The Presidential Search and Screen Committee, the Special Regents’ Search Committee and Myers-McRae Executive Search and Consulting firm are now on the pursuit for VSU’s next president, after holding their first meeting on Sept. 8 at 1 p.m., in the University Center’s Executive Dining Room. According to Robert Watts, an Office of the Chancellor official, the goal of the committees ...

Today, you can make a difference. It was 10 years ago Sunday that thousands watched as the airplanes crashed into the Twin Towers. Brian Patrick Monaghan, 21, loved baseball and was known around Inwood, a neighborhood in New York, as “slick” the good guy; he was on his second day of work at the Certified Installation Services on the 98th ...

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 ...

A patriotic tradition is being challenged as Goshen College in Indiana decides to play “America the Beautiful” instead of “The Star Spangled Banner” before all sporting events. The school, according to WBST-TV, decided that the words to “America the Beautiful” better suited its Mennonite, pacifist standards. Apparently, this is not the first time the issue has come up. According to ...

The new Psychology and Counseling Center, that opened June 23 at 9:30 a.m., provides students and faculty with a more convenient, upgraded environment that will benefit them as well as the community. The department, previously located at Regional Center for Continuing Education, two blocks south of the University Center, is now located on the Pedestrian Mall beside Converse Hall. “Almost ...

The faltering economy seized yet another beloved store this past summer as Borders bookstores all across the nation prep to shut their doors for the last time. As it held a special place in my Augusta heart, I visited the store when I went home. As I browsed the wooden shelves for the final time, I started to think about ...

When finals end, summer break begins. Here’s a thought on how to spend those long, lazy days—keep taking classes. Most of you might scoff this idea, wanting to disappear for three months and forget VSU exists. Growing up in an American culture, we are trained to associate summer with relaxation, not responsibility; we should be all lounging on the sandy ...

When you first see Thomas Williams, his bulky size might seem intimidating, but when he speaks, that image melts away. Williams’ easy-going manner counteracts his active lifestyle. Heavy into sports, he plays football; he plays soccer. He runs track and cross country. But the sport that outweighs them all is one of strength, lithe and skill–wrestling. Having wrestled since he ...

 After four or so years, you are finally a senior. During this scary year, the pressure sets in, the stress rises, and the mind races with the open-ended possibilities of your post-graduation days. For your major, you know it is in your best interest to go to graduate school. You apply, but to your growing frustration and dismay, you cannot ...

Georgia citizens will get a chance to vote on the legalization of Sunday alcohol sales, if Gov. Nathan Deal signs Senate  Bill 10 into legislation. Senate Bill 10 will allow referendums to vote on whether or not they want alcohol to be sold from their local grocery and convenience stores between the hours of 12:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. on ...