Written by: Lia Armistead, Asst. Sports Editor Kip Moore, former Blazer golfer, “came home” to the PE Complex on April 11. However, it was not as successful as the athletic department had hoped. The attendance was so low that Kip Moore invited the audience down to the floor, according to sophomore Hannah Peyton. “I don’t think that it was advertised very well,” ...
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Written by: Zenobia Harris, Asst. Features Writer Valdosta State University is home to a lot of different things, but diversity may not be one of them. According to the VSU 2013-14 profile, there were about 9, 328 undergraduate students last year. Of those students, 51.9 percent are listed as White, 35.8 percent as Black or African American, 4.9 percent Hispanic, 3.0 ...
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The temperature of racial tension in this country is reaching a boiling point. The lid that was the civil rights movement is struggling to contain the bubbling mixing pot of race relations. The mounting pressure of police brutality has many Americans steaming over the injustices that seem to be perpetrated on a daily basis. Anyone with television or Internet access ...
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Today’s Birthday (04/25/15). Home holds special enchantment this year. Plan an improvement project for launch after 6/14. Discipline with schedule and budget presents clear choices. Balance work with health and family. Contribute leadership to a community endeavor. New romantic possibilities arise after 10/13. Play together. After 10/27, restful introspection rejuvenates. Release self-imposed limitations. Stay true to your heart. To get ...
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Written by Austin Wells, Sports Writer VSU tied for fifth place Tuesday at the 72 par Tunica National Golf Course as the golf team shot at 24 strokes over par at 888 at the Gulf South Conference Gold Championship. The first two rounds took place Monday, which saw VSU finish sixth place after shooting a first round 303 and a second ...
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Written by: John Stephen, Print Editor One week after protesters walked on the American flag at Valdosta State’s campus, hundreds of students, veterans and community members rallied along VSU’s perimeter under a clear blue sky to show support for the American flag. Around 1,000 people took part in the “Flags Over VSU” demonstration – according to Valdosta Police Chief Brian ...
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Written by: Tyra Mills, Photo Editor With protests breaking out at Valdosta State, a Blazer may be beginning to question what is going on with our beloved campus. Students have been stepping on flags, veterans coming on campus allegedly “armed” in protest of it, black lives matter campaigners joining the march and many students inserting their opinions and adding to ...
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Written by: LaMarcus Wilkerson, Staff Writer Not many students used innovative ways to strap gum from the bottom of their shoe this Earth Day. Companies are finding innovative ways to give Earth Day the publicity supporters of the holiday desire to maintain a sense of moral responsibility to the environment instead. These ads cast an ecofriendly web of green activism ...
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Texas born R&B singer SoMo was first introduced on YouTube in 2012, but it wasn’t until late 2013 when his breakthrough song “Ride” debuted on the Billboard charts that led to his meteoric rise to fame. We sat down with SoMo after his concert at VSU.
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Today’s Birthday (05/24/15). Enjoy the fun! You’re exceptionally persuasive and charming this year. Ask for big stuff. Settle down with the one you’ve chosen. Make a difference with other people. Strategize and budget to launch a collaboration after 6/14. Transform your place after 10/13. Reach a turning point in a group venture after 10/27. Work together for what you love. ...
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