Georgia State Free of Art Charges

A student’s art project was mistaken for a bomb on Feb. 3, and Georgia State has yet to be charged, according to Associate Vice President for Public Relations and Marketing Communications Andrea Jones. Georgia State’s device was spotted during a Martin Luther King memorial and prayer service and caused a halt in traffic in the…

New Kennesaw State Public Relations Program May Compete with Georgia State

Georgia State may be at risk of losing journalism major students concentrating in public relations after Kennesaw State announced its own plans to implement a new degree focusing on the program for fall 2015. Georgia State professor Dr. Richard Welch said high school students wanting to pursue a public relations degree are more likely to…

Georgia State Takes Further Steps in Saving Bat Species from Disease

With the aid from the U.S. Forest Service, Georgia State’s post-doctoral researcher Chris Cornelison said his efforts have come the furthest in North America to finding a cure for white-nose syndrome (WNS). WNS, a disease causing white fungus to grow on the muzzle or other parts of bats, is responsible for the mortality rate of…

Georgia State Police Report a Drop in Criminal Trespassing

Although there have been multiple trespassing incidents reported by Georgia State police this past semester, the department said there’s also been a decrease in the crime over the past two years. In Jan. 2013, nine Criminal Trespassing Warnings (CTWs) were issued and two arrests were made. Comparatively in Jan. 2014, 10 CTWs were issued and…

Georgia Legislature May Ban Handheld Phone Calls While Driving

While no U.S. state bans all types of cell phone use for drivers, House Bill 10 (HB 10) in this year’s state legislative season could change a portion of that for Georgia drivers. If passed, HB 10, a bill proposed to ban all hand-held phone calls while driving, would make Georgia the 14th state in…

Brightspace Arriving at Georgia State by Spring 2015

Georgia State students and faculty will have to depart with Desire2Learn, a website name they’ve grown accustomed to, in order to make way for the university’s newest spring 2015 addition— Brightspace. Desire2Learn will go offline starting Dec. 19 until Dec. 26 while the system is being updated. Once it relaunches it will come back online…