Valdosta PRIDE promises to be a crowd pleasing festival of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) community, featuring games, demonstrations, and guest speakers among other festivities.  Valdosta PRIDE is modeled after other PRIDE functions that take place both nationally and internationally. The events promote awareness, acceptance, unity, diversity and education about members of the gay community.  “It ...

The 2010-2011 VSU theatre season opens tonight with Sam Shepard’s 1979 Pulitzer Prize winning ‘Buried Child’ directed by Dr. Jimmy Bickerstaff.

 On Sept. 12, the annual MTV Video Music Awards was held at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles, Calif.  The celebrities were dressed to impress at the awards as usual. Standouts included a dazzling Taylor Swift in a gorgeous dress and a very Barbie-luscious jump suit worn by none other than rapper Nicki Minaj.  The always dynamic and controversial dresses ...

�  In a mall where kiosk owners attack shoppers with less-than-fragrant perfumes, Larry Turner takes a more civil business approach.  Turner, VSU marketing major, owns his kiosk in the Valdosta Mall by Foot Locker and Spencer Gifts where he sells Roommates Peel and Stick reusable wall decals.  “I found this opportunity on the mall’s website and decided to try it ...

 Every day at VSU, athletes from various sports are constantly on the grind, but students rarely get a chance to meet the driving force behind the team.  Working as a graduate assistant here at VSU is no easy task, but it is something that Bobby Stiner has a passion for.  “I love my job here and the opportunity I have ...

Prior to Valdosta State’s first scrimmage of the pre-season on Aug. 15, Russ Callaway’s name sat at the top of the quarterback depth chart.

 Every member of the VSU football has one thing in common.  None of them have beaten Gulf South Conference rival Delta State.  Their head coach David Dean is even 0-3 against his Mississippi rival since taking over as the head guy of the VSU program before the start of the 2007 season.  In fact, the Blazers haven’t beaten their hated ...

 Valdosta State fell behind early to Armstrong Atlantic Tuesday night, but bounced back to win the second set. After dropping the third set, VSU gained its composure and won sets four and five for the win (20-25, 25-20, 14-25, 25-20, 15-10) and to move to 5-3 on the season.  The home crowd was behind the Lady Blazers throughout all five ...

 VSU football players are known to be great athletes, but Kyle Fox and Lance Helton are better known to be great people.  Fox and Helton have been mentoring Cade Greenway, a child with autism, through a volunteer program provided by Coach Robbie Brown, offensive coordinator and community service director for the team, since this past summer. Not only have they ...

 Marc Kaiser, junior Marking major, considers himself a “super fan” and plans to play a vital role in this year’s Blazer Athletics.  Starting his freshman year, Kaiser has been loving the support and love from VSU’s student body.  “One thing that’s great about Titletown and Blazer Nation is that it’s not just the students, it’s a community,” Kaiser said.  Kaiser ...