The Office of Social Equity and Access at VSU paid tribute to people with disabilities by displaying their Disability History Exhibit in Palms Dining Hall from Jan. 27 to Jan. 30 and the University Center from Jan. 25 to Jan 26. VSU has held events bringing awareness to disabilities, but this is the first Display Exhibit that has been brought ...

VSU’s chapter of the Golden Key International Honour Society hosted their annual New Member Recognition Ceremony this past Saturday in the Student Ballroom. Golden Key is one of the world’s premiere international societies, admitting the top 15% of college sophomores, juniors, seniors and graduate students. “I joined the Golden Key Honour Society because when you get to the real world ...

The pedestrian mall was buzzing with activity during the Spring Organization Fair on Wednesday afternoon as a multitude of VSU students passed from table to table to gather information on various campus organizations. Among the organizations that participated in the event were fraternities and sororities, religious communities, community service teams and special interest groups. Many of the organizations who set ...

A college student can deal with many types of stresses including classes, work and relationship problems. The VSU Counseling Center offers a wide range of services, not only individual counseling, but group counseling, outreach programs, testing, training consultation, crises intervention, evaluation of services and accountability research. “Our role is to help and support the students so that they can be ...

Michael Schwartz is a nerd. It may be hard to believe, but there is something very unusual about this sophomore from Roswell, Ga; he can rap.

Student Life is “going green.” By installing the Elkay EZ H20 water fountain filter on the Student Union’s second and third floors, the department aims to cut down on plastic bottle waste. “Student Life is trying to encourage reusing water bottles and trying to stop students from throwing away so much plastic,” John Writer, Student Life associate director, said. To ...

This week is a slow week for tech news, but we have leaked phone information, more rumors of the next Xbox and a new Alienware desktop. Although Verizon announced the Motorola Droid Razr Maxx at CES last week, there have been some updates. This device has a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor, a 4.3 inch Super AMOLED HD screen, 4G LTE ...

An enthusiastic crowd of spectators were graced by the beautiful and innovative sounds of Nephtali Santiago’s guitar last Friday night during his faculty recital in VSU Whitehead Auditorium. Santiago began the performance with three popular, classical selections including “Pavane” by Luis Milan, “Gran Sonata Eroica” by Maurio Giuliani and “Chaconne” by the easily recognized Johann Sebastian Bach. Following his first ...

Hearts Everywhere Reaching Out, a new organization on campus, has a mission to help children between 6 to 18 infected with or affected by HIV/AIDS. The organization serves kids living in the Atlanta, Augusta, Albany, Macon and Athens areas. H.E.R.O also offers support for children through enriching programs, unforgettable experiences, and connections with the community. This inspiring organization also offers ...

With the intent to help local families suffering from severe or terminal illnesses, VSU’s Accounting and Finance Honors Society, Beta Alpha Psi, is hosting a 5K run for Saturday, Jan. 28. The race was first organized in 2010 by accounting professor Dr. Leisa Marshall after former student Steven Brogdon’s father was diagnosed with stage-four colon cancer. The news of Brogdon’s ...