Sonoma State University has a plethora of selling points. The university’s Green Music Center is one that is brought up quite often, the small class size draws in those who actually want to get to...
In the last 20 years alone, the establishment of contemporary global culture has seen dramatic acceleration in an ever digitized, technologically entrenched world. Yet, while culture on a global scale...
Last week, the Rohnert Park Police Department proposed that the infamous 120 ordinance, a noise violation, be raised from $500 to $1000. When a household has 10 or more people...
For a typical college student, drugs and alcohol could be a normal part of a fun weekend with friends. Marijuana, cocaine and hallucinogens are popular among young people, and according to a 2014 study by The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, “nearly 2.0 million full-time college students used an illicit drug in the past month.” Many might associate drugs like heroin being cut with the deadly substance Fentanyl, not the popular party drug cocaine being a risk. But in the last few years, test strips, paramedics and overdose statistics will tell you otherwise—the Bay Area has seen an upsurge in Fentanyl related deaths due to drugs being mixed with the fatal substance.
Sonoma State University is home to a variety of different students and it is important that the school creates an environment where everyone feels valued. The university has taken great steps to ensure...
As reported rapes have been increasing exponentially across the United States, new programs have been started to raise awareness as well as teach women and men what to do to avoid being sexually preyed...
Consistent water problems spark the idea that the water systems on campus are outdated. Sonoma State University continues to issue proper safety precautions to provide safe drinking water to its 11,000...
The summer of 2019 brought Sonoma State University many things--a record heatwave, fire warnings, and the filming of 13 Reasons Why on campus. The controversial but ever-popular show transformed SSU...
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