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Hello everyone, my name is AmyMerritt. I recently relocated toStatesboro, GA after having grad-

uated with a Literature degree fromGeorgia College & State University. Myhusband and I came here so that he couldcomplete his forestry degree at theSoutheastern Technical College located inSwainsboro. I have been blessed with thisjob opportunity in a time where employ-ment is in short supply, and I do not takethis blessing lightly. I am honored to beone of the many voices illuminating thediversity of Statesboro, Ga; a place thathas so much to offer its inhabitants. Sincemoving down here, I have met only enjoy-able personalities and sweet spirits.

Thank you for the kindness you havealready shown me, and I look forward toworking with you in hopes of making thispublication all that it has the potential to

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COURTESY THE AVERITT CENTER FOR THE ARTS

There is one word that has the power tochange the world. This single wordinspires us to dream, to create, and,

ultimately, to become our best selves. Imagine.Every change man has wrought over the cen-turies has begun with that one word.

Someone imagined controlling fire, har-nessing its power for humans to utilize; thatidea became a fireplace, which became a stove,which became the heating and cooling systemswe so casually utilize today.

Once a upon a time, man imagined whatit would be like to explore space, to step on themoon, to explore distant planets … Today’stechnologies make those actions seem almostcommonplace.

Without imagination, our daily liveswould be so boring! There would be no pic-tures, no films, no music, no literature, nofashion, no technology, no décor. Nothingwould make us smile, laugh or gasp in delightand awe.

And the people who imagine, who visual-ize and actualize and fill the world with thingsthat aren’t boring, bland or blah? These are thepeople who excel.

Imagination must be encouraged andexercised. One must learn to explore his/herimagination without fear of failure. Exposureto fine arts, in all its forms, awakens the imagi-nation in all of us. Education in one or moreareas of the arts teaches us to embrace ourunique ideas, to actualize our dreams, to makeour world a better place, even if only for amoment. In short, we learn to become one ofthose people who excel.

Several years ago, our city’s leaders imag-ined an activity-filled historic downtown witha centralized location to draw the communitytogether. Today, that dream is being fulfilled.The Averitt Center for the Arts serves as a cen-terpiece for a vibrant, historic downtown thatis developing into a great place to live, work,shop and play.

But equally as important, the AverittCenter for the Arts inspires and nurtures theimaginations of the people in our community.Tuesday through Saturday, the galleries at theAveritt Center are open to the public, admis-sion is always free.

THE EMMA KELLY THEATREThe Emma Kelly Theater offers opportunitiesfor you to simply enjoy watching varied liveperformances, or for you to be involved in thecreation and development of a theatrical pro-duction. Explore yourself while portraying astage character. Develop your three-dimen-sional design skills or carpentry skills whileworking on set design. Cultivate your flair forfashion while creating costumes. Improveleadership and organizational skills by direct-ing a production.

Throughout the year, the Averitt Centeroffers classes, workshops, and private lessonsdesigned to take your imagination and trans-form it into something amazing, creative andfulfilling.

ARTS EDUCATIONArts education isn’t about creating artists; it’sabout creating whole, intelligent, imaginativehuman beings who are engaged in society,working to make their world a better place. It’sabout training the next generation of musi-cians, designers, architects, electronics engi-neers and business leaders to excel.

Won’t you support these goals in yourcommunity? Support the Averitt Center byjoining the Friends of the Arts. Members enjoydiscounts at area businesses, reduced rates forworkshops, classes and camps, and the satis-faction of knowing they are supporting thedevelopment of imagination.

For more information on supporting theAveritt Center for the Arts, call 912-212-2787or visit us online at www.averittcenterfort-hearts.org or at 33 East Main Street, down-town Statesboro.

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What kind of music do you like?

James L. Brooks Jr. - "I'm fromLouisiana, so I really like jazz, but I'minto hip-hop too. Wayne is one of myfavorites right now."

Kayla Tokars - "I like Country, Indierock, soft rock, and a lot of differentthings. I'm really into Jason Aldean'salbum My Kind of Party. EagleEntertainment has this thing at theStarbucks on campus calledUnplugged where local musicianscan come play acoustic. Its Tuesdaysat 7 during the semester, and there'sfree coffee for people.”

Christopher Dorton - "I'll listen toanything as long as I can understandit. Nickleback, Pitbull, and Lifehouseare bands that I like.

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Powerful (& rich) College DropoutsWhile not exactly motivatitonal, take a look at this list TIME magazine compiled at someof the most successful people to never receive their degree.

BILL GATES: The Harvard Crimson called him "Harvard's most successful dropout" —the rest of the world just calls him ridiculously rich. The son of an attorney and a school-teacher, Gates entered Harvard in the fall of 1973, only to drop out twoyears later to found Microsoft with childhood friend Paul Allen.

MARK ZUCKERBERG > Most college students use theirdorm rooms to sleep, study, or do things their parents probably don'twant to know about. Mark Zuckerberg founded Facebook in hisHarvard hall. According to Forbes, Zuckerberg is the youngest bil-lionaire in the world, with a 2010 net worth of $4 billion.

STEVE JOBS: The Mac, the iPod, heck, even Buzz Lightyear proba-bly wouldn't have existed had Steve Jobs stayed in school. The future wizard of OneInfinite Loop dropped out of Reed College after just six months because of the unduefinancial strain it placed on his working-class parents' savings.

FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT: America's most celebrated architect spent more time design-ing colleges than attending them. Frank Lloyd Wright was admitted to the University ofWisconsin-Madison in 1886, but left after only one year.

JAMES CAMERON: A young Cameron enrolled in Fullerton College to study physics,but would drop out, marry a waitress and eventually become a truck driver. It was not untilhe saw Star Wars in 1977 that Cameron would trade his blue collar career for one creatingsome of the late 20th-century's most stunning (and expensive) science-fiction movies.

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Public Art Project - Call for EntriesPresented by Georgia Southern University, Eagle Nation OnParade is a PUBLIC ART PROJECT that salutes theUniversity’s traditions, celebrates the unity of campus andcommunity, contributes to the economic vitality and quality oflife of the Statesboro community, and supports student schol-arships and research initiatives.

GSU invites you to submit your drawings for a chance todesign a larger-than-life eagle! Each sculpture—wearing noth-ing but factory-applied primer—awaits an artist’s creativevision to transform it into a vibrant works of art. Eligibility toparticipate in Eagle Nation on Parade is open to all artists overthe age of 18.

What is Eagle Nation On Parade ?Imagine a flock of larger-than-life 6' x 5' x 4' fiberglass eaglesculptures, designed and created by artists, on long-term pub-lic display for viewing pleasure and interactive events. Whilethe base form of each eagle sculpture will remain the same,each eagle will have a unique design.

Eagle Nation on Parade can only be possible with the helpof our community. Find out how you can be a part of this greatevent by viewing their Facebook page to learn about upcom-ing events.

Welcome back GSU students! First day of classesAug 22. We’ll be your guide for all that is interestingand fun in the ‘Boro, from dining out to live music,pop culture to cultural events. Read us for fun!

SUMMER FUN... Before school gets back into full swing, kidsare catching the school bus, students arehauling books and parents and college stu-dents are penciling in their hectic schedules,take another lap around the lazy river atSplash in the ‘Boro. Learn to ride a wave onthe park’s exclusive Flowrider, or just pre-tend to be a kid again by splashing your waydown their numerous water slides.Admission $10, Sat: 10-6, Sun: Noon-6pm.

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PICK US UP AT THESE FINE LOCATIONS throughout Bulloch County

ON GSU’s CAMPUSLandrumEinstein’s Bagels Russell UnionStarbucksCOBA BuildingScience BuildingThe RACNursing BuildingIT BuildingLakeside CaféLibrary FrontLibrary Rear

AROUND TOWNAll SubwaysGray’s BookstoreUniversity BooksHuddle HouseMillhouse SteaksGamesboroDos PrimosDon Corleone’sBuffalo’s CafeBox @ Fast and Easy1Retriever’s Rum RunnersRude Rudy’sFast and Easy 2

Orient ExpressRusty TavernDingus Magee’sVideo WarehouseMcAllistersSerenityBarberitosOgeechee Coffee Co.Loco’sCitgo on HWY 67Chili’sIHOPApplebee’sNikko ExpressLarry’s Giant Subs

Longhorn SteakhouseWaffle House (Hwy. 80)Dragon ChineseEl Sombrero (Hwy 80)Moe’sPapa John’sCoconut Thai180 FitnessSugar Magnolia’s Red Light TobaccoAveritt CenterGalactic ComicsDeloach’s MusicVideo Warehouse (Hwy. 80)119 Chops

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For those of you who are new in town there are a few things, quite frankly, thatyou just need to know. Most likely you are entering Statesboro with little morethan a high school diploma from your dear ole’ alma mater and a list of “dos and

don’ts” from those two people who claim to be your parents. Now, dear ole’ 11th houris here to lay on you the facts; the things you actually need to know to be all you canbe at GA Southern and in Statesboro in general. This is your introductory course onyour new life; the life you’ve been pining for all summer. Now, I expect you all to takedetailed notes. There may be a quiz.

The University you’ve chosen to become a part of is extraordinary. That is the firstthing you should know. Not only is it the largest center for education in the southern halfof GA, but it is also the 5th largest University within the Universtiy System of Georgia.Today, Georgia Southern has nearly 20,000 students, 2,000 faculty and staff, and 114programs of study at the bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral levels. Georgia SouthernUniversity has recently been ranked 4th most popular University in the nation. Still notimpressed? Well check out this list of folks who can’t help but brag on us:• 2010 U.S. News & World Report's America's Best Colleges• 2010 U.S. News & World Report's America's Best Graduate Schools• 2010 Princeton Review 301 Best Business Schools• 2010 Forbes' America's Best Colleges• 2009 DailyBeast.com Top 25 Safest College Campuses

Starting off with 4 faculty members and 15 students (in 1906) and ending up with2,000 faculty members and 20,000 students is not an easy feat. GSU has embarked onan enormous upgrade of facilities. What does that mean? It means $300 million in newconstruction. Not only have we beautifully met the physical needs of the campus, wehave achieved academic excellence over the past 10 years seeing the quality of stu-dents rise and continue to rise. You are now a part of this tradition, so strap up!

Speaking of tradition, there are a few more you need to know about. If you haven’talready heard the name Erk Russell, well, you have now and you will again, and again,and again. Get ready to hear his name and see his shiny bald head depicted sporadical-ly throughout the town. He is and always will be the face of Georgia Southern football.

In 1981 ErkRussel, who wasUGA’s DefensiveCoordinator andappeared to be nextin line for the headcoach position, leftUGA in order torestart the GASouthern footballprogram here inStatesboro. After 40years of dormancy,the football programwas starting fromscratch. Mr. Russellknew what to do: heallowed any studentto come to practiceand work the field. CONTINUED ONNEXT PAGE

Donta McMichael: “Get involved on campus. Youget to know good people from different organiza-tions. Do community service because if you com-plete 200 hours you get an extra seal on yourdeploma. I’m involved with Uinvolved. Meal plansare boring. If you want variety, go to the store andcook something for yourself. Also, if you want toget a lot done with little distraction, go to thelibrary! It really helps to do your work there.”

Amanda Bradford: “Know about the writingcenter, and use it! If you take your paperthere they’ll help you a lot. Get involved oncampus. I’m involved with the AccountingAssociation and Beta Alpha Psi. Locos andBuffalos are my favorite places to go out.”

Phallon Battles: “Don’t go out way too much.Sometimes you just have to say no in order tofinish your homework on time. Time manage-ment is important. Start your homework rightwhen you get home from class, then you’llhave all night to do what you want. On FridaysRude Rudy’s is a nice time. I’m not impressedwith The Grill or Platinum.”

What advice would you give incoming Freshman?

Freshman 101: A Beginner’s Guide to GSU and theSouthern Lifestyle

This past year, Georgia’s Former First Lady and BullochCounty native Betty Foy Sanders presented GSU with

a portrait of legendary football coach Erk Russell as interpreted by renowned Georgia artist Steve Penley.

The painting of the legendary football coach will reside in Georgia Artists Collection on campus

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EDU.When it comes to cheating,Atlanta isn’t aloneCULTURAL MUSINGS

“Oh look,” my friend said, “theAtlanta Public School System is featuredin the latest issue of The Economist.”

Normally, this would be a cool thing,but we knew it wasn’t. The title of thepiece was “Low Marks All Around,” so weweren’t at all surprised to read the follow-ing lead-in: “The city’s school system hascheated its pupils. Now it must clean upthe mess.”

I have some serious problems withthis sentence. For one, it lays the fullblame for the recent cheating scandal on anameless, faceless system. And then it laysthe full responsibility for fixing the prob-lem back on the same system.

This is wishful thinking. The AtlantaPublic School System is a system all right,but unlike a natural system (think photo-synthesis or a solar system), it’s a businesssystem, which can be roughly defined as aset of detailed methods for carrying out aspecific activity. Such a system is a collec-tion of human goals, motivations, respons-es and consequences. It is often top-downand hierarchical, not interrelated and inter-acting. And it may be big, impenetrableand ruthless, but it serves the purposes ofthe people who created and maintain it.

The “system” wasn’t erasing littlepenciled-in circles and filling in blank cir-cles in some clandestine cheating party(like some teachers reportedly did). The“system” didn’t make teachers with partic-ularly low-scoring classes crawl under-

neath the table (as some principals report-edly did). The “system” didn’t loudly pro-claim the absence of cheating despite lots ofevidence that there was, then head out onvacation with afive-figure per-sonal bonus firm-ly in pocket (likeA P SSuperintendentBeverly Hallreportedly did).

People didthese things.People like youand me, peoplewho maybefound cheatingeasy and whomaybe foundcheating hard,but who did itnonetheless. It was the system, however,that created the fertile ground for this mis-behavior. Without the system’s support,these individual actions would have foundno place to flourish.

But we’re the ones who built the sys-tem, so we’re the ones who have to changeit. To do this, we have to drop some cher-ished motions. We have to give up this ideathat a complex quality like “education”can be measured solely through quantita-tive data like standardized test (I’m look-ing hard at you, President Obama, sinceyou and your Secretary of Education seemto have bought this Bush-era nonsensehook, line and sucker). Placing too muchemphasis -- and too many monetary

rewards -- on crunchable information takeslearning straight to the lowest commondenominator of baser human instinct.

And we’ve got to stop thinking ofteachers as magi-cal omnipotentcreatures whocan make stu-dents learn.Granted, I have alot of respect forteachers. Theones I know arethe Atlases ofsociety, holdingup far more thantheir share of theworld. But theycan only do somuch. Each stu-dent brings acomplex uni-

verse of skills and deficits, personalityattributes and learning styles, experienceand motivations and parental support (orthe lack thereof). Some have far too littleresources, and some have far too much,both of which are challenges.

Teachers can only teach -- the rest isup to the student. Teachers can pour theirsouls out in the classroom until the prover-bial cows come home, and they can do itexpertly, with skill and training and pas-

sion. But if students aren’t prepared tolearn, then it’s pearls before swine. Youcan lead a horse to water, but unless thathorse is thirsty . . .

I’m resorting to barnyard metaphors,but you get the point -- learning is a coop-erative endeavor.

Which means we’ve got to getinvolved, you and me. We have to buckwhen the latest nonsense comes downhillat us, and we have to be able to recognizeit as nonsense. We have to show up at ourlocal school board meetings and protestloudly when our children’s interests areshort-changed (which means any time thatteachers themselves are stripped of theirresources and support). We have to speakup, all of us, parents and citizens and espe-cially students (I am a huge believer in get-ting our students involved in making theirvoices heard). And we have to tell electedofficial to their faces, screw around witheducation and we will throw you all backonto the street.

When it comes to cheating, Atlantaisn’t alone in Georgia, and Georgia isn’talone in the US. Pennsylvania has its ownscandal already brewing. My best hope isthat the next time Atlanta shows up in thenational headlines, it’s to demonstrate howits citizens reworked a failing system intosomething that serves learning instead ofsteamrolling it into road kill.

TINA WHITTLEStatesboro resident, and published author

We have to give up this idea that acomplex quality like “education” can be

measured solely through quantitativedata like standardized test (I’m lookinghard at you, President Obama, sinceyou and your Secretary of Educationseem to have bought this Bush-eranonsense hook, line and sucker).

KNOWCULTURAL MUSINGS

The school did not have a large budget so he ordered solid blue helmets and askedthe players to put a white strip of tape down the middle. The uniforms consisted ofplain white pants and blue jerseys without names. With following success of theEagles, the simple design has remained unchanged. Coach Russell coined the phrase‘one more time,” which is repeated after every kickoff. Prior to the kickoff, everyoneyells "GO" and when the ball is kicked they yell "Blue! One more time!" In the end,Erk Russell won three National titles for the Eagles (1985, 1986, and 1989) and hislegacy will never be forgotten in the city of Statesboro.

Freshman 101: Other Cool ShitI. The Center for Wildlife Education and The Lamar Q Ball, Jr. Raptor

Center is a facility located on 18 acres on the Campus. The center is home to“Freedom”, Georgia Southern's American Bald Eagle mascot, as well as 85 birds, 67reptiles, 70 amphibians, and 8 mammals. The diverse habitats are home to severalspecies of bird of prey including hawks, owls, falcons, kestrels, vultures.

II. The Recreation and Activities Center (the RAC) is a huge complex thatincludes areas for weight lifting, cardio, and basketball. It also includes an indoortrack, two dance studios, a studio for yoga and pilates, five racquetball courts, and a45-foot indoor climbing wall.

III. Southern Express is Georgia Southern's bus transportation system. a. The Gold Route runs from the University Store and makes two stops on ForestDrive before proceeding to the RAC and the park-ride lot at Paulson Stadium. b. The Gold Route Buses then return to the store making the same stops as before.The Blue Route makes one large circle. The Blue route starts at the University Storeand makes two stops on Forest Drive and two stops on Lanier Drive before returningto the University Store. The buses change their routes on days of football games toaccommodate fans.

IV. The college radio station is WVGS 91.9 The Buzz

AMY MERRITT

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KBOB Kelly’s The best of both worlds for people on the go orshort on cash. Inexpensive yet delicious. Drive thru,dine in or enjoy the patio.Try the KBOB, or all youcan eat boneless wings.The buffet of condimentsand sauces is unlike any other. Huge selection ofimported, domestic and microbrew draft beer.Thepatio is an ideal hangout, pet friendly and host tolive music. 516 S Main St., 912.489.3365, ClosedSun., L,D • BAR • $

Buffalo’s Southwest CafeAn appealing, value-priced southwestern style menu,family friendly dining in a fun and unique casualatmosphere. Catering available and Express Lunchesunder $6! Great live music venue as well. 120 LanierDrive, 681-WINGS. L, D • BAR • $-$$

Loco’s Grill & PubCasual dining and full bar, Loco’s was founded in1988 in Athens, GA.A great hangout for friends, themenu has grown to include appetizers, salads, spe-cialty sandwiches, wings, grilled burgers and entrees.91 Briarwood Lane, 912.681.2002, Open 7 days aweek, L, D • BAR • $

Gnat’s Landing takes you to the beach. Servingfresh seafood, sandwiches, salads and all of yourhome-cooked favorites.Try the fried pickles or thecheese grits. Now offering delivery and a new $6lunch menu. Great venue for happy hour and livemusic. 470 S Main St., (912) 489-8291. L,D • BAR • $$

Manny's Neighborhood GrilleA Sports Bar with great food, from grouper fingersto corndogs, Buffalo oysters to Greek specialties.Delivery available. 230 South Main Street, (912) 489-1004. L, D • BAR • $-$$

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Coconut Thai Restaurant Statesboro’s first Thai restaurant, with something foreveryone, from salads to noodles to curries, andfoods you definitely won’t find anywhere else intown, like Rambutan Juice, all those delicious and

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mexicanDos PrimosStraight-up, no fuss Mexican; burritos, nachos, tacos,you get the picture. 8770 Hwy 301, 871-3233. L, D •BAR • $

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Lets start off with a little show biztrivia to get the ball rolling. Ok,ready? What do actors such as

Mick Jaggar Sylvester Stallone, DianaRoss, Jack Nicholson, Dustin Hoffman,Cher, Michael Douglas, MichaelJackson, Mel Gibson, Audrey Hepburn,Jane Fonda, Arnold Schwarzenegger,Tommy Lee Jones, and not to mentionmovies such as Saturday Night Fever,Rambo, Scarface, Pee-Wee’s BigAdventure, Dances with Wolves, andTommy all have in common?Stumped? Well don’t be. Legendarypress agent Bobby Zarem was the hid-den face of publicity that made all ofthese entertainment icons what they aretoday: infamous. “Nobody knows whatpress agents do,” Bobby, now in his mid70s, explains to a group of GeorgiaSouthern students at a recent Q & A,“they don’t see us.”

Alright, now is the time for each of you to reach into your closet,drawer, or giant heap of shit on you apartment floor, and retrieve thatawesome I <3 NY tee-shirt, key chain, or other souvenir that you heartso much. Ok, now try finding that awesome Hard Rock Cafe tee-shirt,keychain, or other souvenir you got on that awesome trip to the mostawesome location you’ve ever been. You can thank Mr. Bobby Zaremfor these treasured icons because he is, unbelievably, the mastermindbehind both the I <3 NY campaign (which brought the city of NewYork out of the bonds of bankruptcy in the mid 70s) AND the HardRock Café merchandise. What is even more unbelievable is the fact thatMr. Zarem never copyrighted the I <3 NY logo, allowing the city itselfto be the foremost benefactor.

Zarem, born and raised in Savannah, GA,spent 51 years in New York playing hard-ball with some of the toughest faces injournalism. “It can be tough, you have tobe ruthless sometimes, but I was alwayshonest,” Bobby told us, “I did somethingunique. I had a different way of doingthings.” Though he is known for hisresounding explosions of anxiety and pro-fanity, Zarem claims that he “set out tocommunicate the excitement of what hesaw going on.” He emphasized the impor-tance of guiding people’s reaction. “Iwould go to the movies I was publicizingand I noticed nobody was laughing at thejokes. So, I would attend the movie overand over and laugh loudly at the very firstjoke so that people would follow myexample, and they did! You can, and youhave to guide people’s reactions.”Bobby Zarem insured the success of eachclient passionately and made a name forhimself by his audaciousness. “I wasdyslexic, but back then you didn’t tell any-

one that. I got into Yale without reading a single textbook” he stated,tooting just a few of his seemingly endless supply of horns. “I was a cre-ative writer. I put into writing the visual. The critics read what I wantedthem to read. They saw what I wanted them to see. Press agencies noware more like protection agencies. They try to keep the truth out of thepapers. The game has changed.”

This extraordinary man left New York just under two years agoand is now dwelling in a place he calls “the best place in the world.” AndSavannah, GA is lucky to have him. He is, and has been heavily involvedwith the Savannah Film Festival which only gets better with every pass-ing year. Last year he received the Lifetime Achievement Award at thefestival.

POW•DUR... A salon bringing big city to the ‘BoroAMY MERRITT

Recently, I have had the pleasure ofstumbling upon a salon who’s atmos-phere is dripping with big-city poise

and style. It doesn’t take long, however, for thispoise to be met with lots of down-home smilesand attitudes that speak passionately aboutartistic diversity and creativity. Tommy Powell,from Atlanta, along with his partner ScottDurden, from New York City, have hand craft-ed this salon in hopes to expose the city ofStatesboro to an experience they’ve never hadbefore. “We wanted to bring the big city to asmall town. We wanted to bring modern,advanced training to expose our guests to anartistic lifestyle.” This they have done, I canvouch for that.

Within just a few minutes of speakingwith Mr. Powell, he asked me a question Idread most upon entering any Salon: “So,who does your hair?” he asks. My heart startsto race, my palms become sweaty, and Iquickly decide if I should lie to save face, or bebrutally honest and risk being smirked at andshrugged off as a low-life. “I cut my own hair,have for three years” I reply attempting tosound confident in my ability. After all, untilthis month I’ve been a struggling student liv-

ing off student loans and handouts from fam-ily. Plus my hair is very long, and I figure noone can really tell, right? Thankfully, I wasquickly put at ease with his speedy reply, “Ohok,” he smiles warmly to me, “So, you’re anartist.”

With art always on the mind, Powell andDurden ingeniously combined their last namesto create POW*DUR, and summonedAmanda Clayton, a past apprentice to Mr.Durden, to be their third and final style special-ist. Together, they are a trifecta of POW*DURmagic; magic that they share with the commu-nity to better its artistic endeavors. Ms.Clayton recently donated loads of time andenergy to the cast of Averitt Center for the Arts’production of Hairspray, the musical. If yousaw the show, there’s no way you could havemissed the tall, eccentric 60’s hair that no“Bump-it” could have possibly achieved. “Scottand I did the hair for all three of the shows, aswell as the dress rehearsal. It was quite a job”Ms. Clayton modestly explains, “We loved theway it turned out!”

The POW*DUR salon’s attitude andservice are not it’s only outstanding qualities.They also carry great products and merchan-dise to fit your needs. They now carry KaratinComplex’s New Express Blowout which is a

lighter take on their original treatment thatleaves hair without frizz for up to six weeks.The service is performed in just one hour andthe best part is that the treatment is much

cheaper than the original. The salon also car-ries Moroccanoil products, high-end straight-eners and brushes.

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Celebrity Guru and Legendary Publicist Shares theSecrets of Success in the Entertainment Biz

“Nobody knows whatpress agents do,” Bobby,

now in his mid 70s,explains to a group ofGeorgia Southern stu-

dents at a recent Q & A,“they don’t see us.”

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Brooklyn rapper Theophilus Londonhas announced a fall tour in support ofhis debut LP, Timez Are Weird TheseDays. Before he’s through, Mr. Londonwill open for Big Boi in Australia, fly over-seas again for a couple shows in SouthAfrica and join Friendly Fires for theirNorth American tour. If you’re havingtrouble pronouncing that name, watchthe video for “Last Name London.”

The Tallest Man On Earth (aka

Kristian Matsson) and Idiot Wind (akaAmanda Bergman) are teaming up toscore the soundtrack for an upcomingromantic drama titled Once A Year.Directed by Gorki Glaser-Müller, the filmfollows two lovers and their annual affairover a 30-year period.

Matsson and Bergman, who frequent-ly collaborate onstage, have seven songswritten so far. The film is expected tocome out sometime this year.

For those of you eager to party like it’s1985, you’ve finally got your chance.Duran Duran is back and hitting the roadfor a brand new tour.

This comes shortly after the band can-celled their summer tour dates to allowsinger Simon Le Bon to recover fromdamage to his vocal chords. But they’reback now and touring in support of theirMark Ronson-produced record All YouNeed is Now which was released at theend of last year.

Who could possibly play the role ofLiberace and a Wu-Tang Clan member’sfather? Cee Lo Green, that’s who. Thelady killer recently revealed on his Twitterthat he would be playing Raekwon’s dadin an upcoming biopic entitledC.R.E.A.M., and Green’s excitement isvery apparent.

“News flash: I CEELO GREEN will beplaying the “FATHER” OF RAEKWONTHE CHEF in his new biography on hislife! NOW THAT’S HIP-HOP for ya!"Green tweeted.

Raekwon told XXL that about 60 per-cent of the roles have been filled, andthat Green is "just one out of the greatsthat’s gonna be on the project.” MeatLoaf is working on not one, not two, butthree new albums, and one of themapparently features crunk king Lil Jonand Public Enemy’s Chuck D.

Meat Loaf met Lil Jon after they bothappeared on Celebrity Apprentice, whileMeat Loaf’s son-in-law, Scott Ian ofAnthrax, introduced him to Chuck D.Both will appear on Hell In A Handbasket,which is due out in February.

If you were just itching to stage your ownBeastie Boy adventures after seeing theSpike Jonze-directed video for “Don’tPlay No Game That I Can’t Win,” neverfear! You can now buy the action figureversions of MCA, Mike D, and Ad-Rockon the group’s website.

The 11.5" tall dolls will cost you awhopping $750, but the boys assure youthat they are “not trying to take you for allyour Mozarell.” The proceeds will go to thePablove Foundation and Alex’s LemonadeStand, two charity organizations that helpchildren with cancer. While supplies last,the action figures will also come with atwo-disc deluxe version of the BeastieBoys Anthology: The Sounds ofScience, which features an 88-page full-color book with photos and lyrics.

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FRI 8/12: DAVIN MCCOY @ GNAT’S LANDINGRecording sessions with Causey led to the creation of SoGood, So Cruel, Davin’s newest album and his mostinspired work. Inspiring indeed, as Causey would need tohail the talents of masters and former Sea Level bandmates Randall Bramblett and Chuck Leavell (AllmanBros, Rolling Stones, Sea Level) to play on the recordalong with a borrowed Widespread Panic horn section.He’s an excellent performer, songwriter and musician!

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SAT 8/13: MERCURY HEAT @ GNAT’S LANDINGThis group out of Valdosta formed in 2008 and has beenrocking their little college town every since. Welcomethem to the ‘Boro when they perform at Gnat’s, and let’ssee if they can impress this little college town as well.

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