Students will soon be able to receive a flu vaccine from the Student Health Center for $10.  The vaccine will be available starting on Sept. 29 from 9-11 a.m. and 2-4 p.m. and by appointment.  The flu vaccine will also be available to VSU faculty and staff after Oct. 22 by appointment for $20. The SHC is also organizing a ...

 Soccer is the world’s sport. And on Oct. 8, the Society for International students will host a two-day UNICEF soccer tournament on the Front Lawn.  United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund is an agency devoted to promoting the welfare of children and their needs. UNICEF currently helps over 115 developing countries and has a steady focus on providing emergency relief ...

 Although parking overflow continues to be a problem on VSU campus, the administration has no definite plans to build new accommodations at this time, a VSU Parking Committee official said.  However, there will most likely be new structures sometime in the future, Rob Kellner, supervisor of the committee said.  “Obviously, there’s going to be a time in the future when ...

The Mass Media department will begin relocating to the old bookstore building this Friday. The facility will officially open January 2011.

 On Sept. 7, VSU student Broderick Turner was arrested and charged with obstruction of a peace officer outside of the University Center.  VSU police officer, Cpl. Joshua Luke, was securing the UC around 9 p.m. when he observed Turner running from Bazemore-Hyder stadium to the UC breezeway. Luke intercepted Turner on the west side of the breezeway by the outside ...

Many students who use computers on campus may have noticed that VSU’s Information Technology Division has made quite a few changes over the summer, one of most notable—a new Active Directory system. For those who do not use computers on campus and are unfamiliar with Active Directory, it is a new service on campus which has replaced the Novelle Directory ...

Due to strong student feedback, the Space and Facilities Committee made the decision not to add regulations on Front Lawn usage. The proposed policy was drafted on Aug. 30 and would regulate use of the lawn. The draft was made because of complaints from the Valdosta community and the appearance of worn spots in the lawn, John Crawford, co-chair of ...

The federal district court in North Georgia has found that former VSU President Dr. Ronald M. Zaccari violated the civil rights of former VSU student T. Hayden Barnes when Barnes was expelled in 2007. Barnes, who was expelled after a protest in 2007, won the three year trial against former VSU President Dr. Ronald M. Zaccari on Sept. 3. The ...

Sue Kinsey died at the age of 53 on Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2010 at her residence in Lake Park. Sue was a valuable member of the Valdosta State University Office of Financial Aid for over seven years. She cared deeply for all of the students she worked with, and received many “I Caught You Caring” certificates in honor of her ...

On Sunday, Sept. 5, Dr. Daniel Murphey was found dead outside of Nevins Hall. Dr. Murphey had been appointed a temporary faculty position starting this semester in the Biology Department. Murphey moved to Valdosta in Aug. from the St. James School of Medicine in the British West Indies and was preparing for his job as a biology professor. He had ...