Stories relating to the health of Georgia State students and hazards posed to college students in general.
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Ébrìk employees describe difficulties with ownership
Ébrìk Coffee Room’s slogan is “Community, Comfort, Culture.” However, Ébrìk’s managers allege they’ve experienced the opposite: a toxic work environment. Alongside multiple allegations of inappropriate texts from co-owner Abbas Barzegar, managers Farah Mohamoud and Andrew […]
Trans student turns to social media for place to stay
For Georgia State students, Dec. 17 officially marked the end of the fall 2019 semester. It symbolizes for many the beginning of a much-needed break from a stressful, but hopefully productive four months. However, stress […]
Anti-abortion group visits Georgia in “campus tour”
Unity Plaza was lined with graphic, bloody images of dismembered fetuses on Nov. 6 as students walked past on their way to class, gathered for lunch and shopped at the pop-up shops steps away. Created […]
Georgia State asks students “are you ok?” for suicide prevention
Suicide is the tenth leading cause of death in the U.S., according to the American Foundation for Sucide Prevention. When it comes to those you love — or even barely know — it’s always a […]
Georgia State creates a safe space for student victims
Throughout college, many students worry about safety both on and off campus. To help combat this fear, Georgia State is introducing a new resource for students: Blue Table Safety Talk. These talks will cover a […]
Students grapple with mold scare in three dorm buildings
UPDATE Friday Sept. 27, 4:00 p.m. Leah Chambers, a freshman at Georgia State, shared footage from Piedmont North, room 168A which shows what she described as their entire ceiling falling in their bathroom because of […]
Food insecurity is real, here are 5 meals under $5 on campus
TV shows and movies often promote the “broke college student” stereotype, and pop culture normalizes being sleep-deprived and hungry en route to your degree. But these stereotypes are very real for many students who face […]
Can the Student Health Clinic hide its prices from patients?
As of Jan. 1, 2019, all hospitals in the U.S. are now legally required to publish the cost of their procedures and items online for public access. This new law is both a more specific […]
Is climate change the new apocalypse?
The world now has a ticking clock of just about 12 years left to get a hold of climate change before it gets a hold of us, according to a United Nations climate change report. […]