• Signal staffers pose with their awards at the annual Georgia College Press Association convention Feb. 2 in Athens, Ga.

    Signal Wins Top Georgia College Press Awards

    In a record showing, The Signal took home seven of the Georgia College Press Association’s top awards Feb. 2 and reclaimed the coveted “General Excellence” award for the second time in three years.

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    Atlanta Photographer Focuses on Patagonia’s Ice Structures

    Sometimes momentous, life-changing decisions can only be made in a single, radical moment – as Claude Wegscheider might tell you.

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    Show Us Some Respect

    Last week, I decided to do a little survey in one of my classes regarding student support of Georgia State athletics.

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    Lichtenstein: More Than a Tax Haven

    Although only 62 square miles large and landlocked with a population of 35,000, Liechtenstein in Central Europe maintains the highest gross domestic product per capita of any country in the world.

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Four Reasons the Students Deserve a Special SGA Election

Based on what The Signal has learned about the circumstances involving the former SGA presidential candidate Christian Hill’s disqualification and the subsequently scandalous election results, I’ve decided to write up a few reasons why I think the elections should be appealed and their results substituted in a special election.

Bill Iffrig, the 78-year-old marathon runner no doubt to appear on newspapers across the country tomorrow, was one of several Boston Marathon runners helped by first responders.

Journalism and Tragedy: Telling the Stories in a Way That Matters

This afternoon I was on Twitter when I heard about the attacks in Boston.

Red & Black and Patronizing All Over?

Every year, writer and editors from virtually every major and minor college newspaper in the state of Georgia descend on Athens for a weekend full of sessions, workshops and probably more than a little bit of partying (let’s be honest).

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Give the Falcons Their Due

Coming off a spectacular blowout of last year’s Super Bowl winners last week and a convincing defeat of the Detroit Lions on Saturday to secure the No. 1 NFC seed and home field advantage throughout the playoffs, the Atlanta Falcons are arguably the team to beat this year.

A GSU J-School Requires Money & Time

There’s an old saying in America that nothing is certain but death and taxes. Put another way, everything revolves around time and money — and such is similarly true for Georgia State’s Journalism Program.

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Show Us Some Respect

Last week, I decided to do a little survey in one of my classes regarding student support of Georgia State athletics.

Sending the Right Message

Last month, the Fulton County School System reported former Milton High School’s head boys basketball coach, David Boyd, to the state sports association for “undue influence” in persuading star athletes to transfer to the school, questionable behavior many see as unfairly helping the team advance to state championship titles.

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