VSU’s Foundation Inc. is allowing individuals, alumni, and corporate donors to name rooms within the new Student Union, scheduled to open in January 2010. There are 13 rooms within the Student Union that will be reserved for naming, including the ballroom, theatre, atrium and various meeting rooms. Naming of rooms begins at $250,000 and are payable up to five years. ...
Read More »New Student Union to bring jobs for students
Brittany Briscoe Staff Writer blbriscoe@valdosta.edu VSU Student Life is looking for approximately 40 new workers for the Student Union, which will be the largest student employed building on campus. “We are looking for building managers, information desk assistants, set up technicians, game room attendants and audio visual technicians,” said John Wright, Associate Director of Student Life. The Building Manager will ...
Read More »Student Life offers free Jaguar tickets
Brittany Briscoe Staff Writer blbriscoe@valdosta.edu VSU students have the chance to receive free tickets to the Jacksonville Jaguars game. The Jaguars are scheduled to take on the Tennessee Titans Oct. 3 at the Jacksonville Municipal Stadium at 1 p.m. VSU Student Life Office is offering this opportunity until Friday. Students interested in getting put on the list to receive a ...
Read More »American Association of University Women hosts public forum
By Brittany Briscoe The American Association of University Women (AAUW), Valdosta branch, hosted a public meeting Sept. 15 at 7 p.m. in the Whitehead Auditorium for the upcoming city elections. The meeting was televised live on VSU-TV Channel 20 and featured the candidates who are running for office. Dr. James Peterson, political science department head and professor, presided ...
Read More »Rant and Rave of the Week: September 10, 2009
Student Housing Rave Student Housing definitely works hard to make sure all our maintenance or any other personal problems inside our rooms are fixed promptly. If you put in a work order, either over the phone or on the Internet, you can be sure that they will be there to help you later that day, or if not definitely the ...
Read More »Blaze FM back on air in new Hopper Hall home
Brittany Briscoe Staff Writer blbriscoe@valdosta.edu Valdosta is home to the radio station 90.9 FM, also known as Blaze FM. The station, which was formally housed in the Student Union, had a delay sparking up this year due to legal issues involved with moving the station’s studio and antenna. There were several problems surrounding the relocation of their tower and antenna. ...
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