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Written by Darian Harris, Multimedia Editor With Spring Break coming up, there’s always a sense of saving money and stretching and maximizing the dollar. We tend to spend excessively and live fast because YOLO, right? Well, when the week of fun is all said and done and real life comes back into play, those few extra coins that you start ...

Written by Juston Lewis, Assistant Sports Editor and Bryce Ethridge, Staff Writer After defeating West Alabama, the VSU men’s basketball team now has now won nine games in a row. The team plans to keep their streak going as they play Mississippi College this Thursday. “We don’t look at it as a 9 game win streak,” Helfer said. “We look at ...

This Sunday might be one of the most anticipated annual sporting events in the nation, especially for Georgia-natives. Falcon fans and Patriot fans alike will come together to watch the SuperBowl 50, meaning the celebratory drinks will be passed just as many times as the ball. According to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, in 2015 10,265 people were killed in ...

Written by Edward Rella, Staff Writer Many know Nick Harden, 35, simply as the owner of Big Nick’s, a lively soul-food restaurant located on Baytree Road. He is also the radio host of 109.7 The Beat here in Valdosta. When you first meet Harden, you might first notice his Southern-tinged accent or his large generous smile, but there is much ...

Written by Kyle Dawson, Sports Editor VSU Football hasn’t been past the second round of the playoffs since 2014 including a loss last fall to the University of North Carolina Pembroke in the first round of the playoffs. Yesterday, VSU added 31 newcomers to the team on National Signing Day in hopes of getting over the hump in 2017. The ...

Last weekend Georgia was hit by an enormous storm system that produced dozens of tornadoes, leaving destruction in its path. The storm claimed 15 lives in Georgia and left more homeless, according to Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency. Though the storm has passed, the devastation remains. According to The Weather Channel, authorities hope that the current death toll ...

Written by Juston Lewis, Staff Writer The Blazer Softball team is not getting caught up in preseason honors or rankings ahead of the 2017 season. The Blazers were picked to finish third in the Gulf South Conference in a preseason coaches poll this season, and they had three players selected to the preseason All-GSC team. The team also opened the ...

Written by Briana Salem, Staff Writer VSU Baseball will look to defy preseason voters after being picked to finish sixth in the GSC ahead of the season. The team will be looking to replace star pitcher Mitchell Cody, who led the team in strikeouts last season. VSU has played two exhibition games as they get ready for the regular season. They ...

Written by Eboni’ Register, Staff Writer Donald Glover’s fall breakout show “Atlanta,” winner of the Golden Globe for Best TV Series Comedy Musical, ran into problems, as broadcast company FX announced that season two has been delayed until 2018, according to Deadline Hollywood. The premiere of “Atlanta,” earned a viewing of 1.08 million, according totvseriesfinale.com, which television executives expected to increase, ...

Written by Bryce Ethridge, Staff Writer It reads your diary and writes down your secrets, all without you knowing. It’s like the big brother you never wanted, but it steals your secrets in order to show you more of what you like. It’s on your phone as the social media app Facebook. Facebook came into our lives in 2006 like ...