Written by Kayla Stroud, Web Editor   One Direction hard at work Now that One Direction’s window of relevancy is coming to an unfortunate close, its PR team is hard at work finding new ways to keep its client’s names in the media. Immediately coming out with solo music? Yep. Hosting gigs lined up? Of course. Suspiciously looking PR relationships? ...

Written by Jyrell Wynn, Staff Writer As seniors are about to graduate, we should take a moment to reflect on the works they have produced throughout their school career. Valdosta State wants to honor graduating art major students by presenting the works of 15 graduating Art students in the exhibition Things Made By People. The student artists are Carolyn Brady, ...

Written by Kayla Stroud, Web Editor A pop culture fanatic’s shortlist of this week’s happenings. Zayn Malik Gives His First Interview Ex boy bander Zayn Malik gave his first in-depth interview since his sudden departure from One Direction. Malik is the cover boy for the December issue of Fader Magazine and in an extensive feature, he discussed his reasoning for ...

Written by Jyrell Wynn, Staff Writer Boredom isn’t an excuse in the summer anymore thanks to Kanakuk Kamps and Kids across America, a Christian Sports camp, which engages minors in fun activities and ministry. Kanakuk Kamps hosted an event at Bailey Science Center on Nov 12. Brianna Blackshear, a senior Art major, introduced the seminar about the camp, whose mission ...

Written by Julia Rodriquez, Staff Writer Tattoos are forever, unless of course you decide to go through the expensive and painful process of laser removal. Momentaryink.com allows people to take their tattoo for a test run before making the big commitment. Just because an image looks good on paper, does not mean it will look as good on skin. Our ...

Written by Carlius Williams, Staff Writer There are many items that are considered dorm room necessities when it comes to food, but there is one item in particular that every college student needs to make a good dorm room meal—the microwave. There are some dorms on the VSU campus that come equipped with microwaves and some that don’t. Either way, ...

Written by Niamani Carlyle-Hollis, Staff Writer VSU will bid farewell to yet another great professor. Dr. Shirley Hodge Hardin, Valdosta State University Director of African American Studies and Professor of English, will be retiring after 40 years of teaching. Effective on January 1, 2016, Dr. Hardin will officially be a retired great, but not without celebration. A committee of Valdosta ...

Written by LaShawn Oglesby, College Life Editor To those who aren’t sleep, ceramics is therapeutic and it has been shown to help calm the nerves. Ceramics is an ancient—yet still socially acceptable—and awesome way to get together with your friends and create some stress-relieving art. Recently, Masayasu Iizuka, who is a world renowned Japanese potter and ceramic artist, decided to ...

Written by Julia Rodriquez, Staff Writer Agents of the Internet Apocalypse by Wayne Gladstone is about a man who has lost everything and is trying to get it back. Everything to Wayne Gladstone (the main character) is the Internet and his wife. It is a relatively quick read and its reading level is average. The novel starts off in a ...

Written by Tiarra Bell, Staff Writer It’s hard enough to get the rest that is needed each night, but with the end of Daylight Saving Time, everyone can finally get their precious extra hour of sleep. For college students, chances are they’re not getting enough sleep. On average, most college students get 6 to 6.9 hours of sleep per night, ...