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Former Sonoma State football All-American Larry Allen, who became the first SSU student-athlete to be drafted by the National Football League in the 20-year history of football at SSU, will be inducted into the Division II Football Hall of Fame on Friday, as part of the 26th annual Harlon Hill Tr

The Student Health Center is closed during the campus-wide holiday closure from noon on Dec. 23 through Jan 2, as well as theMartin Luther King holiday on Jan. 16. Other than those dates, the Student Health Centre will be open during Winter break and Intersession from 8 a.m.

Sonoma State University will be hit by an additional $2.3 million cut in its 2011-12 budget as a result of the triggers in the Caifornia state budget announced today by Governor Jerry Brown. 

From the Temptations to Donovan to Little Richard and The Byrds, students in John Palmer's "Rock Music: Styles and Contexts" will stand and deliver their own compositions based on the giants of rock n roll history.

A middle school science teacher uses Google Earth to map numerous elements on the periodic table.

A high school history teacher employs a Flickr gallery to analyze Russian propaganda during the Cold War.

SSU President Ruben Armiñana was honored with a Spirit of Sonoma award at the 11th annual luncheon last week sponsored by the Sonoma County Economic Development Board.

Years ago, the internship coordinator for the Sonoma State Psychology Department was faced with a dilemma-- she was overwhelmed with calls requesting students to support families with autistic children desperate for help. 

But SSU had no such training programs at the time. 

The Sonoma State University Symphonic Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Andy Collinsworth, will perform a program of classic wind band repertoire entitled "Time and the Winds" on Sunday, Dec. 11, at 4 p.m. in Warren Auditorium.

Lawrence Cook Middle School Principal Patty Turner believes that the new Compact for Success with Sonoma State University is a "ticket for every student at the school to enter a world of opportunity."

For the past three semesters, the University library has turned into a "concert hall" on the first Friday of the month. While the acoustics are nowhere those of GMC's Weill Hall, the concerts provide SSU musical ensembles a chance to preview their upcoming concerts.