Tensions at SGA meeting

> Tension and confusion stirred tonight at the Student Government Association full senate meeting, as J. Mack Robinson College of Business senator Rion Field faced potential expulsion from the Senate.    Fields was already on probation for missing several SGA events, including the SGA Retreat last summer and previous SGA meetings. Full story

Student fee update:

Gim outlook for Office of Sustainability

> For the second year in a row, the Student Activity Fee Committee did not request an increase in the Student Activity Fee to the Mandatory Fee Committee, postponing the acquisition of funding that would create an Office of Sustainability. Dr. Michael Black, a lecturer at Georgia State, told the SAFC that with an increase of $3 to each student, Georgia State would be able to fund an office that would help create a more sustainable campus and help students who have an interest in becoming more environmentally friendly. Full story

Accessible State

New faculty associate on disabilities plans improvements for all students

> Georgia State’s commitment to serving disabled members of its community has grown with the creation of a new position in the College of Education, the faculty associate on disabilities. Dr. Judith Emerson, a recent hire from the University of Southern Mississippi, was appointed the faculty associate on disabilities in July and will chair the Disabilities Initiatives Committee (DIC) starting this month. Full story

Fighting for reproductive rights

GRJAN help underprivileged receive women’s healthcare

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Scarcity of sex education, women’s healthcare resources and emotional support for underprivileged women in Georgia leaves them helpless when making tough decisions. Georgia Reproductive Justice Access Network is trying to change that.

Editorial

It's all happening

> We’re on the eve of Georgia State’s greatest milestone: the centennial. It’s a celebration no different than a boy entering manhood. Like a Bar Mitzvah, perhaps. The excitement is evident in this school year’s theme. Our football team, performance flaws aside, has been ramping up initiatives to draw in the fans. Full story

Failure to launch

> Georgia State students are in a pickle. Not only has the average graduation time for students passed four years, but students are also graduating into a job market that is less than desirable. Since 1996, Atlanta has been poised to become an international metropolis, but somehow we’ve experienced what I can only describe as “failure to launch. Full story

New ways for homeless people to make money

> It’s interesting that homeless people ask students for money. As a college student, I have no money, and, like the homeless, when I do have money, I usually spend it on alcohol. This is why if the homeless are to get money from students, they need to step up their efforts and get a bit creative. Full story

Player of the Week

Jamie Freeman

> Position: Outside Hitter Height: 5’8” Year: Senior Major: Exercise science This week, Freeman had a stellar performance both at the GSU Invitational as well as the Georgia Tech Classic. With 18 kills and 15 digs against Mercer, the Decatur, Ala. native put up her second double-double of the season and led the team to a victory. Full story

Ate the dust

Georgia State still can't obtain their first victory of the season

> Georgia State was defeated by the Roadrunners of The University of Texas at San Antonio Saturday night by a final score of 38-14. The loss was the Panther’s third defeat in the season and leaves them still searching for their first victory. “We have to start out playing well,” head coach Bill Curry said after the game. Full story

Cross country teams go the distance

> After the first three weeks of competition, Georgia State’s cross country men’s and women’s teams started off their first season in the Sun Belt Conference on the right foot. On Aug. 31, senior Katharine Showalter opened up the season placing first in the 5K women’s race against Clemson. Full story

Worlds Apart

Maryam Dogo's journey from Africa to play basketball in America

> Maryam Dogo has never seen or chased a lion in the wild. “I’ve seen more wild animals since I have been in the U.S. then when I was back home,” Dogo said.  “You don’t see them, unless you go to the zoo.  That’s where you see wild animals.” Dogo, a native of Kaduna, Nigeria, has, however, seen and lived situations that many outsiders will only witness from the comfort of their living room couches during a World News segment with Diane Sawyer. Full story

Big guy, little guy

How size has influenced Georgia State’s biggest and smallest football players' lives

> Terrance Woodard It’s no surprise that Terrance Woodard never got in a fight in his life. Not only because of his pacific personality, but because he is 6 feet 4 inches tall and weighs 320 pounds. Who would mess with this guy? The junior noseguard is the biggest player on Georgia State football team’s roster and said that the only time he ever felt small was when he stood next to Georgia State’s basketball team. Full story

Stepping over the line

Aggressive solicitation on campus

> "Hi, do you have a few minutes for ____ ?” There are many outstanding organizations that solicit on the Georgia State campus. However, the people who represent these organizations, usually wearing red, green or blue vests, can sometimes come off too strong. Full story

African born, American raised

> Business isn’t everything, but everything is a business.” This is the motto that Edward “Prohaize” Minta lives by. But business is what recently shocked the local Atlanta rapper and Georgia State business major. Early Sunday morning, on Aug. 26, Minta was in a near-death accident due to falling asleep at the wheel. Full story