trialWritten by Jada Dukes, Staff Writer Months after his indictment, Eric Sheppard’s court date has now been set for the week of May 2. The former VSU student was arrested on a firearm charge last year after a gun was found on campus days after his infamous flag demonstration. VSU police and the Valdosta police department say that they linked ...
Read More »ObamaCare’s promise for access to birth control for all under attack again
Written by Jada Dukes, Staff Writer In October of 2010, President Obama officially signed the Affordable Care Act into law and in 2012 the Obama administration put forth several provisions to the Affordable Care Act that would directly benefit women. The provisions were put into place to give American women access to the healthcare they desperately need and deserve. According ...
Read More »VSU student lands in rap song
Written by Jada Dukes, Staff Writer Donald Trump’s appearance at VSU in February made headlines after about 30 VSU students were removed from his rally. Now, over a month later, one of the 30 students removed from the rally is making headlines in the music world with an interview she gave after being kicked out. The day after the Trump ...
Read More »Rapper 2 Chainz to pull up to VSU with his ‘ceiling missing’
Written by Jada Dukes, Staff Writer Earlier this month, VSU president Dr. Cecil Staton released a statement via his Twitter announcing the arrival of Tauheed Epps, better known as Mr. 2Chainz (and four bracelets). Staton’s tweet stated that the College Park rapper would be touching down on VSU’s campus on April 15 2016. Contrary to popular belief, this event is ...
Read More »Pregnant student shamed and suing
Written by Jada Dukes, Staff Writer Recently, a former graduate student at Wayne state University filed an $850,000 law suit against the university because she was the victim of gross discrimination while on a social work internship. According to USA Today, the student, Tina Varlesi, had entered the graduate program at Wayne State for the fall 2006 semester and in ...
Read More »Police brutality strikes again
Written by Jada Dukes, Staff Writer Police brutality is arguably one of the most heard phrases of 2015 and the same can be said for 2016. American citizens have been falling victim to assault, rape, and unjustifiable murder at the hands of local law enforcement for years and it seems like there is little being done to prevent these incidents ...
Read More »Beyoncé stands up for her race
Written by Jada Dukes, Staff Writer Grammy Award winning pop icon Beyoncé Knowles caused quite the stir earlier this month with her remarkable performance at the 2016 Super Bowl 50 half-time show. On Jan 7 it was announced that the singer was to perform alongside fellow musicians, Bruno Mars and Coldplay. On Feb 6, the day before the big performance, ...
Read More »Despite haters, you can be a feminine feminist
Written by Jada Duke, Staff Writer Does having fleeky eyebrows and a bomb contour mean you’re not a feminist? Does rocking a sultry eye look and a bold lip mean you’re in favor of the wage gap? Well, According to some members of the feminist society these statements could not be more accurate. Certain feminist feel that women who wear ...
Read More »iPhone hacks and tricks
Written by Jada Dukes, Staff Writer Although Apple is already in the works of creating the new iPhone 7,there are still quite a few of us that are just now purchasing the iPhone 6/6s or 6 Plus/6s Plus and are not entirely sure how to use the newest iPhone and the newest features. Besides the basic features that we all ...
Read More »Waist Trainers, the new diet?
Written by Jada Dukes, Staff Writer A public service announcement to all the women struggling to attain the perfect Kim K hourglass figure: It is OK! Put down the green juice and just breathe. Next, ask yourself, is it really worth it? What will you actually gain from this? Will you improve your life in any way by setting unattainable body ...
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