PRO: An app that can heal Written by Julia Rodriquez, Opinions Editor Pokémon Go has multiple health benefits for those who play it. Though video games and apps are often seen as a poor choice of a pass time, Pokémon Go has been created differently. It forces players to exercise. Sure, the Wii used to be known for its ability to ...

Written by Julia Rodriquez, Opinions Editor Whether this is your first year, last year, or anything in between, there are a few things for us all to keep in mind.  First of all, VSU is always changing and improving, so no matter how long you have been a student, there are constantly new things to check out.  Some of the ...

Written by Julia Rodriquez The Google tech start up weekend is being hosted at VSU on June 17-18. The program is a chance to pitch business ideas, and work on making them a reality. Executives from industries such as Twitter, Facebook, Microsoft and more will be attending to give training on how to start and run a business. “A curator ...

Written by Julia Rodriquez, Asst. Opinions Editor Chartwells, the contracted food provider at VSU, lost the bid to resign a contract. Next year’s possible food provider is Aramark. Aramark is a business dating back to the 1930s when peanuts were sold out of the back of a young man’s old Dodge in Los Angeles. His name was Davre Davidson, the ...

Written by Julie Jernigan, Staff Writer Ladies, your Chariot awaits. Earlier this week, a female-only Uber, appropriately named “Chariot,” debuted in Boston. The founder and former Uber driver Michael Pelletz first found inspiration for his service in the film “Pretty Woman.” According to the Washington Post, Pelletz said, “I saw something in this movie. I was made to take care ...

Written by Julia Rodriquez, Asst. Opinons Editor She sits near the woods at the far end of an overgrown garden patio.   Staring, past the faded cobblestone zigzagged with cracks and grass, at the old crumbling house she once lived in.  Everyone who lived there is dead.  Her parents are dead.  Her siblings are dead.  She hasn’t seen another human being ...

Written by Julia Rodriquez Asst. Opinions Editor Amanda Gail Hayes Branch, 39, sophomore psychology major at Valdosta State University, passed away at Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare on Monday, March 21. Branch was a resident of Doerun, GA., and was born on April 19, 1976 in Americus, GA.  Frankie Lambert Hayes of Leesburg, GA and the late Raymond Hayes, Sr. were her ...

Written by Julia Rodriquez, Asst. Opinions Editor Three of the 31 laid-off professors may be keeping their jobs. At the beginning of the 2015 fall semester, 31 VSU faculty members were told that they would not have their contracts renewed and would need to find work elsewhere by the end of the fiscal year. On March 23, the Faculty Senate ...

Written by Julia Rodriquez, Asst. Opinions Editor The 34th annual Connell Lecture will be held Thursday March 10 at 7:00 pm.  This lecture will take place at Jennet Lecture Hall, Room 111 of Dewar College of Education and Human Services building.  The Clyde Eugene Connell Visiting Lecturer Program welcomes Dr. Reed F. Noss as this year’s speaker. Noss will be ...

Written by Julia Rodriquez, Asst. Opinions Editor The Slut Walk marched across the pedestrian mall Thursday afternoon. Men and women gathered in front of Odum bearing signs about women’s rights to their own bodies. At 12:45, the event began as the group marched down the mall, chanting and encouraging others to join. “We got this idea from Amber Rose’s Slut ...