Considering GSC's four-year degree offerings are currently limited, I predict that most students are planning a transfer to a larger institution after locking in their core curriculum. Having made the switch myself, from GSC to UGA and back again, I would like to offer up a few cautionary words to help students anticipate changes they might incur during the swap.
Lauren Herrington Contibuting Writer Is it just me or does the change from high school to college mean the switch from the "ever-so-popular" Myspace to more sophisticated Facebook? Have you freshman even noticed? Here we are a month into school, and you can probably count on both hands how many times you have "checked" your myspace.
Caitlin O'Dell Contributing Writer An old controversy has come to the forefront recently: Do the Lanier Canoe and Kayak Club and the Lake Lanier Rowing Club have the right to close the Clarkesville Road boat ramp and should the community call for the clubs to be shut down? Since the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, all but one facility used during the Games have been shut down or turned into museums.
Allie Jackson Contibuting Writer There seems to be a new concern amongst the councilmen and women in Atlanta and the issue in review might be something that would interest you as a college student. Baggy pants. There is an amendment in process sponsored by city councilman C.
Clayton Teem Contibuting Writer Health and Environment (ENST 3070) is a new course coming to the environmental studies tract of GSC's B.S. degree in Applied Environmental Spatial Analysis. The course looks into a variety of health related areas, including an understanding of healthcare systems: analyzing needs, resources, and utilization patterns within an organizational or geographic framework at the local, regional, national, or international level.
Freshmen, how excited were you to hear that your new school, Gainesville State College was now the official barer of the newly founded mascot 'Laker the Goose'. No offense but I don't get it, why do we need a mascot? We have no competitive teams other than intramurals.
We at the Compass love the staff of the bookstore. But we hate what you've done with the place. Even if you arrive to buy books 20 minutes before the bookstore opens, you'll end up waiting at least 15 minutes in line, squished in that tiny room. Not to mention the added wait if you step out of line to look at something, like the booklist.