Today’s Birthday (11/17/15). Your friends are golden this year. Whatever you collaborate on flourishes. Take advantage, and pour on the steam! Money flows with consistent action. Next spring invigorates romance, disrupting your retrospective musings. Prepare the team for an autumn launch, and raise a level with practice. Share your passion. To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is ...
Read More »What to look forward to: Movies still to come in 2015
Written by Stuart Price, Staff Writer This year has brought many entertaining flicks, but there’s still some time left for studios to squeeze in a few more. Here’s a short list of some the movies that are set to make big screen appearances soon. Legend Tom Hardy plays twin gangsters Reggie and Ronnie Kray, two of the most notorious English ...
Read More »Held in the lowest regard: budget cuts hit honors students
Written by Jyrell Wynn, Staff Writer Earning the recognition as an honor student or teacher is seen as a remarkable achievement for students and parents. The title represents the best traits of determination, persistence, and honor in academic pursuits of excellence. Unfortunately, the title comes with a receipt for many Valdosta State students and staff as they witness the value of ...
Read More »Tiny houses make big plans: New trend helps owners save money and the environment
Written by Kenzie Kesselring, Opinions Editor The bigger the better. The more the merrier. Go big or go home; until now. The tiny house trend is the latest craze in the housing industry, and it’s catching people’s attention. HGTV and DYI Network have developed several shows that highlight people looking to building or find their own tiny home in hopes of ...
Read More »Horoscope: Daily Forecast 11/16/15
Today’s Birthday (11/16/15). Personal projects flourish this year. Give it everything you’ve got! Domestic renewal over springtime anticipates the year-long social phase (after Jupiter enters Libra on 9/9). New professional levels appear after autumn, which could shake things up at home. Balance for maximum passion and play. Collaborate. To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest ...
Read More »Horoscope: Love Forecast 11/16 – 11/22
What’s in your Love Forecast for this week? Monday, Nov. 16 – Sunday, Nov. 22, 2015 Scorpio: Oct. 24 – Nov. 2 As two planets zap you with positive energy, you could experience a life-changing event. Maybe you’ll meet the love of your life on the subway. Or perhaps you’ll have a career opportunity that arrives out of the blue. ...
Read More »VSU will say goodbye to long time professor and mentor Shirley Hardin
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 ...
Read More »New marketing campaign seeing results for next fall
Written by Julia Rodriquez, Asst. Opinions Editor Application submissions are up just as hoped thanks to the VSYOU campaign. It is still early and many more applications are hoped to come; but already, expectations have been exceeded. “As of right now this year we are significantly up in applications which is encouraging,” Terrell Mitchell, director of admissions, said. “We are a little ...
Read More »Women candidates receive unequal treatment from media in race for POTUS
Written by Jada Dukes, Staff Writer There is a long extensive history of strongminded and intelligent women having a lasting influence on the government and its policies dating all the way back to the Women’s Suffrage Movement and the Seneca Falls Convention. For years women have had to prove themselves to be intellectual beings with the mental capacity to hold conversations ...
Read More »Horoscope: Daily Forecast 11/13/15
Today’s Birthday (11/13/15). Get organized for a year of teamwork and mutual gain. Consistent practice pays off. Money comes easily … save some. Love sparks this spring, requiring a change in plans. Coordinate friends and community groups for an autumn push, leading to new opportunities. Connect for love. To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest ...
Read More »