by Kristin Whitman Call to order of decisions to be made at VSU. Faculty Senate had a meeting last Thursday, Jan. 22, in University Center Magnolia Room to talk about new, old and unfinished business on campus. The meeting started out with the election of a new Parliamentarian. Dr. Peggy Moch, who served in this capacity last semester, is on ...

by John Stephen The investigation into events involving former VSU professor Dr. Mark George has concluded, finding that no wrongdoing took place in the VSU administration’s treatment of Dr. George last summer. The University System of Georgia’s director of ethics and compliance, Wesley Horne, conducted the review after Dr. George and VSU President William McKinney separately requested it. This report ...

by: Tatyana Phelps We’re getting degrees. We’re getting jobs. The way President Obama puts it, it’s a pretty great time to be a college student. Free college was one of the biggest topics of discussion during Obama’s State of the Union speech on Jan. 20. Obama’s proposal is to offer community college for no cost at all. Of course, this ...

By: Zenobia Harris The “Buck the Menu” Starbucks Sweepstakes competition has come a sweet close. The Collegiate Men of VSU was declared the winner earlier this week for the competition, which started Dec. 3 by SGA member, Taylor Ratcliff. The competition was sponsored by the SGA and V- State Dining. During the first round of the competition, student organizations could ...

by Tatyana Phelps   This semester, VSU is making it easier than ever for students to chow down through new options and deals offered by VSU Dining. One new feature available to students is the on-campus pizza delivery. This allows residents to order pizza seven days a week from 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. This isn’t the only “take out” ...

by Kristin Whitman The 2015 faculty senate could be making some drastic changes to the VSU community. The first 2015 faculty senate meeting will take place today at 3:30 p.m. in the University Center’s Magnolia Room, and the members of the senate hope to improve campus life this semester. New business that will be brought up at the meeting are ...

by John Stephen The titans of history have arrived on campus – well, their writings have, at least. A collection of rare manuscripts is now on display at Odum Library. The wide-ranging compilation of books, documents and scrolls—the oldest dating back to 1250—is quite impressive. The collection includes works by Machiavelli, Aristotle, John Locke, Thoreau, Booker T. Washington and Ben ...

  by Lia Armistead   Things to come at VSU: 1. Construction and more construction Surprise, surprise—there’s still (as always) construction on campus. Most English students have already noticed the change in location of most of their classes from West Hall to Nevins Hall. This is due to the ongoing construction that has been happening for the past several semesters. ...

Tuesday Oct. 28, Phi Alpha Delta Pre-Law Fraternity International held a public presentation by the lieutenant over the investigative division of the Lowndes County Sheriff’s office, supervisor Stride Jones. The presentation covered the case and evidence gathered within the case that started Jan. 11 2013 when the body of high school student Kendrick Johnson was found in a rolled up ...

SGA sported their new polo shirts Monday night where they reviewed the events of homecoming week and discussed opinions they heard from students for each event. The information will be used to better help SGA make the next homecoming better. Some reviews talked about were the lack of food at the carnival Monday and bad lighting. There were also complaints ...