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In the 2020 presidential election, Donald Trump lost the state of Georgia by just 0.3% of the popular vote – amounting to just under 12,000 votes. With margins this slim, many of Trump’s supporters, and Trump himself, have sought ways to overturn the results. Claims around voter fraud have been rampant in recent years, and partisan election officials who still push claims of widespread voter fraud have begun to implement changes that some believe may [...]

Super Tuesday is Nov. 5. After the seemingly never-ending Halloweekend at Georgia State University, the tension on the campus is apparent. This election comes down to two candidates: Kamala Harris and Donald J. Trump. 32,425 students voted in the previous 2020 presidential election, while total student enrollment sat at 49,273 according to statistics released alongside the university’s 2022 Campus Plan. This equates to a voting rate of 70%. For the 2023-2024 school year, Georgia State [...]

On Sept. 29th, a pool and spa cleaning material storage warehouse, operated by company BioLab, caught fire, releasing chlorine, chloramine, and chlorine compounds into the air of Rockdale County. Residents of the Atlanta area were reported to have been able to smell chlorine in the air from as far as 25 miles away. Following the incident, Rockdale County Emergency Management evacuated nearly 17,000 people and issued a shelter-in-place order for residents which lasted from Sept. [...]

A historic corner of Sweet Auburn is just weeks away from undergoing a major renovation as part of the Sweet Auburn Grande project, according to developers. The project aims to renovate the southwest and southeast corners of Auburn Avenue and Jesse Hill Jr. Drive, a part of downtown Atlanta that has long stood in need of renewal. Auburn Avenue, often referred to as “Sweet Auburn,” is one of the most historically significant streets in Atlanta. [...]

Zoo Atlanta has announced its four giant pandas will leave the United States to return to China. Specifics on the panda’s departure timeline have yet to be released, however, they are set to return within the next week or two.   In a statement published earlier last month, the zoo broke the news that its loan agreement with the Chinese government will close. Before this announcement, Zoo Atlanta was seen as one of the last [...]

On Wednesday, Sept. 25, Georgia State University moved all in-person classes online due to the threat of Hurricane Helene. The next night, the storm made landfall on the Gulf of Florida after reaching the status of a category 4 hurricane and tore through the southeast.   Hurricane Helene’s range of damage reached throughout Georgia, with its windfield extending 345 miles from its center. The storm’s threat eventually got to a point where Georgia Gov. Brian [...]

A new Active Zone and Front Desk is being built in Student Center West to replace a popular space for commuter students on campus.   Construction on a new lounge across the hall from Georgia State University bookstore has been ongoing since last summer. What used to be the “Panther Place” lounge has been shut down for months, and new details on the construction are few and far between.   The third-floor hallway of Student [...]

Students in the School of Music have spent years watching other buildings on campus get shiny new upgrades while their facilities are falling apart. This year, they’ve had enough.   The School of Music was welcomed into its current building back in 1996. In the 28 years they’ve called the Standard Building, the Haas-Howell Building, and the Rialto Theater home renovations to the building’s facilities have been little to none according to students.   Students [...]

The clash of the titans that was the 2024 presidential debate. Kamala Harris versus Donald Trump is the most anticipated moment of the year in politics. The discussion was everything we expected—dramatic, chaotic, and thoroughly entertaining in a way that only American politics can be. And as much as I wanted to focus on policy, the economy, and facts, what I got more of was that debates in 2024 are less about policy and more [...]

In early spring, Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr spearheaded a coalition of seven states to challenge the Biden Administration’s latest effort to provide debt relief to student borrowers. Carr argued that the initiative “brazenly violates the law,” labeling it an “egregious example of federal overreach.” The Department of Education reports that today’s bachelor’s degree holders carry an average student loan debt of nearly $25,000. Additionally, about one-third of student loan borrowers do not complete their [...]

Georgia State University is one of the most diverse universities in the United States and proudly claims to be a “University for all.” U.S. news reports GSU has a 77% minority enrollment and as the recipient of many awards for inclusion, one of the many appeals to attend GSU is its diversity. The university claims to be committed to protecting that diversity and supporting students regardless of “race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nation [...]

Georgia State University is experiencing its annual parking debacle. Students at Patton Hall, Lofts, and Greek Housing used to be able to park at Lofts parking, but the garage is now closed for repairs due to it being “structurally unsound.”  Residents received an email regarding parking on August 8th. Where the parking change was first communicated. The only line in the email communicating this change was when it listed where residents were designated to park [...]

The infamous RaceTrac that was shut down this past spring is under new ownership, and its new owner plans to turn the building not into a grocery store, or a parking deck, but another gas station.  Last February, the RaceTrac at 120 Piedmont Ave closed its doors for good after a string of shootings and other crimes led to students in the area feeling unsafe. The gas station was open for four years, where it [...]

The Georgia State Convocation Center, known for hosting Panther Basketball games, commencement ceremonies, and first-year convocations, recently became the stage for two of the most crucial political rallies in this year’s presidential race. Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump each visited Georgia four days apart last July as part of their campaign trails. Both candidates selected the Convocation Center as their venue of choice, drawing crowds from both sides of the political [...]

A 3.7-mile-long walking path named the ‘Blue Line’ is coming to Georgia State’s campus. Inspired by other popular remodeling projects such as Atlanta’s Beltline and New York’s High Line, the GSU Blue Line aims to unify the downtown campus. Georgia State University, a known commuter school, is seeking to increase safety on campus in addition to fostering a more traditional college town campus. According to Georgia State University Magazine, Georgia State University Executive Vice President [...]