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Have your pen at the ready for some helpful tips from and recent updates on Stan State’s Writing Center. (Signal Photo/Schuyler Becker)

Stan State’s Writing Center Recaps Covid-19 Changes and Offers Writing Advice

Schuyler Becker December 12, 2020

The Stan State Writing Center is a helpful resource for many students, which should not be overlooked during distance learning. It is rare that a career does not involve writing in some manner, and even...

Graphic courtesy of Trinity Montoya.

ASI Showcases Online Resources Available to Students During Taco-‘Bout It Events

Despite Stan State's transition to predominately virtual instruction and activities, many resources are still available to students in an online format. Associated Students Incorporated (ASI)...

Check out what's currently trending for Stan State students in the virtual world. (Signal Photo/Schuyler Becker)

Our Virtual Reality

Schuyler Becker November 10, 2020

Virtual media has been on the rise for many years now, finding its way into every home and suffusing the daily lives of many. This year especially the Internet has taken center stage as a necessity for...

Illustration by Ethan Hunt

Staying Logged On: Stan State Students Prepare for an Online Spring 2021 Semester

Anthony Perkins October 24, 2020

In the beginning of September, President Ellen Junn announced via email that the spring 2021 semester would continue to be primarily virtual. Students had barely begun the semester and many did not know...

What's spookier than a pandemic during Halloween! This year, we all need to make sure we celebrate spooky season safely. (Illustration by Ethan Hunt)

How to Celebrate Halloween During a Pandemic

Kerry Young and Nicole Azof October 9, 2020

With social distancing orders and other COVID restrictions, this Halloween will be looking very different for a lot of people, but that doesn’t mean that spooky season canceled all together. A few...

The empty housing common area on campus. (Signal, Essence Saunders)

Student Limitations in the Time of a Pandemic

Essence Saunders September 29, 2020

In the midst of the pandemic, students living on campus have become subject to a new normal of restrictions where they once had guaranteed expectation of connection. This obligatory separation from their...

FMP members introduce their pets on Zoom. (Screenshot of Zoom meeting taken by Lindsey Ouk)

Faculty Mentor Program Hosts First Zoom Event of the Semester

Lindsey Ouk September 26, 2020

Stan State’s Faculty Mentor Program hosted a Zoom event on Friday, September 25th which consisted of Kahoot games and other social activities. The semester's first meeting was filled with contagious...

Pekoe/DC "dorm cat" explores the campus. (Photo courtesy of the AdvoCATS)

Kitty Quarantine Life: An Update on the Campus AdvoCATS

Schuyler Becker September 23, 2020

With Stan State’s campus closure, the community cat-lovers may be wondering how the campus cats have been fairing.  Stan State has been eerily quiet this semester – no bustle of activity,...

The Stan State campus will have less foot traffic this semester, but safety precautions are still being put in place to ensure the health of all who need to visit. (Signal Photo/Sandra Plascencia-Rodriguez)

The New Normal: Pandemic Guidelines and Precautions Implemented at Stan State

Christopher Correa September 12, 2020

As the coronavirus pandemic continues, Stan State has implemented a number of changes to ensure the health and safety of the many students, faculty and staff who are still coming to campus on a regular...

The Stan State campus will be seeing another quiet semester this spring 2021. (Signal photo/ Anthony Perkins)

President Junn Announces Plan for Spring 2021 Semester

On September 10 at 6:15 p.m., President Ellen Junn sent an email announcement to the campus community announcing that the spring 2021 semester will continue...

Steps needed to fill out a Household Verification form. (Signal Photo/Sandra Plascencia-Rodriguez). 

Stan State’s Financial Aid and Scholarship Office Addresses Student Concerns

Sandra Plascencia-Rodriguez September 9, 2020

The Free Application for Financial Student Aid, or FAFSA as it is most commonly known, is vital to helping low-income students be able to afford the expenses that come with higher education.  At Stan...

Equality Hands

Students Call for Change on Campus at President’s Commission on Diversity and Inclusion Meeting

Jessica Silva July 18, 2020

On Wednesday July 15th, a virtual meeting was held for all administration, staff, faculty and students on behalf of the President’s Commission on Diversity and Inclusion (PCDI). There...

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