Written by Isaiah Smart   Standout students of the Arts department will grace the stage to showcase their talents in VSU’s Emerging Arts Showcase this weekend.   Today begins a weekend full of performances by students skilled in dance and general theatre that will be hosted in the Fine Arts Building.   The Emerging Artists Showcase begins with The Musical ...

Written by Isaiah Smart   The Theta Tau chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. has once again painted VSU with a week full of crimson and cream-coated events.   Delta week, entitled “D-Day: RED Assassins,” is a military inspired week of events that offered VSU students the chance to participate in the chapter’s fun and community inspired events.   ...

Written by Isaiah Smart   VSU Kappa, Jeremiah Wiggins, will single-handedly keep the legacy of the Lambda Phi chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. going this year with the “I Am Legend” themed Kappa week.   This will not be a typical Kappa week as it hosts a line-up of events that the chapter hasn’t done before.   “A ...

Written by Isaiah Smart   Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. will return to their roots next week as they bring Kappa Delta Reloaded to VSU for their 2013 Greek week.   The boys in blue will provide an accompanying mixtape to complement their annual week.   “Everything we do, we do for the people,” Brandon Menner, vice president, said. “For ...

Written by Isaiah Smart   Valdosta’s local government will be exposed to a select group of citizens later this spring.   Residents of Valdosta will get a chance to see what it’s like behind the scenes by attending the 4th annual Government 101 Citizens Orientation Program.   The mayor and his council created Government 101 in 2010 in attempts to ...

Written by Isaiah Smart   There’s a cold front brewing, and it will breeze through the VSU campus next week as Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. presents Alpha Week 2013, “7 MO Plagues.”   Sunday will continue this semester’s Greek weeks with Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. next on the calendar.   One thing that sets “7 MO Plagues” apart ...

Valdosta will host its first ever world premiere movie event showing Roy Kirkland’s “Grandma’s Blessings,” at 8 p.m. on Feb. 15 at the Mathis City Auditorium.   “Grandma’s Blessings” is an original film written and produced by Roy Kirkland and directed by Doug Sebastian.   Kirkland’s film is a comedy about a TV personality that runs into adversity at work ...

Black Student League along with NAACP and NPHC will host “It’s Showtime at the Apollo,” a variety show that aims to showcase student talents, today at 7:30 p.m. in the Student Union theater.   The showcase is a continuation of Black History Week 2013, and will host an array of talent from steppers, impersonations, and singers in an effort to ...

Written by Isaiah Smart   The stage is set and the lights are bright.   The Fine Arts department will be performing a musical entitled Free to Be…You and Me at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and 10:30 p.m. on Saturday.   Free to Be… You and Me is a music theatre performance from an album and illustrated book released in ...

The ball is now in Valdosta State University’s court as the athletic department begins searching for a new volleyball coach. Former VSU volleyball head coach, Sia Poyer, recently accepted an offer to return to his alma mater, Eastern New Mexico, to take on the same position. Athletic Director, Herb Reinhard, is now in the process of filling the position. The ...