We live in a time in which one would like to think that we have rid ourselves of all prejudices, especially prejudices related to sexual orientation. The vast majority or our society has evolved with the times and almost everywhere a person looks, people live, work, and co-exist with each other, regardless of differences in sexuality Unfortunately, there are some ...

An increasing number of students are finding themselves victims of theft, one of the most common crimes on campus. Burglary and dorm room theft have been popular crimes reported during the semester by students. Items such wallets, bags, iPods, shoes and other various possessions have been stolen from various locations on campus. Sgt. Matthew Maestas of Criminal Investigations acknowledges dorm ...

Former presidential candidate, Mike Huckabee, will be coming to the VSU campus Tuesday at 7 p.m. for a benefit dinner hosted by the Georgia Christian School. Huckabee is going to be speaking to about 485 guests in the Student Union auditorium, which GCS has rented out for the event. “He will give a speech,” Ryan Warren, the Vice Chairman of ...

A new website is causing controversy by offering students a chance to meet men and women willing to pay the students’ college tuition, otherwise known as Sugar Daddies or Sugar Mommies. A number of VSU students are registered on the website to receive financial help from Sugar Daddies or Mommies. The website, seekingarrangements.com, was founded by dating expert Brandon Wade ...

In this issue of the Spec Tech: a new Nook, bendable phones, and 4G LTE phones are coming, Apple troubles, and GameStop sells Android tablets. Nokia and Samsung both announce that they are creating phones with bendable screens. Samsung has not demonstrated their phone, but Nokia showed that bending the phone zooms in and out of pictures. This may seem ...

The Valdosta Symphony Orchestra (VSO) will present a Classical Masters concert Saturday at 8 p.m. in Whitehead Auditorium, conducted by Dr. Howard Hsu. Dr. Hsu is the Music Director of the Symphony Orchestra, Director of Orchestra Studies and an assistant professor of music. The program features pieces from two of the greatest composers of the Classical era, Mozart’s bubbly Symphony ...

Happy belated Halloween! I bet there were plenty of tricks and treats out Monday night, and I know there’s still someone out there throwing back left over candy corn and tootsie rolls. As if this Halloween didn’t bring on a bunch of wild and freaky events—and boy, did the freaks come out—Jimmy Kimmel brought out Pee-Wee Herman to celebrate some ...

Tuesday marked the beginning of “Movember,” an annual charity event calling for all guys to grow out mustaches in the attempt to raise awareness of and money for prostate cancer.

This year’s municipal election ballot includes a couple of hot-button issues, like Sunday alcohol sales and school consolidation, but most items are for city officials. Only residents living within a city’s limits may vote in this year’s election. Municipal elections, like this one, fall on odd-numbered years while state and national officials are elected in even-numbered years. Valdosta residents may ...

VSU’s branch of NAACP will host the Where We Stand Debate Thursday at 7 p.m., in the Jeanette Lecture Hall 1111. The event will be connected to the Dewar College of Education. According to Deandre Jones, president of VSU NAACP, the event is designed to engage students in an intellectual discussion. “It’s going to include some of the most provoking ...