We live in a world filled with technology. Everywhere you look you are connected. There are cell phone and Wi-Fi signals ripping through our bodies no matter where we are. But sometimes things get left out of the technological loop.One of those things that has been left out of the […]

On February 15th, 2013, the GSU Board of Trustees approved tuition and fee raises for the 2013-2014 academic year. I was able to attend the board meeting and afterward sought out our Student Trustee of the board, Erin Fletcher, to find out more detailed information regarding the raises and her […]

Scenes in Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 would not seem out of place in this day and age. Huge viewing screens for easy access media, and a landscape shift from paper books to digital readers, evoke images of Guy Montag’s dystopian society. As a culture, we love media and consume it […]

On December 12, 2012, Christopher Otten, a GSU’s student senator, attended a roundtable discussion at DePaul University about the Illinois Monetary Award Program (MAP). The Illinois MAP is a grant that is distributed to eligible students of need in higher education. Every year, the amount allotted for the MAP Grant […]

With social media being as prevalent as it is in today’s world, you should really take a moment and pause.  Think about what you are showcasing to the world.  Is it really the best idea to update that status about how “big brother” is coming down on you?  Or should […]

Welcome back to another semester at GSU! On behalf of everyone here at The Phoenix, I wish every GSU student much success in their academic endeavors this fall. With every new semester comes change.  The biggest change coming to GSU is that in two years, our university will become a […]

If you were able to walk into the E/F wing right now, chances are you wouldn’t recognize a thing. Construction is well underway and everything is torn up with walls, floors and even some ceilings removed. By next spring, however, the first phase of the E/F renovation is scheduled to […]