The College of Arts and Sciences held its second annual Alumni dinner in the UC Magnolia Room on Oct. 18 to honor VSU graduates. The winner of the Outstanding Alumni award this year was John C. Robbins, an internationally known criminal defense lawyer.                 The event was organized by Dr. Connie L. Richards, dean of the College of Arts ...

October is the month for awareness—breast cancer, domestic violence, autism. The list goes on and on. It’s easy to get bogged down in all the calls for donations, wearing colored ribbons and attending a different event every week. But we at the Spectator feel the need to ask the students and faculty for just a little bit more of their ...

Let’s give the Blazers a round of applause. The “six-game schedule” that the Blazers geared themselves to following the loss to West Alabama refocused their attention for the second half of the season. VSU has won four straight games since and been picked fourth in the Division II Super Region 2 rankings. After dropping two games in the first four, ...

Seven Psychopaths is about a struggling screenwriter played by Collin Farrell who gets caught between the Mob and his friend who steals dogs for a living. Woody Harrelson plays the Mob boss who is desperately trying to get his dog back from Farrell’s friend–causing murder and mayhem along the way. Other than the basic plot, Seven Psychopaths has some issues—there’s ...

After the performance last Saturday, the Blazers are looking to continue their high-scoring against Gulf South Conference newcomer Shorter College tonight in Rome, Ga. The Blazers (6-2, 3-1 GSC) are coming off an impressive 59-41 victory against rival Delta State (3-4, 1-2 GSC) on Homecoming weekend in a game that can be classified as a “good old fashioned shootout.” Quarterback ...

Finding a career after college can be tough, but Career Services strives to make the process easier. Today from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Career Services is hosting their annual Fall Career Expo in the UC Magnolia and Cypress rooms. Career Services provides an exhibit of various employers willing to speak to students and alumni. “It’s been around for a ...

 Public colleges and universities across the state may feel a pinch in their pocketbooks—or a possible raise—related not to sheer student numbers, but their levels of student achievement.   On Monday, a plan was proposed that would alter the way that Georgia colleges and universities receive state funding.  Currently, funding is distributed in relation to a school’s enrollment and student ...

 Several SGA senators may be stripped of their seats due to lack of attendance.   The issue was revealed during Monday night’s SGA meeting, where the attendance policy was reiterated, and it was announced that several senators had violated that policy.  The absence policy states that any absence from an SGA meeting must be reported to Secretary Kelly Hessler at ...

It’s time to party. The SGA and CMVSU kicked off homecoming week celebration with a cookout Wednesday in Palms Quad in hopes of getting students hyped for the upcoming homecoming weekend. The event, hosted from 1-4 p.m., was designed with one purpose in mind: unity. “This event came right on time for homecoming,” Jodi Walker, a freshmen biology major, said. ...

Let’s get Tech-nical.  It is a big week for Microsoft, Apple sets a date and the Galaxy Note II finds a carrier. Xbox is now starting to ship out its Xbox Dashboard update.  Those who are informed like me received the update first.  It will roll onto other consoles within the next few weeks.  Is it odd that Microsoft did ...