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 Hello fellow pop addicts out there!   This week is almost over and with the madness that has been going on with the bookstore, and the lack of cash you will have after the bookstore, and the gloomy weather, Pop Addict has something to make you smile or at least get you over until Friday.  Who’s ready for the 10th ...

 Depression. Hopelessness. Emptiness. Suicide. These words might not ring a bell to you, but to someone you know, this could be a way of life.  When any of these words are brought up, the first instinct for most is to run the other way because of our overexposure to antidepressant medication commercials and overall desensitization.     The reality is that depression ...

 Imagine you are thinking about your assignment for your math class when your phone rings; it’s a text from your teacher reminding you of the problem set due Thursday.   For those addicted to texting, this sounds like a dream. For teachers, the idea of having to send texts to their students about assignments would be a nightmare.  Matt Ritchel ...

 On college campuses around the country, day after day, week after week, and year after year students aren’t learning anything. According to a study done for the book “Academically Adrift: Limited Learning on College Campuses,” after two years of study 45 percent of students did not learn anything new, and what’s even more disturbing is the statistic that 36 percent ...

  Matthew Vongsavan,  junior psychology major   “No, because they need some incentive to bring them to this school.” Guy Abernathy senior criminal justice major “Yes because the athletes first of all get uniforms and equipment provided by the school on top of all the food that is catered to them and rides with meals during trips.”   David Zeon ...

 Students will likely be digging deeper into their pockets to pay tuition starting next fall because of more budget cuts.    Along with the higher tuition, the eligibility guidelines for the HOPE scholarship will also be stricter for the next school year. Governor Nathan Deal opened the current session of the General Assembly with a State of the State address. ...

  The dream was in effect at VSU last week when the week-long Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Celebration got under way with lectures, discussions and ended with a concert by folk artist and political activist Peter Yarrow.   The celebration, sponsored by The Office of Social Equity, had in previous years been celebrated for a single day.   This year ...

   Carlton Quintez “Tez” Wimbish, a former VSU student who pursued a mechanical engineer major, died on Jan. 1.   Authorities believe it was suicide, but the case is still under investigation by the Valdosta Police Department, said Lt. Aaron Kirk of the VPD.  Wimbish was born in Atlanta, Ga. on Jan. 1, 1989.   He graduated from Stockbridge High School ...

 With spring sports officially beginning practice last week, I thought it would be appropriate to give my predictions for the teams that will be competing for the famed red and black this upcoming spring.  Baseball: Although the Blazers lost a ton of talented players from last year’s team, including sluggers Brandon Decker, who was drafted by the LA Angels, and ...

 Earlier in the season, VSU head coach Kiley Hill said college basketball is a marathon, not a sprint.  With that said, Hill and his Lady Blazers have paced themselves to a 7-8 record to this point, which includes a .500 record in conference play.  Now with heart of conference play facing the Lady Blazers, Hill and his team know this ...