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Aiyana Hunter Staff Writer A VSU student who is listed as secretary of the Georgia College Republicans and has connections to other collegiate Republican organizations in the state says that racially charged messages that appeared under his name on a local Facebook group were not written by him.   In late March, The Facebook group Lowndes County Word of Mouth investigated some anonymous posts from ...

Aiyana Hunter Staff Writer You are not as good at rhythm games as you think you are.    Welcome to another entry in Games for the Broke College Student. This time we’re looking at Hi-Fi RUSH, a game where a nerd tries to live out his dreams of becoming a rock star and stumbles his way through the big boss that is capitalism.   This game is another that’s free on ...

By: Aiyana Hunter Staff Writer On the afternoon of Feb. 26, a group of students gathered in front of the dining hall with signs in hand and a speaker at the ready.   They all shared the mindset that negativity had been given too much of a pedestal in the country recently and wanted to counterbalance it with peace and acceptance. According to them, hate has ...

Megan Callahan News Editor On Friday, April 24th, the Michael Jackson movie, “Michael”, will come out in theatres! This movie has probably been long awaited by Michael Jackson fans, especially since he was named as, “The King of Pop”, during his time. Over the years, the movie industry has created several movies about infamous names in music. Including Amy Winehouse, Elvis, Whitney ...

By: Gray Walker   Staff Writer The Lowndes Associated Ministries to People and Inc. (LAMP), is a primary homeless shelter in Valdosta that also serves in seven other counties, and for the past four years every spring semester VSU hosts a fundraiser for them in the Student Union. This year’s took place on March 26th.   The fundraiser was started by Professor Thomas Hochschild, a professor of sociology here ...

By the Spectator Staff At VSU athletics plays a major role in campus life. From game days to championships, student athletes represent our university. But beyond the field, their experiences show opportunities for growth in how support systems are structured.  One area that continues to evolve across colleges, across the US are Name, Image and Likeness (NIL). While NIL has created new opportunities nationwide, student-athletes at VSU often navigate this space largely ...

By Ailyn Quiroz Staff Writer This Sunday and Saturday, Drexel Park will be filled with a variety of vendors, events, and activities for everyone to enjoy.   “We’re very excited to continually expand the Azalea Festival to include our community partners and to give out out-of-town patrons even more of a reason to make Valdosta and Lowndes County their destination for the entire weekend,” said H. ...

By Rut Labrada  Staff Writer On an early Friday morning in March, 19 bleary-eyed staff writers and editors of the VSU Spectator were dressed in their business-casual finest—cardigans, skirts, khakis, and button-ups—as they walked down the bright streets of Athens, Georgia.  The group was preparing to attend the Georgia College Press Association’s Better Newspaper contest, a yearly event where student newspapers from across ...

 By Megan Callahan, News Editor, and Armone Gates, Copy Editor Several colleges have started new AI majors, and starting in the Fall 2026 semester, VSU will jump on the bandwagon.  VSU will begin a new AI track for computer science majors, and anyone interested in taking these three AI courses.   The main reason the AI committee created this track is that AI is becoming a greater ...