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Blazers must beat UNA to save season

Following two tough conference losses the Blazers football team is faced with a must win situation against the University of North Alabama Saturday. Against West Georgia and for the second game in a row, VSU took a lead late into the fourth quarter, only to give up a go-ahead touchdown with little time remaining. The loss dropped VSU to 6-3 ...

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Student died Monday of heart attack

A VSU student and naval reservist died of a massive heart attack while jogging Monday morning. Ben Herron, age 22, was found around 9:30 a.m., on Old Pine Road by county workers. Herron was part of the fraternity Phi Sigma Kappa Psi and was a Criminal Justice major who was taking this fall semester off. He was born in Seoul, ...

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Flu season here, VSU offers shots

The Student Health Center is providing flu vaccinations to all students wishing to be immunized as long as quantities last. According to Lynette Lewis, assistant director and administrator for VSU Health Center, there has been an increase in the number of flu cases in the Valdosta area. The Center for Disease Control keeps a weekly archive called the FluView report ...

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First Generation allows students college insight

Gwendolyn Williams and Sheila Wakeley, staff counselors of the VSU counseling center, are giving first generation students at VSU an opportunity to have a First Generation Group at VSU. The term first generation student refers to an individual who is the first in their family to pursue a college education. These students often face distinctive academic and social challenges that ...

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VSU welcomes new faculty members

With the growing student body bringing in more revenue, VSU was able to hire over 60 new professors for the new school year. New Faculty members have become a part of the VSU staff. With new faculty members in over 20 departments, VSU has a grand total of 60 new professors who are teaching this year. Even though all of ...

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‘Deaf World’ alerts to daily struggles

Friday, the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services at VSU will host the “Deaf, Deaf World” event in the Student Union Ballrooms B and C. Two sessions will be held from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., and 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. The object of the event is to raise awareness of the difficulty those who are deaf or hard of ...

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Clothesline brings awareness

Video By: J.J. Wortham and Lavisa Darling T-shirts tell the story, stories of emotional abuse, physical abuse and rape. October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and VSU’s Women’s and Gender Studies Program is committed to reminding students of the survivors and warning that it can happen to anyone. The Women’s Gender Study Program, headed by Dr. Tracy Meyers, is a ...

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Odum now has art, new additions

Over the fall semester, Odum Library has showcased art throughout several floors of the library. Some of the more recent features included the Lamar Dodd collection, pieces from Amalia Amaki and most recently the Ross Rosenberg Collection. On Oct. 28, the Odum Library will introduce these pieces and more as a gallery showing to students and faculty from 2 p.m. ...

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VSU presents Native American minor

Starting this spring, VSU will offer Native American Studies as a new minor for students. Dr. Fred Knowles is currently serving as Chair for this new program, which took a group of professors over five years to organize. Being a member of the Creek tribe himself, Knowles knows how important it is for people to understand the Native Americans heritage ...

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Homecoming brings pep rally, parade, step show

   Despite the constant threat of rain, many students considered homecoming week a success. The week’s events, including a pep rally, parade and step show, brought forth crowds of students full of school spirit.A pep rally was held in the PE Complex on Thursday. This year the pep rally included a themed lip sync contest.The performances were comprised different themes ...

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