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February 13, 2014 W W W . V S U S P E c T A T o r . c o m VoLUmE 86 iSSUE 4
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This Day in
History
SlaughterhouseDresden
on this day in 1945 the
German city of Dresden
was demolished in the
most destructive bomb-
ing campaign of the
war. With a death toll of
approx. 135,000 people,
the disaster outmatches
even hiroshima and
Nagasaki.
The destruction of the
city, which was known
as the “Florence of the
elbe,” was immortalized
in Kurt Vonnegut’s anti-
war novel Slaughter-house-Five.
The bombing campaign
lasted for two days and
involved 3,400 tons of
explosives dropped
from 800 British and
american Bombers.
Source: History.com
thrEE Evils- dr. christobal
serran-pagan with panelists dr.
dana Williams, dr. tom aiello,
and dr. Jay rickman will be
presenting a panel on the
“three social evils,” war,
poverty and racism. the
seminar will begin at 7 p.m. in
the university center theater.
up a crEEk- Kayaking oke-
fenokee meets thursday, Feb.
13 at 6p.m. at the pool. the
group will be preparing for
their saturday trip to the oke-
fenokee. For only $25, students
can get transportation, two
meals, camping fee, and all
gear needed with two volunteer
coordinators.
Today at VSU Campus shaken by death
Vsu student michael
laslie turned himself in mon-
day morning at the lowndes
county Jail after learning that
a warrant had been issued for
his arrest.
the warrant was issued for
homicide by vehicle in the
second degree, which is a
misdemeanor that could re-
sult in leslie serving up to
one year behind bars. He
posted bond and was released
around noon monday.
laslie was the driver of the
chevrolet silverado that
struck 21-year-old elizabeth
lohmar as she was crossing
the road with the proper
pedestrian light on Feb. 5.
"He was charged with that
based off the discussion with
our traffic unit, the totality of
circumstances, and the re-
view of the accident,” Brian
childress, Valdosta police
chief, said in an interview
with WalB. “it's a misde-
meanor charge, which means
a judge can sentence him up
to a maximum of a year."
the accident occurred at
approximately 12:30 p.m. on
Feb. 5. the Valdosta police
department responded to a
call regarding a traffic acci-
dent at the intersection of
North patterson street and
east college street.
lohmar was immediately
transported to south Georgia
medical center, where it was
discovered that she had sev-
eral broken bones and serious
head trauma.
according to her high
school (collins Hill) soccer
coach, Jeff tinklepaugh,
lohmar sustained injuries to
her soft tissue, liver and
spleen.
“i guess it was too much to
recover from,” tinklepaugh
told the Gwinnett post. “she
passed away around 3 a.m.
[saturday] with her parents
and family there by her side.
it’s terrible. my [current
collins Hill] girls are already
talking about getting arm-
bands to honor her.”
Hours after extensive
surgery that included remov-
ing a lung, lohmar was pro-
nounced dead saturday
morning.
twenty-one-year-old
laslie, who was turning
south on North patterson
street before the accident,
was originally only charged
with failure to yield to pedes-
trian in a crosswalk.
lohmar was committed to
her major, mathematics. she
was treasurer of the local
chapter of the mathematical
association of america.
along with her dedication
to the field of math, lohmar
was also a devoted soccer
player. lohmar was part of
the Vsu Women’s soccer
team as a defensive full back
in 2011 and in her spare time
volunteered as an assistant
soccer coach for Hahira mid-
dle school.
"i have always dreamed of
playing soccer at the next
level, and i feel truly honored
to be able to be a part of the
inaugural soccer team for
Valdosta state university,"
lohmar said when she was
part of the team, according to
the women’s soccer page at
vstateblazers.com.
Student charged for the
death of ‘Lizzie’ Lohmar
SGA seeks campus
safety additions
the sGa has requested
safety improvements at vari-
ous crosswalks and intersec-
tions around Vsu.
that package, which in-
cluded recommended addi-
tions to select crosswalks,
school-zone speed limits and
crossing guards, was voted
on during monday night’s
meeting.
the resolution passed
unanimously.
“Basically, what the reso-
lution states is here at sGa,
we’re working in the best in-
terests of the student body,
not just students today but
future students as well,” sen-
ator Nick Buford said. “With
that, we’re basically recom-
mending several things to the
university to look at when it
comes to pedestrian safety.”
among the recommenda-
tions approved by sGa was a
push for Vsu “to advocate to
the city and county” to look
at the speed limits around
campus.
“most of those speed limits
are around 35 to 40 mph,
which is too high when you
have so many pedestrians
crossing at a given time,” Bu-
ford said.
also included was a re-
quest for lighting and signs
“where there is a heavy num-
ber of pedestrians crossing to
and from class,” and more
specifically, at seven loca-
tions: at North campus, on
the intersections of Baytree
road and oak street, Brook-
wood and patterson, Brook-
wood and oak, oak and col-
lege, and patterson and col-
lege.
the resolution also men-
tions school-zone speed lim-
its and crossing guards, as
well as several items that
were added at the request of
senators.
“i’m a mass media student,
and i cross the street going to
the uc all the time, and i
press that [crosswalk] button,
and i don’t know if the dri-
vers can see that red light
blinking because they still
speed through that intersec-
tion anyway,” said senator
ieshia lilly.
lilly was referencing the
crosswalk on patterson street
between the university cen-
ter and martin Hall, which
has a warning light on its
crosswalk that pedestrians
can press to warn incoming
traffic.
“We could use what al-
ready exists at those busy in-
tersections, and offset the
timers for when people walk
versus when the green lights
are on, so you wouldn’t have
to install any lights,” senator
tamara dunn said. “that’s a
free thing they could do; just
offset those lights, so you
have your time to walk…and
then the green light goes on.”
Summer Yates / The SPeCTaTor
The reflection of a nearby green light casts a glow on the spot where Lohmar was struck.
if the university
system of Georgia
passes the tobacco-
free proposal at their
next meeting, they
will do it against the
wishes of the majority
of students at Vsu, the
results of an sGa sur-
vey reveals.
the results were fi-
nalized tuesday, and a
majority of students
that took the sur-
vey–53 percent, to be
exact, either “op-
posed” or “strongly
opposed” the
proposed
ban. Forty-
three per-
cent either
“supported” or “strongly sup-
ported” the ban, while 4 per-
cent were neutral.
these results were sup-
posed to be sent to the usG
for this week’s meeting, but
the meeting was cancelled
due to the huge ice storm that
has crippled the atlanta area.
“it’s our job to advocate on
behalf of our university to the
board, which we did send our
results to,” sGa president
Will Jimerson said. “But ulti-
mately, there’s a group of 10
to 12 people that could decide
the fate of this in a matter of
five minutes.”
Jimerson also relayed a
message from usG chancel-
lor Hank Huckaby, who said
if the proposal is approved,
Vsu would have to hire a li-
aison between usG and Vsu
to handle the tobacco ban and
the punishments for violating
the tobacco ban.
Jimerson also mentioned
that Huckaby was asked why
the ban was going along so
fast and why designated
smoking areas were not an
option.
“His answer was designat-
ed areas do not change the
quality of life, which is our
aim−to make it educational
for our students to stop smok-
ing, not to give them an alter-
native measure to go smoke,”
Jimerson said. “take it as you
would like.”
Jimerson also mentioned
that the idea of a moderate
phasing-in of the ban was “re-
spectfully shot down.”
students at Vsu have not
reacted well to the proposed
ban, and sounded off during
the survey.
“i feel as though someone
is attempting to trick me,”
one respondent wrote. “i am
in agreement that secondhand
smoke [affects] other people’s
health and, as such, a ban is
acceptable. However, this
policy is not about that. it is
about another protectionist
policy that allows for those
that seek to impress their
opinion onto others with no
justification outside of politi-
cal correctness.”
“this is appalling and
tyrannical,” another respon-
dent wrote. “this is a move
by control freaks to use ag-
gressive force against people
whose habits they disagree
with. We should ban fried
foods and soda by this rea-
soning. and to ban e-ciga-
rettes is not only absurd…it is
evil. people who have quit
smoking are going to be pun-
ished and ostracized as well?
unbelievable.”
Eric Jacksons p o r t s e d i t o r
Jordan Barelaa s s t. m u lt i m e d i a
e d i t o r
Joe Adgies o c i a l m e d i a e d i t o r
See SAFETY , Page 2
I have always
dreamed of playing
soccer at the next
level, and I feel truly
honored to be able
to be a part of the
inaugural soccer
team for Valdosta
State University.- ElizabEth lohmar
“
”
Student majority opposes banJoe Adgie
s o c i a l m e d i a e d i t o r
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VSU’s forensics (Speech
and debate) team came back
to Valdosta late Monday
night after traveling to San
diego, Calif. to compete in
the Sunset Cliffs Classic.
“(this was) a round-robin
style tournament where only
one team from the top 16
programs in the nation can
compete against each other,”
assistant coach Kevin Bryant
said. “Never before has VSU
been accepted to any round-
robin tournaments.”
the team is led by Bryant
and head coach dr. Michael
eaves.
dr. eaves said there are 20
students who are active in the
debates. the team got to the
quarter-finals with the words
of sophomore Chesley Mc-
Neil and freshman Maya
Weaver, two junior varsity
debaters whose skills out-
weigh their experience.
“there were 47 debate
teams in junior varsity,” dr.
eaves said. “that’s 94 de-
baters. they give speaker
awards to the top 10. four
out of those top 10 (were)
Valdosta State.”
“i know florida State, at
all of their crosswalks,
there’s a noisemaker,” Secre-
tary Kara fountain said. “it’s
so annoying and obnoxious,
but it alerts the students that
that’s the only time they can
be walking…it’s louder than
the cars, and you can hear it.”
another senator pointed
out that the beeping noise
would also be beneficial for
blind students, who would
then know the right time to
cross.
the prolonged hunt to find
a permanent replacement for
one of VSU’s highest offices
appears to be coming to a
close.
Since the summer of 2012,
VSU has been searching na-
tionwide for a new provost
and vice president of academ-
ic affairs. Now, after a rigor-
ous selection process, three
final candidates will be visit-
ing VSU within the next sev-
eral weeks to conduct on-
campus interviews.
all three candidates hold
doctorate degrees and have
extensive experience as high-
ranking officials at various
colleges across the country.
the first on-campus inter-
view will be feb.17-18 with
dr. alberto ruiz, a dean at
texas a&M University-
Kingsville. then, dr. Hudson
rodgers, a dean at florida
Gulf Coast University, will
visit the campus feb. 26-27.
the interviews will conclude
March 3-4 with dr. Stephen
Kolison Jr., an associate vice
president in the University of
Wisconsin System.
dr. Shirley Hardin, chair of
the provost & Vpaa Search
Committee, said she and her
fellow committee members
have worked hard to discover
and recruit only the most
qualified candidates.
“(the candidates’) experi-
ences are quite diverse and
cover every aspect of the po-
sition description advertised,”
dr. Hardin said on the com-
mittee’s website. “We are
very pleased that the VSU
faculty, staff, students and the
community will be given a
unique opportunity to meet
and to interact with all of the
candidates and to evaluate
their strengths and weakness-
es.”
the position of provost
holds wide-ranging responsi-
bility and authority. the can-
didate who earns such a title
will be directly under the
president in the university’s
chain of command, will serve
as a member of the presi-
dent’s cabinet and will act as
the university’s chief execu-
tive in the president’s ab-
sence, according to a position
announcement released by
VSU.
the new provost will also
oversee all units that make up
the division of academic af-
fairs, including odum Li-
brary and the seven colleges
within VSU, such as the Col-
lege of arts & Sciences and
the Harley Langdale Jr. Col-
lege of Business administra-
tion. furthermore, he will
manage numerous adminis-
trative divisions, such as in-
formation technology and in-
ternational programs.
the former VSU provost,
dr. phil Gunter, died unex-
pectedly in May 2012, and
dr. Karla Hull was named in-
terim provost for the 2012-13
school year. after failing to
secure a permanent replace-
ment during that year, VSU
formed the provost & Vpaa
Search Committee in July
2013. dr. david C. danahar
was appointed interim
provost for the 2013-14
school year while the com-
mittee searched for individu-
als capable of serving as
VSU’s provost.
“…the office of the
provost & Vpaa has not en-
joyed stability in leadership
for over two years,” Hardin
said. “the unfortunate death
of dr. phil Gunter and a
failed search last year certain-
ly contributed to this instabil-
ity, making the current search
all the more significant to the
University.”
president William McKin-
ney commended the work of
the committee and is confi-
dent that the final candidates
are all highly qualified. He
also said the changing land-
scape of higher education has
made the search for a new
provost quite difficult.
“the position of provost is
among the most challenging
in all of higher education,”
McKinney said. “Nationwide,
fewer and fewer seasoned
academic administrators are
seeking the position. as a re-
sult, applicant pools are small
and there is great competition
for the very best candidates.”
for more information on
the provost search and the
upcoming on-campus inter-
views, visit
www.valdosta.edu and click
the “provost Search finalists”
box located in the lower right
of the page.
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The Classifieds
Feb. 11
Student reported his book
bag stolen from the Student
recreation Center.
Feb. 10
Student reported that some-
one stole his 1Card and used
it at Moe’s.
Feb. 9
Student reported a stolen
bicycle.
the glass cover of a fire
extinguisher was shattered in
Georgia Hall.
Johnny L. Crawford, 22, a
non-student from fairburn,
Ga., was arrested and
charged with misdemeanor
possession of marijuana and
driving with a suspended li-
cense.
Feb. 8
Someone reported the
smell of marijuana in Hopper
Hall. Nathan McCullers, 19,
from Stone Mountain, Ga.,
and Zachery ponce, 20, from
Newnan, Ga., were arrested
and charged with misde-
meanor possession of mari-
juana.
Student reported that when
she returned to her car in
Sustella parking deck, all of
the items from it had been
thrown on the ground.
Feb. 5
anonymous caller reported
a male selling drugs in Cen-
tennial Hall. Shayla t. day,
19, of east point, Ga., was
arrested and charged with un-
derage possession of alcohol
and possession of a drug-re-
lated object. Jimmy Cornell
ogletree was issued a citation
and was escorted off campus.
Police Briefs
Feb. 14
V-day is hosting 1 Billion
rising for Justice on the
pedestrian mall from 12-4
p.m.
the Society of internation-
al Students will be having a
Valentine’s day sale in front
of Nevins Hall from 10 a.m.-
2 p.m.. they will be selling
bundles which include a
valentine card written in for-
eign languages, a valentine-
decorated cupcake and a
flower. orders are being tak-
en at the Center for interna-
tional programs.
the rho chapter of Sigma
alpha omega will be helping
others by accepting donated
clothes, shoes and hats. the
drop off location is the Chris-
tian Student Center (at the
red door) at 1608 N. oak St.,
across from palms dining
Hall and Langdale Hall. do-
nations will be accepted until
6 p.m.
Feb. 18
the department of biology
will host the yearly Clyde
eugene Connell Visiting Lec-
ture program at 7:30 p.m. in
Jennett Lecture Hall room
1111. this year’s lecture will
be "Genome Sequencing and
personalized Medicine: What
Can Sequencing your dNa
do for you.” the speaker
will be Michael Snyder, pro-
fessor and chair of the de-
partment of genetics at Stan-
ford University.
Feb. 21
VSU will join the Valdosta
tree Commission to host the
annual arbor day obser-
vance and proclamation at 10
a.m. in the pinetum at odum
Library. the Georgia
forestry Commission will
honor the City of Valdosta as
a tree City USa community
for its 28th consecutive year.
of Georgia’s 536 cities, only
138 are tree Cities. of that
number, only nine cities—in-
cluding Valdosta—have re-
ceived this designation for 28
consecutive years or more.
Upcoming Events
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It takes approximately 9.8
seconds to cross the
pedestrian crossing at
North Patterson Street and
East College Street.
Elizabeth “Lizzie”
Lohmar, 21, was struck by a
truck Feb. 5, during the 10
seconds it would have taken
her to cross the road. She
struggled at South Georgia
Medical Center for the fol-
lowing three days before
succumbing to her injuries.
Michael Laslie, 21, was
driving the truck that struck
Lohmar. Laslie turned him-
self in to the Lowndes Coun-
ty Jail Tuesday morning,
shortly after a warrant for his
arrest was issued. He is be-
ing charged with second de-
gree homicide by vehicle, a
misdemeanor charge that can
carry up to a year in jail.
We believe that the fault
for this crime should extend
beyond Laslie. City of Val-
dosta officials and the Geor-
gia Department of Trans-
portation have a responsibili-
ty to maintain safe roadways
for motorists and pedestrians
alike.
The roads around main
campus provide students
with multiple areas to cross
at, but many of them remain
hazardously marked. The
crossing on West Brooks
Road is marked by little
more than a zebra-striped
crossing and a single spot
light.
The crossing where
Lohmar was tragically struck
is similarly marked; a stop-
light stands adjacent to the
site.
Patterson Street is a state
road and is controlled by the
GDOT, the department re-
sponsible for signage and
crossings.
Van Mason is the district
traffic engineer for the
GDOT.
“If (Mason) tells us to put
it up, we put it up,” Donny
Carter, GDOT assistant area
engineer, said.
At the Spectator, we be-
lieve that the amount of pro-
tection for pedestrians is in-
adequate. The crossing on
Patterson Street in front of
the University Center has
lights to warn drivers that a
pedestrian is waiting to
cross, but there should be
even more.
“If someone has concerns
that they think safety needs
to be enhanced, then all they
have to do is request it and
DOT will do a study,” Nita
Birmingham, GDOT district
communications officer,
said.
It is time for the Universi-
ty to make that request. All
students need to band togeth-
er and say “enough is
enough; we want safety.”
No request has been made
to the DOT at the time of
this publication.
Students and faculty
should email VSU President
Dr. William McKinney at
Demand that he request a
study to be done on all of
the roads around campus
and that he strongly recom-
mend improvements to ex-
isting crosswalks.
Nicholas Buford, sopho-
more SGA senator, has al-
ready submitted a request to
VSU to install school zone
speed limits, “the offsetting
of timers between green
lights and pedestrian walking
time” and the addition of
noise alerts for pedestrians.
All crosswalks should be
fitted with treatments to slow
traffic, highly visible sig-
nage, in-street signage and
flashing pedestrian crossing
lights.
Students also need to exer-
cise extreme caution when
crossing the street. Cars are
not able to stop immediately,
and in low visibility areas
pedestrians might remain in-
visible until it is too late.
This editorial was written by a member of the editorial staff and it expresses the general opinion of the editorial staff.
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“job” they perform at NU,
and many other university
players are closely watching
this ongoing battle with the
National Collegiate Athletics
Association.
It was hard to read the arti-
cle without rolling my eyes.
These foot-
ball players
want to be
paid for
playing foot-
ball at a col-
lege level?
Sports pro-
grams at uni-
versities are
clearly a source of revenue
for universities, so I do see
the players’ view. But aren’t
most players already receiv-
ing free education and hous-
ing?
Kain Colter, NU quarter-
back, is the head honcho of
the petition at NU.
“We're very grateful for the
education that we get, and we
put in hard work to obtain the
degree at the end of the day,”
Colter said.
Sports are extracurricular
activities. If football players
should get paid, does that
mean all university athletes
should be paid for playing a
game?
In an interview with “The
Dan Patrick Show,” Notre
Dame coach Brian Kelly said
that paying college players is
inevitable.
“…If there’s an opportuni-
ty for the student-athlete to
fly home when he does get an
opportunity to break and see
his family or have a little
money in the bank…I think
everyone is looking to make
that happen in some fashion,”
Kelly said.
Where will the money to
pay athletes come from? I
would guess an increase in
university tuition, which
would, as usual, outrage
every student at the universi-
ty. However, one theory is
that the money will come
from the revenue that the
sports program generates.
In most cases, college ath-
letes receive a free education
and on-campus housing. Now
players are pushing to receive
pay for playing a sport in or-
der to make it easier for them
to live in today’s economy.
Here’s a crazy thought: get
a part-time job! I know ath-
letes have hectic schedules,
but so does every other stu-
dent that attends college. Al-
though college athletes have
limitations as to how much
they can make with a part-
time job, I think it is enough
to sim-
ply pro-
vide for
them
what
their
scholar-
ship
does not
pay.
Universities are paying for
athletes to get an education,
and now those athletes are
asking for more money. Ath-
letes, be grateful for what
you have while the rest of us
work multiple jobs to pay for
our education.
Raising the question about
paying college athletes also
brings to light many more
questions that I don’t think
the NCAA is ready to answer.
Athletes don’t need payJordan Hill
S TA F F W R I T E R
Students, it’s time to come
to your senses and take your
health back−while you still
can.
After CAB and AKA’s
Heart Day forum on Feb. 4,
thoughts concerning personal
fitness and health reconstruc-
tion have certainly been at
the forefront of some stu-
dents’ minds, especially after
learning that a poor diet and
lack of exercise could con-
tribute to heart disease.
According to recent scien-
tific studies, approximately
two-thirds of Americans are
overweight, with obesity
causing hundreds of thou-
sands of deaths each year in
the U.S.
The statistics don’t lie, and
our campus should embrace
this information by reaching
out to our fellow students
who are in fear of being a
part of these negative statis-
tics.
Obesity starts with consis-
tent urges. People typically
crave specific foods (usually
unhealthy foods). Of course
there are other factors that
cause obesity, such as too
much alcohol, inactivity or
the side effects of specific
medications.
However, we must control
what’s within our power.
Food places on campus con-
tain foods that can be consid-
ered a healthy choice, but
they’re not highly advertised
or suggested like the un
healthier choices are.
Most know Chic-Fil-A for
their waffle fries, nuggets,
tenders and milkshakes. But
how many students know that
Chic-Fil-A also serves fruit
cups and bottled juices that
contain a full serving of vita-
min C?
Moreover, Einstein’s has an
entire low-fat menu that is
worth looking into.
The campus recreation center
is open seven days a week
and is packed with all kinds
of exercise equipment. How-
ever, students don’t necessar-
ily have to use gym equip-
ment to stay active.
Choosing to walk to class
or taking the stairs instead of
the elevator could also en-
hance your physical health.
Students should encourage
each other to make healthier
choices and take advantage of
the ability to be active.
To start your journey to
good health, go to our the
Student Health Center to
have a physical done and to
get your blood pressure
checked!
Take back your healthJessica CookeS TA F F W R I T E R
Don’t consider yourself
#ForeverAlone simply be-
cause you don’t have a sig-
nificant other.
Who’s to say that you’re
automatically disqualified
from enjoying Valentine’s
Day or that you’re supposed
to hate the holiday because
you’re living the single life?
Love not only comes in all
shapes and sizes but also
from many unique sources
and forms of affection.
You may not have a girl-
friend or boyfriend, but you
do have a mother or father
(or someone you view as a
parent) that you could call to
say “I love you.”
When’s the last time you
caught up with your best
friend from high school or
spoiled your pet?
Although your brother or
sister may have driven you
insane growing up, and while
you may be happy to attend
college far away from your
sibling, he or she may want
to spend some time with you.
Let people know you ap-
preciate them this Valentine’s
Day.
If you’re still lonely, you
can band together with some
of your single friends and at-
tend campus events geared
towards Valentine’s Day.
Getting involved with these
activities can keep your mind
busy and create some fun for
yourself. It could even lead
you to a romantic relationship
because you never know who
might show up at these
events.
As a final resort, get bold
and build your confidence by
introducing yourself to that
certain someone you’ve had
your eye on.
Not having someone to call
your own isn’t an excuse to
be down about the holiday.
Single doesn’t equal having
no one to receive love from
or to share your love with.
Everybody has somebody
LaShawn OglesbyS TA F F W R I T E R
FACEBOOK/ Lizzie Lohmar
Climate change is the
defining issue of our time.
97 percent of scientists agree
that humans are the cause.
S.A.V.E. (Students Against
Violating the Environment)
believes that it’s time for
people to become the solu-
tion.
Globally, we are feeling
the impacts of record-setting
temperatures, most notably in
the extreme weather patterns
and rising sea levels. Recent
chemical (West Virginia) and
coal ash spills (North Caroli-
na) add to the urgency of
moving beyond fossil fuel.
Yet here on our campus
there’s a remarkable discon-
nect between the classroom
and the boardroom. Shock-
ingly, the VSU board of
trustees includes science de-
niers, oblivious to the threat
of climate change—and to
the academic integrity of this
institution of higher learning.
Recently, the board dismissed
S.A.V.E.’s request that VSU
rid its portfolio of fossil fuel
holdings. board Chairman
Wayne Edwards, a financial
analyst, cast doubt on the
study that accompanied our
request.
But we ask you, who
knows more about climate: a
team of 2,000 scientists from
154 countries who have com-
piled data from more than
9,000 studies, or a stock bro-
ker?
Our point is that serious
decisions at this institution
are being made by people
who lack the proper creden-
tials.
Chairman Edwards dis-
missed socially responsible
investing as nothing more
than a marketing ploy, ob-
serving that “Years ago, it
was all about alcohol, tobac-
co, firearms, and apartheid.
Now it’s about anthropogenic
climate change.”
That he regards these is-
sues as little more than slo-
gans demonstrates his con-
tempt for higher learning and
critical thinking. After all, it
is from VSU’s very own pro-
fessors—who, by the way,
must conduct and publish
valid research in order to re-
tain their jobs—that we have
learned about the damaging
effects of fossil fuels.
For someone supposedly
concerned with market ploys,
Mr. Edwards fails to recog-
nize the fact that millions of
dollars are poured into the
“climate denial industry”
every year. Koch Industries
alone has poured $67 million
into think tanks and organiza-
tions that actively work to
propagate a false global
warming counter-narrative.
That Koch’s marketing ploy
is effective is reflected in the
fact that only 57 percent of
Americans recognize that
global warming is caused by
human activity, a 40 percent
difference from the scientific
community.
As many readers know,
VSU has begun to utilize so-
lar power to meet its energy
needs. Our school is also one
of 679 signatories of the
American College and Uni-
versity Presidents’ Climate
Commitment which reads in
part, “We recognize the sci-
entific consensus that global
warming is real and is largely
being caused by humans.”
But this commitment does
not align with the position
held by Wayne Edwards and
the board of trustees. Divest-
ing from fossil fuel compa-
nies is the next step in the in-
stitution’s pursuit of its stated
values.
Danielle Jordan
President, S.A.V.E.
Letter to the Editor
Climate concerns
Love not only
comes in all
shapes and sizes
but also from
many unique
sources and forms
of affection.
PAgE 4 | vsUsPEctAtoR.com FEBRUARY 13, 2014FeaTureS
Movies based on World
War ii are generally action-
packed and violent, but “the
Monuments Men” trades in
bullets and guns for paintings
and sculptures.
“the Monuments Men”
tells the true story of a group
of men tasked with the mis-
sion of going into Germany to
rescue artwork stolen by
Hitler and the Nazis.
Not only did George
Clooney write and direct the
film, he also stars in it along-
side Matt Damon, Bill Mur-
ray, John Goodman, Jean Du-
jardin, Hugh Bonneville, Bob
Balaban and Cate Blanchett.
With such a star-studded cast,
i expected more.
the film fails to build upon
the unique and interesting sto-
ry with any real excitement,
beginning (and ending) with
an unimaginative classroom-
style slideshow presentation.
the film’s lack of focus
adds to its dullness; it’s all
over the place−literally. the
group is split-up and sent all
over europe. One minute, we
see characters in france, and
the next minute the scene sud-
denly shifts to Germany.
the film’s focus is as broad
as the group’s mission to re-
cover stolen art from Hitler.
as a viewer, i found it diffi-
cult to understand exactly
what the group was doing to
locate the art.
i believe the film would
have been better as an HBO
miniseries. at least then there
would have been more time
for character and plot devel-
opment.
When the film does clearly
present a conflict in its plot,
there is some actual tension
that gains interest; however,
these occurrences happen so
rarely that they really fail to
add much to the film besides
serving as small shots of
adrenaline.
the comedy is awkward
and dry. While it attempts to
energize the audience, it never
really gets all the way there.
You keep waiting for that big
laugh amongst all the small
chuckles, but you end up
holding your breath instead.
there’s a running gag with
Matt Damon speaking poor
french that manages to get a
grin and brief laugh out of
me, but nothing more. Such a
response sums up the entire
film–a small reaction, but
nothing substantial.
the story of these men risk-
ing their lives to protect our
culture is quite honorable, but
“the Monuments Men” is
nothing more than a
mediocre, large-scale docu-
mentary.
this week,
television is run-
ning cold.
entranced fans
of the cold-skin,
death-walker in-
fested show “the
Walking Dead”
were revitalized on Sunday
for the mid-season premiere
of its fourth season.
the zombie apocalypse
continued on aMC at 10
p.m., wrenching viewers
through a winding roller-
coaster ride of disappointing
decisions, victorious zombie
beheadings and Carl’s charac-
ter development.
rick survived the prison
standoff that featured the
governor from the mid-sea-
son finale and led to this Sun-
day’s continuation.
another gut-
turning, thrill-seek-
ing (half) season
drags its dead foot
forward.
On the chillier
side of news, the
Winter Olympics
began in Sochi.
the iconic
Olympic rings
malfunctioned dur-
ing the opening
ceremony, and this
could have been a
sign for things to come.
teams flaunted unique and
classic fashion in the opening
ceremonies. Canada wore
mittens with their modern
jackets while Germany
dawned a four-colored winter
coat with red accessories. the
three participants from
the Cayman islands
wore shorts and flip-
flops, and the U.S.
sported the “homemade
sweater from grandma”
look.
this year’s games
feature 12 new events,
the majority being
added to the snow-
boarding and freestyle
skiing categories. in to-
tal, male competitors
will battle for 50 sets of
medals, women will
compete for 43 sets, and
five events will be co-
ed.
the competition and
the weather are both heat-
ing up in Sochi. the
Olympic hotspot has been
around 60 degrees, which
takes away from the overall
feel of the winter games and
limits some accessibility for
competitors. Despite the high
temperatures, events have yet
to be cancelled.
as one of america’s fa-
vorite snowboarders, Shaun
White failed to receive a
medal in the men’s halfpipe
competition, coming in a dis-
appointing fourth. in terms of
medal count, america trails
behind Norway, Canada and
the Netherlands, with nine
medals total (five of which
are bronze).
“Hot. Cool. Yours,” is the
motto for this year’s winter
games. Let’s see who heats
up and owns the rest of the
games.
Chris KesslerS P O r t S W r i t e r
If you go...
Where: ValdostaStadium CinemaWhen: 4:15p.m., 7 p.m.,9:40 p.m.Cost: About $10
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White gets dethroned in Sochi
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Shaun White reacts to his failure to receive a medal in the men’s halfpipe Rosa
Khutor Extreme Park during the 2014 Winter Olympics.
Sometimes, what is created
must also be destroyed.
flappy Bird, one of the
most downloaded games of
2014 across iOS, Windows
and android marketplaces has
been removed this week at the
request of its creator.
Created by Dong Nguyen
and developed by DotGears
Studios, flappy Bird was first
released in May of 2013, but
the game did not reach star-
dom until late January of
2014.
the game’s concept is pret-
ty simple−tap to fly. as the
player taps the screen, the bird
flies up and down dodging
pipes to gain points; once you
accumulate enough points,
you earn a medal.
the game’s popularity
stemmed from its repetitive
nature, the difficulty of suc-
cess and the want for brag-
ging rights from the player.
On feb. 8, Nguyen took to
twitter to address the fans
(and enemies) of his game;
but instead of answering ques-
tions, he ad-
mitted that
due to re-
cent popu-
larity and
negative
comments
toward him
he has come
to hate the
game.
Later that day, Nguyen
tweeted, “i am sorry 'flappy
Bird' users, 22 hours from
now, i will take 'flappy Bird'
down. i cannot take this any-
more.”
Keeping his word, the app
was removed from all app
marketplaces. Users who al-
ready downloaded the app
will be able to play it, but
anyone who
missed the fad
will never get
to experience it
on his or her
device−unless,
of course, they
are willing to
pay top dollar
for the flappy
Birds experi-
ence.
immediately after the app’s
removal, iPhone users were
listing their phones on eBay at
outrageous starting prices
ranging from $500 and $600
to as high as $90,000.
While the game was on the
market, Nguyen revealed that
he received a “few hundred”
death threats on a daily basis
via twitter. He would sarcas-
tically and creatively reply to
most of them.
in an interview with forbes
Magazine, Nguyen explained
why he suddenly removed the
app.
“flappy Bird was designed
to play in a few minutes when
you are relaxed, but it hap-
pened to become an addictive
product,” Nguyen said. “i
think it has become a prob-
lem. to solve that problem,
it’s best to take down flappy
Bird. it’s gone forever.”
Spec Techwith Joseph Albahari
A screen-
shot
from the
popular
app
“Flappy
Bird.”
Students ‘filled with love’
february is about more
than flowers and candy.
Sponsored by the Sigma
iota chapter of alpha Phi
Omega (aPO) at VSU, the
third annual “filled with
Love” fundraiser helps pro-
vide clothing and food to
various shelters and organi-
zations around the Valdosta
community.
this year, aPO has joined
with the Collegiate Panhel-
lenic Council (CPC) to ex-
pand their fundraising ef-
forts.
throughout the month of
february, aPO will be col-
lecting clothing and canned
food donations at locations
across campus.
Drop-off locations will be
provided feb. 13 on the
Pedestrian Mall, feb. 18 on
the Palms Quad and feb. 20
at the Student Union. the
hours for the drop-off loca-
tions are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
“We want to do this pro-
ject to make a difference in
the Valdosta/Lowndes Coun-
ty area,” Marcus Hill, presi-
dent of the Sigma iota chap-
ter of aPO, said.
$15 t-shirts will also be
available for each brother of
aPO and each sister of the
CPC sororities to purchase.
the proceeds will go to-
wards the purchase of
canned food and clothing.
aPO is also inviting local
businesses and churches to
participate in this project.
all donated clothing will
be given to homeless shelters
and LaMP, an organization
that provides help to the
homeless around Valdosta.
the donated food will be
given to Hungry at Home
and Second Harvest food
Bank. .
On feb. 28, the brothers
and sisters of aPO and CPC
will come together on the
front lawn and spell out
“LOVe” to display all of the
donations.
Abbie BaggerlyS ta f f W r i t e r
Gamers big losers in the
flap over ‘Flappy Bird’
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No. 21 VSU opens GSC play this weekend
No. 21 Valdosta State (5-0)
will kick off conference play
this weekend, as Shorter
University (1-6) comes to
Billy Grant Field for a three-
game series, starting with a
doubleheader Saturday at 1
p.m.
putting up 35 runs in last
weekend’s sweep against
paine (Feb. 8-9), VSU has
already put up 63 runs
through its first five games
and is looking to continue its
hot hitting against a strug-
gling Hawks’ pitching staff.
With a team averaging 6.41
earned runs a game, the Blaz-
ers have their hands full with
an offense averaging over 12
runs a game.
Leading the way for VSU
is junior catcher Bryant Hay-
man, who is batting .412 with
three home runs and 11 runs
batted in. Hayman is showing
why he was a preseason, all-
conference selection.
protecting Hayman in the
fourth spot lineup is right-
fielder Jimmy Dowdell.
the senior transfer from
Boston College has been sol-
id in his role early, stepping
in as the clean-up hitter with
a .438 batting average and
five runs batted in.
Another transfer student,
junior shortstop Mike reed,
has settled nicely into his
role, hitting second in front
of Hayman; his last three
games have seen him go for a
.
666 batting average, seven
runs scored and eight runs
batted in, earning him GSC
Conference player of the
Week.
“Mike’s a good hitter; he’s
going to hit anywhere you
put him in the order,” head
coach Greg Guilliams said.
“Hitting in front of some
good hitters, he’s going to see
some good pitches to hit.”
Combine these three’s mon-
strous starts and have them
back to back to back, it’s
easy to see why VSU’s of-
fense has been running on all
cylinders early this season.
“We have Mike hitting sec-
ond in the order because we
want him up a lot just like
with Hayman, and Dowdell
[is] right behind him,” Guil-
liams said. “those are guys
we feel are going to produce
over the long haul of the sea-
son.”
on the mound, Dom De-
Masi (1-00) (0.00 erA) will
start the first game for VSU
as he looks to build off his
last start that saw him go six
innings recording eight
strikeouts and 0 runs allowed.
Junior ethan Bornstein (1-
0) (0.00 erA) starts the sec-
ond game of Saturday’s dou-
bleheader. this will be the
first start of the season for
Bornstein after pitching 4.1
scoreless innings out of the
bullpen.
For Sunday’s contest, the
Blazers will send senior lefty
Josh Mann (0-0) (0.90 erA)
to the mound in hopes of si-
lencing a shorter offense that
has already hit five homeruns
this season.
the third and final game of
the series will take place Sun-
day, 3 p.m., at Billy Grant
Field.
Follow Chris on
twitter:@CtrSWebb
Chris WebbS p o r t S W r i t e r
Pitcher Josh Mann winds up on the mound against Georgia Southwestern on Feb 2. Mann is 2-0 this
season.
Stanley Gilliam/ The Spectator
VSU Rugby
The Blazers, who are undefeated, face North Georgia College and State Feb. 22
at 3 p.m.
on Saturday, the two tennis
teams will travel to Winter
park, Fla., where they will
each compete against rollins
College.
this will be the first time
the Blazers have played
rollins in two years, causing
anticipation amongst the
players.
in the 2012 season, the
men’s team lost to rollins 9-
0, which was a disappoint-
ment for the team.
However, at the beginning
of the 2011 season, the Blaz-
er’s dominated rollins 6-0
while keeping their number
two spot in the national rank-
ings.
rollins has only played
one match this season, beat-
ing out palm Beach Atlantic
7-2, and having their second
match against emory- riddle
cancelled.
With this statistic, the
Blazers are going into the
match with two wins and two
losses, being only a few
weeks into the 2014 season.
this will be a tough
match, with rollins currently
ranked 9th in the Division ii
top 25 national ranking and
VSU not being ranked at all.
However, this is a chance
for the Blazers to step their
game up, and serve rollins
an unexpected match.
the women’s team has also
not played rollins in the last
two years, however had clos-
er matches than the men’s.
the women’s team suf-
fered a big loss against
rollins, losing 9-0 at the be-
ginning of the 2011 season.
With a close match in
2012, losing by only three
points, 6-3, the Lady Blazers
have the goal of turning the
tables around on this oppo-
nent.
Going into this match, the
Lady Blazers are undefeated,
defeating GCSU and Young
Harris last weekend at home.
Hoping to keep their 16th
spot in the national rankings,
the women’s tennis team is
going into this match with
their heads up and eye on the
price, keeping their goals for
the season in mind.
With the support of their
fellow teammates, every
player will give their all in
these matches, hoping to im-
prove from previous seasons
against rollins and continue
working their way to nation-
als.
Lia ArmisteadS p o r t S W r i t e r
NCAA Division II
Top-25 Rankings
1. Tampa
2.Minnesota State- Mankato
3.St. Edward’s (Texas)
4.West Florida
5.Mount Olive
6.Grand Valley State
7.St. Cloud State
8.Delta State
9.Franklin Pierce
10.Shippensburg
11.Texas A&M -Kingsville
12.Chico State
13.Southern Arkansas
14. South Carolina-Aiken
15.St. Mary
16.Colorado Mesa
17.Missouri Western State
18.Cal State-Monterey Bay
19.Central Missouri
20.Lander
21.Valdosta State
22.Seton Hill
23.North Carolina Pembroke
24.Catawba
25.Coker
Stanley Gilliam/ The Spectator
Double partners Mario Navarro and Francisco Yim Kim prepare to
return a shot.
Rollins up next for VSU tennis
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Blazers battle Lions, Wolves at home
Following a 9-1 start, the
Blazers have lost six of their
last nine games as they wel-
come Gulf south Conference
rival North Alabama (14-8)
to the p.e. Complex thurs-
day night.
the Lions come into
thursday night on a four-
game winning streak, while
Blazers have lost two in a
row following a 73-62 loss to
Alabama-Huntsville on sat-
urday.
Against the Chargers, VsU
shot a season-low 30.9 per-
cent from the floor and
dropped to 1-5 this season
when they shoot less than 41
percent.
“we had a lot of good
looks at Huntsville and just
didn’t make them,” Mike
Helfer, Blazers head coach
said. “we’re just going to
continue to get better and try
to prepare for this last stretch
of games and then the tour-
nament.”
“our offense is important
in terms of momentum,”
Helfer added. “Hopefully we
can just get a good balance
(offensively and defensively)
as we go into this stretch.”
the Lions feasted on the
Blazers in Florence, Ala. on
Jan. 9, winning decisively
97-69; the Blazers’ worst
loss of the season.
Junior forward Calvin
Dade was particularly devas-
tating against VsU, scoring
24 points and ripping down
14 rebounds in only 21 min-
utes of play.
UNA also got strong
games from seniors rashaun
Claiborne and wes Long as
the duo combined for 32
points and 14 rebounds.
“[UNA] is playing very
well at this time of year,”
Helfer said. “they are very
multi-dimensional. they
have kids that can play dif-
ferent positions. Claiborne
can play the three, the four—
they actually had him at cen-
ter for a few possessions.”
“that’s hard to guard and
every kid on their team can
score the basketball. they do
a good job of finding the kid
that’s hot on that particular
night. they’re a good team
and we’re going to have to
play well to win.”
playing well defensively
against a high-powered of-
fensive team like the Lions
will be key.
the Blazers realize they
need to bring energy on that
end of the floor to win.
“we have to be more de-
fensive-minded,” senior
guard Jeremy McKay said.
“[the starters] have to bring
energy starting off so we can
get good role play from guys
off the bench.”
with seven games remain-
ing until the GsC tourna-
ment, no. 21 Delta state has
all but sewn up the top seed.
the Blazers currently sit
seventh in the conference
with a 6-7 mark but could
find a way to move up with
strong play down the stretch;
the Blazers were the fourth
seed in last year’s tourna-
ment.
“Most coaches are just try-
ing to get their team playing
well this time of the year,”
Helfer said. “we just need to
focus on us and if we move
up, great—that means we’re
playing well.”
the Blazers begin their
last home stand of the season
against North Alabama
thursday night. tipoff is
scheduled for 8 p.m.
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with March close on the
horizon, the dog days of bas-
ketball are officially upon us.
teams are quickly trying to
shore up their records head-
ing toward conference tour-
naments, and most important-
ly -- the NCAA tournament,
which is looming just close
enough in the distance to add
significance to every game.
For VsU, whom have
dropped their last seven out
of nine games, they will need
to capitalize on the treacher-
ous stretch of five games
over a the span of nine days
if they want to boost their
chances to go to the big
dance.
the grueling stretch begins
tonight against North Alaba-
ma University (12-8, 7-7 in
GsC), followed by Union
University on saturday (15-5,
10-4 in GsC), and then a
brief road trip to pensacola,
Fla. to play west Florida Uni-
versity (12-6, 7-5 in GsC)
for a make-up game that was
cancelled for inclement
weather. the game was origi-
nally set to be played on Jan.
28.
After coming back from
pensacola, the Lady Blazers
will need to refocus quickly,
as arch rival west Georgia
University (6-14, 4-10 in
GsC) will be paying a visit
on thursday, followed by an-
other home game against
shorter University (5-15, 3-
11 in GsC) next saturday.
perhaps the silver lining for
the next nine days is that four
of the next five games will be
played at home, giving the
players added comfort to try
and pick up a few key victo-
ries as before conference play
ends.
[we need to] turn it back
around with a quick recovery,
if we can. we've been gone
for four straight days," Hill
said.
VsU split its two latest
road games, beating west Al-
abama University 73-55 last
thursday — followed by a
75-67 loss to Alabama-
Huntsville on saturday.
April thomas lead VsU in
the win against wAU with 20
points, Kourtnee williams
had 15, and Amy Duke had
10.
Against AHU, four players
had double figures in points,
with Amy Duke leading the
way with 17. Jordan waugh
had 14, April thomas had 13,
and K. williams had 10. De-
spite the balanced scoring,
the team shot just 37.7% (23-
61) combined from the field.
“[At Alabama] Huntsville
we just couldn't buy a basket.
[we] just couldn't really
make baskets down the
stretch. we had some tough
situations— tough breaks."
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Gulf South Conference
Standings
1 . No.1 6 De lta S ta te
(1 2 -2 )
2 . *Lee (11 -2 )
3 . *Union (1 0 -4 )
4 . We s t F lorida (7 -5 )
5 . Chris tia n B rothe rs (8 -6 )
6 . Ala ba ma -Hunts ville
(7 -7 )
7 . North Ala ba ma (7 -7 )
8 . Va ldos ta S ta te (5 -8 )
9 . We s t Georg ia (4 -1 0 )
1 0 . *S horte r (3 -11 )
11 . We s t Ala ba ma
(1 -1 3 )
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Gulf S outh Confe rence
S ta nding s
1 . No.2 1 De lta S ta te (1 2 -2 ) (1 9 -3 )
2 . We s t Ala ba ma (9 -5 ) (1 2 -8 )
3 .North Ala ba ma (8 -6 ) (1 4 -8 )
4 . Chris tia n B rothe rs (8 -6 ) (1 2 -8 )
5 .Ala ba ma -Hunts ville (8 -6 ) (1 2 -9 )
6 . We s t Georg ia (7 -7 ) (1 5 -8 )
7 . Va ldos ta S ta te (6 -7 ) (1 2 -7 )
8 . Union (6 -8 ) (1 0 -1 0 )
9 .S horte r (5 -9 ) (8 -1 2 )
1 0 . Lee (4 -9 ) (8 -11 )
11 . We s t F lorida (2 -1 0 ) (3 -1 5 )
