Since 2002, campus-based fees have increased 283 percent with increases occurring nearly every year. This year, California State University Chancellor Timothy White and the Board of Trustees have granted Student Success Fees to several campuses. On Nov. 13, students from different California State Universities arrived in Long Beach to address White and the Board of Trustees and address the issue of fee increases.
Sonoma State University welcomed eight German foreign exchange students this fall, and since becoming active German Club members, done their part to share their culture around the campus community.
Sonoma State University administration has taken an initiative to help aid students and improve the safety of the campus as a whole. It’s is called the Red Folder Initiative. The initiative is an educational reference for faculty and other staff members to turn to for guidance when encountering a distressed student. The Red Folder Initiative was also put into action with University of California campuses roughly two years ago.
The time has come for the California Faculty Association and the California State University system to make a mutual agreement that will better benefit faculty and students. The concept of the agreement is about the necessity of fair contracts but also fair payments for faculty in the CSU system.
Safety Week finally arrived and Sonoma State University did its part to spread the word. Sexual Assault awareness and resources were offered Wednesday at the Student Center Ballroom as officials came together as one to address this issue.
Last spring a group of Sonoma State students came together in hopes of bettering Sonoma County through various forms of volunteer work. They organized themselves into a group called the Multi-Cultural Education club.
Public education is available to all, but once high school ends, the opportunities are seen less and less. For those coming from low-income families, any level of secondary education such as college is simply not an option. The GEAR UP grants program was designed to target this specific problem.
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