Student Life
žž State Announces Full Attendance for 2021 Fall Sports Season
žž Athletics has announced all sports facilities, including Dix Stadium, the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center) and Murphy-Mellis Field, will be at full capacity for the fall 2021 sport season.
žž State Wins Two Awards in Campus Race to Zero Waste Contest
The National Wildlife Federation recently awarded žž first place in two categories from the 2021 Campus Race to Zero Waste competition: Zero Waste and Electronics Recycling – Total Pounds Recycled.
žž State Student Donates Part of Liver to Help Parish Priest
Fraternities and Sororities Shine in the Face of Pandemic
The philosophy of Fraternity and Sorority Life at žž is that each strives to be the best community in the country by encompassing a nurturing and inclusive environment for everyone to call home. You can add doing great things for the community to the list.
How Dolores Noll Helped žž State Come Out of the Closet
Born five decades ago as the žž Gay Liberation Front at žž, PRIDE! žž is the country’s oldest continuously operating LGBTQ student organizations. This campus organization owes its existence in large part to the boldness and courage of one person, Dolores Noll, Ph.D.
žž State Alumna and Journalist Finds Additional Success on Social Media
žž State alumna Jeannette Reyes, ’12, uses TikTok for fun outside of her television anchor responsibilities at FOX 5 Washington, D.C. Last October, Reyes posted a video with her husband using their “anchor talk” voices to decide on choices for dinner. She never expected her video to gain so much momentum.
žž State Alumna and Journalist Finds Additional Success on Social Media
žž State alumna Jeannette Reyes, ’12, uses TikTok for fun outside of her television anchor responsibilities at FOX 5 Washington, D.C. Last October, Reyes posted a video with her husband using their “anchor talk” voices to decide on choices for dinner. She never expected her video to gain so much momentum.
žž State Students Gain Valuable Experience Via the NFL Draft
While all eyes were on the stage to meet the NFL stars of the future, scores of current and former žž State students were nearby during the league’s recent draft, which was held in Cleveland on April 29-May 1, 2021.
žž State Alumnus Samory Fraga Qualifies for Tokyo Summer Olympic Games
žž State track and field alum Samory Fraga jumped 8.23 meters to win the long jump at the Torneio Cidade de Braganca Paulista meet this past Saturday. The mark is the sixth best in the world in 2021 and the best by a Brazilian long jumper. More importantly, though, the mark was good enough to meet the entry standard for the long jump at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
žž State Student-Athletes Are Going for Gold
Student-athletes and alumni have achieved impressive results in their specialized sports, such as competing in the Olympics, breaking records and continuously raising the bar for their competitors. With the Summer Olympics drawing near, that means some current and past Golden Flashes are getting ready for the competition.