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By: Marese Hudson, Assistant Sports Editor The Blazers notched a big conference upset against No. 21 University of West Alabama, 45-35 at Bazemore-Hyder to keep the playoff hopes alive and advance to 4-4.    VSU put on a clinic scoring with 45 points, the second most points the Blazers scored this season (season high 56 against Chowan Sept. 13).   ...

By: Lloy Hudson, Sports Editor VSU returns to Bazemore-Hyder Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 1, for a GSC matchup against West Alabama, a game that head coach Graham Craig says always carries extra emotion. “West Alabama is a really good football team,” head coach Graham Craig said. “Their quarterback’s a really good player, makes their offense go, can create a lot ...

By: Austin Sellars, Staff Writer VALDOSTA, Ga. – The VSU Lady Blazers soccer team will host Delta State at 7 p.m. on Halloween night in hopes of continuing their late-season playoff push.  VSU enters the matchup riding a three-game win streak, starting Oct. 18 with a dominant 7-0 victory over Auburn Montgomery, followed by a 3-1 win against Eckerd College ...

  By: The Spectator Staff  Things are always changing here at VSU, but one thing that stays consistent is the advising issues that many students have had over the years.  Faculty advising has been a constant issue for VSU students, as many of the advisors are not well informed about the classes students need to take for their majors.  Although ...

By: Marese Hudson Spectator Staff Writer  VSU looks to make homecoming special by getting the football team’s first win at home against the North Greenville Trailblazers Oct. 25 after a sluggish start.   Coming off the bye week after losing to Division I team The Citadel (38-14), VSU looks to break their 3-game losing streak against North Greenville.    The Trailblazers look to ...

By Anthony Duckworth, Spectator Staff  The casino night that was held Monday night in the ballrooms of VSU’s Student Union was filled to the brim with students ready to feel the thrill that a casino has to offer.   The casino hosted several classic games from the small roulette tables that take luck into the role of a single marble to ...

    VSU Spectator Staff  A few years ago, VSU did not have a dedicated Fall Break; instead, Thanksgiving Break offered students a full week to go home, which, if you included the weekend, was a total of 9 days. Making that 10 for students who did not have Friday classes.   Now that students get Fall Break, for two days, ...

By Aiyana Hunter, Staff Writer  Ready your balls, everyone—VSU’s new Pokémon Club is gearing up and getting ready to catch ‘em all.   You may have heard of this club through either email, word of mouth, or the many fliers advertising their interest meeting in September, but now they’re fully up and operational.  With a heavy interest in the franchise and ...

By: Staff Writer Bee Wilson  Conan Gray released his fourth studio album, Wishbone, on Aug. 15. The album features dreamy sounds, powerful vocals, and crushing feelings of heartbreak and yearning.   The aesthetic of the album surrounds imagery of things that people make wishes on such as wishbones, the time 11:11, and four-leaf clovers. This is all neatly wrapped in ...

          By Anna Ramsey, Staff Editor Pack your party hats and kazoos, Blazers; you have a 200th birthday party to attend.  Lowndes County’s Board of Commissioners is inviting the entire community to the historic Lowndes County Park from 6-9 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 17, for a bicentennial celebration. That’s a lot of birthday candles.   Burgers and ...