The VSU campus hosted it’s National Night Out event, which opened the temporarily shut down campus to the public. The event took place on Wednesday, Oct. 16, on the front lawn.  National Night Out first started in 1984 by the National Association of Town Watch, a nonprofit organization that allowed community watch groups to stay informed.   The aim for the ...

Liam Payne, a former member of the 2010s English Irish pop group, One Direction, was pronounced dead today in Buenos Aires, Argentina.   According to The New York Times, Buenos Aires emergency services reported that Payne fell three stories out of a window at the Casa Sur Hotel. The circumstances of the fall are still undetermined.  Payne rose to fame as ...

Just weeks away from the 2024 presidential election, climate change has solidified itself as one of the most pressing issues for voters across the country, especially on college campuses. The recent Hurricanes Helene and Milton have taken the southeast region of the U.S. by storm.   Many students on college campuses worry about the effects political decisions have on them ...

Three weeks after Hurricane Helene demolished VSU and the surrounding region, students are still struggling to get their lives back to a normal school year.    Many members of the VSU community were without power, water and other essentials for weeks and some are still recovering in a variety of ways.   On Thursday. Sept. 26, Helene made landfall as a ...

The VSU Blazers survive an upset scare against the North Greenville Trailblazers, pulling out a victory, 32-24.  The Blazers improved to 6-0 on the season and 2-0 in the Gulf South Conference play. The Blazers had to do something they had not done all season: play while trailing.   The Trailblazer’s started the game hot, with two touchdowns on the first ...

On Sept. 23, the Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts opened three new exhibitions, “Eye Candy” by Victor Bokas, “Degrees of Dissonance” by Annie B. Campbell and “By Heart” by the National Association of Women Artists.  The Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts is a non-profit art center located in downtown, Valdosta, offering a wide variety of art ...

The third-ranked team in division II, the VSU Blazers, thrashed the Shorter Hawks 59-6 to move to 5-0 on the season Saturday in Rome, Georgia. The Blazers once again had a dominant day offensively. The team scored 52 points on 13 drives in the game and have outscored their last three opponents by a staggering 159 to six. Senior quarterback ...

Late Thursday night on Sept. 27, Hurricane Helene unleashed its fury on Valdosta State University, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. Classified as a Category 4 storm, Helene brought torrential rains and powerful winds that felled trees and damaged campus buildings. As many students remained on campus, they faced a harrowing night, trapped in their dorm rooms, listening ...

Former President Donald Trump traveled to Valdosta on Monday to speak with the press about the damages from Hurricane Helene.  He held a press conference in front of Chez What Furniture Store in downtown Valdosta at 2 p.m. on Sept. 30.  Supporters gathered early in the morning and viewed from the street. Trump was hidden from the public eye and ...

Welcome back to another edition of Cherie’s Picks! I am so glad you decided to drop in. This week is going to be a little different, but nevertheless, Cherie’s Picks will adapt. Without further ado, here are the events for the week of Sept. 30.  To preface before getting into things, I hope everyone is well. Cherie’s Picks is pre-written ...