A tale of bizarre Transylvanian delight with a riff-raff group, a married couple and a cross dressing scientist would be warping its way onto the Carrollton Cultural Arts Center stage on Oct. 27 had one mayor not stood in its way. Mayor Wayne Garner of Carrollton, Ga., shut down an approved performance of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” after the ...

Students at Linn State Technical College were met with a new and unnecessary drug testing policy on Sept 7. The tests will be included in student fees at a cost of $50 and will test for 11 drugs, including marijuana, cocaine and methamphetamine. Even if it is a technical college, using a drug test to determine whether someone should be ...

“I feel that it is very sad, unfair and unjust.” Deven Maddox sophomore undecided “I don’t believe he should be executed because there is not enough evidence against him.” Errick Johnson sophomore psychology major “He should be given a second chance to prove his innocence.” Valerie Lawrence sophomore nursing major “I think it is unjust and they should evaluate all ...

Rant of the Week: “I am tired of going to Moes or Papa John’s and encountering the same worker with a nasty attitude. When I am getting something to eat I am going to just get my food and go. I feel that because I am asking a question about my food that I am somehow disrupting them. Now I ...

As a former Resident Assistant for Valdosta State University, I assisted in situations that could have become far more serious, if policies such as the new color coded ID system had not been in place. With those experiences in mind, it is unfortunate that Ms. Kaymaya Hinson expresses a preference of personal convenience over the on-campus safety of herself and ...

Five University of Georgia professors have started a program called Freedom University that will be open to undocumented students who are unable to attend public universities due to a new anti-immigrant policy. Responding to concerns from the public that colleges in Georgia “were being overrun by illegal immigrants….and legal residents were being displaced,” the university system’s Board of Regents implemented ...

“Beetlejuice 2,” “Footloose” without Kevin Bacon, “Star Wars” tweaks made by George Lucas—these are just the few of the sequels, remakes and updates to grace recent movie news. Ultimately, Hollywood should leave most, if not all, movies alone. You can argue maybe they do these various films to give more to their fans. The industry recognizes the huge fan following ...

The vast majority of VSU’s student body missed out on one of the most epic performances to ever grace the campus last Monday in the university center. Tampa, Fla. natives ‘Higher Ground,’ a cover band of the largely popular ‘Red Hot Chillipeppers,’ absolutely rocked the north end of the university center for two solid hours in front of a crowd ...

“It was lame! All I got was a stapler…but the girl was nice though.” Victoria Perry Pre-nursing major/ freshman “I think it’s very endearing to the freshmen and it makes them feel welcome, because I’m a senior and I know how it feels to be new.” LaRae Parker Middle Grades Education / Senior “It’s good; they just need to give ...

September 15, 2011 Rant of the week “The wait at the bus stops are ridiculous. I had conversations with many students complaining about getting to the bus stop fifteen minutes early, just to get to class five minutes late. Also, the buses are so packed you sometimes have to wait another five minutes for another bus. Can transportation please get ...