Students will likely be digging deeper into their pockets to pay tuition starting next fall because of more budget cuts.    Along with the higher tuition, the eligibility guidelines for the HOPE scholarship will also be stricter for the next school year. Governor Nathan Deal opened the current session of the General Assembly with a State of the State address. ...

  The Faculty Senate met Nov. 18, and approved a prayer recommendation by majority vote. The recommendation had been presented by the Minority and Diversity Issues Committee.   The senate eventually approved the initial recommendation that was presented in May.    The recommendation’s language said that the committee “recommends the campus community be mindful that public prayer at official VSU events ...

 The Faculty Senate will meet today in the Student Union Ballroom at 3:30 p.m. to discuss a proposed change by the Minority and Diversity Issues Committee to VSU’s policy on public prayer. On May 20, the committee proposed new language for the prayer policy. The prayer policy previously said “Minority and Diversity Issues Committee recommends the campus community be mindful ...

Similar to the game played by wizards on broomsticks in the Harry Potter novels written by J.K. Rowling, Quidditch has now become a popular sport on many college campuses.

 The $48 student technology fee is not likely to increase next year the Student Technology Fee Committee said in a meeting Wednesday in Odum Library.   The committee also discussed current projects funds and budget proposals, future planned activities and goals for the next fiscal school year during a meeting Wednesday afternoon in the Odum Library.   “What I feel ...

Although the use of eBooks is becoming increasingly popular among college campuses, there are pros and cons associated with making the switch to electronic books.

 Charles J. Price died Tuesday, Nov. 2, at age 62. Price worked in the VSU’s Bookstore during the 1990’s, and was eventually promoted to Warehouse Supervisor.  His dedication to serving the students and faculty and his vibrant personality made him a beloved member of the VSU family. Price was one of the first members to return as a retiree. His ...

 The Student Government Association debated on the Reclamation of Senate Clothing Bill, voted in two new senators, and discussed the motion to give a grant to the VSU Women’s Lacrosse Club during the weekly SGA meeting Monday night in the Student Union.   The Reclamation of Senate Clothing Bill, proposed mainly by Helen Burkett and Ryan Brown, raised much dissent ...

The north half of the University Center will be torn down to make way for a new residence hall. And with its demolition, two fraternities will have to give up their houses and find new places to live.

State budget cuts and declines in philanthropy and endowments helped push the cost of college tuition up much higher than general inflation across the country this year, amounting to an increase of 7.9