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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 [...]

After an almost three-month delay, that time of the year has finally come. Around the country, students are getting ready to sit down with their families to talk about financial aid and fill out their Free Application for Federal Student Aid or FAFSA. The FAFSA is an online application that students in the U.S. use to apply for federal student aid. The form determines a student’s eligibility for grants, loans and scholarships to help pay [...]

The MARTA Five Points Station has been approved for a renovation project that started in 2019. The estimated $260 million project aims to redesign the station according to five transformative principles, circulation, safety, activation, environmental comfort and civic heart. Since the station is the “hub of the MARTA system” there are many factors to consider to ensure accommodations for everyday customers. Such as ADA access, pedestrian safety and experience and much more. MARTA and the [...]

Access to education is a human right that could mean the difference between a bright future, or a limited constrained life. The Georgia State University Prison Education Program gives that right back to its incarcerated students. The GSUPEP is a nonprofit program headquartered out of Georgia State University’s Perimeter College. The program aims to provide college educations to incarcerated people in Georgia and assists formerly incarcerated people in reentering society. The program started in 2016 [...]

As we rapidly approach the first COVID-19 lockdown’s fourth anniversary, life in Atlanta seems to have returned to normalcy. Urban centers, supermarkets, and sports stadiums have regained the foot traffic they lost during those six months in early-to-mid 2020. The US economy, which seemed destined for a recession, has recovered significantly. Despite low consumer sentiment, the US presents robust GDP growth and easing inflation. The Labor Market has drastically improved, with the unemployment rate down [...]

Top five stories from last week   Israel and Palestine conflict erupts, turning the Gaza Strip into a warzone. Historic conflict in Israel heightens after unprecedented attack from militant group Hamas. The entire world is divided between support for Israel and support for Palestine, opening a wound that has been bleeding for decades. As it currently stands, the Gaza Strip has been blockaded as Israel retaliates against the Hamas attack. Casualties rise to the thousands [...]

The Residence Hall Association announced that the shopping shuttles are back on October 1st, 2023. The schedule is set for them to arrive every three weeks on a Sunday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. In total, there will be four days of shuttles for the whole semester. You can catch one of these shuttles outside the University Commons on a continuous loop to the Edgewood Retail District. The next shuttle will be on Sunday, [...]

A College of Law student’s troubling history of antisemitism, racism and white supremacy has recently come to light, sparking outrage and concern among students and calls for action from The College of Law.    Jared Alexander Huggins, who has a problematic past dating back to 2016,is a student studying at Georgia State’s Law School. In late September, his political history was discovered by other students in the College of Law, primarily from a continuing report [...]