The thought of voting can be stressful, and finding places to cast votes can be a challenge for college students. Here are the voting locations available on-campus and around the city of Valdosta. There has been talk of a polling location here on-campus and fortunately, VSU does in fact have a voting location for students and citizens of Valdosta to ...
Read More »Roundtable Discussion Highlights Concerns Ahead of 2024 Elections
On Wednesday, Oct. 24, the Department of Political Science, alongside Pi Sigma Alpha and the National Political Science Honor Society, hosted a roundtable discussion centered on the 2024 elections and their implications for Georgia, the United States and the world. The significance of the upcoming election looms large, with suggestions it will decisively shape the future of American society. The ...
Read More »The State of the Blazer’s
The second-ranked VSU Blazers head into the bye week with a perfect record. They are 7-0 on the season and 3-0 in the Gulf South Conference play. The Blazers are first in the GSC standings and will remain there going into the bye week. So, what has been the key to the Blazer’s success this season? Well, the offense has ...
Read More »Blazers dwarf the Choctaws in a Homecoming win 35-10
The third-ranked VSU Blazers triumphantly returned to Bazemore– Hyder Stadium to defeat the Mississippi College Choctaws, 35-10. Despite the Choctaws rushing for 223 yards in the game, the Blazers held the Choctaws’ offense in check by allowing only 38 passing yards and forcing two turnovers, an interception and a forced fumble in the win. The Blazers’ offense was efficient ...
Read More »VSU Blazers return home to face the Mississippi College Choctaws
For the first time since Sept.14, the Blazers will play a home game at Bazemore– Hyder Stadium against their Gulf South Conference rival, the Mississippi College Choctaws. The Blazers come into this matchup a perfect 6-0 on the season and 2-0 in Gulf South Conference play after escaping from the jaws of defeat against the North Greenville Trail Blazers ...
Read More »Students coping with the aftermath of Hurricane Helene
Three weeks after Hurricane Helene demolished VSU and the surrounding region, students are still struggling to get their lives back to a normal school year. Many members of the VSU community were without power, water and other essentials for weeks and some are still recovering in a variety of ways. On Thursday. Sept. 26, Helene made landfall as a ...
Read More »The Valdosta State Blazers Beat the North Greenville Trailblazers 32-24
The VSU Blazers survive an upset scare against the North Greenville Trailblazers, pulling out a victory, 32-24. The Blazers improved to 6-0 on the season and 2-0 in the Gulf South Conference play. The Blazers had to do something they had not done all season: play while trailing. The Trailblazer’s started the game hot, with two touchdowns on the first ...
Read More »Turner Center for the Arts Present Three Exhibits During Gallery Opening
On Sept. 23, the Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts opened three new exhibitions, “Eye Candy” by Victor Bokas, “Degrees of Dissonance” by Annie B. Campbell and “By Heart” by the National Association of Women Artists. The Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts is a non-profit art center located in downtown, Valdosta, offering a wide variety of art ...
Read More »Blazer’s Thrashes the Hawks
The third-ranked team in division II, the VSU Blazers, thrashed the Shorter Hawks 59-6 to move to 5-0 on the season Saturday in Rome, Georgia. The Blazers once again had a dominant day offensively. The team scored 52 points on 13 drives in the game and have outscored their last three opponents by a staggering 159 to six. Senior quarterback ...
Read More »The Blazers Return to Action against the Shorter Hawks
The third ranked team in Division II, VSU return to the gridiron this weekend for a road matchup against the Shorter Hawks. The Blazers are coming off an unplanned bye week. Their last expected matchup against the unbeaten West Alabama Tigers was canceled due to Hurricane Helene’s impact on the Valdosta area when it struck on Sept.16. The Blazers last ...
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