Written by: John Preer For the second consecutive day VSU will close its doors as winter weather storm Leon continues to paralyze many southern states in the country. However, Valdosta seems to be catching a break from the really severe weather. Besides the occasional gust of flurries and freezing rain, the city hasn’t fully experienced the kinds of conditions ...
Read More »SGA welcomes back students with security updates
Written by: Joe Adgie New surveillance cameras are greeting VSU students as they come back for the semester, and $100,000 worth of lighting improvements and new emergency phones have been approved for the campus. In addition, negotiations are still ongoing to place an ATM at the Student Union. This was announced by SGA president Will Jimerson at Monday ...
Read More »Odum houses piece of history
Written by: Abbie Baggerly VSU’s Odum Library has a rare collection of Babylonian tablets on display for faculty, staff and students. The Babylonian tablets, located on the fourth floor of Odum Library in the archives and special collections, were obtained by Dr. Richard Holmes Powell. Powell was the first president of South Georgia State Normal College, which is now VSU. ...
Read More »Flu ravages South Georgia
Written by: John Preer A deadly influenza virus has South Georgia in its crosshairs and is poised to strike again. The flu season is upon us, and reports from the Center for Disease Control suggest that young adults may be at a higher risk than other age groups. In recent months there has been an influx in the number ...
Read More »Smoke free campus
A proposal is being considered by the Board of Regents (BOR) that bans all tobacco use at VSU and the 30 other institutions overseen by the University System of Georgia (USG). Written by: John Stephen The BOR first discussed the proposal, titled “Tobacco and Smoke-Free Campus Policy”, at a recent meeting and plan to make a final vote on ...
Read More »VSU student gets life
Written by: Eric Jackson Thirteen months after the lifeless body of 17-year-old Jasmine Benjamin was discovered in Georgia Hall, justice has finally been served. Nineteen-year-old Darien Meheux was found guilty Friday afternoon of murdering VSU student Benjamin in the fifth floor study room of Georgia Hall. Lowndes County Superior Court Judge James Tunsion sentenced Meheux to life in prison ...
Read More »SGA debates student fee increase
Written by Joe Adgie For the students of VSU, mandatory fees could increase for the first time in five years. The fee increase proposals were discussed at a packed SGA meeting in the University Center, a meeting that was attended by students, administrators, and faculty alike. The SGA is required to vote on these proposals before the administration of ...
Read More »Fall break making a comeback
Written by Joe Adgie The students of VSU want fall break back. The senators of the SGA determined that in the week leading up to Monday night’s meeting, and received over 3,000 responses from students. “The majority for fall semester came out to a two-day fall break, a full week of thanksgiving, and a full week of finals,” said ...
Read More »Graduates share gradaution
Written by Brian Hickey This Fall VSU administration made the decision to combine graduate and undergraduate commencement ceremonies. This means that students earning Bachelors, Masters, Doctorates and Education Specialist’s will now walk across the same stage at the same time. Summer ceremonies are also discontinued. Another change is that only Doctoral degree candidates will be hooded during commencement and ...
Read More »Debate team argues gun laws
by Jordan Barela/Photos by Ritsuki Miyazaki A debate over the Concealed Weapons Law and how it affects VSU was held Wednesday night in Jeanette Hall. The policy prohibits any kind of concealed weapon to be carried on a college campus. The debate was setup by Student Affairs. Members of the VSU Debate team were present to deliver arguments ...
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