Sox held a 9.5 game lead for the American League Wild Card with 26 games to go. Boston’s .259 winning percentage over the month was the worst winning per-centage over any month since August of 1964. Even

after their epic collapse en-tered the final hours of the regular season, the Red Sox had history on its side. Un-fortunately, it appeared the Rays had fate on theirs.

At the bottom of the eighth inning, the Yankees led the Rays, 7-0, while the Red Sox led the Orioles 3-2 during a rain delay in the seventh. During that delay, the Red Sox watched as the Rays scored six runs in the eighth. Down to the game’s final strike at the bottom of the ninth, pinch hitter Dan Johnson hit his first home run since April 8th to tie the score.

Conversely, instead of throwing the game’s fi-nal strike, Boston’s reliable closer Jonathan Papelbon surrendered the tying run. Three minutes later, as the Sox walked into the club-house, Evan Longoria belted

a home run that flirted with foul territory and barely hovered over the outfield wall.

Even the statistics were in Boston’s favor. Accord-ing to Elias Sports Bureau, the Red Sox were 89-0 this season when they led in the ninth inning or later. The Yankees were 77-0 when leading through eight in-nings and had not lost a game in which they held a 7-run lead in the seventh in-ning or later since 1953.

Not only did the Red Sox collapse end to their season prematurely but it also caused the end an era in Red Sox history. Papelbon is a free agent, David Ortiz is a free agent longing for a long-term contract and manager Terry Francona parted ways with the club 48 hours later.

September also de-stroyed the psyche of Red

Sox fans who have just re-covered from an 86 year-old malady—The Curse of the Bambino. Carl Crawford, the prized free agent acquisition from Tampa Bay struggled all season and allowed the game-winning run to fall be-neath his glove. During the rain delay, Dan Shaughnessy proclaimed over the broad-cast that the Rays would be unable to rally back against New York.

While there’s plenty of blame to go around, the Red Sox defense committed an MLB-high 26 errors in September and the pitching staff performed miserably in September. However, the only thing more miserable than the Red Sox play in September, are Boston fans this October.

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Football looks to right ship against Murray State DJ DUNSON Associate Sports Editor

After two disappointing losses on the road to Jacksonville State and Houston, Georgia State will return home on Oct. 8 to square off against the Murray State Racers.

Last Friday, the Murray State Racers received a pep talk from leg-endary Georgia running back, Her-schel Walker.

The Racers football team won’t be seeing a running back of that caliber in Georgia State’s backfield. This game will be about the quarter-backs.

In its second season, the Pan-thers offense has yet to develop a consistent rushing attack. Starting running backs Donald Russell and Travis Evans are averaging only 56.2 and 41.0 yards per game, respective-ly. Conversely, Murray State running back Mike Harris is averaging only 71 yards per game in limited carries but also contributes as a receiver out of the backfield.

Whoever starts at quarterback for the Panthers will have to chal-lenge Murray State’s depleted sec-ondary, which includes senior wide receiver, Dexter Barnett. Barnett, who is third on the depth chart at receiver, has been forced to play both ways due to injuries at corner-

back.The Georgia State secondary

will be tested by Murray State’s passing attack led by junior quar-terback Casey Brockman. Although Brockman is not recognized as highly as Houston‘s Case Keenum, he is almost as dangerous throwing the ball. The Racers also spread the ball around to six or seven different receivers and running backs.

In the Racers’ home opener against Tennessee State, Brock-man threw for 600 yards and seven touchdowns while shattering mul-tiple conference records. Last week, Brockman threw for 421 yards and two touchdowns in a loss to Jack-sonville State.

The key will be to push Brock-man out of the pocket, force turn-overs and convert touchdowns on offense.

Offensively, the Panther must find a balance between run and pass. Running the ball effectively on first downs will be key.

If Georgia State can convert first downs and keep the defense fresh, they will be competitive enough to snap their three game losing skid. If Georgia State wins, the victory will give the team some much needed momentum after a slow start.

Sophomore Valentin Poncelet finished sixth overall, among the best runners in the nation, in the men’s run at the Paul Short invitational last Friday in Bethlehem, Pa.

Georgia State traveled north to go against over 100 schools at Paul Short. Five of the top 20 wom-en’s teams in the country ran in the race,including Georgetown, Provi-dence, Villanova, Syracuse and Vir-ginia.

Head coach Chris England was excited about the competition that they were going against.

“By traveling to east Pennsyl-vania we will see some new compe-

tition,” England told Georgia State Athletics. “We’ve already seen many of the top teams from the south, now we’ll get a chance to see the top teams from New England and across the country. Ultimately, our goal is to face the CAA foes and see where we lie as we approach the conference championship.”

The women’s team placed 33rd out of 45 teams in the gold race while the men placed 15th out of 46 teams in the 8k brown race.

On the men’s side, the top run-ners were senior Chris Harper and sophomores Valentin Poncelet and Tyler Tomy.

Top runner Poncelet finished with a time of 25:51, placing him sixth overall out of 382 runners.

“Valentin ran a very smart and tactical race,” England told Athletics. “He knew not to get caught up in the pack and he was able to come away with a very strong finish. We had some very good leadership from our two front runners today.”

Harper finished with a time of 26:50 while Tomy finished with a time of 26:59 in the 8k for the men. The team’s average time for this race was 26:54, putting them with a final score of 473.

On the women’s side, the top runners for this race were junior Alison Bishop and freshmen Hannah Stefanoff and Sarah McCarthy. With a time of 22:13, Stefanoff finished 102nd overall in the 6k. She earned CAA women’s cross country Runner of the Week honors for the third time in a row.

Bishop had a time of 23:01 while McCarthy had a time of 22:50 in the 6k for the women. All seven women that competed in the race had a time of 1:17 from one another.

The team had an overall aver-age score of 22:58 putting their team score at 882.

“We faced off against some of the top teams in the country,” Eng-land told Athletics. “But our runners weren’t scared. They were up to the challenge. They were eager to com-pete. That correlated to the strong finishes we had today.”

Georgia State will compete in Evans, Ga., at the Jaguar Invitational next Saturday at 8 a.m.

Poncelet finishes among top runners at Paul Short

GEORGIA STATE SPORTS COMMUNICATIONSBoth men’s and women’s teams finished in the top half of schools that competed.

TIFFANIE SMITHStaff Writer

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2011October 17-22Tuesday, Oct. 11Good Morning Commuters I • 8-10 a.m., Unity Plaza and Petit Science Center.Friday, Oct. 14Paint the Town Blue Registration DeadlineMonday, Oct. 17Good Morning Commuters II • 8-10 a.m., Unity Plaza and Turner Field.Banner Competition Deadline • 10 a.m.Bleed Blue! Show Your Pride in GSU Decorating • If you’d like your name listed in the Oct. 18 Signal, sign up by Friday, Oct. 7.Tuesday, Oct. 18Library Plaza Rally • 12:15-1 p.m., Library Plaza.Sculpt It for the Hungry • 2-4 p.m., Student Center Ballroom.Powder-Puff Football Tournament • 4-8 p.m., Hurt Park.Wednesday, Oct. 19The Prefix: Greek Exhibition • 7 p.m. (Doors open at 6 p.m.), Student Center Ballroom. Free/GSU students, $5/guests. Open to GSU students and one guest per student.Thursday, Oct. 20Golf Cart Parade and Spirit Rally • Parade: Noon-12:30 p.m. (Cart decorating, 9:30-11 a.m.;

parade lineup, 11 a.m. at Gilmer Street and Peachtree Center Avenue.) Parade applications due Monday, Oct. 10. Spirit Rally: 12:30-2 p.m., Hurt Park.Royal Ball • 9 p.m.-2 a.m., Student Center Ballroom. Free/GSU students; $5/guests. Open to GSU students and one guest per student. Tickets go on sale Monday, Oct. 10, at new Campus Tickets Booth, University Center.Friday, Oct. 21Distinguished Alumni Awards • 6-9 p.m. (Cocktails at 6:30 p.m.; Dinner at 7:15 p.m.), Student Center Ballroom. $50/person; $400/table of 10.Homecoming Concert – Rick Ross • 8 p.m. (Doors open at 7 p.m.), Tabernacle Atlanta, 152 Luckie St. Tickets on sale at new Campus Tickets Booth, University Center, livenation.com and ticketmaster.com. Fees apply to online and venue ticket sales. $15/GSU students, $27/general admission, $42/day of show (online or at venue only).Saturday, Oct. 22SGA Homecoming Tailgate • 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Georgia Dome Orange Lot.Homecoming Football Game and Royal Court Coronation • Georgia State Panthers vs. South Alabama Jaguars, 3 p.m., Georgia Dome. Halftime: Marching Band performance; crowning of Homecoming King, Queen, Prince and Princess; and announcement of Spirit Cup and Paint the Town Blue winners.

Sports Calendar

WEDNESDAY OCT. 5Men’s Soccer vs. William & MaryPanthersville // 7:00 p.m.

FRIDAY OCT. 7Women’s Tennis Atlanta ClassicRockdale Tennis Center

Women’s Soccer at James MadisonHarrisburg, Va. // 7:00 p.m.

Volleyball at HofstraHempstead, N.Y. // 7:00 p.m.

SATURDAY OCT. 8Cross Country Jaguar InviteEvans, Ga. // 8:00 a.m.

Football vs. Murray State Georgia Dome // 2:00 p.m.

Men’s Soccer at NortheasternBoston, Mass. // 6:00 p.m.

SUNDAY OCT. 9Women’s Soccer at VCU Richmond, Va. // 1:00 p.m.

Volleyball at NortheasternBoston, Mass. // 1:00 p.m.

MONDAY OCT. 10Women’s Golf Lady Pirate IntercollegiateGreenville, N.C. // All Day

TUESDAY OCT. 11Women’s Golf Lady Pirate IntercollegiateGreenville, N.C. // All Day

Volleyball sweeps, then gets swept Zakkiyya AndersonStaff Writer

Georgia State volleyball swept Colonial Athletic Association oppo-nent Virginia Commonwealth Fri-day night at the GSU Sport Arena , but was swept by William & Mary Sunday afternoon after a weekend of conference of play.

The Panthers are now 8- 12 on the season, and have a conference re-cord of 2-1.

The win over the VCU is the first time since 2007 that Georgia State has defeated the Rams. Strong serv-ing by the Panthers allowed them to edge out the three-set victory 25-23, 25-22 and 25-23. Both Vineece Ver-dun and Jamiee Freeman served up three aces in the match to help the Panthers record a .957 serving per-centage. Freeman is currently the CAA leader in aces with 33.

The Panthers had the Rams rattled in all three close sets, as the Rams gave up the game by commit-ting several service and hitting er-rors. Freeman and Verdun were able to rattle the VCU defense with tie-breaking kills and aces. Senior Muki Kangwa added pressure of her own with a team high 15 kills.

In their second home match of the weekend, the Panthers lost to the William & Mary Tribe 23-25, 21-25, and 23-25. The win was the first CAA victory for The Tribe, and they ad-vanced to 6-9 overall and 1-3 in con-ference competition.

In the first set, Georgia State was up 15-9 at one point, but due to hitting and service errors, W&M was able to come back and tie the game at 17 all. Throughout the afternoon, the Panthers were not able to maintain their blocks, which ultimately cost them the match. The Tribe got their first lead of the game after a Kangwa attempt was blocked, and then went up 18-17. The teams then exchanged points back and forth amidst rallies and hard hits.

Freeman tied the set 22 all with a hard-hitting kill after a W&M play-er sent a free ball in her direction.

After small errors and an ace from W&M, Georgia State dropped the first set 23-25.

Georgia State again opened the set on a roll, but allowed the Tribe to tie the game 7-7, and after that W&M never looked back. The Panthers kept relatively close during the set, but never led after the tie. Verdun got the Panthers within three at 21-24 with a kill, but again errors cost the team the set. Verdun led the team with 12 kills against the Tribe.

Again in the third set, Georgia State came out swinging, literally. Right away Verdun came out with a kill to give the Panthers a 3-1 lead. And when the Tribe threatened to come close, Andrea Noe shook the gym with a slam. After a service er-ror by W&M, Georgia State went up 16-10. But the lead slowly dwindled, as little by little the Tribe crept back in the game. Paulette Grand Pre, tied the game 22-22 driving the ball home

for the Tribe. Then, after Georgia State called a timeout, Verdun made a block to give the Panthers a one-point lead. Confusion as to who was going to hit the ball between Kangwa and Verdun tied the game again at 23 all. With the set tied, Grand Pre tipped the ball over the net for a kill, and then after a rally, a Verdun at-tempt was blocked and the Tribe fin-ished their sweep of the Panthers.

Grand Pre led both teams with 18 kills.

The teams tied a total of 12 times in the game and exchanged leads six times.

Senior setter Chelsea Perry, who replaced the injured Kaylee McGrew, played tremendously in both games and recorded 63 assists.

Georgia State will play their next five CAA matches away, and will return to the Sports Area Oct. 28 against George Mason.

GEORGIA STATE SPORTS COMMUNICATIONSThe Panthers are now 2-1 in the CAA.Jamiee Freeman leads the CAA with 33 aces.

D.J. DUNSON Associate Sports Editor

3 Oklahoma vs. 11 Texas

At 4-0, the Longhorns have picked themselves back up from the depths of a 5-7 record last season but how’s this for déjà vu? As part of their quarterback platoon, Texas will trot out David Ash and sophomore Case McCoy, the younger brother of 2009 Heisman finalist, Colt McCoy. The favor-ite receiver for both quarterbacks is Jaxon Shipley, Jordan Shipley’s younger brother. However, the Longhorns still haven’t settled on a permanent quarterback, which spells trouble and Texas’ biggest win to date came against UCLA. However, these Longhorns are averaging over 200 rushing yards per game, compared to 150 per contest in 2010. While Oklahoma’s Landry Jones is a Heis-man favorite, he’s become just as overrated for his play against elite defenses as Bob Stoops. On Saturday night, prepare for Texas to rejoin college football’s elite.

Texas upsets Oklahoma 24-21

15 Auburn at 10 Arkansas

For the third week in a row, the Razor-backs will face a top 20 team. If there’s one thing to fear, the Razorbacks could be fa-tigued. After playing like chopped pork in the first against Texas A&M, last weekend, Arkansas turned on the green light on of-fense and defense. Tyler Wilson threw for 510 yards in the comeback and After that scare, the Razorbacks should be ready for the Tigers.

Despite, Auburn’s lofty ranking, this isn’t even in the same neighborhood talent-wise with unit that won January’s BCS na-tional championship. Junior Barrett Trotter has been serviceable but unspectacular at quarterback. In addition, Arkansas’ Tyler Wilson will have another career day after picking apart Auburn’s defense, which gave up a combined 110 points against Utah State, Mississippi State and Clemson.

Arkansas wins 40-24

Georgia at Tennessee

The Tennessee Volunteers will field a different offense than the one Georgia trounced 41-14 last season at Sanford Sta-dium in 2010. Sophomore Tyler Bray is av-eraging 332.8 yards per game. The Bulldogs defense will also be hindered by the absence of defensive end, Cornelius Washington who was suspended for a DUI arrest on Saturday night. However, Mark Richt will simply in-sert highly touted recruit Ray Drew. Sadly, the Vols also return the same porous defense.

In addition, the Bulldogs will also have freshman phenom Isaiah Crowell running loose to take the pressure off of Aaron Mur-ray. Georgia has the added incentive of play-ing for Richt’s job. If the Vols win, Derek Dooley may secede his father at UGA by December. The score will be closer than last year but the result will remain the same.

Georgia wins 31-24

17 Florida at 1 LSU

With John Brantley out at least one game with a knee injury, the Jeff Driskel era begins at Florida. Unfortunately, he’ll be ush-ered in against an immovable object in LSU’s defense. More specifically, LSU’s secondary led by Sean Taylor reincarnation, Tyrann Mathieu, is a more potent scoring unit than its actual offense. If the Heisman weren’t ex-clusive to offensive players, Mathieu would be a frontrunner for the award. If there’s any hope for Florida it’s that the Tigers of-fense is the most inconsistent unit among the nation’s top ten teams. However, Florida’s speedy backfield will be stymied by LSU’s dominating front line and force Driskel to win with his arm or legs. Barring a heroic performance from Driskel, the LSU Tigers will emerge victorious.

LSU wins 35-17

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Eyedrum’s back now whaaaaaat??

Hip hop festival returns to Atlanta

SAVANNA KEOCopy Editor

Eyedrum, oh Eyedrum. The champion of Atlanta’s emerging and underground artists. What have you guys been up to? The well-known At-lanta staple, bringing to the city a dose of culture in all things creative for over a decade, left its much-esteemed for-mer location on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive last year, but has yet to find another place to call home. However, the group continues to curate events and work in collaboration with other venues. Recently, it has set up tempo-rary shop in the Castleberry Hills art district. The Signal caught up with Eyedrum’s board chair Robby Kee and Nathan Brown, longtime board mem-ber and music director, to see what the group is currently up to.

Can you tell us about your re-cent move to Castleberry Hill?

Nathan: Castleberry Hills is now the new home for our satellite art shows. It’s us and Mass Collective in there right now, and we’ve got a six-month block of time to hold art events.

Robby: Satellite music shows are a whole lot easier to set up than sat-ellite art shows. It’s a lot easier to get someone’s place for a night than it is to get it for three to six weeks, and that’s where the discussion began. This was an effort for us to secure a place for satellite art shows. The building is still a raw space and still being worked on. It’s not ready for day-to-day opera-tions, but we will have sporadic events in there — we’ll have will be a show there once a month for the next six months.

How did you end up collabo-rating with Mass Collective?

Robby: They are more or less a workspace that’s dedicated to involv-ing art with science. Mass Collective has resources and equipment, as well as the know-how. Their goal is to teach artists how to use these things in their art. They’ve got dedicated labs

for chemisty, biochemistry, electron-ics, welding and more. Eyedrum has always had an avant-garde bent to the aesthetics, and we are really ex-cited to be working with them.

Are there any benefits to do-ing satellite shows as opposed to having a permanent, go-to space?

Nathan: Working as a virtual entity now has been kind of neat. I actually think that we get better at-tendance on a whole. We’re able to explore different spaces and put bands in a space where they wouldn’t typically play, and then people of that space who wouldn’t typically come see that music are able to.

Robby: We’re able to draw into a built-in crowd of a place. We do an ongoing improv night at Beep Beep. Beep Beep is mostly an art gallery. They do music shows every now and then, but don’t have a sustainable schedule for music events. That’s brought a crowd to Beep Beep on a regular basis that hasn’t happened before.

Downfalls?Nathan: We can’t do as many

shows than if we had our own space. It’s a little more difficult because we’re now working to procure a space for artists. Instead of doing two to three shows a week, we’re doing three a month. That’s great, but we want also want to be able to accommodate more.

Rumors were swirling that you were getting a permanent spot in Reynoldstown.

Robbie: That’s more of a work in progress more than anything. That space has a lot of build out, permit-ting, and whatnot. It’s a ridiculous amount of information gathering that goes into assessing it in the front end and then deciding if it’s feasible to turn a raw, ex-jelly factory into an arts center.

Nathan: It’s also on the Beltline

and it’s really, really raw. We’re still looking at it and we’re interested in it, but we haven’t gotten to a good place yet. We’re always looking around. Anytime something catches our eye, we’ll go and check it out, but there’s nothing that’s as promising right now.

There’s no doubt that you’ve got a lot of support. Are people pushing for you to get a permanent place?

Robbie: It’s definitely a perma-nent topic of discussion. There are definitely benefits and pluses and things to enjoy about satellite spaces, but we don’t want to commit to some-thing and be stuck in a place for five years that’s not right or is seriously deficient in some way.

Nathan: We want to be really picky because we feel like our last place was so perfect and had such a rich history that we helped create.

What do you think of the cur-rent state of Atlanta’s art scene and

the relationship amongst creative entities?

Robbie: The Atlanta art scene is really interesting right now. It’s diffi-cult to characterize on a whole, which I think is a good thing. It can be at times a fragmented effort. For me, that makes for really interesting weekends. You can go out and see a whole bunch of different things in very different spaces that aren’t geographically sep-arated, but very distinct. Even during cohesive events like Ponce Crush, you won’t see anything too similar across those three galleries.

Nathan: We’ve got a good rap-port with pretty much everyone. At the core of that is just who we all are. We aren’t in competition with anyone, and Eyedrum is composed of so many different people from so many differ-ent circles. We’re all just big fans of everyone else as well.

Any collaborations you want to pursue?

Nathan: We want to have a better

relationship with students in the city. We would love for students to come to events and approach us with their ideas. We want to look outside of the box. Even if they think it is unfeasible to get an audience for their work, just contact us so we can try to make it happen. We are so open to anything, and you don’t have to be just an audi-ence member. We would relish the student, young-person energy!

What are some events Eye-drum has coming up?

Robby: On the 7th, we’re having our first Open Improv on the Beltline. Then on the 8th, we’ve got Roedelius at the Earl. After that, we’re sponsor-ing the Kill Your Darlings party at the Melvin Gallery on the 15th. We’ve got a lot more going on in October as well.

For more information on upcom-ing events or how to get involved with Eyedrum, visit eyedrum.org.

From Oct. 6 through 8, Atlanta will play host to rappers, beatmakers and hip-hop heads alike as the A3C festival returns.

The festival, which is now in its seventh year, is a two-day, three-night event that features live performances, meet-and-greets and discussions with some of hip-hop’s most talented up-and-coming artists. Although its focus is hip-hop, A3C has something for everyone: It will also show-case breakdance, graphic art, fashion, film, pro audio demonstrations and industry panels. A3C has seen some of the biggest names in hip-hop pass through its doors in the past, including B.O.B., The Clipse, J. Cole, Rakim, Wale and Curren$y. The event, which will be at the Mas-querade this year and has discounted three-day passes for students, will feature more than 100 different artists and producers. Here are four of the bigger artists who will be in attendance.

For more information, complete schedules and tickets, visit www.

XVPerfect Attendance Stage // Thursday

Because of his unassuming hometown, you might not expect much from XV, but that just goes to show that you must not know XV. The Wichita, Kansas native has a lot to say and has no problem giv-ing it to the masses. Like many oth-er artists from the 21st century, XV has risen to prominence through the use of the Internet and social media. But unlike a lot of those artists, XV has the music to back it up — and a lot of it. Already 15 mixtapes deep, XV’s latest release,

Zero Heroes, has been endorsed by nearly everyone and is considered one of the year’s best releases and XV’s best offering to date.

PILLDJ Booth.Net Showcase // Friday, 9:30 p.m.

Atlanta’s own Pill combines his boisterous bravado and street-wise lyrics to craft music unlike many others — which is probably why he caught the attention of Rick Ross. Now signed with Rich Ross’s Maybach Music Group, Pill went from the cover of Creative Loafing to performing on Jimmy

Kimmel in a matter of months. The Old Fourth Ward native made his major label debut on Self Made Vol. 1, MMG’s collaborative album, with spotlight-stealing verses and the grittiness his fans have come to expect. Pill’s music is notoriously graphic in nature: His lyrics tell his story of dope-dealing and living in one of Atlanta’s toughest neighbor-hoods. His video for “Trap Goin’ Ham” holds nothing back and shows Pill’s life in a neighborhood very recognizable to more than a few Georgia State students.

SEE A3C PAGE 15

Michael MessingStaff Writer

Rapper Jay-Z and tabla player Zakir Hussein aren’t normally men-tioned in the same conversation. Jay-Z is one of the best rappers of all time and heralded as much for his lyrical ability as his business acu-men. Zakir Hussein, once a child prodigy, is known for his involve-ment with contemporary world mu-sic. What do these two have in com-mon? They are two influences of Lalita Balakrishnan, a Georgia State student with aspirations of making it as an artist and label owner in the genre of fusion music.

Fusion music is when two dif-ferent musical styles are combined to make a new and unique sound. Balakrishnan, 21, hopes to combine her Indian background with her At-lanta upbringing.

“I started off learning Indian music from my mom,” Balakrishnan said. “I have a lot of influences of Indian classical music in the music I make right now, and the point was to try and appeal to both the Ameri-can side of me and the cultured, In-dian side of me and make something people can relate to.”

The first finished product from this combination is “ATL Tonight.” The song, which Balakrishnan de-scribes as “a test track to see how the sound would turn out,” is an up-tempo, tabla-heavy dance track that sounds unlike anything the listener has ever heard. Although the sound is unique and different, it still isn’t a finished product to Balakrishnan.

“There are always things to im-prove,” she said. “I’m trying to im-prove the musicality of it so it isn’t

just a beat, that there is something more to the background music.”

But as focused as Balakrish-nan is on her music, she also has big plans for her label, LalTAAL Re-cords, which started out of her own desire to be heard. The label’s motto is also its mission statement: “Find-ing the Rhythm of Life, One Beat at a Time.”

“It’s hard to get people to have faith in your music and help you be-cause they are going to be paying for everything,” she said. “So it’s hard to

find someone to do that, so instead [her tabla-playing friends] started their own record labels and started publishing their own work, which I thought was awesome because it’s just my money. Whenever I feel like spending or not spending or how-ever I choose to market my music, I can, and nobody is going to tell me what to do.”

Balakrishnan’s plans for the label in the short term are to gain

01 Moss of Aura Wading (Friends Records)

02 James Pants James Pants (Stones Throw)

03 Nurses Dracula (Dead Oceans)

04 Drums Portamento (Frenchkiss)

05 St. Vincent Strange Mercy (4AD)

06 Jonathan Wilson Gentle Spirit (Bella Union)

07 Jesse Futerman Super Basement EP (Jus Like Music Records)

08 CANT Dreams Come True (Terrible Records)

09 Mikal Cronin Mikal Cronin (Trouble in Mind)

10 Amen DunesThrough Donkey Jaw (Sacred Bones)

11 GoogooshGoogoosh (B-Music)

12 Veronica FallsVeronica Falls (Slumberland)

13 SkyzooThe Great Debater (Self-Released)

14 Dan Melchior Und Das MenaceCatbirds & Cardinals (Northern-Spy)

15 Cool KidsWhen Fish Ride Bicycles (Green Label Sound)

16 9th WonderThe Wonder Years Traffic

17 Acid Baby JesusLP (Slovenly Recordings)

18 Beats AntiqueElectrafone (Antique)

19 BeirutThe Rip Tide (Pompeii)

20 CasiokidsAabenbaringen Over Aaskammen (Polyvinyl)

21 John CaleExtra Playful (Domino)

22 Lucas SanttanaSem Nostalgia (Mais Um Discos)

23 Mocean WorkerCandygram For Mowo! (Mowo! Inc.)

24 Neon IndianEra Extrana (Mom & Pop)

25 Oddisee Rock Creek Park (Mello Music Group)

26 Painted PalmsCanopy EP (Secretly Canadian)

27 S.C.U.M Again Into Eyes (Mute)

28 Twin SisterIn Heaven (Domino)

29 WavvesLife Sux (Ghost Ramp)

30 WilcoThe Whole Love (dBpm)

On sophmore release Portamento, The Drums return for another album of nostalgic new wave that makes you wish the ’80s never ended.

It took over four years for alternative hip-hop duo the Cool kids to release their debut, but they make it well worth the wait with a flawless attention to rhymes and guest spots by legends like Ghostface Killah.

Once described by NME as “the best thing to come out of Norway since black metal,” Casiokids manage to turn s--tty thrift-store keyboards into catchy synth-pop goodness.

Painted Palms (Secretly Canadian)Painted Palms have been on the rise for their brand of fuzzy tropicalia and blissful grooves — oh, and opening for Of Montreal.

Lalita Balakrishnan: finding the rhythm of life, one beat at a time

JOAN MARCUSAlong with her concentration in music, Balakrishnan has big plans for her label Lal-TAAL Records.

MICHAEL MESSINGStaff Writer

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thenewno2EP002Hot Records Ltd.

Dhani Harrison has got an aw-ful lot going for him. He recently re-leased an album with his supergroup, Fistful of Mercy, with bandmates Jo-seph Arthur and Ben Harper. He was instrumental in getting 2009’s The Beatles: Rock Band developed and published, and performed the mo-tion capture for his father, late Beatle

George Harrison. After his father’s death in 2001, he worked with Elec-tric Light Orchestra mastermind and record producer Jeff Lynne to finish his father’s final record, Brainwashed, and performed with the likes of Paul McCartney, Tom Petty and Eric Clapton at the memorial Concert for George.

With such a stunning resume, it’s easy to expect a lot of EP002, the newest release by Harrison’s band thenewno2. The four-song EP shows a lot of influence from Radiohead’s Kid A, with claustrophobic synth and effected drums throughout. It’s an homage that lends the record an ex-cellent texture.

A touch of wobbly bass contrasts nicely with Oliver Hecks’s expert oily synth in the EP’s opener, “Wide Awake.” The same professionalism is clear in “Live a Lie,” which features Regina Spektor and starts with dry guitars before dropping suddenly into understated keyboards to great

effect.In fact the only people who

seem out of their element on EP002 are the featured talent, specifically in “Mr. President” (feat. Sir Eyes, Cri-sis, & RZA). The trio lay down their rhymes with impressive flow (it is the RZA after all), but their politically minded lyrics say nothing of interest. It seems a little bit late to be writing about how bad a job Bush did, see-ing as how he left office in 2008. The track’s closing diss, a pledge of alle-giance featuring the phrase “United Snakes of America,” characterizes just how dopey the song’s political statements are.

EP002 is a very solid step for-ward for thenewno2. It’s by no means great, but it’s still an improvement over their aimless 2008 release, You Are Here. Thenewno2 has a new al-bum due out in 2012, and EP002 is reason to anticipate its release that much more.— Michael Rabalais, Staff Writer

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Atlanta Events

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 5The Renderers, Sore Eros, Warning Light, MagicicadaIt’s an eclectic night of music brought to you by the good folks at Eyedrum! The Renderers have chops — all you have to know is that they performed as Wil Oldham’s backing band. ‘Nuff said. Sore Eros, in addition to being a palindrome, also play a tried-and-true combination of folk, psych and indie rock. Atlanta natives Warning Light and Magicicida blend drone and synth-driven electronica.The Goat Farm, 12 Foster St. // 9 p.m. // Free, 18+

Steampunk in L5PSteampunk rockers The Extraordinary Contraptions team up with New York’s own Not Waving But Drowning. They’ll also premiere videos made for them by Bob and Carl: Sci-Fi Janitors. The Five Spot, 1123 Euclid Ave. // 8 p.m. // $7 advance, $10 day of, all ages

THURSDAY, OCT. 6Save Criminal Records Benefit ShowParty for a cause, and join Bosco, Aristocrats, A. Grimes, the Distric Attorneys, Social Studies (yay!), Rami Lollipop and Atusa for a benefit concert for Little Five’s own Criminal Records. All proceeds from the concert will go directly to the shop’s coffers, so be sure to buy plenty of Whynatte and give a huge donation at the door!Star Community Bar, 437 Moreland Ave. // 9 p.m. // Donation (don’t be stingy!), 21+

FRIDAY, OCT. 7Sopo Art Bike Show: Final ReceptionYou’ve probably read the front-page feature about this event, but just in case the Events Calendar is the only thing you read in The Signal, you are required to attend the Sopo Art Bike Show Final Reception.The Goat Farm, 12 Foster St. // 7 p.m. // Free, all ages

Etowah River Music Festival IIRunning through Oct. 9 is the Etowah River Music Festival, which features 15 bands — including Vertigo Jazz Project, I.R.E. and Uncle Joe’s Medicine Show — plus acoustic late-night jams on the riverside.Etowah River Campgrounds, 437 Rider Mill Rd., Dahlonega // $25 advance, $30 at the gate, all ages

SATURDAY, OCT. 8The 14th Biannual Ciderfest, Jelly Jam and Okra Poke“If it’s clear and yellah, you’ve got cider there, fella! If it’s tangy and brown, you’re in Cider Town!” Seriously, despite what you may think from the name, it’s going to be amazing. You’ll drink cider. You’ll jump on a trampoline. You’ll play with dogs. You’ll probably lock eyes with The One over mugs of cider, fall in love and get married. Cidertown USA, 3398 Briarcliff Rd. // 11:30 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. // Free, all ages

WonderRoot + A3CHello again, Person Who Only Reads the Events Calendar! Here’s the other front-page story we ran: the A3C hip-hop festival. Are you an aspiring hip-hop artist? Go to WonderRoot and attend some workshops and panels. Learn how to use sound software, review your portfolio with professional producers and DJs and attend panel discussions. If you’re just a music fan, go ahead and hit up some of the underground hip-hop shows they’ll be hosting. WonderRoot, 982 Memorial Dr. // 1 p.m. – 11:30 p.m. // Concert free with A3C 3-day pass, $5 without, all ages

SUNDAY, OCT. 9Ska-lumbus DayIt would be skabsolutely skandalous if you didn’t skattend this ska show. You’d miss out on skamazing performances from the skastounding Taj Motel Trio, the skastonishing Real Deal, the skawe-inspiring Me and Monsters, the skarvelous Dead Like Lincoln, and the skanomenal Stone Leek. Be there or be ska-ware!The Masquerade, TK // 7:30 p.m. // $18, 18+

Want to see an event in this space? Contact Brooke Marshall at signalentertainment@gmail.com with the event name, time, date, location and a brief description.

exposure and to expand her audi-ence outside of the Indian and South Asian community. But long term, Balakrishnan hopes to give an outlet to those who make world music and do things differently.

“Atlanta is the hip-hop capital of the world,” Balakrishnan said. “And there are so many labels here that will get at you if you are a hip-hop artist but, I want to find the people who step outside the box and make world music, where ever it may be.”

But Balakrishnan’s focuses aren’t only on music and her label;

she also has a big heart and is ac-tive in the causes she supports. She recently performed a new song in New York to support a charity event sponsored by No More Tears and her sorority, Sigma Sigma Rho.

“One of the things I’m very pas-sionate about is social causes. I sup-port a lot of civil rights, human rights kind of stuff and this organization works to help battered women and prevent domestic violence in South Asian households and communi-ties,” Balakrishnan said. “For us it’s a really taboo subject to talk about if you’re experiencing domestic vio-lence because you’re supposed to be faithful to your husband and not go against him, whatever he may do,

and this organization helps women to come out and be confident that they can get over it.”

Balakrishnan, who counts rap-pers Eminem and Lil Wayne as well as fusion artist Suphala as her influ-ences, understands that the ability to write music is a gift and is something she has no intentions of stopping.

“In Indian music, it’s kind of our thought that we’re put here on earth to be the messenger of a higher power,” Balakrishnan said. “We’re the third party bringing it to the peo-ple, and that thought has been stuck in my head, and as long as I’m able to think of these things somehow and write them down and convey them I’m going to keep doing it.”

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SMOKE DZAPerfect Attendance Stage // Friday

Smoke DZA goes by a lot of dif-ferent titles and nicknames — just don’t call him a “weed rapper.” A marijuana enthusiast, Smoke DZA holds nothing back when discuss-ing his love of all things green, but his raps are about much more than that. His most recent release, Roll-ing Stoned, shows that even “George Kush” has a personal side.

“I think a lot of people will just go with my name and listen to a song or two and just think everything is about weed, but you can see the growth,” the Harlem native said.

No stranger to the south, Smoke DZA is looking forward to attending

A3C and sampling some of the plant life the city has to offer.

“It’s my first time down to A3C, and I’m ready to see what happens,” he said. “And if anybody wants to sacrifice their weed to the Kush God, I’m taking all offers.”

FREDDIE GIBBSCreative Loafing Stage // Saturday, 12:10 a.m.

Freddie Gibbs isn’t your typi-cal rapper. As hip-hop moves more toward what’s trendy, Freddie Gibbs stays with what’s real. The Gary, In-diana native’s lyrics hearken back to rap’s old days, when artists told stories about life and the trials and tribulations of growing up in their hood. Gibbs’s flows, while not kid- and radio-friendly, are at the same time personal and emotional and give insight into who Gibbs is. So who better for Gangsta Gibbs to sign with than Young Jeezy and his CTE

label?“I just f--k with him as a per-

son,” Gibbs said.

Gibbs said that signing with Young Jeezy has given him new op-portunities, but that he’s still the same rapper he was before.

“It’s opened up some more doors, given me the opportunity to do some things and work with some people I normally wouldn’t be able to,” Gibbs said.

Although he’s a native of the north, Gibbs is looking forward to being in Atlanta and performing at A3C.

“I’m always excited to come to Atlanta,” Gibbs said, who also men-tioned his love for Atlanta’s women and strip clubs.

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Top apps for a college student’ssurvival downtownThe college generation has been revolutionized by the smart phone. With a device smarter than the aver-age person, its applications seem almost necessary for surviving in these times. Often seen as a distraction for most students, smart phones can actually serve some good inside and outside the classroom. With hun-dreds of thousands of applications available to choose from, The Signal has composed a list of the top four apps for a college student’s survival downtown.

1.Google Maps

Adjusting to a downtown campus can be a challenge in itself. Add in one-way streets, construction road blocks on every other corner and you’ve got yourself a recipe for disaster. Google Maps allows for a variety of functions including GPS Navigation for walking, bik-ing, driving, or public trans-portation; locations and their ratings; Street view and latitude a feature that allows you to share your location and view friend’s locations. Google Maps is on available for all smart phones free of cost.

2.Wikipedia

According to FirstMondays.org, Wikipedia is a top source of information used by college students. The easy access of the app al-lows for instant browsing of more than 3.7 million con-tent pages. A bonus fea-ture is the ability to change the language setting. On the Android Market the app is called “Wiki Encyclo-pedia” and is available for $0.99. At the iPhone App Store the app is Wikipedia Mobile and is free.

3.Blackboard Mobile Learn

Most colleges and universi-ties work under Blackboard as a means of organizing classes, uploading content and posting grades and conveniently, Georgia State operates on the system as well. Not only does the app allow student use, but also allows instructors the ability to update materials. Posi-tives are it is available for Android and iPhone, but the con is it is only available on Wi-Fi for iPhone users both are free of cost.

4.Flashcard Machine

The Art of Studying has now gone green. This mobile alternative to paper flashcards is a convenient study technique without all the bulk. Students are able to create flashcards for their studies, while professors can create flashcards for stu-dents customized for their specific classes. The app is only available for iPhone us-ers for $2.99.

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Georgia State University is cur-rently fourth on a list of the top 10 dorms in the nation, according to CampusSplash.com. CampusSplash.com is a website where students, par-ents and even college faculty can ask and answer questions about college, dorms, tuition, loans and more. They have an annual “Dormy Awards” where the best dorms are voted on, specifically by students. More than 9,000 students voted during the ballot counting, and Georgia State placed fourth overall.

The University Commons

is located on 4.2 acres, occupying a city block bordered by Ellis Street, Piedmont Avenue, John Wesley Dobbs Avenue and Jesse Hill Jr. Drive. The Commons is located a short walking distance from MARTA and caters primarily to freshmen. There are also limited spaces for up-perclassmen. The buildings range from eight to 15 stories and they also feature a two and four bedroom floor plan, which includes a shared bath-room. The four apartment buildings accommodate up to 2,000 students, and feature state of the art furnish-

ings and amenities.The Commons were opened for

students in the Fall semester of 2007, and has been a favorite of students since it opened. The Commons offers virtual and video tours to prospective and returning students who wish to live in student housing. The slots are available on a first come, first served basis.

The CampusSplash.com votes were based off of students’ ac-counts of the dorm’s location to cam-pus, designated study areas, sense of community, furnishings and room

for entertainment. Georgia State was called an “expensive apartment-style dorm that is often worth the rent” ac-cording to the awards. With the great location in downtown Atlanta, the Commons seems to be the best cam-pus living

Wi-Fi is available in areas throughout the buildings, and each room is fully furnished. Laundry, study and meeting rooms are also available for students’ usage. The Commons also has its own parking deck, grocery store and U.S. Post of-fice, and is only a short walk from the

GSU campus. Security is also a huge factor at the Commons, the Geor-gia State Police have a mini-station there. Also all entrances to the build-ing require key card access.

The Commons are the per-fect combination of business and lei-sure, as there are areas for students to actively do both. There are learning communities for students to adapt to the college experience, as well as lounge areas to relax and unwind.

The Dormy Awards are held an-nually by CampusSplash.com where the Commons placed first last year.

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JAMIELLA DEWITT | SIGNALThe Commons holds approximately 2,000 students on 4.2 acres of land.

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Before there was Georgia State Univeristy and Pounce the Panther, the university was once Georgia In-stitute of Technology’s “Evening School of Commerce”— sporting an owl as its mascot.

The Owl, Georgia State’s own original mascot, was a representative of the school’s beginnings as an eve-ning college. Founded in 1913, the fu-ture urban research university placed its focus on what was stamped, “the new science of business.” Allowing students to earn business degrees at night led to Georgia State’s informal name as the Georgia Evening Col-lege. Its mascot, an owl perched on a branch

with one blue eye open and one eye closed, would symbolize the col-lege from 1940 to 1946.

After moving from night to day, Georgia State’s mascot has changed several times before the adoption of the now ferocious panther.

From 1947 to 1955, Georgia State athletic teams were dubbed the Ramblers though according to an ar-ticle in GSU Magazine, Georgia State University historians are unsure why the name Ramblers was chosen. In 1956, after considering some other commonly known big and bad bul-lies such as bears, eagles and lions, the student councils for both the day and night divisions of Georgia State selected the Panthers.

In 1989, Urbie, a red panther was unveiled as Georgia State Uni-versity’s new mascot. However, he wouldn’t last long and only four years later Pounce the blue panther was born.

In 1993, Georgia State and the Alumni Association hired Real Char-acters, Inc. to create Pounce—blue in color with a muscular, although car-toonish, body.

Now along with the univer-sity’s continued growth and change, Pounce’s image continues to evolve and in 2009, undergoing a makeover, the blue panther became fiercer than ever. With the start of football last year, the Panther is often seen with his catlike body in a crouching posi-tion and a growling expression ready to “pounce” on any opponent that sets foot on his field.

While some students admit not knowing that the university was once the Hooting Owls or the Rambling Ramblers, they sure don’t mind em-bracing the university’s humble be-ginnings. “I think being an owl might have been kind of cool…you know with everybody hooting at a game or something [laughs],” says Shantia

Redd, a senior education major for birth to five. “But I don’t know what a rambler is so…I’ll pass on that one.” While Redd thought it might have been cool to have once been an owl, she says she sure is a proud panther now, “Long live Pounce the Panther…there’s nothing like being a GSU pan-ther.”

From the Owls to the Panthers

SAMARIA SMITHStaff Writer

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OCTOBER 4, 2011Face-to-Face: Meeting with Your ProfessorsIf you are looking for an Internship in Radio, come out and learn aboutthe Radio One Atlanta Internship Program from Rashidah Jenkins, Radio One Atlanta’s Internship Coordinator and Georgia State Grad. Learn why you’ll love interning with Praise 102.5, Hot 107.9 and Majic 107.5-97.5. For more information or RSVP to Ramona Simien at rsimien@gsu.edu.Univeristy Center Room 245 // 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

2012 Inceptor Selection Information SessionAre you one of the few? The proud? Attend a 2012 Inceptor Selection Information Session to learn more about how to become part of the team! Minimum requirements are a 2.5 GPA, good Academic and Judicial Standing before and after selection. Deadline to apply is Friday, October 14, 2011 by 5:15 p.m. To receive an application you must attend and Inceptor Information Session.Lanier Suite– Student Center // 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

OCTOBER 5, 2011Green Bag Lunch: Energy Efficiency Beyond Forest BoundariesAtlanta often can have bad air days, and on any of those days lots of children end up in the hospital because of it. Find out from Chuck Sams why the Forest Service is involved and how energy efficiency affects the air you breathe. Chuck Sams, Eastern and Southern Regions Air Quality Program Manager, US Forest Service, will present on “Energy Efficiency Beyond Forest Boundaries, Within the US Forest Service, Industry, Commerce, and Your Home.Urban Life Room 230 // 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Prezi: The Zooming Presentation EditorPrezi is a fantastic and neat way to arrange your thoughts, images, and documents for presentations. Come and see for yourself....Classroom South Room 403 // 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Whitewater Kayaking SchoolCome out to the Recreation Center and learn the fundamentals of Kayaking in the aquatics center located on the ground floor.Student Recreation Center // 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

OCTOBER 6, 2011Brown Bag with Dan Gilgoff: Religion Editor of CNNEveryone is invited to a brown bag lunch conversation on October 6th with this year’s Religion and Public Life Fellow, Dan Gilgoff. Dan, who is the Religion Editor for CNN.com, will present some of his thoughts on religion and the media based on his work at CNN, and then he will lead us in an informal conversation. 34 Peachtree Street Building // 1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Visiting Artist Rob Nadeau-Gallery TalkRob Nadeau is a New York-based painter with recent exhibitions at The Painting Center, NY and Jason McCoy Inc., NY. He has served as artist in residence at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville and has participated in residencies at the Edward Albee Foundation, Yaddo and was a Fellow at the Fine Arts work center in Provincetown, MA. Welch School of Art & Design// 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

OCTOBER 7, 2011Table and Chair MassageThere is a Licensed Massage Therapist here on campus! Call (404) 413-3342 for rates or to set up your next message experience. By appointment only. Sparks Hall Room 322// 11:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

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SAVE THE DATE!Homecoming 2011, October 17-22See Homecoming ad in this issue for event schedule.

Homecoming Powder-Puff Game and Parade ApplicationsHomecoming Powder-Puff Football Game sign-up sheets and Homecoming Golf Cart Parade applications are now available in 380 Student Center. The submission deadline for both is Monday, October 10, by 5:15 p.m.

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CAMPUS EVENTSwww.gsu.edu/studentevents

Midnight Revival Rescheduled Thursday, October 612:15-1 p.m., Hurt Park, FREEGSU folk/rock band Midnight Revival will now perform in October instead of September 29. For more information or to inquire about performing in the Student Concert Series, call 404/413-1857 or email cemusic@gsu.edu.

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Leadership Development

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENTwww.gsu.edu/leadership

Building Teams: A Hands-On TrainingWednesday, October 5, Noon-1 p.m., Student Center, Lucerne Suite

Successful organizations recognize the importance of each member being an active part of the team. This session will explore

various teambuilding techniques and exercises.

Ethics and LeadershipWednesday, October 12, Noon-1 p.m., Student Center, Lucerne Suite

Understanding and developing ethics is an important leadership component. Explore different ethical viewpoints and apply them to real world examples.

STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS

Organization Roundtable

Thursday, October 6 Noon-1 p.m.

Golden Key Board Room Student Center

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roundtable — a perfect opportunity to share ideas, seek

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Calling all writers and artists!Want to be published? Underground needs your art, poetry and prose for the fall issue. For instructions on how to submit, see http://undergroundjournal.org/how-to-submitDEADLINE: Friday, October 7

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Kidnapped, October 3-9

Deep Red (Profondo Rosso), October 8

ATLANTA ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL

Touch, October 8

Dooman River, October 9

Chasing Waves, October 11

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