Campus News
Weekly Crime Blotter: Feb. 8
Feb. 1 First weed charge of the week A student was arrested at Hurt Park at noon on Monday for possessing marijuana. Feb. 2 Arena burglary A thief made off with more than $1,500 worth […]
Articles by Sean Keenan
Campus News
Georgia State safety forum gets surprise protest for undocumented students
Following a string of armed robberies on Georgia State’s campus, University President Mark Becker took to the stage Thursday morning to address students’ safety concerns. Becker shared the speaker’s throne with Georgia State University Police […]
Campus News
SGA talks guns on campus after more armed robberies
In the wake of the Jan. 28 armed robberies at Library North, Georgia State’s Student Government Association (SGA) has once again turned Senate talks to student safety. SGA President Sebastian Parra told his council of […]
Campus News
Protesters supporting undocumented students rattle Honors College
Last updated Feb. 2 at 12:00 to include arrest of eight protesters. A band of protesters rallied at Georgia State’s Honors College on Feb. 1 to call foul on the state’s laws on undocumented students. […]
Uncategorized
Bill would drive drag racers to prison
A new bill coming through Georgia’s legislature wants to put speed racers behind bars. House Bill 707, spearheaded by Atlanta’s Democratic State Rep. Keisha Waites, is aiming to bump the penalty for street racing — […]
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SGA raps alleged gunman and big changes for 2016
The alleged library gunman fiasco has caught the eye of Georgia State’s Student Government Association (SGA). On Jan. 14, at the first SGA Senate meeting of 2016, university politicos discussed how to kick off the […]
City
Taking Over The Ted: Pres. Becker, Turner Field’s neighbors would like a word with you
The clock is ticking on the Atlanta Braves’ tenure at Turner Field. And the feet of some 50,000 students are tapping, waiting for Georgia State to slap a check on the table to claim The […]
City
Turner Field is ours!
Last updated: Dec. 21 at 5:50 p.m. Georgia State has teamed up with Carter and Oakwood Development to claim the home of the Braves. Roughly two months after the Atlanta Fulton County Recreation Authority (AFCRA) […]
News
SGA talks new leaders, consolidation and 24-hour study space
Georgia State Student Government Association’s (SGA) Team IMPACT is going to need to change a letter in its acronym. The “A” in IMPACT — which last election season meant “Advocating for a 24-hour study space” […]
Crime
University Police spent well over $200,000 on an underutilized help system
When university police are summoned by the trigger of an emergency call box alert, 88 percent of the time they don’t find out who called. Since January, Georgia State University Police Department’s (GSUPD) emergency call […]
