Walking down the aisles of a grocery store, one can see the stickers on produce labeled “organic,” “product of USA,” or “Guatemala,” letting customers know where and how their food was grown.  But how many ask, “Where do the seeds they plant come from?”

Panhellenic followed in the Interfraternity Council’s footsteps and hosted its first New Member Summit this past Saturday. Approximately 140 new fraternity members and 400 new sorority members attended their respective New Member Summits. 

The Accounting Forum, in association with the School of Business and Economics, will be hosting their annual “5k Tour de Campus” charity run around SSU this Saturday, Oct. 5. This year’s proceeds will go to the local branch of the charity “Summer Search.” Tickets to the event are $10, and include a T-shirt, barbeque lunch, games and live entertainment. Prizes will be given out to the first, second, and third place winners for the men’s and women’s divisions. 

Rain fell as citizens of Rohnert Park came out to the Spreckels Performing Arts Center to celebrate the 51st anniversary of Rohnert Park, Founder’s Day. The Saturday event kicked off with the fourth annual, “Running with the Pack” 5k at 8 a.m., a fundraiser to support the Special Olympics, followed by the Founder’s Day Parade at 10 a.m. Beginning at Lawrence E. Jones Middle School on Snyder Lane, the parade travelled approximately 0.7 miles to Rancho Cotate High School. 

Last Thursday evening, author Cheryl Strayed spoke at the Green Music Center about her New York Times bestselling memoir “Wild.”  

Graduation applications were due Monday for students planning to graduate this fall semester. This final and strict deadline means that every student who now turns in his or her application will be for the spring semester. Spring 2014 potential graduates may now begin turning in their applications for priority filing, which will be open until the end of the fall semester.

While many were out traveling, tanning and relaxing, others were anticipating the arrival of the 2013 summer television schedule. 

No longer just a format to stream previously aired television shows and movies; Netflix has become a platform to release its own original television series.