Regular unleaded gas jumped from $3.58 to $3.63 in six hours, according to Motor Trend magazine’s gas price chart.
Read More »Higher education poses a challenge for every student
The surprising element on the budget is his commitment to education. His administration strives towards the goal of a higher college graduate rate in the world by 2020.
Read More »Acclaimed author visits campus
The Department of English hosted a public reading with novelist Olympia Vernon Tuesday in Ballroom B of the Student Union.
Read More »Freshman heroics in 2-0 win
VSU freshman centerfielder Courtney Albritton hit a walk-off two-run homerun shot to secure the Lady Blazers first victory of the doubleheader against Georgia Southwestern Wednesday afternoon 2-0.
Read More »Pop Addict: Whitney Houston remembered, Rhianna and Brown get back together?
Hello guys and dolls. Its time. Get your cups out because I am serving some hot tea. Whitney Houston’s funeral inspired folks all over the world to tune into church on a Saturday. The funeral was held at New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, NJ which was the church Whitney grew up in. The funeral, as one speaker said, “had ...
Read More »USG bill may ban illegal immigrant students
The House Higher Education Committee met on Jan. 31 to discuss the bill that would ban illegal immigrants from attending all public colleges in Georgia. House Bill 59, sponsored by Rep. Tom Rice, was proposed last year to prevent illegal immigrants from taking seats at Georgia colleges away from those students who are here legally, according to an article published ...
Read More »VSU faculty members treat crowd with musical performances
VSU students were given a great treat by the faculty recital on Feb. 20 Doug Farwell, Tamara Hardesty, Nina Lutz, Almisha Tobler, Steve Taylor, Valerie Holton, Jimmy Bickerstaff, Elizabeth Goode, Susan Eischeid, Peter Geldrich, Shannon Lowe and Bryan Garris were among the spectacular few in the recital. With five different performances, the crowd could not get enough, including Lacie Hall, ...
Read More »President search progresses after sessions with general campus
In the past 10 days, four candidates visited VSU with the hopes of moving one step closer to the highly coveted position of VSU president. If VSU’s Presidential Search and Screen Committee decides not to interview more candidates, the committee will choose three of the four candidates and submit an unranked list to the Regents’ Special Committee. Out of that ...
Read More »Few hail to the future chief
While people are interested in the GOP presidential nomination race, a search close to home has VSU looking at a different type of candidate. VSU has been putting the VSU presidential candidates through their paces with interviews, meetings, and public speeches. The student attendance was minimal at the speeches. At Dr. Bill McKinney’s speech event, the room was filled, but ...
Read More »New flex deposit box installation possible
Student Government Association discussed the addition of a new Value Transfer Station machine, placed more stringent GPA requirements on SGA members, and elected three more senators Monday night. The VTS machine, which allows for cash deposits to Flex accounts, would be placed near the Student Union convenience store. Other ones are in the mail room at Hopper Hall and in ...
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