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Last chance to shine

The Lady Blazers postseason run is still alive despite making an early exit from the Gulf South Conference tournament last weekend, falling to North Alabama 50-48 on a buzzer beating shot. Since VSU lost the first day of the GSC tourney its NCAA entry was in jeopardy and they easily could have found themselves done for the season. All the ...

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Pop Addict: Rihanna fights for Brown

Hello guys and dolls, do you have your cups ready? Because I have some hot tea for you guys! Mother Oprah is at it again, not giving the other girls a chance! She has already snagged the first television interview with the late Whitney Houston’s daughter, Bobbi Kristina. It seems Bobbi Kris trusts Mother O. Bobbi Kris is telling friends ...

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Proposed gun bill discussed

SGA discussed a recent visit with the Board of Regents, a bill that would allow guns on campus, and issues involving Spring Break scheduling during a meeting Monday night in the U.C Magnolia room. President Graham Davis and Vice President Derika Powers, as well as Senators Reginald Merritt and Christopher Hawkins, met with Regents Benjamin Tarbutton and Rusty Griffin, to ...

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Students take early vacation

The highly anticipated spring break tends to leave the classrooms bare as some students opt to skip out on Friday classes in order to jumpstart their spring break plans. On average, students report seeing a 30 percent decrease in class attendance on the days prior to their spring vacation. H owever, some students fear leaving early because of scheduled exams ...

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Greeks to get on campus housing

In Fall 2012, Hopper Hall will house select members of the College PanHellenic Council (CPC) due to the lack of sorority housing available. Among the reasons for moving sororities to on-campus housing, Greek Life hopes to see an increase in members staying in sororities, and an improvement in GPAs among participants—who, on average, stay above the 3.0 GPA range. “Several ...

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Siblings’ business promotes local music

Based in Alpharetta, Ga., Helicon Trio Promotions is a family-owned business geared to promote musicians statewide. Helicon Trio Promotions began in late-2011 as a joint-effort between siblings Amanda, Aaron and Adam Bissonnette.

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CAB sponsors paintless paintball

The Late Night Committee for CAB teamed up with Legacy Entertainment Group, bringing in a crowd of 120 students with its first Paintless Paintball Blitzball event Tuesday night. The event ran from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. in the Student Union Ballrooms A and B. There was one basic rule of the game: you get hit, you’re out.

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Religion drives wedge between confused voters

Do you know what scares me about the current GOP primary? Let me broaden that question: Do you know what scares me about the state of politics today? It’s how religion has hijacked the conversations surrounding politics. On the marquee at the Presbyterian Student Center on the VSU campus, it states: “All that is needed for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.”

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Superstar Valdosta singing contest coming soon

The 3rd Annual Superstar Valdosta will be hosted by the South Georgia Chapter of the American Red Cross at the Mathis Auditorium at 7 p.m. March 24. “The 3rd Annual Superstar Valdosta is a contest for all singers,” Taylor Asbury, a junior public relations major working with the South Georgia Chapter, said. “It gives them a chance to show us ...

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