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Two SSU students refine their activist approach at James Lawson Institute

Suzette Plumley, Staff Writer December 6, 2017

Two Sonoma State University students were recently given the opportunity to learn from Rev. James Lawson, a civil rights activist and ally to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Queer studies minor welcomes LGBTQ community

Suzette Plumley, Staff Writer November 15, 2017

Last Tuesday’s elections brought a new wave of hope and progress for the transgender community when, according to ThinkProgress, eight openly transgender candidates won their positions. 

Max Luque, a senior English major, described his initial reaction to the election results as a “pleasant surprise,” given ongoing bigotry and misunderstandings about trans identities. 

Luque said he saw the results as a message that the community will not reinforce hate and looks to promote progressive thinking. 

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Fire-Impact Scholarship helps affected students pay for Winter Intersession classes

Suzette Plumley, Staff Writer November 8, 2017

The School of Extended and International Education is teaming up with NomaCares to provide a Fire-Impact Scholarship, which will help Sonoma State University students affected by the North Bay fires to further their education.

According to Jamie Zamjahn, the head of NomaCares, full scholarships for Winter Intersession 2018 are being offered to students who lost homes to the fires. 

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English professor adjusts to new life after Coffey Park fire

Suzette Plumley, Staff Writer October 31, 2017

After the devastation of the North Bay fires, some within the Sonoma County community may be asking, “Now what?”

 

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Emerging Leaders Conference focuses on helping students make a positive impact

Suzette Plumley, Staff Writer September 27, 2017

To train a grasshopper, you must leave it in a shoebox. A grasshopper can jump ten times its body height but will only jump as high as the imagined barrier after the lid comes off the box. 

This is the metaphor Bert “The Mentor Guy” Gervais used when describing leadership as he reiterated the importance of not standing in your own way and “removing your lid” at this years Emerging Leaders Conference on Sunday at Sonoma State University. Gervais also used his stories of emigration from Haiti and struggles in college to inspire students.

Hunt for Freedom at SSU library celebrates the right to read

Suzette Plumley, Staff Writer September 26, 2017

In honor of Banned Books Week, an annual weeklong celebration of the freedom to read all books, a new event called the Hunt for Freedom will be held Sept. 25 – 27 at Sonoma State University’s library.

 

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Black Student Union and CAPS aim to hire counselors of color

Suzette Plumley, Staff Writer September 20, 2017

Sonoma State University’s Black Student Union is working with Counseling and Psychological Services, better known as CAPS, to hire more counselors of color, one of many goals proposed in the union’s list of demands.

This list was made during the fall 2016 semester to promote diversity and support black students at Sonoma State.

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Hunt for Freedom at SSU library celebrates the right to read

Suzette Plumley, Staff Writer September 13, 2017

In honor of Banned Books Week, an annual weeklong celebration of the freedom to read all books, a new event called the Hunt for Freedom will be held Sept. 25 – 27 at Sonoma State University’s library.

The Hunt for Freedom, which is hosted by the library and the Center for Ethics, Law and Society, brings awareness to the dangers of censorship and emphasizes books that disrupt social norms, according to Joshua Glasgow, the center’s director.  

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Recent GMC policy changes to affect student ushers

Suzette Plumley, Staff Writer September 6, 2017

As the Green Music Center seeks to use more community volunteers instead of student ushers, a handful of current ushers will be given new work opportunities.

Under a new policy enacted during the summer, volunteers will be employed as ushers alongside students. Kathryn Stewart, the associate director of communications for the Green Music Center, said no student ushers will lose their jobs under the new policy.

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Transgender clinic to start in September at Empire College

Suzette Plumley, Staff Writer August 30, 2017

A new legal clinic for name and gender changes is set to start at the Empire College School of Law during the second week of September 2017. 

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