Written By Dowling Payne Lights, cameras and action—a lot of action. It all came together in the dorms of VSU. A combination of those three along three students is what formed SurviveFight Productions, a photography, cinematography and graphic design company. Behind the lens of SurviveFight is Graham Nguyen, a 19-year-old sophomore mass media major from Montgomery, Ala. Nguyen first held ...
Read More »Valdosta new home to Dance Motion Studio
Written By Ritsuki Miyazaki Dance with your heart and feel the music at Motion Dance Studios in Valdosta. Motion Dance Studios offers a wide variety of dances including Latin, ballroom, fitness, and hip hop. Alvaro Leyva, studio owner and instructor, and Hannah Moore, instructor, have more than five years of experience as professional dancers. According to Moore, Motion ...
Read More »Counseling seminar discusses body image concerns
Written By Jessica Body The VSU Counseling Center hosted an event Tuesday night to address body issues that affect many students on campus. Dr. Marcie Wiseman, Ph.D., of the VSU Counseling Center hosted “Body Image and Eating Disorders: The Contribution of Cultural Factors and Media.” The seminar focused primarily on the eating disorders known as bulimia and ...
Read More »Fashion Do’s, Don’ts of Valentine’s Day
Written by Taylor Stone The most romantic day of the year is here again. Whether you’ve got a hot date or you’re just kicking back with your sweetheart, the right outfit can make the memory last much longer than chocolate and roses. Ladies, today is one of the rare occasions when a themed outfit can work. So go ...
Read More »Valentine’s Day Top 10’s
Written By Ellis Eric Top 10 Love Songs 1) “Love & War”- Tamar Braxton a) In relationships it can seem like “Love and War.” 2) “I Believe In A Thing Called Love”- The Darkness a) The Darkness helps me to believe in a thing called love. 3) “Wanted” – Hunter Hayes a) Hunter says all of the things a woman ...
Read More »Go the cheap route with your V-Day date
Written By Jamal Tull Ten for $10 Picnic- There is nothing like a picnic that screams romance on Valentine’s Day. A perfect candlelight picnic can be created with a few food items and supplies from Wal-Mart and a book on Astronomy. Eating dinner by candlelight and gazing off into the heavens is the perfect way to spend tonight. McDonalds- Can ...
Read More »AKA’s Pretty in Pink
Written by Brian Hickey Come Monday, VSU will be chanting “All Pink Everything” as they attend the events the ladies of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. have planned. With it being their Greek week, the VSU chapter of Kappa Upsilon plans to host a different event for students every day from Sunday through Saturday. They will begin their week ...
Read More »Top Weekend Picks
In case you didn’t know, Valdosta has many places where you can volunteer and lend a helping hand to someone less fortunate. Check out the following list, and see which one catches your eye.
Read More »Jury reaches verdict on Zaccari trial
Both sides are touting victory following the trial between former VSU president Dr. Ronald Zaccari and former VSU student Hayden Barnes. A federal jury in Atlanta ruled that Dr. Zaccari violated Barnes’ rights to due process. The court decided that Dr. Zaccari must pay $50,000 with a 15-percent annual interest increase in addition to all court fees. “I am pleased ...
Read More »‘Grandma’s Blessings’ to arrive in Valdosta
Valdosta will host its first ever world premiere movie event showing Roy Kirkland’s “Grandma’s Blessings,” at 8 p.m. on Feb. 15 at the Mathis City Auditorium. “Grandma’s Blessings” is an original film written and produced by Roy Kirkland and directed by Doug Sebastian. Kirkland’s film is a comedy about a TV personality that runs into adversity at work ...
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