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Local!e NCAA Final Four brought millions of dollars to Atlanta along with its 100, 000 college basketball fans this past weekend. According to William Pate, Atlanta Convention and Business Bureau CEO, the city expects a positive economic impact of $70 mil-lion. AtlantaHotels.org lists an average of 167 per-cent increase in hotel rates in the downtown and midtown hotels during the days surrounding the Final Four. Atlanta won the bid in 2008 to host the 75th annual Final Four, a"er hosting it in 2007.

Police found a man dead in a car stopped in the roadway on Hood Avenue at Oldknow Road in northwest Atlanta on Sunday. !e man was in the driver’s seat of a stolen red Monte Carlo and had been shot several times in the chest. !e investiga-tion is continuing.

National A homicide suspect shot and killed a police o#-cer during questioning in Jackson, Mississippi on !ursday. !e suspect argued with 18-year police veteran Eric Smith in an interview room before overpowering the o#cer and shooting him with his own gun. !e suspect then shot himself with the same gun he used to kill Smith.

For the third time in less than a year, Philadelphia $re$ghters mourn the loss of another one of their own in the line of duty. Capt. Michael Goodwin, 53, was killed while on the roof of a three-story build-

ing that collapsed underneath him and trapped his body during a $re. Goodwin is survived by a wife and two grown children.

GlobalChina plans to open disputed Paracel Islands in South China Sea by the end of this month for tourists, according to state media reports. Tourists will be able to travel to the Paracels, on cruise ship routes, however tour route details will be released later. Tourists will also be able to land on the islands for sightseeing ahead of Labor Day, celebrated on May 1. !e Paracels, claimed by China, Vietnam and Taiwan, is made up of 40 islets, outcrops and reefs. Woody Island, the largest of the Paracels, has only one hotel with 56 rooms and none of the other islands have fresh water. All supplies will be deliv-ered from the continent.

A"er being charged for seizing public money, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has been de-tained for 15 days while prosecutors investigate. Egyptian law permits Mubarak to serve up to two years in custody pending trials and investigations but new charges allow authorities to keep him in custody though his two-year period is up. Accord-ing to the Administrative Prosecution, Mubarak, his wife and sons took almost $146 million in pub-lic funds over the past decade to fund private villas. Previous to these charges, Mubarak was sentenced to life in prison in June for failure to stop the kill-ings of peaceful protestors, but in January the court accepted his appeal for retrial, scheduled April 13.

March 28Library SouthA student said she left her cellphone unattend-ed, while it was charging and when she returned she discovered her phone had been stolen. This case is being han-dled by investigations.

April 1Greek HousingOfficers arrested four Georgia State students for possession of an ounce of less of marijua-na and a criminal tres-pass warning was issued. Officers investigated a resident’s room for mar-ijuana. The occupants were then arrested and issued a copy of charg-es and the non-Georgia State individuals were escorted off campus.

April 2Off-campusGSUPD officers arrest-ed a non-Georgia State individual for posses-

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Loft Parking DeckA student said her bike was stolen around mid-December but she never reported it. She said she saw her bike in the area and wanted to report it. This case is being han-dled by investigations.

April 3Piedmont NorthA Georgia State staff member stated he was being harassed by a fel-low co-worker. This case is being handled by in-vestigations.

Greek HousingA student said she was being threatened on Twitter. No other infor-mation was given. This case is being handled by investigations.

April 4Citizen TrustAn officer responded to a complaint of a male sleeping in a restroom. The officer made con-tact and the individual was issued a criminal trespass warning and es-corted off property.

April 5University CommonsA student said she left her purse unattended on a bench and when she returned hours later, she located her purse but $200 had been stolen. This case is being han-dled by investigations

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By the time you read this, you should know who was elected our next Student Government president. Well, maybe.

It’s actually very possible that by the time you read this, you still won’t know who your elected student representatives in SGA are.

Hopefully, we’ll have information for you online, but that remains to be seen. We can’t predict the future.

In the last two issues, we’ve reported on the current problems with SGA’s transparency, marketing and visibility to the student body. Even the debates proved that students were also beginning to wonder who their representatives were and what, exactly, they were going doing for them next year.

You’d think they’d get a clue, work their campaigns right and do as many interviews as humanly possible. But, instead, they’ve practically vanished from the limelight a!er the debates last Monday.

During the debates, candidates competing for virtually every posi-tion said transparency and visibility were their main concerns. Howev-er, their actions spoke di"erently, which raises serious questions about how they will execute on their stated policy objectives. Namely: If you can’t even answer your own email or social media accounts regarding the workings of your campaign positions, how can you facilitate great-er promotion of SGA’s objectives on a university level?

#ree emails were sent to the candidates asking for 10 to 15 min-utes to conduct interviews prior to the elections. We had about $ve questions prepared. Short and sweet. We’re all busy students as well, so we understand.

#e $rst email was sent on April 2 to Christian Hill, George Avery and Andrew Whyte, the three presidential candidates. #e second was sent out on April 5, the third on April 8.

But a!er multiple failed attempts to contact the presidential candi-dates, we were only able to get a hold of George Avery, though that was more out of luck than co-operation.

We hit the streets, and it was only a!er a chance encounter with Avery that we were able to get him to grant us an interview.

We weren’t so lucky with the other candidates. Christian Hill did respond to the $rst email—once—and never re-

sponded a!er that. We tried getting in contact with him through his fellow SGA o%-

cers twice but that wasn’t successful either. Andrew Whyte never responded to any of the emails sent to him,

nor was he seen on campus. During the debates, Whyte was very explicit in saying he wanted

SGA to be more visible and transparent. “#e past administration had a Town Hall meeting, which most

people said was the only time they have heard about SGA,” Whyte said at the $rst debate. “As president, it would be my duty to make sure stu-dents know about SGA and its purpose.”

#ree emails later, he still had nothing to say. At least to us, that is.

For three potential candidates that went on and on about transpar-ency and raising the visibility of SGA on campus, it seems very odd they were unable, or perhaps unwilling, to communicate with the stu-dent newspaper — arguably one of the best ways to discuss their plat-forms and plans for next year.

If visibility and transparency were their main concern, shouldn’t they have jumped at the $rst opportunity to reach the students?

But, putting all of that aside, it seems even this year’s Election Commission, an organization technically supposed to be independent of SGA, was plagued with the same disorganization and failure to com-municate.

A prime example of this was the planning of the joint SGA-Signal debate a few weeks ago. #ough the current president, executive vice president and SGA administrative sta" knew about plans with the pa-per to collaborate over the debate since June, even tentatively agreeing to recommend a co-sponsorship, communication from the folks actu-ally in charge of organizing the debate was non-existent.

Over a time period beginning just before the beginning of the Elec-tion Committee’s term in November all the way to the day of the last debate, April 1, the chair of the committee, Jodie-Ann Johnston, ig-nored no less than eight emails regarding the planning and overall structure of the debate.

#roughout the whole $ve-month ordeal, appointments were missed, emails were completely ignored and plans were continually de-layed. Quite honestly, it’s a miracle the debate even happened at all.

#ough it might be argued that some of the blame can be assigned to the multiple adviser transitions the organization su"ered this year, ultimately the repeated failures of student leaders at the highest levels of the organization must su"er some reproach as well.

A!er exchanging multiple emails on Monday with Ti"any Butts, the administrative assistant of SGA in charge of overseeing the Elec-tion Commission, Butts said she would have the election results by 6 p.m. that evening, as long as we didn’t break the news until they an-nounced it Tuesday morning. Fair enough and not uncommon.

But when we called the SGA o%ce, Adriana Macchione, the cur-rent vice president of academic a"airs, answered. She said Butts le! earlier in the day because she was sick but le! without any means of releasing the election results once they became available.

#en 6:30 p.m. came around, just before press time, and we still did not have the election results. We sent Butts two more emails trying to $nd out what happened, but we still didn’t get a reply. #ey’ve had the weekend to tabulate the results, a!er all.

But even with all these issues that seem to have plagued SGA throughout the year, it is still possible for the organization to $x these problems. #ey just need to get their act together and rise to the oc-casion.

So here’s to new beginnings. Good luck.

Do you know who won the Student Government election?

NEITHER DO WE.

Special staff Editorial

Forget cars, buses and trains. Atlanta recently began in-stalling a new source of

transportation: the Atlanta Street-car.

With their construction hav-ing started in February, the street-car routes will touch various parts of Georgia State campus, as they will cross through Auburn Ave., Edgewood Ave., Luckie St. and Peachtree St, providing Georgia State students one more option for transportation.

According to Atlantadown-town.com, the Atlanta Streetcar is the result of a cooperative effort by the City of Atlanta, the business community and MARTA to con-nect the metro area and the great-er region.

The streetcars are currently in the first phase of construction, where they will travel east-to-west routes of Atlanta, connecting The King Center to Centennial Olym-pic Park.

Georgia State sociology pro-fessor Dr. Dawn Baunach said, “I think the streetcar project will be nice for tourists and may also be nice for students, faculty and staff who want to visit other parts of downtown.”

Georgia State student Khalilah Clemons also embraced the inclu-sion of the streetcars in Atlanta.

“I think the new streetcars will add even more of a lively touch to the city. Not only will it be conve-nient for some people, it will also be a fun, little attraction to add to the already exciting things hap-pening downtown,” Clemons said.

Not only will the streetcars pro-vide a new way of public transpor-tation, but they are also more eco-friendly, as they will utilize tracks

and overhead power lines that will make the streetcar an electronical-ly-driven vehicle, thus ultimately reducing air emissions.

There have been accommoda-tions so that the streetcar tracks’ construction doesn’t interfere with Georgia State activities.

Georgia State Director of Fa-cilities Planning Russell Seagreen said, “In many cases, the sched-ule has been changed or delayed due to conflict with university ac-tivities such as cessation of street work while students moved into Patton Hall last fall or the delay in construction on Park Place to avoid interference with our Cen-tennial Celebration events.”

The bus lines were also affected by the constructions.

“The Panther Express routes were changed last summer in an-ticipation of construction activi-ties,” Seagren said.

However, junior Taylor Thompson doesn’t seem to mind the effects that the constructions will have on students’ routines.

“The shuttle might take a little longer on some days, but overall I think the city and GSU have done a good job making sure the con-struction does not interfere with the students’ daily lives and activi-ties,” Thompson said.

Graduate Assistant Nick Sciul-lo also said he didn’t mind the con-struction either.

“The construction has been relatively unobtrusive no matter what time I’ve been downtown,” Sciullo said.

The construction will continue for about another year, spreading to other locations.

The ultimate objectives of the Atlanta Streetcar are to have a north-to-south route that travels from the Brookhaven MARTA sta-tion to Fort McPherson

The Atlanta Streetcar will be-gin to operate in May 2014.

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Students and faculty look forward to Atlanta’s new source of transportation

ï� The Atlanta Streetcar will provide missing circulation and direct connectivity to the existing transit services coming downtown, as well as future commuter rail and regional light rail, including the Atlanta BeltLine. It will also provide intercity and high-speed passenger rail services.

ï� It will provide enhanced mobility to transit-dependent populations.

How has the streetcar affected other U.S. cities?

ï� In Portland, the streetcar catalyzed 140 real estate projects worth $3.5 billion; following its construction, property values increased by approximately 50 percent.

ï� In Seattle a $51 million streetcar project (capital cost) led to 3.3 million SF of development.

ï� By 2030, it is projected that downtown Atlanta will experience 5.1 million square feet of retail absorption and an increase of approximately 4.4 million square feet of new office space thanks to the Atlanta Streetcar.

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Atlanta car rental and hotel motel tax and federal funds.

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Summer is fast approaching, and for some students, that means one thing—a race to "nd a place to live

in the fall semester.For Georgia State students, there

are a limited number of places to live on and o! campus.

Georgia State o!ers a number of housing opportunities and #oor plans, but University Housing may not be the best option for all students.

Whether you are a new student looking for a home or a current student looking for a new place to live, there are many elements to factor in when decid-ing where to stay.

Georgia State has housing options that have advantages and helpful ser-vices, but the majority of its options are more expensive than that of it’s o! cam-pus competitors.

For example, a room with two bed-rooms and two bathrooms for only two people at the University Commons runs $4,488 per semester each person.

An identical room in the nearby

apartment complex Ashley Auburn Pointe may cost only $550 per month. Assuming that a semester lasts about four months, the apartment would cost about $2,200 per semester, not includ-ing utilities and other living expenses.

“It costs a lot more, and the fact that you have to be completely out of your room for Christmas break was annoy-ing,” said Amber Warneke, a junior and former resident of the University Com-mons. “You pay almost twice as much and only really get to stay there for about three months”.

Not all students feel the same as Warneke, though.

“I think it’s worth it. I don’t really think it is that expensive,” said Ashley Grant, a sophomore and resident at the University Commons.

Aside from cost, Ashley Auburn Pointe and another nearby complex Capitol Gateway are conveniently locat-ed, resting only about a mile away from campus.

However, there are obvious advan-tages come with living in any of the University Housing options: $e con-venience of being close to school, the security Georgia State Police provides,

and the guarantee that you will be sur-rounded by other students.

“It’s been proven that students who live on campus are actually more satis-"ed with their college experience,” said Shannon Corey, assistant director of Community and Sta! Development at University Housing. “$ey’re more connected and involved, and they have higher GPAs.”

Students may "nd further encour-agement to live in University Housing through its provided programs and ser-vices.

Services include Panther L.E.A.P. which is a leadership program for resi-dents, FLCs (Freshman Learning Com-munities), and LLCs (Living-Learning Communities), which are similar to the FLCs, except they are for students who aren’t freshmen.

“We o!er a lot of program oppor-tunities to enhance their outside of the classroom experience. Students are out of class more than they are in class, so we need to develop our students outside of the classrooms as well,” Corey said.

Although University Housing has many components that students enjoy, such as free laundry services, it also has

policies that are not too popular with its residents, such as visitation rules.

“I don’t like the visitation rules at the commons. We can only have up to six overnight visitors in one month,” said Jackson. “I feel like we shouldn’t have to have rules on who spends the night. We’re all grown.”

Georgia State’s housing may be more expensive and have more rules, but it certainly provides a wealth of liv-ing advantages and programs to justify its price.

Housing COSTS$4,488 for housing per semester$7250 for housing 5-day meal plan plus groceries

$2200 per semester (4 months) at Ashley Auburn Pointe$5345 per semester (4months) at Ashley Auburn Pointe including utilities and groceries

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Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes will be the keynote speaker at the spring and summer commencement on May 11 in the Georgia Dome.

The College of Education Honors Day Ceremony will be Thursday, April 11 at 4 p.m. in the Speakers Auditorium in the Student Center.

The Alliance for Sexual and Gender Diversity will pres-ent the 2013 Exhibition Drag Show on Tuesday at the Rialto Center for the Arts. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. and the event begins at 7 p.m. The event is free for students and $5 for non-Georgia State guests. Students are limited to two non-Georgia State guests.

Tickets for GSU Night at Six Flags are $21 at Cam-pus Events in the University Center until Thursday. Cam-pus Events is open Monday through Friday, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

The Georgia State University Singers will join the Atlan-ta Ballet Orchestra to pres-ent David Bintley’s Carmina Burana at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre on April 12 through 14 at 8 p.m. Tickets for admission range from $20 to $120. For ticket order information, call404-892-3303 or visit www.atlan-taballet.com/tickets-perfor-mances/carmina-burana/.

The Georgia State chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists will host a Social Media workshop with Rich Sullivan on Thursday at 3 p.m. in the Lucerne Suite of the Student Center.

Roopali Mukherjee of Queens College and CUNY will pres-ent a lecture entitled “Cadil-lac Consumer: Black Mate-rial Culture and the Care of the Racial Self ” on Thursday from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the eighth floor Colloquium Room in Library South. The Departments of Communica-tion and African-American Studies are cosponsoring the event.

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housing

Where would you rather live?With off-campus housing options rising, living on campus is now more expensive

JAMES HUNTERSta! Reporter

The Student University Center is celebrating its 15th anniversary this week since its construction

and addition to the Georgia State cam-pus back in 1998.

$e center is a vital resource to Georgia State and events will be kicking o! Monday for this milestone celebra-tion.

“We have a fun celebration planned for Monday, April 8, beginning at 1:30 p.m. in the Ballroom. [$is will include] activities, food and music among other events!” said Carole Golder, associate director for Programs and Services.

$e center is the "rst building many people visit when coming on to Georgia State’s campus and where many tours of the campus begin. Events such as the Mega One Stop Shop and Incept fresh-man orientation are centered around or begin at the Student Center.

Since it’s opening in 1998, the center has seen numerous renovations.

“Since the construction, the entire food court area has been completely redesigned with the seating, interior pieces and the stage being added. Oth-er areas have shi%ed around, the Digital Aquarium was also added,” said Rich-ard Heller, d"rector of Student Center Operations.

“If you visit our website, you can "nd more information about the nu-merous things the center o!ers: room renting, student organization o&ces, ticket sales, programs, sold out concerts, Night at the Aquarium, Panther Prowl and major speakers,” Heller said.

Students see the center as a vital re-source of the university providing a cen-tral meeting hub, areas to lounge and re-lax and job opportunities.

$e center employs 148 students

and has 42 full-time sta! positions.Sophomore and Biology major

Dexter Goodrum works at the informa-tion desk in the center and sees his job as a vital part of welcoming students and visitors to State and the Atlanta area.

“Here at the info desk we are the li-aison between the university and the student body. $e center is very impor-tant; we get a lot of new students, for-eign exchange students and they would be lost without getting directions from our desk. $e center also rents several rooms for meetings and events and has the Ballroom meeting room for larger scale events,” Goodrum said.

Goodrum has been working in the Student Center since last December and likes his job because it gives him “a di-rect link with students of the university.”

He also pointed out many students do not know of the ticket sales that the information desk sells to events such as: AMC, Regal movie showings, tickets to the Biltmore, Tennessee Aquarium and Georgia Aquarium. $e information desk also stocks candy, medicines and other goods with all tickets and most products discounted for students.

Comprising 118,000 square-feet (about two football "elds) the Student Center contains a food court, informa-tion desk, dedicated meeting rooms, student organization o&ces and admin-istrative o&ces. $e center also houses the campus movie theatre, Cinefest, student media organization o&ces, nu-merous lounges areas and art galleries.

$e center is also linked by elevat-ed walkways to the University Center

so students can pass between the build-ings and get to and from di!erent areas of the campus without stepping outside.

$e Student Center regularly sees more than 9,500 people, including stu-dents, pass through its doors daily and hosts over 5,000 events annually, in-cluding numerous conferences, busi-ness meetings, meet-and-greets and Spotlight series featuring guest speak-ers. $e center features a ballroom on the "rst #oor and speaker’s auditorium for large-scale events and during the be-ginning of each semester is home to the Mega One Stop Shop.

With so many events going on, the university employs students and area residents to help with set-up and pre-paring and executing programs.

Sophomore Brittany Printup works as a Set-tech in the Student Center and helps manage the preparation and breakdown of events.

“I set up for events, the chairs, ta-bles, mics all that good stu!. I like work-ing here because its very open and there are more jobs available here than [other areas of the school],” Printup said.

She feels the center is important because students get “everything they need here.”

According to a 2012 report from the Student Center, the center had 3,317 reservations in 2012 for a variety of events, including university events and ceremonies, student organization activ-ities and conferences and industry sum-mits.

$is past semester, the center held the "rst Modern Media Conference,

which featured speakers and presenta-tions from Doug Richards, WXIA-TV Reporter, Sheri England, Senior Direc-tor for CNN and HLN and WSB-TV’s Jovita Moore.

Two weeks ago, America Ferrera drove all the way from New York to Georgia State to give a speech about self-acceptance.

“When I was in college it was a struggle to really "gure out who I was and what I wanted to do in the world and I was limited in myself in ways. I hope that in sharing my story, in some way it is inspiring to young people to kind of question in their own life,” Ferre-ra said. At the Speakers Series, students asked Ferrera questions and spoke of how they could relate to her story.

Ferrera is not the only big name that has come to visit the home of the Panthers. Past Speaker Series guests include animal activist and primatolo-gist Jane Goodall, internist Dr. Drew Pinsky, physician Deepak Chopra and R&B musician John Legend with the latter two both seeing over 1,200 in at-tendance. Hip-hop breakout sensation Kendrick Lamar and R&B songstress Elle Varner stopped by for Georgia State’s second annual Panther Palooza concert series. Tickets sold out for the performance at the Georgia State Sports Arena.

Last year’s headliners for the "rst Panther Palooza Spring Concert in-cluded electro-pop vocalist Dev and R&B recording artist Miguel.

$e 28,000 square-foot building was initially expected to be opened in 1997 but took an extra year to be com-pleted.

$e Student Center is paid for with a variety of sources including, the Student Activity Fee, State Sup-port of Maintenance and Operations, the Campus programming fee, Rental and Equipment charges and Auxiliary Commission.

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Student Center celebrates 15th anniversary as heart of Georgia State campus

DARRIS POPESta! Reporter Here at the info desk we are the liaison

between the university and the student

body...”

-sophomore and Biology Major Dexter Goodrum

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Junior Andreya McBride comes from a family with a history of mental ill-ness and in sixth grade, began to see

signs of her own depression. She said she felt reclusive and no lon-

ger found joy in the activities she once did. A%er a number of friends simultane-ously stopped speaking to her, McBride said she hit rock bottom in December 2008.

“I "nally found the strength to ask [my parents] for help,” McBride said. “I told them ‘there’s something wrong!’”

She began seeing her "rst therapist the following year and began learning to cope through journal writing.

Her bravery to admit the fact she needed help and getting the assistance she needed saved her life.

A%er coming to Georgia State, Mc-Bride found herself at another crossroads with the in"delity of a partner. She then saw some of her depression symptoms emerge once again and immediately sought help.

Depression among college is a silent crisis many do not discuss openly about on college campuses. Halfofus.com, a mental wellness website speci"cally aimed toward college students, reported that half of all college students have ad-mitted to feeling so depressed they could not function.

Georgia State provides free counsel-ing and mental wellness workshops at its Counseling and Testing Center (CTC) located on the second #oor of the Citi-zens Trust Bank building.

$e CTC o!ers various free and con"dential services for Georgia State students including individual therapy, group therapy and mind and body clin-ics.

CTC Director Dr. Jill Lee-Barber named depression, stress and anxiety as the top three reasons students seek help at the counseling center.

In addition to the top three reasons, 22 percent of students indicated that they had thoughts of suicide and 20 percent of students indicated that they had experi-enced unwanted sexual contact/sexual assault.

$ough the list of concerns of stu-dents varies, there are trained mental heath physicians on the scene to help stu-dents from the time of their arrival.

$e most important recent develop-ment, according to Lee-Barber, has been the center’s new acceptance of walk-ins or on-the-spot consultations by students who want to see a counselor the same day.

“Accessibility is key,” Lee-Barber said. “Students who may be going through a crisis and have built up the courage to go and seek help will most likely not be as willing if days pass and they wait for a set appointment.”

A%er implementing the walk-in ser-vice in Fall 2012, there was an approxi-mate 115 percent increase among stu-dents coming to the counseling center for initial consultations.

Many students may feel hesitant to seek help at the CTC for a number of reasons.

$e stigma toward counseling and therapy as well cultural and religious be-liefs serve as barriers.

“[Students] would not hesitate to get help if they had trouble with their car,” Lee-Barber said. “We can take care of ev-erything else but ourselves.”

Lee-Barber also attributes the fact that college students do not like to talk about their pain with those outside their immediate circles.

“I was lucky to "nd a counselor who was very similar to me and who I felt very close to,” McBride said. “I gained a lot of mindfulness and learned how to be less impulsive.”

In addition to seeing her own coun-selor, McBride also took part in one of the therapy groups also o!ered by the CTC.

“[$e group therapy] helped me

learn to listen better to others and to give advice,” McBride said.

Sophomore Adrianne Lewis also had a positive experience through the CTC and has been attending one-on-one ses-sions with her counselor for about a year.

Lewis is a cancer survivor and com-pleted her chemotherapy in the summer of 2011.

“I felt void of emotion, neither feeling sad nor happy the majority of the time,” she said.

Desperate to "nd help coping with her lack of emotions and feelings, Lewis visited the counseling center.

She was paired with a counselor who specialized in students with illnesses and said she has had a great experience and feels the CTC has been “a big help.”

She also accredits the sta! for being very nice and supportive as a whole.

Lewis encourages students not to feel judgment for seeking help and said counselors can help with everyday issues and well as deeper, more serious ones.

“College is a stressful time,” Lewis said. “Talking to a counselor can dispel stress and serve as a voice-board.”

Lee-Barber wants to spread aware-ness about the CTC for all students. While the CTC does a number of Fresh-man Learning Community (FLC) lec-tures, new student orientations and training for teaching and resident assis-tants, Lee-Barber’s goal is make the ser-vices more widespread.

“I want to reach our students through technology,” she said. “My dream is to have [the counselors] host webinars for faculty as well as student organizations to get good information about mental health and our services.”

For more information about the Counseling and Testing Center, visit http://www.gsu.edu/counseling/

For more about mental health in col-lege students and way to get help, visit http://www.halfofus.com/

If you or a friend are ever in a crisis situation where suicide and/or self-harm is involved, call: (800) 273 TALK

ASHIA GALLOSta! Reporter

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The college bluesHalf of all college students suffer from depression

College of Education professor to lead American Educational Research Association

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top 3 reasons students listed as coming to the Counseling Testing Center

1. ANXIETY2. DEPRESSION3. STRESS

22%

20% of students indicated that they had experienced unwanted sexual contact/sexual assault

of students indicated that they had thoughts of suicide.

238 students were seen for initial consultation with a licensed mental health provider in Fall Semester 2011.

513 students were seen for initial consultation with a licensed mental health provider in Fall Semester 2012

This is approximately a 115% increase.

Demographics of students that use the ctc

35% African-American

7% Asian

41% Caucasian

10% Latino/a

7% Multiracial

13% freshmen

17% sophomores

17% juniors

19% seniors

17% graduate or law

students

17% non degree seeking

students

Dr. Joyce E. King, a profes-sor in the College of Edu-cation, was recently vot-

ed president-elect of the American Educational Research Association (AERA).

“People have been sending me beautiful #owers of congratulations and I’m really happy about that,” King said. “I’m excited to represent Georgia State in this way.”

King will receive the position in a few weeks at the 2013 Annual Meet-ing in San Francisco on May 1 and says she is excited about her new po-sition and opportunity.

“It’s a great professional opportu-nity to be a part of the leadership of the association,” King said. “At this stage in my career, there’s really a lot of opportunity to pass the torch to model for younger researchers, es-pecially.”

A%er her one-year term and the

conclusion of next year’s Annual Meeting as president-elect, she will then serve as president.

“It is a short time to have a huge transformative impact,” King said. “But you can raise a focal point for other people to think about.”

King said she looks forward to the opportunity to form an initiative that brings people together to work on something.

In order to prepare for her role as president-elect and later president, King plans to observe and receive in-put and insight from the current and past presidents.

“One of the things I want to do is pay close attention to what this year’s president is doing,” she said. “I will also be speaking with past presidents about ways that they look back at their presidency and lessons learned.”

King names limitations on time and energy as expected challenges in her new position; however, she is concerned with the challenges in to-day’s educational research and com-

munity that she will hopes to contin-ue to impact throughout her career.

“We have challenges in society that are really serious ones,” King said. “$ere are some stunning suc-cesses, certainly, but there’s also a big gap between where our young peo-ple could be and where they are. My concern is that we can understand research of a relevant set of tools and try to improve the lives of the people we are here to serve.”

King, a graduate of Stanford Uni-versity, has been on faculty at Geor-gia State since 2004 and currently holds the position as the Benjamin E. Mays Endowed Chair of Urban Teaching, Learning and Leadership.

$e position of Benjamin E. Mays Endowed Chair is very spe-cial to King because it showcases Georgia State’s recognition of her academic contributions and also sets the bar for her as a scholar.

“We still have a lot of challenges that the research community has not been able to solve so being in this position at Georgia State has given

me a kind of platform to raise issues and collaborate with other people,” she said.

King has published several books and journal articles such as “Black Mothers to Sons: Juxtaposing Afri-can American Literature with So-cial Practice,” a book which she co-authored using African-American literature as a vehicle for mothers to talk about challenges in raising their sons.

“I have been a ground-breaking researcher, raising new questions and developing methods that are more participatory, bringing people from the community into the re-search process and bringing teachers into the research process,” King said.

King "nished her dissertation at Stanford in 1974 and held participa-tory research involving high school students.

“Now there are participatory re-search, youth-led research and lots of research along the lines of work that I have done in a pioneering way of things I did years ago,” King said.

Before her career at Georgia State, King also served several posi-tions at other colleges and universi-ties such as head of Ethnic Studies Department of Mills College, pro-fessor of education and provost at Spelman College and associate vice-chancellor for academic a!airs and diversity programs at the Universi-ty of New Orleans. She also played a key role in the establishment of Black Studies at Stanford.

King has also received fellowship awards from the National Institutes of Mental Health, the American Council on Education and the W. K. Kellogg Foundation.

$roughout all of her achieve-ments and her recent position as president-elect, King holds a certain achievement "rst among the rest.

“In the church I grew up in, the people used to say a prayer: ‘$ank you lord for waking me up, clothed in my right mind,’” King said. “$at’s my "rst achievement-that I’m still clothed in my right mind because lots of people aren’t.”

ASIA THOMASNews Editor

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When we spoke to students about what it is that makes a man di!erent from a boy, we got a lot of sim-ilar responses: honesty, responsibility and reliability. Of course these are admirable habits, and should be practiced by everyone who wants to call himself a red-blooded man. To say it even more simply, those are traits that should be practiced by everyone.

Absent from student opinions on the topic was anything to do with li%ing heavy objects, starting "res, or sacri"cing themselves for the good of others. Congratulations men, society is letting you step out of the cave.

Perhaps this is a sign that the male gender role is shi%ing among the student demographic, but there’s more to consider here. As the stoic stereotype of the American self-reliant man begins to go the way of the dinosaur, we must adapt. Along with expecting hon-esty and accountability of the young men in our soci-ety, it is also important to nurture a culture where it is acceptable for men to ask for help, or for a shoulder to cry on once and a while.

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The college system faces a dilemma today. Total student debt has recently surpassed the $1 trillion milestone, and along with it many statistics that

shouldn’t be surprising to anyone. A 70 percent increase in the number of borrowers here, the increasing amount of loans in delinquency and past due there, etc. etc. ad in"nitum-- it’s a mess that everyone gets themselves in. News#ash: college kids like ‘free’ money and don’t think about the repayment process or how interest works. So when Junior goes o! to college (because everyone has told him it is the only path to "nancial security) and re-alizes he can’t a!ord it, he immediately turns to student loans. Fast forward four years and that $25,000 he took out his freshman year is now a $300 a month payment he’ll pay on for 10-15 years (with interest, of course).

And therein lies the glaring issue. A fresh generation of college students are graduating and entering the job market. A%er landing a steady income, are they spend-ing their paychecks each month on consumer goods or investing in stocks? Or is $290 (the average payment for a student owing $25,000) going to Sallie Mae, Wells Fargo and the government on student debt every month? $is huge gap in consumer spending is creating a growing drag in the economy that seems to be getting worse. $at $300 a month could be going elsewhere in the economy that would be much more bene"cial to everyone, from being invested for retirement, real estate, taxes or simply

consumer products. $e housing market in particular is betting on "rst time house buyers out of college to revive the struggling market, but with many 10 to 20 percent down payment requirements on new houses many young adults are holding o! "ve to ten years on purchasing new while they attempt to whittle down their student loan debt.

Once again, it becomes a vicious cycle. Today’s par-ents do not have enough saved to pay for Junior’s col-lege, so they take out loans. Junior is loaded with debt and graduates thinking debt is good and a credit score is everything. He mortgages a house, buys a car, gets a few credit cards and pays his student loans little by little. Be-fore you know it, Junior is 40 years old without a college fund for his children, and it begins again.

I spoke with a Georgia State economics professor on the subject and he noted that today it is easy to accuse the lenders, but it is imperative to remember that the bor-rower takes on full responsibility of all loans acquired. If the borrower is able to make enough to combat both the cost of in#ation as well as growing interest of the student loan with their income, then it is a matter of simply bud-geting for the debt. In a perfect world, this scenario would be the norm, but it is a struggle we must face head on in the near future by tackling the underlying issues such as increasing "nancial literacy and better loan transparency.

The debt snowball

Mitchell Oliver is an Eagle Scout studying Finance at GSU to be a top !nancial consultant or !nancial adviser His in"uences for writing include Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner of Freakonomics fame.

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MITCHELL OLIVERColumnist

To live on campus or not to live on campus” has been an age-old debate but one worth having. Af-ter all, your future is at stake here and living on

campus may not be best for it. “How?” you ask. Before we investigate my claim, let’s get some obvious bene"ts of re-siding on campus out the way. $e "rst and obvious bene"t is location. You’re yards away from campus! You don’t have to worry about the ri-diculously high gas prices that the rest of us are having heart attacks from and “being late for class” is a foreign concept to you. $e second and favored bene"t is a com-radely lifestyle. You’re bound to make a friend or two a%er eating out of the same refrigerator. $e third, and by no means "nal, “bene"t” is less "nancial responsibility and subsequently more time to focus on your studies. It is this third “bene"t” that my claim is based on.

Less "nancial responsibility will not be bene"cial to you. If you are like most students, you don’t have a gener-ous amount of money, you make minimum wage and you are wondering: Why would I encourage “paying bills”? $is inquiry is, at best, natural. But what you have to re-member is that the decisions you make now will a!ect you later and not having "nancial responsibility will negatively a!ect you. “How?” you ask. One simple and vital word: credit.

I won’t insult your intelligence by having a “credit 101” spill. $is isn’t an economics column. I will say, however,

that paying bills and paying rent (on time) establishes your credit. Period. Banks want to know that you are responsi-ble. $ey will not care that you spent college “focusing on your studies instead of worrying about bills.” You are not establishing credit unless you are paying for something that gets reported to credit bureaus. $at means buying that new laptop or a honeybun out the vending machine will not establish any kind of credit.

Having credit is like having a “21 or over” ID. You’re not getting into any of the clubs worth getting in without it. Buying a car, taking out a loan for a home, or even get-ting a job are “clubs” you will not be joining. Yes, there are a number of jobs –mostly high-paying ones –that require credit checks and without a good score you aren’t getting an interview.

Living on campus will delay your credit building. “But I’ve got a credit card.” $at’s great, and if you make pay-ments on time, then you’re already establishing credit. But you’ll need more than a credit line to make purchases of cars, homes, and even electronics.

I’m not suggesting that you pack your bags and roman noodles and move out of the dorms right now. However, I want you to consider what I have claimed here. Next year will come around and you will have the decision to con-tinue residing on campus or take a giant step outside of the perimeters of Georgia State: a step that may seem tough at "rst but will have you many steps ahead of your peers.

Dorms keep your credit DORMant

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It’s OK to ask for directions

Last Saturday, Kendrick Lamar rocked Georgia State’s annual Pantherpalooza concert series, per-forming before a sold out show at the Sports Arena in what was probably the university’s best sponsored gig in recent memory.

For students lucky enough to buy a ticket in time, they got to see an up-and-coming artist at rock-bot-tom prices. But anyone who waited more than four days to buy tickets or tried to avoid long lines, "nd-ing one of the 3,500 tickets to the show proved a little daunting, as a quick analysis of Craigslist just a few hours before the concert showed.

In fact, soon a%er the show sold out, tickets popped up all over the online classi"ed site ranging from actual cost to more than 10 times their origi-nal value. Based on a further analysis of students on Twitter trying to scalp their tickets, it appears some young “entrepreneurs” overbought and sold their ex-cess tickets online for a pro"t, literally at the expense of their fellow classmates.

While it may be easy to dismiss this as a harm-less way for some students to make a quick buck, it’s also a clear abuse of student fees, depriving otherwise willing students the opportunity to attend what’s sup-posed to be a community-building event in lieu of strangers willing to pay top dollar for admission.

Moving forward, it’s time the university evaluates how it grants access to events like Pantherpalooza.

Currently, Spotlight says it’s looking at di!erent ways to handle ticket administration, including a system that would scan and check how many tick-ets individual students have bought before selling to them, but such a system doesn’t yet exist anywhere in the university system, according to Phillip Smith, Spotlight advisor and assistant director for programs.

We welcome that change. And we have a few ideas to improve the process, too.

If "nancial restrictions make it impossible to make events like Pantherpalooza free, maybe the uni-versity should shorten the window for when it sales tickets to the week of the show. Or, perhaps it can force people to pay at the door with show student ID with a maximum of 2 to 3 visitor tickets per student.

Ultimately, change rests with the students, though. Hopefully they’ll make the right choice next year.

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In your opinion, what are the qualities that separate the men from the boys?

Name: Cassandra AbioyeMajor: art“I personally feel like what de!nes a man from a boy is being responsible and also having your values and not being able to be swayed by boys, or people with that mind-set. So basically, if you are !rm in your beliefs and have respect for yourself and women, and being able to be grounded in your beliefs.”

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Name: Darius ChurchMajor: business economics

“It’s a tough question. Somebody who sticks to their principles, marches to the beat of their own drum. Try to carry out their goals and try to reach them. "at’s about it.”

Name: Cassie Kline Major: history

“A sense of maturity and responsibili-ty. Owning up to decisions that you have made and being able to answer why you did what you did.”

Name: Kwame CheryMajor: Public Management and Policy

“I think one of the greatest thing that separates a boy from a man is just stepping out on your own and creating for yourself. "at goes beyond just a job. It’s your home, your !nances and your family. Luckily I’m in a position where I own my own home, I’m engaged to be married next year and I have a good job. It’s about breaking out of the nest and venturing out on your own a starting to build your own family. Past that, it’s about putting away childish things…one of the things that I used to do was to go out and party and shuck o# some of my responsibilities…and at certain point you have to put those things aside and focus on what really matters. It’s part of the reason why I’m o# work on a Friday, and I’m sitting up at school working on a paper.”

I had the recent honor of meeting a young busi-ness tycoon in the making. His name, Jeremy Populus Jones (No relation). He’s a man of

many hats. Probably a closet full of "tted caps and snapbacks but his most prized possession is his thinking cap. Georgia State student Jeremy Jones, street name “Pop,” has found a way to capital-ize o! a Twitter account. I didn’t even know this could be done without a checkmark beside your AV. Pop, however, co-founded the company GA-Followers alongside his homie Josh Jelks. GAFol-lowers serves as an uno&cial Twitter for the state of Georgia. Hence, the name obviously. But what is surprising, is the the fact they have grown to have over 82,000 followers and average gaining 1,000 a day.

Now I for once have mixed feelings towards social networking sites. Take Facebook for in-stance. I think a lot of things about Facebook are senseless. Like when someone I’ve known from the past but never had a conversation with sends me a friend request on Facebook. If I didn’t have anything to say to you back then, what on earth makes you think I’m going to speak to you now?

And it may be too soon for me to share my disliking towards Instagram. Maybe the people I follow are ruining my experience. Especially the endless amount of women that taking a thou-sand photos of themselves around their house throughout the day. If you want to be seen, why not just go out?

But Twitter, I’m thankful for. In my opinion, it beats most news stations. $e motivational tweets

are inspiring enough that I don’t have to watch church programs on TV. And Twitter has the appropriate amount of ratchetness to ful"ll ones satisfaction.

So back to GAFollowers. Established in the winter of 2010, Pop and Josh began by giving peo-ple shout-outs. Eventually, these people that were shouted out started name-dropping GAFollow-ers, which in turn, put them on the map. $ey saw their fan base growing, decided to get their name patented, and began promoting. $at’s when people started putting money in their hands. And I’m not talking about chump change. But stacks. Plus many other perks. Being invited to exclusive parties-- kicking it with Big Boi and trying to "g-ure out a way to take a photo with Roxy Reynolds without getting “too-excited.”

Even with all the bene"ts to come his way, Pop stays grounded. When asked what are his true in-tentions, he responded, “[To be] something like the AJC.” But also, other than delivering news to the state of Georgia, he wishes to “open doors for other people.” Whether that’s through interviews or helping people get in the studio. I asked him, “Can he bust a rhyme?” He said, “Yeah.” Leaned back, cupped his hands, then laughed and said, “Nah, I can’t do it!” He went on to say that rap-ping isn’t hard for him, though. What is challeng-ing about running his business, however, is “wak-ing up everyday and trying to "nd something new. Not that it’s hard, we just want something that’s good for our followers.” And for that, we salute you.

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Name: Chris Kummer Major: Political Science and Journalism “I don’t know, I live with a bunch of women. Fiance, mother, grandmother, that’s it. It’s a weird question. I like hiking and !shing and stu# like that. I can build a camp!re. I guess the answer you’re looking for is more about taking care of children and being the bread winner, that’s what I would expect someone to say. For me personally it’s having my life not dominated, but that’s the status quo. But I can’t really say. [Girls] like hiking too, they can build a camp!re, so I really don’t know.”

“I think it’s not about the age. "ey say over 16 is a man and under 16 is a boy. But it’s not about that. I’ll call a 30-year-old guy a boy sometimes because he acts so childish. So it’s depending on your acts. If you are acting like a mature man, I can call you a man, but if someone is acting like a kid, then I’ll call him a boy.”

Name: Sung An Major: multimedia science

A recent study found that the gender pay gap is still very much so prevalent to-day. Full-time working women (with

college degrees) on average earn 82 percent of what their male counterparts earn. $is sal-ary disparity raises an alarming realization for women today, especially for those in college.

Despite the many improvements made for the promotion of women in society and cor-porate America, many injustices still exist that hinder the achievement of women.

One contributing factor to the gender pay gap is that women still handle most household chores and take primary responsibility for the rearing of children.

According to USA Today, “Mothers in 2011 spend almost twice as much time with their children as fathers do (13.5 hours a week).” $e fact that women still maintain primary responsibility for these obligations is both ar-chaic and sexist. Men and women should both share equal responsibility for the children they equally created together.

Women should not be forced to sacri"ce their careers due to the patriarchal ideology that a woman must ful"ll her “womanly du-ties”. Because of women’s societal obligation to nurse children, women are far less likely to enter the paid workforce on a global context.

As a result of this, women’s opportunity

for achievement is screwed and substantially limited by “essentialist” values and standards forced upon them culturally.

Despite women holding primary respon-sibility of household wellbeing, on an ag-gregate scale women still work just as much as men; the study showed that men clock in on average 45.6 hours per week and women clock in at 45.2 hours per week. So not only are women burdened with sole responsibility of household duties, women are still working just as hard (if not harder to compensate for the damaging societal implications of their gender) as men. $e same USA Today article said,“Fathers have almost three hours a week more leisure time than moms do (28 hours vs. 25).” Yet, the gender gap persists.

$e gender gap shows that, despite the hard work and great e!ort of women, they are still victims of the patriarchal societies in which they live as second-class citizens. We are seeing more and more today that women work hard in both home and the o&ce.

Yet, reap bene"ts perpetually lower than their male counterparts. It is an outrage as a woman in college to see that even a%er grad-uation and attaining a degree, I will have to "ght through the harmful limitations of inher-ent gender inequality both socially and in the workplace.

Modern day gender oppression

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Jaira Burke is is an international economics and modern languages major with a concentration in Spanish. Jaira is also a member of the InterVarsity Campus Ministry as well as the International Justice Mission.

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The “Bro Code” is an unspoken set of laws that men use to interact and coexist with each other. Woman, who think about the

world di!erently than men, may not understand how crucial the Bro Code is to male communi-cation.

“Women will never understand because they think too deeply about things,” senior "eo Agnew said. “Men are cut and dry. "ere’s not as much emotion behind decisions. Bro Code is something you’re brought up learning”.

EXESEx-girlfriends are always a tricky subject, and

adding your best friends to the mix only increas-es the confusion. Old feelings for past lovers die slow, and although the relationship may be long since over, there are still rules in place regarding who has access to an old #ing.

“You de$nitely have to ask your friend before approaching his ex,” Agnew said. “"ere should be a year or two grace period. If he doesn’t care, then it’s all good. But if he’s still talking about her and showing feelings for her, you can’t go there”.

Sophomore Justin Green also said exes are a tricky situation and should be handled in a simple manner.

“You have to ex-communicate the exes of your homies,” Green said. “If he doesn’t talk to her, you don’t talk to her. If she’s his enemy, she’s your enemy too.”

Aside from ex-girlfriends, there is also a stra-tegic way to handle the opposite sex when two friends are mutually interested in one woman. Sophomore Marquez Orr said the issue can be dealt with in a civilized manner.

“"ere’s the dibs rule,” Orr said. “If a friend

wants to talk to a girl $rst, you have to let him do it.”

Agnew didn’t believe it was that simple. “May the best man win if you’re interested in

the same girl,” Agnew said. “If she chooses him over you, you have no choice but to fall back and play your role. But if he slips up, you have to be there just in case”.

Sophomore Michael Smith disagreed with both parties, looking out for the best interest of the friendship.

“If you really want her and he does as well, you should probably both leave her alone so the competition doesn’t come between the friend-ship,” Smith said. “You should never lose a friend over a female.”

WINGMENPursuing women with your closest friends of-

ten involves group encounters, and Agnew said playing the “Wingman” role is just a part of the Bro Code, even in the face of less-than-appealing part-ners.

“If me handling the less attractive friend means that my boy can enjoy himself that night, I’m down,” Agnew said. “But he de$nitely owes me one. Next time we’re out, he has to take one for the team just like I did.”

Green had a more formulaic approach to the situation.

“You play the wingman to a certain extent,” Green said. “You entertain the other girl and give good conversation, but keep it just light enough to allow your homeboy to handle his business”.

Even when handling potentially incriminat-ing information on behalf of a friend, Agnew said there is a code to honor.

“Always defend your boy, regardless of the situ-ation,” Agnew said. “Even if it’s a lie, always defend your friend $rst. His girlfriend should never get any potentially devastating information from you.”

RESTROOMS"e restroom is a place where men get in to

do their business and get out. "ere was an agree-ment between male students that the restroom is no place for jokes or friendly banter.

“You should de$nitely not talk to me while I’m in the bathroom,” Smith said. “Especially if you don’t know the guy.”

Agnew said he feels the exact same way.“"ere’s a mutual understanding that you

should have at least two stalls between you and the next person,” Agnew said. “Minimal to no conversation is a must. A simple head nod is the most interaction there should ever be.”

PARTYINGPartying is one of the key factors of manhood,

as men need to release repressed stress and en-joy themselves in unrestricted environments. Al-though men should enjoy their freedom and wel-come good times with their boys, there are still

rules they must follow when conducting them-selves

“You should be fashionably late to the party,” Agnew said. “And always bring your own party favors. You should never be one of those guys leeching o! of other people at a party, especially if you’re bringing a few friends with you.”

Although Agnew said men should always bring their own party favors, he didn’t forget to remind that it should all be taken in moderation.

“Your homie being sloppy drunk is a breach of guy code,” Agnew said. “You’re supposed to be having a good time, not babysitting. You take care of him if he needs it, but he de$nitely owes you another one.”

Orr said that even though a friend may have to be taken care of, that doesn’t make him imper-vious to the consequences of his actions.

“You have to take care of your friend if he ever goes overboard in terms of partying,” Orr said. “But he should de$nitely know that he’s go-ing to get messed with when he passes out. You can draw on his face a little bit or something, but make sure none of it happens in public.”

Bro Code is a very complex and varied set of rules that govern the way a man lives his life. "ere is a sense of responsibility that comes with bearing this knowledge, and although women may never understand it, it is critical to the sur-vival of the male species.

“I think it’s essential that women think about things in a di!erent way than men,” Agnew said. “It’s what distinguish us as the sexes, and if we both thought the same way, that would lead to many problems. "e Bro Code is essential be-cause all men must be on the same accord when it comes to life.”

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JOHNNY GIPSONSta! Reporter

Georgia State men break down the ‘Bro Code’GUYS DECODED:

PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY TERAH BOYD | THE SIGNAL

When guys are out for a night on the town, or just using the public restroom, there are a universal set of rules that they stand by.

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GARRETT LOWERYMajor/Year:Anthropology, SophomoreWhy do you think having a beard is tied to masculinity?Because it represents not giving a fuck.

GREY DUDDLESTONMajor/Year: Junior, Film

Have you ever had to shave your beard before?I had to shave it to be a balloon artist. Now I’m working in the restaurant industry and they don’t care.

WILLIAM CODY KINGMajor/Year: Psychology, Senior

When was the last time you shaved?About two years ago, I haven’t been clean shaven in almost two years.

FATEH SINGHMajor/Year: Computer Science, Junior

Why did you decide to grow a beard?It’s actually a religious thing for me, because I’m a Sikh...that’s an identity of ours.

While a beard is technically nothing but a tangled mass of facial hair, for

men, it can represent anything from a religious emblem to an inseparable symbol of masculine identity.

In the 19th century, beards were o%en seen as status symbols among U.S. high-ranking military o&cers yet now they are completely banned except for a select few religious exceptions.

$e only thing that is certain about the universal meaning of a beard is that there is none. Ultimately a beard’s signi"cance can only be de"ned on a personal level.

BEARDS

AND TATS

“I got it to tell myself to not be com-plasive it’s a tattoo of a car and a skateboarder on the back and it has a license plate of Atlanta on it. It’s sym-bolic for me and a lot people give me shit about it just because why get a car on your arm. My father like grabbed my arm and was like, ‘You don’t even know what fucking car this is, right?’ And I was like, ‘No, I don’t.’ I found out It’s a ford from the 40s.” –Joseph Heath

“I had an idea and I went to a well around artist Russ Ab-bott in Atlanta and started talking to him about it and the whole idea is two young adults holding hands watching an explosion take place in suburbia. I guess the whole sleeve kind of follows that it’s just the idea of being young in love and having the world at your "ngertips.” –Jordan Bertram

“I read these science "ction short stories all of my life about giant alien gods so this is one of them, its Cthulhu. He’s like a microcosmic evil malevolent being that con-trols dreams. It’s kind of nerdy. I mean he’s my favorite one.” –Taylor Cornelius

“It’s the album artwork from $e Used of $e Love and Death album. Which will always remain my fa-vorite album of all time, probably. It got me through a bad time in high school.“– Tyler Purner

“Most of them are religious. I’m Roman Catholic, so I actually took my rosary in and had the tattoo artist do an exact, as close as she could, replica of my ro-sary. Some of them are kind of random like the cross of Jerusalem” –Brad Bary

“It’s the three-card terrace it’s not "nished yet. It’s a decoration of my

personal sophical beliefs a form of self-identity. It’s just a way of

"nding a form of symbolism that I really liked that I felt that accurately described my personal beliefs and I

wanted to make that present and ad-mittedly obvious when I met people.

It’s more than a conversation piece It’s my own personal fuck you to the

world. I can’t tell you how happy I am about it.”

–Howell Jacob Moore

From taboo trend to a right of passage, men have a number of reasons for permanently inking their skin. $is form of body modi"cation was found on

the skin Iceman in the fourth century B.C.Since that time, tattoos have become symbols of status,

fertility, bravery and decorations. From Japanese warriors, to U.S. sailors, men continue

to don tattoos as a means of self-expression and reminders of the past.

PAUL DEMERRITTSta! Reporter

KAYLYN HINZSta! Reporter

Mark of a man: Students use their bodies for uncensored self expression

As the homebrew craze sweeps the nation, I wanted to know more about the trend. A!er hearing about home brewing from other students, I got my boyfriend, senior Jason Bright, to show me the ropes of home-

brewing. He has been homebrewing for a couple of years now."e Roman Coliseum wasn’t built in a day, and we found that home

brewing takes time and patience. Compared to purchasing beer, it is pretty cheap, (although start-up kits add to the upfront costs.) We found that Home-brewing is easy, fun and makes a hell of a beer.

Getting startedMost homebrew kits are relatively cheap and easy to "nd. You can "nd starter kits from $60 - $200

depending on what you want to do. We got a ”True Brew” kit from Hop City on Marietta Street for $65.

The kit we’re using includes6.5 Gallon Ale Pail Primary

Fermenter with Drilled & Grommeted Lid (for fermenting your beer)

with Bottling Spigot (to bottle your beer)

We are also using a propane fryer and tank (you can do it on your kitchen stove too. We will illustrate both), a stainless steel pot, strainer and an extra bucket to help with sanitizing. You will also need a long spoon or spatula (like, really long…the one in the kitchen may not do the trick). A strainer is also needed.

Next, you need a good recipe. We are making an IPA (India Pale Ale).

The Signal’s “Deadline” IPA

Most recipes set you back $40. Places like Hop City in Atlanta and the Brewmaster’s Warehouse in Marietta have recipes for the novice and the expert ready for you to try. A%er a few brews, they suggest trying your hand at your own recipe.

-pared for India, dates back to eighteenth century England. An extra hoppy beer with coke-"red malts was made to with-stand the trip to the English colony of India. $e unique beer gained popularity and many varieties are found in the U.S. today.

-dard is to use hop pel-lets. Unprocessed hops are the female #owers of the hop plant. Ger-many has the most hop plants in the world.

their beer, as opposed to bottling. Kegging kits are a little more expensive, but faster and easier. $e down-side to kegging beer is that the beer is di&cult to trans-port (no sharing for game day) and a keg kit is a little pricy ($150- 200 to start).

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Either on your propane tank or your stove, get some super fresh water on the boil. Recipes vary on the amount.

Once you have reached your desired temp, it’s time to throw in the grains. You can just pour the grains in like we have done here, or you can buy a large grain bag (almost like cheese cloth) and put the grains in there. Our recipe said to let the grains cook for about 70 minutes at 150 degrees.

Now, strain the beer, or pull your grain bag out. Be careful not to smush the grains to get the excess water out. $is can release tannins into your beer that can make it taste wrong. Many micro breweries and restaurants keep the “spent” grains and make bread out of them.

TERAH BOYDArts and Living Editor

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Process 1: The BoilSanitize everything!: Bad bacteria get-ting into your brew will not only make your beer taste bad, but can be danger-ous. From the buckets to the scissors you use to cut open packages, dip them in the food quality sanitizer.

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Prehistory: nomads make beer

from water and grain before bread 7000 BC:

Ancient Chinese begin to ferment drinks.

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used beer for medicinal purposes

and to bury their dead. If an Egyp-tian man o!ered

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when monks start brewing beer in

monasteries.

1420 AD: Germans discover how to lager beer.

4300 BC: beer recopies are

found on Babylo-nian clay tablets.

Babylonian work-ers were o%en paid

with beer3000s BC: $e Gilgamesh Epic describes drinking beer.

49 BC: Caesar starts the Roman Civil War by toasting to his troops at Rubicon.

1200 AD: Hops are now used in beer. Germany, Austria and Eng-land make a big business out of beer

1490 AD: Christopher Columbus dis-covered Native Americans making beer out of corn.

1786: George Washing-ton and $omas Je!erson each had their own private brew house.

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Now, the malt extract is added. We are heating up the syrup so that it is easy to get into the pot. Malt is very important because it is what the yeast eats to make alcohol.

We decided to brew on a windy a%er-noon, so we had problems keeping out propane burner lit. We discovered that cooking the beer on the stove is super easy, just a little less room.

It is not always necessary to make a starter for your yeast, but it causes it to ferment quicker. You can just mix it with some water and let it sit while you "nish brewing.

Add the yeast and put the top on your bucket. Additional water will also be added. You will need to store your beer in a cool, dry place for a couple of weeks, depending on the recipe you use.

Every man’s favorite part: cleaning. Cleaning your equipment is super im-portant to insure that you always have great tasting beer.

Process 2: FermentationWithin 24 hours, the beer should start fermenting. You will see bubbles com-ing out of the release valve at the top

A%er one week, you should move the beer into a di!erent bucket. $ere is a yeast “cake” at the bottom of the bucket, and that can a!ect the quality of your beer.

A%er another week, check to see how much sugar is le% by using your hy-drometer that came in your kit. You can check your beer’s alcohol by vol-ume, and when the sugars are gone it is time to bottle.

Process 3: BottlingA%er the yeast has eaten all of the sug-ars, move the beer into the 6.5-gallon bottling bucket. $is bucket has a spig-ot on it to make bottling easier.

Some corn sugar is added back into the beer at this point. $is gives the yeast a little more sugar to eat in order to expel carbon dioxide so the beer can carbon-ate.

We are using standard, brown, cra% beer bottles that can be purchased on-line. $e real beer connoisseur will just recycle and clean bottles from already drank beers. Make sure they are clean and sanitized.

Capping: Our kit came with a capper. It is a little muscle work, but fun. Some recipes come with caps, but you can buy cheap and colorful ones online.

Now wait…again. Put your bottled beer back into a cool, dark place. It will take about two weeks for the yeast to eat the remaining sugars.

Our recipe said to let this boil for about 70 minutes. $e mixture, with the malt and grains is not called “wort.”

We are adding two di!erent grains to out IPA to give it a speci"c #avor. Add-ing hops at the beginning creates bitter-ness and adding them at the end creates aromatic favors.

Time to cool the beer o!. We need to get the beer to go down to about 65 de-grees to add the yeast, or the heat will kill it. $ere are a number of ways to cool down your wart, but a large sink and some ice water is cheap, and works just "ne.

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For Darius LaMonte, a freshman stepper in Georgia State’s elite step team Peer-less Perfexion, coming into college with

no friends was a huge adjustment.He, like many incoming freshmen, strug-

gled with feeling alone. However, when he decided to become a part of Peerless Per-fexion, he found a place where he felt he be-longed, and he inherited a group of friends, which he now embraces as his brothers.

“I joined this team and you know you’re forced to be with all of these people,” LaMon-te said. “But although you’re forced to be with them, you end up willingly making connec-tions with them.”

Gaining it’s start in 2006, the all-male step team is a freshmen-based student organiza-tion that helps ease the transition from high school to college. It provides a safe space for young guys to grow into better men.

“When you come into college it’s a big transition from the amount of people, the time management, the character develop-ment and everything like that that a person goes through,” said Jordan Campbell, anoth-er member of Peerless Perfexion. “[It’s] a big thing that our organization focuses on.”

The type of dance that the organization is known for is “step,” which is often closely associated with Greek culture. As an art form stepping takes a lot of passion and dedica-tion. However, when perfected, it has the ability to be very powerful and moving.

“It’s an art form that really takes a lot of time and a lot of dedication, and persever-ance,” Corey Sams, the president of Peerless

Perfexion, said. “It teaches you a lot about self control and self restraint.”

Although step has been around for years, over time the attraction to stepping has be-gun to dye down. As a student who has stepped throughout his entire life, this hits home a little hard for Sams.

“To see it dye back down, it kind of hurts a little bit because it’s kind of like, how is it that forms of dance are able to stay around for so long,” Sams said. “What is it about them that’s so powerful that they can stay around.”

This same hurt is what motivates Sams to breathe life back into step here at Geor-gia State. He is so passionate about it, and he also felt like having a step team of all males was important because it brought a sense of brotherhood.

“I think its important having and all male group because there’s certain things that guys can teach you that women can’t,” Sams said.

Aside from stepping, Peerless Perfexion has a sense of mentorship as well. Many of their “older brothers” are in fraternities and other leadership positions on campus, which inspires them to work harder and achieve the same level of success.

“A lot of them are really good mentors, not only with step but also in life and in school work and leadership,” Campbell said. “We’re learning to be men more than we al-ready have learned before we came here.”

One of the lessons that their mentors help to instill into them is hard work. Being on the step team can be very challenging especially if a member has never done it before, but they learn through continuous practice that hard work really does pay off.

They guys also learn that there is a time to hang out and that there is a time for work.

“There’s a balance that you have to have,” said Jalen Jones, a stepper on the team. “If you play too much, then when it comes time for the show you probably just flop, but even though we do play a lot we learn how to make it up with the work that we do.”

Peerless Perfexion is known as a step team, but it is clear that they are way more that that. They are a brotherhood, that is learning how to understand and take on life together.

“It developed us more,” Campbell said. “[It’s] cultivated our friendships, our rela-tionships, our people skills at times, [and] just our sense of communication and hard work.”

The Top Four Bro Codes in Peerless Perfexion1. “What happens in practice stays in

practice,” Corey Sams said.2. Don’t lie,” Jordan Campbell said.3. “No cursing in front of women,” Darius

LaMonte said.4. “No snitching on your brothers,” Sams

said.

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Peerless Perfexion connects freshmen at Georgia StateCLUB SPOTLIGHT

RAVEN SCHLEYSenior Reporter

PHOTOS BY RAVEN SCHLEY | THE SIGNAL(left) Corey Sams, Jalen Jones, Jordan Campbell and Darius LaMonte found friends as freshmen in the step-group Pearless perfection. (right) The guys practice their step moves.

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Don’t forget to RSVP for this exciting opportunity to network and learn!

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— When: Thursday, April 11 — Where: Lucerne Suite, Student Center —— Time: 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. —

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PRESENTS:

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We have all heard the stereo-types of Paris: romantic (it is the city of Love, a%er all),

with music on every corner and wine and cheese in everyone’s hands. And along with this romantic idea of Paris comes the stereotype of the romantic French man.

$is French man will sweep you o! your feet in no time, o!ering you a "ve-course dinner in a restaurant overlooking the Champs-Elysées before he takes you for a private elevator ride to the top of the Ei!el Tower. A%erwards, he’ll be sure to take you to the opera and a wine tasting to "nish o! the night.

And, though I have found that Pari-sian men generally know how to dress better (sorry, guys, but it’s true), I have not really stumbled upon this perfect French man. What I have discovered is that they are quite similar to men in the U.S.—meaning that, just like in the U.S. and all over the world—there is not one kind of French man. Some are into fash-ion and sport some of the most incred-ible out"ts I’ve ever seen in my life, while some are into sports and like to hang out at bars to watch the game. Some read all the time, some cook all the time. $ere is de"nitely not one type of French man.

But the French culture is certainly dif-ferent—everyone is more open about ev-erything, including sexuality, and when men whistle on the streets the women don’t particularly take o!ense. It’s true that the French men seem to have larger, more romantic gestures, but it honestly depends.

One thing, though, that sets apart the men in France from the men in the U.S. is something called «la joie de vivre,» or, the “joy of living.” French men are more re-laxed, hardly ever stressed and live in the moment. It’s something that is not only found in French men but in almost every French person I’ve come across.

I think that’s one piece of advice I would o!er to American men—enjoy life more. Perhaps that’s what makes the men in France more attractive to Americans—someone who is simply enjoying being alive.

LAURA APPERSONColumnist

Men of Paris

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Laura Apperson is an English major studying abroad in Paris. Laura, a lover of all things literature, art and culture, will be keeping us up-to-date on her adventures overseas.

PANTHER AT LARGE

It’s not that the clothes wear the man. Rather, the man that wears the pants. Or something like that. When it comes to men’s fashion, it’s not just about

the duds. It’s about how to wear them. A man can have a minimal wardrobe, but if he knows how to put things together than he’s got the best style around. Some basic techniques for getting it right are as follows. *Disclaim-er: I cannot guarantee that you have all these items in your closet, bro.

Technique 1: Cuff those jeans. Do not, for the love of God, cut them on the sides. It looks tacky. A clean little cuff rolled twice looks amazing with boots underneath, and surprisingly sharp. This way, your boot laces are visible, your jean hems stay clean and your ankles aren’t feeling the pain from being squeezed in with both boot and excess denim. Perfection.

Technique 2: Get a pocket square. Put one of these in the pocket of your dinner jacket/blazer/tailored vest. It will automatically make you look put-together, even if you’re sporting jeans or khakis on the bottom. Pocket squares just look that good. My favorites are usually red (or some variation thereof, like maroon) or blue - just a little pop of color. Don’t have a pocket square? Nothing a little DIY job can’t fix. Silk scarves are a major staple at thrift/vintage stores, and can be quickly modified to mimic the pocket square.

Technique 3: Denim jacket under...another jacket. If you have a baggy denim jacket or vest, this will not work. However, if you have a tight one, please proceed. Start with whatever shirt you want. Layer the denim jacket or vest over that. Now layer ANOTHER jacket over that! Bomber jackets, leather jackets (favorite) and even hoodies work for this. Prepare to look sexy as hell.

Manly style: styling bag of tricksFASHION FORECAST

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The roles of gay men in American society have been a source of great tension and confusion for many people. They don’t fit into the norma-

tive roles that society has deemed appropriate for men and women, so it is harder for people to try and classify them.

Instead of being viewed for what they are (human beings), gay men often fall victim to harsh stereotypes. According to Joshua Gamson, in an interview with NPR.org, “ Pop culture mainly defined gay men as promiscu-ous and deviant, rather than monogamous and devoted to their families.”

Gay men are also commonly stereotyped as being super feminine, which is not always the case. So, recent television shows are working to change this perception.

Shows like “Modern Family” and “The New Normal” are trying to make people view gay men in a way that they have never really been portrayed on television be-fore.

I think that through these shows, television produc-ers are trying to give gay men back what they have been stripped of-- a sense of normalcy and identity. Gay men are looked at as outsiders, but these shows enlighten

viewer on the fact that they are really just like everyone else.

While shows like “Modern Family” and “The New Normal” are not always accepted by everyone, I do think that they show a major shift in the American per-spective on gay people. Once upon a time, it would have never been heard of to have a show that so blatantly dis-played same sex relationships on air.

However, as time passes, there is beginning to be a wider acceptance towards gay men and their relation-ships.

Personally, it has never really seemed like any of my business who someone falls in love with. Whether you agree or not, I think that everyone deserves the same level of respect, and that’s really what it boils down to.

Gay men are still men. They can do the same things and live the same lives as any heterosexual male. Their sexual orientation does not reduce them to something other, and shows like the ones mentioned previously help to enforce this.

While society has not completely changed, modern television shows that display gay men in a positive light help to push it forward little by little.

Changing the perspective on gay menPOP CULTURE

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We’ve had our shares of chick-#icks over the years, from “Titanic” to “$e Notebook.” Contrary to belief, the

man-#ick embodies both philosophy and a range of emotions, all wrapped in a penetrable shell if the viewer is willing enough to do so. Let’s take a look at ten of the best man-#icks of all time!

“The Godfather”starring Marlon Brando & Al Pacino (1972)Surface: Mobs. Meatballs. Money.Just below: Explores the o%en shunned but vital relationship between and amongst men.

“Scarface”starring Al Pacino (1983)Surface: A drug cartel kingpin’s careless and vio-lent quest for money and women.Just below: $e exposure of a #awed American Dream and the intricate system of loyalty within a country and family.

“The Terminator”starring Arnold Schwarzenegger (1984)Surface: Machine-man goes back in time to kill people. Just below: Deemed culturally, historically, and aesthetically signi"cant by the Library of Con-

gress for its originality and capture of the 1980s.

“Top Gun”starring Tom cruise (1986)Surface: A young naval aviator who will stop at nothing to perfect his cra% and become the best aviator on base.Just below: $e di&culties of coping with the death of both loved ones and strangers.

“Boys in the Hood”starring Ice Cube (1991)Surface: Gangbanging urban gangsters of South Central LA.Just below: $e value of brotherhood and the examination of a corrupt criminal system and #awed judicial system.

“American Psycho”starring Christian Bale (2000)Surface: A wealthy serial killer who has too much time on his hands and has one of the most engag-ing sex scenes of this century.Just below: One of the "rst "lms to look into the psyche of the viewer, who thinks he/she is looking into the psyche of the character, while exploring the shallow narcissism of American culture.

“Saw”the series (2004)Surface: Blood and bone marrow. 101 creative ways to Die. More Blood.Just below: Exposes the lack of an altruistic gene in humans.

“The Fast & Furious”the series, starring Vin Diesel (2001-present)Surface: Super-charged cars. Speed. Sex. Muscles. Foreign countries and forced accents.Just below: Explores the psychological and physi-ological relationship between man and machine.

“The Dark Knight”starring Christian Bale (2008)Surface: Comic book/ Action "gure comes to life and kicks major ass.Just below: Examines the physiology of the brain and its capability of controlling sensations such as guilt, death, fear and pleasure.

“Step Brothers”starring Will Ferrell (2008)Surface: 98 minutes of meaningless but hilarious and uncensored humor.Just below: $e realities of adult-hood, gender and the “concept of commitment”.

When the manly man prepares his manly day of doing manly things, it is important, nay ESSENTIAL, that he

posses the proper soundtrack to accompany his many manly exploits accordingly. So when you’re out there driving your manly car, working your manly job, "ling your manly taxes and updating your manly Facebook status for the 12th time on your manly day, enjoy these essential albums rat-ed “M” for manly! Warning: If feelings of invin-cibility, the desire to kill dragons, uncontrollable #exing, synchronized shirt ripping, inappropri-ate, but totally rad air guitar solos or other man-ly symptoms persist for longer than 20 minutes, please head to your nearest physician and ask if that unmanly nerd is man enough to spot you.1: Dio - “Holy Diver” (1983)I’ll admit, while no manly list of albums can ever be complete without a passing mention of the late Ronnie James Dio, the question of which Dio al-bum is always challenge.

2. Wu-Tang Clan - “Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)” (1993)Enter $e Wu Tang opens up with the sounds of an old Asian man telling you the equivalent of “come at me bro” before launching into a #urry of karate chops, spin kicks, and the nine most deadly MCs ever assembled spitting "re for the next hour. 3. Lynyrd Skynyrd - “Pronounced

Leh-nerd- Skin-nerd” (1973) I defy you to walk into a single Wa'e House in the South that doesn’t have nearly half these songs on their jukebox. Granted, the manly mo-mentum gets cut o! a little early at a mere two tracks in thanks to Skynyrd making the rookie mistake of throwing in their ballad (Tuesday’s Gone) entirely too early.

4. Led Zeppelin - “Led Zeppelin I” (1969)Yes, IV has Stairway To Heaven and yes, the solo is pretty freaking sweet. But come on! $is is man time! You need to get that testosterone pumping ASAP, and for that, you need look no further than the glittering golden gods debut.

5. Tom Waits - “Rain Dogs” (1985)With a voice that can be best described as Cook-ie Monster meets Bob Dylan meets broken glass where vocal chords should be, that Waits growl cannot be mistaken for anything but manly.

6. Yngwie Malmsteen - “Marching Out” (1985)I could just point to the above picture until you get the point. Instead I’ll just leave you with the fact that there is a song on this album un-iron-ically titled “I Am A Viking”, and let you work out the rest.

7. Judas Priest- “Screaming For Vengeance” (1982)$e title says it all. Rob Halford and company aren’t talking about retribution. $ey aren’t "li-

bustering about retaliation. For reasons best known to them, they are screaming for ven-geance.

8. AC/DC - “Highway To Hell” (1979)While constant radio play since the 80s have all but assured that there’s not a single person alive who isn’t sick to death of the band, it’d be down-right sacrilegious not to feature an album of theirs in a discussion about manliness.

9. Andrew W.K - “I Get Wet” (2001)If AC/DC are more of collective drunken entity, Andrew is a force of drunken, child-like nature that speaks in only "st bumps and headbutting.

10. Manowar - “Kings Of Metal” (1988)Confession time. $is list of albums from the being was conceived merely to build up to this. For the uninitiated, Manowar are a band that’s so manly, they’ve blasted well beyond the point of self-parody only to circle back again to being manly men doing manly things.

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A community connection and the sense of family runs deep at Manu-el’s. In the tavern’s 57 years of busi-

ness, many customers and employees have passed through its doors, and some of them became such loyal visitors that they never wanted to leave, even after they had passed on.

Walking through the tavern’s heavy dou-ble doors, you enter the dimly lit oak pan-eled bar area. Photographs, bar mirrors, po-lice uniforms, sports memorabilia, signed dollar bills, memorial plaques, paintings of politicians, maps, flags and other bric-a-brac cover seemingly every inch of available wall space, but it isn’t merely the meaning-less wall decorations you’d find at your lo-cal corporate family friendly restaurant, this is the real McCoy. Each item tells a unique story of the lives of people, most of whom are joined by a common connection to the tavern.

The memorial plaques immortalize leg-endary customers who have since passed on, the photographs tell stories of raucous nights past and an urn with the ashes of Manuel himself sits over the bar.

It’s this unmistakable combination of history, family and community that seems to make up the formula for the magic of Manuel’s.

The MaloofsAfter Manuel Maloof opened the tavern,

he was soon joined by his brother Robert Maloof. The brothers ran the tavern togeth-er, and together turned it into the hub of the community that it is today.

Manuel’s son Brian Maloof believes it

was his father and uncles religious upbring-ing that helped them develop the strong sense of community around the restaurant.

“The influence of my grandfather and my uncles on this place with their Catholic upbringing is present here. You see that in the fact that I don’t know how many differ-ent funerals that we’ve paid for for people that couldn’t afford or didn’t have money to bury a loved one,” Maloof said, “[...] it’s about a level of spiritual comfort and com-munity awareness, that’s more important to us than the checkbook.”

Brian Maloof, who has been running the tavern since the early 2000s, continues his father’s legacy of community building. The tavern prides itself on its ability to ex-tend a second chance to people who are in the process of transferring out of the penal system. “We hire tons of prisoners,” Maloof said. “For us to extend that [second chance] to them and help them, then that’s our con-tribution to the rehabilitation of another human being. And if we truly believe in the process of rehabilitation and the penal sys-tem then we need to also work in it on the back end when they come out. They need to be given a chance, and I like being the place that does that.”

The copsIt’s easy to say what turned Manuel’s into

a haunt for local police. Bill McClusky, the tavern’s employee of 41 years, started work-ing full time at the tavern in 1972 and al-ways made an effort to try and make officers feel at home in the tavern. McClusky helped turn the restaurant into the hang-out for of-ficers of the law it is now, and even got the opportunity to help out with police investi-gations.

“We used to do a lot with the police,” Mc-Clusky said. “They even used me as a decoy a couple of times for prostitution and stuff.

One time I had a pick-up truck and we put a box in the back of my truck. A police officer got in the back with it.”

McClusky’s hospitality and willingness to assist the police made Manuel’s into a res-taurant where police officers could feel at home. A number of the uniforms are pre-sented on the walls of officers who have since passed away. Over the years, people many developed a close relationship with the tavern, and it is not uncommon for reg-ular customers request to have something from their estate left at the bar after they die. It seems to be a connection that goes beyond the grave.

The ghostsAccording to employees, there are sever-

al of the regular customers and staff mem-bers, who have since passed on, that still stop by the tavern for a visit. Along the bar are a number of plaques, each with a name and a date. The names are in memory of old regular customers who have passed into the great unknown, and the dates signify the times they were regular customers. Brian Maloof recounted one ghostly encounter he had in the early morning at the tavern:

“There is some weirdness. I’ve had one weird experience. There was a legend-ary employee here. His name was Bill Bai-ley. […] He called me one morning and said “Brian, I don’t think I’m going to make it to-day, I don’t feel well. If I feel better later I’m coming in.” So I said “You take care of your-self.” I didn’t know that would be the last time I would talk to Bill— he passed away. He had a heart attack at home and died.”

One morning, while Brian Maloof was opening up the tavern, an old friend paid him a visit.

“It might have been a year later I had opened up and I was here by myself. I was walking to the bar office and I looked down

and saw someone. The way he walked, im-mediately I thought it was Bill Bailey.”

Since the logical explanation would be that a patron from the night before was still in the building, Maloof followed the figure into the stock room.

“When I got out of my freaked out mo-ment, I realized that the night shift had left somebody in the building. [...] So I’m yelling down the hallway “Hey! I don’t know what you’re doing in here!” I went down there and nobody responded, I looked all over. Not a door was open, nothing. The only thing I could come up with was that it was Bill.”

Bailey sticking around was all right with Maloof.

“The thing that crossed my mind was that if there was going to be someone that was haunting this place, I’m so glad it was Bill. He was a wonderful presence here and I actually got comfortable after I thought about it for a moment.”

MILES KEENLYSIDEOpinions Editor

PHOTOS BY MILES KEENLYSIDE | THE SIGNALAbove the main bar of Manuel’s tavern (le") rests the late Manuel Maloof (right), founder of Manual’s Tavern.

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MILES KEENLYSIDE| THE SIGNALBrian Maloof (above) runs Manuel’s tavern today.

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Jazz Guitar & Bass Ensembles Thursda, April 256 p.m.Fulton County Central LibraryJoin GSU School of Music guitar and bass students in this performance featuring jazz standards, contemporary and Latin jazz works. $is event is free and open to the public. Get more info on www.music.gsu.edu

It’s Easy as A-B-C-D: Test-Taking StrategiesMonday, April 153 - 4 pm460 & 465 University CenterAs you have probably anticipated, college is going to be full of tests to measure your knowledge of subject matter. It started with the SAT and ACT, but the future holds the GRE, LSAT, MCAT, and much more. No wonder we feel so much pressure to score high on standard exams! Learn some tips you can implement to make big exams feel like small

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Atlanta Chamber WindsMonday, April 228 pmFlorence Kople! Recital HallCome see Robert J Ambrose, artistic director, and the Atlanta Chamber Winds perform. $is event is free and open to the public.

Players of GSU: “The Servant of Two Masters” Thursday, April 18 to Saturday, April 27 at midnight $e Players of GSU present the Italian comedy, “$e Servant of Two Masters.” $e play will be performed April 18-20 and 25-27 at 8 p.m. and April 21 and 28 at 3 p.m. at Dahlberg Hall $eatre. Tickets are $10 for students, faculty, and sta! with proper ID and $15 for general ad-mission. For reservations go to www.gsuplayers.com and for questions call 404-413-5693.

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Two women. One pair.$ey arrived in Atlanta

from opposite ends of the country with two common purposes: to play sand volleyball and to win.

So far, they’re doing a lot of both.A%er months of preparation, Lane

Carico and Katie Madewell were able to get o! to a sensational start this season, quickly putting Georgia State sand volleyball on the national radar.

$e two opened the season 7-0. $ey won 14 straight sets a%er drop-ping the "rst they ever played togeth-er in a match versus Stetson.

$ough the pair’s winning streak ended on March 30, it did not take away from what they had already ac-complished.

While some athletes may ignore accomplishments and act as if noth-ing special is happening, Carico and Madewell do just the opposite.

$e two established goals early in the season and are very open to dis-cussing what they ultimately hope to accomplish.

“Even though we’re not undefeat-ed anymore, we still have a goal of go-ing to nationals,” Madewell said. “It’s still very possible.”

Possible indeed.Before the team even made their

home debut, there was speculation among the media and fans that this pair might qualify for the Ameri-can Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Pair’s Sand Championships held in Gulf Shores, Ala. in May.

Carico and Madewell were a mod-est 4-0 headed into the home opener, yet they did not think it was too soon to start considering the postseason.

“Right from the beginning, that was our goal,” Madewell said. “$at’s our goal now, and we’re going to con-tinue to keep going.”

$e two have only known each other since August of 2012 when both arrived at Georgia State as experi-enced volleyball players.

Carico, a graduate student, played four seasons of indoor volleyball at the University of Miami (Fla.) and grew up playing sand volleyball in her hometown of Manhattan Beach, Ca-lif.. She was named the Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year in 2011.

Madewell played two seasons of volleyball on the club level at Ohio State University and started playing in the sand at age 17 with a club in Cin-cinnati, Ohio.

$ey got a head start on the rest of the team practicing and training together while the rest of the girls on

the team were focused on indoor vol-leyball.

$e extra practice allowed them to develop a robust chemistry they display on the court today.

What started out as a simple friendship quickly developed into an unbreakable bond, both on and o! the court.

“She’s my best friend o! the court,” Carico said, nudging Madewell as they both smiled.

Carico said the two complement each other well on and o! the court by keeping each other focused, not only on their game, but also on other aspects of their lives, such as school.

$is strong connection between Carico and Madewell is what makes them outstanding together, and it shows as one watches the two play.

“Whenever we play together, even if we’re down in games, the chemis-try is what brings us back,” Madewell said.

$e duo doesn’t scream or chat-ter that o%en and they always seem to know what the other is thinking.

“$ey kind of have their own lan-guage,” head coach Tami Audia said. “If people have heard them talking on the court, they wouldn’t be able to un-derstand a word they’re saying.”

Despite their stellar record, the two have faced several challenges so

far this season. $ey have played some of the top

sand volleyball pairs in the coun-try, including No. 1 AVCA ranked Pepperdine, who dealt Carico and Madewell their "rst defeat of the sea-son.

$e pair’s record now sits at 15-4 and includes a tournament title. $e duo won the Gold Bracket of the Georgia State Sand Invitational over the weekend, which featured the top pairs from ULM, Tulane and Florida State.

$is is an ultra-competitive duo that is no less in the running for na-

tionals now than they were back at 7-0.

$eir palpable spirit and determi-nation to achieve their goals will con-tinue to carry them forward.

“Not that we weren’t motivated before,” Carico said. “But it adds a little more "re to the #ame.”

Take heed sand volleyball pairs around the nation . . . you’ve received fair warning.

*For a full recap of the Georgia State Sand Inviitational and to read what Carico and Madewell’s coaches and fel-low teammates think of their success, please visit www.georgiastatesignal.com.

ALEC MCQUADESta! Reporter

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Basketball

Many athletes, especially those that participate in in-dividual sports, have stren-

uous practice regimens that help them get ahead of their competition.

Once an athlete gets to the upper echelon of either amateur or profes-sional sports, a certain amount of e!ort has to be expended in order to either keep them there or move them farther up the athletic ladder.

Victor Valente, a senior on the Georgia State men’s tennis team, is the 107th ranked player in the ITA rank-ings, and sports a singles record of 23-7.

He is one of the most decorated tennis players in Georgia State his-tory, having made "rst team All-CAA for singles in both 2011 and 2012, af-ter making the second team All-CAA singles team in 2010.

Victor and the men’s tennis team spend six days a week in practice at-tempting to improve their games.

But because of the individual-ity that goes into playing a sport such

as tennis, the task of improving falls mostly on the individual player.

“Training for an individual sport is really di!erent from a team sport,” Va-lente said. “Most of the times, in an in-dividual sport, you are the only one re-sponsible for pushing yourself and the performance of others do not depend on you. So, it takes a lot of responsibil-ity from the athlete to be on track and to keep improving his or her game.”

Abigail Tere-Apisah, a junior on the Georgia State women’s tennis team, has had a career just as decorated as Valente.

She is currently ranked 37th in the ITA rankings, with a singles record sit-ting at an impressive 19-8.

Tere-Apisah was named the CAA Rookie of the Year in 2011 and the CAA Player of the Year in 2012.

She has learned that, by pushing herself during practice, the team will follow her example.

“As far as workouts, I try to push myself all the time,” Tere-Apisah said. “$ere might be days where I don’t feel like it but I’m trying to get into the mentality that I have other people on the team, and if I’m not working hard, they might slack o! as well.”

Extra practice isn’t just for sharp-ening already lethal skills, however.

Many use this time to add anoth-er shot to their repertoire or, in certain cases, make drastic changes to their game.

Davin White is a sophomore on the men’s golf team and the 2011-2012 CAA Rookie of the Year.

He recently changed his entire shot shape in an e!ort to improve his game.

“When I "rst came to school last year, I hit a draw,” White said. “But working with (my) coach for a year, I have changed my predominant shot to a fade. To practice shaping the balls I just have one of my coaches behind me helping me with alignment and try to visualize the shot I want to hit.”

$e higher and higher you go up the competitive ladder, the more in-tense the practice regimens become.

As much practice and e!ort these players have already put in, they will have to increase it even more to make it at the highest levels of competition.

$eir practice must become more perfect, routines more dialed in and on and on it goes.

*Tennis rankings as of March 26.

HUNTER BISHOPAssociate Sports Editor

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STATE ATHLETICSDavin White spent extra time in his #rst year at Georgia State reshaping his swing with the help of the golf team’s coaching sta!.

Dynamic duos have existed in basketball since its incep-tion, and Georgia State has

a pair.Devonta White and R.J. Hunter

of the men’s team, and Kendra Long and Kayla Nolan of the women’s team are proli"c scorers and feed o! each other on the court.

Long and Nolan are more ex-perienced than their male counter parts, having played together since the 2011-2012 season.

$eir playing styles contrast each other, yet they work together on the court to give the team the best chance to win.

Long is a sharp shooting assas-sin and ball hawk on defense, while Nolan is a slasher on o!ense and glass cleaner on defense.

Nolan’s penetration o%en breaks down opposing defenses, leaving Long wide open for the three-point shot.

Although they have their di!er-ences, they push each other to im-prove their games.

“We go hard against each other,” Long said. “We’re just getting each other better.”

“She gets in my head and it makes me play even harder,” Nolan said.

Although the odd pairing seems to work on the court, they can’t seem to stand each other o! the court.

“I can’t stand her accent,” Nolan said. “I can barely understand what she’s saying half the time.”

“I can’t stand that she wears pink all the time,” Long said. “She wears it too much. A di!erent color every now and then would be nice.”

On the men’s side, each player’s skill set complements the other.

White said the best aspect of his game is his basketball IQ: knowing when to create for himself and when to look for his teammates, when to push in transition and when to slow it down in the half court.

“I believe that the best aspect of my game is my knowledge,” White

said. “Playing the game for so long I’ve learned a lot over the years.”

Hunter’s "ne play also motivates the elder White during games and on the practice court.

“R.J. pushes me all the time in practice and in games because he knows what I’m capable of and we use that to feed o! each other,” White said.

$e "rst year player also ac-knowledged his teammate’s positive e!ect, despite a di!erence or two along the way.

“Devonta is a "erce competitor,” Hunter said. “He loves the game and knows the game. We have gotten into it plenty of times on the court

because he wants only the best from us. Nothing less.”

$e duo’s presence on the court drove opposing defenses crazy this season. $e pair combined for an average of nearly 32 points per game.

“Devonta is a huge part of my success,” Hunter said. “He is so quick and fast that he gets by oppo-nents with ease. And with his IQ, he is always able to "nd the open man and make the correct play.”

“I bene"t a lot when R.J. is on the court because he demands so much attention on the court that it gives me certain opportunities that I wouldn’t normally get,” White said.

DAVID NORWOOD IISta! Reporter

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Abigail Tere-Apisah (le") and Davin White (right)

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Teammates Kayla Nolan (No. 20) and Kendra Long (No. 10) compliment each other on the court, and maybe not so much o! it.

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Abigail Tere-Apisah,

rankings, pushes herself during practice as a way of motivating her teammates.

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Biggest difference between golf in Europe and the United States? “Being able to play in shorts and a T-shirt on a regular basis and without an umbrella.” Favorite golfer?“Tiger Woods. I grew up watching him dominate tournaments on a Sunday a%ernoon. Some of the shots he can pull o! under pressure are incredible.” Plans after college? “I plan to move to Florida when I graduate and start playing on some of the mini tours. A%er gaining some experience playing professionally, I would like to go to tour school and try and get on to the LPGA. If that doesn’t plan out, I would love to have my own golf academy and teach.”

Common misconception about England? “$at everyone knows each other or they are related to the Queen.”

Worst food you have tried in the United States? “Grits. What is that? Even the name doesn’t sound appealing.”

*To !nd out who Melissa would love to play golf with and which British band she prefers, please visit www.georgiastatesignal.com.

Mon and Tue, April 8-9MGLF Old Waverly Championship (Host: Mississippi State) West Point, Miss. All Day Tue, April 9 BSB Kennesaw State GSU Baseball Complex 5 p.m.

Tue, April 9 WSOC Georgia Conyers, Ga. 7 p.m.

Wed, April 10 SB Georgia Southern (two games) GSU Softball Complex4 and 6 p.m. Fri, April 12 SVB FAU (Fiesta at Siesta Tournament) Siesta Key, Fla. 1 p.m. Fri, April 12 BSB New Orleans New Orleans, La. 7:30 p.m.

Sat and Sun, April 13-14SVB Fiesta at Siesta Tournament Siesta Key, Fla. All Day

Sat, April 13 SB UNCW * (two games)Heck Softball Complex 12 and 2 p.m. Sat, April 13 MTEN Troy * (Senior Day)Blackburn Tennis Center1 p.m.

Sat, April 13 MSOC College of CharlestonRock Hill, S.C. 2:15 p.m. Sat, April 13 BSB New Orleans New Orleans, La. 3 p.m. Sat, April 13 MSOC Gardner-Webb Rock Hill, S.C. 7:45 p.m.

Sun, April 14 SB UNCW * Heck Softball Complex 12 p.m. Sun, April 14 WSOC UNC-Asheville GSU Soccer Complex12 p.m.

Sun, April 14 BSB New Orleans New Orleans, La. 2 p.m. Sun, April 14 WSOC Furman GSU Soccer Complex 2:30 p.m. Mon and Tue, April 15-16WGLF Sun Belt Conference ChampionshipMuscle Shoals, Ala.All Day

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Nic Wilson and the Georgia State baseball team will not be getting any Christmas cards from the Fordham Rams any-time soon.

$e junior "rst base-man drove opposing pitchers crazy over the weekend, helping the Pan-thers secure a four game sweep of the Rams.

Wilson collected two hits, two runs and two RBI in Friday’s 12-9 victory.

On Saturday, the De-catur, Ga. native pounded out three more hits, in-cluding a seventh inning solo homer, in the "rst game of a doubleheader.

Wilson contributed a walk and scored a run in Sunday’s series "nale, which the Panthers won 5-2.

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*CONFERENCE GAMES Melissa SiviterYear: JuniorSport: GolfMajor: SociologyFrom: Wolverhampton, England

@ MelissaSiviter@ MELISSASIVITER

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