Danielle Everson Managing Editor dveverson@valdosta.edu VSU students will soon have the chance to vote on changes in the Student Government Association constitution, as SGA President Kelli Cody presented the senate with tentative revisions at their meeting Monday night. Other topics of discussion included welcoming of new senators, voter registration, a senate retreat, homecoming and Judicial Board voting. SGA finally reached ...
Read More »ZTA paints campus pink for Breast Cancer Awareness
Crissie Elrick Photo Editor cmelrick@valdosta.edu By wearing pink today, faculty, staff, and students can help the members of Zeta Tau Alpha paint the campus pink in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. ZTA will have a booth on the pedestrian mall between Nevins and West Halls. Information about breast cancer can be obtained at the booth, and with a $1 ...
Read More »VSU student making national news
Francesca Zagami interviews Ashleigh Kenny from VSU Spectator on Vimeo. Francesca Zagami Staff Writer frzagami@valdosta.edu Ashleigh Kenny, a VSU English major, has been at the center of a nationwide political controversy caused by a simple cotton shirt with a complex message: “RIP the U.S. Constitution.” Kenny’s message has been debated and misinterpreted on national television and the internet. Kenny’s T-shirt ...
Read More »IT repairs campus wireless networks in residence halls
Amy Johstono Staff Writer acjohstono@valdosta.edu On campus residents have apparently been having problems with Internet services on campus. IT received the patches to fix the hardware Monday and put them on Tuesday, according to Joe Newton Director of Information Technology. The patches were applied to the wireless network hardware to help fix the technical issues students in residence halls have ...
Read More »Student Life offers free Jaguar tickets
Brittany Briscoe Staff Writer blbriscoe@valdosta.edu VSU students have the chance to receive free tickets to the Jacksonville Jaguars game. The Jaguars are scheduled to take on the Tennessee Titans Oct. 3 at the Jacksonville Municipal Stadium at 1 p.m. VSU Student Life Office is offering this opportunity until Friday. Students interested in getting put on the list to receive a ...
Read More »Model UN to face competitions
Stephanie Turner Staff Writer sdturner@valdosta.edu VSU’s Model UN is getting ready to address the issues of the world as they prepared Tuesday evening at Odum Library for their upcoming competition. This year, the group is focusing on the United Kingdom and South Africa. James Hamilton, a political science senior, will focus on global views on the International Assessment of ...
Read More »Upcoming forum to discuss controversial use of Southern symbols
Lendi Dickson Staff Writer jldickson@valdosta.edu This Monday at 7 p.m. in the University Center, the Mary Turner Project is hosting an event to draw attention to the controversial use of southern symbolism in fraternities. The Mary Turner Project originated from the 1918 racial injustice of Mary Turner’s murder. Since then, the group of Valdosta citizens as well as the ...
Read More »SGA working with DMA for a student-friendly downtown
Ariel Felton Staff Writer arfelton@valdosta.edu In the most recent SGA meeting held this past Monday, speaker Pat Sullivan from the Downtown Merchants Association spoke of ways to revitalize Valdosta’s downtown area in order to get students involved in downtown life. Sullivan informed his audience that Valdosta’s downtown area, only half a mile away from campus, has plenty to offer and ...
Read More »DegreeWorks now online
Kenny Bush Staff Writer krbush@valdosta.edu The Oasis Department encourages students to use DegreeWorks, a new web tool that will help both students and advisors monitor their transcripts and progress towards degree completion. DegreeWorks is a new advising system that the university bought from SunTrust, the same company that created Banner. The implementation of DegreeWorks was recommended by the University System ...
Read More »American Association of University Women hosts public forum
By Brittany Briscoe The American Association of University Women (AAUW), Valdosta branch, hosted a public meeting Sept. 15 at 7 p.m. in the Whitehead Auditorium for the upcoming city elections. The meeting was televised live on VSU-TV Channel 20 and featured the candidates who are running for office. Dr. James Peterson, political science department head and professor, presided ...
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