Written by Stephen Cavallaro On Monday, The Gay-Straight Alliance held a game night from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. in the Student Union Ballroom 1 to promote bonding amongst members. This game night featured the Gay-Mazing Race—a scavenger hunt in which teams of four assembled and set out to cover 15 checkpoints scattered around campus. Ten checkpoints were ...
Read More »Fall, Thanksgiving breaks may unite
Written by Will Lewis The Faculty Senate will meet today in the UC Magnolia Room to vote on the fate of fall break. The Academic Scheduling and Procedures Committee (ASPC) will propose the combining of the fall and Thanksgiving holidays into one, week-long break. The elimination of the two day break in October would allow students an ...
Read More »FamilyWorks helps heal assault victims
Written by Jessica Ingram The VSU FamilyWorks therapy clinic is now holding a Sexual Assault Survivors Support Group at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday nights. The therapy clinic is operated by the Marriage and Family Therapy Program and is open every day of the week. The group started on March 6, and is open to men and women ...
Read More »Professor, former student address SGA about gun legislation
Written by Joe Adgie While the University System of Georgia may have spoken against legislation that would permit firearms on college campuses, they may be unable to stop it. That was discussed during Monday night’s SGA meeting, where Dr. Michael Noll, physics and astronomy professor, and Kathryn Grant, a recent VSU graduate, explained why this legislation would be ...
Read More »No senators slated to run in upcoming SGA elections
Written by Joe Adgie With an upcoming Friday deadline, interest in the SGA elections may be at an all-time low – so low, that no hopeful senator has yet to turn in their election packet. This issue was mentioned during Monday night’s SGA meeting, where executives lamented the low turnout. In an email sent on Tuesday night, SGA secretary ...
Read More »Two-car crash reported outside of Centennial Hall
Written by Will Lewis Two cars collided outside of Centennial Hall in the early evening on Thursday. The accident occurred as Joshua Warner, accounting and finance major, was leaving the parking lot to go to a meeting on North Campus. “I was pulling out to the stop sign by Centennial, and [Kourtney Harris] swerved in,” Warner said. “And I guess ...
Read More »Journalism class visits Valdosta mayor
Written by Alex Tostado With the recent flooding in Valdosta, Mayor John Gayle observed National Severe Weather Preparedness Week and spoke about sales tax reconstruction along with the possibility of a new water treatment plant in Valdosta in a press conference last week. Gayle has lived in Valdosta for 62 years, and he cannot think of a time ...
Read More »College of Arts dean candidates to visit campus
Written by Jamal Tull Starting today, VSU will be interviewing three candidates for the position of dean of the College of the Arts. The itinerary for each candidate has been made and includes lunch and a meeting with President William McKinney. It also includes a question and answer session at 3 p.m. on the third floor of the Student ...
Read More »McKinney speaks out against HB29
Written by Anthony Pope On Tuesday, VSU President William McKinney announced his opposition to Georgia House Bill 29, called Georgia Campus Carry Act, a bill that would permit firearms on colleges and universities. In the email, which was sent to all VSU faculty, staff and students, McKinney, along with the Board of Regents, pledged his support for the existing ...
Read More »VSU HEROs rock red for HIV/AIDS
Written by Dowling Payne Not only is red one of the colors that represent our Blazers, it also stands for AIDS and heart disease awareness. On Monday, VSU HEROS and the VSU chapter of the National Council for Negro Women came together to host a red-themed event to promote HIV/AIDS and heart disease awareness. The event was a forum ...
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