The mood was somber outside West Hall on Wednesday night as the VSU NAACP gathered to pay tribute to Troy Davis at the scheduled time of his execution. “I feel it is pretty pitiful the justice system did not grant this man clemency,” Valious Smith, NAACP member said. “They are killing an innocent man with pretty much no evidence.” The ...

The VSU NAACP is contributing to world-wide efforts to have the death sentence of prisoner Troy Davis from Savannah lifted. Davis is scheduled to die by lethal injection for allegedly murdering a police officer. Although Davis is scheduled to die on Sept. 21, the VSU NAACP along with other people across the world, are arguing that there is not enough ...

Director Steven Soderbergh has made yet another film with huge scope, big stars, and gritty style. However, it ends up falling short of most of his other works, giving its audience a muddled narrative that lacks both suspense and the emotional connection an audience must feel with the characters. The cast is full of superb actors (Jude Law, Laurence Fishburne ...

Valdosta may have been far from New York City and Washington, D.C. at the time of the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2011, but its citizens have not forgotten the wave of patriotism the country felt that day. Two memorials are scheduled to take place on Sunday to commemorate 9/11, one at the ...

Anyone walking into a grocery store in the United Kingdom will probably pass a magazine rack and see the melancholy, expressive face of Amy Winehouse gazing back at them. Since her death on July 23, at the age of 27, Winehouse has graced the covers and pages of nearly every entertainment and music publication. The furor and publicity surrounding her ...

Adaptations are tough for filmmakers to craft, and “Water for Elephants” is no exception. Everything from the casting, to the set design, to the costumes and music will be held, usually unfavorably, against the novel upon which it is based. Sara Gruen, who wrote the novel, created a world of dark imagery and romantic manipulation, revealing the ugly truths lurking ...

The advent of the Hollywood remake era is upon the entertainment industry, and the responses are mixed beyond explanation. This past Friday, a remake of the classic comedy “Arthur” was released, generating little revenue and lukewarm reviews. The film garnered a mere 37 percent approval rating at Metacritic.com, a site that accumulates the reviews of all the major entertainment publications. ...

Facebook is the most popular form of online communication in existence, partly due to the fact that there are so few rules that govern what is appropriate to post on it.  While semi-nude photos and political outbursts certainly will not harm any open-minded individuals personally, there are more subversive ways to turn a seemingly nice way to keep in touch ...

 Snack rules, parking in restricted work areas and Justice of the Judicial Council were discussed in Monday’s SGA meeting.  Attendance was comparatively low, with many senators’ seats left empty and the visitors’ area filled with less than 10 people.   The first to speak at the meeting was Genesis Jackson, a junior who is campaigning for the Justice of the Judicial ...

 Brenda Beasley has lead, perhaps, one of the most eventful lives of any woman on the VSU faculty, and also one of the most closely tied with the school itself.  Beasley, who is the Coordinator of Orientation and Leadership Programs, will celebrate Women’s History Month, not only as one of the most active and highest-ranking women on the VSU faculty, ...