The Spectator The independent student newspaper of Valdosta State University
By: Neil Frawley The vacation is over. The test begins. VSU volleyball team will have a week off by the time it plays Shorter, the best team in the Gulf South Conference. Looking closer into the future, the Blazers look to extinguish Lee University Flames at a home game on Friday. “It’s a big weekend for us. The next two ...
Read More »VSU welcomes Columbus State Friday
By: Kristin Whitman The fourth home soccer game of the season against Columbus State University kicks off Friday, Oct. 10 at 4 p.m. The battle between the Blazers and the Cougars will be the beginning of a seven game home stand for VSU. CSU (8-0-1) is the second best team in the Peach Belt Conference and VSU (4-4-1) ...
Read More »Professors personalize house calls to students
By:Kristin Whitman VSU Residence Life changed up the traditional meaning of a commonly known phrase with its “House Calls” program Sept. 29 and 30. If you’re familiar with the term “house call,” you know it involves a doctor coming to check up on you if you’re sick. However, for this “House Calls” program, VSU Residence Life invited not doctors ...
Read More »Week of tobacco ban still leaves students seperated
By: Elan Waite With a week of enforcement behind it, the tobacco ban is in full effect at VSU. Campuses in Georgia have gone smoke free and the reaction to the new policy varies. On Oct. 1, VSU enforced the smoking ban put into place by University System of Georgia Board of Regents. According to the ban, all forms of ...
Read More »Board of Regents comes to VSU, long haitus over
Written By: Jordan Barela Valdosta State University is set to host the next meeting for the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia on Oct. 14-15. “It is a great honor to be selected to host our esteemed board, and I am truly looking forward to having them visit our beautiful campus and community,” VSU President William McKinney ...
Read More »McKinney shifts student affairs
Written By: Elan Waite & John Stephen One day he was in, and the next he was out. Russell Mast, a VSU staff member since 1989, no longer works for VSU in any capacity as of last Thursday, according to VSU President William McKinney. On Sept. 25, Dr. McKinney sent an email to all VSU students, faculty, staff ...
Read More »VSU raises awareness of sexual assault on campus
Written By: John Preer Sexual assault on college campuses has been in national headlines recently because of President Obama’s newly appointed task force. Colleges nationwide have been experiencing a rise in sexual assault against students and as a result, many have undergone some policy changes. California recently passed a law that outlines what qualifies as consent. No longer will silence ...
Read More »Professor’s program saves students money on books
Written By: Cole Edwards Students fed up with high textbook prices now have an option to pay it forward to benefit themselves and students who follow. In recent years, the national average cost of college textbooks has reached an all-time high, hovering around $1,100 per two semesters with the figures only continuing to rise with inflation, according to ...
Read More »Soccer dropped a conference game on Sunday, look to weekend
Written By: Kristin Whitman The Lady Blazers soccer team fell short in its fourth Gulf South Conference game to Lee University with a 0-1 loss. However, the Blazers outshot the Flames 12-9 on Sunday, Sept. 28. This was the first loss for VSU in GSC play, making their overall record 3-4 and 3-1 in GSC. The Flames back up goalkeeper, ...
Read More »VSU student independently publishes own poetry book
Written By:Lia Armistead VSU junior Maya Newsome has successfully made one of her dreams come true: in June, she self-published her first book of poems, “Things I Wrote by the Window.” All written within the past two years, the 25 poems found in “Things I Wrote by the Window” encompass love, self, faith, the world and life observations. Newsome started ...
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