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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23,2006
Nation's largest food
bank network served
more than 25 million
By Stephen Ohlemacher
Associated Press
Hunger on the rise
The number of Americans who
sought hunger-relief services
WASHINGTON - When Lisa from America's Second Harvest
Koch asked several people at a Network rose 18 percent from
Chicago soup kitchen to complete 1997 to 2005.
a survey of the people who eat Number who used services
there, she got a surprising response: 1997MHWHMI21.4 million
"They asked how long it would take
2005 ■■■■■■I 25.4
because they had to get back to work
Where they live
after lunch."
Metro areas 58%
A national survey of people eat-
ing at soup kitchens, food banks and
Rural or suburban areas 42%
shelters found that 36 percent came
Race and ethnicity
from households in which at least White 39.2% Latino 17%
one person had a job. In the Chicago
area, it was 39 percent.
Black 38% Asian* 6.6%
Tracy Cox/KRT PHOTO "Even though the economy might
ILLUSTRATION be changing, it isn't creating thekinds "Includes American Indian, Alaskan native,
Hawaiian native or other Pacific Islander.
of jobs that allow people to make
SOURCE: America's Second Harvest AP
ends meet," said Koch of the Greater
Facebook users
Chicago Food Depository.
More than 2 5 million Americans million children and nearly 3 million
turned to the nation's largest network senior citizens, the report says.
of food banks, soup kitchens and "The face ofhunger doesn't have a
shelters for meals last year, up 9 particular color, and it doesn't come
percent from 2001, says the report from a particular neighborhood,"
targets for stalking
by America's Second Harvest. said Ertharin Cousin, executive
Those seeking food included 9 see FOOD, page 2
Cooler weather
Personal information makes students ripe for crime
By Jerriod Grizzle of up to 12 million users, allows students to
brings flu season
Staff writer connect to one another all over the country. By Jenny Miller health care providers, including
It has been a popular tool for students to con- 1. Never put any personal identifiers Staff writer the GSU Health Services, see the
In a world consumed by Internet technol- nect with friends from different colleges and that you do not want people to see greatest number of flu cases," said
ogy changing by the minute, giving too high schools. such as phone numbers or birthdays. Coughing, sneezing, and snif- Paul Ferguson, Director of GSU
much information could make students Though students see Facebook as a Mecca fling all seem to be familiar sounds Health Services.
a target for not only identity theft but also for staying in touch, they must also be careful 2. Never put information on the web on campus. According to the While it may seem that everyone
online stalking. for what they put on the Internet. that you do not want people to see. Centers for Disease Control and is sick on campus right now, the
"I don't use it [Facebook] because it is While incidents are low, "Facebook stalk- Prevention in Atlanta, flu activity in numbers of reported and confirmed
a waste of time," said Vanessa Cole, 19, an ing," as it is called, does happen all around the 3. Be careful about what you do put the eastern half of the US increased flu cases are actually lower this
undeclared major at Georgia Southern. While country, and possibly right here at GSU. The online such.as social security numbers last week. This is attributed to a year than last year, according to
Vanessa is worried about putting too much or email addresses.
Internet is riddled with blogs and websites number of factors, most of which the CDC.
information online, she also goes on to say detailing what people can find or what they are common in the winter months It is easy to get a common cold
4. Change your password often and
that people also have to be responsible for have found on Facebook profiles. each year. The cold weather, the need confused with the flu, as they have
do not let anyone know it to heighten
themselves. "You are always going to have The Cavalier Daily, a student run newspa- to stay indoors more often and the several similar symptoms. The
your online safety.
people who put their numbers up on the per in Charlottesville Va. at the University of pollen in the air are all factors that CDC reports that the two illnesses
Internet, the real thing is just not to put too Virginia, ran a story in November 2005 where 5. Should you have an issue with contribute to the problem. symptom wise are so similar that is
much information," said Cole. the death of one student may have been linked online safety contact the University "The timeframe beginning in difficult to tell the differencebetween
Facebook.com, an online social network see FACEBOOK, page 5 Police at (912) 681-5234. mid-January through February is them, and special tests need to be
typically the time in which most see FLU, page 2
Happy hours come back
By Rachel McDaniel Landing. "We've had people at the bar restaurant that has more high end
News editor happily ordering a beer and a shot." gourmet, everything fresh everyday,
One local business owner, Robert you can definitely tell the difference,
Happy Hour is back, and bars "Boz" Bostock was pleased with the and the tequila bar will have 25 kinds
across Statesboro were full of happy law changes. of tequila."
customers celebrating the recent "We have had a mixed crowd "I think that was the thing to do,"
change in alcohol ordinance Wednes- tonight, which is a definite positive," said customer Pratt Hill. "The City
day evening. said Bostock. "And the changes al- Council should worry more about
"This is the first time I've been in low waitresses to wait tables quickly enforcing the drinking age laws."
a bar since New Years," said interior without having to wait for customers Bars with any citations from the
design senior Kristin Sickles. "That's to finish their drinks." Alcohol Control Board in the past 12
the only reason we came in here Bostock is owner of three busi- months are not allowed to have happy
today." nesses on St. Simons Island, including hours. "I heard that RumRunners got
Local bar owners have already Gnat's Landing, Bodabing Pizzaria a violation for serving more than one
noticed a change in the number of and Bubba Garcia's Redneck Mex. drink at a time, so that may disqualify
customers during the first happy hour Bostock. He said he is thinking of them from having happy hour," said
in months. opening another business in the Marshall Mason, former bartender.
"We're a lot busier than we usu- building adjacent to Gnat's Landing "The changes are good, it's put ev- Grayson Hoffman/STAFF
ally are at this time," said Robbie in Statesboro. eryone in a goodmood," said Matt Poe, Gnat's Landing and other bars were the scene of elated drinkers as discounted booze flowed for the first time in
Richardson, co-owner of Gnat's "I may end up opening another bartender at French Quarter Cafe. four months.
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23,2006 I THE GEORGE-ANNE DAILY
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THE BIG STORY
Eight meatpackers to carve up
$365 million lottery jackpot
By Kevin O'hanion
Associated Press
LINCOLN, Neb. - Eight workers
at a Nebraska meatpacking plant are
really bringing home the bacon now:
They stepped forward Wednesday to
claim the biggest lottery jackpot in
U.S. history — $365 million.
The seven men and one woman
bought the winning Powerball ticket at
a convenience store near the ConAgra
ham processing plant where they
worked. At least three of the winners AP Photo/Nati Harnik
are immigrants — two from Vietnam
Theeightwinnersofthe $365 milliondollar Nebraska Powerball lottery hold
and one from the Congo. uptheirceremonialchecksWednesday. Workers ata Nebraska meat process-
"This is great country!" said Quang ing plant, each claimed about $15.5 million after taxes. The seven men and
Dao, 56, who came to the United States one woman all work at a ConAgra ham processing plant near the U-Stop
in 1988. He still has family in Vietnam convenience store where they bought the winning ticket last week.
and said he plans to help them finan-
cially with his winnings. "I've been retired for about four children, was unsure what to do with
The previous U.S. jackpot record days now," said Eric Zornes, 40. the money. "Everybody has dreams,"
was $363 million, won by two ticket Alain Maboussou, 26, fled from the he said. "Buy an island. Buy an air-
holders in Illinois and Michigan in Congo in 1999 to escape the civil war plane. In reality, I'm not a fan of flying
2000. there. He said he plans to quit work and don't really like water."
The Nebraska workers had the op- and return to school for a degree. He The winners said they often pooled
tion of taking the money in one lump said the money will provide for his their money with other workers when
sum or 30 annual installments. They wife and baby daughter. Powerball jackpots exceeded $40 mil":
chose the lump sum and will get $ 15.5 "She's going to be happy for the rest of lion. Maboussou said he did not think
million each after taxes. her life," he said of the 3-month-old girl. employees who did not chip in for the
Three of the group quit their jobs Mike Terpstra, a 47-year-old plant tickets would harbor any ill will toward
when they hit the jackpot. supervisor who is single and has no the winners.
kitchens and shelters across the country a separate report by the group.
Food last year. The network represents about
39,000 hunger-relief organizations,
The new report, being released
Thursday, found that 35 percent
of people seeking food came from
from page 1 or about 80 percent of those in the
United States. The vast majority are households that received food stamps.
vice president of America's Second run locally by churches and private Cousin said the numbers show that the
Harvest. "They are your neighbors, they nonprofit groups. governmentprogram, while important,
tit a lew are working Americans, they are senior The surveys were done before Hur- is insufficient.
citizens who have worked their entire ricanes Katrina and Rita hit the Gulf "The benefits they are receiving are
lives, and they are children." Coast in 2005. After the hurricanes, not enough," Cousin said. Government
The organization said it interviewed demand for emergency food assistance reports also showthe number ofhungry
52,000 people at food banks, soup tripled in GulfCoast states, according to Americans increasing.
contact during a contagious period,
Flu There are several ways to prevent
getting the flu. Getting a flu shot is im-
portant, but the number of students
cover your mouth and nose when
sneezing and coughing, get plenty
from page 1 who have gotten flu shots is lower of rest and drink at least two quarts
than last year, said Ferguson. of liquid per day.
done within the first two to three days "We urge students to get their According the Carol Turknett,
of the illness to confirm influenza. A flu vaccination at the Health Center. Head Nurse at the Health Center, a
major difference between the two is The more students vaccinated, the student should not go to class if they
This spring offers a that colds do not generally result in
serious health problems like bacterial,
infections, pneumonia, dehydration
less likely it is that we will have a
maj or outbreak of the flu on campus,"
he said.
have a temperature of over 101° or
is coughing frequently and possibly
spreading germs to others.
or hospital visits like the flu can. The Washing your hands is the num- For more information about flu
unique leadership flu is also hits the body more rapidly,
while a cold takes more time to work
into the system.
ber one thing you can do to prevent
symptoms, according to Ferguson
and the CDC. Also, avoid close
shots or to make an appointment,
call the Health Center at (912) 681
-5641.
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JEWS I PAGE 3
"A Piece of my Heart" brings love to the Black Box stage
By Katie Willis Holly Timmonsplaysa 17-year-old before we can act it out." in and researched. "It is different from
Staff writer
country western singer named Mary In addition to research materials researching for a role in a Shakespear-
Jo in the production. Her character acquired by Director Stephanie Rout- ean play. You can do all the research
The spring 2006 BlackBox Theatre is a member of the "Sugar Candies man, a professor in the Communica- you want, but you cannot SEE the
production of "A Piece of My Heart" All Girl Band," which entertains the tion Arts Theater Department, and severity of Shakespeare's work," she
will open February 24, and is sure to troops in Vietnam. Assistant Director, Shark Beaver, a said. "You can see the severity of the
generate strong emotions with regards Timmons describes her experience student in the Communication Arts Vietnam War."
to the effects of the Vietnam War on with the performance, and develop- Theater Department, the actors and Timmons cautions that the play
tioth the generations directly affected, ing her character in the production, actresses did their own research on is not for the younger crowd, and that
and future generations. as bitter-sweet. "When we started the Vietnam War. Actors and actresses the play is mostly focused towards
* The play focuses on the Vietnam rehearsing and doing research for spent most of their Saturdays with the high school to college age and older
War, as seen through the eyes of six the play, we didn't realize or grasp the rest of the cast watching documenta- audiences.
women; five nurses and one country severity of the Vietnam War because ries and listening to real stories con- "This is a very emotional, real per-
western singer, who become inter- people really do not hear that much cerning the Vietnam War, in addition formance, and may leave the audience
twined when they find themselves in about it these days," she said. to rehearsal everyday for the past three a little shaky," said Timmons.
the middle of the war. The play will Timmons said research is a major weeks, including weekends. "A Piece of My Heart" will begin
focus on the individual stories of these factor in developing her character and Timmons said that rehearsing and' showing Friday, Feb. 24 and run
six women as they relive the memory immersingherselfin theperformance. researching for this play is different through Saturday, March 4 in the Victor Martinez/STAFF
of the Vietnam War. "We have to first understand the war from other plays she has performed Black Box Theatre. The cast of "A Piece of my Heart" rehearses in the Black Box theater.
Logistics Fair offers numbers
of potential job opportunities
By Jerriod Grizzle Apartment Homes
Staff writer lot of individuals looking for a lot "A lot of companies are hiring full time
of talent," said Dr. Karl Manrodt, and also giving internships."
In partnership with the Center for Associate Professor of Management "It is really a chance to network and
Retail Studies and Marketing and the Marketing and Logistics. Dr. Manrodt to get your foot in the door, a chance
Department of Information Systems,
the Department of Management,
encourages all students to come out
and see what the department has to
for an interview," said Katherine Del-
laPorta, 21, a Marketing major.
HUGE 2,3 & 4 BEDROOM
APARTMENTS!
Marketing and Logistics is hosting offer. "Just talk to people to see if you Dr. Manrodt said that this is the
the Logistics and Intermodal Trans- like it," he said. fourth year that the career fair has
portation, Center For Retail Studies The career fair will play host to been going on once per semester and
and Marketing Career fair Thursday 30 companies from all different fields that it has been a big success.
Feb 23. The career fair will last from including Best Buy, Wal-Mart, Belk According to the Georgia South-
9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Nesmith-Lane and Waffle House. ern University website, Logistics and 1«t8 QtaMHttftf RoaPAGE 41 N: > THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23,2006 I THE GEORGE-ANNE DAILY
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Take our test andfind out how much you know
about black leaders in arts and entertainment
Duke Ellington. Mahalia Jackson. Walter Some questions are about people living moves the appropriate spaces. If the team answers
Mosley. today, so current you can see them on TV, in the question correctly, place a marker on that
Black Americans, all, who've left a movies or concerts. Others focus on people square (the marker remains throughout the game).
vital, indelible mark on our world. from the past, their stories found in books or on If the team gets it wrong, the other team tries to
So for Black History Month, we offer a board the Internet. answer that question and mark the square. If no
game on important people in the arts. Use this OK, everybody ready? You need one die and team answers the question correctly, the square
game to test how much you know. Or use it to playing pieces for each team (coins for one team, remains empty for this round. The second team
learn something. buttons for the other, for example) to mark the then throws the die and proceeds around the board.
By working your way around the board, squares. The game ends (Note: Each turn begins at the open square
you'll meet fascinating people who've made when every square has after the last question asked. For instance: The
remarkable contributions to literature, music, a marker. It might first team rolls a three and lands on the question
television and film. be helpful to have a about the filmmaker. The next team starts count-
nonplayer checking ing with the fourth square. Let's say that team
rolls a two. The team's question will be about the
jazz composer.)
HERE'S HOW Teams continue throwing the die and moving
TO PLAY: around the board, skipping squares filled with
Divide into two markers. Teams will have to travel around the
teams and flip a coin board more than once to hit every square. The
to see who goes first. team with the most markers on the board wins.
The first team
throws the die and
But if you've learned something along the way,
how can you lose?
Start
Once This writer Though
barred from is known for New Orleans
appearing at his detective gave birth to
Constitution . stories, jazz, this
Hall, this including musician, who
singer became "Devil in a Blue led a band for
the first black Dress." The novel more than 50
member of the Metropolitan was later made into a movie years, earned early fame
Opera. starring Denzel Washington. at New York's Cotton Club.
Betty Lou Allen " Marian Anderson James Baldwin' Henry Louis Chick Webb C v. Duke Ellington
Gates Jr.
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America's
first black
poet laureate,
she received
the 1987
Pulitzer Prize
in poetry for
"Thomas and Beulah," which
explored her family's history.
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and rare. People definitely use the site ONLY IN AMERICA
Facebook from page 1
to find out interesting information
about their friends, but that's a far
cry from serious "stalking," which is
Police identity man
stones by The Associated Press
thews, 58, according to the Marion
County Sheriff's Office.
nurse at the VA Medical Center,
gave birth to her daughter Faith
the result of broader mental-health with'Cecil'tattoo Capt. Thomas Bibb said Crow Reed last Sunday in the middle of
issues. If anyone is made to feel un- initially denied his involvement, her shift.
to personal information on a student's comfortable by another user's use of Q COLUMBUS, Ind. — Officers but confessed during questioning. "It was just beautiful," said Helen
began to suspect that the man Crow told investigators that the Mickelson, one of Reed's co-work-
Facebook profile. the network, the person can simply
they pulled over was lying when men were fighting about the toilet ers who helped her deliver in the
Capt. Carl Peaster, Captain of block that user and become invisible
he identified himself as Robert de- paper over the weekend when Mat- women's bathroom. "It was just
Georgia Southern University's campus on Facebook," said Hughes. spite a tattoo with the name Cecil thews pulled out a rifle. Crow said a miracle to be a part of a baby
police, said that students generally Hughes goes on to say that students on the back of his neck. he then began beating Matthews coming into the world — at the VA just go with the flow."
are safe at GSU. "There have been no should only give out information They arrested Cecil S. Carmer, with the sledgehammer and claw An emergency medical techni-
Medical Center, of all places."
incidents reported so far, but I have about themselves that they are com- 25, of Indianapolis and charged hammer, according to an affidavit. For Reed, 26, it was the second cian delivered Faith, a healthy,
heard of them, and students have to fortable with. "We're interested in him with false informing, said Maj. Matthews was beaten so badly time she'd given birth in a bathroom. 7-pound, 11-ounce girl.
be careful of what they put online," empowering students to have control Mark Gorbett of Bartholomew he had to be identified through his Reed gave birth to her son Seth Faith Reed was due March 20, but
said Peaster. Peaster said that there over what information they want to County Sheriff's Department. fingerprints, detectives said. in her bathroom at home. Her sister, Reed knew something was amiss
have been incidents where people have share and who they want to have ac- After being pulled over for driv- Angela Reed, who was 19 at the when she went to the bathroom
ing erratically, Carmer had identi- time, delivered the baby with the aid and noticed blood.
changed classes and information on cess to it," he said.
fied himself as his brother Robert. Woman again gives of a 911 dispatcher. Seth is now 15 Kristi Sauter, 23, a nursing assis-
WINGS, but that's all. "While people Hughes goes on to say that the
may think some of the things they fact that while the threat does linger,
Sheriff's deputies also found birth in bathroom months old. tant who works with Reed, planned
equipment and ingredients used When Jessica Reed learned she to drive Reed to the emergency
do online may be viewed as pranks, Facebook.com does it's best to protect
to make methamphetamine in Q ST.CLOUD,Minn.—Twice was going to have another baby in room. Sauter went to warm up her
because of the information we put students from "Facebook stalking." Carmer's car, Gorbett said. now, one central Minnesota the bathroom, she said she wasn't car in the parking lot. But as Reed
online,itcanbemuchrnorethanjusta "Facebook is the safest social "The guy was ready to cook," he went to meet Sauter, she had to stop
mother has given birth in an . upset or dismayed. "I don't think that
prank. People do a lot of things trying network on the web. Unlike other said. unexpected spot. Jessica Reed, a way," she said. "It's gotta be done, in the women's bathroom.
to be funny but they don't think about sites like MySpace where the info is
the consequences. You'can only go so available to over 20 million people,
far," he said. on Facebook a user's profile is avail-
Fla. man kills
Peaster advises students to never able at most to a few thousand people roommate over
use personal identifiers like phone who already share in that person's toilet paper
numbers, and birthdays. "You really "real-world"community," said Hughes.
just don't think about it sometimes,"
he said.
Chris Hughes, a spokesperson for
Because college users must have a .edu
email from their schools, no one is
ever "anonymous" on the network,
0 MOSS BLUFF, Fla. — A man
accused of fatally beating his
roommate with a sledgehammer
MUD
Facebook.com echoes Peaster, saying said Hughes. "Each profile can be and a claw hammer because there
that students are relatively safe on traced back to a real person who can was no toilet paper in their home
Facebook.com be held accountable for activity on has been arrested.
Franklin Paul Grow, 56, was
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charged Monday with homicide
book as a tool for "stalking," but it's more responsible than users on other HELP WITH HURRICANE KATRINA RELIEF
in the death of Kenneth Mat-
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Georgia Tech announces new athletic director Friday, February 24 Baseball vs. Marshall, 1:30 p.m.
Georgia Tech announced Wednesday that Dan Radakovich, LSU's senior associate
Track and Field at SoCon Indoor Women's Basketball vs. College of
athletic director, will become Tech's new athletic director.
Championships, TBA Charleston, 3 p.m.
Clough said Radakovich, who signed a five-year contract, has a comprehensive set
Baseball vs. Marshall, 7 p.m. Softball at Gamecock Roundrobin,
of skills that match his new duties.
2 p.m.
Radakovich, who has been an administrator in college athletics for over 19 years,
Saturday, February 25
is going to replace Dave Braine, who announced Jan. 11 that he would step down
Track and Field at SoCon Indoor Sunday, February 26
after nine years.
Championships, TBA Baseball vs. Marshall, 1:30 p.m.
Radakovich spent the last four years in Baton Rouge.
BASKETBALL
Chad Bishop
THE WEEKLY SMACK
Softball beats other GSU 5-2,3-2
GSU News Service
MEN
SCOREBOARD
The Art of The Georgia Southern softball
team rallied from 2-0 deficits in each
two 5-2 with all five runs coming in
the fourth inning.
"I think everyone is excited about
it back-to-back two-baggers to score
Smith, knotting the score at 2-2.
The inning was kept alive by an
a sacrifice and scored on two passed
balls.
The Eagles loaded the bases with
Wofford
College of Charleston 7:00 p.m.
Heckling game in a sweep of Georgia State
Wednesday afternoon at Eagle Field.
The Eagles won game one 3-2 with
how we didit as a team," said Southern
head coach Natalie Poole. "Everybody
contributed and different people had
error, which plated the winning run.
"I think we started off not being
aggressive and we talked to them as
no outs in the fourth thanks to two
singles and a walk. Georgia State
starter Chelsey Morgan was on her
The Citadel
Savannah State 7:30 p.m.
When I reached that ripe old three runs in the sixth and took game to step up and it was great to see that coaches about making adjustments way to pitching out of the rally, strik- TODAY
age of 16, I found I wasn't ath- happen." the next time around and told them to ing out the next batter and inducing Wofford
letically gifted enough to make Game 1 - Georgia Southern 3, get on something early in the count," a foul out, but sophomore Aubrey College of Charleston 7:00 p.m.
the team. I found out the hard Georgia State 2 added Poole. Thweatt's (Georgia, Vt.) first hit of the
way, not making the cut for the Georgia State starter Elizabeth Sophomore Melissa Laliberte season was a big one, a bases-clear- Citadel
high-school teams of the sports I Hyman was perfect through 3.2 in- (Cobourg, Ontario, Canada) went the ing double to give Georgia Southern Savannah State 7:30 p.m.
so dearly loved. nings and had a no-hitter going until distance, striking out seven to improve a 3-2 lead;
So I did what hundreds the sixth, but gave up all three runs to 2-2. Hyman falls to 1-3.
of thousands of with two outs. Game 2 - Georgia Southern 5, SoCon Men Standings as of 2/21
former athletes The Panthers put two runners Georgia State 2
Box Score North Division
RHE STANDINGS W-L W-L
do when their not across in the fourth using a triple by The second game started very Georgia State 0011000-2 4 1 Bon 9-4 13-13
wanted anymore: I Jessie Harmon to go up 2-0. similar to the first with the Panthers Georgia Southem.....000 500x-5 9 2 Chattanooga 7-6 16-12
Western Carolina 7-6 13-15
became a fan. Hyman's perfect game was broken grabbing a 2-0 lead on two unearned
Appalachian State 5-8 11-15
Many folks be- up by an error in the fourth, but she runs. Pitching Statistics UNC Greensboro 4-8 11-16
lieve my passion allowed zero hits until the sixth. Se- The first run came in the third Georgia State IP H RERBBK South Division
Morgan, Chelsey 1,1-2 4,0 9 5 5 12 W-L W-L
for sports began chadBlshop nior Shanita Black (Fayetteville, N.C.) inning. Mary Kathryn Branan led
Ga. Southern 10-4 19-8
in college, but ac- jS a senior started the two-out rally with a single off the inning by reaching on an error Hyman, Elizabeth 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Davidson 9-5 16-10
tually it began in English major and junior Heather Smith (William- and then came around to score on Coll. of Charleston 8-5 16-9
James Hall/STAFF Georgia Southern IP H RERBBK Furman 8-6 15-11
high6 school. I was f7rS;e''- An Eagle softball,player rounds son, Ga.) followed with a double to put another miscue.
ville, GA. His MandiStophlet 3.0 4 2 0 10 Wofford 6-7 11-15
the kid who on sports column towards home in the game against the Eagles on the board. Senior Gina In the fourth, Harmon led off The Citadel 0-14 7-20
Logan Free W,3-3 4.0 0 0 0 5 2
Friday nights was appears in Georgia State Wednesday. Sterchi (Chattanooga, Tenn.) made with a single, advanced to second on SoCon Women Standings as of 2/21
he George
at the high ° school TAnne every '
basketball game Wednesday, W-L W-L
when most kids
were making out with each other at
the movies. I have no regrets.
Baseball looks to round up the 'Herd
ByToddSteinmetz
Chattanooga
Davidson
UNC Greensboro
Appalachian St.
17-0
11-5
10-6
9-7
22-3
15-10
14-11
13-12
Becoming a fan meant I found Staff Writer Sunday at 1:30. outscoring Marshall 30-13 in a three Marshall began its 100th baseball Western Carolina 8-9 8-18
a fascination with heckling. Heck- The Eagles have not played Mar- game home stand. season last weekend against Belmont. Charleston 7-10 11-15
ling is any form of shouting insults The Georgia Southern Eagles shall since 1997, when Marshall was Georgia Southern has won three Elon 6-10 11-14
The team split the double header with
Ga. Southern 6-11 9-17
at opposing players on the field. Baseball team (4-5) will play Marshall still a part ofthe Southern Conference. of their last four games with a three a 7-5 win in the second game. The
Furman 5-11 9-17
Over the years I've had the middle University (1-1) this weekend in a GSU has won the last 6 games of the game sweep ofSt. Josephs last weekend Herd returns this season with its entire Wofford 3-13 7-18
finger shown to me, players fake three game series at J.I. Clements series and holds a commanding 12-2 and a loss to Jacksonville on Tuesday. starting infield and all but two of their
passes to me and even players tell Stadium. Game time is scheduled record overall against Marshall. In Overall, the Eagles are batting .303 pitchers from 2005.
me to, "please leave me alone." for Friday at 7:00 and Saturday and 1997, the Eagles swept the Herd, with 12 home runs and 65 RBI. Greg Marshall's probable starters for
What a great feeling. Dowling is batting .475 and leads the
BASEBALL
this weekend are Jeremy Slone (0-1,
i*
But I've also watched some team with 16 hits and 13 runs, while 3.38 ERA), Brian Chrisman (1-0,3.86 SoCon Baseball Standings as of 2/20
horrendous heckling over the Brett Pelfrey and Chris Hollis are hit- ERA), and Chris Koutsavlis (0-0,0.00 STANDINGS SoCon Overall
years from fans that do more to ting well over .300. Freshman catcher ERA) respectively. Slone was one of Team W-L-T W-L-T
embarrass their own team than Griffin Benedict has also come on the team's top three pitchers last season Coll. of Charleston 0-0-0 4-2-0
Davidson 0-0-0 2-1-0
to distract the visiting team. So strong of late, going 10-20 with a team and went 5.1 innings allowing 2 earned
Elon 0-0-0 4-3-0
my fellow hecklers, here are a few leading .750 slugging percentage. runs on 8 hits in the team's season Wofford 0-0-0 5-4-0
rules to guide through your years On the mound this weekend, the opener. Chrisman missed all of the Georgia Southern 0 0 0 4-4-0
TheCitadel 0-0-0 2-2^0
of heckling. Eagles probable starters will be Josh 2004 season due to injury, but returned
Appalachian State 0-0-0 1-1-0
1) As my boys in Rage Against Lairsey (2-1, 4.91 ERA) on Friday last weekend striking out 9 batters in Western Carolina 0-0-0 1-1-0
the Machine once so eloquentlyput and Everett Teaford (1-1, 6.78 ERA) 4.2 innings ofwork. Koutsavlis has not Furman 0-0-0 1-3-0
UNC Greensboro 0-0-0 0-3-0
it, "Know Your Enemy!" Put some on Saturday. Lairsey has pitched well pitched this season, but over his career
time in to researching a player's in 2006 as he leads the team in wins he has accumulated 238.1 innings of
mother's name, his favorite leisure and innings pitched. Teaford has work, leaving him 61.2 innings shy of
BASEBALL
time activity or what his pet peeve had some trouble with the long ball the school record. SCOREBOARD
his. Get inside a player's head if this season, but he leads the team in Marshall is batting .271 this season Elon
you really want to accomplish a strikeouts (17) and his opponents with 10 runs on 16 hits during their Duke 3:00 p.m.
good heckle. are only batting .229 against him. In series at Belmont. The offense is led by
2) There's a fine line when re- the bullpen, David Cogswell has also senior catcher Rich Russell who sat out Citadel
peating a certain word or phrase. performed well with an ERA of 1.69 last season because ofinjury. Russell is Hofstra 3:00 p.m.
You don't want to be the one sitting and a save through 5 appearances. batting .400 so far this season and was
Grayson Hoffman/STAFF
alone in the bleachers because Sunday's pitcher will be announced on the preseason JohnnyBench watch Savannah State
GSU pitcher EverettTeaford winds up to pitch.Teaford is scheduled to start
everyone else can't stand you against Marshall on Saturday. The game begins at 1:30 p.m. at a later date. list in 2005 before being injured. College of Charleston 5 p.m.
screaming, "Hey Wilson, you're
stupid!" However, a good slow,
"Daaaaaar-ryl! Daaaaaar-ryl!"
can have a wonderfully melodic
Hockey team eliminated from Olympics Giles ready to be leadoff
rhythm, which invites the crowd
Associated Press By Charles Odum
to join in. Brian Gionta closed the gap to 4-3 Associated Press Giles theprobableleadoffreplacement
3) Being witty always outweighs TURIN, Italy - Shot after shot with 4:27 left, off a pretty feed into for Furcal.
being vulgar. Anecdotes about slid through Rick DiPietro's pads, the crease by Chris Drury. KISSIMMEE, Fla. - Marcus "If Giles goes up there and draws
promiscuity and bathroom habits caromed in off his body and bounced But Finland closed down on de- Giles said Wednesday he's ready to walks and hits .300 and hits 40 or 50
make most people uncomfortable. the U.S. men's hockey team out of the fense in the final period and recorded move up as the Atlanta Braves' new doubles like he always does, I think
But cultural references and insight- Olympics. only three shots. leadoff hitter. there's going to continue to be tre-
ful jokes will get the players atten- Olli Jokinen scored two power- By claiming the last quarterfinal It's a good thing, as there appear mendous opportunities to produce
tion every time, even if he or she play goals in the second period for berth, the U.S. drew undefeated Fin- to be no other strong candidates for runs," Jones said.
pretends they're not listening. Finland, which recovered after blow- land that came into the game with a the job. Giles won't be expected to match
4) The main purpose of heck- ing an early two-goallead and beat the 5-0 mark and a 19-2 scoring edge. "I'm excited," Giles said. "It's Furcal's 2005 total of 46 stolen bases,
ling is to distract the player from United States 4-3 Wednesday night in Ville Peltonen gave Finland the another challenge and I'm ready to but Jones said Giles balances that with
his game. Every second they are an Olympic quarterfinal game. lead when he rolled a puck between get it started." his doubles. Either way, Jones said,
listening to you is a second that The U.S. team never got going DiPietro's pads, and Sami Salo made As the Braves had their first full- there's a baserunner on second.
AP Photo/Christophe Ena
they are not concentrating on in Turin: They struggled to score it 2-0 with a short-handed goal before The United States goalie John Gra- squad workout of spring training Giles said he's not placing too much
the game at hand. A slight lapse when the goaltending was good, and the first period was over. hame reacts after losing 4-3 to Fin- Wednesday, Giles is the obvious pick emphasis on his expected new role.
in concentration could mean a played poor defense when the goals The Americans rallied, however, land in an Olympic men's ice hockey as the successor to Rafael Furcal, who "Ifyou start worrying about chang-
thrown away pass, a missed ground finally came. on goals by Mike Knuble and Mathieu quarterfinal game Wednesday. left Atlanta to sign as a free agent with ing your style you find yourself in
ball or a fumble. And it's all because The Finns will play in the semifi- Schneider. But Jokinen netted his first the Los Angeles Dodgers. trouble," he said.
of you. nals on Friday against the winner of goal at 5:06 of the second period and tournament. It's not as if Giles is a classic leadoff "I think maybe the only thing I
5) Gender and race are sen- the Canada-Russia game, while the then made it 4-2 with 2:50 remaining Finland doubled its lead at 12:01 hitter, as was Furcal. It's just that there might do different is take more stolen
sitive issues in today's society. Americans (1-4-1) will try to figure in the frame. with a short-handed goal. Sami Salo is no other choice with Giles' strengths base attempts."
Remember, your team is filled out why they managed only one win The second goal tooka circuitous forced a turnover at the blue line, as — good speed with a .377 on-base Giles said he won't try to imitate
with members of different races, after capturing the silver medal four route, striking DiPietro high and the U.S. tried to set up its power play, percentage for the last three years. Furcal.
genders and ethnicity. Making years ago in Salt Lake City. rebounding into the air and off the and raced the puck up the ice. The Asked Wednesday if he expects "As good as Furcal was, he made
cracks about Latinos may seem DiPietro wasn't nearly as steady crossbar. He reached back in a des- Americans appeared to have things Braves manager Bobby Cox to open it look easy," Giles said.
funny at the time, but it hurts their as he was in playing three straight perate attempt to grab it, but instead covered in their zone, but Salo's competition for the leadoff job, veteran As the No. 2 hitter last season, Giles
players just as much, as it hurts games in the preliminary round. He swatted the puck into the net. hard drive from above the left circle third baseman Chipper Jones replied had 16 steals in 19 attempts. Often he
your own. allowed five goals but that was only United States penalties through- smacked the blade ofSchneider's stick "With...?" was wary of the possibility that if he
6) Knowing when to heckle is good enough to earn the Americans out the third period — including a and soared over DiPietro's glove. The implied answer from Jones is was caught trying to steal, it could
vital if you don't want to make an one win and a fourth-place finish in 4-minute, high-sticking call against The United States, 6-3-2 against there are no other leadoff scenarios. take away a chance for Chipper Jones
idiot of yourself. Down by 15 late their pool. DiPietro was on the short Derian Hatcher after he bloodied the Finland in the Olympics, got within Barring changes, it appears likely or Andruw Jones to drive him in with
in the game is no time to tell the end of two consecutive 2-1 decisions mouth of Teemu Selanne — cut off 2-1 when Knuble deflected in Sch- the Braves will open with Giles, new an extra-base hit.
other team that they inhale vigor- before sitting out in favor of backup any chance of a comeback. neider's drive at 13:14 of the first. The shortstop Edgar Renteria, Jones and "When you're hitting in front of
ously. Know when your team is Robert Esche in Tuesday night's 5-4 Coach Peter Laviolette tried to Americans tied it when Schneider Andruw Jones as their first four Chipper, a lot of times you're just
beat and save you're A' game for loss to Russia that had no bearing on shake life into his team early on by sent another blast that found the net hitters. as good on first as on second," Giles
next time. either team in the group standings. calling timeout midway through just 1:29 into the second period. The Braves have been successful said.
So there you go. Next time The Americans pulled DiPietro the first period when the score was Finland, which eliminated the with Furcal leading off and Giles, a Giles runs well, but Cox said he has
you make your way to the game in the last 90 seconds, and Finnish already 1 -0. He yelled curses as he face United States during the semifinals 2003 Ail-Star who hit .291 with 15 no replacement for Furcal's speed.
do something every grade school goalie Antero Niittymaki made 15 turned red, and finished the tirade of the World Cup of Hockey in 2004, homers last year, hitting second. But "We'll miss that because Furcal is
teacher has told you: think before of his 25 saves in the third period to with an emphatic, "Let's Go!" then got the deciding offense from Chipper Jones says he doesn't expect the best at it, but you can win games
you speak. hold off the United States' final push. And go they did, right out of the Jokinen. a drop-off in RBI possibilities with other ways," Cox said.You can also read
