Yet another class of graduating seniors will be crossing the stage at Bazemore-Hyder Stadium to receive their degrees on May 7 and 8. Here are just a few out of the many graduates. “Planning to go to Veterinary school to become a veterinarian. I will miss all my friends that I have made in my sorority, Alpha Sigma Alpha, and ...

Marcus Clyde is a freshman art major from Charlotte, North Carolina. He is passionate about drawing and hopes to gain experience here at the Spectator while showcasing his talents to the VSU community. Please enjoy his first comic strip dedicated to all the VSU 2021 graduates. -Comic courtesy of Marcus Clyde, Cartoonist  

The VSU Spectator has been my safe haven, open door, and home away from home ever since my freshman year of college. The publication didn’t just feel like a job to me, it felt like a place I belonged. The Spectator showed me that I had the confidence to take on new challenges and responsibilities. At the beginning of my ...

My time here at the Spectator has been a dream come true. The Spectator is not only my first campus job, but it is also where I finally found my people, my family and my niche. Two years ago, I had no direction or plan for my career, and I never would have considered being part of the newspaper team ...

I am the Leading Graphics editor for the VSU Spectator, and while I am very fortunate to have worked in this office, I am going to be transferring to a different university, Kennesaw State University. The Spectator gave me a lot of opportunities to grow as an artist and develop a work ethic that I would use in a workplace ...

Head coach Rush Propst just can’t stay out of trouble. It seems as if he doesn’t even want to go by the book and do the things the right—or legal—way. While coaching at Hoover High School in Hoover, Ala., it was discovered that Propst had started a secret second family with a woman named Stefnie. He was let go. He ...

At the end of the season, four Lady Blazer softball players will be hanging up their cleats. Redshirt senior Lacey Crandall, seniors Logan Hill and Avery Lamb, and redshirt sophomore Kiley Robb were all honored during VSU’s senior game against West Georgia on April 18. Crandall, Hill, and Lamb were all initially set to play their final seasons in 2020 ...

VSU graduates are preparing for their 2021 spring commencement occurring on May 7 and May 8 at the Bazemore-Hyder Stadium. On May 7, the first spring 2021 commencement at 7:30 p.m. will be held for the College of Business, Education and Arts. May 8 will host the 9:00 a.m. spring commencement for graduate school, followed by another commencement at 7:30 ...

VSU’s new Online College of Career Advancements has been approved by the Board of Regents as of April 13. The college will include eight undergraduate programs that begins in summer 2021. Rodney Carr, vice president for student success, is the director of the new online college. He began the development of the college two years ago with other institutions while ...

Turner Center for the Arts kicked things off earlier this month at the opening gala for their latest exhibition, “Spring into Art.” Artists and patrons alike were able to enjoy the bold, bright, esoteric art accompanied by fabulous, jazzy music from live pianist Donte Flowers. The delicious heavy hors d’oeuvres were catered by Jessie’s, a local favorite. Georgia Beer Company ...