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GSU says 'yes' 3 times
Students approve fees for FBS, Paulson expansion, sustainability initiatives
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After Friday's press conference to announce the approval by students to a hike in Student Activity Fees, Dominique Quarles, president of the Georgia Southern University Student Government Association, left, has a discussion with graduate student and alumnus Taylor Jones about other potential upsides to an expansion of Paulson stadium in addition to the football program. More seats for graduations and concerts were among the topics.
Now that Georgia Southern University students have voted to pay a fee to support a move to college football’s highest level, two steps remain.One is a vote by the University System of Georgia’s Board of Regents, which will receive the results of the student vote for a $75 per-semester activity fee to pay for the move to the Football Bowl Subdivision, along with two other new fees. The other is an invitation to join an FBS conference.The Georgia Southern Eagles are currently in the Football Championship Subdivision.Students also voted to fund expansion of the Allen E. Paulson Stadium by 6,300 seats and a new deck, as well as to fund “sustainability and green efforts on campus.”If the board approves the increases, the sustainability and greens efforts ($10 per student) and stadium improvement fees ($25 per student) will go into effect in fall 2013.The $75 per student per semester fee supporting the move to FBS would not go into effect unless the university receives an invitation to join an FBS conference.“This is a big hurdle,” said GSU President Brooks Keel, who spoke after the vote was announced at noon Friday at the Russell Student Union Rotunda. “It is an unbelievable statement our students have made.
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