Beginning in the 2014-15 academic year, the Middle Class Scholarship Act is a new financial aid award for California State University and University of California students with family incomes of up to...
Paying for college is not always as easy as financial aid and student loans. Most students take on side jobs to pay rent, bills and the ever so necessary beer after a long day. Some jobs, however, are...
A report came out by the American Civil Liberties Union, Service Women’s Action Network and the Veterans Legal Service Clinic at Yale Law School alleging that the US Department of Veteran’s Affairs...
No student should ever be afraid to walk across their college campus with the looming thought of someone following them, watching them and stalking them.Sexual assault comes in many forms and all cases...
As incoming freshmen, most students were made to believe they could complete college in four years, but here at California State Universities, taking a steady 12 units each semester is considered a “full...
Although we live in the land of the free, home of the brave, America is still fearing what we don’t understand. Twitter exploded last week with tweets from ignorant people making appalling comments...
Imagine feeling safer at every bar you walk into, knowing some pervert can’t slip you an undetected date rape drug. Soon a seemingly simple plastic cup and straw design will revolutionize the bar scene...
The Department of Design Gallery rose from the ashes Wednesday during its re-opening in Mariposa Hall. After a fire destroyed the gallery in October 2011, faculty and students came together to see the...
Stories of sex, drugs and defecating on the top floor of Parking Structure III flood the “Sac State Confessions” Facebook page daily. The page is an outlet where girls plea for attention, guys plea...
This week Sacramento State took a chunk out of the more than 44,000 blood donations needed every day during a blood and marrow drive.On Tuesday and Wednesday 548 volunteers donated pints of blood or gave...
A man and a woman, claiming to be Sacramento State theater students, may be going door-to-door asking for money. They are allegedly attempting to sell children’s books for the UC Davis Children’s...
Across the country, children from lower-income families are deprived of the opportunity to have books at their disposal. “In poor communities there is approximately one book to every 300 children,”...
The week of Feb. 14 is not just a profit jackpot for greeting card companies and florists, but a time to recognize the importance of condoms.National Condom Week aims to raise awareness about sexually...
After several years of higher education, more than 260,000 college graduates worked in food service, retail and personal service industries in 2011, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The numbers continue...
As far as we’ve come with women’s rights and the feminist movement, there are still many people holding tight to feminist stereotypes. It’s these people who are adamant about living in the past and...
If you’re ever wondering what your friends are doing every minute of every day, just check their Facebooks. At any given moment I can see who is at the gym or what people ate that day. But it doesn’t...
Driving annoyances used to consist of the elderly lady driving 20 mph under the speed limit with her blinker on or the person getting on the highway at 40 mph. It’s people like this who drive others...
A majority of public buildings in the country, with a few exemptions like casinos, are smoke-free indoors. Seems obvious since the ‘50s when it was acceptable to smoke pretty much anywhere. The laws...
The world is heavily engaged in social media. Whether for personal, school, networking or business, billions are plugged into a social media network. With this growing trend of doing business and networking...
Most people don’t think twice before logging onto a free Wi-Fi connection, especially when on campus. It’s free Internet with a high-speed connection; that’s all people need to know about a network...
There has to be a benefit to dedicating four or more years to rigorous college courses and endless hours of homework aside from getting a degree. That’s where the Alumni Center comes in. An alumni center...
Before ever getting to college, we all thought the same thing - I just want to get out of my parents house. Don’t deny it. Living with mom and dad wasn’t exactly the riveting social life you dreamed...
There’s no way to put into perspective what a woman goes through after an assault; the fear someone is always there, the inability to trust anyone, the loneliness and isolation. The aftermath is the...
Looking at a college syllabus today, one would find a section on classroom conduct telling students to refrain from doing things like texting, Facebook or answering calls. Seems fairly reasonable, but...
Part of the college experience is finding and creating oneself, adapting to new cultures and exploring different beliefs. This experience should not include students being badgered for their chosen faith...
You didn’t get the job. After hours of prepping your resume, picking the perfect outfit, researching the position and whitening the hell out of your teeth, you still didn’t get the job. Having...
It’s back. The day of unwanted fluffy teddy bears, chocolates making us fat, cards with hearts ending up in the trash and endless expectations for a perfect valentine unrealistic enough to make...
Let someone stand an inch in front of you and throw rocks repeatedly at your face. That’s a sample of how it felt to hear my parents say “divorce.” The memory still makes me cringe. Divorce...
We’ve all done it. You know, brown-nosed a bit to get what you want. Don’t be ashamed, it paid off right? We grow up kissing the asses of parents, teachers and even friends to benefit ourselves. It...
