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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. But, what if people simply don’t care enough? Issued by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the report described a grim reality of a world plagued by worsening food shortages, extreme storms, threatened ecosystems, wildfires and the displacement of millions of people.
Can you say the N-word?
THE STUDENT’S STORY Georgia State student Ronnette Moore filed an incident report on April 4, 2018, to express her concerns regarding her roommate’s use of the N-word. “The thing that drew me to Georgia State was diversity and inclusion. I decided this is where I wanted to be, and I drove 3,000 miles to get here,” Moore said. She is a black transfer student from California.
Marsy’s Law: A dispute of victims’ and constitutional rights
Marsy’s Law is a victims’ rights amendment that will be on the Georgia midterm ballot on Nov. 6, but many victims’ rights advocates are against its passage. “If someone is raped right now in Georgia, the rapist has more protection than the person that they raped,â€? Ann Casas, state director for Marsy’s Law, said.
A movement that is changing the American culture
Every 98 seconds, an American is sexually assaulted, and there’s a nine out of 10 chance that each time it happens, the victim is a woman, according to statistics by the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN). That’s an estimated 33 women per hour, 794 women per day and 315,360 women sexually assaulted each year in the United States alone. That’s enough people to fill the Mercedes-Benz Stadium nearly four times. “It’s an epidemic everywhere, in America and worldwide.
Georgia State and Georgia Tech launch global initiative
Georgia State and Georgia Tech established the Atlanta Global Studies Center (AGSC) with the intention of increasing student interest in gaining a global perspective. AGSC is a national resource center and a foreign language and area studies (FLAS) fellowship program funded by a $2.25 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education.
A stroll through racial progression at Georgia State
Four African-Americans sought admission to the Georgia State College on July 6, 1957 through a federal court action. The university denied them entrance in an attempt to uphold the standard of segregation. The Signal’s editorial board of 1957 declared to� fight until doomsday with legal weapons� to maintain segregation in public schools, and they sought to inspire all Georgians to unite behind this cause. “You will find no haven at Georgia State,�
Kavanaugh protests spark in Library Plaza
The deliberation on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, which has rocked the country for the past month, has made its way to Georgia State’s campus. The already hyper-partisan nomination came to a head last week as Dr. Christine Blasey Ford testified to the Senate Judiciary Committee about her alleged assault by Kavanaugh. In total, three accusations of assault throughout Kavanaugh’s high school and college career have surfaced. On Thursday, Oct.
Transportation department attempts to solve overcrowded buses
On Monday, Sept. 17, the Georgia State parking and transportation department introduced a line system at the Blue Lot in response to a large number of student complaints about the overcrowding at pick-up and drop-off sites. “I shouldn’t have to fight to get on a bus,� Georgia State student Sandra Mencia said. “Sometimes four buses will come before I can actually get on one, even if I was there first because people push in front of me.�
Financial Aid’s bad reputation
It’s safe to say students don’t have the best opinion of the financial aid office at Georgia State. For years, complaints about the efficiency of the Office of Financial Aid have plagued the university. In a recent Facebook poll in the GSU Book Exchange group, The Signal asked students for their experiences with financial aid wait times in the days leading up to tuition deadlines. “Called, waited two hours, they answered, got disconnected.
The Crown Jewels fight for respect and recognition
On Thursday, Aug. 30, Georgia State’s Crown Jewels Dance Team said security guards directed by the Georgia State Athletics Department told them that they could not dance in the student section at the first home football game of the season. This came as a surprise to the team as prior to the game they believed there to be a mutual understanding between their team and the athletics department.
GroupMe Cheating: What professors have to say
Eric Gaucher, the director of the biology department at Georgia State, and Jessica M. Parilla, the undergraduate director of the biology department, hope to create a culture where students strive to use technology for academically honest reasons. “I think we have seen an increase in the number of students who use digital platforms for academic dishonesty purposes.
Commuter students: managing living off campus
Commuters make up 79 percent of students enrolled at Georgia State, according to a college profile made by U.S. News & World Report. The 2016 consolidation with Georgia Perimeter College has made Georgia State the largest public university in Georgia. Maritza Contreras is a senior at Georgia State, and her normal commute to school from Winder is around an hour and twenty minutes—unless she leaves at rush hour. Then it can be over two hours, or what feels like an eternity moving inch by inch.
Design consultant and program manager chosen for new Convocation Center
The design consultant and program manager have been chosen for the new convocation center expected to be built within the next few years. Kimberly P. Bauer, the Senior Director of Facilities Design and Construction Services at Georgia State, said, “We are waiting for approval from the Board of Regents before the program manager and design consultant are named.�
Courtland bridge construction on track to be completed in October
The new Courtland Street Bridge is now in its third month of construction, and is expected to be completed on schedule in October. The project is being built using design-build accelerated bridge construction methods that will allow the new bridge to be completed in just 180 days. “The contractor has completed all of the foundation, the substructure of the bridge and all the beams have been set in place. 7 of the 12 deck sections have been poured,� O’Hara said.
Air pollution in Atlanta worsening amid regulation rollbacks by the Trump administration
Georgia’s short term ozone pollution has worsened according to the 2018 air quality report by the American Lung Association (ALA). This report came in the midst of several rollbacks on environmental protections by Scott Pruitt, the current administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Britney Reddick, the media coordinator for the ALA, said, “The ‘State of the Air’ 2018 found ozone pollution worsened significantly in 2014 to 2016 compared to the previous report.
Cameron Padgett: Identitarian or Racist?
Posters put up by the Atlanta Antifascists warning against “white nationalist scum� emerged around the downtown campus on the night of April 8. The Atlanta Antifascists organization has published a summary on their website documenting the alleged alt-right agenda of Cameron Padgett, a graduate student at Georgia State. Padgett is the booking agent and legal advocate for Richard Spencer, a white supremacist known for his rallies and attempts to gather support at various college campuses.
Billionaire activist calls to impeach Trump in Atlanta
Billionaire Tom Steyer came to Atlanta on April 16 with a clear message: impeach Donald Trump. Steyer is the largest individual Democratic donor and the face of the “Need to Impeach� campaign which accuses Trump of eight impeachable offenses. The event was held at Georgia Freight Depot and Steyer said, as he as has many times, that “our democracy is under attack.� This $20 million campaign is only part of his efforts to create a foundation to impeach the sitting president.
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