When it was reported that head football coach David Dean was departing Valdosta State for an offensive coordinator position at Georgia Southern, concern arose among Blazer nation that there was a lack of worthy replacements in the pool of coaching candidates. Not only did athletic director Herb Reinhard and VSU find a worthy replacement, but they knocked the hiring out ...

Written by Jada Dukes, Staff Writer A public service announcement to all the women struggling to attain the perfect Kim K hourglass figure: It is OK! Put down the green juice and just breathe. Next, ask yourself, is it really worth it? What will you actually gain from this? Will you improve your life in any way by setting unattainable body ...

Written by Miles Brown, Staff Writer As an African American male reading a proposed project from Portland Community College called “Whiteness History Month: Context, Consequences and Change” disgusts and confuses me. Portland Community College is one of the largest post-secondary institutions in Oregon, serving around 90,000 full-time and part-time students. After finding out exactly what the project is I relax and begin to ...

It’s February, the one month of the year where African Americans are able to celebrate their culture and history. Unfortunately, it’s the only time of the year that public schools focus on black history in the classroom. It’s unfortunate that throughout history the only topics students are taught about black Americans is the civil rights movement and a kid-friendly version ...

Written by Jada Dukes, Staff Writer Although I have seen news on the Flint water crisis either while flipping through news channels or scrolling past a Facebook article, I honestly didn’t take the time to really get informed about what is happening in Flint, Michigan. now that I’m all caught up I must say I am both appalled and disgusted by ...

Written by Carlius Williams, Staff Writer Is El Chapo a master drug dealer or grand champion at hide-and-seek? He was born Joaquin Guzmán Loera, is a Mexican drug lord who is known for evading police and has even escaped jail a couple times. His last escape was through a mile-long hole in the bathroom of his cell that led to ...

Written by Miles Brown, Staff Writer For those looking for easier ways to connect with potential matches, the Once app on iTunes is for you. College students will gravitate to this app the due to its ability to generate one potential match a day. This can give someone time to connect with the match and hopefully gain a connection as ...

Written by Olivia Studdard, Staff Writer Growing up as a child I was always taught not to call people names on the playground. I was always a rather quiet and soft-spoken child, so taunting and teasing was never really something that crossed my mind. However, the older I got, the more I learned that it wasn’t simply harmful words that ...

The Editors, Sorry that I am rather behind the times here, but I still want to express my thoughts about a couple of things going on at VSU. First, I want to congratulate the previous editors of the Spectator for their excellent coverage of the issues leading up to the resignation of former Pres. McKinney.   Spectator coverage was far superior to that of the ...