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 ...

Spoiler alert: The Maya doomsday prophecy is just a myth, according to the panel discussion Tuesday. The Arts and Sciences Lectures Series invited the VSU community to a panel discussion titled “Debunking the Maya Myth: Reassessing the Doomsday Prophecy, 12/21/2012.”

Unsuccessful trips to Gulf South conference rival territories these upcoming two weeks could steer the Blazers towards missing the playoff for the second consecutive year for the first time since 1999. The VSU football team suits up every season with one goal in mind which is at seasons end becoming national champions. High expectations are not surprising in title town ...

It’s hard to be a statistic. I never thought that I would be bullied as an adult, but I have. I thought once I left school—the mosh pit of bullying—I was home free.  Turns out home wasn’t as safe as I imagined. My neighbor and I had become pretty close after he moved in at the beginning of the year. ...

Hookahs have become increasingly popular with VSU’s students, however, its popularity also comes with new health risks. Hookahs are an all-natural tobacco mixed with honey, molasses and fruit extract and is flavored with different scents. Recently, hookahs were found have some of the same health issues as smoking cigarettes. According to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, hookah is ...

It’s that time of year at the movies again. The summer blockbusters have passed, and it’s not quite Oscar season yet. What we as movie goers are left with is the average run of the mill movies that really have no reason to exist other than someone finding the money to make it. So thankfully we have “Dredd.” It’s been ...

 Hello World–Anthony here. As usual its time to see what stories in pop culture had us talking this week.  The world of television put on its best prom tuxedos and dresses and gathered for the 64th annual Primetime Emmy Awards.  Modern Family cleaned house as usual, taking home a total of three awards. Julie Bowen won best supporting actress in ...

When in a relationship, it’s impossible for both partners to agree on everything. There will be some clashing of different opinions, views and thoughts. This is where compromise and sacrifice both come in to play. Though these two relationship elements tend to be a struggle to achieve for some people, it’s worth the battle in the end when both partners ...

The members of the VSU Rotaract Club are more determined than ever to offer their support to people who suffer from polio all over the world.  On Sept. 20, they hosted their monthly fundraising activity, Pennies for Polio, in which they collected over $130.  The money collected will be sent to Rotary International, which will distribute the funds among different ...

What was your best pre-teen birthday present?  How about a car? Ridiculous– but that may be where we’re heading as parents provide younger and younger children with technology way beyond their years. Before, kids were concerned with Barbies and baseball, now it’s all about the latest social network and technology. The kids nowadays look and act–in a sense–more grown up ...