The Five Types of Guys You Should Stay Clear of in College…or Always

Let’s face it, we have all dated that boy all of our friends warned us about. We couldn’t help but think that we can change them because the sappy love movies said we could. I am here to tell you, stories like…

Why I Choose to be a Christian

Let’s start with an important fact: I am a Christian.

This means I believe in an omniscient God, who is the only god, who made all that we see and even more that we don’t see. I also believe that this God sent His one and only perfect son, Jesus, to…

Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth: Candy of the 90s

Reminiscing on our childhood is a legit deal nowadays. Everyone’s posting pictures on social media of when they were little or reliving the 90’s era with movies and T.V. shows. But here’s the thing, what about all the candy and snacks that made their…

Dorm Sweet Dorm: How to Make Your College Room Feel More Like Home

Moving away from home for the first time can be pretty nerve-racking for any fresh high school graduate. You can get home sick pretty quickly living in the small dorms.

Yes, Black Lives Matter

by Jamar A. Boyd, II

The recent events which have occurred in the United States and worldwide are chilling and damning. Abroad Isis is still committing mass murders, over 100 Nigerian college students were massacred, a refugee crisis is ongoing in Germany and…

How to Make it Through Allergy Season Alive

Allergy season. It’s a time to experience the “joys” of endless sniffles, sneezing, coughing, and congestion! How is a person to cope?

This is your one-stop shop for how to get through the fall allergy season. After reading…

Your Guide to the 2016 Presidential Candidates: Part 1

The 2016 presidential elections are approaching. With such a large number of candidates, it may be more difficult to narrow down who you are going to vote for. Not all college students are good at staying on top of politics. Also, the…

People Are Awesome

By Matthew Balte

“What’s your favorite thing about Statesboro?”

If you’re a freshman or a transfer, like me, then you’ve probably gotten this question a dozen or more times. Whether it be from your friends or your family, everyone wants the…

Helping The Hopeless

Why can’t we have the same kind of conversations about suicide and what leads to it as we have about people dying from natural diseases? When it is discussed, suicide is often labeled “cowardly,” “a moment of weakness,” or what have you. I think these labels indicate a broken understanding…

Stomping Out Stigmas

Mental health is something few people want to talk about but needs to be discussed, especially with a student body as large as Georgia Southern’s.

“We just want to raise awareness for mental health. We want to make it okay to talk about. The more often we talk about…

Required Classes

Starting September 1 all Georgia Southern students are to be required to take two training courses online over alcohol awareness and sexual assault prevention to be completed by October 26. Sounds non-threatening, I suppose, but I have a few complaints against this. Not that I think the classes…

Yes…My Parents are Proud

My whole life everyone knew that I wanted to become a nurse anesthetist. So when I came to Georgia Southern University for the nursing program all my family and friends were very encouraging. However, last fall I decided that nursing was something I was not going to be happy doing in…

“Ink” it Through

Oh man, it’s an opinionated outlook on getting tattoos. This should be totally original and not cliche at all! I’m here to tell the world how getting tattoos has sincerely changed my life. Not in that corny life changing way like buying a blender so you can eat EVERYTHING in smoothie form. But in a…

Battle Royale: Your Favorite 90’s Cartoon

Many are dismayed at the cartoons playing on networks such as Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon today. Where are the old cartoons, those nostalgic bits of our childhood?

Saving a Dollar: Free Alterations for Students at Georgia Southern

Being college students, hearing the word “free” in any situation is music to our ears. FMAD Stitch, a new program, started on September 1. The program allows students to receive free alterations from student…

Shade of the Union Address

by Ian Leonard

We need to talk Southern. It’s about something that affects us all on a day-to-day basis, yet no one ever addresses. I am speaking of course about the art of shade throwing. I never thought anyone would need to write an article like this…

Blast to the Past: Favorite 90s Couples

When thinking back at the 90’s and what it represented, a lot of things stick out: the clothes, the music, etc. One thing that really sticks out are the couples that formed and crumbled during this era. These are some of your favorite couples, how long they…

Remembering the Music of the 90’s

Nothing defines an era quite as thoroughly as the albums that constantly played on the radio during it. For decades, public figures known as musicians have been recognized as a representation of the pop culture of that time, a culture that society adapts to quite often…