Hello World–Anthony here. It’s time to catch up on the latest celebrity news and gossip and that us all talking this past week. Award show season is still in full effect and this week was no different with BET holding their seventh annual Hip Hop Awards. The ceremony was supposed to honor some of the greatest artists in rap and ...

You buy a textbook for $120 and when selling it back, the bookstore offers you $30. It’s happened to all of us and now there’s a way to avoid it all. Next semester, students can avoid the disappointment and buy-back hassle completely by using Jebbles.com. Owner and creator, Jebidiah Light, a senior International Business major at VSU changed the way ...

The Faculty/Guest Recital will take place on Sunday at 7:30 p.m. at VSU’s Whitehead Auditorium on the first floor of the Fine Arts Building. The recital will showcase the classical stylings of several faculty members including faculty flutist Dr. Elizabeth Goode and faculty pianist Dr. Joshua Pifer. Both Dr. Goode and Dr. Pifer are classically trained musicians that have been ...

Are you registered to vote? Today VSU’s NAACP is hosting a voter registration drive for students, faculty and staff. NAACP hopes to reach out to the community and encourage people to register to vote in this election. Chris Hawkins, the political action chair of the NAACP and coordinator of the drive, said NAACP is inspired by the national scale of ...

October is Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender History Month or LGBT Pride Month, and VSU Gay Straight Alliance is gearing up to celebrate with numerous events – especially National Coming Out Day on Oct. 11. GSA met Monday night to list upcoming events on the agenda. Two interns from the Marriage and Family Therapy Program, Joshua Waters and Anthony Potter, spoke ...

There’s no secret that Fox News and MSNBC have taken strong political stances, which has led to the two networks becoming news rivals and political safe havens for key political figures. Fox News has long been considered the spokesperson for Republican ideas due to the network’s strong and carefully designed news presentation that purposely appeals to the conservative base. Not ...

It’s the mess that won’t clean itself. VSU prides itself on maintaining a clean and beautiful campus for its students to appreciate on a daily basis, and for the most part the school has succeeded.  But all bets are off once students enter the parking facilities at Oak and Sustella Street. Most students who commute start and end their day ...

The Lady Blazers carry a two game winning streak into Friday’s game at home against Alabama-Huntsville and are coming off one of their best offensive games of the year. The girls scored the most goals all season on Tuesday against Anderson stringing together two goals in the first half and two in the second half to win 4-2. The Blazers ...

Eric Nielson, dance program coordinator, founded the VSU Repertory Dancers in 1986, making this ensemble the oldest dance repertory company in South Georgia. Since then the ensemble has seen many student dancers, guest artists, part-time and full-time faculty members.  The dances have been documented on video to be restaged for future concerts, lecture demonstrations and special performances. VSU’s ensemble now ...

This semester, VSU welcomes to its police department new officers Caleb Reid, Cody Engleman and Artesia Frederick. Reid was born in Florida and is brand new to both Valdosta and VSU. He begins school next summer. Here’s how he’s coping with the new changes. Q: Why did you choose to become a police officer? A: I just always like interacting ...