On Friday, Aug. 16, VSU president Dr. William McKinney and wife Dr. Dacia Charlesworth passed out cupcakes in the Student Union. Check out the photos below: Photos by: Joe Adgie and Rebecka McAleer

Photos and story by: Sarah Turner Greek Explosion attracted hundreds of students into the Palms Quad Wednesday evening from 7- 9 p.m. The event was hosted by Greek Life. Students were able to enjoy free food, play games, dance and learn about an array of Greek organizations. “I am overly ecstatic about the turn out, I wasn’t even expecting half ...

Sunday, Aug. 11, VSU’s Natural High hosted a Karaoke event in the Odum Library Auditorium. (Photos by: Rebecka McAleer and Will Lewis.) Presentation1 from VSUspectator (Video shot and edited by: Rebecka McAleer.)

Written by Isaiah Smart   As the year winds down, students are still being regarded with importance as VSU joins the Liberal Education and America’s Promise Employer-Educator Compact initiative. The LEAP initiative is sponsored by the Association of American Colleges and Universities and aims to provide students with a higher quality education. The program’s purpose is to provide students with ...

Written by Neil Frawley   An electrical malfunction forced the evacuation of the Mass Media building on Monday afternoon. The incident took place near the journalism lab where a smell of burning rubber emanated from the ceiling tiles. Students became alarmed by the foul smell and quickly informed Dennis Conway, assistant professor of mass media, about it. “I went near ...

Written by John Preer   Sunday was another chance for the VSU Pan-American Ensemble to showcase its musical prowess. The ensemble consists of talented musicians who boast a myriad of instrumentation varying from piano and accordion to cello, trumpet and guitar. VSU’s Pan-American Ensemble was founded in the spring of 2009.  The ensemble gives its 15 musicians a chance to ...

Written by Brian Hickey   There are many things to appreciate about “Temptation” and its world-renowned director, Tyler Perry. It features a few blossoming, talented actors such as Jurnee Smollett-Bell, who you have probably seen in the hit movies “The Great Debaters” and “Roll Bounce.” Starring alongside her is Lance Gross, who has appeared in other Perry works such as ...

Written by Jennifer Gleason   Students can expand their knowledge of foreign languages further during fall semester with the addition of Korean language courses. The Center for International Programs, in conjunction with Modern and Classical Languages, has offered Japanese, Russian, Arabic and Chinese for years, and they are available again for registration in the fall. With over 100 Korean exchange ...

Dead Day is not dead yet. It was saved on Thursday at the Faculty Senate meeting.

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