Lady Blazers say goodbye to seniors and season VSU Lady Blazer basketball make it to the Gulf South Conference tournament but burn out after the quarter finals with a 60-50 loss. VSU took on rival Lady Statesmen of Delta State at Walter Sillers Coliseum in Cleveland, Mississippi. The loss closes out a 14-15 season for VSU and brings them to ...
Read More »Time to stop snoozing
by Erin Martin It is the answer to an age-old question: does the early bird get the worm? In studies from Health Ambition, early classes directly correlate to better grades for students. They also note the benefits to your mental and physical health, along with your productivity. University Language Services also notes the smaller and intimate setting of morning classes ...
Read More »Steven Nelson: Nelson Strives to go pro add something
by Zenobia Harris “Set your goals high, and don’t stop til you get there,” these are the famous words of retired baseball and football player, Bo Jackson, and what seems to be the mode of operation for Oregon State cornerback, Steven Nelson. After years of hard work and dedication to football, his dreams of becoming a pro athlete may come ...
Read More »SGA talks March Madness, Secret Shopper
by LaShawn Oglesby SGA approved a co-sponsorship with Distinguished Women of Excellence (DWE) for a March Madness event and conspired to secretly evaluate campus services at its Monday night meeting. Secret Shopper is an evaluation of various services on campus, in which SGA will be participating. According to the form that was handed out, VSU customer services will be rated ...
Read More »Lawmakers push for changes in AP History
by Jordan Hill Like many of us, America has a history—some good, bad and very ugly. That’s the beauty of education. As students, we deserve to know the unbiased truth about what our country has been through. After all, history is known to repeat itself. Oklahoma lawmakers are pushing to change the state’s AP History curriculum. They are pushing to ...
Read More »Out with the old, in with the ‘Oz’
by Kristin Whitman After 35 years, VSU’s Police Chief Scott Doner is calling it a day. Doner said he decided to retire to make up for lost time with family that accrued because of his crucial position. “I was starting my 36th year of campus law enforcement,” Doner said. “My family had sacrificed a lot with all the late-night phone ...
Read More »Top crimes at VSU
by Kailee Kivvett When parents send their kids off to college, they generally seem to worry about their children staying safe. Colleges dedicate much of their energy and money to making sure that their students are protected. However, this does not stop crime from happening altogether. Sergeant Wil Leschber from VSUPD said that the crime most often seen on VSU’s ...
Read More »Pop Addict: Leonard Nimoy dies; Brown fathers child
Written by Kayla Stroud, Web Editor Chris Brown is with child Chris Brown’s life continues to be a circus. According to TMZ, it has come out that the R&B star has been keeping a 9-month-old kid on the down low—a child that he had with a woman who isn’t his girlfriend. Which when you think of the song that he ...
Read More »Daily Strange: The anti-romantic octopus
Written by Ivey Ingalls-Rubin, Staff Writer Octopuses sure are strange creatures. From being proclaimed as the most intelligent of all invertebrates to being known to carry “toys” and have individual responses and temperaments. The most intriguing of the octopuses’ traits however lies within its sex habits. Next time you come across an octopus tentacle, keep in mind that you may very ...
Read More »Pour some sugar on me
By Jyrell Wynn With financial responsibilities looming, many college students are choosing to become sugar babies in order to pay off debt. A sugar baby is a young male or female that is cared for by an older man or woman. The babies are paid with gifts, money and other luxuries to provide companionship to their clients. Sugar babies are ...
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