By: Ailyn Quiroz Staff Writer The Student Government Association (SGA) talked about how scooters are affecting VSU campus at its first general meeting of the semester on Sept. 14. Scooters was a hot topic for the organization, specifically the damage they often cause. “The University System of Georgia (USG) were getting a lot of reports from universities overall of ...
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Megan Callahan Campus Life and News Editor Quick announcement that the new printed football editions of the newspapers are being distributed and handed out today! So be sure to take a copy while you are going to and from class. We will have newspapers in Odum, West Hall, Nevins (east and west), Bailey, Ashley, Education Center, Health Science Building, Admissions, ...
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By: Aliya Greenland and Katie Palmer Staff Writers On Thursday, Sept. 10, VSU’s political science department held a remembrance event to honor and bring light to the tragic 25-year anniversary of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Guest speaker, Dr. Edward Ted Duggan shared his experience. Dr. Duggan is an associate professor of political science at Tallahassee ...
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Ailyn Quiroz Staff Writer VSU Student Conduct & Title IX and the Hazing Prevention Committee hosted events from Aug. 31 through Sep. 4, but there are still more campus awareness events to come. On Aug. 31 through Sep. 4, the Hazing Prevention Committee alongside VSU Student Code of Conduct hosted events that inform students about hazing. The Hazing ...
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Hispanic Heritage Month Megan Callahan Campus Life and News Editor Today marks the first day of Hispanic Heritage Month. From Sept. 15 to October 15 we celebrate Hispanic and Latino history as well as their culture. Hispanic Heritage Month celebrates the culture, vibrant art, cultural food, and their work throughout the years. To celebrate Hispanic History Month, The Department of ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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