A packed house gathered in the Whitehead Auditorium to watch a “frightful” themed concert from the Valdosta Symphony Orchestra. The event took place on Saturday Oct. 26 at 7:30 p.m.  The musicians and the audience came dressed head to toe in various costumes to celebrate the Halloween spirit. A cosplay competition occurred during intermission and over 40 people competed on ...

The official groundbreaking for VSU’s new $36.5 million performing arts center was celebrated on Friday, Oct. 25. It will be the 43,128 square foot home for theatre and dance programs.  State officials, VSU President Richard Carvajal and others picked up shovels and tossed dirt in the air signifying the marking of history.  The new performing art center will be the ...

On Wednesday, Oct. 24, the Department of Political Science, alongside Pi Sigma Alpha and the National Political Science Honor Society, hosted a roundtable discussion centered on the 2024 elections and their implications for Georgia, the United States and the world.   The significance of the upcoming election looms large, with suggestions it will decisively shape the future of American society. The ...

Welcome to Cherie’s Picks, the spooky edition! I am so glad you decided to drop in. As usual, I have a list of upcoming events on campus with organizations that would love for you to accompany them! Without further ado, here are the events for the week of Oct. 28.   To start the week off, on Monday, Oct. 28 from ...

VSU Dining has implemented a new event to its rotation in order to bring the fine dining experience to campus, 20 students at a time: a monthly supper club.  The idea of a supper club is simple: a few people come together once per month or so, where they eat a meal consisting of a few courses based on a ...

VSU finished 408th out of 500 colleges within America in the Wall Street Journal’s annual ranking of the best colleges, down from 319th in the previous year.  The Journal analyzes a variety of statistics, including salary impact, graduation rate, learning environment, career opportunities and others, in order to conduct its ranking of the best U.S. colleges each year.  This year, ...

Former VSU Police Chief Alan Rowe voluntarily resigned his position earlier this month.  Rowe had been placed on paid administrative leave, according to the university.  VSU announced that a “third-party review is underway.” No information is available as to why he was placed on leave.  Captain Bryant Leverett is serving as the interim director while the search for a replacement ...

Welcome back to another edition of Cherie’s Picks! Long time no see, but I am so glad you decided to drop in. As usual, I have a list of upcoming events on campus with organizations that would love for you to accompany them! Without further ado, here are the events for the week of Oct. 21.  To start the week ...

Three weeks after Hurricane Helene demolished VSU and the surrounding region, students are still struggling to get their lives back to a normal school year.    Many members of the VSU community were without power, water and other essentials for weeks and some are still recovering in a variety of ways.   On Thursday. Sept. 26, Helene made landfall as a ...

Late Thursday night on Sept. 27, Hurricane Helene unleashed its fury on Valdosta State University, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. Classified as a Category 4 storm, Helene brought torrential rains and powerful winds that felled trees and damaged campus buildings. As many students remained on campus, they faced a harrowing night, trapped in their dorm rooms, listening ...