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Obituary - Jim “Slim” Simmons Joiner-Anderson Funeral Home & Crematory Jim “Slim” Simmons, age 56, passed away with his wife and children by his side on Friday, March 12, after a courageous battle with bladder cancer.     He was born in Atlanta, Ga., on July 17, 1964, to Anne Jordan Simmons and the late Dr. William Crawford “Doc Whit” Simmons. He graduated from Lakeside High School in 1982. He then moved to Statesboro to attend Georgia Southern College, where he played baseball and earned his Bachelor of Science in Education.     Jim was a...

The Daily Universe Students have noticed a decrease in their academic motivation. (Photo illustration by Preston Crawley) Hundreds of BYU students have noticed a decrease in motivation after COVID-19 shut down a lot of normal routines without warning. Online classes, as well as the lack of personal interaction with peers and professors, are some reasons they feel less motivated in their school work. Several students admitted they noticed a sense of decreased motivation during Fall Semester 2020. In a poll on The Daily Universe’s Instagram account, 413, or 85%, of the 485 respondents s...