Spring is just around the corner and you want to enjoy the sunshine. But you have that seven-page paper that you’ve been putting off for so long you can no longer push it aside. Your only choice is to plug in your laptop and stay shackled to the desk inside …
Read More »Georgia Campus Carry: Gun ‘Ho or No
Monday, Feb. 22, The Georgia House of Representatives recently passed the House Bill (HB) 859, or Campus Carry bill. If passed by the Georgia Senate, the Campus Carry bill will permit anyone with a license to carry, to be able to bring a firearm to any college campus or university …
Read More »A Flock of Three now in exhibition in the JCLRC
A brood, a building, a gaggle, a murder – these words all have one thing in common – birds. Flocks of birds come in all different shapes, sizes and names. On display in the Clarkston campus’ Jim Cherry Learning & Resource Center’s fourth floor is the exhibit A Flock of …
Read More »Perimeter College fears of tuition increases quelled
The cost of college tuition will not increase next fall. The Board of Regents concluded on Feb. 16 its decision to not raise tuition in the 29 Georgia public colleges for the 2016-2017 academic year. According to Fox 5, this is the first year since 2002 that the University System …
Read More »The struggle is real for non-traditional students
Life has an uncanny way of throwing twists, turns, a few bumps, and, occasionally, a bruise or two right at you. They can cross your path at any given time and more often than not change your life forever. Lorretta Arrington, who is a Georgia State University Perimeter College graduate …
Read More »Some Pain and All Gain
Students and faculty are in a pickle of inconvenience with renovations to the Health, Wellness and Recreation Center underway at the Clarkston campus. Anticipation for the new recreation center is high, but the patience of some students at Clarkston is already wearing thin. Kat Jones, psychology major on the Clarkston …
Read More »Interview with Angels, Men & Monsters artist Professor Frank Holt
Professor Frank Holt is an Associate Professor of English and Humanities at Georgia State University’s Perimeter College Clarkston campus. He is also an artist who is featured in the Clarkston Fine Arts building’s ground floor gallery. His current exhibit is entitled “Angels, Men & Monsters” and is available for viewing …
Read More »Crystal Gail Welcome fights her mental illness to succeed
Crystal Gail Welcome is a strong and intelligent woman who has battled through serious brain disease which almost pushed her to the brink of suicide. Since she received a Medtronic neuromodulation device to combat the illness Gail is finding strength in recovery and challenges herself to do more. The Collegian’s …
Read More »Climate Change: Feeling the Bern
On Wednesday, Jan. 20, presidential hopeful Sen. Bernie Sanders said, “The debate is over. The vast majority of the scientific community has spoken. Climate change is real, it is caused by human activity, and it is already causing devastating harm here in the United States, and to people all around …
Read More »Who Should Handle Sexual Assault Cases- Police or College?
As college classes rev back into session for spring semester, there is a growing concern that is whispered about and loudly protested against on campuses all across the United States: the college rape epidemic. Although some colleges have made attempts to prevent sexual assault by bringing awareness to the problem …
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