Written by Austin Wells, Staff Editor As many of you already know, Kim Davis, a county clerk of Rowan County in Kentucky, was arrested for refusing to issue any marriage licenses to any couple because of the Supreme Court decision to allow same-sex couples to be married. Did she deserve to get arrested for it, though? The answer is a resounding ...

Written by Austin Wells, Staff Writer Although it would seem that it would be more suitable for a college student to work on campus, there are actually more benefits to working off campus. One of the benefits is working more hours. If you’re working somewhere on campus, especially here at VSU, then most places will close pretty early compared to ...

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 ...

Written by Austin Wells, Sports Writer It was a disappointing Wednesday for the Men’s Tennis team as the No. 10 Blazers (12-5) fell short to No. 8 Columbus State (16-3), losing 5-1. Things got off to a bad start for the Blazers, losing all three of what were close doubles matches. Edward Nguyen and Niklas Herbring were the closest to ...

This story was written by Austin Wells.  The Lady Blazers bounced back from a season-opening loss to defeat the Fort Valley State Lady Wildcats 81-71 at the complex. After only scoring 59 in their opener, the Lady Blazers bounced back on offense, shooting 48.5 percent from the floor. The scoring was led by April Thomas, who scored 22 points along ...

This story was written by Austin Wells.  The Lady Blazers fell on their home court Friday night to the Eckerd Tritons 76-59. Despite only being down by four at halftime, the team was outscored by 13 in the second half and began its season with a loss. The first half was competitive, with the largest lead only being six points. ...

Written By: Austin Wells  The Lady Blazers basketball team plays their first game this Friday against Eckerd, who finished the 2013-2014 season with a record of 11-16. As part of the Holiday Inn Valdosta Conference Center Challenge, The Lady Blazers will also play the next day against a Fort Valley State team who finished 13-15 last season. With back to ...

 Written By: Austin Wells  The Republican party’s overwhelming victory on Tuesday night can be at least partly explained by past history, according to a political science professor at VSU.   Dr. Richard Saeger, a political science professor at VSU, explained how the Republican party’s success shouldn’t come as a surprise considering the president’s low popularity.   “It seems to be ...

Written By: Austin Wells With the season two weeks away, the Lady Blazers basketball team will look to improve off an injury filled season resulting in an eighth place finish in the Gulf South Conference. “We basically only had seven people playing last year,” head coach Kiley Hill said referring to last season’s injuries. “We came off of a Sweet ...

Written By: Austin Wells This past Saturday was VSU’s first home cross country meet in more than a decade, with the men’s and women’s teams both placing first overall.   With the first place finishes and some personal bests from seniors Jesse Prince and Juliana Boehm, head coach Clinton Bell is happy with the results but still thinks the team ...