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The Colonnade News

Remembering Laken Riley

How students are prioritizing running safety
Kate Briesemeister, Staff Writer December 11, 2024

Laken Riley was a 22-year-old woman who was murdered while she was on her daily run. She was enrolled in Augusta University, where she studied nursing. Riley was running on a trail near Lake Herrick, which...

Professor Spotlight: World Languages Hedwig Fraunhofer

Professor Spotlight: World Languages Hedwig Fraunhofer

Shadimon Smith, News Editor December 11, 2024

GCSU offers multiple languages for students to learn from the Department of World Languages and Cultures, including French, German, Spanish and Italian.  Hedwig Fraunhofer, a professor of French and...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Update on the war in Ukraine

Reed Walters and Eero Cheatham December 11, 2024

The conflict in Ukraine began on Feb. 24, 2022, escalating from the 2014 Russian annexation of Crimea. The annexation, widely regarded as a violation of international law, involved Russia's claim over...

Ocmulgee Mounds National Park

Potential Georgia National Park

Kate Walker, Staff Write December 11, 2024

       Last month, Georgia legislation that would redesignate Georgia’s Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park as a full national park and federal preserve passed out of the Georgia Senate committee...

Georgia unemployment rate holds steady

Delaney Derry, Opinion Editor November 27, 2024

Amidst a fluctuating national economy, Georgia's labor market has shown remarkable resilience, with the state’s unemployment rate holding steady in recent months.  Georgia Labor Commissioner Bruce...

Metal Detectors

Marietta city schools consider AI weapon detectors

Shadimon Smith, News Editor November 27, 2024

Marietta City Schools Superintendent Grant Rivera announced the possible installation of weapon detectors in some Marietta schools. The virtual town hall meeting included Marietta Police Chief David Beam,...

Matt Gaetz, formerly nominated as Attorney General

President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet picks

Bryan Cohen, Contributing Writer November 27, 2024

For the second time in the past eight years, Donald Trump has been re-elected president of the United States, making a re-appearance for the first time since his first term ended in January 2021. In the...

Professor Spotlight: Music Therapy Katie Whipple

Professor Spotlight: Music Therapy Katie Whipple

This story was updated on Dec. 11, 2024 to include information about Whipple's doctorate.
Emma Eslinger, Asst. News Editor November 27, 2024

According to the American Music Therapy Association, music therapy is a clinical and evidence-based practice that uses music to address individuals' physical, emotional, cognitive and social needs. It...

The Electoral College

The Electoral College

Is it a fair system?
Benjamin Clark, Asst. Sports Editor November 20, 2024

The Electoral College is the system used in the United States to choose the president and vice president. Instead of directly voting for a candidate, Americans vote for a group of people called electors,...

Writing for Success podcast equipment giveaway

Writing for Success podcast equipment giveaway

Shadimon Smith, News Editor November 20, 2024

In the Pat Peterson Museum Education Room on the second floor of Russell Library sat a wall lined with podcasting equipment and posters from the Writing for Success grant. On Nov. 12, the grant decided...

Professor Spotlight: Dr. Ellen France

Professor Spotlight: Dr. Ellen France

Jaylen Mahayag, Staff Writer November 20, 2024

Ellen France, a biology professor at GCSU, began her journey into biology unexpectedly, shaped by her immigration to the United States from South Korea at 16. She initially imagined studying history or...

The Trax on the Trail project

Chloe Sanders, Staff Writer November 20, 2024

On Nov. 13, the Digital Humanities faculty held a workshop titled “Hearing U.S. Presidential Candidates in the Digital Age: The Trax on the Trail Project.” This workshop is centered around a research...

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