[ENVIRONMENTAL PORTRAIT 3] Alex

 

Alex leads his team as captain, setting the standard every time he steps on the field.  “I told my team we already put the work in now we just go out there and show it.”

[ENVIRONMENTAL PORTRAIT 3] Israel Florez

 

Israel Florez

Age 22

Spray Foam Insulation Installer

"My favorite thing about work is when I get off on Friday and get to relax... and drink a beer."

[Environmental Portrait 3] Hannah Faircloth

By Julia Sellman

   Hannah Faircloth, freshman biologist at GSU. 

"I can make a lot of animal sounds. I do bird whistles mainly, I've gotten really good at those. Ever since I was a kid I've loved mimicking animals!"

[ENVIRONMENTAL PORTRAIT 1] Olivia Allen

 

By: Meredith Staley

Olivia Allen, Graduate Student in the College of Education

"My favorite color is pink, and I am always wearing it, especially to my job at the COE. I work as a grad assistant there. I also just recently turned 25!" 

[ENVIRONMENTAL PORTRAIT] Kyra Dorsey

 

Rebecca White 

Sophomore

Interior Design Major 

"I started working as a desk assistant in the library in the fall. Honestly, this has been a great job for me and my schedule, I'll definitely be sticking around next semester." 

 

[ENVIRONMENTAL PORTRAIT 3] Kaylee Huston

 

Kaylee Huston, Graphic Design student

“My favorite part so far is the sessions about graphic design, because it gave me ideas for our magazine.”

[ENVIRONMENTAL PORTRAIT 3] Dominique Mondragon-Vidal

Dominique Mondragon-Vidal

Sophomore 

Political Science Major and Economics Minor

“My favorite thing about my first time in New York City is seeing all the people just walk by and be busy. I actually really love the chaos.”

[ENVIRONMENTAL PORTRAIT 3] Patrick Pool

 By: Daisy Davis

Patrick Pool

Junior

Political Science & History Double Major

"I am running to be the 2026-27 vice president of student engagement for the SGA (Student Government Association) at Georgia Southern," said Poole. "I am a second-year resident assistant at Centennial Place complex, and I can play seven instruments."

[ENVIRONMENTAL PORTRAIT] Jayden Henderson

By: Dasha Hayes 

Jayden Henderson is a junior early education major at Georgia Southern. “One interesting thing about me is I was the first employee at Boro Bagel. I still work there and I have been working there for three years and I love it so much.” said Henderson.

[Enviromental Portait 3] Logan Kowalski

By: William McCranie

Logan Kowalski, graduated last semester with a degree in finance. "I started playing golf last summer. Lots of friends were playing and I would go with them just to hangout. Now I'm out at the range two or three times a week."

[ENVIRONMENTAL PORTRAIT 3] Mckenna Walker

 By: Rayne Deese

Mckenna Walker 

Public Relations Student

Mckenna Walkers favorite thing to do is to go hunting. "My favorite thing to hunt is turkey and opening weekend is coming up and I'm so excited," Mckenna said. 

[ENVIRONMENTAL PORTRAIT 2] Madelon Martin and Laura Rodriquez

Left: Laura Rodriquez

Junior, Communications Sciences & Disorder Major

"A lot of my friends work here, and they recommended it for me since I like teaching children, as I used to be a nanny, so this fits perfectly for me."

Right: Madelon Martin

Sophomore 

 

"This is then perfect job for me right now because I wanted to do something outside that was relaxing and educational."

 

[ENVIRONMENTAL PORTRAIT: 3 Reaghan Rees]

 

Reaghan Rees
Sophomore Civil Engineering Major

Although it was a tough choice, Rees said her favorite chicken restaurant in Statesboro is Slim Chickens. She said, "I like their sauce and they just have really good options. That one's definitely my favorite."

[ ENVIRONMENTAL PORTRAIT 3] Maggie Sale

 

    

                            Bo hosack

Management major 

Junior 

“I’ve shot 3 deers in the last four months, don’t tell no body”

[ENVIRONMENTAL PORTRAIT: 3 Jacari Whitaker]

By: Madlen Wendland

 Jacari Whitaker is a junior Biology major at Georgia Southern.

"I used to do music theater before I came to GSU, and my favorite play is Hamilton."

[Enviromental Portrait 3: Ty Griner]

 By: Addie Horne

Ty Griner, Finance Major

Del Sur Employee

"A fun fact about me is that I play a lot of golf and I have a boykin spaniel puppy named Mae"

[ENVIRONMENTAL PORTRAIT 3: Winn Marzullo]

 By: Cate Kearby

Winn Marzullo, Senior Accounting Major

"My favorite song of all time is Ramble On by Led Zeppling because it's about moving on and looking to the positive in life." 

[Environmental Portrait 3]

 By: Brooke Bowen

Hannah Claire Duncan is a junior marketing major at Georgia Southern.

"My favorite part of campus is seeing the ponds with the ducks in them"

[Environmental Portrait 2] Andrew King

 

Andrew King is college student here at Georgia Southern and a Axis Student Living resident. "Living here has helped me a ton with how close it is to campus."

[PHOTOSTORY: ADITL] A Day in the Life as a Strengh Coach at GSU

 

Strengh Coach Keegan Smith is knuckle punching an athlete in the weight room. Keegan Smith starts his day by greeting athletes while they are warming up for lift. 

        Keegan Smith is talking to Mayte Camcho during warm ups next to Maddie Cugino(Left) and Hadley Porter (Right). Keegan Smith makes sure all of this athletes are set and ready for lift by having personal quick conversations with everyone. 

     

        Keegan Smith is standing in the center of the weight room. Keegan Smith guides the team through a warm up pior to starting lift. 

        Keegan Smith preparing to hand out the bands for the rest of the warm up. Keegan Smith makes sure that the team has everything they need in order to complete the full warm up. 

     Keegan Smith wathcing over the team. After he handed out the bands he runs the team through a band workout. 

 

       Keegan Smith watching the team very closely during their last few warm up exercises. It is Keegan Smiths job to make sure the team is doing the stretches and movements correctly. 

        Keegan Smith laughing with the team huddled around. After the warm up is complete, Keegan Smith than huddles the girls together to talk about the workout they are going to complete for the day. 

       Keegan Smith talking privately with one of the injured athletes. As a strengh coach Keegan Smith wants to make sure all of his athelets, injuried or health, are able to strenghten their bodies in the correct way. 

      Keegan Smith making modifications to an injuired athletes lift sheet. Keegan Smith will make modifications to a workout for injured athletes to make sure they are getting stronger but staying safe. 

 Keegan Smith breaking it down with the team. After the whole team has completed the workout for the morning, Keegan Smith will then send the team to practice by breaking it down, yelling Eagles on 3. 

    Keegan Smith relaxing outside in the warmish weather. After all of Keegan Smith's teams are done lifitng in the morning, he sits outside and enjoys fresh air. 

       

      " This is one of my favorite times of the day, I get to just sit outside enjoy the weather and try to relax. It is truly a blessing to be able to get paid to relax sometimes" - Keegan Smith 

    

    Keegan Smith walking back inside of Iron Works. After he is done trying to catch some rays Keegan Smith goes back inside to see what is next. 

     Keegan Smith talking to a the Rifle Head Coach. After Keegan Smith went inside and changed from his tanning clothes, he ran into the head coach and checked in to see how he was doing. 

        Keegan Smith starting his daily walk. After Keegan Smith made sure everything was all set and good in Iron Works, he headed out for his daily walk on campus. 

    Keegan Smith walking through campus. Keegan Smith is not a fan of cardio, so to get his cardio in he goes on a 2 mile walk every single day around campus to keep his blood flowing. 

      Georgia Southern logo covered in flowers. The campus was beautiful on the 2 mile walk, flowers were shinning, students were out, and the air was nice and cool. 

       Keegan Smith checking his phone on his walk. During his walk, his mind was not fully settled, Keegan Smith received a text about updated times the bus is leaving for the Softball team today. 

       Keegan Smith headed back into Iron Works after his walk. Keegan Smith is leaving with the softball team today to go to Clemson for the weekend, he is in a rush to get ready. 

    Keegan Smith checking his computer. Before Keegan heads out with the softball team, he checks to make sure everything is all set up for his other teams before he leaves. 

        Keegan Smith getting ready to head out. Keegan is grabbing his bag before he heads down to the softball fields to get on the bus to head out. 

[PHOTOSTORY 2: ADITL] Everyday Magic

By: Daisy Davis

Michael Allen stands in the "Magic: The Gathering" card section of Galactic Comics and Games store in Statesboro, GA. He is looking to buy some new cards with his tip money from working at Waffle House over the weekend. 

Michael Allen shuffles through decks of cards to pick out the ones he would like to purchase. "Magic: The Gathering" is a multiplayer tabletop card game that Michael enjoys playing with his friends in his free time.

Michael Allen waits for assistance from an employee so that he can purchase a deck of cards. "You can look the decks up online to get a catalog of the cards that will likely be in them, so sometimes it's better than sorting through hundreds of cards," Michael said.

Michael Allen leaving Galactic Comics and Games store with $40 worth of "Magic: The Gathering" cards. Michael said he plans to go back to the store soon to play the trading card game and meet new people.

Michael Allen sitting at his desk to open new packs of "Magic: The Gathering" cards he purchased. When Michael isn't working, he enjoys hanging out with friends, playing trading card games, campaign games, and reading fantasy novels. 

Michael Allen shuffling through a newly opened pack of cards. "The foil cards like this one are always fun to show off because shiny cards are just cool, everyone wants those," Michael said.

Michael's desk is filled with books, cards, and keepsakes that have been given to him by his friends and family. Michael works at Smoothie King and Waffle House throughout the week and on the weekend, unless he has to report for the National Guard.

Michael Allen reaches for a box of cards on his desk. "The desk might look a little messy, but it's just crowded. I promise there's some organization to it," Michael said. 

     Michael Allen holds a case of cards he's been collecting over the past year. Michael said that he buys these cases because they help him keep the cards in order and each box can hold around 10 packs of cards.
                                                                             

Michael Allen looks through his fifth pack of cards for the day. In a trading card game like Magic: The Gathering, the more cards you have, the better.

Michael Allen's wall displays several posters and National Guard memorabilia. "The bottom one is a marksman ribbon for shooting expert and the top is a National Guard Insignia," Michael said.

Michael Allen is holding a ring he was given after joining the Army National Guard. He joined in February of 2018 to train on Chinook aircraft repair. 

Michael Allen shows me the ring. The ring is engraved with the phrase, "Death Before Dishonor."

Michael Allen pulls out a pair of old boots he wore for 5 years to National Guard drill weekends. "Yeah so, as you can see, the new ones are in much better condition," Michael said.

Michael Allen reaches for his Waffle House hat to get ready for work at 2 p.m. Michael is saving up for a car, so he currently rides a bicycle and has to leave early to get to work on time.

Michael Allen fixing the chain on his bike before he heads out for the day. He says that his bike usually needs a few repairs a week, so he does them at home to save money.

                       

                    

Michael Allen moves his hands off the greasy bike chain. "If I don't check it and make sure it's on right before I leave, it usually causes me problems and I have to stop to fix it anyways," Michael said.

Michael Allen carries his bike out of his apartment and down twenty stairs before he rides to work. Michael has lived at Eighteen18, an off-campus housing unit at Georgia Southern, for almost half a year now. 

Michael looks at a neighbor and smiles. Michael is not currently enrolled in school, but he wants to save up enough money to go to a university and study physics.

Michael Allen biking from his apartment to Waffle House. He bikes 13 minutes to work, six days a week.