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The George-Anne Media Group

The student led, student read news organization at Georgia Southern University

The George-Anne Media Group

The student led, student read news organization at Georgia Southern University

The George-Anne Media Group

Uh oh, midterms: Your tutoring and mental health resources

Briyanna Thompson, Correspondent September 30, 2021

With midterms and other exams coming up college students can use all the study and mental health resources to help them get through these next 2 weeks.  Get help with your schoolwork. Students...

GS discards over 1700 expired Johnson & Johnson vaccines

GS discards over 1700 expired Johnson & Johnson vaccines

Briyanna Thompson, Correspondent September 29, 2021

Georgia Southern recently added FDA-approved Pfizer to its vaccine menu, but without enough takers for the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, they had to toss over 1700 doses of the vaccine. By last Wednesday...

Ask your professors about the vaccine and get a coupon

Ask your professors about the vaccine and get a coupon

Shay Parker, Correspondent September 29, 2021

Students can receive a coupon to redeem a free drink from Gus Mart or Dining Commons just by having a chat with their professors about the vaccine. Faculty and staff wear a button that says “ask...

GS announces 19 positive COVID-19 cases after seventh week

Eden Hodges, Editor-in-Chief September 28, 2021

Georgia Southern saw a decrease in COVID-19 cases for the fifth week in a row, announcing Monday 19 positive COVID-19 cases in the seventh week. With just seven cases more than our seventh week of...

Screenshot from a video Barstool Southern posted to Instagram showing Gavin Adcock catching and downing a beer from the crowd on the way to play Lousiana on Saturday.

GS defensive lineman suspended after chugging beer atop moving yellow bus

DJ Cadden, Sports Editor September 27, 2021

Defensive tackle Gavin Adcock has been suspended indefinitely after he stood on top of one of the famous yellow school buses and chugged a beer prior to Saturday's game against Louisiana. Below is a...

Chad Lunsford out as head coach, GS announces interim

Chad Lunsford out as head coach, GS announces interim

DJ Cadden, Sports Editor September 26, 2021

Georgia Southern announced the firing of head coach Chad Lunsford following a 1-3 start to the season Sunday. Lunsford accumulated a record of 28-21 (17-14 SBC) while in Statesboro, including three...

COVID-19 slows in Bulloch, unvaccinated getting sickest

Ashlynn Melnyk, Correspondent September 24, 2021

Hospitals were bursting at the seams in Bulloch County upon the return of students lifted mask mandates this fall, but recently there has been a notable decline of the surge. Bulloch County made a...

Georgia AAUP announces support for vaccine mandate

DJ Cadden, Sports Editor September 24, 2021

After a week of protests supporting a mask mandate on college campuses within the University System of Georgia, the Georgia chapter of AAUP demanded mask mandates from state leaders Thursday. The Georgia...

Eagle Alerts: How do they help?

Vanessa Countryman & Briyanna Thompson, The George-Anne Staff September 23, 2021

Many students experienced their first campus emergency Eagle Alert last week, after a reported shooting, but what can they expect to get out of them? Eagle Alerts are notifications that update Georgia...

Chipotle coming to Statesboro this fall

Chipotle coming to Statesboro this fall

Justin Hall, Correspondent September 22, 2021

Chipotle will make its way to Statesboro this fall, seating itself between two similar, fast-casual Mexican restaurants, stirring up some competition in the plaza. “We’re not worried,” said Lily...

GS now offering Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine

GS now offering Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine

Justin Hall, Correspondent September 22, 2021

Georgia Southern now offers the Pfizer vaccine on its campuses, with availability starting this week. For Statesboro, vaccines will be available Monday through Friday at the Health Services. On the...

Apartment fire leaves student homeless

Apartment fire leaves student homeless

Justin Hall, Correspondent September 22, 2021

One GS student found herself in limbo after a fire at The George took away her home in late August. On August 30th, an apartment caught fire at the George apartment complex on Woodland Drive, and it...

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