Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain has been slammed with sexual harassment charges for the past two months. Despite the allegations of these women, Cain’s popularity has remained steady in the GOP presidential field. This comes as no surprise since sex scandals and politics seem to go hand in hand; involving many political figures such as former President Bill Clinton and ...
Read More »VSU ignores veterans’ event
Nov. 11, 2011. 11/11/11. A rare date of wish making and parties was also an annual date of remembrance, or did you forget? By the looks of the crowd, or lack thereof, on the front lawn for VSU’s National Roll Call, it would seem so. From 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., 52 people within the VSU and Valdosta communities stood ...
Read More »People Poll: What are your plans for Black Friday?
“I’ll be recovering from Thanksgiving dinner.” Samuel Herrin freshman history major “I’m waking up at 3 a.m., hitting Target, Kohl’s and Amazon.com; they have awesome Black Friday deals.” Beth Thompson junior psychology major “I’m going to the liquor store and buying alcohol. I might do a little shopping.” Marvis Gates II sophomore exercise physiology major “I have to work, so ...
Read More »Split breaks provide relaxation
Thanksgiving break is so close I can almost taste that delicious bird and my mom’s homemade stuffing, but first we will have to endure two more days of class before that mouth-watering break. What’s so bad about that? Apparently, some universities give their students the whole week of Thanksgiving off, while others, like VSU, split the break into a three ...
Read More »Up Til Dawn prepares for next year with awareness events
VSU is hosting awareness events organized by the philanthropic organization Up ‘Til Dawn. The organization is affiliated with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and helps raise and contribute money towards the cause. “As an executive board, we come up with fun and creative ideas to get participants, by forming teams,” Alisha Noland, a member of Up ‘Til Dawn, said. “These ...
Read More »Students plan to discuss diversity with forum today
Students concerned with diversity at VSU will get a chance to express their opinions at a forum Thursday in the UC Classroom 1144 at 7 p.m. A group of sociology students have made the decision to create a forum that highlights thoughts on whether or not VSU is diverse enough. This is an attempt to allow students to have a ...
Read More »Break leads to empty classrooms
Thanksgiving is around the corner and some students have began plotting their schemes of early departures for Turkey Day. Many students don’t attend Monday and Tuesday classes in order to leave town earlier and spend more time with families. “Well, everyone I know gets a week, even high schoolers,” said Anslee Hutson, a sophomore astronomy major. “I know people whose ...
Read More »Greeks stand up against gang stereotype
“Gangs and Greeks both share the love for a brother,” said Nigel Richardson. This is just one of many views of students at the Gangs v. Greeks forum held Tuesday night.
Read More »Men’s and women’s basketball struggle to produce in home openers Tuesday
Check the stats from your Blazer and Lady Blazer basketball games this week!
Read More »Art exhibition displays seniors’ best works
VSU’s Senior Fall exhibition had its opening...
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