One of only 43 surviving, black World War II pilots visited the VSU campus on Wednesday and will be on campus today to continue his tour of the school and the Valdosta community.  Retired Lt. Col. Leo R. Gray, who served as one of the famous Red Tail pilots and Tuskegee Airmen, met with the African- American program, Moody Air ...

 The highly anticipated “Hunger Games” hits theatres everywhere tomorrow at 12:01 a.m.   The movie, which was first a novel series, is taking America by storm as a major motion picture.  Valdosta Stadium Cinema is preparing for a franchise that has the potential to match Harry Potter and the Twilight movies.  “I’m extremely excited for ‘The Hunger Games,’” Anthony Pope, ...

 VSU’s College Democrats and Republicans took part in Phi Alpha Delta’s “Great Debate” on Tuesday night, where they gave their take on many hot-button topics in front of a packed Student Union Ballroom.  Dr. Jim Peterson, head of VSU’s political science department partook in asking questions involving HOPE Scholarship, immigration reform, health care reform and foreign policy.  The Republicans and ...

 The SGA discussed the possibility of giving seniors gifts upon graduation among other miscellaneous business during Monday night’s meeting in the U.C Magnolia room.  The SGA had planned to present this year’s graduating class with a gift in order to utilize their continuously rolling over funds.  The graduates’ gift was to be a tassel for their graduation caps.  According to ...

 The iPad 4G reached the shelves of the Tech Shop last Friday boasting improved features, the option for more gigabytes and a $499 sticker price. � According to Casey Stokes, a sales associate at VSU’s Tech Shop, the iPad 4G differs from the iPad 2 in three major ways including the new retina display with its higher quality screen resolution, ...

It’s the Friday before Spring Break and we’re all thinking about how to spend the week off. Some of us are going on weekend beach trips and will soon be sipping beers by the waves and working on a tan, while others will stay in town. Either way, we’ll all want to throw caution to the wind as soon as we leave our last class tomorrow afternoon.

Organically grown food and herbs is the new trend, and VSU’s Blazer Gardens is reaching out to the community to teach people about safe gardening. On Saturday, Blazer Gardens teamed up with the apartment complex, Woodlawn Terrace, at 1211 N. Forrest St., and helped start their first community garden. “Blazer Gardens was initially supported by members of the Valdosta Community,” ...

SGA discussed a recent visit with the Board of Regents, a bill that would allow guns on campus, and issues involving Spring Break scheduling during a meeting Monday night in the U.C Magnolia room. President Graham Davis and Vice President Derika Powers, as well as Senators Reginald Merritt and Christopher Hawkins, met with Regents Benjamin Tarbutton and Rusty Griffin, to ...

In Fall 2012, Hopper Hall will house select members of the College PanHellenic Council (CPC) due to the lack of sorority housing available. Among the reasons for moving sororities to on-campus housing, Greek Life hopes to see an increase in members staying in sororities, and an improvement in GPAs among participants—who, on average, stay above the 3.0 GPA range. “Several ...

The highly anticipated spring break tends to leave the classrooms bare as some students opt to skip out on Friday classes in order to jumpstart their spring break plans. On average, students report seeing a 30 percent decrease in class attendance on the days prior to their spring vacation. H owever, some students fear leaving early because of scheduled exams ...