Written by Erin Martin, Staff Writer Chief executive of Playboy released a statement to the public that they will no longer publish images of nudity in their magazine. The executive felt that nudity and pornographic images are already readily available on the internet, so much that it is cliché to continue putting it in their magazines. What kind of reaction ...
Read More »Horoscope: Daily Forecast 11/3/15
Today’s Birthday (11/03/15). Expand your communities this year. Whatever you stand for together triumphs. Discipline with financial matters grows your bottom line. Springtime brings loving transitions, new passions, tranquil reflection and retrospection. By next autumn, your group project flowers. Play with the ones you love. To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the ...
Read More »Withdrawing from classes comes with consequences
Written by Jamel Shorter, Staff Writer Students in college can get very overwhelmed with classes, extracurricular activities and trying to have a social life. This leads some to make the decision to drop a class that they might be having trouble in or that they are near failing. This is referred to as withdrawing from a course and this does ...
Read More »New scholarship program make students ‘HOPEful’
Written by Erin Martin, Staff Writer Last week in a planning and budgeting meeting for Valdosta State University affairs, there was a discussion of a “HOPE Gap Scholarship” that will serve as a benefit for students in need of tuition funding. According to President Stanton, Valdosta State received a grant from an anonymous donor for the program. They are hoping ...
Read More »To Lecture or not to lecture?: Professors debate on whether or not to keep lecture classes
Written by Tresia Bowles, Staff Writer The dreaded lecture classes; I think every college student can attest to how awful they truly are. You sit in class for 50 minutes…an hour and 15 minutes…maybe even longer, just to listen to your professor point at a PowerPoint and talk, and talk, and talk. You force yourself to pay attention so that ...
Read More »Horoscope: Love Forecast 11/2 – 11/8
What’s in your Love Forecast for this week? Monday, Nov. 2 – Sunday, Nov. 8, 2015 Scorpio: Oct. 24 – Nov. 21 Your emotions could be all over the place as Mercury kicks up weird vibes. If you feel hurt by something your honey said to you, don’t turn a bad moment into a huge war. Realize that you’re super sensitive ...
Read More »Horoscope: Daily Forecast 11/2/15
Today’s Birthday (11/02/15). Together you’re unstoppable this year. Financial discipline produces satisfying results. A spring romance precludes a goodbye. Next autumn reveals a community breakthrough. Keep it fun. Take bold action for what you care for. Invite others to play. Practice compassion and your heart grows stronger. To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, ...
Read More »VSU Alert: Shots fired early Sunday morning
Editor’s Note: This story will update whenever more information is made available. Early Sunday morning, a VSU alert was sent out stating that gun shots were fired in the 1400 block of Sustella. According to the alert, three people were seen in a silver Accura headed towards a university parking lot. Text and email alerts were sent out around 2 a.m. ...
Read More »Democratic Debate filled with political rock stars
Written by Jamel Shorter, Staff Writer In the world of the Democratic National Party, there are a few rock stars that people are willing to give their last dime to in the hopes of pulling out a win, and on the other hand there are some they wouldn’t look twice at. The party candidates are Former Secretary of State Hillary ...
Read More »Soccer takes a loss before last home game of the season
Written by Julia Rodriguez, Staff Writer VSU’s Women’s Soccer suffered a loss against West Florida with a score of 0-3 at home on Wednesday. The Lady Blazers overall record changed to (4-10-2) as a result of the Gulf South Conference loss. The West Florida Argonauts are one of VSU’s biggest rivals and it was expected to be a tough match. ...
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