By Dionte Daniel,  Assistant Sports Editor   Although VSU football could not claim a victory this week, they were able to take home most of the awards from the Gulf South Conference, with women’s soccer taking home an award of their own as well.   Sophomore Running Back Shawn Paschall was awarded GSC Offensive Player of the Week. Junior outside ...

By Rut Labrada, Arts and Entertainment Editor The VSU Honors College announced that it will move to the Communication Arts Building, marking the college’s first move since the former presidential residence was given to the college in 2007. The college announced the move, which is expected to happen in November or December, at a regular meeting on Sept. 24, but ...

By Dionte Daniel, Assistant Sports Editor  After 46 years in the Gulf South Conference, VSU will be making the move to the Peach Belt Conference and kick off a new chapter of Blazer Athletics.   It was announced on Friday that VSU will make the transition to the PBC in the 2027-28 school year. This will not include football as the ...

By Dionte Daniel, Assistant Sports Editor   VSU’s perfect 3-0 start is impressive, yes. But it’s more than just an early-season statement.  Those three victories are the building blocks for an at-large playoff resume the Blazers will have to craft without the postseason safety net that came with Gulf South Conference titles in years past.  The GSC lost its automatic ...

By Rut Labrada, Arts & Entertainment Editor VSU is seeing an increase in the number of students choosing to enroll at the school this fall semester.  In an email earlier this semester, Vice President of Enrollment and Student Affairs Vincent Miller wrote that preliminary numbers showed a total increase of 7.8%.  “VSU begins this semester with 11,254 students, an increase ...

  By: Armone’ Gates, Editor & Chief Since starting the first term of presidency at VSU on Aug. 1, President Don Green’s main priority on campus right now has been increasing student retention, creating the message for students to “start here, and finish here.”  Dr. Green joined Valdosta State University in May when he was announced as the university’s new ...

By: Dionte Daniel, Assistant Sports Editor VSU athletics was highlighted by the Gulf South Conference on Wednesday as volleyball player Eimy Negron Domenech and punter Lucas Edenfield were named to the GSC’s weekly watch lists.   Negron Domenech, a senior defensive specialist/libero, was named GSC Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week after a standout performance at the Flagler Invitational. In ...

By: Dionte Daniel,  Assistant Sports Editor  After nearly two weeks’ wait to play their first game of the season, the Valdosta State women’s soccer team got the season started off right.  The Lady Blazers defeated Middle Georgia State 4-2 Saturday thanks to an early jump and aggressive attack.  VSU dominated offensively, finishing with 19 shots on the stat sheet and ...

By: Megan Callahan, Campus Life and News Editor  VSU’s faculty had its first Faculty Senate meeting of the fall semester Thursday, Aug. 20, which included an appearance by Dr. Don Green, the new president of the university who took over the position this month.  Green had a lot to say about his plans for the semester.  After the introduction portion ...

By: Ailyn Quiroz, Staff Writer  VSU is partnering with the King Sejong Institute Foundation and Hannam University to bring Korean culture to students and Valdosta residents.  King Sejong Institute Foundation is a global initiative funded by the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism of the Republic of Korea, with the goal of promoting Korean Culture and Korean language education overseas.  ...