by Abbie Baggerly    The Center for Outdoor Recreational Experiences, better known as CORE, will be hosting two river trips on Sept. 7-8. One trip is canoeing on the Wakulla River in Wakulla County, Fla. The other trip is a two-day kayaking trip on the Chestatee River in north Georgia. CORE will take students, faculty and guests to canoe the ...

This editorial was written by Stephen Cavallaro   Throughout South Georgia, honey production is a vibrant industry. In Lowdnes County and every year the Honey Bee Festival, promotes appreciation for local manufacturing of honey and honey bee related products. While consumers are increasingly mislead to purchase and consume “fake honey,” a pollen-less concoction of corn syrup and artificial sweeteners marked ...

by David Lacy   Recently, Jared Bernstein wrote an article for the Huffington Post asking the question of whether or not the government was stifling the innovation of the people of America. This was inspired by an article that was written by Robert Shiller in the New York Times. The article is about Capitalism and the role it plays in ...

by Von Kennedy   As a baby, some of us fondly remember our parents swirling a spoon full of baby food in an airplane-like manner in order for us to actually eat it, but what if Mom and Dad had a court order to ignore your wishes and shove it down your throat even if you protested? A California judge ...

by Khiry Clements   On August 21, the Peace Corps held an interest meeting for students interested in joining. The informational, held in Powell Hall, gave students insight to what the Peace Corps is about and which steps they should take to begin their Peace Corps career. “This is also to help seniors get a chance to finally get signed ...

by Taylor Stone   Do you enjoy your health care plan? If so, get ready to say goodbye to the freedom to choose your health coverage and say hello to Obamacare. Defunding Obamacare by withholding taxpayer dollars from fueling the program is essential in order to protect millions of Americans from losing their current employer-provided health insurance. Thousands of jobs ...

by Joe Adgie   VSU president Dr. William McKinney spoke to the SGA on a night where four justice nominees were announced and committees were formed. Dr. McKinney and first lady Dacia Charlesworth stayed at Monday night’s meeting for only a brief time but gave an inspirational speech for those in attendance during that short time. “I need you all ...

by Will Lewis   Tuesday night roadblocks were set up on Baytree rd. and in Lake park, following a meeting of the South Regional Traffic Enforcement Network, one of 16 chapters of an organization that monitors all 159 counties in Georgia. “[Tuesday] night city police, county police and state patrol had roadblocks in Lake Park and, I believe, Baytree rd,” ...

by Neil Frawley   With a new regime intact, the VSU volleyball team welcomes seven new players to its family. The seven newcomers include: Natalia Campos (Fr.), Taylor Holder (Fr.), Danyelle Drummond (Fr.), Marissa Woodworth (Fr.), Kelsey Hedman (So.), Jessica Codato (Jr.), and Jenna Kirkwood (Jr.), making it a total of four freshmen, one sophomore, and two juniors. Aside from ...

by Shane Thomas   Entering his ninth season as head coach for Valdosta State basketball, Mike Helfer once again will take a new-look Blazers team into this season. Though the Blazers will not tip off the 2013-14 campaign until mid-November, Helfer believes his team is coming together nicely in the off season. “We have three guys that played minutes last ...