The VSU table-tennis club may not be well known, but with the number of members growing and the team’s success in competitions, their notoriety is on the rise.   The team’s president, Jacob Miller, a junior business major, was also one of the team’s founding members last school year. Becoming club president, however, was not Miller’s original intention.  “I really ...

The last theatre show of the fall semester opens tonight with “Sweet Charity,” a musical based on the book by Neil Simon.

  The Lady Blazers Volleyball team wrapped up their regular season schedule this week with both a win and a loss. The team now will prepare for their second consecutive trip to the Gulf South Conference Tournament, where they will look to make a push to win the title.   The first of their two matches last week came against Saint ...

  The defending Gulf South Conference East Division champion VSU Lady Blazers are ready for the start of the 2010 season. The ladies will tip-off their season on Saturday night when Edward Waters visits the Complex.    There are a lot of question marks surrounding the team. Head Coach Kiley Hill has been put in a tough spot due to numerous ...

  The South Region’s best men’s basketball team from last season will hit the court Friday night for the start of a new basketball era at VSU.   The new look VSU Blazers will open up their quest for prominence when they welcome Saint Leo to the VSU Complex.  “I don’t think you ever change your goals,” Mike Helfer, head basketball ...

Democrats may have a lot to “deal” with now that the Republican Nathan Deal was been voted as Georgia’s next governor. Nathan Deal beat former Democrat Governor Roy Barnes receiving, 53.1 percent to Barnes’s 42.9 percent.  With Tuesday’s election, the Republicans have gained control of the House of Representatives while the Democrats still have control of the Senate.  Some students ...

 The Student Government Association debated on the Reclamation of Senate Clothing Bill, voted in two new senators, and discussed the motion to give a grant to the VSU Women’s Lacrosse Club during the weekly SGA meeting Monday night in the Student Union.   The Reclamation of Senate Clothing Bill, proposed mainly by Helen Burkett and Ryan Brown, raised much dissent ...

The north half of the University Center will be torn down to make way for a new residence hall. And with its demolition, two fraternities will have to give up their houses and find new places to live.

 On Nov. 6, Valdosta residents and businesses will be able to discard their old electronics in an environmentally safe manner at the Free Electronics Recycling Event between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. at Mathis City Auditorium.   “Our goal is to encourage Valdosta citizens to discard used or unwanted electronic equipment in a convenient and environmentally responsible manner,” John Whitehead, ...

State budget cuts and declines in philanthropy and endowments helped push the cost of college tuition up much higher than general inflation across the country this year, amounting to an increase of 7.9