Written by Allison Ericson   After four years, Hilary Lee, a senior music and chemistry major, will showcase her dedication and hard work in a vocal recital today at 7:30 p.m. in the Fine Arts Building.   The recital will have pieces from famous performers like Mozart, Brizett and Britten.   “Although I’ve been running my recital repertoire in order ...

Written by Allison Ericson HOPE—most students have it, lose it and don’t know much about it. Not the verb, but Georgia’s HOPE Scholarship. VSU’s NAACP chapter will host their second panel discussion at 6 p.m. on Monday in the U.C Magnolia Room to raise HOPE Scholarship awareness  The panel discussion was designed to inform the Valdosta community on Governor Nathan ...

Written by Allison Ericson Correction: The original version of this story, which ran in print in the Feb. 21 issue of the Spectator, included the following statement:  “VSU alumni who need guidance can also take advantage of Career Services’ support and resources for free up until a month after graduation.” Actually, all services provided by the Office of Career Services ...

Written by Allison Ericson   VSU was once home to the talented CNN commentator, Nancy Grace, NCIS actress, Pauley Perrette and ex-NFL players, Jessie Tuggle and Antonio Edwards.   VSU is now home to many students with talents including Daniel Leon Raybon, a music education major. Raybon has been given the chance to showcase his talents in a solo recital ...

People weaved in and out of the Fine Arts Gallery viewing new artwork that is priced as high as $12, 000 and will be available until Feb. 3.   They were the first to visually sample the 25th Valdosta National, which is a juried art competition containing 52 pieces of art by 42 artists.   Each piece in the gallery ...

Tailgating, studying and unity.   Greek life is one of the largest organizations at VSU and still continues to grow. Alpha Kappa Lambda fraternity hopes to join Greek life becoming the 10th chapter of InterFraternity Council (IFC).   If AKL joins IFC they will not only become the biggest council of Greek life, but one of the first interracial chapters ...

Tie up your laces and grab a bottle of water because Saturday marks the date for the American Heart Association’s annual Lowndes Heart Walk at 8 a.m. at Mckey Park.  This year AHA is hoping to raise $10,000 for critical cardiovascular disease research and education. There are only eight teams registered, but everyone has the option to join a team ...

            The Collegiate Men of VSU hosted their first “EyeCandy” auction in Bailey Science Center, Oct. 24. The EyeCandy auction was held to raise money for CMVSU’s semester event, Women Appreciation Dinner. This auction was far from ordinary, where the bids were placed on women and men and the prize was a date including free entry into Glo Ultra Lounge.  ...

 Dr. Hugh C. Bailey, who served as president of Valdosta State as long as most traditional college students have been alive, died on Oct. 5 at the age of 83.  Dr. Bailey began his presidency in 1978 when VSU was still called Valdosta State College and retired in 2001 from Valdosta State University. During his time here at VSU Bailey ...

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 ...