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Students share Inauguration experiences
GSU professors and students came together February 26 in Engbretson Hall to share their memories of a trip they will never forget – the journey to Washington, D.C. for the second inauguration of President Barack Obama. The group celebrated their experiences and recollections of attending the January 21 Inauguration during […]
Tensions mount afer anti-gay group allowed on campus
Tensions recently escalated on the campus of Governors State University when the H.O.M.E. Group, an anti-homosexuality group, was allowed to disseminate their anti-gay message to GSU students. H.O.M.E., an acronym for “Heterosexuals Organized for a Moral Environment” was allowed to set up a table on the GSU campus February 21 […]
The metamorphosis of media in the 21st Century
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 […]
GSU chemistry student accepted into top Doctoral program
Ravikiran Yerabolu came to the United States from India to study analytical chemistry at Governors State University. As a result of his hard work and the academic excellence he displayed while at GSU, Yerabolu has been admitted to one of the most highly ranked Analytical Chemistry programs in the world. […]
New writing group focuses on veterans
Beginning this month, English Professor Robin Thompson will be starting a new six-week writing workshop for veterans. The Veterans Writing Group will allow veterans to learn the techniques of narrative writing and poetry. Once enough participants are signed up, the first workshop will take place on the campus of Governors […]
GSU hosts first Black Women Rock awards
Sherman Hall was filled with GSU students, friends and family of award nominees to celebrate GSU’s inaugural Black Women Rock Award Ceremony February 28. To commemorate Black History Month, the ceremony recognized 55 GSU students excelling in five categories. The five categories included Passionate Advocate, Miz Entrepreneur, Literary Expressionist, Creative […]
A letter to the editor on behalf of the H.O.M.E. Group
Some years ago a well-known liberal attorney, Alan Dershowicz, was so disturbed by the lack of respect for free speech on college campuses, he’s on record as saying: “Political correctness is the most serious issue on college campuses. We are tolerating, and teaching, intolerance and hypocrisy” (James Warren, “Drawing Laughs,” […]
Expect slight rise in tuition
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 […]
Coming out: an LGBT ally’s story
A week or two into my first term (Spring 2011) at Governors State University, a group called H.O.M.E had a table set up in the atrium. There were two white older men at the table, and signs with the word “Homosexuality” big and bold. I assumed the dudes at the […]