• New Year, New FAFSA

    New Year, New FAFSA

    January 29, 2024 David Hoffman 0
    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 [...]

  • New shopping shuttles arrive for Residence Halls

    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, [...]
  • Georgia State College of Law admits student with history of white supremacy

    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 [...]
  • New Blue Light Emergency boxes are on campus

    As part of its renewed effort to protect students and staff, Georgia State has introduced its blue light emergency towers. The towers are adorned with the word “EMERGENCY” and blue lights and are located in both highly and less frequented areas of campus, including the Campus Green and parking decks. Each box has a red push button that connects directly to GSU PD through speakerphone and is located near security cameras. Partnering with Knightscope Inc., [...]
  • Midterm season and construction at the library

    Midterms are in full swing at Georgia State. Students are cramming in all-nighters, forming study groups, and utilizing office hours with hopes of achieving their desired grades. Tracia Frank, a senior at Georgia State, has yet to take her midterms. “I don’t necessarily feel overwhelmed but more so stressed,” Trachea said. “I’m not taking a lot of classes, but because I am a senior the classes I’m taking are upper-level, so it just requires more [...]
  • The Signal…90 years counting

    The Signal. The Junior Collegiate. The Evening Signal. The student-run newspaper of Georgia State has gone by several different names since its inception in 1933.   However, through 90 editor-in-chiefs, thousands of student staff members and millions of printed copies, the mission has always been the same; to bring the student body at Georgia State the most accurate, relevant and unbiased reporting.   The first issue of Georgia State’s student newspaper was released on Oct. [...]
  • Increased security requires Panther Card for access.

    Starting Aug. 28, various buildings on campus will require a Panther Card for entry after 8 p.m. These buildings include Classroom South, Langdale Hall, Library North, Library South and Student Center East. The full list of buildings can be found at https://safety.gsu.edu/ under the “Safety and You” tab. In April, Georgia State hosted a safety town hall after raising concerns about the delays in communication between GSUPD and students involving events that transpired in the [...]
  • The impact left behind by Hurricane Idalia

    Hurricane Idalia made landfall in Florida and Georgia in late August bringing torrential rain and high-speed winds to much of the southeast United States. Idalia was first documented on Aug. 26 as a Tropical Depression having formed in the northwestern Caribbean, as reported by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). It rapidly grew over the next four days as it traveled towards Cuba and along the Gulf of Mexico, where it briefly registered as [...]
  • Mysterious lockdown at Piedmont Central

    Late afternoon on September 12th, an intruder broke into the Piedmont Central dormitory, sending hundreds of residents into a frenzy. The building, which houses over 1,000 students, was put on lockdown. Since Residential Assistants are required to sign a confidentiality agreement, we were unable to get a direct response. One of the residents at Central spoke with a Residential Assistant and retold the story from their point of view. “They were downstairs in the group [...]
  • “Our Place, Our Time”, a blueprint to 2033.

    On September 20, Georgia State held a kick-off event for its new 10-year strategic plan. This plan, running under the motto “Out Place, Our Time,” is centered on improving four central aspects of the university throughout the next decade. University President Brian Blake led the kick-off event on Georgia State’s Clarkson Campus. The event was broadcast live to auditoriums across all Georgia State campuses. At the event, President Blake and members of the “strategic plan [...]
  • WGA strikes a deal; Film students unwind

    As news broke that the Writers Guild of America’s strike nearing its end, film hopefuls from Georgia State watched with nervous anticipation.  On Sunday night, the WGA announced they had reached a tentative deal that would end one of Hollywood’s longest-ever strikes. The deal, which must now be ratified by the union’s 11,500 members, would impose new rules around the use of artificial intelligence and boost residual payments for streaming shows.  Film students, hoping to [...]
  • Rising COVID-19 cases as students come back for the new semester.

    COVID-19 cases are rising as students become acclimated to the new school year. Fulton County is one of the most vulnerable counties to outbreaks due it’s population density. The CDC reports there have been 183 confirmed COVID-19 hospitalizations in Fulton County in the past week. There are 15,067 hospital admissions in the United States as of Aug. 19th and 693 hospitalizations in Georgia. Cases are increasing at Georgia State as well. Keely Baker, a sophomore [...]
  • The parking crisis during the first few weeks

    The annual parking crisis at Georgia State looms again as students begin to adjust to their class schedules. Traffic piles up in the mornings and parking spots are filling up quicker and quicker. This problem is causing infuriating mornings and afternoons for commuter students like Hayden Dostic, a freshman. “If I wanna get here on time I have to wake up two hours earlier than I usually would,” Hayden said. “If I’m scheduled to get [...]
  • The impact left behind by Hurricane Idalia

    Hurricane Idalia made landfall in Florida and Georgia in late August bringing torrential rain and high-speed winds to much of the southeast United States. Idalia was first documented on Aug. 26 as a Tropical Depression having formed in the northwestern Caribbean, as reported by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). It rapidly grew over the next four days as it traveled towards Cuba and along the Gulf of Mexico, where it briefly registered as [...]
  • Long awaited Publix location finally opens close to campus!

      A much-awaited change for students has finally been made in the form of a brand new Publix minutes away from campus.   A new Publix location opened on June 21 at 572 Hank Aaron Drive, which is a short distance from Center Parc Stadium’s blue and green parking lot. These lots are accessible for parking to all students and are stops on the university’s blue and orange PantherExpress routes.    The new storefront is [...]
  • “Green Move-In” initiative helps students during move-in week

    Each year the process of moving in and unpacking results in thousands of pounds in plastic bags, packing foam and cardboard being thrown in the trash instead of recycled. To help the environment and reduce the amount of trash that goes unrecycled, Georgia State’s Office of Sustainability hosted a “Green Move-In” initiative to aid incoming dorm residents in cutting down on their waste.  “Green Move-In” was held throughout move-in week, starting on Aug.16th and ending [...]