Signal & Urbanite

Counseling Center offers students stress relief

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Gearing up for 'Finals Week', Georgia State University's Student Counseling Center is already well prepared for a few extra students. Stress and exams are two things that seem to go hand-in-hand, but counselors at the counseling center want to let students know that stress doesn't have to take control.

Georgia State creates new emergency operations center

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

A little over two weeks after the anniversary of the Virginia Tech massacre, students at Georgia State have questioned whether the university is prepared for full-scale emergencies and have the protocol in place to effectively communicate to students, faculty and staff if danger is present on campus.

Theatre program sees promising enrollment numbers

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

To be or not B.A.? That was the question. In the case of Georgia State University's theatre department, an answer to the negative served to draw the curtain on the Bachelor of Arts degree in theatre in 2004.

The move, precipitated by declining graduation rates, was not fatal, as just the next year GSU students with a passion for the stage were liberated by the introduction of the theatre concentration under the auspices of the university's Bachelor in Interdisciplinary Studies (B.

Career Services discusses freshmen resources

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

On Thursday, Apr. 24, in the University Center the University Career Services Department presented a lecture entitled "Freshman Realities." The lecture discussed the many opportunities that the University Career Services provides for freshmen and resources that are available to all students.

Speaker lectures on "elections beyond borders"

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

On Tuesday, Apr. 22, graduate student Rachel Fowler gave a lecture entitled "Elections beyond Our Borders" in which she spoke briefly on the importance of elections in any democratic society.

Fowler, invited to speak by the Freshman-Sophomore Political Science Honor Society, is from the Carter Center and is currently a graduate student at Georgia State University with an interest in human rights and the assistant director of the democracy program at the Carter Center.

On-campus security concerns students

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Security is wanted by most, but in some cases problems can happen. Colleges lately have struck a high level of security due to shootouts, but at Georgia State University some still feel unsafe.

The GSU library plaza is a common hang out spot for many students, but it is often unsafe and common for them to have unwanted guests

"I have been on the Georgia State shuttles, in the cafeteria, and I have walked through the door to enter the dorms by myself without being questioned or checked if I was a Georgia State student," stated by Tanae Harris who is not a GSU student.

Affordable housing, here we come!

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

This summer over 220 cyclists will ride cross country all in the name of affordable housing. Bike and Build is an independent nonprofit organization that plans different trips from East Coast to West Coast with its riders making stops along the way to help build affordable housing units.

Film society at Georgia State: Band of Outsiders

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

For film students at Georgia State there has always been something lacking. The absence of a club made film students a rather disjointed group. This year is going to be different.

Two headstrong and determined students realized the need for a film society and decided to make it happen.

Georgia State University wins chapter of the year for MEISA national

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

The Georgia State University chapter of the national organization Music Entertainment Industry Student Association (MEISA) was extremely successful in the 2008 national conference in New York March 28-29.

The Chapter was presented with the Outstanding Chapter of the Year award.

The problem with second hand smoke on campus

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Your heart pounds heavily as you walk to class. You suddenly feel a shortness of breath, so you decided to go to the local health clinic.

The doctor decides to have you x-rayed.

You begin thinking of all the possibilities at risk: you do not exercise regularly but you drink plenty of water and you smoke occasionally.

"Blue Wave" vying for support, need more students

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

There is no doubt about it, when it comes to school spirit at Georgia State University, the Panthers are greatly lacking. Maybe it's because the athletics here have been underachievers, though things are looking up now. Or maybe the programs underachieve partly because there is no significant school support, or at least a few freshman are thinking that way.

Panthers perform well at CAA tournaments

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Somewhere on campus, Georgia State students and administrators are playing that song "We are the Champions" by the band Queen.

After all, it's only natural to break out a victory record when your teams perform well enough to bring back multiple titles from the CAA Championships held in Williamsburg, Va.

Baseball squad gets dramatic victory

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Nothing feels more exhitlirating than watching your team have aninth inning rally to win a game. Just ask the Panthers baseball team.

Trailing 7-4 entering the bottom of the ninth, the Georgia State baseball team methodically produced some runs and loaded the bases with one out for Dusty Bennett.

NASCAR drug testing policy a joke

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

File this under news that sounds like a joke. In July of last year, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver Aaron Fike and his girlfriend were caught using heroin in a parking lot in Ohio. This news rocked the NASCAR world.

Fike was a driver that had not yet caught the breaks that could carry him up to NASCAR's highest series, but nonetheless had had some good opportunities to run for Kevin Harvick Inc.

Picking the first round of the Western conference playoffs

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

How did I love the NBA western conference this regular season? Oh, let me count the ways.

There were trades that absolutely shifted the balance power, a legitimate 9 teams jockeying for position down the stretch, 20 plus game winning streaks without Yao Ming, and 2 players fighting for league MVP honor!

And now we all get to sit back and watch the 8 teams that survived that virtual bare-knuckle brawl face each other in 7 game series in the playoffs.

Picking the first round of the Eastern conference playoffs

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Boston Celtics vs Atlanta Hawks

The big story here is the revitalized franchise of the Boston Celtics is back and the holders of the NBA season's best record at 66-16.

The other big story here, the Atlanta Hawks are back in the playoffs after a nine year drought.

Comments by officers acquitted in Sean Bell case disrespectful

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

This isn't the Academy Awards, so why are the police detectives responsible for the 50-bullet killing of an innocent man just hours before his wedding getting up on the mic saying their thank yous?

It's because last wee the three NYPD detectives were acquitted of all charges regarding the death of Sean Bell.

Darfur, long forgotten

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Anyone remember Darfur?

Tthe western region in Sudan where genocide has been taking place for the past six years?

Yes, I said six years. Well, genocide is still taking place. Thousands are being killed; millions have fled their homes and the alleged Sudanese government-backed Janjaweed is getting away with it.

Destroy your television!

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Alright, guys, I've got to be honest- I love me some TV.

From reruns of The OC to The Girls Next Door to Intervention, I admit it, I'm hooked.

However, in observance of TV-Turnoff Week, which began April 21st and lasts through April 27th, I did the unthinkable, and turned off my TV.

My summer vacation

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

The past two summers I've been home, back in Gwinnett County, were the most aggravating, tedious, and lackluster breaks of my life.

Once you get accustomed to the city, going back to seeing trees and neighbors mowing their lawns at 9 a.m. on Saturday mornings almost feel like a culture shock.

Much ado about nothing: Clarence Thomas is ideal commencement

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

I hate graduations.

For two main reasons. First my last name is Wilson. Which means I'm almost always the last person to get called and there's no chance of sneaking out midway. (My father did this, at my high school graduation and I'm still emotionally scarred.

Departing wisdom for graduating seniors

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Yep. Its the end of the road. Time to stop babysitting your next door neighbor's twins and get a big person job.

Though you may be excited about starting your life, getting that dream position, and eventually bringing in one hundred grand a year, there are two things you should keep in mind.

Graduating: It was worth it

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

It is difficult to ignore a plea for help from one's former editor, even if that editor works for the newspaper of a school you no longer attend.

Though I graduated in December from Georgia State, I will long hold dear the memories and experiences I formed while there.