McClain Baxley/For the Savannah Morning NewsView CommentsSTATESBORO — It started out as a joke.A week after Georgia Southern University canceled its spring commencement ceremonies because of the coronavirus pandemic, senior Becca Hooper started playing Minecraft to pass the time and cope with the loss of a graduation tradition.One day while playing the game on her PlayStation 4, Hooper and fellow senior Blakeley Bartee jokingly decided to build Paulson Stadium.“After encouragement from many of my friends, I started on it,” said Hooper, who is from Pooler and attended Savannah Arts Academy....…McClain Baxley/For the Savannah Morning NewsView CommentsSTATESBORO — It started out as a joke.A week after Georgia Southern University canceled its spring commencement ceremonies because of the coronavirus pandemic, senior Becca Hooper started playing Minecraft to pass the time and cope with the loss of a graduation tradition.One day while playing the game on her PlayStation 4, Hooper and fellow senior Blakeley Bartee jokingly decided to build Paulson Stadium.“After encouragement from many of my friends, I started on it,” said Hooper, who is from Pooler and attended Savannah Arts Academy....WW…

McClain Baxley/For the Savannah Morning NewsView CommentsSTATESBORO — Georgia Southern is planning to honor 2020 spring-sport seniors by covering tuition costs for 2020-21, GS athletic director Jared Benko told the Savannah Morning News on Monday, April 27.The total cost of the aid is expected to be about $140,000 and will pick up returning athletes’ tuition and the same amount of aid they would’ve gotten this academic year.“It’s the right thing to do. It’s something that we wanted to do,” Benko said. “(GS President) Dr. (Kyle) Marrero and everyone on our leadership staff was very...…McClain Baxley/For the Savannah Morning NewsView CommentsSTATESBORO — Georgia Southern is planning to honor 2020 spring-sport seniors by covering tuition costs for 2020-21, GS athletic director Jared Benko told the Savannah Morning News on Monday, April 27.The total cost of the aid is expected to be about $140,000 and will pick up returning athletes’ tuition and the same amount of aid they would’ve gotten this academic year.“It’s the right thing to do. It’s something that we wanted to do,” Benko said. “(GS President) Dr. (Kyle) Marrero and everyone on our leadership staff was very...WW…