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Exhibit celebrates African heritage

Written by Ritsuki Miyazaki   VSU African American Studies presented the Sankofa African American Museum on Wheels on Wednesday, which showcased African American history.   The exhibit will be from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. today in the University Center Magnolia Room.   Angela Jennings, the owner and the curator of the museum, established Sankofa in 1995 as a way ...

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NAACP to host HOPE forum

Written by Allison Ericson HOPE—most students have it, lose it and don’t know much about it. Not the verb, but Georgia’s HOPE Scholarship. VSU’s NAACP chapter will host their second panel discussion at 6 p.m. on Monday in the U.C Magnolia Room to raise HOPE Scholarship awareness  The panel discussion was designed to inform the Valdosta community on Governor Nathan ...

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Abuse of disabled parking permits

Written by Ritsuki Miyazaki   Parking issues on campus continue to rise as students take advantage of disabled parking spaces on campus.   According to the VSU Parking Department, there are a total of 6,063 parking spaces on campus. 4,337 spots are designated for students, and 184 are designated as disabled parking spaces.   To park in the disabled parking ...

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Elimination of Friday classes discussed

No more classes on Friday? This became one of the main topics of discussion at last Thursday’s Faculty Senate meeting at 3:30 p.m. in the UC Magnolia Room when Dr. Aubrey Fowler, assistant professor of marketing, proposed that VSU adopt a two-day class schedule. This would mean that classes on Fridays would cease to exist, and would only be offered ...

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City seeks citizens for government education

Written by Isaiah Smart   Valdosta’s local government will be exposed to a select group of citizens later this spring.   Residents of Valdosta will get a chance to see what it’s like behind the scenes by attending the 4th annual Government 101 Citizens Orientation Program.   The mayor and his council created Government 101 in 2010 in attempts to ...

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Fitness Frenzy promotes healthy student body

Written by John Preer   With spring break right around the corner, many VSU students are trying to get into shape and look their best.   On Wednesday, VSU hosted “Fitness Frenzy” from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on the front lawn and featured different organizations which provided information on staying fit and having a healthy lifestyle.   For those ...

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City fire codes prevent disaster off-campus

Written by Ben Skender   In October, an overloaded apartment building collapsed at an off-campus housing complex near Florida State University. Today, similar apartments are trying to figure out how to prevent such an occurrence from happening. An email sent from Robert DeLong, director of environmental and occupational safety at VSU, discussed the fire codes and occupancy limit laws. “A ...

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Steam near Palms just condensation

Written by Joe Adgie   The steam coming from the ground in front of Palms Dining is not steam at all, but rather “water runoff”, according to an anonymous employee with Plant Ops. The employee, who declined to be named, explained that this “water runoff” was the result of the rains that have hit Valdosta lately. “It was so wet ...

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