{"id":5756,"date":"2017-04-25T16:44:12","date_gmt":"2017-04-25T20:44:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/news\/magazine\/?p=5756"},"modified":"2017-05-10T16:09:22","modified_gmt":"2017-05-10T20:09:22","slug":"then-and-now-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/news\/magazine\/2017\/04\/25\/then-and-now-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Then And Now"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/news\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/20170330-1H7A9830.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5754\" src=\"http:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/news\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/20170330-1H7A9830.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/news\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/20170330-1H7A9830.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/news\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/20170330-1H7A9830-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/news\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/20170330-1H7A9830-315x210.jpg 315w, https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/news\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/20170330-1H7A9830-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/news\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/20170330-1H7A9830-550x367.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>2017:<\/strong> A facelift for the 48-year-old W.S. Hanner Fieldhouse, which serves as the home of Eagle basketball and volleyball and hosts hundreds of events every year, including games, tournaments, commencement ceremonies, high school graduations and concerts. Completed in 1969, the facility is named for the late W.S. \u201cShep\u201d Hanner, the school\u2019s faculty athletic chairman from 1935 to 1959.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/news\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/W.S.-Hanner-Fieldhouse1969.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5755\" src=\"http:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/news\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/W.S.-Hanner-Fieldhouse1969.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/news\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/W.S.-Hanner-Fieldhouse1969.jpg 1003w, https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/news\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/W.S.-Hanner-Fieldhouse1969-100x46.jpg 100w, https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/news\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/W.S.-Hanner-Fieldhouse1969-315x144.jpg 315w, https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/news\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/W.S.-Hanner-Fieldhouse1969-768x351.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/news\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/W.S.-Hanner-Fieldhouse1969-550x252.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1003px) 100vw, 1003px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>1969:<\/strong> W.S. Hanner Fieldhouse officially opens.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/news\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/Mick-jagger.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5736 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/news\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/Mick-jagger.jpg\" alt=\"Set image\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><strong>1965:<\/strong> Before the fieldhouse was built, Hanner Gym hosted a young Mick Jagger and the Rolling Stones on May 2 during their first American tour. The Stones played a 10-song, 30-minute set, including the cover, \u201cTime is On My Side,\u201d their first top 10 hit in the United States.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2017: A facelift for the 48-year-old W.S. 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