VSU contains a wide array of organizations from the social life of the Greeks, the art styles of The Film and Video Society and the VSU Ballroom Dance Club, the liberal views of the VSU Gay-Straight Alliance to the religious gatherings of Campus Outreach and the Baptist Collegiate Ministries. According to a recent report from the Association of American Colleges ...
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Professors should embrace technology
Because students have started using their laptops during classes, professors are making a point to restrict the use of computers during class.
Read More »“Legend of the Guardians” dazzles, but never really takes flight
Produced by the same studio as ‘Happy Feet’ and directed by Zack Snyder, the visionary behind ‘300’ and ‘Watchmen’, ‘Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole’ is a dark fantasy that is visually stunning yet emotionally vacant. Loosely based on the first three books in Kathryn Lasky’s epic fifteen-book fantasy “Guardians of Ga’Hoole”, ‘Legend of the Guardians’ is the ...
Read More »Transportation for the tipsy
Valdosta has a new late-night transit service, Tipsy Transit, which was created to provide students a safe alternate form of transportation. “We started talking about ways to give students an affordable and safe ride back to their homes after a long night of drinking,” Felix Vayner, Tipsy Transit driver and business major, said. “That’s basically how the whole idea came ...
Read More »Constitution week a success at VSU
Constitution week kicked off with Professor Kenneth Janda as the key note speaker. Dr. Janda expressed the importance of the Constitution.
Read More »VSU student to run for City Council
Sitting idle on the sidelines is not an option for VSU senior, Keith Lee, who is set to graduate this December with a bachelor’s degree in political science. While other students will seek the usual jobs following graduation, Lee hopes to land the position of City Councilman at Large for the City of Valdosta. Lee grew up in rural ...
Read More »Faculty senate discusses advising and new policies
The Faculty Senate discussed changes to advising week, and considered a proposal from the Athletics Committee regarding a university-wide policy on makeup assignments at its meeting on Sept. 16. The Senate also discussed VSU’s Strategic Plan for 2011-12 through 2015-16. The proposal from the Athletics Committee about a university- wide policy on makeup assignments had been remanded to the Educational ...
Read More »‘The American’ disappoints
‘The American’, based on the novel “A Very Private Gentleman” by Martin Booth, is probably not one of the better movies I’ve seen.
Read More »Lil Munney takes rhymes across South
By day, Marlowe Munn is a senior mass media major with an emphasis in audio. On stage, he calls himself “Lil Munney.” In high school, friends called him “Munney” because of his last name, Munn. He said that the “lil” part came from him being a junior. Munn calls himself a “versatile rapper.” Though he claims that his individual style ...
Read More »Ruthie King digs up wins for Lady Blazers
Ruthie King and the Lady Blazers volleyball team have been on fire since this season’s campaign has started. After last weekend’s tournament at the invitational in Huntsville, Ala., the team sits at 7-4. King, a proficient hitter and team leader, would love to see her team do well, as she takes the floor for her final year. “I can see ...
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