Eric Nielson, dance program coordinator, founded the VSU Repertory Dancers in 1986, making this ensemble the oldest dance repertory company in South Georgia. Since then the ensemble has seen many student dancers, guest artists, part-time and full-time faculty members.  The dances have been documented on video to be restaged for future concerts, lecture demonstrations and special performances. VSU’s ensemble now ...

The Valdosta State volleyball team will face off against the West Florida Argonauts tonight in Pensacola Fla. The ladies come in with a (10-5) record hoping to pick up another Gulf South Conference win. Katie Onushko and Tania Tauiliili will look to follow up their dazzling West Alabama performance with a victory against these tough Argonauts. The Argonauts also had ...

At VSU’s first ever campus Table Tennis tournament, the VSU team lost to Florida State University, 3-4, in a fundraising scrimmage tournament . With friendly rivals, FSU, the club thought it would be a great idea to invite them to campus to play a friendly tournament. Like other VSU clubs, the table tennis club are part of an organization which ...

This semester, VSU welcomes to its police department new officers Caleb Reid, Cody Engleman and Artesia Frederick. Reid was born in Florida and is brand new to both Valdosta and VSU. He begins school next summer. Here’s how he’s coping with the new changes. Q: Why did you choose to become a police officer? A: I just always like interacting ...

Shoot first. Ask questions later. Almost a year ago, Trayvon Martin was shot dead for looking suspicious to the self- appointed neighborhood watchman, George Zimmerman. That night, Martin sported a black hoodie, which some people suggested was the main factor leading to his death. To most logical thinking human beings, that theory is complete BS, but even Zimmerman admitted that ...

A hot topic in this year’s election is the women’s reproductive rights. On one side you have most women and on the other you have people like Congressman Todd Akin who say things like “legitimate rape” doesn’t lead to pregnancy and that when a woman is raped “the female body has ways to try to shut the whole thing down.” ...

Love thy neighbor—only if they’re not annoying. As midterm comes around, some students are not only finding out how hard it is to maintain grades but also how hard it is to live with their roommates. VSU Housing and Residence Life is offering roommate workshops for students who have never lived with a roommate prior to the beginning of the ...

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, and many students and organizations are opening up to the cause. According to the American Cancer Society, breast cancer is the most common kind of cancer effecting women in the United States. The women of Zeta Tau Alpha and the Collegiate Women of VSU are doing their part in making sure that VSU is ...

Pretty soon, those that want to smoke may have to do so in a designated area. A possible restriction on smoking was discussed at the first SGA town hall meeting of the semester. The SGA voted to form a subcommittee to draft legislation for these new smoking restrictions. The proposed legislation would be sent to the Faculty Senate. “This smoking ...

The month of October, for the Women and Gender’s Studies department, is Domestic Violence Awareness month. WGST has planned a few events to help spread awareness of domestic violence—particularly domestic violence against women. Some of the faculty and staff from WGST involved in the cause are: Dr. Tracy Woodard-Meyers, Teresa Paliwoda, Helen Wishart, Dr. Mark George, Andrea Ramirez, Felicia Hilson ...