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According to Kay Turner, administrative secretary for the department of Writing and Linguistics, "the Have you ever wondered what happens to those survey sheets are reviewed by the chair of the departstudent evaluations after they are filled out? ment at the end of the semester." Turner said that the According to an official in the office of the associchair of the department uses the student evaluations ate vice president of academic affairs, the evaluations during faculty evaluations each year. go back to the particular departments for analysis. She also said that faculty members are also able While the final results are sent to the Office of the. to look at the summaries and students' written comProvost, most of the information gathered is for use ments, but only after the semester is over. at the departmental level.

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Pat Byrd, the administrative secretary in the School of Technology, said that her department—as well as the others on campus—follow a similar procedure. Some people question what good the evaluations are. Junior Thomas DAleo said that he isn't sure if they are effective. "It's good to do them," he said, "but it's hard to see if our comments are actually taken seriously and actually make a difference."

Mohammad Davoud, acting department head of the School of Technology said that while the evaluations are taken seriously, they cannot be weighed very heavily due to the biases that students can have towards a professor for a variety of reasons. "We look at all of the evaluation reports to ensure that good teaching is happening in the classroom," he said. "If there is a problem, we want to work to make sure that it is fixed."

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This year's World AIDS Campaign seeks to raise awareness about, and help address, the many issues of women and girls affected and infected by HIV and AIDS. Amethyst Project, Inc will be sponsoring two community observances for World AIDS Day in two locations today. The first event will be held at Thomas Grove Baptist Church in Statesboro at noon. This event is open to the general public. Everyone is encouraged to come out in remembrance of those whose lives have been affected by the AIDS epidemic. The second event will be held at 7p.m. under the Rotunda of the Russell Union. This event is open to GSU students, faculty, and staff, as well as the general public. This event is co-sponsored by the GSU Sociological Society and the Zeta Phi Beta sorority. "The event will promote awareness for World AIDS Day and demonstrate love and compassion for the suffering and loss of lives as a result of the AIDS epidemic," said Nicole Allen, one of the event organizers. Candles and ribbons will be provided for those who attend. "Locally, we have a large clientele

Amanda Permenter/STAFF President Grube and Provost Blekken serve GSU students breakfast for 'Finals Feast' on Tuesday. Students were able to enjoy free massages and free food at the Russell Union Commons Tuesday night for Eagle Entertainment's'Finals Feast'. The event gave the students a chance to relax and enjoy some time off from studing for finals.

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What do you get when you mix free massages, free food, hundreds of end-of-the-semester-stressed students, and Georgia Southern administrators with serving spoons in their hands? Finals Feast. Last night in the Russell Union Commons, hundreds of students came out to the 2004 Finals Feast, an event sponsored by Eagle Entertainment to help students with the pre-finals jitters.

GSU administrators, including President Bruce Grube, Provost Linda Bleicken, and Dean of Students Georj Lewis, served breakfast to students, staff from Serenity Day Spa gave students free massages, and Eagle Entertainment gave away prizes ranging from scantrons and pencils to gift baskets from the GSU Store. Junior Katherine Dellaporta was very surprised when she realized that President Grube was helping serve breakfast to students.

"That is so interesting," she said. "It's nice to see that the administrators are out here with the students and do not feel that they are above us." Grube was very happy to be in attendance. "It's great to be here...things couldn't be better." Student Government Association President Chariss Perkins was also very pleased with the event. "This was a great idea," she said. "This is the best way to end a semester, and Eagle Entertainment did a really great job putting this event together."

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Sports • GSU Men's Basketball defeated by Mercer • Basketball's Lady Eagles are fall to the Lady Bulldogs

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LaVene Bell/STAFF Quarterback Chaz Williams (10) scrambles for a gain at home Saturday. Williams ran for 159 of the Eagles'336 rushing yards. GSU lost to New Hampshire 27-23, ending the Eagles'chance for another l-AA National Championship.

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The Eagles wrapped up their football season this past Saturday at Paulson Stadium in the most uncommon fashion, a first round playoff loss. Georgia Southern (9-2) faced fifth ranked New Hampshire (9-2) in a treacherous downpour, missing their chance to reach the quarterfinals at home next week. The Eagle's season mirrored the 2000 season that ended with a National Championship. With only one conference loss this season to the number two ranked Furman Paladins and a loss against the University of Georgia, the Eagles were expected to go far into the playoffs making a run at their seventh national title. An at-large bid to the playoffs left Georgia Southern with a'tough bracket, possibly the toughest they could have had. The Eagles hadn't lost a game at home all season whereas the Wildcats were undefeated on the road. Up until

Saturday, GSU had never lost an opening playoff game in their long history. With an all-time playoff record of (38-8) the Eagles seemed more than confident that they could win. And that's just how they looked when they came out of the first quarter. The horrible weather and holiday break seemed to play a factor with fan attendance but the Eagles were off to their usual start with an opening drive that took five plays for 50 yards in only one minute and thirty seconds. An eight yard rushing touchdown from Jermaine Austin made it a 14-0 game in the first quarter. The Wildcats answered with a touchdown but were unable to score the PAT because of an awful snap. With a 14-6 ballgame fan favorite Teddy Craft was able to return a kickoff to the Eagles 48 yard line starting them off with excellent field position again. Southern was stuck at fourth and fifteen and Sewak aggressively decided to go for it. A pass from Williams was far from on target See EAGLES, page 8

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Club Mud to hold ceramic sale By Rachel Weeks

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'Fosse' to play at PAC By Emily Haymans

Be sure to attend Club Mud's bi-annual ceramics and jewelry sale this Thursday through Saturday. Hundreds of handcrafted, studentcreated art pieces will be for sale, ranging in price from $5 to $300. The student art sale will take place in the Ceramics and Sculpture Studio located at the corner or Akins Boulevard and Forest Drive from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Thursday and Friday and from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. Saturday. The items for sale will include wearable jewelry made from precious and semi-precious stones and metals from students in the Jewelry Guild, usable ceramic objects like cups, bowls and plates and artistic sculptural creramic pieces. "Usually, there are functional pieces like bowls and vases, and there are larger more abstract sculptural pieces too. Some of thejewelry pieces will be functional and wearable, but some will be just display pieces," said art student Stacy Pearson. Friday at 4 p.m., for those who missed having first pick at the ceramics, Club Mud is having a kiln opening where the public can enjoy seeing freshly fired pieces come straight out of the kiln. The sale will raise money while making more room in the studio for next semester. It is also an opportunity for the community to

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Student art pieces from last year's Club Mud ceramics sale line tables in the Ceramics and Sculpture Studio as GSU students and people from surrounding communities search for just the right pieces.

interact with local art students, and it's a great chance for students to see how people other than their student peers and professors perceive their art. At this time of semester, the art sale is a great chance to pick up those thoughtful Christmas gifts. Eighty percent of money raised from the art sales will go to the students who submitted the pieces, and 20 percent will go to Club Mud for studio upkeep, equipment, clay and chemicals and supplies for glazes. As a separate fundraiser, The National Council of Education for

Ceramic Arts (NCECA) table will hold art submitted by students who are planning to attend the NCECA conference, and the money from sales of those pieces will go toward funding the trip to the conference. Students from all levels of experience will have their works in the sale. Ceramic technician in the studio, Linda Smith said, "We had a big turnout last Cristmas and we sold around $10,000 worth of ceramic pieces." For more information about the Club Mud sale, contact Art Professor fane Pleak at 681-5358.

Ballet, tap, and jazz come together to tell the story of Bob Fosse in the latest feature to hit the Performing Arts Center's stage. The performance will take place Wednesday, Dec. 1 at 8 p.m. "Fosse," the Tony Award-winning musical, praises some of the works of this celebrated choreographer, dancer, and director. Fosse became a legend in his time, being the only director in history to win an Oscar, a Tony, and an Emmy in the same year. Employees at the PAC are excited about the play being performed on campus. The musical "Fosse" is a great review of Fosse's work. "He raised isolated body movement to the level of art," said Albert Pertalino, director of the PAC. Admission for the general public is $39 per person and $33.25 per person for GSU faculty, staff, students, and groups of 15 or more people. The PAC is offering a "10 for $10 Special." Starting 10 minutes prior to any performance, students with a valid university ID can purchase one ticket for any of the remaining seats in the theater for $10. Tickets to this Broadway-style show are available over the phone at (912)-486-7999 or at the PAC's box office.

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