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Financial Aid’s “student-centered” approach
James Blackburn, the brand new vice president of Student Financial Services, took over Georgia State’s struggling department in August 2017, and kicked it into high gear to bring about some serious changes. There wasn’t a […]
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Know your leaders: Tackling staff accessibility
In January, The Signal tackled staff accessibility within university departments and their inclusion of staff contact information on their websites, prompting website changes from two university departments. Student concerns echoed the lack of PantherDining’s staff […]
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Students launch initiative against gun violence, “Say Their Names”
A day after the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, Georgia State student Sara Jane Wardlaw decided it was time to raise awareness on gun violence around the university’s campus. Wardlaw, alongside her friend Michelle Brown, […]
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Where is Georgia State University President Mark Becker going?
Georgia State University President Mark Becker has been traveling around the U.S. and the world on university business, with many students unaware of what he is doing and where he’s going. So, where has Becker […]
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“I think it’s a big problem”: Why SGA is concerned with GSUPD
Georgia State safety has once again made it to the hot topic list within the university’s student government. Senators have been bringing up lack of officer attendance, functionality of call boxes and concerns with the […]
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SGA talks elections, hears updates from president
The university’s Student Government Association has been springing into action, weeks before the next election, keeping up with weekly Thursday meetings. In their last university-wide meeting, senators put a special focus on the upcoming student […]
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Addressing the bigger problem: What GSUPD is doing to help the homeless
Randell is a homeless man from Thomasville, Georgia. He has lived in and out of prisons, homeless shelters and mental health hospitals. Now he lives under a bridge near Georgia State’s campus. “I was a […]
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Health clinic addresses two needed improvements
When you think of a student health center, you likely imagine free sexual health resources, like condoms and informational pamphlets. But for the past several months, those condoms have been hidden behind the counter, leaving […]
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Underage, Under Arrest: The Fake ID Industry
With the fake ID industry booming across the Georgia State campus, a lot of freshers to the world of false documents may not know getting caught can come with severe consequences.
